Apr 18, 2007 -
I used to love going to birthday parties when I was young just to see what the party favor was going to be! One thing I never realized was how much time and thought goes into choosing the perfect take away. Well, the same thing holds true for wedding favors.
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Oct 29, 2009 -
Henry Hager And Jenna Bush Wedding
Your wedding will no doubt be the most romantic day of your lives, it's a celebration of love and commitment. But it's also the biggest party you'll probably ever throw. So pull out all the stops and make it a night to remember. We've researched the top wedding experts to find their best ideas for throwing a fun and unique reception, while maximizing the romance and tugging at the heartstrings of your guests. Whether you use one or 10 of them, we hope you will find at least a few new and creative ideas to make your reception even more fabulous.
If you're planning an outdoor event, don't forget to spray the grounds for insects about an hour before the guests arrive.
Skip the huge head table at the reception, share an intimate dinner for two, or share a small table with your parents or children.
Ask your caterer to prepare a late night snack for the bride and groom. As more often than not you are too busy with guests when dinner is served.
Want to use those disposable cameras on the reception tables. To avoid having hundreds of the same pictures by turning your guests into creative photographers with a photo hunt. Leave a list of ten great photos you would like that table to take during the reception. Photo ideas could include; build a pyramid, group table shot, funniest pose, a guest kissing the bartender or grandparents holding hands.
Don't like the disposable cameras but still want to get memories captured by your guests? Set up a docking station so guests can load their photos to your computer on the spot.
Offer your guests one or two signature cocktails that you've personalized with a cute name and your wedding colors.
Want the expensive look of calligraphy for your invitations without the cost? Calligraphic fonts that look like the real thing are readily available. Free font sources: searchfreefonts.com, highfonts.com, dafont.com
Have a graphic artist create a custom wedding logo that you can use on printed materials and other elements of your wedding to create a cohesive look. (If you’re artistic you can do this yourself.
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Sep 09, 2009 -
Walmart loves to shock and awe. City-size stores, absurdly low prices ($8 jeans!) and everything from milk to Matchbox toys on its shelves. And with the recession forcing legions of stores into bankruptcy, the world's largest retailer now apparently wants to take out the remaining survivors.
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Sep 04, 2009 -
I'm breaking my rule on youTube (because I can :raspberry: ) because the post discusses the video and there's no point in saying Franken calmed the crowd and not letting you judge the video yourselves.
Blogger Dusty Trice posted yesterday about Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) talking healthcare reform opponents away from the deep end ledge at the Minnesota State Fair:
Here's what Trice wrote about the experience:
"About a dozen tea party activists had staked out Sen.
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Jan 21, 2009 -
Jim VandeHei, John F. Harris Jim Vandehei, John F. Harris – Wed Jan 21, 3:20 am ET
Even in a city of cynics, the Inauguration of a new president — and the infusion of new ideas, new personalities and new energy that comes with it — summons feelings of reverence.
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Mar 29, 2008 -
I live in CO, but my entire family lives in MI, so my shower was held there in October 2007. We didn't want to burden anyone by using their home/time, so we chose the gorgeous Royal Park Hotel in downtown Rochester Hills as the venue. It was perfect--quaint, elegant, and very accommodating, with terrific staff and amazing food.
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Jan 02, 2008 -
By Susan Butler and Paul Sexton
NEW YORK/LONDON (Billboard) - It's perfectly legal, but it will still seem to some listeners like the sound of someone making off with England's crown jewels.
On rap collective Wu-Tang Clan's new single "The Heart Gently Weeps," a Santana-style rock guitar opening gives way to an almost celestial chorus of something very familiar. There, and throughout the track, is the unmistakable melody of George Harrison's timeless contribution to the Beatles' "White Album" from 1968: "While My Guitar Gently Weeps."
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May 22, 2007 -
I went to Las Vegas this weekend for a small wedding at Caesar's Palace. It was a quick, super intimate affair followed by a buffet lunch that included sushi, an Italian antipasto plate, and an assortment of cheese. The mimosas and white Zinfandel were flowing and the cake was chocolate with a raspberry whipped cream filling.
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Aug 17, 2007 -
Oh the conflict of a woman's responsibilities.
Granted I am not at the age of marriage or raising a family yet, I will soon be in only a matter of a couple of years. So when I told my female cousins (who are all married with children) how I would want to head back to work after having a child, they laughed and said "that's what we all said before we got pregnant."
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