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PlayFirst Offers Discount on Wedding Dash Game
Wedding season may be over on the Sugar Network, but that doesn't mean the drama, fun and excitement surrounding weddings has subsided.
If you're a fan of video games, Diner Dash or weddings in general, check out PlayFirst's Wedding Dash game, which allows you to assist couples in selecting all the details of their big day. From picking tasty cakes and flowers to preventing party disasters, players can weave through 50 layers of wedding day chaos.
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How-To: Register For Your Wedding
Planning your wedding can be stressful, but the fun part is registering for gifts! Unfortunately, some people get carried away at the thought of all the presents coming their way and register spontaneously, not methodically. You have to remember that you're going to live with these gifts, and your friends and family are spending real money on them, so you better like them!
Yum's Top 10 Kitchen Registries
Earlier this week, we offered some wedding advice for finding a gift registry that's right for you, but even with our recommendations, there are so many stores to choose from. So, we've compiled a list of our favorite registries — for the most part, nationwide retail outlets with standalone stores, call centers, and online sites to suit all of your guests' needs. We also took stock of shops with a wide selection of products and convenient perks and benefits.
How to Choose the Right Kitchen Registry For You
If you've got a wedding in the works, you've probably begun looking into a crucial element of the event — the registry. This retail service will help you determine what cookware, dinnerware, servingware, drinkware, tools, and appliances will be stocked in your kitchen. But with dozens of retail outlets, where should you sign up?
Website lil Loves: InStyleBelly
You've spent years building a wardrobe that reflects your sense of style and complements your figure so when you find yourself pregnant, you want to maintain your prebump fashion status. What you don't want is to spend your hard-earned cash on clothes that will only fit you for a few months.
That's where InStyleBelly comes in.
Would You Line Up For a Bridal Gown Sweep?
If you caught the Today show this morning, you probably saw every soon-to-be bride on a budget in New York City bombard Filene's Basement. Women were lined up since the early morning hours to get their hands on discounted, nonrefundable bridal gowns. And the women came prepared — they brought team members, walkie-talkies and whistles, and plans to divide and conquer the room of brand new gowns to get the right dress in the right size.
Home Away From Home: Wedding Hotel Tips
- For destination weddings, or if you have guests coming from out of town, reserve group blocks at a hotel nearby, and make sure to ask for a discounted wedding rate, which is routine.
- Tell your guests to look online for lower hotel rates as well, if a hotel has a lot of vacant rooms (typical during off-season), they may be offering discounts via web reservations.
- Reserve blocks at more than one hotel in town, to accommodate different price ranges, from budget to luxury, and families with children, etc. This will also allow you to keep the old folks and youngins away from the up-till-dawn crowd, by simply sending out different hotel details with your invites.
- Steer clear of reserving blocks at hotels with "attrition policies," which may charge you for rooms that are not booked.
- Under no circumstances should you feel obligated to pay for your guests' accommodations.
- Reserve your rooms as soon as possible, as soon as your location and date have been decided. Especially during "wedding season" in popular locales, hotels book up quickly; you wouldn't want your guests to bail simply because there were no hotels to stay in.
- If the hotel(s) is far from the reception, and guests will be drinking, rent a shuttle to get your guests home safely when the night is over.
- Make out-of-town guests feel at home by putting a welcome basket full of goodies in each hotel room.
You Asked: We're Engaged But Where Should We Get Married?
Dear Sugar,
I'm recently engaged (yay!), and my fiance and I are currently planning our wedding. We met in college and moved to a city where neither one of us has family. We've since made a ton of friends and feel that we have found our new home.
Real Estate Agents Already Chasing Same-Sex Newlyweds
As same-sex couples have started exchanging teary vows in California, struggling real estate agents in San Diego have started another desperate marketing scheme as an attempt to get rid of some inventory.
Previously, a group of developers tried to find success in a buy one, get one free campaign directed toward anyone interested, and now a group of realtors are trying to capitalize on same-sex newlywed couples by offering them a convoluted discount. The promotion is being advertised on the Wellsford Realty website as the "Free Honeymoon Packages and Wedding Reception Offer," and is explained with this text.
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