Once you’ve narrowed down your Long Island venue options — and there are so many great ones here! – there are certain questions that must be asked of each one. Here’s a starting point:
How many weddings are held here at one time?
How many people can you accommodate?
What is your cancellation policy?
Who owns the facility?
How long [...]
These adorable green sugar scrubs from LUSH Fresh Handmade Cosmetics, use Fair Trade sugar with a blend of fresh fennel and lavender oils and ginger. The white Sugar Babe scrubs are filled with a soft, soothing center that leaves the skin super-fresh. Both are $4.95. Give them to your bridesmaids or bridal shower guests as [...]
To celebrate the new season of “Bridezillas,” WEtv offers a fun Bridezilla-gram to spread around. Just go to www.bridezillasontheloose.com to upload your picture and create a newscast with you as the Bridezilla on a rampage!
Looking for an hourglass silhouette? Ready-to-wear fashion designer Gilles Montezin introduces his first bridal collection featuring “Le Cinch” — a waist slimming construction that can reduce two-to-four inches from the waistline. Prices range from $4,000 – $7,000 retail. Take a look:
According to IBISWorld, an industry research firm, brides are renting bridal gowns more than ever. In fact, spending on rented dresses is expected to grow 7.5 percent to $43 million – up from $40 million in 2008. Meanwhile, sales of new wedding gowns have been declining, although this is still a whopping $900 million-plus industry. [...]
Want to save money on your wedding? Who doesn’t?? I just found a great blog — Go Frugal Blog, Cheap Weddings – with tons of frugal-minded wedding tips. Check it out at FreeShipping.org.
Newsday asked more than 500 readers for their favorite places to get married on Long Island. Here are the top ten, in order:
1. The Harbor Club, Huntington
2. Lands End, Sayville
3. Flowerfield, St. James
4. Fox Hollow, Woodbury
5. East Wind, Wading River
6. Giorgio’s at Fox Hill, Baiting Hollow
7. Watermill, Smithtown
8. [...]
GemEx(R) Systems, Inc. just launched Rock the Recession, Pop the Question, a digital video contest in which lovebirds upload a video and offer their most romantic and persuasive plea to get engaged, for a chance to win a prize package worth $10,000, including a 1 Carat GemEx certified diamond engagement ring. [...]
Fun for bridal showers and engagement parties, Marital Bliss in a Box includes cards featuring marital wisdom, plus a few blanks for guests to fill out. From Crown Publishing Group.
Want to win it in a raffle? Just click on Ask Claudia above, fill in your contact info and type in “Marital Bliss in a Box” [...]
A new poll by the Associated Press and Brides.com asked wedding guests their likes and dislikes. For the most part, the news is good: despite the recession, guests still like giving wedding gifts! Some 60% of respondents said they enjoyed watching the ceremony a lot, followed by the music and dancing (56%) and the [...]
