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Budgeting your Wedding with Style Planning a wedding with a limited budget requires creativity and careful planning. Freelance writer Fern Glazer talked to the pros to find out how to do it without sacrificing style and elegance. While every couple planning a wedding has some kind of budget constraint, in these tough economic times, more [...]
Having difficulty coordinating your bridesmaids dresses to the reception decor colors? Are you and your fiance arguing over how to decorate your first home together? Interior designer Lori Miller of Lori Girl Creations is a Design Coach who often helps couples with these and other types of issues. To learn more about how she works, [...]
WOW. According to a recent weddings survey released by The Knot Inc., Long Island has the highest average wedding budget in the nation: $56,823! That’s even higher than New York City, which is $52,904. The top ten most expensive places to get marred then are: Long Island New York City Northern New Jersey Hudson Valley, [...]
Have your heart set on having your wedding at a waterfront locale? No worries — there are many great places on Long Island, where we’re surrounded by sound and sea, that feature breathtaking views as you take your wedding vows. To find out where they are, read my recent article, now featured on Chatterberries.com.
Kathy, Astoria Q: Claudia, I’ve been engaged for 9 months now, and have not made any progress on planning a wedding…it’s starting to really stress me out and taking away from the excitement of the engagement. I lost my mom 3 years ago and have a different take on what I want for my wedding. [...]
Forget traditional cake toppers — today, couples want everything in their wedding to be special and personalized. Luckily, there are tons of really fun cake toppers available now to inspire “Oohs” and “Aahs” from guests. At HeadBobble.com, for instance, all custom-made wedding cake toppers are created from your photos. Look at this adorable couple, [...]
Sure, a standard limousine is a great way to make an entrance at your wedding, but these days there are so many other options. To find out how to go in style on Long Island, read my recent article in Chatterberries.com.
One of Long Island’s few walkable towns, Port Jefferson, offers a charming, one-of-a-kind venue for weddings — Danfords Hotel & Marina. It’s been recently renovated, but what hasn’t changed about this charming venue is the spectacular waterfront views 0f the Long Island Sound. Welcome, Danfords, our new sponsor.
Patricia, Bellmore Q: What is the protocol for inviting people from work? If our budget will not allow us to invite all 23 work associates, plus relatives and close friends how do we explain or apologize to the uninvited? A: Patricia, you seem to be a very considerate person and are clearly worried about possibly [...]
