Jessica, Bayside Q: Hey Claudia! I’ve read so many of your blogs on rustic weddings and I’m getting so discouraged by the prices of many of the venues. My fiance and I live in Queens and our family is in Western Long Island. Every place we fall in love with is at least an hour [...]
Maura, Brooklyn Q: Hi Claudia, I just got engaged and am just starting to look at venues/estates/etc. I have been seeing barn weddings in the magazines I recently purchased, and there is something I love about the feel of a laid back wedding. Nothing fancy, but still nice at the same time. Do you know [...]
Karen, Oakdale Q: Wording for my daughter’s wedding invitations when there is a deceased father (he is gone 10 yrs). Mother hasn’t remarried, she is engaged. A: Karen, thank you for this question. There are no hard and fast rules in regard to invitation wording, although some people prefer to adhere to tradition. So if [...]
Jennifer, Smithtown Hi Claudia, Just got engaged and am thinking about a wedding in August of 2012. Naturally, I’ve been on the hunt already and am very interested in venues just outside of NYC (long island city, brooklyn, etc.) with views of the city and the harbor. I’m looking to have around 125 people and [...]
Sue, Kings Park Q: I wanted to renew my wedding vows with my husband…do you have any suggestions as to where we could do this and keeping the cost down. I dont want it to cost as much as the first wedding did. A: Sue, I’d love to help you but need more info! Please [...]
Who doesn’t want sculpted arms, flat abs and long firm thighs? I recently met with Michele, one of the owners of The Bar Method in Port Washington. She explained that this is an hour-long total body workout combining isometrics, interval training, and dance conditioning. Needless to say, it’s all done on a bar (remember ballet [...]
Katherine, Wading River Q: I live out in Wading River and I am getting married at East Wind. I am trying to come up with a bridesmaid brunch/ luncheon or other idea to thank my bridesmaids the day before the wedding (right before the rehearsal dinner). Any ideas? A: Katherine, congrats on your upcoming wedding. [...]
Erica, Deer Park Q: My fiance and I got engaged last month. We are looking to get married towards the end of 2010. As this is my second wedding, we are looking to keep things very simple. A private ceremony and then a cocktail party at a restaurant. Any ideas on where we could have [...]
Iris, Suffolk County Q: Hi Claudia, hoping you can help us out a bit – my girlfriend is getting married in 2012 and she is a simple laid back type of gal. She loves the rustic, fireplace, wood beams look and is looking for something in Nassau County probably because a lot of the people [...]
Kaitlyn, Holbrook Q: Hi, my name is Katie and I recently got engaged. my boyfriend is a marine. my question to you is how quick can a wedding be put together? We have a very low budget. We can’t set a date because we don’t know when he will get leave. They usually don’t tell [...]
