Event entertainment booking service GigMasters.com announced the Top Songs for 2012 weddings.  The lists are based on a survey of recently married and soon-to-be married brides and grooms. “Can’t Help Falling in Love and At Last remain the most popular songs, with newer songs like Train’s Marry Me breaking into the top 5,” says Marta [...]

Jewish couples getting married have been using chuppahs for centuries, but apparently, the canopy is making its way into trendy weddings regardless of the couple’s faith. A traditional canopy is typically made of four poles and a fabric top.   It can be as simple or as elaborate as you’d like.   Look at this gorgeous one [...]

When you’re looking for a really fun way to add spontaneity and whimsy to your wedding reception, consider renting a photo booth.   IncrediBooths, based in Hicksville, has come up with some sleek new booth designs that work well with elegant affairs — and check this out:  you can send the images instantly from the [...]

Now that it’s holiday shopping time, it’s also a great time to think about gifts for the groomsmen.   With that in mind, The Daily Candy has put together a fabulous gift guide for the guys.   Just take a look at some of their ideas, and take it from there…! Alexander Olch The Winters Plaid Wool [...]

A Bullseye View.com, an online magazine from Target,  asked Ashlea Halpern, editor of New York Weddings, to pick a few of her faves for a splurge vs. steal wedding invitations showdown.   Look at the difference in prices!   And for her take on thank-you cards and programs, look at the full post here. Tiffany Blue Invitation [...]

Long Island brides –  Have you been to a Wedding Salon show? If not, you must attend the one coming up on Monday, the 14th.  It’s from 4 – 8 pm at Manhattan Center Studios, 311 W. 34th Street.   Here’s some of the awesomeness taking place: A meet-and-greet with planner-to-the-stars Colin Cowie Cake Tastings by [...]

I just came across this article in The Suffolk Times — if you have out-of-town guests attending your Long Island wedding, it’s time to think about accommodations for them (and for you, perhaps, for your honeymoon night!).  Luckily, here on Long Island we have a number of excellent lodging options to suit all budgets.   From [...]

Add some heat to your wedding celebrations — little Tabasco sauce bottles can now be personalized, as wedding, rehearsal dinner or bridal shower favors.  These are perfect for admitted foodies, a couple of hot sauce lovers, for New England style clam bake nuptials or a good ‘ole southern wedding.  However you want to use them, [...]

Are you going nuts looking for a great wedding favor?  Well, don’t rule out nuts!   These have been wedding staples for decades — so you can offer these as a traditional favor, but also add a new twist with unique, DIY packaging (place a handful of colorful nuts or candy in glass votive candle holders, [...]

Are you struggling to find your “Something Blue” to complete the traditional “Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Blue” for your Long Island wedding? Now famed French chocolatier Michel Cluizel is looking to fill at least one of those holes with their  “Something Blue” collection — specially made blue chocolates flavored with a burst [...]