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A Hawaiian-destination wedding awaits you with warm, balmy weather and spectacular sunsets over the ocean. Karina McGee, an event-planning specialist, pointed us to these dreamy Hawaiian places:
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 Eau de Parfum by Vera Wang
An exotic fruity, floral bouquet teased with vanilla and an unexpected
twist of pink guava. The gold crown cap contains a hidden treasure: a
keepsake gold band studded with tiny amethyst-colored crystals. $42 -
$68 verawang.com
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 Custom Designer Cookie Platters
Entertain with style and panache with these exquisite custom designer
cookie platters! Personalize the colors of your cookie platter to match
your event’s color theme. 30 cookies, individually wrapped ~ $120 Beau-Coup
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New York, New York... The Big Apple, The Empire City, The City That Never Sleeps, or simply, The City...there are a dozen nicknames for this great town, and below are half a dozen reasons why you want to be there.
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SANTA BARBARA has been called the American Riviera, and it only takes one drive through this stunning intimate city nestled between gentle cascading hills and the deep blue Pacific...
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 Monogrammed Straw Handbag - Monogrammed striped straw handbag with faux
leather handle, Colors available: Aqua/Lime, Lime/Pink, Pink/Orange,
Tigerlillyjewelry.com , Retail $56
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High-End Photography in a Cute Box:
Sarah DiCicco Photography
Photography runs through Sarah DiCicco’s blood. Art, in all forms, is
well entrenched within her upbringing, as much a part of her heritage
as anything else.
Her grandmother was an art teacher and watercolor artist, her father
and sister are musicians; but it was her great-uncle who really shaped
her career path. His stories and photos telling of his journeys around
the world as a National Geographic photographer helped to set the stage
for what would ultimately become Sarah DiCicco Photography – an
international boutique wedding photography studio.
Based in Philadelphia, DiCicco travels to New York and Los Angeles
shooting her photojournalistic weddings, with destination weddings
proving to be her specialty.
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DiCicco’s photography has taken her across the United States, to Mexico and the West Indies (to name just a few), where she shoots her “first edition prints” in an editorial style.
“I call my proofs ‘first edition prints’ because of all the retouching I do,” said DiCicco. She can spend up to 80 hours retouching proofs after the initial shoot, ensuring her clients the most professional-looking and satisfying result.
“People hate being nickel and dimed and just want to know what it’s going to cost and be done with it,” she said. Therefore, DiCicco includes retouching in her base price along with all day-of shooting, a second photographer and unlimited images. She does not charge hourly for her work or incorporate complicated packages. “I just don’t want my brides to worry about that on their day,” she continued.
What DiCicco does offer is a unique, fresh perspective and innovative ways to view her finished product. “I tend to shoot off the cuff,” she said. “I don’t like to plan heavily. I think the best images just show themselves. Sometimes if you look too hard, you put blinders on and miss what’s in the moment.”
DiCicco also offers an unprecedented service – the Wedding Movie Premiere – a movie, presented in an actual theater, replete with popcorn and refreshments, compiled of 600-800 images overlaid with music and one-on-one interviews with the couple’s immediate family. It’s an elevated form of the typical wedding video, brought to a level of professionalism that rivals any big budget production. “We do a majority of destination weddings where not everyone can attend,” she said. “This is a nice way to relive everything after the wedding and helps everyone to feel like they were there a little bit more and feel a little bit more included.”
Ultimately, however, DiCicco offers photography that is unparalleled. “I love what I do. I call myself a boutique photography studio because I get to know my clients so well before the wedding. When my clients call, they get me.”
DiCicco restricts her number of clients per year in order to ensure this close relationship and due to the man hours necessary to provide images meeting the highest of standards. After all, “My clients want high-end packaged in a cute box.”
Amanda Peabody
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#11 QUICK FIX
Traveling with an emergency kit is like the American Express campaign, “Don’t leave home without it.” It should have everything from panty hose and nail glue to smelling salts and Tums, but the most commonly used item is SAFETY PINS! Although you should have a needle and thread, I have resorted to using safety pins for fixing hems on tuxedos, bustling the brides gown, pinning broken bra straps and creating a veil or headpiece out of tulle when the bride’s was left at home. Safety pins are great for a “quick fix.”
Toby Kay Applebay & Associates
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#16 COMFORTABLE RECEPTIONS
Reception spaces are taking on a comfort
theme nowadays. Rather than using cocktail tables alone, couples are
creating a lounge effect in their reception areas by adding cozy
furniture groupings of sofas and coffee tables, along with tenting and
draping, lamps and lanterns, lit up trees and dozens of candles. You
may want to hire a jazz quartet or flamenco trio to create a sultry
ambiance. Some couples are even hiring cigar rollers! You can also
use this set-up outdoors for a living room beneath the stars!
Jill La Fleur, The Wedding Planner
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#26 MARRYING MINDFULLY
Creating the “perfect wedding” can easily overshadow what is really
important about getting married—creating a sacred and lifelong bond
with your beloved. Your wedding is not a “to-do” list. Take time to
tend to your relationship and to yourselves so that you enter into the
celebration relaxed, joyful, and with a full heart.
Carmina McGee, Skin – Health - Well-Being
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