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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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 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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She left her heart in San Francisco. Melissa A. Panico, with MAP Events, swoons over the elegance and the urban Bay Bridge views.
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The enchantment of the Santa Barbara and Santa Ynez regions, unfolding their miraculous natural beauty, cast their spell on Jill la Fleur, The Wedding Planner.
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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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Orange County, California has a great array of choices when it comes to wedding venues and romantic, ocean-view experiences. Your Southern Californian wedding is bound to be wrapped in beauty and attentive service.
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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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Blocks Clock
Design your own modern wall clock with colorful, free-form blocks. Arrange it with the 12 colored blocks any way you want: round, linear or random! ~ $88 chiasso.com
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Amber by Charsa
This A-line dress with bubble skirt is sure to please your bridesmaids. ~$235 - $285
charsa.com
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Wine Cellar Registry
Learn about wine together or continue your wine journey by
adding to an existing collection. With Bottlenotes’ hand-selected portfolio of boutique winesfrom around the world, this is one wedding registry for which you’ll want to register. ~ bottlenotes.com
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Something New… and Bewitchingly Blue!
Fashion journalist Wendy Kaur has discovered that wedding accessories in French designer jewelry are very floral-inspired this year, yet possess a distinctively artistic twist – perfect for the unblushing bride who wants to spotlight her eclectic aire. Deux Fleurs by celebrated Parisian jeweler Lydia Courteille in turquoise, green garnets, diamonds and black gold (4500€) “evokes a sense of light-heartedness and bucolic bliss,” muses Courteille. Encapsulated in two flowers but forged onto one band to symbolize your union, the turquoise gem emits a joyful, refined brilliance that will translate to you and to him.
~ Lydia Courteille, 231 rue Saint Honore, Paris, 75001
Tel. 00 33 (0)1 42 61 11 71
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A Touch of Ivy
Travel with style... this beautiful, handmade zippered case is made from brightly-colored silk
- with vinyl lining inside for durability. Wonderful as a gift, alone or filled with products
for the ultimate show-stopper!
~ $20 beautyhabit.com
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Fleur-de-Lis Votives
French country becomes sophisticated in these
colorful glass votives. The clean lines of the white fleur-de-lis
motif and the bold rice
paper colors will bring a touch of modern flair to your tabletop.
~ $2.75 (per votive)
idealfavors.com
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Lancome Continuous Infusing Moisturizer
Infuse your skin with moisture with Aqua Fusion Lotion SPF! This ultra-charged moisturizer delivers 16 skin-essential elements including Calcium, Zinc and Manganese to keep skin hydrated all day. ~ $37
sephora.com
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 For the reception, Jemie changed into a Chinese Chi Pao dress which, in keeping with the ocean theme, was custom-made by Helen’s Chi Pao in blue instead of the traditional red...
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 “Hindu weddings have rituals that have evolved since early times,” Monica says, “and they differ in many ways from the modern Western wedding ceremony.”...
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 After a yacht ride across San Francisco Bay and dinner with Alvin’s parents, they wound up alone on the top floor of the St. Francis Hotel...
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 On the eve of her birthday, Maria was with friends at the Spotted Pig restaurant in New York, standing alone at the bar waiting for her drink....
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# 6 RECIPES FOR FAVORS
Gather together the favorite recipes that you remember as a child. They could be special family recipes, holiday menus, etc. Have them bound in small books, affix a wedding label on the front with your monogram and date that you were married. And there you have it, a unique favor that your guests will use again and again. Also, it is a wonderful way to acknowledge grandmothers and mothers.
Melissa Lee, Events of Santa Barbara
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# 1 - LOUNGING ANYWHERE
Wonder what to do to a resort ballroom to make it more interesting and intimate? You can create individual lounge areas by renting tents of sheer flowing fabric and adding sofas and coffee tables with lots of candlelight in them. You’ve suddenly created that romantic lounge atmosphere in a standard ballroom and given it more intimacy. Your guests can move to different “rooms” during the cocktails hour or or they can dance the night away. Jill La Fleur, The Wedding Planner
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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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