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Archives for September, 2011

For the Love of Cooking

  We would like to share an endearing article recently written by Lee Smith in Oprah Magazine. It warms your heart and fills it with love!   And we quote: “As a writer, I can’t resist the obvious metaphor: For a great relationship, start with good ingredients and measure carefully. Do you really like each [...]

The Origin of the Bridal Bouquet

Here are some facts about the 1500s Most people got married in June because they took their yearly bath in May, and they still smelled pretty good by June. However, since they were starting to smell, brides carried a bouquet of flowers to hide the body odor. Hence the custom today of carrying a bouquet [...]

Color for a Blushing Bride

Lovely Ladies, A quick tip from our beauty and make-up consultant Julia, when deciding what the right blush color is for your complexion without looking like a clown on your wedding day. The perfect color for your blush should match your natural lip pigment color, unless you want to go wild then any color is game [...]

The Steps to Choosing Stationary Part 2

We began our last post with where to start developing your own wedding style with your invitations. We found several important issues when creating your wording. Especially as later in life brides, which is who we are! Be certain to address clearly what your wish is for guests attire. Don’t assume that everyone will know [...]

The Steps to Choosing Stationary

One of the fabulous reasons for getting married later in life is that we have come into and developed our own unique style over the years. There is no longer a struggle to copy someone else’s image, but a delight in embracing our own. As women, we know what styles look best on us and will flatter our figure. [...]

Amazing Wedding Bouquets & Hair Adornments

Adding flowers and fashion accessories to compliment your wedding dress or outfit will always add a special touch to your complete look. As a modern mature bride the choices are amazing! Flowers are always traditional to carry in some form. We recommend a beautiful and unique idea from a vender in Pennsylvannia. The bouquets are specially dried [...]