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Who Wants to Get Married at Comic-Con?

I was just talking to Liz Coopersmith, LA-based wedding coordinator at Silver Charm Events, who is also a wedding officiant and a huge sci fi fan. She’s going to Comic-Con July 23rd – July 26th, and has come up with a great idea, to marry a couple on the floor of the San Diego Convention [...]

Jillian posted on June 25th, 2009
Filed under Entertainment, Weddings.
Tags: Batman, Comic-Con, Klingons, Liz Coopersmith, San Diego, sci fi, Silver Charm Events, Spiderman, Storm Troopers, Superman, Wedding, Wonder Woman

The Best Party I Ever Had…

The best party I ever had was definitely my Sweet 16. I’ve always loved fashion, so for my Sweet 16, I called up my local Bloomingdales in Short Hills, NJ, and asked them if they would put on a private fashion show for my friends and me, and let me be one of the models. [...]

Jillian posted on June 24th, 2009
Filed under Birthday, Party Planning and Ideas, Sweet 16.
Tags: Bloomingdales, fashion show, Jillian, lucheon, New Jersey, Sweet 16

The Fake Cake

This is a brilliant cost-saving idea. Let’s say you’re throwing a party and want one of those beautiful designer cakes but don’t want to spend the money, what do you do? Buy a fake cake instead. The fake cakes are covered in fondant, which is what cake designers use, but underneath it, pure Styrofoam. And [...]

Jillian posted on June 24th, 2009
Filed under Food & Drink, Mitzvahs, On a Budget, Party Planning and Ideas, Quinceaneras, Sweet 16, Weddings.
Tags: budget, Cake, Cupcakes, and Desserts, fake cake, Styrofoam cake, wedding cake

The Walmart of Wedding Dresses — David’s Bridal

“One-third of brides marrying in the US this year will be wearing a polyester wedding dress from David’s Bridal that costs as little as $99.” I found this fact so interesting, that I went directly to David’s Bridal to see what I could get for $99. I have to say, the dresses I found at [...]

Jillian posted on June 22nd, 2009
Filed under On a Budget, Weddings.
Tags: David's Bridal, wedding dress

Awkward Wedding and Awkward Engagement Photos

Whose family isn’t awkward? I just check out the new site Awkward Family Photos and especially loved the the awkward wedding photos and awkward engagement photos. The site is only a month old, so there aren’t that many pictures in these categories yet, but the ones that are there are priceless. Here are a few [...]

Jillian posted on June 18th, 2009
Filed under Entertainment, Weddings.
Tags: awkward photos, engagement, Wedding

My New Favorite Wedding Invitation

I had to share this wedding invitation. Even though I find a lot of wedding invitations beautiful, this one is sweet, funny, touching, creative, and personal. This really made me smile when I read it. I want to know these people.

Jillian posted on June 16th, 2009
Filed under Party Planning and Ideas, Weddings.
Tags: invitation, Wedding

A Great Catering Idea… The Taco Truck

For those of you not in California, you may not be familiar with the ubiquitous taco truck, but for those of us from the West Coast, especially LA, we know them well for their quick, yummy, carne asada. Recently I’ve been hearing about taco trucks catering parties — kids birthday parties, picnics, and even weddings. [...]

Jillian posted on June 15th, 2009
Filed under Birthday, Food & Drink, Party Planning and Ideas, Weddings.
Tags: Catering, Kogi, LA, taco truck

Cupcakes are my new handbags

I love handbags. A lot. In fact, I spend an inordinate amount of time looking at them online. Some of my favorite designers are… Chloe, Dior, Gucci, Kooba, Stella McCartney, Botkier, and Fendi to name a few. But now that I can’t buy them, because all spare change is being funneled into Catch My Party, [...]