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Elegant Bridal Productions Bridal Show Expo 2009

Date: Wednesday, July 15th, 2009

Where: Frank's Waterside, North Bergen, NJ
7800B River Road
North Bergen, New Jersey

Time: Doors open 7:00 PM

Cost: Free
Website: http://www.elegantbridal.com/

Reservations recommended

For tickets and more information contact info@foryoureventplanning.com

Elegant Bridal Productions is the #1 bridal show company in New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania. It is also the longest running bridal show company in New Jersey and one of the oldest bridal show companies in the entire United States. Elegant Bridal Productions has shows all throughout New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania and rated the #1 bridal show in New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania.

For over 25 years, Elegant Bridal Productions has been helping thousands of couples to plan the perfect wedding.

Elegant Bridal Productions provides the following at bridal shows:

Broadway style bridal fashion shows

The latest in designer Gowns & Tuxedos for your wedding

A place to meet area's wedding professional experts and vendors

Live band & DJ performances

Bridal bags filled with popular magazines & gifts

Hors D'Oeuvers, cake, and coffee

Door Prize giveaways including Honeymoon, Martha Stewart VIP tickets, Bachelorette Party and much more!

Lanie + Chris 6.13.09

I just love it when it all the elements come together... expressions, moments and the memories that tell a couple's story! The wedding took place at the Groom's parent's private estate in Gladstone, NJ. It was an intimate affair- with a challenging weather but many great moments.

During the ceremony...the bride and groom were all smile the entire time, how sweet!

Florals by Linda & Jill Rose Petals and Lace

Vintagy flower garden ... Peonies, Roses, Hydrangeas

Variety of Mason Jars lovely-arranged with Peonies & Roses
The groom serenading the bride with a song he wrote on how they met, his love for her and asking her to marry him on the 2nd Saturday of June-hence the date 6.13!
Guests having a great time.

Location ~ Private Residence

Wedding Day Management~ Catherine Scerbo

Florist~ Linda Casals Roce Petals and Lace

Caterer~ Feast Catering

Entertainment~ Scratch DJ

Officiant~ Family member

Photography~ 4 Eyes Photography

Martha Stewart's "Cupcakes" book signing in NJ-July 14th

Martha Stewart is having a book-signing event next week, for members only. Members of Costco, that is.Martha Stewart will be conducting her book signing at Costco in Bridgewater, New Jersey, at 325 Promenade Blvd. on July 14th. She will be signing copies of her new book; Martha Stewart Cupcakes: 175 Inspired Ideas for Everyone's Favorite Treat (available at Amazon.com and Marthastewart.com) to Costco members attending the event. Those who arrive to wait in line will receive tickets. The Cupcakes book will be available to buy in the store and Martha will also be signing copies of the book purchased elsewhere, so bring along your copy if you already have it. She will be at the store between 5 and 7 pm and is expected to sign approximately 500 books for guests. Cupcakes is Martha's 69th book - WOW!

I am a cupcake lover but couldn't have imagined 175 different ways to have 'em! The book's recipes range from classic devil's food cupcakes to peanut butter and jelly cupcakes, and covers topics from fillings to frostings...

*MS will only sign copies of "Martha Stewart's Cupcakes: 175 Inspired Ideas for Everyone's Favorite Treat."

Wedding Traditions / Sixpence in your shoe

Most know the wedding verse "something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue," but they may not know the original ending... "and a lucky sixpence in your shoe."

This rhyme originated in victorian times when the bride wore a sixpence in her shoe on her wedding day. This tradition ensured financial prosperity and a wealth of happiness for the bride and groom throughout their married life. The sixpence reference was used less over time as the sixpence became a rare coin.

The sixpence is an English coin first minted in the reign of Edward VI, it has been associated with weddings since the reign of Elizabeth I when in those times the Lord of the Manor where the bride lived would often present a sixpence as a wedding gift.

Toward the end of the seventeenth century, the tradition changed and it became the custom for the bride's parent to give the coin as a gift. It was not however until Victorian times that the present day custom evolved to that of giving a sixpence as a lucky charm to bring wealth and happiness to the married couple. As time went on the custom of using the sixpence as a good luck continued into the 1800's.

"...when the bride is completely ready to make her way from her home, she would take the sixpence from the bag on her garter and place it in her left shoe. She would walk a full circle and at the same time make a wish for her wealth. She would then take the sixpence out of the shoe and replace it in the bag. She must never look back but continue to walk through the door to marry her husband-to-be ..."

A lucky sixpence in a bride's shoe is a famous old good luck wedding tradition. Today, most brides who want to follow the “something old, something new and a sixpence in your shoe” tradition simply use a penny or another coin as a symbol of the sixpence. The Sixpense should be placed in the brides left shoe or slipper on her wedding day, as a symbol of love, happiness and Good Luck.

Other traditions to implement with your sixpence:

1. The bridal sixpence can be placed in the wedding album after the wedding and kept intact to be passed down to daughters and/or daughters-in-law to wear on their own special wedding day.

2. Choose a sixpence minted in the year of a parent or grandparent's birth or wedding anniversary as a special tribute to that person/persons.

Are you planning on sticking a sixpence in your shoe? Or maybe you recently got married and included this tradition in your special day? I'd love to hear some reader's thoughts on this?

{Yellow Inspiration} Signature Drink

Smoky Pear Margarita

Ingredients:
1 1/2 oz pear infused silver tequila
dash tobala Mescal
1/2 oz fresh sour
1/2 oz lime
1/2 oz triple sec

Mix all ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice. Strain into a chilled martini glass and garnish with pear slice.

A little wedding humor...

As a little boy made his way down the aisle at his Aunt's wedding, he would take two steps, turn to the crowds on each side, put his hands up like claws and Roar! And so he went, step, step, roar, step, step, roar all the way down the aisle. By the time he reached the pulpit the crowd was in tears from laughter. The groom leaned down and asked what he was doing, to which the boy replied, "I was just being the ring bear!”

Bridesmaid's Fashion {Style you can fashion yourself}

The Twist Wrap Dress is a wonderful addition to every girl’s closet. As a bridesmaid’s dress, the ingenious twist wrap dress allows and offers each member of the bridal party the opportunity to create a unique style that flatters them the most while still complementing each other. Below are just some of the ways you can wear the Twist Dress…

The twist wrap dress is also the perfect item for the bride to bring on her honeymoon as it is constructed of a luxurious hand washable matte jersey. There are an infinite number of ways to wrap the twist dress from demure to daring. The dress packs well making it ideal for destination weddings or your honeymoon travel -get many looks from the same dress-- you could have a different look every night of your trip.

Below one of my favorites

Below is another style I like.

The Twist dress is also available in full length.

Dress by The Dessy Group

For available colors, see chart above.