| Bridal Shower Invites | | Posted Monday, May 01, 2006 5:34:23 PM by Alex Molin | 
If you are hosting a bridal shower for your friend, some of the first questions you would want answers for will concern the invitations: Who to invite? How to invite? What to include in the invitation? When to invite?
Here are some tips regarding this important part of any big occasion such as the bridal shower – but not just…
Who to invite?
- Unlike the bachelorette party, which should be a night out with the bridesmaids and close girlfriends, the shower should also include:
- The brides ’maids, relatives and tight friends.
- The finance’s close women friends.
- The bride’s mom and future mom-in-law.
- Consult with the bride, make sure you don’t invite anyone who was not invited to the wedding, and left out someone important to the bride.
How to invite?The old and simple: Mr., Mrs. and Ms will do the job, but keep in mind—titled people often worked very hard to attain those Dr.’s before their names, and may be a little disappointed if they aren’t addressed that way.
Here are the basic rules about how to address titled people:
When inviting a couple, remember that the person with the most impressive title always goes first on the invitation. (Example:”Dr. Ann Swan and Mr. Jo Swan.”)
The inner envelope would then be addressed:” Dr. and Mr. Swan.”
If they’re close family... | |
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| | | Despite laws, gay wedding industry booms | | Posted Wednesday, December 27, 2006 3:14:16 PM by Blog57 Team | | He's no celebrity, but when Phillip McKee III tied the knot in September, he did it with all the pomp and circumstance of an A-lister: Custom-designed gold rings, a $2,000 kilt and a caviar-and-crepe reception at a five-star hotel. McKee, 34, sank some $60,000 into his Scottish-themed nuptials, worth it he says for the chance to stand before a minister and be pronounced husband - and husband. Even as lawmakers across the nation debate legislation banning same-sex marriage, couples are uniting in weddings both miniature and massive, fueling a growing industry peddling everything from pink triangle invitations to same-sex cake toppers. Vendors say attention to the marriage issue has encouraged more gay couples to recognize their relationships, though in most states, the ceremonies are purely sentimental.... | |
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| | | Money Ties That Bind | | Posted Wednesday, December 13, 2006 1:27:34 PM by Blog57 Team | | As you're busy calling the caterer and the florist and picking out wedding invitations, it's easy to forget to discuss another very important part of your union: Your finances. Marriage is not only a sign of your mutual affection; it is also an agreement that binds you legally as well as financially. Taking the time now to go over the financial nuances of your nuptials "will help you set the financial ground rules for the rest of your lives" and perhaps accelerate your savings by helping you get an early start, says Mari Adam, a financial planner in Boca Raton, ... .... | |
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| | | ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCEMENT | | Posted Sunday, November 12, 2006 7:45:27 AM by Blog57 Team | | Dennis and Sandra Wolfe of Westernport are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Autumn Renee Wolfe, to John Douglas Wade, son of Douglas and Margaret Ann Wade, also of Westernport.Autumn is a 1997 graduate of Westmar High School, a 1999 graduate of Allegany College of Maryland, with an associate of science degree in occupational therapy, and a 2005 graduate of Penn State, with a Bachelor of Science degree in occupational therapy. Autumn is currently employed by Flagship Rehabilitation as an occupational therapist at Allegany Count Nursing and Rehab Center and St. Vincent DePaul. She is also employed at Rehab 1st. .... | |
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| | | Minister invites all to trial on gay union | | Posted Wednesday, November 08, 2006 11:30:07 AM by Blog57 Team | | PITTSBURGH -- A Presbyterian minister charged with breaking church law for performing a lesbian marriage has sent out invitations to her church trial next week. The invitations from the Rev. Janet Edwards state that she is delighted to have "an opportunity to engage in the absolutely essential discussion that has to go on in the Presbyterian Church over the place of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people among us." The invitation ends: "Janet wants the world to come. Feel free to invite anyone." "Wow. It's a real show trial isn't it?" Jerry Van Marter, news director for the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette for Monday's edition. Edwards, 56, a parish associate at the Community of Reconciliation Church in Pittsburgh and a minister of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), was charged in September with presiding at the June 2005 wedding in violation of the church's position on marriage.... | |
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| | | Liz Hurley-Arun Nayar wedding day date | | Posted Saturday, November 04, 2006 11:30:18 PM by Blog57 Team | | LONDON - Elizabeth Hurley and fianc Arun Nayar have finally decided their wedding days - yes, they are to be married twice in March next year. The India-born businessman and the Hollywood actress will tie the knot in an English ceremony on March 3 in Britain. Two days later an Indian wedding ceremony is to be solemnized. It is reported that the Indian wedding will take place in Devi Garh Palace Hotel, near Udaipur in Rajasthan. Hurley had revealed in an interview to Vanity Fair magazine that she and Nayar were keen to wed soon after their engagement in November, but no date was formalized. However friends of the actress say they have received letters asking then to keep the week starting from March 3, 2007 free. It is reported that formal invitations to the wedding will follow. Two luxury hotels have been booked in India for five days of lavish parties after the ceremonies.... | |
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| | | Disillusioned online daters turn to matchmakers | | Posted Wednesday, November 01, 2006 11:37:39 AM by Blog57 Team | | Online daters, disappointed by potential partners lying about their age, weight or marital status, are turning to professional matchmakers to find love. Rather than risk taking pot luck online, chief executives, entertainers and politicians are among those paying thousands of dollars to matchmakers to discreetly "headhunt" and vet the perfect partner. "In the old days you had your extended family, or in some societies an actual matchmaker, trying to find someone .... | |
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| | | Cote Added to Wedding Party | | Posted Tuesday, October 31, 2006 1:45:11 PM by Blog57 Team | | PHILADELPHIA - Two longtime Phantoms fans will be wed at this Sunday's 7:05 PM Philadelphia Phantoms home game at the Wachovia Center. Phantoms left wing Riley Cote has been added to the wedding party roster and will serve as best man. Scott Sullivan and Donna LeFevre will exchange marriage vows at center ice during the second intermission of the Phantoms game against the Hershey Bears. LeFevre will be walked to center ice from the Zamboni tunnel, where Sullivan will be waiting with Cote. Due to a recent injury Cote was deemed unable to play in the game, making the couple's favorite player available to oblige the request to stand up for the groom. Cote is in his third season in Philadelphia. One of the most popular players in Phantoms history, Cote has been among the AHL's penalty minute leaders over the last two seasons.... | |
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| | | Through the Grapevine: Dum dum da dum ... it's wedding season! | | Posted Saturday, October 28, 2006 3:30:36 PM by Blog57 Team | | The wedding announcements of two rather unstable couples will grace the covers of magazines Friday. The first belongs to the darling pair of Scientology: Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes. On Oct. 20, almost a year and a half after they announced their engagement in France, guests received wedding invitations, reports US Weekly. A representative for the couple confirms that the nuptials will take place Nov. 18 in Italy. In addition to a set date, Giorgio Armani stated earlier this week that he will be creating the dress for Holmes. "When I am asked by a friend to make a wedding wardrobe, it goes straight to my heart." I don't mean to sound rude, because a wedding is a beautiful thing, but does anyone even care anymore? Honestly, I feel like they have been married this whole time.... | |
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| | | Home run from the heart: Tiger wedding 10/22/06 | | Posted Saturday, October 21, 2006 7:13:15 PM by Blog57 Team | | On Oct. 14, when the Detroit Tigers were making history in the American League playoffs, an Allen Park couple was making a little history of their own. Standing at home plate in a baseball diamond at Champaign Park, Suzanne Patterson and Kurt Tolliver said "I do." "Kurt proposed at Christmas and it was my idea to have a Tiger-themed wedding," Suzanne said. "Kurt has been a Detroit Tigers' fan for 30 years. I just really started watching them after we met." This is the second marriage for the 41-year-old bride and 38-year-old groom. The couple met four years ago through online personals and both have children from previous marriages. In July, Patterson pitched the idea of having a themed wedding. She said that when they first announced their wedding plans their friends and family roared with excitement.... | |
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| | | Whose name should go atop wedding invitations? | | Posted Wednesday, October 18, 2006 3:14:51 PM by Blog57 Team | | Q: My fiance's parents aren't contributing to the wedding, so we both feel it unnecessary to put their names on the invites. Still, I don't want to start off on the wrong foot and offend them. What should we do? A: While most may think the names on the top if the invitation signifies who's paying for the wedding (and a lot of the time, the parents listed are paying), the larger meaning is to identify who is hosting the reception. And hosting can mean different things: parents can be official hosts -- they planned the party, they invited the guests, they paid -- or be honorary hosts. So even if you and your fiance paid for your own wedding, you can still honor both sets of parents on the invitation. If nothing else, it's a wonderful way to reach out to your new in-laws. However, if your parents are paying for the entire wedding, and you're worried about offending them, by all means put their names on the top of the invite.... | |
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