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The Ups and Downs of Hair

  • November 2, 2011 at 4:37 pm

Ever feel like your hair was just destined for high-fashion catwalks?

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I sure do.

My hair is naturally curly, and it’s a fact about myself that I just started accepting recently. I still enjoy a good ol’ hair straightening for special days. Don’t worry, it’s nothing but a case of the “you always want what you can’t haves.” Here, I’ll let you see what I’m working with.

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See the process I’ve made with my teeth whitening?

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See the love for my curls in my face?

Enough of this nonsense—please let me show you the purpose of this post now! Here are some pictures of what I might love my hair to look like—if not every day, at least for THE day!

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There are also a ton of updos to consider!

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Image via Hair Romance—They have so many ideas!

I think I want my hair pulled back somehow but not too tightly. I’m always a big fan of braids, side ponytails, and buns!

Do you plan on wearing your hair up or down? Will it be similar to a way you wear it normally or completely different?


This article was originally posted onWeddingbee.

Halloween Goes Bridal

  • October 27, 2011 at 12:13 am

Corpse Bride costume via ASWM blog

For all the Halloween brides, this is the ultimate opportunity to really amp up the drama.  You could always go the costume route and become the most beautiful Corpse Bride, or you could create more of a festive party atmosphere with masks, beads, feathers, headdresses and more.  If classic is the theme, keep everything traditional and just pump up the makeup with some unexpected shades.  You really can’t go wrong with a Halloween wedding date.

Vogue Italia December 2010

Dark Crystals by Julie Eilenberger Collection

Shu Uemura for Victor and Rolf

Mask from Tumblr

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Blue Lips from iheartmakeup365



This article was originally posted onBridezilla.

After “I Do” – Keeping the Spark Alive

  • September 26, 2011 at 11:27 pm

Catch up on the entire After “I Do” series here! And if you have a burning question you’d like to see discussed, submit it here!

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How do you keep the spark alive in your marriage, or keep things fun?

After I Do - Keeping the Spark Alive :  wedding after i do features Glasses  Seriously? Sex. I went off hormonal birth control and my sex drive came back!

Also, we have date night once a month where we get dressed up and pretend like we are still trying to impress each other and have dinner and drinks.

After I Do - Keeping the Spark Alive :  wedding after i do features Mssocks  Spending time together and relishing the little moments. Cooking together, talking over a glass of wine after our days, cuddling with the dogs and each other on the couch…they’re all ways that we can find little moments with each other that make us feel whole, happy, loved and paid attention to. Humor is a big way that we connect with each other. Big belly laughs often lead to evenings where we feel much closer to each other.

After I Do - Keeping the Spark Alive :  wedding after i do features Maryjane  Humor and kindness. I wouldn’t say our relationship is particularly ’sparky’ right now—mainly due to multiple stressors on each of us—but we do always try to keep making each other laugh, keep helping each other out, and keep on communicating whenever we can!

After I Do - Keeping the Spark Alive :  wedding after i do features Sewing  Adventure! Discovering something new together keeps things interesting—whether it be a new food, a TV show, or—my favorite—a new skill. Though, at the present I can think of much more romantic projects than “deck refinishing”!

After I Do - Keeping the Spark Alive :  wedding after i do features Spaniel  I’ve found that time apart makes for better time together. Nurturing our own, separate hobbies gives us new things to talk about with each other, which makes us feel better both about ourselves and the quality of our interactions with each other. And the best interactions with each other come from shutting out distractions—we take some time, every now and then, to turn off the TV and computers and really focus on each other.

After I Do - Keeping the Spark Alive :  wedding after i do features Cardigan  Date nights! We implemented date night when we were planning our wedding and got too stressed out—we set aside one night a week where there are no computers, no phones, and no distractions. We make dinner together and watch a movie, and just spend time together. It’s incredibly relaxing and helps us connect every week!

After I Do - Keeping the Spark Alive :  wedding after i do features Jaguar  Make sure you keep on laughing. As newlyweds who were already living together, sometimes it hardly feels like anything changed at all after the wedding… but we make sure to chat/go out/have a giggle just like always, and it keeps us feeling ’together’. :)

After I Do - Keeping the Spark Alive :  wedding after i do features Frozenyogurt  Reminisce. Mr. Fro Yo and I love to reminisce about exciting times in our relationship, either when we first met, a really fun date we had as a married couple, or any fond memory we have together. It always takes us back to a happy place and keeps the fun, togetherness vibe going strong. Howevever, we both know that we have to continue to make fun, new memories to reminisce about, and that’s just as fun too.

After I Do - Keeping the Spark Alive :  wedding after i do features Lox  We never lose our sense of humor. For us, having fun, laughing, and just being silly really help us to reconnect. The couple that plays together, stays together!

After I Do - Keeping the Spark Alive :  wedding after i do features Hyena  Set aside time for each other. We don’t have actual dates that often, but Sunday afternoons are “our time” every week. We usually go out to lunch and it’s a nice time to just enjoy each other’s company without distractions.

I also second Jaguar’s suggestion — keep each other laughing! I’m a goofy person, and I can usually find something ridiculous to do that will get Mr. Hyena laughing. Those are my favorite times.

After I Do - Keeping the Spark Alive :  wedding after i do features Seashell  Dim the lights. Turn on some music. Open a bottle of wine.

(Gets me every time.)

After I Do - Keeping the Spark Alive :  wedding after i do features Zebra  We have days that we designate as ours. We tell friends and family that we have bogus plans and then spend the day with just each other. Oftentimes we’re catching up on our DVR but just having the ability to slow down and relax with each other makes a world of difference.

After I Do - Keeping the Spark Alive :  wedding after i do features Eggsbenedict  Getting rid of outside distractions—turning off the TV, shutting the laptops, putting our phones in the other room. Sitting side by side and really listening to each other, making sure to focus on the time that we have together. And a bottle of wine never hurts!

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After I Do - Keeping the Spark Alive :  wedding after i do features Dahlia  Friday night date night. And trying new things together.

After I Do - Keeping the Spark Alive :  wedding after i do features Frenchbulldog  Every Friday we have what we call “Wine Friday.” We get a new bottle of wine, sit outside on the patio or on our sofa (in the other person’s ’spot’), turn on some music and talk. It’s like out date night, we always go out to dinner on “Wine Fridays.” :)

After I Do - Keeping the Spark Alive :  wedding after i do features Earrings  Every Saturday we walk into town, find a cafe and indulge in something sweet while we talk about anything and everything. We both spend a lot of time working/studying from our living room, so these mini cafe escapes help keep things fresh and fun. Most nights we also spend an hour or two together watching favourite episodes of old TV shows on the laptop. This helps us both to relax and forget about the stresses of the day.

We have also decided to take at least one trip together each year. Before we got married, travelling was something we really enjoyed doing together, so we want to keep doing that, and we find that even the planning process of those trips helps bring us closer together.

After I Do - Keeping the Spark Alive :  wedding after i do features Peeptoe  We spend a lot of time together. My favorite times are when we go on long walks or hikes and then linger over a late lunch—just us.

Recently, we’ve been spending a lot of time at home, on the couch (pregnancy will do that)—I sometimes complain that we’ve become an old married couple. But I started a new habit: every time he makes me laugh, I take a moment to remind myself how lucky I am and how much I love him.

After I Do - Keeping the Spark Alive :  wedding after i do features Gazelle  Well, Mr. Gazelle and I are fairly new to the married game…but date nights are so important! We pick a nice restaurant, enjoy some good food and really just enjoy each other’s company. Also, if I make an extra effort to dress nicely, do my hair, wear some makeup, then my husband takes notice and always compliments me on it. It doesn’t hurt to remind your husband that he married a hottie! ;)

After I Do - Keeping the Spark Alive :  wedding after i do features Thimble  Taking a little trip alone works the best for us Thimbles. If we stay in the city and go out we wonder what our friends are up to. If we try to have a planned “date night” in, Mr. T will end up answering work emails. Most weekends away are for family things back in PA… but when we take special little weekends for ourselves or our full summer vacay, we get to focus on each other. It’s so important for us to take that time and relax together.

After I Do - Keeping the Spark Alive :  wedding after i do features Ostrich  Even though we’re *technically* newlyweds, we’ve been keeping the fire going for 10 years. What works for us? Well, since we’re so serious at work, we get that sparky feeling when we play: on the whim dance parties in our living room, ridiculous storytelling and hysterical laugher, SURPRISES (lots and lots of them) and a “no-pants-allowed-in-bed” rule. OH YES…I just went there. ;)

After I Do - Keeping the Spark Alive :  wedding after i do features Elephant  Date nights and travel really help us to break up the daily grind. Trying new experiences, recipes or wines along with our random break outs of singing, dancing and laughing all help keep the spark alive on a regular basis.

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How about you? How do you keep the spark alive?


This article was originally posted onWeddingbee.

Lessons in Wedding Planning: Saying ‘No’ is Hard to Do

  • May 26, 2011 at 8:44 pm

I am a people-pleaser by nature. Knowing I’ve hurt someone’s feelings or let someone down are thoughts that way heavily on my conscience—it’s a bit of a curse. Don’t get me wrong, I appreciate that I value others’ feelings, but at the same time it’s pretty frustrating to have to regularly force myself to consider my feelings, too.

Planning a wedding has really encouraged me to reckon with my inherent need to please because, duh, it’s absolutely impossible to please everyone…particularly when planning a wedding. And here is a word of caution to all of my fellow wedding plannin’, people pleasin’ frenz:

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There is no way around it. Whether it’s your friend Lisa who is hurt because she didn’t make the bridesmaid cut or your Uncle Steve pissed off that you aren’t inviting his newest wife’s favorite niece—IT’S GOING TO HAPPEN. It’s better to first accept that you aren’t going to please everyone and prepare to go from there.

I could issue you all the standard advice of: “It’s your day! Do whatever the heck you want!” But life is a bit more complex than that. At some point you will have to decide which battles are worth fighting and which ones are better off forfeited.

Let me give you a couple of examples.

Scenario 1: Your Aunt Betty is donating to your wedding fund and offers up her ruby bracelet for you to wear on the big day. You sense that this would mean a lot to her but it won’t quite coordinate with your already-selected jewelry. Decline the offer or happily oblige?

Scenario 2: For budgeting purposes, your guest list has been trimmed and you’ve taken a firm stance on the plus ones—limiting them to long-term significant others. Your close single friend John, however, thinks he should be able to bring whoever he’d like and outright asks to do so. What do you do?

I’d personally choose to acquiesce to sweet Aunt Betty and wear the bracelet but stick to my guns with John the serial dater and decline the add-on.

Honestly, hive, there are no standardized right or wrong answers because every situation is different—just know that questions like these are hiding in and around nearly every wedding-related decision and you’ll have to field them accordingly. I think I was ill-prepared for these tough decisions and let them blindside me a bit at first. Coming from an eager-to-please mindset, while I’d love to say yes to everyone, I’ve finally come to accept that I will inevitably ruffle some feathers with a few nos.

As my Nana used to say, “Say ’yes’ as often as possible, and when you say ’no’…really mean it.” Oh, and when you tick someone off along the way…vent to the hive.

Gimme your five! Who have you let down in planning your wedding? How do you tackle the tough decisions?


This article was originally posted onWeddingbee.

Starlet-Inspired Coiffures

  • May 6, 2011 at 4:11 am

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Trendsetters of days past still inspire us with their effortlessly glamorous appeal.  Be it Ginger Rogers’ classic 30s style, Billie Holiday’s trademark gardenia’s or Catherine Deneuve’s Parisian chic, a standout tress accessory can completely alter the level of sophistication you’re trying to achieve.  Parties that sparkle call for a strong cocktail hat while secret garden ceremonies become that much more enchanting with a feminine bow.  Find the inspiration to create your own signature bridal style.

Ginger Rogers

To recreate Ginger’s striking snapshot, check out The Modern Day Flapper’s millinery and fashion designs.

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Billie Holiday

For Billie’s signature style, Babygirl Boutique offers a hair clip inspired directly by the sultry singer.

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Catherine Deneuve

Capture Deneuve’s iconic beauty of 1960s French cinema with Modcloth’s simple, yet feminine black bow.

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This article was originally posted onBridezilla.

Seven Things to Know About Getting Married in Italy

  • March 26, 2011 at 11:15 pm

Having a wedding in Italy is great. The food is simply amazing. (Sorry, but you just can’t get food as good as Italian food in Italy.) The atmosphere is jovial. The scenery is wonderful. The history and culture surrounding you are enriching.

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BUT…it’s a nightmare if you’re as hooked on American weddings as I am.

If you are currently planning a wedding in Italy or are thinking about it, here is all you need to know:

1. If you want your marriage to be legal, your ceremony options are limited.

Forget about ceremonies in forests, in front of a tree, or even in your parents’ backyard. Forget about choosing a friend to be your officiant. In Italy you can legally only get married in a Catholic church or in a building that is property of the town hall. Only a priest or a town hall official can marry you.

Many town halls are getting smarter now and are offering beautiful locations for civil marriages (at a pretty steep price if you’re not a resident), but still the options are limited.

2. Communication problems

I was really surprised at how many vendors could not speak English—especially considering that our wedding location is a very popular tourist destination. I was also really surprised at how bad (or nonexistent) the internet sites of these vendors were. Be prepared for this and, if you don’t speak Italian, it might be a good idea to contact a wedding planner.

3. Different traditions

In Italy there is no rehearsal dinner or bridal shower.

There is also no bridal party, so don’t be confused if the Italian girl you asked to be your bridesmaid gets offended if you ask her to wear the same dress someone else is wearing.

Guests often play practical jokes on the newlywed couple. It’s common to cut the groom’s tie during the reception and sell the pieces or to “break into” the newlyweds’ house, so it might happen that once home you’ll find a door stuck shut or itching powder in your bed!

It’s also customary to give guests a bomboniera (a favor), which usually consists of a decor item containing five confetti (sugared almonds) wrapped in lace. The almonds symbolize health, wealth, fertility, happiness, and long life.

It’s also still widely popular to throw rice at the newlywed couple after the ceremony. I’d never heard of other alternatives until I started reading wedding blogs!

4. Everyone is invited.

In Italy all your family, friends, and acquaintances get invited to your wedding. The trick is that everyone gets invited to the ceremony, but only your nearest and dearest also get invited to the reception! This is why the invitations are always comprised of two cards, one for the ceremony and one for the reception.

5. DIY is pretty much unheard of.

Most women in Italy can cook, sew, and knit. (I can only cook.) But all this DIY goodness that seems to be so popular and widespread in the States is not common at all in Italy! So even if you want to prepare tons of DIY projects, it will be extremely challenging to find all the materials you need. You should either get them shipped from the States or sit back, relax, and try to free yourself from the pressure to DIY everything,,,

6. Dinner expectations

If you are having a wedding in Italy with Italian guests, I would advise you to go for a seated lunch/dinner. This is the most common option, and I’ve never heard of anyone having a buffet for a wedding meal: it’s simply not done. The good thing is that since this is what is expected, no restaurants will charge you more for it!

Also, while it’s very easy to have your reception in a restaurant or rent a villa and get catering, it’s not as easy to find original wedding locations such as museums, barns, art galleries, zoos, outdoor areas…I’m not saying it’s impossible, it’s just not common and thus it will require some extra effort.

7. Unless you ship it over or find American vendors, you can forget about:

  • Mini-hamburger appetizers: le sigh…
  • Themed food stations with toppings: I would LOVE to have a mac-and-cheese station with all the different toppings.
  • Chiavari chairs: Chair covers are still the most common option.
  • Letterpress: not common
  • Great videography: At least I have not yet found a videographer who could be compared to the American ones I’ve seen—if you have, please share!!
  • Photo booth rental: You’ll have to make your own!
  • Choosing colored linen/napkins/table runners: You might have the choice between one or two options, but I haven’t (yet) found a linen rental company.
  • Dessert buffets with cupcakes, macarons, donuts, or ice cream bars: These are not very easy to come by. This is because these sweets are not part of the traditional Italian patisserie, so not all pastry shops will provide them—and there’s a high probability that the patisserie your restaurant collaborates with does not.
  • Vintage furniture rental: Again, I’m not saying it’s impossible, just that it’s not common or easy to find. Most rental companies are targeted for corporations, so they mostly have furniture that would either be perfect for a fair or for a chic, modern lounge event. It was also very difficult to find any company that would rent decor items: it’s much easier to find a florist or venue that already has an extensive collection of the decor items you like.

Luckily it’s not all bad—and none of the above points has any influence at all on the celebration of your love on your wedding day!

Do you think you’d like planning a wedding in Italy?

What are the challenges you encountered with your wedding location?


This article was originally posted onWeddingbee.

Falling off the Fitness Wagon

  • February 12, 2011 at 6:50 pm

Miss Eggs Benedict note: I wrote this post back in the beginning of January to help me stay on track for the final push to the wedding. But I still wanted to share this to let you know what I’ve been doing these last two months before the wedding with regards to fitness and my health.

Oops. It’s been 11 days since my last workout. And it’s only seven weeks until our wedding—the hazards of a wedding not too far after Christmas!

But, I’ve made a couple of decisions that should help me shed a few more pounds before the wedding. I know that it won’t be a lot, but my main goal at this point is toning and feeling good about myself, and I think these will help me reach those two goals.

1. I’m not drinking alcohol before the week of the wedding except for a couple of pre-defined instances. I’m allowed to have a beer during the Seahawks game because it’s likely their last game of the season. (Though how awesome would it be if a team that went 7–9 ended up winning a game in the playoffs?) I’m also allowed to have a beer on Monday night when Oregon plays for the National Championship. (Go Ducks!) And I’m allowed to drink during my bachelorette party, which will be taking place in a couple of weeks. The only other exception I’m making is if we’re tasting wines for the wedding. Then I’m allowed to taste those (but only sips)!

2. Get back on the P90X bandwagon. I’ve really liked these workouts and, while I haven’t seen huge results in terms of the scale (probably because I didn’t follow their eating plan), I am feeling better and seeing differences in how my clothes fit. So if I can keep it up for the next six or seven weeks, I think I’ll be happy with the results.

3. Finally, I’m trying really hard to not buy any junk food so that I don’t have the excuse to eat it. If I want a snack I should be eating vegetables, not chips. We don’t usually have lots of sugary things or other junk food in the house, but over Christmas we ended up with all kinds of cookies and candy, and I ate more of it than I should have. So, if it’s not in the house, then I won’t be tempted to eat it!

As I said before, I know that I won’t be losing drastic amounts of weight before the wedding given how close I am, and I’m OK with that. Mr. EB loves me for who I am, and who I am includes the way that I look. But I do want to feel good about how I look on my wedding day, and when I look back at photos I don’t want to be focused on my imperfections. So, I’ll do what I can right now and really enjoy the wine at the wedding!


This article was originally posted onWeddingbee.

What Irks Me

  • February 12, 2011 at 4:30 pm

I have a newfound pet peeve: wedding guests posting pictures on Facebook (or some other public site) without running it by the bride or groom. And this new pet peeve runs counter to my previous position. Before we got engaged and I started paying attention to what is/is not polite, I didn’t think anything of uploading wedding pics. (In fact, I did it as recently as New Year’s Eve 2009.) So what changed my hypocritical mind?

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The beach wedding of our friends this past weekend! (An otherwise blissful and not-to-be-forgotten event—thanks, guys!) Before social networking sites exploded in popularity, the number of people sharing photos publicly was pretty low. If you wanted to share them, you’d email or upload them to an online photo gallery for close friends. Now, unflattering or otherwise embarrassing pictures are visible to just about everyone (depending on privacy settings). Yes, funny pictures are just that. But whether it’s a rowdy bachelorette party or just a bad angle, please stop to think if your friend would mind. (This applies even more so if you KNOW they have insecurities and the photo magnifies said issue.)

Maybe I just think too much about other people’s feelings (Mr. P is nodding from a safe distance), but isn’t it better to err on the side of caution? I understand you cannot control what people say or do, and you run the risk of looking like a control freak (or, ugh, bridezilla) if you try, even nicely. With all those thoughts under consideration, I carefully selected and edited the photos from this weekend, then uploaded them to private albums with a message to the bride, groom, and maid of honor that they would only be made public after their review and final approval.

Imagine my surprise when another wedding guest not only uploaded unflattering pictures, but made them available to eeeverrrrryone. I’m still not sure why this struck me as inconsiderate enough to devote a whole post to it. It just does; I’m going with my gut. (With that said, our plan is to encourage our guests to share their photos via a private photo-sharing account so all the guests can see them…even the ones who aren’t tech savvy. If we have internet access on our honeymoon, you can bet I’ll be stalking the website for new pics.)

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Well, this is quite a pickle. Do you “like” or “dislike”? What’s your take on the best way to handle online photo etiquette?


This article was originally posted onWeddingbee.

This Year’s Biggest Weddings (Part II)

  • January 8, 2011 at 8:30 pm

There were so many engagements within the celebrity world last year that we needed a two-part post to cover just some of them.  Part I covered some of the more, shall we say regal, engagements.  Part II takes on a few of our favorite tabloid darlings to help spice things up.  Again, for clarification, these are last year’s engagements, which will hopefully blossom into this year’s much talked about weddings.  Let the bridezilla behavior begin!*

Hugh Hefner and Crystal Harris

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This winter-spring romance is destined to last a lifetime; Hefner’s lifetime, that is.  Having entered Hefner’s world while he was on the rebound from his breakup to Girls Next Door stars Holly, Kendra and Bridget, Harris quickly became the “Number One” girlfriend.  In a rush to finally divorce his wife, whom he has been separated from for 11 years, the Playboy Prince is all set to marry his bunny.

Seth Rogan and Lauren Miller

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It may not be beauty and the beast, but it certainly is pretty and the geek.  Funnyman of the films Pineapple Express and The Green Hornet, Seth Rogan has finally popped the question to his longtime girlfriend and sometimes actress in his films, Lauren Miller.  These two creative types, both being actors, writer and producers, should have quite the entertaining marriage.

Ginnifer Goodwin and Joey Kern

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Big Love star Ginnifer Goodwin and fellow actor Joey Kern met through a set-up by a mutual friend.  It stuck and two years later the couple has just announced their brand new engagement.  Kern designed the ring for Goodwin himself and presented it over the 2010 holidays.  The latest news is that they plan to wed this autumn.

Leann Rimes and Eddie Cibrian

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The new storybook romance: both Eddie and Leann were married when they met on the set of their made-for-TV movie Northern Lights.  Sparks flew and both left their spouses for their newfound coupledom.  After countless Twitter battles between Leann and Eddie’s ex-wife, followed by denied engagements and pregnancies, the couple has finally confirmed that they are indeed on their way to happy matrimony.

Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard

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Quickly becoming the new rom-com queen, Kristen Bell has helped shape her fame through the films Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Couples Retreat and When in Rome.  Dax has popped up in My Name is Earl, Knocked Up and Bell’s very own 2010 starring vehicle When in Rome.  The couple met in 2007 and have been going strong ever since.

Christina Applegate and Martyn LeNoble

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Applegate, who will always be remembered in some way for better or worse as Kelly Bundy, has found love the second time around with Dutch musician Martyn LeNoble.  Together since 2008, the couple became engaged on Valentine’s Day 2010.  To complete the family portrait, they will welcome their first child together this January.

Jessica Simpson and Eric Johnson

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Jessica Simpson is forever the brunt of jokes, but she has managed to stay on the fame radar, build a well-priced accessories and clothing empire and has now found love once again.  In this whirlwind romance, Simpson started her courtship with Johnson in May of 2010 and by November the two pledged to walk down the aisle together.  At the speed they’re going, expect a wedding in 3…2…

Nick Lachey and Vanessa Minnillo

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Lachey’s ex-wife Jessica Simpson may have had a string of bad romances before finding her new Mr. Right, but Lachey found Minnillo in a split second.  After his divorce in 2005, Lachey wrote a song in which Minnillo starred in 2006.  After several years of dating and endless tabloid photos, the couple revealed their engagement just a week before Jessica Simpson announced hers.  No rivalry; none at all.

*We’re officially rebranding “bridezilla” to represent a strong and decisive woman who doesn’t settle for less.  The now passé image of an overbearing, difficult and unpleasant psychopath is dead and gone.

In the plaque-worthy words of the awesome Tina Fey in response to people calling Hillary Clinton a bitch:

“Yeah, she is.  So am I […].  You know what, bitches get stuff done.”



This article was originally posted onBridezilla.

This Year’s Biggest Weddings (Part I)

  • January 7, 2011 at 12:36 pm

Well, at the very least, they’re the biggest engagements of last year likely leading to the biggest weddings of this year.  Last year we saw some big names tie the knot including the much-talked about pop couple, Katy Perry and Russell Brand.  This year is set to be even bigger when none other than the most famous Prince in the world weds his bride.  Check out which couples will (most likely) be following suit with a walk down the aisle of their very own.

Prince William of Wales and Kate Middleton

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College sweethearts since schooldays at Scotland’s University of St. Andrews, William and Kate have been together for eight years.  Finally putting the swirling rumors and relentless media to rest, the super couple is set to wed at Westminster Abbey on April 29, 2011, where the monumental day has been declared a bank holiday in celebration.

Natalie Portman and Benjamin Millepied

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Dancer meets actress and its love.  Ballet dancer Benjamin Millepied was brought onboard to choreograph and act in Portman’s latest film Black Swan.  The smitten couple met on set in 2008 and by New Years Eve of 2009 they were an item.  Their latest double whammy announcement informed fans that the two are not only engaged, but they’re also set to be parents this year.

Reese Witherspoon and Jim Toth

reese-witherspoon-jim-toth-holding-handsThe Creative Artists Agency doubles as a matchmaking service.  Though Witherspoon is represented by the Creative Artists Agency, talent agent Jim Toth did not represent her, which left a romantic relationship completely open to them both.  The two were first spotted together in early February of 2010 and by December 28, they announced their engagement to the world.

Zoe Saldana and Keith Britton

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The star of Avatar, Zoe Saldana, has determined that now is the right time to permanently settle in with her longtime boyfriend, read 10 years, Keith Britton.  Britton is a fellow actor and CEO of My Fashion Database.  No immediate wedding plans as of yet and judging by the slow and steady courtship, the wedding could take place anytime between now and 2020.

Simon Cowell and Mezhgan Hussainy

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Britain’s notoriously biting wit made a name for himself in America with his long stint on American Idol.  More than just fame came out of that show as he also met makeup artist and future wife Mezhgan Hussainy on the set.  The longtime bachelor may have met his match in his fellow fame-hungry fiance.  May they happily conquer the reality TV world together.

Michael Buble and Luisana Lopilato

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Jazz singer Michael Buble has found true love with his young Argentine actress/model Luisana Lopilato.  The two fell for each other in November of 2008 when Buble’s record company threw him an after concert party in Buenos Aires.  For Luisana, he co-wrote “Haven’t Met You Yet,” in which she appears in the music video.  It’s sweet music for these lovebirds from here on out.

Jane Krakowski and Robert Godley

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Together for more than a year, the comedy actress of hit shows Ally McBeal and 30 Rock is engaged to the British designer and co-founder of the Psycho Bunny menswear line.  Jane and Robert took their relationship to the serious level over the holidays, but there have been no major details on when the two will officially make the vow.

America Ferrera and Ryan Piers Williams

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The Hollywood couple: director Ryan Williams proposed to his girlfriend America Ferrera of Ugly Betty fame in 2010.  The young couple met while attending the University of Southern California where Ryan cast America in his student film.  Glued together ever since, the pair is set to be one of the few strong couples on the Hollywood scene.

Stay tuned for part II of ‘This Year’s Biggest Weddings.’



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