We were so excited to meet Maggie Labaugh (right above) of Magpie’s Cake and her sister and marketing director Jessica Rapier (left above) yesterday that I think yesterday’s cake and cookie tasting might have been the best we have ever had! Maggie brought her delicious samples in a delicate box complete with linen napkins and [...]

Where will the wedding be held? Scenario #1: You are only paying for a few items of the wedding. Your daughter and her fiancé are paying for the venue and the dinner and they are trying to keep within their budget.  Everywhere they’ve looked that they like is waaay over their budget, so they sheepishly [...]

If your step-father is going to pay for the wedding, he gets to choose the soup! In the movie ”True Love,” a caterer persuades the beleaguered young couple to serve sky-blue mashed potatoes to match the bridesmaids’ dresses. ”You should feel that anything’s possible,” he says. But, if you (and your husband – the step-father) love [...]

SPANX! That has become the generic, popular name for Shapewear.  And, I do mean to start that word with a capitol S!   It’s kinda like what Kleenex is to tissue – there are other brands out there but everyone uses that term now. OK – OK – they are not anything like the girdles some [...]

That speech you have to make at the wedding! Chances are this is the first time you’ve given a Mother of the Bride wedding speech. If so, then there are certain things you’ll probably want to achieve… You want your speech to be sentimental…with a touch of humor but not schmaltzy. You don’t want to make [...]