Things we love (and can't live without!)

Look Amazing On Your Honeymoon

2010-03-20T12:31:00.000-07:00

It's about time that Spanx came out with a swimsuit line. It's so important to look amazing on the beach. After all, you are just about naked. These suites suck you in, in all the right places. And draw the eye away from the areas we'd really just like to forget about. And they are nothing close to the matronly suits you might imagine. They are just as cute as any size swimsuit out there!

Thank you spanx, for making us look amazing under our clothes, and on the beach!

To order your spanx swimsuit online Click Here

Shape Magazine For Brides!

2010-03-05T13:21:00.000-08:00

Okay. So we all want to look amazing on our wedding day and honeymoon. Right? But there are so many different workout/diets out there that a Bride can go crazy just trying to figure out what the best regimen for her is.

That is exactly why I am so excited that Shape magazine has come up with a Shape specifically for Bride's! I love that they focus on the parts of the body that will be featured in your wedding gown. As well as showing off your toned curves on your honeymoon. And Melissa Rycroft is the first Bride to graze their cover!

Their website also has great stuff for staying healthy after the wedding! So, thank you Shape, for making us Brides To Be healthy and beautiful!!

Visit Shape Brides

The Shoe Umbrella

2010-02-02T12:39:00.000-08:00

Don't let the weather ruin anymore of your shoes, especially your bridal shoes! I remember worrying about it raining on my wedding day and ruining my brand new, ( and very expensive) bridal shoes. And my bridesmaids brown dyes shoes, ( no one wants dye to run all over their feet!) All I could do was cross my fingers and hope for the best.

Fast forward 5 years and someone (Shuella) has finally come up with the perfect solution!

An umbrella for your feet. I love it! All you do is put these on over your shoes and they are protected from snow and rain. And I think they would be perfect for everyday use, especially if you wear heels everyday and are a shoe fanatic like me!

They come in Black, Pink, Yellow, and Green. And cost $50.00, totally worth not ruining your favorite pair of shoes!

Visit shuella.com to place your order

Soft Hands For Your Wedding Day

2009-12-18T10:50:00.000-08:00

As your flipping through the photo albums of all your married friends wedding albums you get a good idea of just how many photos are taken of your rings and hands. And no one wants to look at their pictures to see cracked hands and rough cuticles! I have found the perfect at home solution that I am totally addicted to. Because I want soft hands too!

Mary Kay has the most wonderful product called Satin Hands. It's a 3 step set: Cleanse, Exfoliation, and Moisturize. I use this once a week at night and put on those little gloves afterwords to wear all night. And I wake up to the softest hands! My husband always comments how soft they are, so that makes wearing the gloves to bed a little more bearable for him!

You can order it direct from a Mary Kay consultants website, if you don't have one right now. I work with an amazing consultant named Rebekah.

Click here to order Satin Hands $30.00 from Rebekah

Stop That Pop!

2009-11-03T15:39:00.000-08:00

If you are a bride that has a pregnant bridesmaid in her wedding party, we hear your plea. I love a pregnant bridesmaid, they are so cute, and all brides out their can be jealous of their glow. But they do have their challanges and here is a solution to one of them.

We know as a bridesmaid is standing sideways at the alter you don't want all eyes to be on her cute little bellybutton poking out of her satin dress. Enter, the Popper Stopper! The easiest solution to this problem I know we are all kicking ourselves for not thinking of it first!

Order these as a cute present for your pregnant friend or bridesmaid and they will love you forever. I have given them to so many of my pregnant friends if they are going to a formal or event! Thank you Popper Stopper for stopping that pop!

Order them online at http://www.missoops.com/

How Do You Keep Little Ones Quiet At The Wedding?

2009-10-13T12:08:00.000-07:00

This is a tough one! You are always taking a risk by having children at the ceremony or reception, but they are so hard to resist! As I was flipping through the latest Brides magazine I found a solution that is both educational and so darn cute. It left me wishing these had been around when I was a Flower Girl.

They're a more sophisticated version of the Fisher-Price toys we all adored as children and they are designed specifically to teach children as well as offer a (no sound effects) toy for them to play with during the ceremony and recepton. Or if they are young and a little timid about their duties as Flower Girl or Ring Bearer then it's a great gift to give them before the wedding so they can "play" wedding and have a better understanding at how it will all work.

They are sold in sets, Bride and Groom, Church, Wedding Car, Flower Girl and Ring Bearer and range from $10.99 to 64.99. I love that they don't make any noise and have such detail to the peices that they will keep a child's imagination running for hours!

Visit their website to purchase and click on wedding in the search line: http://www.playmobil.com/

What Bride Doesn't Want A Glowing Complexion?

2009-08-07T10:05:00.000-07:00

All Brides want that perfect glowing complexion on their wedding day. A glowing Bride is the epitome of blooming and everlasting love! But how do you get that perfect glow on your perfect wedding budget?

I have fallen in love with what I think is the most effective at home peel. After seeing many reviews in very well known magazines about this product I thought I'd give it a try. The product is Turnaround Radiance Peel Once-a-Week System by Clinique. I immediately ran to Sephora to buy it and am so happy with the results. In fact many of our Bridal Consultants have been turned on to it as well after seeing my perfectly glowing skin.

It comes in an 8 week supply that is around $50.00. Totally worth it if you want to walk down the isle to see everyone gasp at your perfectly clear and glowing skin! So Rush to Sephora today or conveiantly order it online. And be sure to sign up for their Beauty Rewards Club to receive special discounts and samples!

Bartolotta-Grain Exchange

2009-06-12T14:29:00.000-07:00

There aren't many things that I would like to change about my wedding day. But I do have to say that if I were to do it all over again, I would have LOVED to have my wedding at the Grain Exchange which is the newest renovated business by the Bartolotta family.

We had the honor of being asked to participate in their first annual Bridal Show. I was blown away by the beauty of this building! It would be a dream to get married there. Talk about celebrity status!

When you first walk in on the ground floor there is a section were you could have hors d' oeuvres and drinks. Which I love because it gives guests something to do while the bridal couple is taking photos. It would be lovely to have a small band playing to entertain the guests. The main ballroom where the reception would be is amazingly beautiful. And they have a loft where your guests can go to talk and it's so chic! They have event coordinators that are patient and wonderful to work with. And if you are looking for your decorations to be pieces of art and to wow your guests you have to see what they can create!

On top of everything else they are so easy to work with. If you are looking for a wonderful place to have your wedding and amazing food (if you haven't eaten at one of the Bartolotta restaurants you have to!) check out The Grain Exchange.

The Grain Exchange is located in Milwaukee at:
225E. Michigan St
Milwaukee, WI 53202
Phone#414-727-6980
http://www.bartolottacatering.com/ge_weddings.htm

Sweettrio (the perfect treat for your wedding)

2009-06-06T09:00:00.000-07:00

I fell in love with this company when I met the owners at a wedding show! They have a desert shop in Grafton and make wonderful treats for special occasions and weddings. Whether you're having a dessert table or want an amazing treat set at each place setting you have to check out Sweettrio in Grafton!

I tried one of their Carmel apples and it was amazing. It was layered in Carmel, then a layer of white chocolate, and then a 3rd layer of chocolate. It lasted 3 days! I can just envision each place setting having a different type of Carmel apple or picking 3 flavors and having different themed tables. How fun and different!

Or pick from some of their amazing dipped nuts for the favors or dessert table. I love the idea of having a fun and laid back treat for everyone. And why not sugar up your guests so they dance a bit longer on the dance floor! You can also visit Sweettrio for dessert or gelato after a night out and get a good taste for what they have to offer.

Sweettrio is located in Grafton at: 1225 Washington Street, Grafton WI 53024

Website:http://sweettrio.com/

Phone#262-375-8746