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Throw A Freezer Shower!

Do you have an upcoming wedding shower or baby shower to plan? Why not turn it into a freezer shower? It is a great frugal way to have a lot of fun, save money and give your party person practical presents that will be very much appreciated. What is a freezer shower? Well, instead of the traditional way of offering gifts, each person invited to the shower brings home made meals that they have prepared and frozen. This way the new couple or new family will have weeks worth of delicious meals already prepared. I love this idea because it … Continue reading →

Event Planning: 80s Flashback Bachelor/Bachelorette Party

Let’s have some fun today! Are you planning a wedding sometime soon or are you part of the wedding party of an upcoming wedding? If so, traditionally, it’s up the best man and the maid of honor to throw the bachelor and bachelorette party respectively. With that in mind, have you thought about throwing an 80’s theme party? For many of us in our 30s, the 80s were our formative years. This is the decade that produced musical hits such as: Eye of the Tiger by Survivor Ghostbusters by Ray Parker Jr Glory of Love by Peter Cetera Shout by … Continue reading →

Second Marriage Showers

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When it comes to wedding planning, we would be remiss if we didn’t discuss the fact that more than 50% of weddings that take place annually usually involve at least one person who was married before. That was certainly true when my husband and I got married. He’d been married previously, although I hadn’t. He doesn’t consider our marriage a ‘second’ marriage – because that would indicate that he plans a third. His words, not mine. However you view your upcoming nuptials, a second marriage for a bride who has been married before provides those who are throwing the wedding … Continue reading →

Bachelorette Party Ideas

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When it comes to getting ready to get married, the bride is usually in the thick of things. Now, make no mistake a Bachelorette Party and a Wedding Shower is not the same thing. The idea of the bachelorette party came around in direct response to the rowdiness often found at a groom’s bachelor party. Still, while I’m sure there is some appeal to the idea of rowdy women drinking, carousing and indulging prurient fantasies, these ideas suggest something just a little bit different. The Meal Is the Thing One of the great parts about getting married is the co-mingling … Continue reading →