My friend Angela has an amazing new blog, Something Green. Learn all about the tricks and products to help make your event more green from holiday stockings to renewal candles. Don’t miss the Green Glossary and Green Directory. She has been involved in the event and writing businesses for years. She’s the expert you’ve been [...]
Archive for the ‘New Jersey’ Category
Something Green: A Green Guide for the Modern Hostess
Posted in Finds, Flowers, Gifts, Holiday, New Jersey, New York, tagged angela graziano, going green, green directory, green glossary, Green weddings, hostess on December 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Vail-Deane School
Posted in New Jersey, tagged facebook, mountainside nj, reunions, vail-deane, westfield nj on December 8, 2009 | 2 Comments »
I went a school that no longer exists. For someone who is mildly obsessed with reunions and Facebook, it is disconcerting to be so disconnected from a place where I spent eight years of my childhood. Recently, I stumbled upon a Facebook group for people who studied at Vail-Deane in either Elizabeth or Mountainside, NJ. I [...]
Donate to The Young New Yorkers Chorus
Posted in Art, Music, New Jersey, New York, tagged chorus, chorus auditions, christmas music, donations, melvin coston, Music, nonprofit, nyc chorus, singing, support the arts, the young new yorkers chorus, wedding music on November 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
One of my dearest friends, Melvin Coston, sings in The Young New Yorkers Chorus. While I’ve sadly never been able to enjoy a concert, he has told me about how much he enjoys the chorus for years. A non-profit organization, they are seeking donations. YNYC was started in 2001 as a way for interested volunteer [...]
Fading Light
Posted in Art, New Jersey, Photographer on November 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
We could easily slip into the winter blues – early – with darker days. Not my mother! Melabee Miller blogs this month about finding beauty in the changing light. Enjoy! Don’t forget to click on her blogroll on the right side of the page to see her photocubes.
Lyn Lynch, NY/NJ Makeup Artist, Doesn’t Conceal Anything About Preparing for the Big Day
Posted in Makeup, New Jersey, tagged bridal hair, bridal makeup, bridesmaid makeup, bridesmaids, Chloe Miller, chloe yelena miller, Lyn Lynch, Lynlynch.com, makeup artist, New York City wedding makeup, NY NJ weddings, personalized wedding poems, wedding ceremony makeup, wedding makeup on February 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I recently met Lyn Lynch at my fiancé’s friends’ wedding. A perfect complexion, great lipstick and hip glasses, I asked her what she does for a living. We chatted about her experience as a makeup artists and she agreed to share some of her tips here. As someone who rarely even buys tinted lip glass, [...]
Cake Tasting in Hoboken, NJ at Carlo’s Bakery
Posted in New Jersey, Starting to plan your wedding, Wedding Cake on December 8, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I have a salty-tooth and can pass on most dessert. I’m rarely swayed to eat a piece of wedding cake when I could have had a few extra pieces of cheese or fried calamari. My fiancé and I aren’t interested in a standard wedding cake whose decorations resemble a Barbie’s wedding dress. However, I’ve [...]
