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Archive for January, 2008

Jan
30

Dramatic video showcases NEW Gucci jewelry collection

Posted by Brenda Lopez, CEO & Founder - AffluentBride.com

Video displaying the new jewelry collections from the design house of Gucci.

Does anyone recognize the actress in this video?
It happens to be Drew Barrymore.

Quite a different role for her here but it is stunning, as well as the jewelry I might add.

Jan
25

The Wedding Gown Hall of Shame

Posted by Brenda Lopez, CEO & Founder - AffluentBride.com

Oh my goodness, I have to share this with every bride out there. I almost cringed to see what some bridal designers considered to be IN FASHION at one time or another. Obviously it will make any bride-to-be chuckle, at the sheer nonsense of these Wedding Gown Hall of Shame winners!

These are by far, probably the worst expressions of couture fashion, I’ve personally NOT had the pleasure of seeing, thank goodness….in a long LONG time. Well if nothing else, you’ll get a good laugh out of it!

Be prepared to be shocked!

I present to you the Wedding Gown Hall of Shame

ENJOY…..maybe?? LOL

Jan
23

Say I Do in Paradise at the Luxurious Half Moon Resort

Posted by Brenda Lopez, CEO & Founder - AffluentBride.com

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Rose Hall, Jamaica – It’s not surprising that so many couples now choose to wed in exotic locales amid friends and family—destination weddings create a sense of intrigue, provide a change of scenery, and can eliminate some of the stresses of traditional weddings. Half Moon’s Signature Wedding Packages, designed for smaller wedding parties, do just that; each provides the ultimate romantic alternative to the complications that can ensue during wedding planning. As part of these packages, the resort’s certified wedding specialists ensure that all of the practical aspects of the wedding ceremony are provided, including marriage official, witnesses, floral arrangements for bride and groom, beautiful one tier wedding cake, and celebratory bottle of chilled champagne. In addition, professional video and photography services help each couple capture memories of the happy occasion forever.

Couples aiming for the beautiful simplicity of an island wedding will appreciate Half Moon’s One Love package, which also includes a goody-filled Half Moon Keepsake Gift Bag and an hour of professional video and photography, including 24 four by six shots. Brides and grooms can enjoy this worry-free wedding for $1,750.

For brides who want to feel both relaxed and pampered, Half Moon’s Laughter package leaves the details of the ceremony to one of the resort’s wedding specialists while the bride enjoys a professional make-up application at the Beauty Salon for the Bride. As an added elegant touch, both guests and bride and groom will be treated to a ½ hour of elegant musical accompaniment during the ceremony. And of course, an hour of professional video and photography will document the festivities, with 36 five by seven photographs included in these services. Couples can choose this luxurious signature package for $2,050.

Half Moon’s most inclusive, lavish signature wedding package, Always and Forever, provides the utmost in luxury for bride and groom. Before the ceremony, brides will be beautified with a professional make-up application at the Beauty Salon for the Bride. Elegant music performed by an accompanist will play for a full hour during the nuptials, and two pedestals for floral arrangements will adorn the altar. The bride and groom are sure to remain relaxed and blissful as they’re served a romantic breakfast in bed and pampered with Half Moon’s “Heaven for Two” spa treatment on the day following the ceremony, all for $4,000.

Should couples wish to stay and honeymoon in Caribbean paradise, the resort’s wedding professionals have created a Romantic Rendezvous package ranging in price from $530 for a Superior Room to $1,930 for a sumptuous Spa Suite. Honeymooners will revel in newly-wedded bliss as they enjoy a private dinner for two, managers’ cocktail party, daily breakfast, lunch and dinner, drinks at the hotel bar, an indulgent couples spa treatment, private car service to and from the airport, a generous welcome gift, and a celebratory bottle of champagne.

Half Moon is nestled on 400 beautifully-manicured acres and features a two mile, white sand beach, the newly opened Fern Tree Spa sanctuary for the mind and body, the recently renovated Robert Trent Jones Sr.-designed 18-hole golf course, renowned Golf Academy, luxury accommodations including suites, cottages and villas, 13 lit tennis courts, equestrian center, fitness center, spa, superb cuisine, 51 swimming pools, recently constructed Anancy Children’s Village, water sports, Dolphin Lagoon, shopping center, including 24-hour medical center and more.

To book your own blissful honeymoon package call 1-800-626-0592 or vist www.halfmoon.com

Find even MORE destination honeymoon spa packages worldwide HERE

Jan
23

The Renoir of Sugar Art Design in Custom Wedding Cakes

Posted by Brenda Lopez, CEO & Founder - AffluentBride.com

Wildflowers

We are simply delighted to welcome reowned pastry chef and sugar artist, Lori Ann Blethen of WILDFLOWERS, as one of our top, recommended resources in Affluent Bride’s Luxury Wedding Showcase for the most discrimminating bride.

…..and it’s no wonder. You will simply find Lori to be a delight to collaborate with, on your Wedding Day. Her years of expertise as a pastry chef is unparrallel. I was truly amazed by the outstanding representation of custom wedding cakes she has created, and her extraordinary detail and talent as a sugar artist is literally, second to none.

Wildflowers wedding cakes are edible custom works of art masterfully decorated with exquisite hand painted sugar flowers, berries, leaves and ribbons creating something so exquisite and charming they will take your breath away..

Lori’s cakes have additionally been featured in InStyle Weddings, The Knot, American Bride, Bride’s Magazine, New Jersey Life, New Jersey Countryside, Celebrity Living Magazine, Departures, and American Cake and Baking. She has also been a featured guest on the Discovery Channel, Food Network, The Today Show, movies and more.

Wildflowers services weddings in a rather large area including New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, the Washington DC metro area, Virginia and Maryland. Each cake is transported with loving care and is accompanied by the Chef.

To contact Lori about the possibility of creating a cake for your own elegant wedding, or to view even more of her delecatable exquisite, custom wedding cake designs, visit her Affluent Bride ‘Luxury Wedding Showcase’ listing HERE

We must say that every cake WILDFLOWERS creates, is truly a masterpiece in the making.

Jan
21

Stunning Red Wedding Accessories for a Valentines Day Bride

Posted by Brenda Lopez, CEO & Founder - AffluentBride.com

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With Valentine’s Day next upon us, nothing seems more fitting for a February bride than this….

Simply stunning! There are no other words to describe it. We absolutely adore this beautiful wedding accessory ensemble from the Beverly Clark Collection.

Beverly Clark’s SERENADE Collection luxuriously evokes the true meaning of romance on your Wedding Day with its exquisite details of crimson Italian silk finished with a classic velvet bow.

For a February bride, Valentine’s Day bride or even a Christmas bride, we can only imagine how this gorgeous esemble would be alongside a red wedding gown and co-ordinating red bridesmaid dresses.

And let us not forget the red roses!

You can find more details about this gorgeous collection and others like it HERE.