j'adore - photo friday {christmastime in the city}

The haute holiday windows along Fifth Avenue are bedazzled and bejeweled one again. The fabled creations make Christmastime in the city so magical, it's hard to pick a favorite. And though Bergdorf Goodman and Linda Horn tend to be our perennial picks, we found Tiffany's 2009 windows to be perfect inspiration for winter brides.
This season's tiny vitrines showcase the charmed life of a fairy-tale princess, in meticulously cut paper no less. Though we're fresh off a viewing of Slash at the MAD, and obvious admirers of all things pretty-paper, we think these darling vignettes would be a perfect palette for any winter fete. We can't help but imagine a lush Oscar de la Renta ballgown sweeping through the scene.
If you cannot make it to midtown {or you are just afraid of the teeming crowds}, you can peruse all of this season's windows on 1st Dibs. Their annual photoshoot is simply divine.

Photos Laurence Forcione for 1st Dibs

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Title: Ray J Photoshoot - J'Adore Magazine behind the scenes

www.jadoremag.com. Behind the scenes with Ray J Dec 14, 2009. J'Adore photo shoot by Smashbox celebrity photography Steven Khan. Grooming: Alex LaMarsh, Stylist: Lyndzi Trang, Stylist Assistant: Remy Hou. Film and edited by Mike Hermosa. Song by Ray J"I Don't Wanna be Right".

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What We Love | Madame Mathilde Jewelry + Clutches

... and a fabulous bridal fashion find - Madame Mathilde.
New York designer Jennifer Kelling graduated from Parsons School of Design in 2007 with a penchant for design and a passion for vintage costume jewelry. She combined both loves in Spring 2009, with her first all-custom accessory collection, showcasing the rejuvenation of some of her favorite antique store, fair and flea market finds. The results couldn't be better.
Each piece of Madame Mathilde jewelry is hand-made in New York City using a combination of unique materials, including vintage rhinestone brooches, antique chandelier crystals, mixed chains and vintage scarves. Madame Mathilde also offers clutches that are hand made from genuine snakeskin and adorned with a vintage brooch for extra flare...
The pieces are perfect bridal heirlooms as well as posh bridesmaid gifts. The collection ranges from $195 - $450, and can be purchased on the Madame Mathilde Web site.

All images courtesy Madame Mathilde.

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Get Married Magazine's Premier Launch Party

The ever-fabulous Get Married is hosting a launch party for their inaugural magazine issue at Taj Lounge this Sunday night, and we couldn't be more excited to attend.This guest-list only event will feature stylish ideas, marvelous inspiration, staff experts a-plenty and chic swag bags for the first 500 attendees.

A sneak peek inside the inaugural issue, photographed by Elizabeth Messina

To learn more and to RSVP, click here, and do hurry! They close their invitation list by noon Friday- you certainly do not want to miss out. Photos courtesy Get Married.

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Save the Dates

“Save the dates,” or STDs, are becoming increasingly popular for all weddings, but they can be particularly useful for destination weddings since guests may need extra time to make travel plans and take time off work. They are typically very brief, listing the couple’s names, wedding date and sometimes the location, simply informing guests to “save the date.” For traditional weddings, STDs are often sent out about four months ahead of the wedding. For destination weddings, timing can be as early as six to eight months in advance. We sent ours out about nine months in advance—September for our June wedding.

STDs can take a variety of forms and are often much less formal than a traditional invite. They are usually creative and designed to catch a guest’s attention. Options used frequently include: a photo booth-esque strip featuring multiple photos of the couple, a postcard or tourist guide from the destination, a card showing a week’s forecast of sunny skies, a passport holder, a luggage tag, or just about anything tropical one could imagine. Because we wanted something fun that would set the tone for our largely informal wedding, we decided to go with a magnet that showed a beach scene and all the applicable details for our wedding (same as the picture; although this is not ours). With the magnet, we included a card that listed the URL of our wedding website where guests could read more about the Bahamas and our hotel and get all the information they would need to travel to the wedding. The STDs helped build a lot of excitement in advance of the wedding, and it was a great way to let people know about the website too. Nearly a year after our wedding, people mention that they still have the magnet on their fridge.

Our vendor, Magnet Queen, came highly recommended from a number of other brides on The Knot. The magnets were high quality, and the company representatives were very kind and responsive, even going out of their way to let us know that they had miscalculated a discount, so we would be charged less than we thought. We had the opportunity to view a proof before the magnets were printed, and we were very satisfied with the service we received. Another very popular vendor among Knot brides is VistaPrint. Though we didn’t use them, we heard positive feedback about the quality of their products as well.

Copyright 2007-2009 Ulimate Destination Weddings.Original source is http://ultimatedestinationweddings.blogspot.com

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Title: Jeff & Erin's EPIC Wedding Trailer: Save the Date

We created this EPIC wedding trailer as our Save-the-Date. It's a parody of action movie trailers, with every cliche we could think of. Sorry for the terrible acting. For the full effect, turn up the sound... way up! Enjoy!

P.S. We thought most of the music clips would be instantly recognizeable, but a lot of people have been asking about them, so here they are in order of appearance:

0:04 - Twentieth Century-Fox Fanfare
by Alfred Newman

0:24 - Battle Without Honor or Humanity
by Tomoyasu Hotei

0:58 - About Love
by David Joseph Wesley

1:15 - You Sexy Thing
by Hot Chocolate

1:28 - Theme from "Mission: Impossible"
by Adam Clayton & Larry Mullen

1:35 - Lucky
by Jason Mraz (feat. Colbie Caillat)

1:55 - The Raider's March (from "Indiana Jones")
by John Williams

2:20 - Requiem for a Tower ("Lux Aeterna" remake)
by Clint Mansell
re-arranged by Simone Benyacar, Dane Nielsen, and Veigar Margeirsson

3:37 - Main Title Theme from "The Matrix"
by Don Davis

3:56 - Theme from "Terminator"
by Brad Fiedel

Title: Flirty Date Makeup- Ask Me Makeup with Amy B

All the guys I know, and the guys I've dated have always remarked that they would like to see the girl their dating with little or no makeup. Keeping this idea in mind, I came up with a look that appeases both the girls and the guys. We still get to wear makeup and look sassy, but keep it in natural tones for the boys.

This video is about how to be glamorous yet keep your makup low-key and simple on those first few dates. It's all about shimmery eyes, glossy rosebud lips and flirty eyes.

My next video will be on how to apply false eyelashes, and how to get that Old Hollywood Glam look.

Makeup used in this video:
* Mac Studiofix foundation #35
* Mac press powder
* Napoleon concealer
* Mac "Foolish Me" Sheertone Shimmer Blush
* Napoleon lip pencil in "Sand"
* Maybelline Wet Shine Diamonds Liquid in "Marquise Peach no 10)
* Napoleon off white eye shadow for eye base
* Napoleon warm brown eyeshadow
* Napoleon eye shimmer dust #37
* Shiseido eye liner
* Lancome Definicils mascara
* Rimmel crayon khol pencil
* Soft, round, short haired brush
* Firmer, round, short haired brush

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Travel Vaccinations

A small dose of destination wedding reality. Some of the places where people have destination weddings are in remote places in the developing world. It is often necessary (and a good idea) to make sure your vaccinations are up to date. The more remote your wedding and honeymoon locations, the more critical this becomes.

There’s good reason to do so, more than half of Americans traveling abroad will become sick. Of these, about 8% will need to see a doctor. The good news is that the most common illnesses are for diarrhea or skin conditions (rash, sunburn, etc.). Most major diseases can be prevented through vaccination.

All travelers (in fact all people), should be up to date on their normal immunizations, which include: diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus, polio, MMR (measles, mumps and rubella), pneumococcus, H.influenza type B, and the annual flu vaccine. Different countries might require additional vaccines: Hepatitis A, hepatitis B, meningococcal disease, typhoid fever and possibly rabies. Of this latter group, hepatitis A is the most important since it can be transmitted by impure food or water.

This shouldn’t scare or alarm you. Most resorts, even in the developing world, are very safe and should not concern you. However, it’s your wedding and honeymoon – do you want to take the risk? The vaccinations are good for many years (some for life), so the temporary discomfort and inconvenience is worth the risk to make sure you are protected.

Copyright 2007-2009 Ulimate Destination Weddings.Original source is http://ultimatedestinationweddings.blogspot.com

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Doctor's Express, Urgent Care Paramus, NJ now is the time for you to be leveraging Social Media & Video Marketing to be getting free leads and traffic to chase you in your urgent care medical centre. Your customers are looking for the Best Urgent Care for their medical needs.It is essential that you are positioned well in the Eye of the Storm so that you can become the HUNTED instead of the HUNTER.
Doctor's Express, walk in medical clinic Paramus, NJ could possibly be left behind because they are leveraging the old school methods of advertising such as Yellow Pages, Local Neighborhood Newspapers, Newspaper and Magazine Ads.
Doctor's Express aims to serve the community by providing high quality medical care in a quick and convenient manner. It is essential that Doctor's Express, Paramus can conduct walk in medical care such as treating illness or injury in an acute, non-emergency condition, provide travel vaccinations, immunization Paramus. As a walk in urgent care centre we aim to provide the highest quality service in a warm friendly environment. Doctor's Express in Paramus, NJ you need to be positioning yourself with the latest trends in technology on sites like YouTube, Myspace, Facebook, Twitter & Google.
Doctor's Express, Urgent Care Paramus, NJ could be seen as a highly competitive market or a sea of opportunity so if you have an urgent care doctor's centre in Paramus you need to make sure your potential patients are fully aware of it. Doctor's Express Paramus, NJ Urgent Care don't delay and take massive action today as your competition will be looking to dominate this market.
Make sure they find you. To get more information contact Nancy Lucchesi
email: socialmediamarket@yahoo.com
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Customized Wedding Websites

One of the most challenging aspects of a destination wedding is keeping your guests informed of the planning of your wedding. To keep everyone up to date, we recommend developing a small wedding website.

Thankfully, there are number of vendors that provide easy-to-use website systems for reasonable prices (less than $75 for a year). If you can write an e-mail, you can do a website with these companies. Some good vendors are:

• Wedquarters (we used them; they can also burn it onto CD later for a keepsake)
• Celebrate Our Lives Wedding Websites (www.celebrateourlives.com)
• Wedding Witness (www.weddingwitness.com)
  

On your wedding website, you can tell your guests important details of your wedding including:

• Travel information
• Hotel booking
• Photos of venue
• Ideas of other activities in the area (golf, scuba diving, sightseeing, etc.)
• Engagement photos
• Links to registries
  

Now, many people use blogs for this purpose. However, your guests don’t care about all the details and don’t want to sort through the blog chronologically. These websites make it much easier to present the information topically.

Do your guests a favor and make a website!

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Title: Until You Found Me (Raki Vega's wedding song)

For customized wedding songs, visit: http://jgmasterworks.multiply.com/music/item/37/Customized_Wedding_Songs

or visit the main page at: http://jgmasterworks.multiply.com/

Music and lyrics by Jude Gitamondoc
Arranged by Ralph Joey Cabusas
Piano performance by Jude Gitamondoc
Recorded and mixed by Homer Cang at Hagiazo Audio
Video programmed by Anthony Ybañez


UNTIL YOU FOUND ME
(music and lyrics by Jude Gitamondoc, July 14, 2008)

I never knew myself
Until you came to know me
I never saw much beauty in my world
I never knew what true love meant
Until you came and held my hand
I never thought such music can be heard
From inside me...

Until you found me
Until your eyes were set on mine
I never thought I'd ever find love
Until you found me
And showed me the beauty in my life
I'd never imagine how I'd ever find myself
Till now, now that you found me

(Instrumental)

I never knew what true love meant
Until you came and held my hand
I never thought such music can be heard
From inside me
From inside me...

Until you found me
Until your eyes were set on mine
I never thought I'd ever find love
Until you found me
And showed me the beauty in my life
I'd never imagine how I'd ever find myself
Till now, now that you found me

I'd never imagine how I'd ever find myself
Till now, now that you found me

Copyright, MasterWorks 2008

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Review: Our Lucaya in The Bahamas

In previous postings (see Our Destination Wedding), we discussed the specifics our destination wedding experience, but never really reviewed the venue – the Westin/Sheraton Our Lucaya resort on Grand Bahama Island.

Our destination wedding decision was driven by several factors. We knew we wanted a tropical island. We knew we wanted a place that had fantastic scuba diving. And we knew it needed to be economical for our guests. It took us months of going through various venues in The Bahamas, Mexico, Cayman Islands and Aruba. After much discussion, we settled on Our Lucaya Resort in The Bahamas. (See Making Our Ultimate Destination Wedding Decision)

Early on, we contacted the Our Lucaya Resort directly and found out they had wedding planners onsite called Seashells Weddings Our Lucaya [Note: The company appears to no longer be in business or affiliated with Our Lucaya Resort…which means our information is very dated. So take our comments as a historical perspective.] Unfortunately, we found the folks at Our Lucaya/Seashells to be terribly unresponsive. By coincidence, we found that there was an independent wedding planner through someone on The Knot message boards. We reached out to Janet at And The Two Become One, an independent wedding planner on Grand Bahama Island. Good thing we did, she was fantastic. Because of this experience, we’re big fans of hiring local wedding planners to help you in the process (see Covering The Basics – Hiring a Local Wedding Planner).

Despite this rather rocky beginning, we absolutely LOVED the Our Lucaya resort. We stayed on the Westin side because it was a little nicer. A few guests stayed at the Westin, but most of our guests stayed at the Sheraton. No matter where you stay, you’ll have the run of the property…and the quaint little Lucaya village across the street (which is more like a golf cart crossing that an “street”). There are about 5 or 6 restaurants on-property (which can be expensive) and quite a few across the street, which are more reasonable.

Recently, we found a video on YouTube from the Our Lucaya Resort. Believe it or not, we actually think this video does a pretty bad job selling the property. The resort is extremely beautiful and has many, many wonderful wedding sites, including the gazebos, the Great Lawn and the beach. The inside locations are nice, but if you’re in The Bahamas, don’t you want to get married outside?

Again, while we found the Sheshells wedding contractors at Our Lucaya to be unresponsive, it seems like things have changed at the resort.

Here’s a little more on the Our Lucaya Resort on Grand Bahama Island where we got married:

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Panorama view from our balcony

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Real Wedding: Kelly + Jeremy

Oh my goodness, can you say love? Everything about Kelly and Jeremy's wedding just oozes old Hollywood glamour and fifties-style panache. {And can we talk about the tres-007 pool table shot? Amazing}. We were smitten the second photographer Jessica Johnston shared them with us, and couldn't wait to reveal all the beautiful, creative details. Enjoy!Venue: Meadowbrook Hall
Dress: Kenneth Pool
Floral: Emerald City
Lighting: The Lighting Guy

From the bride: Jeremy and I met at Michigan State University in 2001. I always joked with my friends that I wanted to meet someone that was at least 6’3 {I am 5’10 and at least 6 feet in heels} with dark hair and eyes who was intelligent, charismatic and funny. The minute we met, my knees literally went weak because he had all of those qualities and more.

I wanted a wedding with a swanky vibe. Our wedding was classically elegant, but with a twist of some serious fun... I consider myself an old soul and have always loved Frank Sinatra/Rat Pack, so we walked into "The Best is Yet to Come" and our song was "Just the Way You Look Tonight". Lighting was extremely important to me because the cool blues and purples reminded me of an old night club. Our signature drinks were a play on something old, something new, something borrowed and something blue.

Something Old- Dirty Martini
Something New- Pomegranate Cosmopolitan
Something Borrowed- Screw Driver
Something Blue- Blue Moon Martini

For my dress, I wanted luxurious fabric and a little bit of bling- I think I found that with Kenneth Pool's Degas. I also loved the brooch and bow detail on our Alvina Valenta bridesmaid dresses. The men wore classic tuxedos.

It was truly an unforgettable night and I really appreciate Jessica capturing every moment. They were beyond phenomenal!!!

About the photographer: Michigan-based photographers Nathan and Jessica Johnston create fashion-inspired, photojournalistic images for the stylish bride. Their background in graphic design coupled with a love of film continually influence the moments they capture. Describing their style as "cinematic weddings and lifestyle photography for the modern minded," Jessica and Nathan strive to create timeless images. Their work has been featured in The Knot Weddings, Photo District News, Brides, and Metro Detroit Bride.

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Title: Molly Picon in The Wedding Scene from Yidl Mitn Fidl 1936 Yiddish film

from the 1936 Yiddish film YIDL MITN FIDL.
This was filmed once again in Kazimierz, Poland, using local inhabitants as extras. It took over thirty consecutive hours to film, and the food had to be kosher of course as the locals used were all Orthodox Jews. As the filming went on, they ate, and for the successive shots of the table the food had to be replenished. The poverty stricken guests just couldn't understand what was happening, as they thought they had been invited to a real wedding. When one woman asked why so much food they explained that it wasn't a real wedding - only a film. It is possible she had never seen a film, for she said: "Why didn't you tell me that before? With so much food, I could have brought my daughter to get married for real. She has a chassen (bridegroom) but we have no money for a dowry to make a proper wedding." Molly suspected her husband (Jacob Kalich) may have given the woman the money, as later she smiled at Picon and said "Are you lucky to have such a rich husband."
It's a sobering thought to think what would have happened to these people only a few short years later.

Title: Lane and Zack's Real Wedding

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