The Bride & Groom First and Forever Cookbook – Here is the perfect gift for the happy couple–the first and only cookbook they will ever need. Best-selling authors Sara Corpening Whiteford and Mary Corpening Barber start the bride and groom off right with essential information on the equipment they’ll need to begin cooking in their new home, as well as invaluable tips on getting the pantry stocked. Then they offer 125 recipes–those special dishes to turn to again and again. Ready to entertain the new in-laws? A weekend brunch featuring Sausage and Cheddar Cheese Strata comes together in a snap and is certain to impress.

If something a little more romantic is in order, Brie and Champagne Fondue for Two shared in front of a roaring fire is as cozy as it gets. Everyday favorites like Classic Lasagna, Grilled Chicken with Roasted Red Pepper Salsa, and the impossible-to-resist Silken Chocolate Tart will have even inexperienced cooks looking like pros in the kitchen. Whether cooking on the fly with Dinners in a Dash-a meal on the table in 30 minutes or less: perfect for the working couple!–or hosting that first-ever holiday dinner, this is the cookbook newlyweds need to chop, peel, sauté, and roast in harmony in the kitchen.

Complete with beautiful photographs and menu ideas for special occasions (including the first anniversary), the Bride & Groom First and Forever Cookbook will have the happy couple-and their family and friends–eating well from this day forward.

SummitSoft Wedding Planner Software is PERFECT for the computerized bride – and hey, who isn’t electronic these days? Computers aren’t just for nerds anymore!

The software helps in a LOT of ways:

• Helps the Bride develop a budget
• Helps with Flowers, Colors, Vendors, Attire, Music selections, Invitations, RSVP”s built in calendar and reminders when deposits are due
• Wedconnect allows the Bride and her helper connect across the country in real time and work together on any aspect of the brides big day
• Is a cross platfrom product that will work for both Windows and Macintosh users

This product will allow the Bride and Groom plan every aspect of their big day. Helps with the budgeting and has budget wizards. Helps you design your own Invititations and master guest lists.Helps you design your own table and event layout. Tracks appointments, defines task lists for every one involved.Has a built in scheduler and interactive calendar. Save registry log. Has direct links to vendors and resources.

WeddingPlanner is a powerful management software tool that helps you plan every little detail of your big day! It’s your personal assistant, providing helpful tips and traditions to make your wedding your own. Special reminders let you know when a task is coming up, deposit is due, appointment is scheduled and more. Your information can be stored for free on a secure server — allowing you to grant access to anyone helping plan the wedding, wherever they are.

We had just a TON of these disposable cameras at our wedding. They are so perfect to get the greatest photos.

The idea? You purchase enough so that you have enough – - then when you (or whoever) is setting up the dinner tables – leave a few of these cameras on each of the tables. The idea is that your guests will take the cameras — use them to take pictures of your dinner and reception all night long.

Then, at the end of the evening – have a basket near the reception area exit door that says “Please leave cameras here”.

What a great way to get some really fantastic pictures of your wedding dinner and reception! Your photographer can’t be everywhere at once – - and you get to see your wedding celebrations through the eyes of your guests!

They are not too expensive to develop – and you can have them developed onto CD’s so you have digital pictures you can email to friends or post on your website.

System Requirements

Platform: Windows NT / Me / 98 / 2000

Media: CD-ROM

Item Quantity: 1

Product Features
Advanced features include:
spell check
one-pass envelope printing
floating images
text boxes with full justification and more.

Use with any printer-compatible stationery, including folded cards, envelopes and place cards.
Easily layout your stationery, add graphics, borders, photos and text, includes 13 original fonts.
Keep track of RSVP count, guest list, gifts, even thank-you notes.
Store all your contact names and addresses in the built-in address book.

Bridal Bargains is the best-selling book on weddings in the United States, showing thousands of brides, grooms, and beleaguered families how to have an affordable wedding. In this newly expanded edition, readers will find current, comprehensive information on keeping this important event reasonably priced and fun. Using a simple, informative list format, the book includes such topics as how to save on bridal gowns and wedding pictures; three costly myths about wedding catering plus seven delicious trends in affordable wedding cakes; twelve creative ways to save money on flowers; how to negotiate the best deal on a ceremony and reception site; who offers the best buys on elegant invitations; plus many money-saving tips on wedding videos, entertainment, and party favors. Detachable checklists with questions for prospective vendors help keep things organized. This new edition includes 101 new tips to personalize a wedding, how to get married abroad, reviews of new bride couture, and more.

Our wedding is a little over a month gone past – and I have many stories and pictures to share. It was perfect and just beautiful. All of the services we contracted from the caterer to the florist – - photographer and decorator were just perfect.

Regarding the catering – the food was fabulous! The staff was just super and everything perfect. The only advice I have for anyone involved in catering weddings? Assign just ONE member of your staff to cater the bride and groom and make sure they get to enjoy all that fabulous food they’ve paid good money for!

We had an outdoor garden wedding. After the ceremony and champagne toast – the catering staff walked around the garden with plates of hors d’evours to serve to our guests. We spent hours prior to the wedding choosing which ones we wanted – and we settled on 8 different types. It was a lot of food – but we really wanted to be able to offer our guests a good selection!

After the ceremony – the bride and groom (us!) were whisked away in several different directions. Mainly, the photographer wanted us for our portrait sessions – - the florist wanted her final payment, the owner of the catering company wanted to make sure the dinner seat assignments were just so. Plus, the bride and groom want to steal away a few isolated moments to celebrate together just a bit, right?

Caterers – assign someone to serve the bride and groom! Assign that person to put together a nice plate of hors d’evours – - a simple selection.. then have that person seek out the bride and groom, wherever they are – - whatever they are doing and feed them!

The only negative we had after our wedding was that we didn’t have a chance to taste, enjoy and eat the wonderful food we spent so much time (and money!) choosing for our special day!

That’s my wedding catering advice for the day – - assign one person on staff to make sure the bride and groom get to enjoy a bit of their wedding day investment!

Cheers!