FOR THE BRIDE: The Knot and Pantene Want To Transform You!
TheKnot.com and Pantene are looking for brides-to-be who are looking for expert help when it comes to their head-to-toe bridal style. We’re on the search for Knotties who have not selected their wedding gown or determined their bridal style. Four lucky winners will score a dream dress and a bride-beautiful transformation.
What do you receive?
A private consultation with The Knot fashion editor to find the perfect gown.
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A starring role in a The Knot TV segment.
AND, best of all, a complete makeover featured in the Summer 2011 issue of The Knot magazine!
In order to qualify you must:
* Live in the New York Metro area. * Have not yet selected your wedding gown. * Be available for a full-day shoot in NYC sometime between January 21 and 31, 2011.
To Enter Email: castingcall@theknot.com
* A current photo * Engagement and wedding date * City and State * Total wedding budget (approximately) * Wedding style in 10 words or less (romantic, modern, eco, vintage) * AND MOST IMPORTANT, why you deserve this dream opportunity.
Added bonus: If you already chose your dress, but are looking for the ultimate bridal look, we’re choosing two Knotties to receive an ultimate Pantene hair and makeup consultation! Send the above information to moderators@theknot.com.
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Title: Paper Crafting Trends: Tying the Knot -- Designer Solutions for the Creative Bride (Pt. 1 of 3)
Stampin' Up! demonstrators, Julie Piesciuk and Laura Barto inspire you to create as they share paper crafting tips featuring the latest trends. Today we are planning a wedding. We'll show you how to create invitations, favors, placecards, table decorations, and even a guest book. This is the first in a three part series. Visit our YouTube channel to view the other segments. All project instructions and patterns are available at www.papercraftingtrends.com
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Forgive me for not cooking anything tasty recently. I've been busy jet-setting (er...car-traveling) all over the place lately, so the best I can offer are pics of some of the delectable treats I've been eating.
This amazing chocolate teacup filled with espresso mousse came from Local Chop and Grill House in Harrisonburg. The restaurant opened in the City Exchange building, a converted seed warehouse, in 2007 and at the time, I wrote an article about the new fancy restaurant. It's since changed its name, its menu and its chef (and possibly its owners!), but all for the better.
When we went, the pastry chef was on her second day and had already schemed up an awesome array of treats for dessert. The mousse was perfect, but I found myself wondering how I could replicate the chocolate teacup. I think I know how to make the handle...but what about the cup itself? Any ideas?
Taking a "sip" of mousse. The musician behind us was hilariously earnest and kinda bad, but at least he gave us something to laugh about.
Serve the chocolate after a meal not too heavy because the mousse is quite powerful. Divide into smaller glasses or espresso cups.
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Soak the gelatine 10 minutes in lukewarm water.
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Beat the eggs with the sugar until stiff. Most easily achieved with a mixer.
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Melt the chocolate and whisk the cream until thick yoghurt.
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Pour the Grand Marnier in a saucepan heat a little. Squeeze the gelatin and dissolve well in the Grand Marnier.
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Mix the gelatin mixture first and then the chocolate into the egg mass.
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Fold the whipped cream in stages by the warm chocolate mixture before. Would this happen at 1 time, then the mixture is still warm and the cream and the egg too quickly in structure.
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Let the mousse at least 3 hours to set
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During the entire experience of planning the ceremony, I kept equating it to my small amount of experience in the theater. Scene changes, costumes, places, lines...it all seemed pretty familiar to me, and when people asked me if I was nervous, I figured the worst that could happen was someone would mess up, and audiences love that.
I attribute that experience with my sense of calm on the actual day. When my friend Chanelle got married to her longtime sweetheart, whom she met in high school, she seemed preternaturally calm. I remember I asked her how she could be so calm, and she said she was just excited. Not emotional or overwhelmed, just excited. I wanted to be like that.
In reality, I got a little weepy pretty quickly after I arrived at the venue. I peeked through the windows onto the garden and saw that my vision — my carefully planned, explained, crafted vision — was reality and I couldn't look away. My bridesmaids and I kept running into guests who were unabashedly coming up to talk to me, despite my dress and all that, so we finally had to face our chairs away from the door.
My mother came in and I noticed her chin was wobbling, a tell-tale sign of tears. She said, "I just came in to say goodbye to my baby." I was like, "Oh, don't be silly" but then I said, "I really miss Nana today" and that really got us going.
Before I knew it, it was time to line up. I think Miranda literally said, "It's show time," and I was so excited. It didn't really hit me that this was really happening until the music started.
Our parents walked in to "Dream a Little Dream of Me" by The Mamas and the Papas, and the groomsmen walked in to "Our House" by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young. That song makes me cry any day of the week, and this was no exception.
My bridesmaids walked down the "aisle" to "Here, There and Everywhere" by The Beatles.
And then it was my turn. I managed to stay composed until I heard that first magical strain of Cat Power's cover of "Sea of Love." I downloaded that song sometime in the winter of 2003 and knew at that moment it would be in my wedding. Despite my best efforts, I immediately felt my composure waver, and before I knew it, I was biting my lip to stop the tears. I decided to just smile through it.
My dad, by the way, thought the song choice was awesome. That's because he is awesome.
I think brides have a tendency to think they'll magically be a different person on their wedding day. A graceful, ballerina-like swan, perhaps. I was totally and completely, maybe embarrassingly, me. The sun blinded me as we walked down the aisle, so I scrapped my original plan of gazing into Sean's eyes and decided instead to look at my guests. I was so excited to see some of them, I mouthed, "I LOVE YOU!" in a big theatrical way.
I cried through most of the ceremony, I have to admit. Sean looked at me with such tenderness, I think I was almost in shock. I squeezed his hand as hard as I could.
But I was still aware of the outside world. At one point, birds flew into the tree and our guests audibly sighed with pleasure. Everyone told me later that it seemed almost too romantic. I heard the birds and the water from the fountain, and I remember thinking, "This must be beautiful."
I remember feeling such a big lump in my throat that I was surprised to hear my own voice echoing through the garden when I said my vows. I focused very hard on repeating them the right way, and was pleased my voice didn't waver. Sean, for once, didn't mumble.
When it came time for rings, I could barely get Sean's on his finger, so I just threw up my hands and said, "Close enough."
And then we kissed! And then we eskimo kissed; when we first started dating, I taught Sean about eskimo kisses.
And suddenly, we were husband and wife. It was an amazing feeling to face this group of people who we love and who love us, and wanted to be there to witness.
And despite our fancy outfits and special words, we were still ourselves, as we walked away. I said, "Are you excited to be married?" and Sean characteristically said, "Yeah."
I had a very hard time narrowing my ideas for the wedding, and I couldn't have written the ceremony without the help of my cousin Deena, who served as our officiant. Deena and her husband are both chaplains, and she has always been my father's favorite cousin. She married my father and stepmother a few years ago, and at that time, I thought she was the best officiant I'd ever seen: warm and friendly, but capable of conveying the depth of the day.
As a former English major, I could have picked hundreds of readings, but I was able to choose just three: a selection from "Anne of Avonlea" by L.M. Montgomery, a selection from "Still Life With Woodpecker" by Tom Robbins and "Union" by Robert Fulgham.
My dear friend Sara, a children's librarian who went through the English program with me, read the "Anne of Avonlea" selection. We both have a shared love of Anne with an E. Here it is:
"It was as if a veil that had hung before her inner consciousness had been lifted, giving to her view a revelation of unsuspected feelings and realities.
Perhaps, after all, romance did not come into one's life with pomp and blare, like a gay knight riding down; perhaps it crept to one's side like an old friend through quiet ways; perhaps it revealed itself in seeming prose, until some sudden shaft of illumination flung athwart its pages, betrayed the rhythm and the music; perhaps...perhaps...love unfolded naturally out of a beautiful friendship, as a golden-hearted rose slipping from its green sheath."
Our friend Mark, a poet himself, read a selection from "Still Life With Woodpecker." Mark has excellent taste and is much more well-read than I, so I was hesitant to share my selection with him. Imagine how delighted I was when he said it perfectly expressed how he feels, too! Here it is:
"Love is the ultimate outlaw. It just won't adhere to any rules. The most any of us can do is to sign on as its accomplice. Instead of vowing to honor and obey, maybe we should swear to aid and abet. That would mean that security is out of the question. The words 'make' and 'stay' become inappropriate. My love for you has no strings attached. I love you for free."
And this one, "Union" by Robert Fulgham, is the one that made me cry. Deena read this one for us, and I've received many compliments on choosing it. It's very relatable for any couple:
“You have known each other from the first glance of acquaintance to this point of commitment. At some point, you decided to marry. From that moment of yes, to this moment of yes, indeed, you have been making commitments in an informal way. All of those conversations that were held in a car, or over a meal, or during long walks — all those conversations that began with, “When we’re married,” and continued with “I will” and “you will” and “we will” — all those late night talks that included “someday” and “somehow” and “maybe” — and all those promises that are unspoken matters of the heart. All these common things, and more, are the real process of a wedding.
The symbolic vows that you are about to make are a way of saying to one another, “You know all those things that we’ve promised, and hoped, and dreamed — well, I meant it all, every word.”
Look at one another and remember this moment in time. Before this moment you have been many things to one another — acquaintance, friend, companion, dancing partner, even teacher, for you have learned much from one another these past few years. Shortly you shall say a few words that will take you across a threshold of life, and things between you will never be the same.
For after today, you shall say to the world — This is my husband. This is my wife.”
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I have a lot of family scattered around the country and we all use Facebook a lot to keep in touch. So when Tracy and I were engaged, most of my family found out via Facebook because we updated our statuses.
I surprised not only my guests, but also Tracy by pulling out my phone and posting on Facebook and Twitter from the altar during out wedding.
I had her phone ready in my pocket, so when she asked for it I could hand it to her. No one knew about this except the minister, and myself.
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I have a lot of family scattered around the country and we all use Facebook a lot to keep in touch. So when Tracy and I were engaged, most of my family found out via Facebook because we updated our statuses.
I surprised not only my guests, but also Tracy by pulling out my phone and posting on Facebook and Twitter from the altar during out wedding.
I had her phone ready in my pocket, so when she asked for it I could hand it to her. No one knew about this except the minister, and myself.
Here is the twitter post:
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I have a lot of family scattered around the country and we all use Facebook a lot to keep in touch. So when Tracy and I were engaged, most of my family found out via Facebook because we updated our statuses.
I surprised not only my guests, but also Tracy by pulling out my phone and posting on Facebook and Twitter from the altar during out wedding.
I had her phone ready in my pocket, so when she asked for it I could hand it to her. No one knew about this except the minister, and myself.
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http://twitter.com/TheSoftwareJedi/status/5925126890
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Wino Wednesdays is back! Except it was on Thursday this week because of stupid weather. Boooo.
This time around, it was my turn to host and as per usual, I went a little crazy with the Valentine's Day-themed decor. We were having dessert wines and desserts and boy, was it sweet.
I literally made that doily garland while watching LOST...I'm a nerd.
Above, raspberry brie bites. Recipe coming this weekend!
The menu: deli spirals (the easiest, most crowd-pleasing storebought item ever), raspberry brie bites, smoked cheddar popcorn, creme brulee bars, chocolate raspberry mousse (which I unfortunately still have) and French macarons from Trader Joe's.
I dug out my grandmother's crystal. Valentine's Day was her birthday and always reminds me of her.
We tried:
Jackson-Triggs Icewine: an incredibly smooth, honey-like dessert wine. Very sweet but very good.
Verdi Peach Sparkletini: A super fun, bubbly spumante with a hint of peach. It also comes in raspberry, which I'm dying to try.
Harris Ruby Porto: This was my first port and I actually really loved it! I said drinking port made me feel like one of those old dudes who plays chess in a library filled with leather chesterfield sofas.
BLURRY PICTURE ALERT!
Butler Cassis Noir: A very tart black currant wine, excellent served over cheesecake. Very tart and earthy.
Banyuls: I can't read the label, so I kinda suck at this. I bet it was good though. Oops.
Bitch Bubbly: I was the only one who kinda like this; it was a very bubbly, berry-flavored sparkling wine. Fun, but not rich in flavor.
More pictures and recipes to come later! Big dessert wine tip: The wine should always be sweeter than the dessert you pair with it.
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-Shoes: By Carlos by Carlos Santana. Purchased from Ross.
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-Dress: By Alyn Paige. Purchased from Marshall's.
-Shoes: By Seychelles. Purchased from Nordstrom.
-Jewelry: Necklace from Forever21.
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-Dress: By B. Darlin. Purchased from Dillard's on sale from this past winter season.
-Shoes: Charlotte Russe.
-Jewelry: Yvette from Euchante.com http://euchante.com/boutique/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1_2&products_id=14
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-Dress: By Donna Morgan. Purchased from Belk's.
-Shoes: By Seychelles. Purchased from Nordstrom.
Outfit 5
-Dress: By Sequin Hearts. Purchased from Dillard's on sale from this past winter season.
-Shoes: Charlotte Russe.
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