http://manolobrides.com Manolo Loves the Brides! Sat, 04 Jul 2009 12:30:43 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Have a slice of a Very Special Wedding Cake on us! Oh, and feel free to treat this as a Twistie's Saturday Caption Madness. I'll declare a winner next saturday in addition to my usual article for the day. Why? Because I can wait to see what you come up ... http://manolobrides.com/2009/07/04/happy-fourth-of-july-from-twistie-and-ntb/ Is it just me, or do the winning entries in the Cheap Chic Toilet Paper Wedding Dress contest get more elaborate and more amazing every year? Used to be that the wedding dresses looked like toilet paper. Now they just look more and more like wedding dresses! This year's winner ... http://manolobrides.com/2009/07/03/toilet-paper-has-never-looked-this-good/ Love, hate, love, hate... just kidding! This week's LOVE/HATE should really be entitled LOVE/LOVE because, really, is this not just a wickedly stunning wedding photograph? Taken by Mark Kostel of Kostel Photo in Toronto, this picture of a bride deep in thought just floors me. I mean really, you lucky ... http://manolobrides.com/2009/07/02/lovehate-the-were-not-worthy-edition/ You have to love a groom who can banish General Zod from the reception! I think you also have to love a bride and groom who have a sense of humor. As much as I love a good solemn wedding ceremony, I believe wholeheartedly that there is plenty of room for ... http://manolobrides.com/2009/07/01/a-truly-super-groom/ Oh, fancy finger foods, how I love thee... how I arrive at each wedding reception I attend hoping that you shall make an appearance. How I sigh when I see the same old miniature quiches and scallops wrapped in bacon, which I cannot even eat for I am a vegetarian. ... http://manolobrides.com/2009/06/30/wedding-food-for-thought/ Choosing not to listen to lyrics when choosing wedding reception music is a dangerous game in this humble blogger's opinion. And it seems a lot of folks agree with me. All Things Considered recently asked its listeners and commenters to send in stories about the worst choices for wedding songs ... http://manolobrides.com/2009/06/29/music-to-my-ears-hardly/ It's a hot morning already, and that puts me in mind of how to beat the heat at weddings. What? Didn't you realize I'm pretty much always thinking about weddings? The fact that it's my job is just a happy coincidence. Anyway, if your wedding is going to take place in ... http://manolobrides.com/2009/06/28/too-darn-hot/ Once you're officially engaged, it can be a bit daunting to know what to do next. Suddenly a lot of people want to know a lot of details. If you haven't decided on them before announcing the engagement, well, you might feel a bit at sea. Friends and relatives - ... http://manolobrides.com/2009/06/27/what-to-do-when-you-dont-know-where-to-start/ No, not that kind of back, though plenty of brides (including me) are blessed in that department. I'm talking about subtle details that draw attention to the flipside of wedding dresses, like these appearing on gowns in the J. Crew Weddings Fall 2009 catalog. Yes, the pseudosash goes all the way ... http://manolobrides.com/2009/06/26/brides-have-got-back/ The lovely Chris Oh, who gifted me with my very own copy of Katamari Damacy back in the day, sent me a link to an entirely too-well-done Katamari wedding cake. Not a topper, not a tier, but an entirely round katamari (a magical ball that allows anything smaller than it ... http://manolobrides.com/2009/06/25/wedding-cake-in-the-round/