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Oct 29, 2009 - Henry Hager And Jenna Bush Wedding Your wedding will no doubt be the most romantic day of your lives, it's a celebration of love and commitment. But it's also the biggest party you'll probably ever throw. So pull out all the stops and make it a night to remember. We've researched the top wedding experts to find their best ideas for throwing a fun and unique reception, while maximizing the romance and tugging at the heartstrings of your guests. Whether you use one or 10 of them, we hope you will find at least a few new and creative ideas to make your reception even more fabulous.

If you're planning an outdoor event, don't forget to spray the grounds for insects about an hour before the guests arrive.

Skip the huge head table at the reception, share an intimate dinner for two, or share a small table with your parents or children.

Ask your caterer to prepare a late night snack for the bride and groom. As more often than not you are too busy with guests when dinner is served.

Want to use those disposable cameras on the reception tables. To avoid having hundreds of the same pictures by turning your guests into creative photographers with a photo hunt. Leave a list of ten great photos you would like that table to take during the reception. Photo ideas could include; build a pyramid, group table shot, funniest pose, a guest kissing the bartender or grandparents holding hands.

Don't like the disposable cameras but still want to get memories captured by your guests? Set up a docking station so guests can load their photos to your computer on the spot.

Offer your guests one or two signature cocktails that you've personalized with a cute name and your wedding colors.

Want the expensive look of calligraphy for your invitations without the cost? Calligraphic fonts that look like the real thing are readily available. Free font sources: searchfreefonts.com, highfonts.com, dafont.com

Have a graphic artist create a custom wedding logo that you can use on printed materials and other elements of your wedding to create a cohesive look. (If you’re artistic you can do this yourself. - 0 Comments

Importance of Gifts in Diwali

Oct 07, 2009 - No words can adequately do justice to your thoughts and feelings unless you wrap them in some unexceptionable gifts. Exchanging gifts on auspicious occasion is the grand gesture of wishing good luck and well being. Sending gifts become token of gratitude, an authentic symbol that coveys true feelings of the heart. - 0 Comments

What ingredients to look for in skincare products

Jul 06, 2009 - 1. Anti-inflammatory aid – New anti-aging products are packed full of ingredients that are used as anti-inflammatories. Deep set lines and wrinkles are being treated like wounds with new “healing” creams. - 6 Comments

The Feelings of Fibromyalgia - please read if you or a loved on has this chronic condition

May 07, 2009 - Bob Baurys, Founder and Chairman of the board of Fibromyalgia and Fatigue Centers really explains how someone feels when starting out with realizing you have Fibro. “It starts with a simple tingling hand or some weird sensation in your shoulders. Then it progresses; a little worse each month, feelings almost like you have a cold in different parts of your body. - 5 Comments

Holiday Gift Ideas: Joyful Jars

Oct 25, 2006 - An adorably sweet way to let someone know youre thinking of them this holiday season is to make a cute snack and present it in a decorated jar. You can easily dress up a standard glass jar by tying some festive ribbon around the top. Here are some recipes for the contents of the jar! - 7 Comments

Jessica Stroup Returns To Origins

Apr 03, 2009 - 90210 hottie Jessica Stroup lends a hand at the press conference with the ‘Return To Origins’ Recycling Program at Century City Mall’s Origins boutique in Los Angeles on Thursday (April 2). Bring your empty cosmetic tubes, bottles and jars, etc. - regardless of brand - to your nearest Origins retail store or department store counter nationwide. - 2 Comments