I recently wrote an article for ChicMomMagazine.com. You can find on this site, which I love, articles on everything from how to have a chic home, family and sense of self. The article I wrote was the Top Ten Ways To Throw A Party On A Dime! Although the holidays are over, we love to host parties year-round. Hope this helps you with your next event. Check it out and let me know what you think!
So if you are new to me and my site, then you haven’t heard me talk about this website yet. If you aren’t, then this is oh so familiar.
This website is the reason why I have been in the media so much lately. It all started when I was shouting its praises from the rooftops. Basically, you go to this site, type in the website you are going to shop on (ie. www.bananarepublic.com, www.omahasteaks.com, etc.) and it will pull up discount codes you can use on the website.
2 things set this website apart from the rest:
1. The codes are posted by regular people who recieve emails from the stores or other promotional material. This way, you don’t have to sign up to receive emails from every online store you shop on.
2. The codes are rated according their success rate. The site has many loyal members who will go on and say whether the code worked or not.
So before you shop, visit www.RetailMeNot.com to get the best deal!
As a new bride, I don’t look back on the wedding gifts I received and think “I really wish I received a salad spinner”. One of the hardest things during the wedding planning process was creating my registry. As we walked around Macy’s, Bed Bath & Beyond and Target, we couldn’t find anything that we really wanted that we already didn’t have. Most peoples advice is to put affordable gifts on your registry, but if you live on your own or together before getting married, you probably have all the affordable things you would need or want. This just turns your registry into a “wish list” of things that you wouldn’t necessarily buy for yourself and, in turn, most of your guests couldn’t afford as well.
I personally would rather go on a free honeymoon than receive a crystal vase or knife set. How do you get a free honeymoon? Well, you use the wonderful website www.TheHoneymoon.com. The happy couple creates a registry that is specific to their honeymoon. They can add a candellight dinner on the beach, casino visit, horseback, etc. Guests can then purchase an activity and feel as though they helped you create memories instead of just getting you a serving dish.
TheHoneymoon.com is a convenient, fun way to give a couple exactly what you want for a wedding gift.
It is free to create a registry. TheHoneymoon.com will send you a check a month before the wedding and the last check a week after the wedding for the total purchased by your guests. You can use this money to pay off your honeymoon or use it as spending money.
Just another way to be debt free after your wedding!
Many photographers will give you digital copies of many of your pictures. What are you supposed to do with them after you already have them printed or made into a book? Well, you can make a photo montage. Dot Photo has a new application that is customizable and completely free. You can upload your photo, add music, create transitions and change the color of your photos to create a slide show to music. Dot Photo then creates it for you and gives you a link for you to email it to your family and friends or you can upload it to Youtube, Facebook, etc.
Here is the photo montage I created of my wedding…
I have already said this and I will say it again… what has helped me have my dream wedding for less is my favorite site RetailMeNot.com!
Using this site saved me hundreds of dollars not just for my wedding but in everyday shopping. You should visit this site before you make any online purchases. I am sure you will find it to be a lifesaver as well.
Happy Shopping!!
If you would like a makeover but don’t want to commit to anything before you see it, I found a great site for you. http://www.taaz.com/
Create a gorgeous new look. Be your own virtual hairstylist and makeup artist.
Upload photo to try on true-to-life makeup – eyeshadow, mascara, lipstick …
Try new hairstyles to complement your face shape – easily change hair color. Add highlights or lowlights.
This site also has GREAT health and beauty tips that don’t involve you buying a dump truck worth of new products.
Take a little reprieve this winter in Napa Valley at Milliken Creek Inn & Spa. Snuggle up in your room’s lavish king-size bed which was expertly turned down with classic Woodhouse Chocolates. Enjoy the relaxing glow of a romantic fireplace**, or sneak in a relaxing soak before or after your decadent spa treatment. In the morning, indulge with a complimentary gourmet breakfast delivered to your room. Simply forget time and allow yourself to be pampered, if only for a day.
Spa Bliss Package includes:
* One night’s accommodations in a Milliken Room
* $75 credit (per night) towards a decadent spa treatment of your choice
* Breakfast for two each morning served in your room or anywhere on property you desire
* Concierge assistance in planning your day/evening in Napa Valley
* Daily sunset Magic Hour – a reception featuring boutique reserves paired with epicurean cheeses
* From $275* per night
Call 800-215-0684 to reserve your Spa Bliss package.
Divas And Weddings is a new blog I love whose author also hosts a radio talk show “Making Your Event Special Live”. Making Your Event Special Live is the ONLY Radio Talk Show that is strictly dedicated to Wedding and Event Planning. The show is hosted by Shafonne Myers in Richmond VA, President of Making Your Event Special, LLC, “the” Richmond Wedding and Event Consulting Firm.
They discuss the latest in Wedding and Event Planning Topics and trends as well as incorporate guest speakers, call in questions from listeners and allow advertisements from Wedding and Event Planning Professionals.
Here is a great way to earn a gift card for helping other bride. Project Wedding.com is a site that helps you see how other brides rated their vendors which will help you out in choosing yours. You can also review wedding vendors you hired for your wedding and receive a $20 gift card to Amazon.com. The most helpful reviews also receive a chance to win $1000.
Your reviews are an immense help to future brides and grooms just as they helped you.
It is great when you meet a group of women who love to share the “secrets” that they know. Yesterday I was at a Birthday Coffee Date and someone mentioned this website.
Why is it awesome? Well… you fill out a profile including what labels you like, your sizes, what type of items you shop for and get this…. they send you an email with all the items that match you prefrences that are on sale. Now, you have an cyber personal shopper that brings you great finds and deals straight to your inbox! Doesn’t get any better than that!
www.ShopItToMe.com
