A restaurant after my heart.  Can you guess what restaurant is this menu from?

Geek brides rejoice!  Here are a few fun things you might enjoy:

Dream Day: Married in Manhattan

Want to plan a wedding?  You can do it virtually with I-Play’s Dream Day: Married in Manhattan.  The goal of the game is to help two couples create their ultimate NYC wedding.  Choose 27 actual Manhattan venues around Greenwich village and the Upper East Side.  Solve dramatic wedding crises and complete 42 wedding challenges.  Earn registry items for the couple.  You also get to unlock two honeymoon levels.  The game is PC-based and can be purchased for $19.95 at I-Play.

Wedding Dash

Wanna know how it feels like to be a wedding coordinator on someone’s special day?  Get your hands on PlayFirst’s Wedding Dash.  Your goal is to help Quinn make that special day run smoothly.  And in this game, it won’t be easy.  There will be unruly guests, falling cakes, catty bridesmaids.  The game features 50 levels, 10 different guest types, 9 wedding mishaps and more.  The game is available for $19.95 at PlayFirst.

Connected Weddings

Plan your wedding on the go with the iPhone app: My Wedding.  The app features 166 pre-populated To Do items.  In addition, you can add, edit and track items.  You can also organize items by category or due date.  A bonus feature allows you to spin a wedding decider to help make crucial decisions.  I usually don’t feature and download iPhone apps that are not free.  But this looks like something brides might use for their wedding planning.  You can download it from the App store for $3.99.

Anticipation

Excited about the wedding?  The iPhone App: Anticipation is a multiple event countdown.  It helps keep track of upcoming events including your wedding.  It gives you the number of days remaining until the big day.  The app is available for download from the App store for $0.99.  Other countdown apps such as Wedding Day and ’til Wed are also available for $0.99.

I find this song very romantic.  Not to mention I love Josh Groban’s voice.  I almost forgot to add this to my playlist until I saw Josh Groban perform at this year’s Emmys.

Snippet:
      You’re the one I’ve always thought of.
      I don’t know how, but I feel sheltered in your love.
      You’re where I belong.

Click here for the full playlist at my Wedding Resources page.

Feel free to contact me or leave a comment with your song suggestions.

Every Valentine’s Day, Brides.com awards 14 couples from around the country a wedding of their dreams to be held at the world famous building in New York City - the Empire State Building.  Entries are now being accepted for the 2009 Valentine’s Day sweepstakes.

Lucky couples will:

• Get married in an intimate ceremony amongst family and friends, styled by the experts at Brides.com
• Have pre-wedding consultations from the Brides.com editors
• Be pampered with hair and makeup for the bride
• Enjoy a champagne toast as a newlywed couple
• Receive a gift bag worth over $500 and so much more

Click here to enter for a chance to be one of the 14 lucky couples.  Contest ends October 24, 2008.

In addition, get FREE shipping with $200+ purchase by using coupon code: SEPTNM

 

Dear fellow New Yorkers,

Now that Halloween is fast approaching, come and join me scare our brains out.  My friend just introduced me to Nightmare: Bad Dreams Come True.  It was dubbed New York’s most horrifying haunted house.

For its 5th anniversary, Psycho Clan decided that NIGHTMARE should actually be about nightmares so, as in years past, it conducted an online poll about its audience’s recurring bad dreams—and thousands responded! The creative team then selected the most twisted, demented responses, added some iconic recurring nightmares, and created a house that will force audiences to experience awake what few can handle asleep. With more special effects, more elaborate sets, and more evil baddies waiting to get you then ever before, NIGHTMARE: BAD DREAMS COME TRUE will bring your worst night terrors to screaming life.

In celebration of its fifth year at the same venue, a SECOND terrifying haunted attraction has been created: NIGHTMARE LEGENDS, a classic haunted house from back-in-the-day…

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3dkv3aqP3Bg[/video]

I’m taking John with me.  I’m sure I’m gonna have nightmares when I go to bed.

Ever wonder what the difference is between black-tie and formal?  Ever felt confused as to what to wear to a certain type of wedding?  Read on for a short guide to what to wear to a wedding.

Do not wear white unless requested by the couple or host.  Some brides may not be bothered by guests wearing white, but a lot do.  To be on the safe side, do not wear white or something that may resemble the bride’s dress.

It is okay to wear black to an evening event.  Some think that black is too gloomy for such a happy occassion.  But contrary to what a lot of people think, it is okay to wear black for evening weddings.  However, black during daytime may not be appropriate.

Out of respect for the couple, do not wear flashy, overtly sexy attire or anything close to that.

Below is a list of what’s appropriate for each type of event:

White Tie – the most formal
Him: tuxedo, long jacket with tails, white pique vest, bow tie, formal black shoes, white gloves
Her: formal full-length neutral-color ball gown, dramatic jewelry and hair

Black Tie – second most formal
Him: tuxedo, black bow tie, cummerbund, patent leather shoes
Her: neutral-color cocktail dress or long evening gown in a dark

Formal / Black Tie Optional
Him: tuxedo, formal dark suit and tie
Her: long dress, dressy suit, formal cocktail-length dress in neutral colors

Beach Formal – elegant beach affair
Him: summer suit with a linen shirt (no ties required), linen pants or khakis, sandals
Her: tea- or knee-length formal summer sundress, flat sandals

Semiformal / Dressy Casual
Him: suit and tie
Her: cocktail dress, dressy skirt and top

Casual – (almost) anything goes
Him: Dress pants, button-down shirt, polo
Her: summer sundress, skirt or pants with a nice blouse

Click here for more info at TheKnot.com.

Up next on the Wedding Guest Etiquette Series: Giving Wedding Gifts

I know lifestyle and family health history affects life expectancy.  Well, I just found a tool that will give you a number.  Life Expectancy Calculator – isn’t that interesting?  It’s not really meant to scare you.  Though limited, I think it’s a nice tool to let you know if you need to change some things in your life.

I plotted down my info and got the following results:

Results 
Based on your answers to the above questions, your current life expectancy is 90 years. If you’re not happy with the result, consider that by adopting a healthier lifestyle and avoiding various risk factors, you can increase your life expectancy by up to 15 years.

Your “ideal” weight for maximum longevity is: 123 lbs.

The three biggest positive factors that you have going for you are:
    1. Age
    2. Gender
    3. Personality type

The two biggest negative factors that you have going for you are:
    1. Family health
    2. Diet 

I agree that I defnitely need to improve my diet.  But it’s nice to know that my current weight is close to my ‘ideal’ and I don’t need to obsess about losing weight.

I always hear that Apple makes better products. Well, I have the iPhone and I’m not very impressed. It has a lot of bugs!

The Safari on my phone keeps crashing.

I was on a call once, and all of a sudden, the call went on speakerphone and the screen went blank. I had to reboot the phone for it to function again.

When I get out of subway stations, it takes minutes for my iPhone to get a signal. My previous phones took less than a minute.

At times, I get no service for no reason and I had to reboot the phone to get a signal again.

I received a text from Apple that the wall adapter that came with the iPhone 3G is defective. Apple will replace the defective adapter for free, but not until October 10 onwards. Click here for more info.

Tina Fey as Sarah Palin and Amy Poehler as Hillary Clinton