Sandra Colavolpe

I love love my hair on my wedding day.  Sam was great and it was fun talking to her.  She has a full-time job and does hair on the side.  And the best part, her prices could not be beat.  My hair was short and I was a little worried there wasn’t much that could be done.  But she was able to do 3 hairstyles at my trial.  She took pictures of the style I chose.  However, on the wedding day, my hair turned out a little different.  I had hair dangling on the side at the trial, but I had none at the wedding.  Luckily, I loved my wedding day hair better and it stayed up the whole day!
~ Highly Recommend

Krystal Treanor (www.i-dofaces.com)

I loved her choice of colors for my face and she was able to cover my blemishes beautifully.  I wasn’t a big fan of how she did my lashes though.  It was a little more mascara than I was used to.  I love the make-up she did for my maid-of-honor.  She did my mom’s make-up too, but my mom and I weren’t too happy with it.  My mom’s face turned out oily for some reason and her lipstick was too light for her face color.  Krystal provided us with extra lipcolor for touch up and oil-blotting sheets.  However, I didn’t even need the extra lipcolor.  My make-up stayed the whole time.
~ Recommend

Paper Source (www.paper-source.com)

I bought the bookbinding supplies I used for the invitation boxes at Paper Source.  Some (only some) of the prices were pretty reasonable.  The quality of the bookcloth was great and their PVA glue has better adhesive strength than the others I’ve tried.  However, the bookboards were a little frayed on the sides.
~ Recommend

Paper Presentation (www.paperpresentation.com)

I bought my paper supplies from Paper Presentation.  I was able to find cheaper paper supplies online, but it was nice to be able to see the papers in person.  I also got the bookboards cut there and the guy was awesome.  I bought a luggage-ful of bookboard and he finished it quickly so we didn’t have to come back.  He even charged me less than I was supposed to pay.
~ Recommend

Do you like the Flash sites you see online and want one of your own, but don’t know how to use Flash?  Well, now you can for free at Wix.com.  I’m not a big fan of Flash websites as a lot of them are not universally accessible.  But you can do a lot of cool things (e.g. animations).

Now that our wedding is done, I decided to update our wedding website to contain mostly photos.  So I tried out Wix.  Here are screenshots of the site I created.

The Wix site editor was pretty easy to use if you’re starting from a template and you need to do basic editing.  Some actions that you need to do may not be easy to figure out sometimes.  The page manager is the part that I hate the most.  It’s hard to get to and hard to understand.  The editor also doesn’t have a media manager.  There’s no way to organize photos (for example) and if you need to use them again, you’ll have to scroll through a lot of pages if you have a lot of photos.

2010 Sample Sale
When: 8/4 & 8/5 From 11am – 8pm
Location: 545 5th Avenue, New York, NY 10017

Choose from hundreds of diamonds, engagement rings and wedding bands from select jewelry designers.

*Certain exceptions apply. Valid on in-stock floor samples only, as is. Not valid on previous orders, may not be combined with any other discount/promotion or offer. Additional charges may include, but are not limited to; shipping, sizing and any modifications. All merchandise included in this promotion must be processed and delivered to customer. Other restrictions may apply. ALL SALES ARE FINAL.

Save the Date!
Bridal Cafe NYC Bridal Show
October 21, 2010

Location: Dumbo Loft 155 Water Street Brooklyn, NY 11201
Phone: (917) 595-0176
Date & Time: October 21, 2010, 6pm – 9:30pm

Bridal Cafe NYC “After Hours”
August 5, 2010

Happy hour goes bridal. Get free gifts, meet amazing affordable vendors,eat tasty appetizers, sip great cocktails and enjoy top notch entertainment.

Location:  Zanger Hall 347 West 34th Street New York, NY 10001
Phone:  (917) 595-0176
Date & Time:  August 5, 2010, 6pm – 9pm

Simply Elegant Platinum Wedding Expo
Seaport World Trade Center Boston
July 11, 2010

The Simply Elegant Platinum Wedding Expo will be held at the prestigious Seaport World Trade Center in Boston on Sunday, July 11, 2010. Don’t miss the opportunity to meet with over 200 of the most prominent professionals in the wedding industry and thousands of brides in one expo! This ensures you’re able to network with the best in the industry and meet with the most brides of any expo held this year. This summer, Simply Elegant Expos will give one deserving couple a luxurious Platinum Wedding. Register and purchase tickets ($20) to enter the Platinum Wedding Giveaway!

Priscilla of Boston Sample Sale
June 18, 2010

The Limited has launched their weddings and events collection.  Though the selection is pretty limited (no pun intended), I like them.  I would love to use this wrap for my friend’s wedding in February, but I don’t think I can wear white, even for just a wrap.