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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

For frugalists, bargain hunting is a lifestyle

Jun 05, 2008 - For frugalists, bargain hunting is a lifestyle For these extreme anti-consumers, your trash is their food, furniture http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24879628 By Allison Linn, Senior writer,MSNBC updated 2:39 p.m. ET, Tues., June. 3, 2008 For Rebecca, browsing Dumpsters also is a way to protest the country’s rampant consumer culture. - 3 Comments

Outsmart Your Cravings

Jan 07, 2008 - Outsmart Your Cravings Sneaky snack tricks to keep your cravings from sabotaging your diet By Merritt Watts Prevention Magazine Research finally proves it: Food cravings are a fact of life. At the start of a Tufts University study of cut calories, 91% of dieters desired decadent foods. After 6 months of cut calories, the same percentage still had food cravings. - 4 Comments

Bad girl food rules?

Jan 24, 2008 - Ok this is supposed to be funny but it may not come off that way. Found it on another website- Some twisted rules for food and eating - 1. If you eat something and no one sees you eat it, it has no calories. - 8 Comments

Weird (and Delicious!) Food Combinations

Apr 29, 2008 - IVillage.com put together a list of their members' favorite (and unusual) food combinations. See which ones you'd love to try, which ones you could pass on, and post some of your own combinations! 1) Peanut butter and Miracle Whip on white bread 2) Hot, buttered, salted popcorn in a glass of cold milk, eaten with a spoon 3) Butter AND cream cheese 4) Pizza dunked in French dressing 5) French fries dunked in a chocolate milkshake 6) Hamburgers with peanut butter melted on 7) Fried eggs with Worcestershire sauce 8) Cantaloupe slices topped with salt, lime juice, chili powder and feta cheese 9) Watermelon and salt 10) Grilled-cheese-and-marshmallow sandwiches 11) Boxed macaroni and cheese with ketchup - 31 Comments