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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

High Calorie foods from fast food resturants

May 05, 2009 - White Castle Chocolate Shake - Large (Louisville region) Calories: 1680 Nathan's Fish N Chips Calories: 1537 Carl's Jr. Double Six Dollar Burger Calories: 1520 Hardee's Monster Thickburger Calories: 1420 Dairy Queen Large Choc. Chip Cookie Dough Blizzard Calories: 1320 Hardee's Double Bacon Cheese Thickburger Calories: 1300 Dairy Queen Large Chocolate Malt Calories: 1300 Nathan's Chicken Tender Platter Calories: 1300 Jack In The Box OREO Cookie Ice Cream Shake (24oz) Calories: 1290 Dairy Queen Chicken Strip Basket (6 piece) Calories: 1270 Hardee's Double Thickburger Calories: 1250 Burger King TRIPLE WHOPPER Sandwich With Cheese Calories: 1230 Jack In The Box Chocolate Ice Cream Shake (24oz) Calories: 1230 White Castle Chocolate Shake - Large (New Jersey region) Calories: 1230 Hardee's Big Country Breakfast Platter - Breaded Pork Chop Calories: 1220 Jack In The Box Strawberry Ice Cream Shake (24oz) Calories: 1220 Jack In The Box Egg Nog Shake (24oz) Calories: 1210 Nathan's FRENCH FRIES (SUPER SIZE) Calories: 1188 White Castle Vanilla Shake - Large (New Jersey region) Calories: 1180 Del Taco Macho Beef Burrito Calories: 1170 McDonald's Chocolate Triple Thick Shake (32oz) Calories: 1160 Hardee's Big Country Breakfast Platter - Country Steak Calories: 1150 McDonald's Deluxe Breakfast (Large Size Biscuit) w/o Syrup & Margarine Calories: 1140 Carl's Jr. Guacamole Bacon Six Dollar Burger Calories: 1140 Hardee's Big Country Breakfast Platter - Chicken Calories: 1140 White Castle Vanilla Shake - Large (Cincinnati region) Calories: 1140 Burger King TRIPLE WHOPPER Sandwich Calories: 1130 White Castle Chicken Rings (20) Calories: 1130 White Castle Chocolate Shake - Large (Cincinnati region) Calories: 1130 Carl's Jr. Western Bacon Six Dollar Burger Calories: 1130 Dairy Queen Large Chocolate Shake Calories: 1130 Jack In The Box Bacon 'n' Cheese Ciabatta Burger Calories: 1120 Jack In The Box Sirloin Bacon 'n' Cheese Burger Calories: 1120 McDonald's Vanilla Triple Thick Shake (32oz) Calories: 1110 McDonald's Strawberry Triple Thick Shake (32oz) Calories: 1110 Del Taco Macho Nachos Calories: 1100 Jack In The Box Bacon Ultimate Cheeseburger Calories: 1090 White Castle Fish Nibblers - Sack Calories: 1090 White Castle Strawberry Shake - Large (Minneapolis region) Calories: 1090 White Castle Vanilla Shake - Large (Nashville region) Calories: 1090 White Castle Chocolate Shake - Large (Nashville region) Calories: 1090 McDonald's Deluxe Breakfast (Reg. Size Biscuit) w/o Syrup & Margarine Calories: 1070 Jack In The Box Sirloin Cheese Burger Calories: 1070 Carl's Jr. Bacon Cheese Six Dollar Burger Calories: 1070 Hardee's Six Dollar Burger Calories: 1060 Hardee's Big Country Breakfast Platter - Sausage Calories: 1060 Del Taco Macho Combo Burrito Calories: 1050 Jack In The Box Vanilla Ice Cream Shake (24oz) Calories: 1050 Dairy Queen Large Reese's Peanut Butter Cup Blizzard Calories: 1050 Del Taco Macho Bacon & Egg Burrito Calories: 1030 Dairy Queen FlameThrower GrillBurger (1/2lb) Calories: 1030 Dairy Queen Chicken Strip Basket (4 piece) Calories: 1030 Dairy Queen Medium Choc. - 1 Comment

Life is Like Hot Chocolate

Oct 28, 2007 - A group of graduates, well established in their careers, were talking at a reunion and decided to go visit their old university professor, now retired. During their visit, the conversation turned to complaints about stress in their work and lives. Offering his guests hot chocolate, the professor went into the kitchen and returned with a large pot of hot chocolate and an assortment of cups - porcelain, glass, crystal, some plain looking, some expensive, some exquisite - telling them to help themselves to the hot chocolate. - 4 Comments

America's Healthiest Restaurants

Mar 10, 2009 - David Zinczenko, with Matt Goulding - Posted on Mon, Mar 02, 2009, 12:37 pm PST Eating out invariably raises a number of tricky questions: sit-down or drive-thru? Burgers or pizza? Thin or stuffed crust? - 26 Comments

28 Today!

Jul 01, 2008 - "I thought my life would be better by now But it's not, and I don't know where to turn" - Aimee Mann (31 today) So - Birthday Week has so far been: Friday: After Greg and I got back from work, we walked down to a new-to-us vegetarian restaurant and had a delicious chinese meal. Saturday: Went to Chinatown and wandered around, looking in all the stores we normally walk past (because we are generally down there buying groceries or looking for appliances, like the induction cook-top we got a while back), then Greg bought me some of the My Neighbour Totoro stuff i've been eyeing...a cute wallet, a pouch/coin purse and also a lovely Totoro bank!! We then bought ingredients for a hot pot. - 2 Comments

Cranberry Clusters

Nov 28, 2007 - Cranberry Clusters *Recipe courtesy The Cookworks, 2003* 1 cup sugar 1/2 cup water plus 2 tablespoons 1 1/4 cups fresh cranberries 1 1/4 cups chopped best-quality white chocolate Special equipment: a candy thermometer Combine the sugar and 1/2 cup of water in a saucepan over medium heat. Stir until the sugar is dissolved. Increase the heat to high and, without stirring, cook until the syrup is golden amber or until a candy thermometer reads between 250 to 265 degrees F (hard-ball stage), about 10 minutes (see Cook's Note*). - 2 Comments

Slow Cooker Decadent Chocolate Delight

Aug 25, 2007 - I just found this recipe and I love it for two reasons: it looks easy and it's got chocolate! And it does sound pretty decadent! Slow Cooker Decadent Chocolate Delight From http://www.grouprecipes.com/3728/crockpot-decadent-chocolate-delight.html 1 pkg. - 16 Comments

Mexican Hot Chocolate Fondue

Jan 19, 2007 - Oh boy. Chocolate. There. - 0 Comments

Chocolate Mud Cake

Sep 27, 2006 - Chocolate Mud Cake made in a slow cooker. INGREDIENTS: 1 cup all-purpose flour 2 teaspoons baking powder 6 tablespoons butter 2 ounces semisweet chocolate (or 1/3 cup chocolate chips) 2/3 plus 1/3 cup sugar 3 tablespoons plus 1/3 cup Dutch-processed cocoa 1 tablespoon vanilla extract 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/3 cup milk 1 egg yolk 1/3 cup brown sugar 11/2 cups hot water Whipped cream or ice cream 1. Coat the inside of a 2 1/2- to 5-quart slow cooker with cooking spray. - 53 Comments

SPICE BEAUTY

Mar 14, 2008 - We go behind the scenes for an exclusive look at the Spice Girls’ beauty secrets with their team of stylists known as “the glam squad”. Find out how Emma, Geri, Mel B, Melanie C and Victoria create their distinctive and iconic stage looks for The Return Of The Spice Girls tour EMMA Hair stylist Larry says: We wanted something for Emma that the fans had never seen before, which had basically been straight hair and pigtails. So we went with tons of volume, curl and texture because Emma wanted to feel really sexy on stage. - 3 Comments