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The ULTIMATE Organizer
Posted on Jan 13, 2009 11:08:26 AM  |  By The Blogsmaid

I'm a huge fan of Russel + Hazel products, so I was thrilled to hear that fellow blogger Anne Chertoff had partnered with them to create the ultimate wedding organizer. Like all Russel + Hazel products it's design is clean, simple and pretty with over six lovely colors to choose from and tons of customizable options. I had previously blogged about using blogs as organizers, but for those of you who are pen and paper based, this is definitely worth check out. The chic binder is command central for all the elements in the system. Inside are printed tabs for primary sections and unprinted tabs for customization. Also included are business-card holders, pockets for receipts, sheet protectors (perfect for fabric swatches or magazine clippings of dresses and fl owers), post-it notes and page markers. These elements, with their chartreuse and orchid accents make it hard to stop planning! The planner...

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The Bride Gets Bookish
Posted on Jan 16, 2008 11:10:19 AM  |  By SimplyStatedAdmin

About a week after I got engaged I bought three books: 1. One Perfect Day: The Selling of the American Wedding 2. The Anti-Bride Wedding Planner 3. The Offbeat Bride, whose subtitle is: "Taffeta-Free Alternatives for Independent Brides" Have I mentioned I’m a somewhat reluctant “bride”? Again, not the guy (He’s the bees knees! That’s for you Pemba), just the laborious process, the expense, and the swirling mass of white tulle threatening to engulf me in its giant net. Ahem. Back to the books. The first one, written by New Yorker editor Rebecca Mead was truly a revelation, albeit a depressing one. She explores the ugly underbelly of the wedding planner network, the schmaltzy wedding town of Hebron, Michigan, underpaid workers at a dress factory in China... you get the idea. It's an insightful read, but if you want the fantasy, definitely don't read. Of course Real Simple has its...

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