on March 8th, 2011 | Real Wedding Stories
Kimber & Mitch from Famedia / Daniel Jankovic on Vimeo.
Enjoy this wedding trailer by Daniel Jancovic of Famedia.
Event planning and design by Under The Chuppah.
Venue: Nessah Synagogue, Beverly Hills, CA.
on March 1st, 2011 | Ideas and Inspirations
Vera Wang every once in a while posts on her blog a few notes about the thinking behind the designs of some of her gowns. These notes are usually accompanied with her sketches. I really enjoy comparing the sketches to the finished product. And although, I am sure that the sketches that Vera publishes on her blog are chosen to match the finished gown, it still fascinates me to see the drawings.
From the Spring 2011 Collection
Fern - two-piece silk gazaar gown with multi tiered peplum bodice and cascading peplum skirt with layers of tissue organza in a ‘ladder’ technique.
Flora - Tulle and tissue organza ball-gown with floral sea bead embroidery on bodice, draped skirt with floating floral motifs.
Fawn – a light and airy mermaid gown with cascading layers of Chantilly lace applique and soft tissue organza blossom flange skirt.
From the Fall 2010 Collection
Eliza is a tulle ball-gown with with floating Chantilly and Alencon lace applique bodice, softly tucked skirt with swirling pleated organza insert.
Eloise – One-shoulder tissue taffeta A-line gown with asymmetrically draped bubble skirt.
To see more of these sketches, visit Vera’s Blog.
on February 10th, 2011 | Wedding News
Google + Wedding Guru, Michelle Rago = Google for Weddings

Today Google posted on their blog about their new release: Google For Weddings. Anyone who’s been following Google in recent years knows that they have been getting involved in all sorts of projects from eBooks to Art to 3D Models. And now, it seems, they are going to help you plan your wedding. How? – you may ask. Well, with wedding tools and wedding templates.
Say you want to make a website, you can use Google Sites, but now you’ll have a bunch of new templates specifically designed for weddings. Say you want to create an invitation list with all the addresses, you can use a ready made form, which you can then email to be filled in by anyone you wish to invite. Other tools include: seating chart, music list, and a budget planner. You can also use Piknik to help design professional looking announcements, thank you cards, etc. It’s all there for you, together with wedding tips by Michelle Rago, who has recently collaborated on wedding projects with a number of big names like Style Me Pretty and the Wedding Salon.
In essence, most of it isn’t anything new. What’s new here is the central location, wedding focused features and a more user friendly interface.
Happy Planning!
on February 8th, 2011 | Wedding News
The wedding of Sarah Finkel and Shmulie Schochet went on as planned, outdoor chuppah and all, despite the massive storm that swallowed up the Chicago area last week. Their wedding, which took place on Wednesday February 2 in the Westin O’Hare, has become a local news item. Despite the fact that many of their close ones were prevented from coming to share in their wedding joy, their celebration was not hampered in the least. Some of the relatives were able to connect via live video streaming.



See more photos by Scott Strazzante of the Chicago Tribune on his blog.
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