July 30th, 2010
Dear Chelsea,
The staff at elaney has not yet received our invites to your wedding! We are sure there was a mistake; however, there are no hard feelings. We assume you would like for us to show up anyway. See ya in Rhinebeck. Muah!
Love,
e
We are completely caught up in Chelsea’s wedding plans! A $2 million affair?!? It’s too good for a blogger to be true. We found some deets about where the money is going:
- The rumored location for the high-profile event (Astor Courts), could cost between $125,000 to $200,000 alone.
- The catering, being done by Blue Ribbon Restaurants, St. Regis and Olivier Cheng Catering and Events, is estimated to cost $750,000. One company might be doing the cocktail hour with another taking care of the main meal and the third one doing late-night snacks.
- Wedding planner Claudia Hanlin told ABC News that each company may charge around $500 a head, given the remote nature of the wedding site, along with having to share the kitchen and coordinate with two other caterers. That works out to $1,500 per guest (there’s rumored to be 500 of them) for food alone.
- $250,000 for the flowers
- $40,000 for the music
- $35,000 for photography
- $30,000 for security
It’s still a mystery whether she is wearing Oscar or Vera…Oprah and Whoopi are both expected to be there… Is $2 million disgustingly ridiculous for a wedding? Of course! Are we so excited we can hardly wait to see the photos? YES! You go girl. You’ve come a long way since our study abroad group used to snap photos of you making out with your old BF Ian at Blackwell’s book store at Oxford University.
April 28th, 2010
Reader egray: ”Okay elaney, post request: what are the favorite songs to dance to at weddings? Besides your favorite by Beyonce, of course.”
Great question Reader egray! There is nothing more fun than having a little vino and cutting a rug at a wedding, as we were reminded this weekend at Reader Ace’s wedding. Our favorites? ”Build Me Up Buttercup,” ”Keep Me Hanging On,” and “Be Young, Be Foolish,” to name a few! Help Reader egray out and let her know what you wanna hear!
Reader Melby, elaney, and Reader Isa / elaney and Reader Isa @ Reader Ace’s wedding
November 19th, 2009
There’s a stereotype of the bitter bridesmaid that really does a disservice to loyal friends everywhere. It’s pretty painful to watch bridemaidzillas in pink dresses chugging white wine and wiping smudged mascara from their eyes, and these girls are out there, but they really aren’t the norm. To be fair, most ladies have a lil’ bridemaidzilla hidden deep down, but in the interest of clearing it up for married people, teenagers, and men everywhere…it is possible to be sincerely happy to be a maid to your bride. Forget bridesmaidzilla, elaney girls are “BridesMADES to Order.”
It’s the mastery of the “BridesMADE for You” that led Reader EmEmli to ask the $1,000,000 wedding party question. When it comes to the wedding weekend, all of your duties are carefully laid out on a Google Docs spreadsheet that is sure to have lots of emoticons. You know where to be, what to wear, what the bride will be wearing (no copies!!). You have your ”BridesMADE of Love” toolkit that includes safety pins, hairspray, etc. You’ve learned to leave nothing to chance, nothing to imagination, and there is no room for error. Except….there is one event during the wedding weekend in which you are not “BridesMADE of whatever you want us to be.” And that my friends, is the rehearsal dinner toast…
The toast can touchy. Do you try to be funny? Do you try to be serious? To reflect on memories? To thank the grooms’ parents? There are just so many ways to go. Write it out, wing it, bullet points. So, let’s help out EmEmLi as you prepares to be “BridesMADE to Order at least until she can be BridesMADE Out with the Groomsman,” and give her some rehearsal dinner toast tips!
November 2nd, 2009
Lately a new bridal trend is to wear colored shoes with your dress. Reader CharMar is thinking of wearing blue shoes for her something new! We love this idea! What do you think about mixing it up with a splash of color? Are you a traditional white is right, or do you think Something Blue is fun for Something New??
January 26th, 2009
Jennbug the bold has agreed to once again throw herself into the line of fire. After willingly letting readers weigh in on the bmaid dress (readers spoke, said no, jen went with another option), she’s up for doing it about the shoes! Here’s a pic of the dress and her two shoe options. Fashionistas, what do you think?
Note: Both shoes would be gold – pics in gold weren’t available for option 2.
October 15th, 2008
How many times have you lied about the bridesmaids dress? We’ve never admitted not to like one, and we don’t recommend doing it either. Here’s your one shot to be honest though. Reader Jennbug is getting married, and she’s trying to pick out a bridesmaids’ dress. She wants short and pink for a March wedding. She’s ready to throw herself in the line of fire, and she wants to know what you think! Do you like this dress?
