Sitting. Many of us spend a lot of our workday doing it, but we rarely put much thought into it. Likely, most of you are just sitting in the seat you’re in because it was vacated by your predecessor, and there wasn’t a need to think about it at all. That’s a nice and easy decision. And then there’s sitting at weddings. Deciding where to sit all of your various…
Planning a wedding is a little different in 2016 than it was in 1916…or 1996…or even 2006. Smartphones, hashtags, GPS, Facebook, Snapchat and a litany of other tech innovations mean that just about everything is planned and executed differently today than it was 10 years ago. Of course, the bride still wears white, and couples still use high-quality cubic zirconia engagement rings to signify their dedication to each other. But…
Evan Spiegel and Miranda Kerr are engaged! The Australian model best known for her turn as a Victoria’s Secret Angel starting in 2007 – the very first Ozzie Angel! – said yes to boyfriend Evan Spiegel, the co-founder and CEO of Snapchat. This engagement has everything you could ask for in 2016: one of the highest-earning and most successful supermodels, a billionaire founder of one of the hottest apps around,…
Mistakes happen. No matter how organized you are and how much you pride yourself on being completely prepared for any contingency, you’re still going to make mistakes once in a while. It’s OK – it happens to all of us. But if there’s one day in your life during which you really want to do everything you can and then some to avoid making a mistake, it’s your Big Day….
We may be halfway through the summer already, but all that means is that we’ve still got a full half of fun-in-the-sun season left ahead of us. If you’re sweating it out in the Northeast through this crazy heat wave like I am, that may not sound like the best thing right this second, but, hey, things can only get cooler than this, right? So don’t sweat it if you…
Who’s your favorite celebrity couple set to tie the knot? Not sure? Can’t remember who’s engaged right now? We can help with that. There are a lot of engaged celebs – as in, there are so many that we couldn’t possibly talk about all of them in one blog post. But here are our picks for some of the hottest celebrity “items” we can’t wait to see walk down the…
For you, your wedding will fly right on by. It’s your big day, and everyone will be there to see you. You’ll have a million little things to attend to: photos to be taken, dances to dance, conversations to have and – oh yeah, by the way – somewhere in there you’ll have to actually get married. The four or five hours or so will go by in a snap…
Are you planning a wedding? Like, a big wedding? No, like a really big wedding? If so, you may be panicking a little about how to handle it. But don’t worry too much, it is possible. You can do this! Take it from someone with an enormous family (18 sets of aunts and uncles and more cousins than I can remember), this is possible. Despite a gigantic guest list, my…
We talk a lot about on the Birkat Elyon blog about celebrity engagements and weddings. And why wouldn’t we? After all, who doesn’t love hearing all about celebs’ incredible rings, proposals and weddings? We certainly do! But what about their on-screen personas? More actors and actresses than we can possibly count have played characters who got engaged in some simply incredible ways – we’re talking about engagements so perfect and/or…
Weddings can be expensive – really expensive. Figuring out how much yours is going to cost and making sure you stick to the established budget can turn into a real nightmare if you let it. No one wants that, of course. You want to actually enjoy planning and holding your wedding. And while it would be crazy to claim you can entirely cut out the stress from planning, there are…