November 2005 Archives

This holiday, bridesmaids, be of good cheer! If holiday bridesmaid duty has you down, good tidings are coming in January in the form of Florida soapmaker Marilynn Griffith’s debut novel “Made of Honor.” This bridesmaid book begins with a hilarious premise for one hapless heroine, a ten- time bridesmaid about to go into her eleventh wedding. You’ll empathize with this bridesmaid/ bath and body products producer so much, you’ll fill up the tub with something bubbly, crack open this book, and laugh until you cry!

According to a Nov. 18 article in the Delhi Newsline, wedding season in India is in full swing, and the roads are reaping the effects. “Heavy traffic has started hitting the roads from early evening until late into the night,” the article states. Well, for bridesmaids craving their own traffic-stopping moment, rest assured that what weddings do for Delhi, Dessy does for bridesmaids with its exclusive line of beautiful bridesmaid dresses! Don a Dessy bridesmaid dress and don’t be surprised when you cause a head-on collision or two!

Where do bridesmaids go to beautify themselves before the wedding? The salon of course! Only this time, we're not talking about the beauty salon. We're talking about Bridalsalon.com. This awesome site has major resources for bridesmaids! With a host of handkerchiefs, apparel a-plenty, and garters galore, brides and bridesmaids will enjoy one-stop shopping at the full service Bridalsalon. Just make sure your nails are dry before you start clicking away!

In the past, the best a bridesmaid could hope for in return for her faithful bridesmaid service was a halfway decent bridesmaid gift. Now, however, the pot has been sweetened. What better bridesmaid payback could there be than a potentially free vacation? The new trend of destination weddings provides bridesmaids with an awesome opportunity to do bridesmaid duty abroad, while working on their tans and flirting with locals along the way. All you have to do is convince your bride-buddy to buy one of Dessy's delicious new destination wedding dresses; once she falls in love with one of these beautiful beach wedding dresses, it's all travel brochures and suntan lotion for bridesmaids ... sunscreen anyone?

If you think your bridesmaid dress belongs in a costume store, consider this tale from the nuptial crypt: Louisiana couple Joe Bison and Jennifer Krohn got married on Halloween in a gothic-themed ceremony, with the happy couple dressed as vampires and all the bridesmaids and groomsmen dressed up in costumes. The flower girl even flung plastic spiders instead of rose petals.

Freaky? Definitely. But with bridesmaids sporting everything from Tina Turner costumes to authentic Chinese dress, maybe a little refreshing too. Then again, maybe they just saw that Tim Burton movie too many times.

Any bridesmaid, bride, junior bridesmaid, or warm-blooded female ran, not walked, in her best stilettos to see the movie "In Her Shoes," based on the book by best-loved author Jennifer Weiner. While there, we hope you took some tips from Cameron Diaz's awesome bridesmaid style.

The sexy Diaz, for the first time in the movie, chose not to overwhelm Toni Collette's more subtle loveliness. In a delicate pink shift, and simple sandals, Diaz allowed the bride her moment of beauty; and it was spectacular. Copy Diaz's demure bridesmaid style with dresses like this.

By the way, did you know Jennifer Weiner also got married in a Halloween-themed ceremony...