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September 8, 2010

Waxing Poetic Pearl Jewelry – Perfect modern wedding pearls

Filed under: Fall, Jewelry, Mother of the Groom, Winter Weddings, accessories, bride, wedding vendors — Tags: , , — rollerbladerdc @ 1:36 am

So I found out that my one friend who works for one of my favorite wedding vendors had parted ways with them and it kind of started my day out on a bad note. On a good note though he ended up going to work for a website that I had never heard of before called Waxing Poetic.  I really didn’t get why I would promote or talk about a site called waxing poetic but I knew there had to be a reason that he would tell me to just take a look without saying another word or answering my questions.  Not only did I take a look at the site but I was instantly inspired….I didn’t realize how well he knew me and my tastes.

Waxing Poetic is a site that sells modern styled jewelry with a very classic and somewhat antique twist.  The first few products I found when searching the waxing poetic website were the pearl necklaces and pearl bracelets.  Not only do I love how they are sort of dark and sort of emo goth looking but they are also classic and extremely classy looking.  With the new lines of fall and winter wedding gowns coming out, I could only see these bracelets and necklaces being used.

The waxing poetic pearl jewelry is absolutely 100% perfect and amazing for fall and winter wedding jewelry.  It is thick, darker, classic and antique.  They blend into the outfits perfect and highlight your wedding bands and rings as well as your outfits and gowns.   They can be used for bridesmaids gifts but also for the actual bride.

You can buy the smaller or the bracelets with fewer strands for the bridesmaids and the fuller jewelry for the bride and even get the longer necklaces for the Mother of the bride or Mother of the grooms.  Either way this jewelry is an absolute must have for everyone for their weddings.   If you look at almost any fall line or winter line, you are seeing dark colors, denim colors and the wedding gowns are using shadows and darker accents.  That is what makes the waxing poetic pearl jewelry absolutely perfect for just about any fall or winter wedding and because they have classic antique looks they will be in style and in fashion for just about every year in the future.

It is very rare to find jewelry that can last multiple seasons but I think that Waxing Poetic has found the way to solve that issue.  I love when people take antique and classic looks and make them modern, but also make them work and that is what Waxing poetic has done.  Although I have never shopped there and have no need to shop there right now, I do love their designs and highly recommend you check their store out.

Three ring pearl wedding necklace

 Waxing Poetic Free Form Pearl Wrap Necklace – $ 250.00
There is just something I love about the three ring pearl necklaces for weddings.  They could mean anything from past, present and future all linked together to the two brides or two grooms or bride and groom becoming one with the white hoop in the middle or about a million other meanings.  This is one of my favorite more modern styled pearl necklaces and can easily accent a more modern or metallic wedding dress.

modern bridal pearl bracelet

 Waxing Poetic Square Insignias 5 Chain Bracelet – $ 130.00
If you are an extremely modern bride or want something different for your bridesmaids, this amazing and gorgeous chain bracelet is the perfect way to make a statement and compliment your wedding gown or your bridesmaids wedding gowns.  There is just something I love about this, its like Tiffany’s meets alternative or punk rock.  I personally love this for an extremely edgy and modern bride, but then again it may also be hard to pull off if you don’t pick the right dress or accessories to match and make it blend and mesh in.

silver rings pearl wedding necklace

 Waxing Poetic Free Form Pearl Necklace – $ 125.00
This is one of the most classic styles of pearl wedding necklaces for brides that need something old fashioned yet modern.  I love the three ring pearl necklaces and although they are not for everyone, if you are someone who liked classic looks with modern twists then these three ring pearl wedding necklaces are perfect for you.  I love these necklaces and love that you can create your own story as to what the rings mean and why you are wearing them.  If you don’t like this one then click the link above or the image to the left and go to Waxing Poetic where you can see their full line of three ring pearl wedding necklaces.  I absolutely love their website and their jewelry.

June 12, 2010

The Top Unique and Gag Wedding Gifts

Filed under: Wedding Gift, wedding favor, wedding vendors — Tags: , , — rollerbladerdc @ 2:46 pm

So I recently was reading a post about people complaining that they couldn’t find funny or unique wedding gifts, any gag wedding gifts or any fun giveaways for their wedding guests.  I was really stumped by this because I know a ton of them, then again I’ve been writing this wedding site and blog for a few years now so in order to help people find cool and unique gag wedding gifts and really cool wedding gift giveaways, I wanted to share a few of my most recent top favorite cool and gag wedding gifts and wedding guest giveaways.

Click any of the links or images below and you’ll be take to the websites where you can buy gag wedding gifts and really cool and unique wedding gifts and giveaways.

Here are the gift shops I am recommending gifts from.

Stupid.com – Stupid.com is one of the most well known and loved gag gift shops.  I love Stupid.com and love recommending Stupid.com to other people.  Many of the gag wedding gifts below are from Stupid.com.

Vat19.com – The issue I have with Vat19.com is that their shipping is insanely high, however Vat19.com has probably the largest and coolest collection of unique gift ideas and cool wedding gift giveaways.  Order high and get as much as you can to make the Vat19.com shipping more tolerable.  I personally love Vat19.com but think they could be more reasonable with their shipping.  Visit Vat19.com here.

FlirtAprons.com – Flirtyaprons.com has the coolest and most unique aprons for all occasions.  Visit FlirtyAprons.com.

Here are my top favorite cool wedding giveaways and wedding gag gifts.

The EX Knife Set in White – $ 69.99
This is one of my very favorite gag wedding gifts and wedding gift giveaways.  It is the ex knife set where you place the knives through the figure of a man.  Not only is this the perfect gag wedding gift for the bride or the grooms, but the figure of a man kitchen knife holder will get everyone to give a good laugh and secretly ever wive or gay husband at the wedding will want to know where you found and got to buy the figure of a man kitchen knife holder set.  This is a must for any newly wed couple for a gag wedding gift that is also practical.
Inside Out Champagne Glasses – $ 59.95

The inside out champagne flutes are one of my very favorite cool and unique wedding gift giveaways for guests.  Not only are they seriously a cool concept but they are also practical.

The inside out champagne flutes look like normal water drinking glasses but as you pour in your favorite champagne you’ll see that the inside is actually a champagne glass.

One of the things I hate most about normal champagne flutes is that they get warm and heat up your champagne if you hold the top instead of the stem.  Lets face it, holding champagne flute stems is a pain and everyone holds the cup.  When you hold the cup your champagne heats up and no one likes warm champagne.  Because there is extra space between your hand and the champagne these glasses are also supposed to help keep your champagne cooler longer.  I haven’t tried these on my own yet so I cannot put my name on that but it definitely makes sense to me.  I love these inside out champagne flutes for a unique and cool wedding giveaway.
Women’s Sassy Black – $ 29.95
FlirtyAprons.com makes some of the funniest and sassiest aprons on earth.  Ok FlirtyAprons.com doesn’t actually make the aprons but they definitely sell the coolest aprons on earth.  They have everything from Mens aprons with jokes on them to these designer styled fashion aprons for women, and some men or drag queens.  Not only do I love these aprons but they are the perfect wedding giveaways for the bridesmaids or wedding gifts for the bride or groom and you can even tie in the joke about them having to become domestic now.  These aprons from flirtyaprons.com are awesome and I love the entire line of aprons from flirtyaprons.com.  They are definitely cool and unique wedding gifts.
Flying Pig Hat – $ 12.99
Because no one ever thought you would ever actually get married, this flying pig or pig with wings hat is the perfect gag wedding gift to give to the groom or happy couple.  Not only does this pig hat have wings, but you can also get the wings to flap.  Everyone will love and laugh at the when pigs fly pig with wings hat when they see it and because no one would ever believe that you were actually going to get married, the when pigs fly pig hat with wings is the perfect wedding giveaway.
World’s Largest Gummy Bear – $ 29.95
This is probably my very favorite wedding gift giveaway.  Not only is this one of the largest gummy bears in the world, but this giant gummy bear is the size of 1,400 regular sized gummy bears and has over 12,600 calories (but you don’t need to tell the bride or guests that).  This giant gummy bear is not only huge but it also tastes amazing.

You can buy these giant gummy bears in many flavors including blue raspberry, red cherry, green apple, orange, pineapple and astro. What I love most about these giant gummy bears is that they are made in the USA.

Ok, it’s pride in dc right now so I have to go get showered and finish this post.  You’ll absolutely love shopping at the above stores for unique and cool gag wedding gifts and wedding giveaways.  Happy pride everyone!

May 29, 2010

Mother and Daughter Sterling Silver Bracelets

Filed under: Jewelry, Mother of the Groom, bride, wedding vendors — Tags: , , , , , , , , — rollerbladerdc @ 2:24 am

Mother and Daughter Sterling Silver Bracelets
Even when they’re apart, since mother’s and daughters cannot and probably would not want to be together 24/7, these sterling silver Mother and Daughter bracelets will help to make sure that they know they are never far apart from each other.  Pieces of the broken charm read “mother” and “daughter” and complete each other when you put the broken heart locket bracelet back together. These memory bracelets are adult sized bracelets that are finished with a fashionable toggle clasp and the child sized bracelets have a secure lobster clasp and come with a one inch extender chain to ensure a good fit.  The Mother and Daughter Sterling Silver Memory Bracelets come with a complimentary polishing cloth that makes it easy to care for your jewelry and help to keep your sterling silver mother and daughter bracelet looking fabulous.
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I found this site called Heart’s Treasure by a referral of a friend of mine.  He runs a wedding marketing firm out of Boston Massachusetts with his partner and he fell in love with a bunch of the heartstreasure.com.  Not only does heartstreasure.com carry an amazing selection of bracelets for just about every occasion from weddings and mother of the bride bracelets to flower girl bracelets to christenings to faith, purity, family, hope and love.  Although Heartstreasure.com isn’t a merchant i would typically promote, since they seem a bit more religious than I like, when I saw the Hearts Treasure bracelets and the meaning behind the hearts treasure bracelets I had to share them.
I had to really think about promoting a more religious feeling site on my site about gay weddings, but when I thought about it, just because I am not the most religious person in the world doesn’t mean that there aren’t gay couples that are religious and parents of gay couples that aren’t religious so in order to include everyone on my blog I realized that regardless of my personal feelings or thoughts and because Hearts Treasure and heartstreasure.com has some fabulous bracelets and pretty fantastic sterling silver mother and daughter broken heart best friendship bracelets that I should share them with you all regardless of the religious feeling of their site.
I actually kind of really like the hearts treasure mother and daughter sterling silver best friends bracelets and know that you and your mother or your wife and her mother will love it to when you announce your engagement and while they are shopping and planning their wedding.  It is also perfect for Step Mom’s to wear to bond with their Step Daughters and Mother in Laws to wear to bond with their new Daugther in Laws.  There are a ton of ways to pull off a mother and daughter best friends bracelet and these sterling silver mother and daughter bracelets are the perfect ones to use and wear.
You can visit Hearts Treasure and HeartsTreasure.com by clicking here and not only buy this fabulous mother and daughter sterling silver best friends bracelet as well as look through and buy their other fabulous bracelets and jewelery.

May 12, 2010

Learn to Ballroom Dance for your Wedding

Filed under: wedding supplies, wedding vendors — Tags: , , — rollerbladerdc @ 2:55 am

Ballroom Dancing Learning System - Order Now
So a friend of mine took a job at a new company and I didn’t really get what they did or anything until he finally showed me their products and product lines. Not only is it a perfect fit for this website, but they also have a completely relevant product for me to feature here for you all to look at and possibly buy.

Not only is LegacyLearning.com a fantastic way to be able to learn how to do things for your wedding like play an instrument or learn to sing so you can impress your family and friends, but more importantly your partner, but when I saw that LegacyLearning.com offers a Learn to Ballroom Dance DVD series I had to recommend them to you all.

Not only is it almost impossible to convince your partner or in most cases one person in the relationship, or the parents of the Bride or Groom to take dance lessons or get them to actually go to the dance lessons, but getting them to take the dance lessons seriously is even harder to do.  Especially when there are other people in the Ballroom dance classes and they want to prove how butch or masculine or how straight they actually are to the other couples.  That is why when I saw that LegacyLearning.com offers a Learn to Ballroom Dance DVD series to help you learn to ballroom dance in the privacy of your own home, or allows you to help your new inlaws or your parents to be able to ballroom dance and prepare for your wedding, I had to recommend this product to you all.

LegacyLearning.com is a leader in how to videos and an extremely well respected and trusted name for many people who have used their training dvd series.  Not only do I feel comfortable recommending the LegacyLearning.com DVD series but if the company is as good as my friend there says it is you will not be disappointed with your purchase.  I would like to repeat though that I have not actually bought anything from LegacyLearning.com and I have never actually taken one of their training dvds but I do trust the opinion of my friend who works there and so that is why I feel comfortable recommending them and the LegacyLearning.com Learn to Ballroom Dance DVD series.

If you have ever taken one of the Legacy Learning Training DVDs or if you have ever used or tried the Learn to Ballroom Dance DVD Series from Legacy Learning then we would definitely love to hear what you thought of the training DVDs.  If you have tried the Legacy Learning Learn to Ballroom Dance DVD Series leave a comment below by filling out the form and tell us what you thought of the Ballroom Dancing lessons from LegacyLearning.com. If you haven’t tried the Legacy Learning Learn to Ballroom Dance DVD Series and want to try it, you can order the Legacy Learning Ballroom Dance DVD series here.

April 26, 2010

Save the Date Magnets from Lolas Big Day

Filed under: Save the Date Magnets, wedding vendors — Tags: , , — rollerbladerdc @ 12:51 am

Romance Save the Date Magnet
Announce your wedding date in style with this romantic black and white photo of a bride and groom. The magnet backing is perfect for your guest’s fridge and is a clever way to ensure your special day stays top of mind. Each magnet measures 3.5″ x 4″ and arrives printed with “Save the Date”, your names, a line for a personal message, your wedding date and another line for a personal message such as your event location or wedding website.
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Irish Save the Date Magnet
Announce your wedding Irish-style with this green and gold magnet printed with the claddagh, an Irish blessing and your event details. The magnet backing is perfect for your guest’s fridge and is a clever way to ensure your special day stays top of mind. Each magnet measures 3.5″ x 4″ and arrives printed with “Save the Date”, your names and wedding date, and a line that can be used for your wedding website, location, a note that an invitation will follow or any message you like.
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Classic Photo Save the Date Magnet
Bold black and bright royal blue combine with your photo to announce your wedding date in classic style. The magnet backing is perfect for your guest’s fridge and is a clever way to ensure your special day stays top of mind. Each magnet measures 3.5″ x 4″ and arrives printed with “Save the Date, invitation to follow, for the blessed union of [name] & [name]“. Your wedding month will be included with the day highlighted in blue. You’ll be contacted via email after your order is placed to arrange for delivery of your digital photo.
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One site that I never give enough credit to is Lola’s Big Day.  Not only does Lola’s Big Day carry a fabulous selection of almost everything wedding supplies, but Lola’s Big Day also carries a fabulous and amazing selection of Save the Date Magnets.

Now save the date magnets are becoming more and more popular since they are more practical for people to keep because they stick to most fridges and unlike a save the date card that people used to use, these magnets don’t get lost in a drawer in the kitchen since people place them on their fridge.  I personally love save the date magnets and highly recommend people by save the date wedding magnets for their weddings and when I was looking for some more designs to share with all of you I came across a ton of them from Lola’s Big Day.

Not only are Lola’s Big Day Save the Date Wedding Magnets reasonably priced, but they come in a ton of fabulous and fun styles.  I only included three of their styles in this post, but if you click on any of the links in this post you’ll be taken to Lola’s Big Day where you can see their entire line of fabulous Save the Date Wedding Magnets.  As a quick side note, I have never actually shopped at Lola’s Big Day myself but I do love their product lines and hope that you will too.  Also, if you do shop at Lola’s Big Day or have purchased your Save the Date Magnets from Lola’s Big Day then please feel free to share your experience and how much you loved them with us by leaving a comment below.

April 22, 2010

Hannahs Caramen Apples – Holy Crap Yum

Filed under: food, wedding vendors — Tags: , , — rollerbladerdc @ 2:15 am
Caramel Apple, with Chocolate and Butterfingers – $ 7.50
Caramel Apple with Chocolate and Butterfingers..
Caramel Apple, Smore – $ 7.50
Caramel Apple with Chocolate, Graham Crackers and Marshmallows.
Caramel Apple with Toffee – $ 7.50
Caramel Apple with Toffee

Although I love the Summer and absolutely love Summer wear, the one thing I hate is that Summer time and beach season also means we all have to start watching what we eat and stop enjoying most of the junk food we love all winter long.

Not only do we all start to justify chocolate by putting it on fruit or by pretending like we are actually going to work it off with an extra hour at the gym, but as we get older, well I always stay the same age or decrease every couple years, it becomes even harder to have that will power and much harder to get the winter weight off.  What also doesn’t help is when I find new gift Merchants like Hannah’s Caramel Apples.

Now I do have to be honest with you all, I have not ever actually had or ordered a Hannah’s Caramel Apple but I have seen the owner of the company posting in a forum that I visit and it was a paid ad so I feel mostly confident that they are fully legit.  I also really like the story behind Hannah’s Caramel Apples and I think when I first learned about them I had emailed back and forth with them a few times.  Regardless though, I do believe they are legit and although sometimes things look like they are to good to be true or taste as good as they look, it is seriously hard to mess up a candy or caramel apple and when I saw the candy mixed and amazing flavor combinations of candy apples at Hannah’s Caramel Apples I could not resist sharing three of many of their designs.

Not only does Hannahs Caramel Apples feature a ton of amazing flavors and designs, they also have caramel and candy apple gifts and a ton of chocolate apple gifts for all occasions.

Unfortunately, in my opinions, these caramel and candy apples are definitely not beach season friendly, they do look amazing and as long as they select a high quality apple for the apple inside, they should taste amazing as well.  I guess it also depends on the chocolate, caramel, etc… as well but then again, it is seriously hard to mess up a caramel apple and these look absolutely perfect and amazing.  You can order your own caramel apples or candy apples and candy apple gifts from Hannahs Caramel Apples here.  If you do decide to order and buy one or one hundred, come back and share with us how they were.

March 25, 2010

Gourmet Mushrooms, Truffles and Food Wedding Gifts

Filed under: Wedding Gift, food, wedding vendors — Tags: , , , , — rollerbladerdc @ 3:17 am

Mixed Mushroom Appetizer
Price: 17.95

This is an absolutely fabulous and amazing mix of mushrooms.

The mixed mushroom appetizer is made of Porcini, Muschio, Champignon and Chiodini mushrooms which all come blended in an extra virgin olive oil with salt and a bit of wine vinegar.  This sounds absolutely fabulous and amazing.  The problem is that if for some reason I bought this for myself I would end up eating it out of the jar instead of actually preparing it for a meal or appetizer.

Each jar of our Mixed Mushroom Appetizer contains 280g (9.88oz)
Tartufata-Mushroom, Olive, Truffle Condiment and Sauce
Price: 28.95Tartufata-Mushroom, Olive, Truffle Condiment and Sauce by Tentazioni is produced in Italy’s unspoiled Marche region renowned for truffles. Tentazioni Tartufata is a versatile condiment and sauce ready to use as is or diluted in chicken stock, olive oil or cream.

As a condiment, add to pasta, rice, egg dishes, cutlets, chicken breasts, scaloppine, or on warm crostini as an excellent appetizer. Use also as a stuffing for meat, or as a filling for ravioli and tortellini.

Each jar of Tartufata contains 5.71oz. or 160grams.
White Truffle Sauce
Price: 34.50In addition to the White Truffle and the Bianchetto Truffle, this sauce also contains truffle stock, butter, and Reggiano Parmigianno Cheese. Suggested uses are with pasta, fish, cheese fondue, risotto, or crostini.

Like I said, I’m completely obsessed with white and black truffles and white truffle sauces.  Although I haven’t ever tried this one yet I haven’t found one that I didn’t like yet.  Also, because it is from Cyber Cucina I feel good about recommending them to you all.  I had a friend that worked with them and completely trust his opinions so I am sure this white truffle sauce will be just as fabulous and amazing as their balsamic vinaigrette.

Each jar of Tentazioni White Truffle Sauce contains 5.71oz. or 160 grams.

Organic White Truffle Savory Seasoning By da Rosario
Price: 23.95da Rosario products are the first and only 100% USDA certified organic truffle products on the U.S. market, and have already gained a cult following from chefs and gourmet retailers nationwide for their affordability and pure truffle flavor.

Do I even need to say anything else about this white truffle savory seasonings?  It looks amazing, sounds delicious and can probably be mixed into a million different dishes.

Made with White Truffles from Umbria  (If you saw Alice in Wonderland you could completely make the joke Um from Umbria lol), this seasoning adds a new dimension to backed potatoes, egg dishes, even popcorn!

Each jar of da Rosario Organic White Truffle Savory Seasoning contains 3 oz.
Organic White Truffle Flavored Olive Oil By da Rosario (1.76 Fluid Ounces)
Price: 15.95With the price of truffles reaching as high as $4000.00 per pound in 2008, they are certainly out of reach for the majority of chefs and home cook alike. But good quality truffle products such as oils can offer an excellent alternative at a very reasonable price.

Mix this into a fettucini and cream sauce.  try it with a scallop and fettucini noodle or even infuse it into a mushroom ravioli and hunny you will be loving your pasta even more than you ever knew you could.  I would definitely use this for my pastas but you can use this truffle oil for however you would like and with whatever dishes you would like.  Truffle oils are amazing since they can be used for a million different purposes and meals and if you buy this you have to share with us how you used it and how it was.

da Rosario products are the first and only 100% USDA certified organic truffle products on the U.S. market, and have already gained a cult following from chefs and gourmet retailers nationwide for their affordability and pure truffle flavor.

Organic White Truffle Flavored Olive Oil elevates everyday dishes to gourmet status. Just a drizzle, can change the entire character of risotto, potato dishes, eggs, or any number of “ordinary” offferings.

One bottle of da Rosario Organic White Truffle Flavored Olive Oil contains 1.76 fl.oz.or 50ml.
Organic White Truffle Flavored Olive Oil By da Rosario (8 Fluid Ounces)
Price: 29.95With the price of truffles reaching as high as $4000.00 per pound in 2008, they are certainly out of reach for the majority of chefs and home cook alike. But good quality truffle products such as oils can offer an excellent alternative at a very reasonable price.

da Rosario products are the first and only 100% USDA certified organic truffle products on the U.S. market, and have already gained a cult following from chefs and gourmet retailers nationwide for their affordability and pure truffle flavor.

Organic White Truffle Flavored Olive Oil elevates everyday dishes to gourmet status. Just a drizzle, can change the entire character of risotto, potato dishes, eggs, or any number of “ordinary” offferings.

One bottle of da Rosario Organic White Truffle Flavored Olive Oil contains 8 fl.oz. or 237ml.

Organic Black Truffle Flavored Olive Oil By da Rosario (1.76 Fluid Ounces)
Price: 12.95With the price of truffles reaching as high as $4000.00 per pound in 2008, they are certainly out of reach for the majority of chefs and home cook alike. But good quality truffle products such as oils can offer an excellent alternative at a very reasonable price. While the White Truffles generally command the higher prices, the Black Truffles are not exactly second rate– just a bit more available. There is a difference in taste and aroma, but that is a matter of personal taste.

da Rosario products are the first and only 100% USDA certified organic truffle products on the U.S. market, and have already gained a cult following from chefs and gourmet retailers nationwide for their affordability and pure truffle flavor.

Black truffles are amazing.  I cannot say how much I love these and that I crave them with everything.  If you really want something absolutely amazing then you have to buy a bottle of black truffle infused oil for your meals.  They taste great with everything but use it sparingly since they are very strong.

Organic Black Truffle Flavored Olive Oil elevates everyday dishes to gourmet status. Just a drizzle, can change the entire character of risotto, potato dishes, eggs, or any number of “ordinary” offferings.

One bottle of da Rosario Organic Black Truffle Flavored Olive Oil contains 1.76 fl.oz or 50 ml.
Organic Black Truffle Flavored Olive Oil By da Rosario (8 Fluid Ounces)
Price: 24.95With the price of truffles reaching as high as $4000.00 per pound in 2008, they are certainly out of reach for the majority of chefs and home cook alike. But good quality truffle products such as oils can offer an excellent alternative at a very reasonable price. While the White Truffles generally command the higher prices, the Black Truffles are not exactly second rate– just a bit more available. There is a difference in taste and aroma, but that is a matter of personal taste.

da Rosario products are the first and only 100% USDA certified organic truffle products on the U.S. market, and have already gained a cult following from chefs and gourmet retailers nationwide for their affordability and pure truffle flavor.

da Rosario’s creator, Rosario Safina, has been the driving force behind the popularization of truffles over the past 20 years. In 2002, Safina published the first book in the U.S. dedicated to this luxury item, “Truffles: Ultimate Luxury, Everyday Pleasure,” establishing him as the noted authority on the subject. Safina has appeared and been featured in numerous outlets including Martha Stewart Living, CNN, Fine Living, Emeril Live, Good Morning America, and The New Yorker.

Organic Black Truffle Flavored Olive Oil elevates everyday dishes to gourmet status. Just a drizzle, can change the entire character of risotto, potato dishes, eggs, or any number of “ordinary” offferings.

One bottle of da Rosario Organic Black Truffle Flavored Olive Oil contains 8 fl.oz or 237ml.
Organic Porcini Mushroom Flavored Extra Virgin Olive Oil By da Rosario (1.76 Fluid Ounces)
Price: 11.95Porcini (little piglets) Mushrooms or Boletus edulis, are highly prized as an ingredient in various foods. They are superior to most other boletes in flavor and in texture—which is the reason they generally command a higher retail price. The flavor is described as nutty and slightly meaty, with a smooth, creamy texture. This mushroom has a distinctive aroma reminiscent of sourdough.

da Rosario products are 100% USDA certified organic products. While da Rosario’s creator Rosario Safina is most noted for his expertise on truffles, he applies the same care and precision to his entire line.

Like truffles, porcini are a luxious addition to pasta, risotto, soups, and in many other dishes. They are a feature of many cuisines worldwide.

Each bottle of da Rosario’s Organic Porcini Flavored Extra Virgin Olive Oil contains 1.76 fl.oz. or 50ml.

I have been cooking a lot lately and one thing I have been using more and more are mushrooms.  I think it started because I’ve fallen in love with truffles and Italian cooking.

Most mushrooms are completely tasteless, but when you get into some of the more expensive ones like the shitake mushrooms and portebellas, you can really start to work with their textures and infuse them with some incredible flavors and prepare them in a million different ways.

One thing I have started doing is marinating portabellas for 48 hours and then grilling them using an italian marinade with some taragon and other flavors and then I spray them with (well more like I pour a lite coating) olive oil and then pepper them and slice them and serve them on a salad and with my shitake mushrooms I cook them right in the sauce I am preparing.

Not only does it seem like the shitake mushrooms suck up all of the flavors of the sauce, but they give this amazing texture that really brings out the meat and other vegetables in the meal I am preparing.

Anyways, I haven’t mentioned this one gourmet foods gift shop that I used to love and my friend used to be partnered with and so when I went looking for food tonight and because my mushrooms have only been marinating for 24 hours, I decided to look around for prepared mushrooms, gourmet mushrooms and mushroom infused oils like a truffle mushroom oil for you to use to really flavor your meals.  I love white and black truffle mushroom oils and if you have tasted a pasta prepared correctly with one you will completely never go back to having pasta without a truffle oil on it again.   They are expensive but they are completely worth it and if you buy a mushroom truffle oil for someone for their wedding they will definitely thank you when they finally use it.

March 8, 2010

Caricature and Photo Save the Date Magnets

Filed under: Save the Date Magnets, wedding supplies, wedding vendors — Tags: , , — rollerbladerdc @ 2:22 am

Ok, one thing I completely love with wedding planning is how personal and how much personality you can show for yourself, your wedding and how your personalities blend and mesh together to bring out the best in both you and your partner, but also the new personality that comes out with you both being married and together forever. Your save the date magnets should also help to represent that and although many people go with a standard word only save the date magnet, I love to recommend trying something a bit different.

“Caricature “”Save The Date”" Magnets “ – $ 1.80
“These save-the-dates are simply magnetic – literally! Use them as a funky save-the-date magnet, fun wedding favor or a new way to say thanks, these caricature magnets are a great way to keep your special day on your guests’ minds.”

I was looking through one of my very favorite wedding supply stores and favor vendors, beau-coup.com, when I saw that they have caricature save the date magnets for weddings.

Now when you hear caricatures you normally think funny pictures and photos or drawings that are completely exaggerated or where you are drawn pretty funny, but they actually don’t have to be.  Some caricatures actually come out where they just turn you into a cartoon that actually does look like you and your partner.  That is what I love about the caricature save the date magnets from Beau-coup.  The caricature save the date magnets not only look great and can show off your personality, but they sort of become fridge artwork as well and actually are fun for your friends and family to have on their fridges instead of the photo holiday magnets they get every year.  The caricature save the date magnets really stand out and what I love even more than just the couple in the caricature is when the couple includes their pets like if each had a dog or one person had a dog, one person had a cat, etc…  Adding in your pets or something fun to the caricature save the date magnets really helps you to be able to make your caricature save the date magnet stand out and helps to make your family, especially your mom and your new Mother in Law want to show off your save the date magnets even more to their friends.  Not to mention that their friends and your Aunts and Uncles are going to end up calling your mom and your partner’s parents to comment on how much they love the save the date magnets and how create you and your partner are.  Not to mention that if you do them really creative and cool looking there is a better chance people will hang them up and remember to actually save the date which is the purpose of the save the date magnets.

Save the Date Photo Magnets – $ 1.80
“Our exclusive photo save the date magnets are helpful way to remind your friends of your upcoming event. Personalize these magnets to create a great save the date or favor for a birthday party, baptism party, baby shower, anniversary party, or other special event.”

Now if you aren’t the traditional type but caricatures aren’t really your thing either because they aren’t personal enough for you, you don’t have to go with the caricatures to have your picture be on your save the date magnets, you can always go with the traditional holiday photo idea and do a photo save the date magnets which Beau-Coup.com also sells.

What I love about the photo save the date magnets from Beau-Coup is that they are classy, modern, traditional and colorful, but not childish or cheesy greeting card styled either.  The photo save the date magnets from Beau-coup.com are definitely some of my favorite save the date magnets and because of the fabulous designs that they feature you don’t have to have a boring and plain like a holiday card with everyone dressed up and some boring holiday styled lettering, but you can have a romantic, or a classy looking design that is is custom designed (not for you) but for the wedding season you are getting married in like Winter or Spring weddings and you can have it be more like a piece of art as well so people are more likely to actually hang them on their fridge instead of just throwing your photo save the date magnets into their junk drawer in the kitchen or in the trash.  I love the photo save the date magnets from Beau-coup and if you need to order your own photo or caricature save the date magnets, you should seriously click on the links next to the photos in this post to find the perfect caricature and photo save the date magnets to not only match your personalities and to match your wedding.

I love the designs from Beau-Coup and highly recommend shopping with them. Although I haven’t bought anything myself through them, I have sent lots of people to their stores and never had a complaint come back. I have also met some people from their store and they are not only gay friendly, but they are also a perfect company to help you find the perfect wedding favors and wedding supplies as well for your gay or straight wedding.  When I saw they also carried save the date magnets, I had to recommend them.

If you decide to buy your save the date magnets from Beau-Coup, don’t forget to come back here and tell us which ones you ordered, not to mention how they turned out for your wedding announcement.

March 4, 2010

Personalizes Cocktail Glasses and Shakers Gifts

Filed under: Wedding Gift, food, wedding vendors, wine — Tags: , , , , , — rollerbladerdc @ 4:06 am

Personalized Drinking Glasses
Price: 36.00Show your appreciation for your wedding party with bridesmaid and groomsmen gifts. These engraved tumblers will make a stylish thank you gift. Glasses are sold in sets of 4 and etched with a single block letter initial or a curved 3-letter monogram.

Ok so these are technically normal personalized drinking glasses, but lowballs are perfect for scotch on the rocks and those butch drinks that you always see old straight guys drinking.
Personalized Martini Glasses
Price: 58.00″A sophisticated wedding gift or a classy conversation starter, these stylish martini glasses are perfect for either and will be the toast of the party. Sold in sets of 4, have them engraved with a single script initial or a monogram at no extra charge.”

Hello, a complete classic martini glass with a fabulous curved and fashionable stem.  I love these customized martini glasses.
Personalized Wine Glasses
Price: 3.70″Create a wine tasting event for a bachelorette party, coupleÆs shower, engagement party or wedding. For any occasion, your guests will love these custom printed wine glasses. Choose from many elegant designs and ink colors to match your special event.”

Ok, these are fabulous customized wine glasses.  Not only are the fashionable and completely chic, but who doesn’t love some really cool wine glasses?  These are the perfect summer wine gift.
Champagne Flutes & Cake Server Set
Price: 78.00Remember your wedding day with these classy keepsakes. The contemporary glass champagne flute set features crystal-adorned stems and the cake knife and server have coordinating bands of crystals. Engrave flutes and server for lasting memories.

Can you say fabulous, I am about to shatter and break my current champagne flutes so that I have a reason to go and buy new ones.  To be honest, I won’t actually bust mine but maybe I need to host a champagne party for the second part of the first season of Glee so I can order these Personalized Champagne Flutes.
Mini Stainless Cocktail Shaker
Price: 7.25″The martini is one of the most popular cocktails in the world. Indulge yourself with this stainless steel mini cocktail shaker. Great for corporate gifts, wedding favors, bachelorette party favors or groomsmen gifts.”

You cannot go wrong with a classic.  The classic cocktail shaker is a perfect gift if you don’t want to spend a lot and want to give you something completely useful or a party.

Margarita Glass Gel Candle In Tiki Hut (Set Of 4)
Price: 17.40″You can be sure these margarita gel candle party favors will take your south of the border wedding, engagement party or birthday celebration to the next level. ItÆs the perfect wedding favor for your Mexican fiesta, sure to be a hit!”

Ok this is seriously cute.  I love these martini glasses in a tiki hut.  How much cooler could this actually get?  I love these customized martini glasses and if you are heading to a Hawaiian themed party this summer or fall.
Personalized Pilsner with Pewter Medallion
Price: 26.00These grand pilsner glasses are perfect as groomsmenÆs gifts or bachelor party favors. They feature a personalized pewter medallion and you may choose from five different designs. Customize each with the groomsmanÆs name or a special message.

Can you say lesbian, butch queer or father in law will fall in love with these?
Personalized Cocktail Shaker
Price: 26.00″This personalized cocktail shaker is perfect for those with exceptional taste. Perfect as best man gifts, groomsmen gifts and corporate gifts. Your friends will love their very own drink maker!”
Personalized Red Wine Glasses
Price: 44.00Give the gift of sophistication with these personalized wine glasses gift sets. Choose from red or white wine glass styles.

Perfect for Winter, these customized red wine glasses are absolutely the perfect gift for anyone…btw I prefer red wine for the Winter which is why i call them the perfect Winter gift, they are actually good for just about any season.
Kiddie Fortune Shaker
Price: 25.00Our Kiddie Fortune Shakers are perfect for baby showers or as holiday gifts for kids.

How the heck did this get in here….

Love Fortune Shaker
Price: 36.00″Everyone loves to hear their fortune, especially when love matters are involved. This shaker makes the perfect bridal party gift or birthday party favor inspired by an ancient Chinese method of fortune telling. Complete in red gift box.”
Mini Martini Glasses (Set of 6)
Price: 24.00″The Martini is synonymous with sophistication, These mini martini glasses are a great substitute for old-fashioned candy dishes or for serving appetizers. Great for bridal showers, cocktail parties or great table decorations for your wedding.”
Cordial Glasses (set of 6)
Price: 12.00Our flared cordial glass tealight holders make unique wedding favors and are great for decorating your special occasion.
Personalized Votive Holders
Price: 2.25″Make your event truly memorable with personalized votive holders. Sure to dress up any votive we offer numerous designs to choose from. Use as favors or simply as table decorations as well. Votives stand 2.5″” inches tall.”
Acrylic Cocktail Shaker Favors (Set of 12)
Price: 36.00″Serve up your favorite cocktail mix or bar snack in these mini acrylic cocktail shakers to complete the perfect cocktail themed party favor for your wedding, bridal shower, or corporate party.”

Personalized Pilsner Glasses (Set Of 4)
Price: 48.00″These personalized pilsner glasses will be a hit as groomsmen gifts, bridesmaid gifts or birthday gifts. Sold in sets of 4 glasses.”
Mini Stainless Cocktail Shaker
Price: 7.25″The martini is one of the most popular cocktails in the world. Indulge yourself with this stainless steel mini cocktail shaker. Great for corporate gifts, wedding favors, bachelorette party favors or groomsmen gifts.”

Ok, so before I start this post, I need to say ouch.  I have been busting my butt at the gym 3 to 5 days a week and trying to diet, mostly failing, to get my fat booty back in shape.  In the spirit of pain, celebration and success of actually starting to loose weight, I could use a drink, unfortunately for me, drinks are not diet friendly, especially the good ones like cosmos, and unfortunately I haven’t read Bethany from the Real Housewives of NYC on Bravo TV’s book about skinny girl cocktails to see if she has a recipe for skinny girl cosmos so I am stuck dreaming about drinking.  So instead of diving into a fabulous bottle of chardonnay or having a cosmo before bed, I’m going to post about the next best thing.  Personalized cocktail glasses and shakers.

There is a store online that I am pretty obsessed with called Beau-Coup.com (This is a completely random link to a completely random cocktail product they sale).    I was looking through their online shop and came across some fabulous custom engraved and personalized cocktail glasses and had to share them with you.  A long time ago I remember I posted their personalized wine glasses, a post about the red and I think the white in there and a couple of you had bought the personalized wine glasses.  In this post, I wanted to show you all a few more of the customized and personalized cocktail glasses including engaved beer steins and other glasses as well as engraved cocktail shakers, and other fabulous personalized cocktail gifts that I love for everything from birthday gifts to wedding gifts and pretty much everything else in between.  Anyways, if you need a great gift idea, personalized white wine glasses, margarita glasses and martini glasses are perfect for spring and summer, personalized red wine glasses are perfect for winter and of course beer steins for fall and octoberfest.  Click any of the images or links above in this post to go to Beau-Coup and you’ll be able to buy personalized cocktail glasses and cocktail gifts for birthdays, weddings and other parties and events.

December 8, 2009

The Fruit Company Coupons. Fruit Baskets Fruit Gifts

Filed under: Wedding Gift, food, wedding vendors — Tags: , , — rollerbladerdc @ 1:18 am

Ok, if you remember last year I went crazy over a gift I got from Yahoo. They sent me an absolutely amazing fruit gift basket, well actually a fruit gift and chocolate gift box set with amazing fruits and their signature pears from Harry and David. Now, Harry and David may be great for some people, but there was another company out there that gave me an equally as fabulous fruit gift basket last year and one I am completely hoping to get a gift from this year as well. Hint hint everyone that knows me, this is the perfect gift.

I am completely on a diet again so chocolate and candy are unfortunately completely out of the picture for me, but at the same time, I still love food and fruits and think they are the perfect gift….btw wine will never be out of my diet and chocolate always seems to make its way back in, but hey, we can’t all be perfect hahaha. However, even though I cannot eat a ton of candy and bad foods, one thing that I completely love and think makes a perfect gift and completely works with my diet is fruit and fruit gifts and the only place I am recommending this year for fruit baskets and fruit boxes and fruit gifts is The Fruit Company.

Not only does the fruit company have an amazing selection and possibly some of the best fruit for delivery in the USA, but they also gave me a fabulous coupon code to offer to all of you for the holidays.  The Fruit Company Coupon Code holidaycheer should be able to give you 15% off your purchase, I’m not sure what the minimum spend is for this coupon code at the Fruit Company, but at the same time you are completely going to suprise the person who gets the fruit gift and they are seriously going to love it and because you get to save 15% off of your purchase at the Fruit Company by using the coupon holidaycheer, you’ll love it to because sending a fruit gift won’t cost you much either….and if you are sending me a fruit basket or fruit box gift, make sure you do the pears and citrus fruits…they are completely perfect for the winter since they not only have vitamin C, but they completely work with the cold weather to and give you energy to stay focused at work.

I love the fruit company and think that they have the perfect gifts for the holidays.  You should definitely check out the fruit company and use the fruit company coupon holidaycheer to save on your fruit gifts for the holidays.

BTW, The fruit company is completely a 100% gay friendly company too so I am completely happy to recommend them as well.  I met someone from their Marketing department at a show this year and completely fell in love with their company culture, and more importantly with their company and their products.  You seriously cannot go wrong with giving fruit gift boxes and fruit gift baskets for the holidays.

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