& More Things Blog - By Stylish Weddings & Things, LLC

& More Things is Moving to WordPress

noreply@blogger.com (New Jersey Wedding Planner | Stylish Weddings N Things) — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 07:55:00 +0000

I feel like that's a crime to say on Blogger, but we are in the process of making the switch to WordPress. We expect this conversion to be completed by February 2013, however the WordPress blog is live and in use. Great thing is all of the Blogger content was easily imported into WordPress...bad thing is we have to re-categorize each tag and blog section. So, our blogger site will remain live so you can find the stories you love until we can get it organized on WordPress.

Cyber Monday STEAL - 50% off Virtual Wedding Planning & Consulting

noreply@blogger.com (New Jersey Wedding Planner | Stylish Weddings N Things) — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 13:00:00 +0000

Are you planning your wedding with a small budget? Perhaps one with $10,000 or less? This is the PERFECT and AFFORDABLE option for you to not only use our network of resources but also have us on call for any of your wedding planning needs. We'll assign a wedding consultant who will work with you for 8 weeks (1 hour per week) either on the phone or webcam. Your wedding consultant will help you through the process of planning your wedding ceremony, reception, and all the details in between.

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Small Business Saturday GIVEAWAY - Put a Little Bling in Your Heart

noreply@blogger.com (New Jersey Wedding Planner | Stylish Weddings N Things) — Sat, 24 Nov 2012 12:00:00 +0000

Welcome to day two of our Weekend Giveaway in celebration of Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, and Cyber Monday. Our second product up is this stylish cake topper!

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Stylish Weddings & Things Weekend GIVEAWAY

noreply@blogger.com (New Jersey Wedding Planner | Stylish Weddings N Things) — Fri, 23 Nov 2012 13:00:00 +0000

Welcome to our Weekend Giveaway of some amazing and useful products and services in celebration of Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, and Cyber Monday. Our first product up...is the Ribbon "Gift of Choice"...

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Awesome Autumn Silk Flowers Sold in a Bundle for $2...Yes, Please!

noreply@blogger.com (New Jersey Wedding Planner | Stylish Weddings N Things) — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 12:38:00 +0000

I just love a bargain! Can you believe that I got this spray of silk flowers for just $2! The retail value on them exceeds $100. I only went to the store to find a cow bell for my 5 year old son (bells and kids...what was I thinking!?!) and walked away with a big ole bag of autumn flowers!

There were only 3 bundles left but I only took one. It just didn't feel right to take them all. But talk about being at the right place at the right time!

Now...what kind of arrangements should I make with these?

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Sherries Pritchard, CWP is the founding member of Stylish Weddings & Things,LLC as well as the Executive Planner and main writer to the & More Things Blog. With a specialty in planning weddings with below average wedding budgets, she strives to provide helpful and inspirational content that is current, relevant, and budget friendly. Stylish Weddings & Things is a boutique wedding planning and management company based in Pompton Lakes, New Jersey,serving the NJ tri-state area. For questions, please visit www.stylishweddingsandthings.com or contact Sherries Pritchard at info@stylishweddingsandthings.com or (862) 248-2555.

Hurricane Sandy and My Waistline: 5 Tips That Should be On Everyone's Food Shopping List

noreply@blogger.com (New Jersey Wedding Planner | Stylish Weddings N Things) — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 11:00:00 +0000

This is not quite wedding related but OMG! I have eaten more sugary sweets in the past 24 hours and Hurricane Sandy hasn't really arrived yet. When I shopped for supplies on Sunday, I bought all of the necessary things to sustain our family plus a house guest in the event we lost power and water. But I also bought an abundance of comfort food.
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3 Tips on Effectively Using Wedding Planning Checklists and Timelines

noreply@blogger.com (New Jersey Wedding Planner | Stylish Weddings N Things) — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 19:09:00 +0000

I am such a control freak when it comes to managing my time. I have to have everything I do planned before I engage in any activities. For example, my husband jokes with me about how I even have to plan my shower preparations everyday: Get my towel, wash cloth, slippers, and leave in bathroom. Locate my toiletries and put where I can reach them, Lay out clothes and accessories, prepare hair appliances, check temp in bathroom, etc. I have to have all of these things ready before I turn the water on and step in. These are checklists I’ve committed to memory. I’m sure you also have a task list that you’ve committed to memory based on the fact you’ve done it so often, it’s a natural course of action for you; maybe not. If not, it’s a good idea to start using to do lists to improve the quality of your life.

Be a Thoughtful Host: Feed Your Wedding Vendors [INFOGRAPHIC]

noreply@blogger.com (New Jersey Wedding Planner | Stylish Weddings N Things) — Wed, 29 Aug 2012 11:00:00 +0000

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If feeding your wedding team is not an option, consider allowing them to partake in a bite during your cocktail hour!

5 Tips to Stay Within Your Wedding Budget [INFOGRAPHIC]

noreply@blogger.com (New Jersey Wedding Planner | Stylish Weddings N Things) — Mon, 27 Aug 2012 22:49:00 +0000

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Shades of Soho in New Jersey Offers Stylish and Unique Decor Ideas for Your Wedding

noreply@blogger.com (New Jersey Wedding Planner | Stylish Weddings N Things) — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 14:00:00 +0000

By: Tara Diamond-Kule & Bryan Kule of Shades of Soho

When you think of wedding décor, your mind doesn’t immediately jump to lampshades. But we do think about lighting in terms of mood and atmosphere everywhere, from our home to restaurants we eat in. The lighting adds to the ambiance of any dining or party experience. Lucky for us, usually that’s created by someone else and we just get to enjoy it, probably without even thinking about it. When you go to a restaurant, a bar or a dining/party event, there are reasons you don’t eat & socialize under glaring fluorescent lighting. We don’t do it because it doesn’t look good. It doesn’t make people or food look as appetizing as it could. It’s not “sexy” or romantic. It doesn’t create a relaxed mood. Shades of Soho understands that and it started with our own wedding.
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7 Tips for Finding Your Perfect Wedding Videographer

noreply@blogger.com (New Jersey Wedding Planner | Stylish Weddings N Things) — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 15:00:00 +0000

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Hello Brides and Grooms,

Luxury videographer, Damon Dietz of Absolute Media Productions, shares 7 tips for finding your perfect wedding videographer. As your wedding planner, it is my professional opinion that you should consider hiring both an amazing photographer as well as a videographer who will capture events as they happen for you to relive for years to come. Damon offers insight on what you should be looking for when you're making the decision on who will capture one of the most precious times of your lives.

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5 Steps to a Beautiful DIY Silk Floral Bouquet

noreply@blogger.com (New Jersey Wedding Planner | Stylish Weddings N Things) — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 04:04:00 +0000

By: Shaun Cox of A D.I.Y. Affair Weddings and Events (Guest Blogger)

The +1 Wedding Invitation Dilemma

noreply@blogger.com (New Jersey Wedding Planner | Stylish Weddings N Things) — Fri, 13 Jul 2012 21:05:00 +0000

by: M. Shannon Hernandez (Guest Blogger)

Now that you are off your high of being a newly engaged couple, it is time to settle down and get to work. One of the first tasks you will have to tackle is your guest list, because it will determine the number of everything else needed for your wedding and reception. One of the biggest questions when working on the guest list is who should I invite? This is sometimes a much more complex question than one first thinks, because most of us have a budget we need to stick within when planning our events.

EXCITING NEWS!!! We're Featured on Sage & Time Designs Blog!

noreply@blogger.com (New Jersey Wedding Planner | Stylish Weddings N Things) — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 17:44:00 +0000

Sherries Pritchard gives tips on how to make sure you don't blow your stationery budget by avoiding some common mistakes that are made when placing your order for your wedding invitations. Head on over now to read what advice she has to give and also review some of Sage & Time Designs Handcrafted and Custom Stationery from Brooklyn stylish stationery made with your personal style in mind.

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GET A ROOM – How Public Displays of Affection can Help Your Relationship

noreply@blogger.com (New Jersey Wedding Planner | Stylish Weddings N Things) — Sun, 06 May 2012 23:39:00 +0000

Bradley Cooper and Zoe Saldana

The feel of her arm around your waist as you hold her close to you, the caress of his hand on your face, a sweet kiss on the lips for no reason other than you love each other, all while in the company of strangers. Do you care that people are watching you? Do you even notice (probably not, lol)?

5 Tips to Prepare for Your Spring Wedding

noreply@blogger.com (New Jersey Wedding Planner | Stylish Weddings N Things) — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 14:42:00 +0000

Spring is here symbolizing new beginnings! Hooray! Nature’s divine palette of colors will be in full bloom once again. The botanical beauty of the natural floral arrangement for our senses to behold is breath taking. The sounds of birds singing again, butterflies will appear, and ahhh, I love the smell of morning dew. For my spring couples who are saying their nuptials next season, here are a few tips to consider:

What Wedding and Lifestyle Blogs Do YOU Love and Recommend WE follow?

noreply@blogger.com (New Jersey Wedding Planner | Stylish Weddings N Things) — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 02:40:00 +0000

I love reading wedding and lifestyle blogs. When you love something you tend to focus a lot of attention on it, right? Well for me, I estimate that I invest more than 300 hours per week looking at wedding gowns after gown, centerpieces after centerpieces, peonies to orchids and reading about trends in the wedding industry. Recently I've been checking out some of our favorite entertainment blogs hosted by some of our area wedding dj's and bands learning about what you guys are grooving to the most at your wedding reception. Hmmm...maybe 300 hours is putting it lightly, hahahaha.

Meet Feuza Reis of Feuza Reis Photography – Cinematic Photography Specialists

noreply@blogger.com (New Jersey Wedding Planner | Stylish Weddings N Things) — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 02:28:00 +0000

Originally posted 9/2011 and reposted due to an error with our blog. Enjoy!

Don't Ignore the RSVP card

noreply@blogger.com (New Jersey Wedding Planner | Stylish Weddings N Things) — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 12:00:00 +0000

Whether I’m working an event or hosting my own, there’s a bit of an issue that causes me a lot of aggravation. Are you coming or not?

“Rèpondez s’il vous plaît” is a French term that means “please respond” to whether or not you plan to attend an event you were invited to.
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Plan Your Wedding With Us and Get up to a $500 Visa® or MasterCard® Gift Card

noreply@blogger.com (New Jersey Wedding Planner | Stylish Weddings N Things) — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 10:00:00 +0000

For a limited time,when you book a Platinum, Gold, or Silver wedding planning package from Now - April 15, 2012, we will give you a Visa® or MasterCard® Gift Card for up to $500*
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Stylish Weddings & Things Interviews: Floral Preservation's - Debbie Flohr

noreply@blogger.com (New Jersey Wedding Planner | Stylish Weddings N Things) — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 12:00:00 +0000

Welcome to Friday everyone and I'm really excited to introduce today's featured vendor. But first I must ask ladies, have you given much thought to what you will do with your bridal bouquet AFTER your wedding? If you're like most bride's to be, when you picked your flower combination for your bouquet, you did so because each flower had a significant meaning to you. But what are your plans for your beautiful flowers after you've said your I do's and are on your way to your honeymoon?
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Paterson New Jersey Area Brides Gets a Local Page on Facebook

noreply@blogger.com (New Jersey Wedding Planner | Stylish Weddings N Things) — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 20:26:00 +0000

With so many wedding websites out there for you to help you plan your wedding (including ours), I'm sure it's overwhelming for you. This is why, we're in the process of localizing our reach to couples in the Paterson, NJ area including Passaic, Clifton, Wayne, Totowa, Woodland Park, and Pompton Lakes, NJ. Though we service the entire Tri-State area and offer services virtually nationwide, we wanted to feature the local vendors we have relationships with either through shared working experiences or through networking. Either way, the vendors who are showcased on this page have been vetted to provide exceptional products and services to help you with your wedding planning.

So I encourage you to "like" our sister page, Paterson Area Brides (NJ) on Facebook as well as our main page, Stylish Weddings & Things if you hadn't already. And as always, I'm here and ready to help you plan one of the best days of your life and it would be my pleasure to come along with you on this journey.

Yours truly,
Sherries

Tips to Develop a Realistic Wedding Budget

noreply@blogger.com (New Jersey Wedding Planner | Stylish Weddings N Things) — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 18:08:00 +0000

There’s a lot of talk in the wedding community about couples who aren’t realistically developing their wedding budget and looking for services for their special day with unrealistic expectations on costs. Vendors are seeing a lot of couples asking for a lot of services for a lot less money than what these services actually cost. You are shopping blind without guidance on what to expect when shopping for wedding related services and are left feeling pretty bad when you realize you can't afford them. But it’s not your fault. How would you know what anything really cost unless someone (or something) you esteem to be a trusted source tells you? Well I am going to share a couple of tips with you that will help you develop a realistic wedding budget while using the tools provided for free by some of the popular wedding websites.

Stylish Weddings & Things Interviews: SDezigns' - Yvette Sencion

noreply@blogger.com (New Jersey Wedding Planner | Stylish Weddings N Things) — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:51:00 +0000

Today is FabuFind Friday again and today's featured wedding professional is someone whose talent is not only remarkable but inspiring as well. You'll see some of her exquisite invitation and stationery designs through out this article that I absolutely love and I know you'll love them too.

Have Our Dessert Fantasy Dreams Come True-Cake for Breakfast?

noreply@blogger.com (New Jersey Wedding Planner | Stylish Weddings N Things) — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:59:00 +0000

Photo: ALAMY/www.Telegraph.co.uk

I don’t know about you, but I am a victim of chocolate cake and all things sweet. My sweet tooth pretty much makes a lot of bad decisions when it comes to preparing my meals throughout the day. So much to my surprise, an article comes along with the headline “Chocolate Cake Breakfast Could Help You Lose Weight!” Say what?