Inspirational Highlights from Eva Longoria's Wedding

We all heard about the spectacular wedding of Eva Longoria in Paris on July 7th. What did I find most interesting about their wedding? Here are seven inspirational highlights for anyone planning a wedding bonanza:

1) The Bouquet
A bouquet of white phalaenopsis orchid stems and lillies.

2) The Ring
Piaget Possession wedding band rings. For her, an 18K white gold with featuring two rows of 80 brilliant-cut diamonds, separated by a row of 27 square-cut diamonds-a total of 107 jewels. For him, an 18K white gold Possession band. Read more >>
See the website: Piaget

3) The Wedding Dress
A mermaid-styled gown with stunning silver metallic embroidery by Angel Sanchez. The back of the gown was the show-stopper with a scoop-back style. It was off-white and had a 10-foot-long cathedral train. Read more >>
See his collection at Wedding Style Magazine by Grace Ormond

4) The Cake
A French wedding cake, of course! It was a vanilla bean pound wedding cake with raspberry filling with each of its five tiers embellished with sugar flowers. Read more >>

5) The Church Ceremony
Church of Saint Germain l'Auxerrois located across from the Louvre Museum. If you're in Paris, it's located 2, Place du Louvre, Paris 75001.

6) The Wedding Reception
Chateau de Vaux le Vicomte, an awesome 17th-century castle located in Maincy - about 30 miles southeast of Paris. It's about a 30 minute train ride.
See the website of Chateau de Vaux le Vicomte for tour information

7) Gifts for Guests
As an ultra luxurious gift for guests, each female guest received a Van Cleef & Arpels Sweet Alhambra bracelet. Based on the iconic Alhambra design, the bracelets come in 18K yellow gold with a miniature mother-of-pearl clover charm. If you're as rich as Eva, there would be no need for a favor budget, here. However, it is certainly inspiring to be able to give something nice to guests!
See the website of Van Cleef & Arpels

The Wedding of the Year

So, news reports have said that the wedding of the year (i.e., Tomkat Wedding) was a $3 million reception at the 15th- century castle called Odescalchi Castle. Amidst all the coverage, you gotta wonder about one thing. Oddly enough, the Bracciano's mayor has reportedly said that the couple has not applied for a marriage license. But anyways, if you want to read more about this and who isn't curious, here are some great articles:

About the location

What happened at the wedding reception

The wedding dress by Armani

Celebrity Wedding Planner with the Most Divorces

Question:

Which celebrity wedding planner has managed the most weddings of Hollywood couples that have resulted in divorce?

While I don't know the answer to that yet, I read this morning on The INSIDER that event planner, Edgar Zamora, is in charge of the upcoming wedding of Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes in Italy. With a little more reading, you will find that he was also the planner of Jessica Simpson and Nick Lachey, as well as Denise Richards's wedding. Hmmm. Oh, what a coincidence! Should we even be superstitious about it, though? You just have to wonder!

The Weddingsphere - October 27th Weekly Roundup

While news of Tom and Katie's Italian wedding date has been set for Nov. 18th, this week we saw the ugly side of getting married as the bitter divorce of Paul McCartney and Heather Mills is turning into one of the most nasty celebrity breakups. From allegations of abuse and extortion to suing newspapers over news leaks, this divorce is teaching us a lot about what can happen when you don't sign a prenup. In hindsight, anyone who is planning to tie the knot can definitely learn a lot from this divorce and consider the benefits of having a prenup especially if both of you have a lot to lose should things go sour. It's a personal issue, so this may or may not be for everyone. Nevertheless, if you know someone who seemingly appears to be rushing into marriage, a prenup may save them a lot of heartache and sorrow - to the wallet. Enough serious talk, though, let's get back to the week in the weddingsphere:

Kate Moss's Getting Married, Too.
It seems that wedding plans of Kate Moss seems to be somewhat of faint blip on the news scene, but let's not forget that she's pregnant, too.

What Happened to Wedding Venue?
If you have 300 guests coming to your wedding and your venue decides to ditch you, you may want to read this and find out what to do should this unfortunate event happen. Has this happened to you? What would you do?

July 7, 2007 - Guys Remember that Date if you plan to Propose!
The date is becoming hugely popular that some couples have set the wedding date even before getting engaged. Talk about planning ahead! Is this crazy?

A Vase that Made News for Nicole Kidman
When you're a celebrity, anything is fair game even when buying your ex-husband a wedding gift. She was seen shopping at Neiman Marcus for a $2800 Baccarat crystal vase. What a thoughtful gesture! Would you buy your ex a wedding gift? What if you got invited to their wedding, would you go?

The picture of the week is a cute little (ice cream) snowman made by White House Executive Pastry Chef Thaddeus DuBois. What a cutie! It'll make a great dessert for a winter wedding - so inspirational.

(via White House website - be sure to check out the snowflake cookies and petit fours decorated in white and red)