Style Your Bridesmaids…Haute!

These dresses are much too “haute” to keep hanging in a closet with the other 27 dresses! Let your bridesmaids walk down your wedding aisle in style and choose a LAZARO! The LAZARO Bridesmaid Collection, each and every season, is designed using unique colors, fabrics, and modern styles. See for yourself in the pictures and runway video below!

LAZARO Bridesmaid dresses featured on KnotTV!

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THE UNIQUE BRIDE, a bridal salon in Burlingame, California, is a LAZARO full line retailer. To learn more about THE UNIQUE BRIDE, visit www.uniquebride.com.

To see more LAZARO bridal fashions or to attend one of their upcoming Trunk Shows, visit www.lazarobridal.com.

Break tradition and cook!

Are you looking for something different and creative to do for your bridal shower or other wedding parties? Do you love to cook and your friends refer to you as a “foodie”?

Well, then there is a perfect place for you!

VIKING COOKING SCHOOL, “the premiere place to explore your love of all things food”, is that perfect place where you and your bridal entourage can throw on some whites and learn culinary techniques and trends from the pros in a fully-equipped professional kitchen.

At VIKING COOKING SCHOOLS, you can choose from a hands-on workshop where up to thirty guests can participate in preparing the planned meal, then later sit down to toast to the bride and celebrate while enjoying the freshly prepared gourmet fare. Or, if you aren’t up to getting your hands in the pie and have more than thirty guests, then be a spectator and enjoy cooking demonstrations. This option will allow you to learn step-by-step food preparation and tricks from the trade while relaxing and watching with your guests.

How about ” A Night in Paris”? VIKING COOKING SCHOOL can do more than just prepare for the cooking, they have a special events coordinator that can help to customize the menu and party theme, assist with the invites, shower activities, and shower gift bags. Or, should I say, “foodie bags”?

For Northern California brides, VIKING COOKING SCHOOL is currently located in Walnut Creek, and a soon-to-be location is coming to Daly City. If you are ready to book your shower cooking party, then don’t wait since VIKING COOKING SCHOOL recommends booking at least 6 weeks in advance.

To learn more about there other US locations, explore menu options and cooking classes, visit www.vikingcookingschool.com.

“P” is for Pampering, Party, and….

PINKIES!!!

PINKIES Nail Salons are the perfect place for brides to treat their bridesmaids to a party of pampering, relaxation, and lots o’ fun!

PINKIES offers a luxurious environment and services for reasonable prices and when it comes to their nail treatments, PINKIES uses only the highest quality products so that your services will last. Also, they know that the highlight of a manicure or pedicure is the massage and for this reason they use only superbly formulated and aromatic private label lotions. Being that I am a regular visitor, I can vouch that the massages are absolutely fabulous!

PINKIES can provide both non-private and private nail parties. A private party can accommodate up to 25 guests, after store hours. The non-private parties are up to six guests and are arranged during store hours only. PINKIES staff will help you to coordinate all manicure and pedicure treatments that will best fit your needs and party size. Too, they will even help to coordinate food and beverage logistics for your party.

PINKIES has six different locations throughout the San Francisco Bay Area and can currently be found in the following cities: Lafayette, Los Altos, Burlingame, Danville, San Ramon, and San Francisco.

Above are photos of the Los Altos location. As you can see their stores possess a subtle warmth and richness in their decor lending itself to being the perfect pampering environment.

Too, they they have the cutest gift cards that will make a great gift to anyone in need of a little R and R. The color even matches their theme…they’re hot pink! Oh, girls just want to have fun!!!

To learn more about PINKIES Nail Salon treatments, pedicure parties, and their various locations, visit www.pinkiesnailsalons.com .

A gift that will make your bridesmaids smile!

Instead of the same ol’ matching necklaces…instead, you can give all of your bridesmaids matching baubles for their fingers or wrists that they will wear…and thank you again and again! A fantastic selection of cocktail rings, bangles, cuffs, and bracelets can be found through online retailers, such as Max and Chloe, and believe it or not, QVC! Both retailers have one of my personal favorites, KENNETH JAY LANE RINGS, that vary from high fashion bling to sophisticated elegance. Prices range from $35 to $250. As you can see, there is something sophisticated and flashy for everyone’s budget!

Fashion and cocktail rings currently available through QVC online - www.QVC.com

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