My closest friend and roommate of 5 years is getting married next month. Naturally there has been a flurry of activity around this upcoming event. I never got around to posting about some of the goings on…so here’s a sum up of the bachelorette party and the bridal shower: The bachelorette ...

Spring is here!  Flowers are blooming, birds are chirping and insects are biting?!  Spring weddings are upon us again and while outdoor weddings are still a must for this beautiful season of beginnings, we should always take the comfort of our guests into consideration when planning an outdoor event.  When it's ...

Hollywood celebs aren't the only ones who have extravagant weddings. Professional altheletes, musicians, business men and women and Crown Princes also like to show off their dough with lavish nuptials. Here are 27 of some of the world's most expensive weddings in history. Check out the price tags and you're guaranteed to feel better about your own wedding expenses! Seemanto & Chandni AND Sushanto & Richa (Father of the Grooms is Industrialist Subrata Roy of Sahara.) Cost: $128 Million, for both weddings. Wedding Date: February 14, 2004 Location: Lucknow, Sahara India Number of Guests: 10,000 Highlights: As part of the festivities, more than forty thousand beggars were distributed food across the country. The dinner had 110 types of dishes that included Indian, Mexican, Italian, Mongolian, Lebanese, Chinese and American. 121 musicians from the British Symphony Orchestra preformed over 20 Hindi film and patriotic songs. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum & Sheikha Hind Bint Maktoum (Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum is the Ruler of Dubai.) Cost: $44.5 Million, today this wedding would cost $100 Million. Wedding Date: 1981 Location: Dubai, UAE Number of Guests: 20,000 Highlights: His family built a stadium big enough to hold 20,000 people for the wedding, which lasted an astounding seven days. A quarter of a century later, it is still listed as the most expensive wedding in the Guinness Book of World Records. Sheikh Mohammed road his horse to every village and fed everyone. The entire city was in celebration for 30 days before the marriage. There hasn't been an event like it since. Charity: Sheikh Mohammed gives wherever help is needed. In 2007 he donated $10 Billion to set up an education foundation in the Middle East, saying “There is a wide knowledge gap between us and the developed world in the West and in Asia”. The foundation is meant to improve the standard of education and to stimulate more jobs. Amit Bhatia & Vanisha Mittal (Bhatia is the grandson of London socialites, Pasha and Kamal Saigal. Mittal is the daughter of London steel tycoon Lakshmi Mittal, the fourth wealthiest man in the world.) Cost: $60 Million Wedding Date: November 18, 2006 Location: Vaux le Vicomte, a 17th-century French chateau Number of Guests: 1,000 Highlights: This five-day event included numerous Bollywood stars and a Bollywood drama written for the couple. The top chief from Calcutta was flown in to prepare over 100 different dishes. The invitations were sent out in a 20-page silver book. Charity: The Mittal's established a $3 Million scholarship program with Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management. The money will fund 20 three-year scholarships for MBA students from emerging economies, including Africa, Asia, Central and Eastern Europe and South America. Andrei Melnichenko & Aleksandra Kokotovic (Melnichenko is best-known for his energy and banking businesses. He is the 17th wealthiest person in the world. Kokotovic is former Miss Yugoslavia.) Cost: Undisclosed, over $7 Million Wedding Date: September 3, 2005 Location: Cote d'Azur, France Highlights: Christina Aguilera and Whitney Houston were each paid $3.6 million to perform at the wedding.

In the next 2 months I will be a bridesmaid 3 times in 3 cities on two coasts and in 2 countries.  It must be Katherine Heigl exacting revenge because I gave her movie, ...

Armed with hundreds of samples, Gina and I made our bridal show debut on Wednesday night.  The event was called Promises and Pearls and it was held at the San Francisco Design Center.   Beau-coup has sponsored many shows in ...