Photo Credit BravoBride and Kristine Paulson Wedding Photography

Photo Credit BravoBride and Kristine Paulson Wedding Photography

There is great news for Wedding Planners and Wedding related businesses – and with the current economic conditions we can all really use some! Demographically, a large number of U.S. women will be reaching the age range when most get married for the first time. Same sex weddings are also increasing because gay marriage is being legalized in more locations.

Read all about this predicted Wedding Boom and check out the graphs and other visuals including wedding statistics from The Wedding Report – an excellent source of extensive wedding market research. If you are a wedding planner or vendor, be sure to download the Bridal News Networks wedding trends reports because they contain valuable insights into where engaged couples are cutting back and where they are increasing spending. [click to continue…]

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Last Minute Gifts Get There On Time

by ExecGifts on December 17, 2009 · 5 comments

You’ve waited too long and now you’re concerned that your perfect gift won’t get there in time. Because they’re a small family store, Executive Gift Shoppe will make that extra effort to get even personalized gifts engraved or monogrammed and shipped in time to meet your deadline.

During the holiday shopping season they share the USPO and UPS shipping deadlines for each shipping option. Remember that they have to have more lead time because each gift they ship is personalized between the day you order and when it goes out. Although the dates on that page indicate you must order by today or tomorrow remember that UPS times depend on your location. If you’re close to New York you might still be in luck.

If your last minute gift is for a birthday, anniversary or any other time when they aren’t swamped, call Executive Gift Shoppe and let them know what your emergency is and when you need it. If it is humanly possible they’ll make it happen for you. Remember them in case you ever forget to order a business gift for your boss.

What can you do if it is too late to get there in time? Here are some ideas: [click to continue…]

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Christmas Gift Baskets – Adorable Bears, Delicious Cookies

December 14, 2009

These adorable Christmas Gift Baskets are really popular this year.  Here are some of my favorites:
Christmas Bear Bounty – an adorable Teddy bear holding a jar of delicious chocolate chip cookie mix. Fill your home with tbat awesome cookie baking smell and share the joy of baking with your family.
Decorative Christmas Cookie house filled with [...]

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How to Select the PERFECT Gift for Any Person

December 7, 2009

I am always surprised at the type of questions people ask online when they want gift ideas. They usually say something like “I need a gift for my nephew” or “What would a man a certain age like”. It is impossible to answer questions that are that broad. All nephews and men of a certain [...]

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Congrats TCU Horned Frogs on a Perfect 12-0 Season

December 2, 2009

Congratulations to the TCU Horned Frogs on their perfect 12-0 2009 football season, undefeated for the first time since 1938 and Bowl bound. Which bowl will be announced tomorrow. Watch some great ESPN TCU Horned Frog videos and find out what Coach Gary Patterson had to say.
With a season like this players, fans and alumni [...]

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Congrats SMU Mustangs Headed to Sheraton Bowl

December 1, 2009

SMU Mustangs Cufflinks

Congratulations SMU Mustangs on your winning 2009 football season and invitation to the Sheraton Bowl in Hawaii. Fans can read all about it at The SMU Daily Campus. We know players, fans and alumi will want to mark this occasion with these commemorative SMU Mustang logo cufflinks.
Featuring the red enamel SMU Mustang on [...]

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