Navy & Lavender Launches New Wedding Gifts Collection
Navy & Lavender LLC introduces a new line of welcome gifts called Gable Box Gifts along with a series of new totes as part of its distinctive welcome bag collection. The Gable Box Gifts line features a variety of gourmet goodies wrapped in decorative, personalized packaging. These bold and stylish gifts range from a charming wedding themed one, featuring heart cookies and a bride and groom mint tin, to the perfect beach gift set complete with tropical taffy and a starfish cookie. The newest welcome totes include new wedding locale based designs {ex. a vineyard tote and a tropical island one} along with several bags tailored to specific cities and states, including New York, Boston, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Texas, and Florida.

New Book: Last One Down the Aisle Wins
Being released next week is a new wedding related book: Last One Down the Aisle Wins {10 Keys to a Fabulous Single Life Now and an Even Better Marriage Later}. The authors, relationship expert and divorce attorney, Shannon Fox and Celeste Liversidge, have discovered that young women who commit to their own structural integrity – will do more for the building and marinating of a happy marriage, than anything else outside of a relationship. Last One Down the Aisle Wins is like having your very own life coach, therapist, financial planner, spiritual adviser, career counselor, and cheerleader all rolled into one. *

Country Club Receptions
To help couples with that all important task of planning their wedding, commitment ceremony or reception, CountryClubReceptions.com has re-launched with new photographs, location information, event options and a six-month long sweepstakes to help those engaged plan their perfect day. By visiting Country Club Receptions couples can view more than 50 elegant country clubs and golf courses nationwide and review the unique event options offered at each location.

Perry Ellis Ultimate Honeymoon Giveaway
The grand prize winner will receive a 5 nights stay for two adults at the beacon Escazu Boutique Hotel in Costa Rica, plus: Round trip air travel for two (2) adults on American Airlines from Miami International Airport to Juan Santamaria International Airport, Arrival and departure transportation from Juan Santamaria International Airport to Beacon Escazu Boutique Hotel, $100.00 USD spa credit at the Beacon Escazu Spa, and $200.00 USD restaurant credit at The Muse restaurant. The runner-up will receive up to six (6) Perry Ellis suits and accessories for the groom's wedding party.

Liberty Travel Offers "Best Day of the Year to Book Your Honeymoon
Travel Agency launches 4-day Honeymoon Sale with "The World's Largest Honeymoon Event" and a Chance For Brides and Grooms-to-be to Save up to $1,000 on Their Honeymoon. From May 13-16, 2010, Liberty Travel is having a 4-day Honeymoon Sale that will feature exclusive deals, discounts and bonus offers in honeymoon hotspots such as the Caribbean, Hawaii, Mexico, Fiji, Paris and Rome.

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Today was supposed to feature a This and That, along with an inspiration board and an Eye Candy post. But, when my daughter woke up with a fever this morning {actually Thursday as I'm writing this post a day early}, work had to be put to the side to take care of her. Much love to my mom for coming over to help while my hubby is out of town for work. My mom's sitting with my daughter right now while I get this post written at 10 pm at night. And, today, April 30th is my parent's anniversary . . . Happy Anniversary Mom and Dad. I ♥ you both.

But before I share the photo, there are a couple of giveaways that I wanted to share with you . . .

Londin Photography is asking couples to submit their engagement story and they will post their four favorite on their web site. The public votes and the winning couple gets a complimentary wedding photography package. Deadline is today, April 30, 2010.

First Kiss Films is announcing their Win Your Wedding Film contest which will award one lucky couple a free "Indie Package" wedding film (valued at $1,800). Please visit firstkissfilms.com for prize details. Deadline is today April 30, 2010.

Pacific Weddings® is asking anyone from brides to photographers to submit a photograph for a chance to have the image appear full page in the upcoming Winter/Spring 2010 issue of the magazine. Deadline is May 10, 2010.

Today's Eye Candy photo pick is from an engagement shoot from Kristen Weaver Photography. You can see the entire shoot of Mindy and Josh here. I just love the beautifully captured shot of the bride-to-be's engagement ring with the 2 little yellow flowers. Makes me think of all the wonderful things that spring brings. And, today, I also have another Eye Candy photo for you in the Wedding Edibles section, so be sure to click on over to check it out. And, don't forget, if you're planning a peacock themed wedding or know somebody who is, please be sure to visit the latest and biggest giveaway ever on the blog {it will run for 2 weeks}. Nine vendors have teamed up for this peacock wedding accessory ensemble giveaway that is valued at over $1,000.

Starting off with a sneak peek into Reem Acra's Spring 2011 Bridal Collection:

If you're in the NYC area, be sure to stop by Bloomingdale's on Wednesday April 28, 2010 at 6 pm to meet Lisa "Ceci" Johnson of CECI New York in the Judy Paulen Designs area. Please see invitation below for details:

TLC presents THE PERFECT DAY giveaway on the premiere of Say Yes to the Dress tonight. TLC invites viewers to watch the first four episodes of the new season of Say Yes to the Dress [Fridays at 9/8c] for a chance to win an all expense paid trip to Kleinfeld and the gown of your dreams. The grand prize is a Kleinfeld VIP Experience, which includes a trip to New York City, money toward your dream dress, and a meet-and-greet with your favorite consultants from Say Yes to the Dress. Other prizes include a gorgeous designer veil and bridal bling. You can check out a sneak preview of Say Yes to the Dress and learn more about the giveaway in this clip.

Ajalon Printing and Design is have an April wedding special. They are offering 100 letterpress wedding invitations and RSVP postcards for $439.

It's been a while since I've posted a This and That so I decided today was the day to share with you some of the latest contests {besides my currently weekly giveaway} that I think you might like to know about. But, first, here's a brand new wedding product that's just been released from Cheeky Umbrella. They are a manufacturer of unique rain umbrellas and in the new spring product line up are two bridal umbrellas. The wedding umbrellas are designed to bring a smile to the bride's face on a rainy wedding day with their beautiful white and silver designs and a "cheeky" statement written on the underside (such as "Rain or shine, that guy is mine" and "It’s a bridal shower!"). You can see more about the wedding umbrellas here.

From Beantown Bride - You could Win a Boston Wedding
Beantown Bride, in partnership with a prestigious roster of local wedding vendors, is giving away a professionally planned intimate wedding at a unique Boston venue in 2011. The recently launched website will create a dream wedding for one lucky New England couple and twenty guests, including a “day-of” wedding coordinator, invitations, cake, flowers, photography, videography, a custom-made veil or hairpiece for the bride, and more, valued at $15,000. The contest is geared towards couples looking to create a small, chic affair and will be prominently featured throughout the planning process on Beantown Bride. Deadline is May 1st

June Petals Giveaway
Enter to win a Petal Shade in your choice of Pink, Yellow or Ivory. A Petal Shades are lovely floaty flower pendant lamp shades. The prize is free for UK residents and those in the US will need to pay for shipping costs only.

DexKnows Weddings Recessionista Giveaway
Four couples have the chance to win $10,000 each towards their upcoming wedding. Couples can enter by sharing what recessionista inspiring alternatives they plan to use at their wedding. A recessionista is stylish, yet frugal and ideas should be as creative as the recessionistas themselves. For example, gerbera daisies instead of roses. DexKnows Weddings celebrity wedding planner, Yifat Oren will pick the most creative finalists and winners will be chosen based on online public voting. Four winners with the highest number of votes will win. Deadline is May 4th

Aren't these small simple clutches for bridesmaids beautiful? They're from Mollusa Wedding Art on Etsy and they can be custom made in the color of your choice - to match dresses, flowers and wedding schemes.

And, here's just a couple of giveaways, events, news, and casting calls that I've been notified of this past week. Coming up I'll have a discount to a bridal event in NYC and of course, Eye Candy Friday. Which I can't wait to share with you today....think grass, flowers, trees.....beautiful nature.

Unveiled : Bridal Style Revealed in Los Angeles
A one-of-a-kind wedding event featuring LA's best inspirations for modern brides presented in a splendid outdoor setting on Sunday March 28th, 2010 from 11am to 4pm at Melrose Place
Featuring Couture Bridal Designers: Carolina Herrera, Monique Lhuillier, Temperley London and Vera Wang.

Creative Custom Card Boxes Giveaway

In celebration of reaching 500 fans on their Facebook Fan Page, Creative Custom Card Boxes is offering a $25 E-Gift Certificate which can be used towards anything on their site. Details on how to enter can be found here.

"Say Yes to the Dress" Heads to Atlanta
In July, the popular TLC's hit series "Say Yes to the Dress" heads to Atlanta and will be set in one of the largest and busiest bridal salons in the south, Bridals by Lori. But, first, on Friday, April 23 at 10pm ET/PT the return of the new season at Kleinfeld's in New York will return with all new episodes and "Say Yes to the Dress" will return to NYC, sometime after August.

Season 11 of "Whose Wedding Is It Anyway" Now Casting
Are you getting married or would you like to get married between March and July 2010? The Style Network is looking for couples who want to share their wedding-preparation adventures with the hit prime-time wedding series.
The Style Network is looking for 2 type of wedding stories:
1. Brides and grooms who have extremely DIFFERENT IDEAS of what their dream wedding should be (theme, venue, indoor/outdoor, cuisine, formal/informal).
2. Two couples who are interested in having a joint wedding (best friends, sisters, roommates, people who want the same venue, etc.)
The deadline for applications is April 1, 2010. Please email your story and recent photos to Bouchard@trueentertainment.net or Jenkins@trueentertainment.net