What’s the biggest problem apart from the limousine ride and the prom dress and midnight curfew? The prom date, of course. Now, proms are normally more nerve-wrecking for girls than boys….I am NOT stereotyping here but just saying that girls just need a little bit more prep-time. So, girls, I thought it’d be fun to explore some of the things guys say that you wish you could understand so that you know what they’re trying to tell you before the prom. It’s true that boys and girls speak in different languages – and let’s work this decoding part a little.

This way, you’ll have a little bit of leeway right before prom night. Now, imagine it is weeks before the prom night and he says the following:-

I was just thinking about all those wedding scenes I’ve seen in movies….the ‘Julia Roberts’ one in My Bestfriend’s wedding sort of stood out a little….or maybe it’s just Miss Roberts’ blindingly beautiful smile. Anyway, thinking along the lines of weddings and marriage registrars came the thought about the person who is going to get your married. Usually imagined to be a man because of all the stereotyping done against women registrars…unintentionally, of course.

Why is it that you can imagine a man to marry you off to someone else and not imagine a woman marrying you off? Peculiar, isn’t it?

One of the biggest concerns about a wedding dinner or party is how to get your wedding guests to let their guard and hair down and boogey the night away. Let's admit it, apart from wearing the most smashing gown and handsomest man on your arm, the next most important thing is how much fun your friends are going to have on your wedding night. The wedding DJ has a huge role to play in ensuring that. It is, arguably, one of the most important facts to look into, apart from booking a limousine ride for your wedding arrival. The wedding guests may not remember the gown you wore or the dinner dishes served but guests remember your wedding by how much fun they had!

So, I'm going to broach the subject of hiring a DJ for your wedding today.

Hey, I remember the first time I had a prom….I couldn’t sleep the whole night through and ended up looking like a really drunk Panda Bear that night. But thank goodness there was makeup…AND fabulous clothing to make up for it. Anyway, here’s something I would like to share with all of you wanting to look really cool classy during your prom night. In fact, some of these prom tips might apply to you men as well…so, listen up!

First prom tip for couples – clothing coordination
Short of sounding like a Prima Donna with nothing else better to do than to bother with whether the brooch goes with the shoes or if the bag goes with the lipstick, clothing coordination for a prom is a MUST. I mean, imagine going to prom with your date wearing green and you wearing red. A couple of clowns! If you don’t want to stay safe during your prom by wearing the black-white combo, here’s a prom tip I dispense only for you…CALL YOUR DATE to coordinate the clothing! At least coordinate the color of the clothing you’re both going to be wearing for the night of the prom, ok?

On Friday, I was just talking about how to get your wedding announced in some of the local dailies. There are a couple of other New York City newspapers I’ve not covered yet, so, I’ve decided to write on them today. Actually, I was thinking that how handy it actually is to have your wedding announcement done over the papers. I mean, the Internet is fabulous thing but I feel a little apprehensive about uploading my wedding picture into the Internet….free for all to use and republish. But then again, who’s to say people won’t scan the pictures off of the newspaper wedding announcement and use it anyway, right?

Anyway, here goes.

Wedding announcement in The New York Times is a definite must but let’s just say it’s tough trying to get into it. I suppose being a daughter of a oil production company helps but this doesn’t mean that The New York Times won’t announce your wedding if your father is a house painter. The tip here is to follow the rules.

Don’t be surprised….I’ve seen many of my girlfriends collapse after their weddings. The reason? Not that I want to make fun of them online but apparently, they wanted to organize everything about their own special day themselves. From the wedding cake to the limousine rental. From the hotel bookings to the invitations. Well, you know what? Instead of collapsing after your wedding and spend the honeymoon recovering, why not hire a wedding planner who will deal with all the dirty details for you. Contrary to popular beliefs, wedding planners aren’t really expensive. I have had friends tell me that they had people plan everything about the wedding (right down to the tee) for under $1000….some under $800.