JCrew is giving away a free Honeymoon in Greece! Click the pic above to enter to win! GOOD LUCK!!!

(Bridal Inquirer is not affiliated in any way with JCrew, or this contest)

Happy Valentines Day to you! Hope your hearts are filled with love and that you have the BEST Valentines Day ever! XoXo, Bridal Inquirer

What an exciting day! {yes.we.can}

Bridal Inquirer is glad to be Blogging it Forward! Every year my family gives to St. Judes in honor of my grandparents in lieu of gifts for holidays…so when I saw this, of course I knew I had to re-post!

Let’s Eat Cake, an amazing fundraiser hosted by the equally amazing Melissa Margarita-DiStefano, is coming up quick: Tuesday, February 17th at the Plaza Paramount Hotel! Let’s Eat Cake is a cake decorating competition with all proceeds going to the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Learn more about the fundraiser right here.

In an effort to make sure we get the word out to everyone (and raise money), we are starting this chain-blog (Ok, not sure if that is correct terminology. But it’s like a chain letter so let’s just go with it, shall we?)

Here’s what we need you to do…Repost this post (or create your own new version) on your blog and ask others to post it on their blogs. Melissa will donate one dollar to the fundraiser for EVERY BLOG that posts on Let’s Eat Cake this week! With the power of the blogosphere, that can QUICKLY add up! Let’s make Melissa Pay! Once you have reposted it, leave a comment letting us know that you posted it along with the url to the blog. It’s for a great cause and it will be fun to see how far it will go! So lets do it… Lets blog it forward and raise money for a great cause!!!

**Kudos to Unique Designs for creating this fun chain-blog effort!**

P.S. Ok, Melissa… time to kick in another $1!

P.S.S. If any business wants to help out with a matching challenge, Melissa would love to hear from you!

Blog it forward, then leave a comment and share your blog link!

It’s time to pay it forward ladies! One of my favorite blogging friends, The Broke-Ass Bride, is one of the twelve finalists in a green wedding contest hosted by Trees Instead! First prize is an all-inclusive, all paid eco-friendly honeymoon in Costa Rica, but the top five finalists also win trees to be planted in honor of each of their guests! How awesome is that??? Let’s start the year out right by helping a bride out (yo!…as Dana would say) and the environment!!! To vote for The Broke-Ass Bride, please visit her blog or the Trees Instead website for full details. Good Luck Dana!!!

XoXo, Bridal Inquirer

YOU can win a dress valued at up to $1500 from PreOwnedWeddingDresses.com! Imagine what you could do with all of the money you save on your dress if you win! This contest runs from Jan 1st, 2009-February 28th, 2009. For details and to enter to win, click here. Thanks to Josie at PreOwnedWeddingDresses.com for sharing this contest with our readers! PreOwnedWeddingDresses.com has been featured in the Los Angeles Times, In Style Weddings and on Daily Candy. Good Luck Ladies!!!

(These are just a few examples of the pre-owned gowns available at www.preownedweddingdresses.com. Bridal Inquirer is not associated with POWD or this contest.)

Wishing you and yours a VERY happy, healthy and prosperous 2009! Happy New Year!!!

(photo from google images)

XoXo, Bridal Inquirer

Who was your favorite celebrity couple of 2008 to tie the knot??? Mine was Ellen Degeneres and Portia De Rossi, who married on August 16th, 2008. Ellen and Portia were both dressed in Zac Posen and exchanged Neil Lane rings. Both looked ahhhhmazing! I recently read that they celebrate their nuptials with a monthly anniversary! Now why didn’t I think of that? Congrats to the beautiful ladies on their 2008 wedding!

Who was your favorite 2008 celebrity wedding??? Scarlett Johanson & Ryan Reynolds (09/27/08), Beth Ostrosky & Howard Stern (10/03/08), Jewel & Ty Murray (08/07/08), Jessica Alba & Cash Warren (05/19/08), Charlie Sheen & Brooke Allen (05/30/08) or perhaps Heidi Montag & Spencer Pratt, married 11/20/08???

Are you planning to do a boudoir session to surprise your fiance or hubby? These adorable aprons would make for a super cute photo op! I found these at Get Go Retro, where you can find a ton of retro vintage inspired pin-up girl outfits for your boudoir session! Hurry and get yours soon…these aprons are selling out like hot cakes! You can also follow Get Go Retro on twitter by clicking here.

I am one of those people who still thinks that one day I am going to find the magical shampoo & conditioner that will give me thick, beautiful, long hair….a la Jennifer Aniston! I am not kidding…every time I get my hair done, I bring in a picture of Jennifer Aniston’s hair. I even wanted my hair done like her’s (when she married Brad Pitt) on my wedding day! I guess I am not alone since I just came across a website dedicated to Jennifer Aniston Hairstyles!!! But in all seriousness, I wanted to tell you about Kerastase Hair Products. I have tried just about EVERY shampoo & conditioner known to man and Kerastase products are awesome! My absolute favorites are the Bain Miroir Shampoo and I use the Ciment Anti-Usure conditioner daily. I also use the Cement Thermique leave-in heat activated reconstructor. If you are growing your hair out and/or are trying to get your hair in tip top shape before your wedding, try Kerastase! These products are a bit pricey, but worth every penny! I have no idea what hair products Jennifer Aniston uses, but now that I know who her hair stylist is…I am taking donations for the $500 haircut….lol.