I Do The Details: Archive

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Revamp!

Hello everyone!!! Thank you for being a loyal idothedetails.com reader and sticking with me during a little blog transition. I will STILL be chatting weddings and all that goodness but expanding to entertaining in general. This change is GOOD and I hope ya’ll are with me for the long haul. Because I promise good tips, tricks and goodies along the way. Everything from food to...

Aug 18th

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Featured Friday #37- The Spa at Rivers Edge.

Hello ladies and gents, It’s your favorite read of the week…I hope, FEATURED FRIDAY!!! Can you feel the Friday LOVE??? ((HUGS)) to all!!! As you know, this past weekend I was in Maine for my friend Stacy’s Bachelorette festivities. It was an all weekend event which included real quality girl time at the beach, dinners, bonfire and even a spa day on Sunday! woohoo. Who ...

Jun 25th

Next post will be released on Friday, June 25th..

ARE YOU EXCITED??? Come back then! ((hugs)) In the meantime, don’t forget to enter the June Something Pretty Giveaway!!!! You could be a WINNER!!! Click the link above to comment on the giveaway post or hit that sweet little giveaway button on the top right. Either way, get in to WIN. THE JUNE GIVEAWAY IS.. Sabrina Fairchild !!!! “Sabrina” starring Audrey Hepburn,...

Jun 23rd

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Featured Friday #36- Bachelorette Bubbly!

Hello lovely ladies and gents, Today I am SUPER excited because I am in route to my friend Stacy’s bachelorette weekend festivities at this VERY moment!! wooohooo. We are spending 3 days in Wells, Maine soaking up the sun on the beach, dinning, games/girlie time and leaving Sunday after a relaxing spa day!!!! And the best part?….quality time, chatting and enjoying each others...

Jun 18th

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Featured Friday #35- Wishing Well

Hi All, Welcome to Featured Friday #35…wow 35, holy heck! Anyways, via Facebook last weekend my friend and co-worker Aimee sent me a message asking what a Wishing Well Shower was?… I had NO freaking clue what a Wishing Well was..in terms of wedding traditions, so I told her to update me after she attended. Her feedback was, “Wishing well is where you buy a little gift like dish...

Jun 11th

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Featured Friday #34- Something Pretty

Hi everyone, Welcome to JUNE and the 1st Featured Friday of the new month….can you feel the summer?? I can!! It’s all around us for sure. Today I am super pleased to introduce a wonderful necklace shop I fell in love with called Something Pretty by Lyndsay Dayle. Her flattering designs are eye catching, unique and are truly stand out pieces for any/all occasions. The flowers are made...

Jun 4th

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Featured Friday #33- Tackling the Registry

Hi ladies and gents, Happy Friday to YOU! Today let’s chat about the bridal registry…Sure it seems AWESOME..you go into a store, they give you a scanner, you choose a ton of gifts, walk away and then for your shower/wedding the gifts start coming in. Well..it can be fun, exciting but mainly OVERWHELMING for most couples. Where the heck do you begin??!? I found and added to this...

May 28th

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Featured Friday #32- Groom's Cake

Hi everyone, Happy happy happy FRIDAY….YYYYeeessssss! While pondering about what to write for today’s post it POPPED into my head that I have not addressed the ever growing tradition called Groom’s Cake. Such a cool idea to treat your groom to a cake JUST for HIM. Let’s face it ladies, most of this wedding is planned, about and created by YOU..and that’s ok. But why...

May 21st

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Featured Friday- #31 Advice on planning, marriage...

Hi everyone, Thanks for tuning into FEATURED FRIDAY #31…love the energy that Friday brings, YES, YES, YES..finally it’s here. Today I decided to showcase some advice…from me, friends, family, the web and even a few Twitter peeps! Sit back, relax and just enjoy….soak it all in! Some are serious, others are fun..it was neat to hear the different advice from each person....

May 14th

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Featured Friday- #30 Ruffles, Silk and Rhinestones...

Hello friends!!!! Wooohooo May..already, wow! I really enjoy the month of May. Flowers are coming up, fresh air..SPRING actually feels alive, unlike the rainy month of April. PLUS, today I am showcasing the amazing craftsmanship of KEEPBAGS by Dana Cooper, our new May GIVEAWAY company. Stay IN your seats people, breath, chill…exciting I know! These clutches totally remind me of Sex and The...

May 7th

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Featured Friday- #29 Earth Friendly Finds

Hi everyone, It’s ME, again..chatting up some FUN finds for Featured Friday #29..wow that’s a lot of Fs.. Anyways, since last week was Earth Day and everyone is “going green”, I wanted to seek out some cool items around helping the environment as it pertains to wedding favors. Let’s get started and GO GREEN ladies/gents! Introducing…Plantamemory.com! Their...

Apr 30th

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Featured Friday- #28 Butterfly Kisses.

Hello peeps, It’s our beloved day already..FRIDAY!! Today I have a really cool “Featured Friday” find that I cannot even take credit for at all…My friend Ashley Blankenship whom I met originally via Twitter found a really cool Etsy shop for us to chat about today. We were talking about themes and colors for her own wedding, when she stumbled upon the amazing work of Clear...

Apr 23rd

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Featured Friday- #27 On track, yet trendy.

Hello All! Another Friday here again, such a fabulous day…and you get to enjoy reading my featured post! Perk right? hehe I hope you enjoy it, always. This month is flying by, much like this year thus far. And once you hit 12mo, 6mo, 3mo.. until your wedding date..time REALLY goes by FAST. Be prepared, plan out your “to dos” and check things off as you go. Don’t try to...

Apr 16th

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Featured Friday- #26 Accessorize your shoes.

Hi lovies! How are YOU? I am just wonderful and really excited, again, about FEATURED FRIDAY AND Floreti Designs..Woooohoooo! I know we chatted about Irina’s couture creations last week, but I cannot resist. Today I wanted to showcase her amazing line of shoe clip accessories. They are simply fabulous and such a neat idea. Here are my favs..enjoy! Chic white satin camellia wedding shoe...

Apr 9th

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Featured Friday Edition #25-Couture Bridal Hair...

Hi everyone!! It’s Featured Friday Edition #25 and today I am incredibly excited to announce our April giveaway sponsor..drum roll please…the amazing couture hair accessories by Irina Floret!! Floreti Designs is a collection of couture handmade wedding silk flower jewelry, luxurious bridal hair accessories and SO much more.. Examples of her work.. Description: So light and airy...

Apr 2nd

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Trainer Tuesday- #11 Apricot Scones

Happy Trainer Tuesday all.. I am sick, laid up on the couch, which is SO not fun and that is why I apologize for the short post today. But I didn’t want to miss a Tuesday post! I had to share this excellent recipe I found online and made this past weekend for my friends at a brunch event we hosted. I did modify a couple items..I used dried apricots not fresh due to the season, added a...

Mar 30th

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Featured Friday #24- Sunshine yellow.

HELLO to YOU, Welcome to Featured Friday on….I DO THE DETAILS!!! These past few weeks I have been in a VERY cheerful and happy little place. And I think it’s because Spring is finally here and the sun is shining down warming my soul. Today I decided to seek out those yellow tones that are so warm and inspiring. Introducing my Friday SUNSHINE YELLOW display for your viewing pleasure..I...

Mar 26th

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Trainer Tuesday #10- Altar Worthy Arms.

It’s TRAINER TUESDAY TIME..By Mike Peritore. I don’t do much with wedding dresses and what color napkins best accentuate the flowers (ask my wife) - but I do know a little something about those jiggly arms that hang out the side of your dress. Yes, everyone notices… primarily because you stand kinda funny trying to hide them. You see, besides all of the makeup and the insane...

Mar 23rd

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Featured Friday- #23 Origami Inspirations.

Hello everyone! It’s FEATURED FRIDAY- Spring style.. Finally warm temperatures in Massachusetts and we are welcoming Spring with open arms. Today I wanted to find something fun, different and a project you could take on at home. While puttering online I found the amazing origami art of Joost Langeveld, specifically his floral arrangements caught my eye. His work is so detailed and realistic...

Mar 19th

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Trainer Tuesday- #9 Eye on the prize.

And it’s Trainer Tuesday time again! Wooohooo. Welcome..please do stay for a while, and read on! Today’s post is about keeping your eye on the prize. You have to stay focused when you are working out and dieting for your big day. It’s so easy to just drive through McDonalds to grab a happy meal when you’re on the go, but now is the time to refrain from the junk and behave...

Mar 16th

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Featured Friday Edition #22- Spring is in the air.

Hi everyone! It’s FEATURED FRIDAY TIME!!! I love writing this blog and sharing it with you every Friday..it’s truly enjoyable. And we are finally seeing some nice weather in Massachusetts, so today I wanted to chat about SPRING. The first official day of spring this year is March 20th. Spring makes me think about sunshine, flowers and fresh air..such a wonderful feeling. So today, let...

Mar 12th

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Trainer Tuesday- #8 Smoothie YUM-YUM

Hi ALL, Trainer Tuesday time…YYYEESSSS. Today is a little on the lighter side, but with this warm weather I wanted to share some of my favorite smoothie recipes with YOU. If you are on the go and cannot sit down for breakfast like most of us, smoothies are perfect. OR even for a yummy treat…vs. the ICE CREAM. Banana Fruit Smoothie Low Fat Recipe Ingredients: 1 cup orange juice 2...

Mar 9th

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Featured Friday Edition #21- Garter Toss? hmmm.

Hi everyone, Welcome to Featured Friday Edition #21- Garter toss? hmmm. The garter tradition originated back to the 14th century. In parts of Europe the guests of the bride and groom believed having a piece of the bride’s clothing was thought to bring good luck. They would actually destroy the...

Mar 5th

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Trainer Tuesday- #7 Acaisoda product test.

Hello brides & fitness friends, Today, I wanted to share the details of a new product I am trying out starting today- Acaisoda. I won a one month supply from productoftheday.com (Wes Wyatt) and it showed up at my doorstep today. What does Acaisoda claim to do: Provide you with energy, inch loss, and stress reduction. Here is what is states on the back of this product’s box: Acai:...

Mar 2nd

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And the Orglamix winner is...

Hello everyone, I cannot believe that the month of February has come and gone. As promised, I have chosen a winner at random for the Orglamix Makeup GIVEAWAY. ANNNDDD… the winner IS…. Ashley Blankenship CONGRATS Ashley!! Enjoy. I’ll be e-mailing you for shipping information- check out the Orglamix site and choose your eyeshadow shade. Check out the entire Orglamix line, they...

Feb 28th

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Featured Friday Edition #20- Don't be a hot mess.

Hi all, I am excited it’s finally Friday! How about YOU?? Welcome to Featured Friday Edition #20- Don’t be a hot mess. Awesome title right? Hot mess is one of my fav terms! Use it, love it… I wanted to chat about drinking at your wedding. What is classy and what becomes down right trashy. Now I have had my share of rough drinking nights and partying hard, but I am really...

Feb 26th

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Trainer Tuesday #6- Progress thus far.

HELLLOOO to you! It’s Trainer Tuesday again and thank you for spending some time with me today, appreciate that. So if you have been following past posts, then you’ll know that I am training for my very first 10K race (www.holyokestpatricksroadrace.org) in only 1 month, give or take. And I do NOT run on a daily bases. I think my last race was before my wedding in 2007 and it was...

Feb 23rd

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Featured Friday Edition #19- Stress Less.

Hi friends, Happy happy Friday to you all!! Welcome to today’s Featured Friday- Stress Less post. During your wedding planning process, I can promise that you’ll have a meltdown ATLEAST once, if not more. It’s a BIG stress ball of an event! It’s one of the most important days of your life and you want everything perfect, as you should. You have details galore, families to...

Feb 19th

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Trainer Tuesday- #5 Reboot your eating program.

Hi everyone, Welcome to Trainer Tuesday- which just so happens to be “Fat Tuesday”. Fat Tuesday is the traditional day of pigging out before the start of Lent (which begins tomorrow, Ash Wednesday). I hope your weekend was lovely, but now looking back at all drinks and chocolates you indulged in PLUS today being Fat Tuesday- it’s definitely trainer time! Mike, take it away my...

Feb 16th

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Featured Friday Edition #18- The Proposal

Hello friends, IT’S FRIDAY- and you know what that means..FEATURED FRIDAY Edition #18! WOOOHOOO! Have you been waiting for this all week? You’re a doll. Anyways, with Valentine’s Day right around the corner I thought it was the perfect time to chat about “the proposal”. Let’s all share HOW, WHERE, WHEN did your engagement all go down? Did he get down on one...

Feb 12th

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Trainer Tuesday- Edition #4: Getting in your...

Hi ALL, Trainer Tuesday already and today you get ME! Chatting about my fitness hurdles and how I plan to overcome them. For me, it’s an up and down battle- UNTIL I find my GROOVE. One thing I have the hardest time doing is getting into my fitness routine aka my groove. If I am not in the mind set of fitness and loosing weight then I just won’t do it, period. I could try and try...

Feb 9th

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Featured Friday Edition #17- Dolled up with...

HELLO my dear friends, SO glad you are spending your valuable time today reading my latest FEATURED FRIDAY post, Edition #17. It is WELL worth it, trust me darling! Because today, I am honored to announce my new February GIVEAWAY sponsor- Orglamix!! What is this wonderful company you might be asking??- They are an artisan crafted 100% pure mineral makeup company. Basically this makeup is...

Feb 5th

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Trainer Tuesday- Edition #3: Embrace The Fear of...

Hi ALL, Trainer Tuesday is BBAACCCKK! You missed it right?!? One whole week is so long, boo. Have no fear, we are here. I hope you really think about today’s post, remember we are being honest here- NO FLUFF fitness advice. Mike, take it away..but try to play nice. Nah.. By: Mike Peritore Sit mens sana in corpore sano: “A sound mind in a sound body.” When trying to achieve...

Feb 2nd

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Featured Friday Edition #16- Wild & Wacky Wear

Hellllllooo all, Welcome to another rendition of Featured Friday Edition #16!!!! YUP it’s that time again- wooohhooo! Anyways, this post all came to me last week as I was visiting my bestie Mel in Abington, MA. We went to the Paper Store, which IF you have never been, you MUST visit one of these store- so fun. Anyways, I noticed this amazing display of invitations adorned on a model which...

Jan 29th

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Trainer Tuesday- Post #2: Treadmill vs. Twinkie

HELLO HELLO all..it’s Tuesday! As I told you last week, Trainer Tuesday is NOT going to be written ALL by me..Today’s post is brought to you by my friend and fitness guru: Mike “the hard ass” Peritore. He isn’t writing these to make you feel good, but to get you MOVING. And we all need a little push in the right direction sometimes..so without further adieu,...

Jan 26th

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Featured Friday Edition #15- Etsy Land.

Helloooo peeps! Do you have any idea what day it is…FEATURED FRIDAY Edition #15!!! If you’re new to the I Do Details Blog then welcome, welcome..Thanks for stopping by. If not, I appreciate my loyal clan- I heart you all. You keep me going…and today I hope you truly enjoy the topic I choose. Do you shop on Etsy? If you DO, Kudos to you, if not..you will learn all about it today!...

Jan 22nd

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Welcome to TRAINER TUESDAY! #1

Hello everyone, Thanks for reading my very FIRST Edition of Trainer Tuesday! Every Tuesday you can visit this Blog for fitness advice focused around women and especially BRIDES, duh! Most women are looking to tone up and get into shape for their wedding day, and I am here to assist. Myself and a couple real fitness guru’s are going to share some “good for you” recipes, exercises...

Jan 19th

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Featured Friday Edition #14- Freaky Florals

Hello my fellow wedding fans, It’s FRIDAY!!! Thanks goodness right?!? Welcome back to Featured Friday Edition #14- Freaky Florals. We’ll last week (1/9) was my birthday, 27 years old IF you were wondering and my mother gave me the most amazing floral arrangement- SO lovely. Created by The Flower Gallery (Best in the area and beyond in my opinion). They are located at: 249 North Summer...

Jan 15th

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Watch

The 20th Annual Springfield Bridal Expo Springfield, MA My friend Stacy was a snippet in this clip. I LOVE bridal shows..did anyone else go? Comment and tell us your feedback on this event? Good, bad, so/so. What did you find there? By the way, don’t forget to enter the January Giveaway- One person WILL WIN! Good luck!! May it be YOU!

Jan 11th

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Featured Friday Edition #13- Simply Charming.

Welcome everyone to Featured Friday- Edition #13!!! And the crowd goes WILD!! HURRAY!! Today I have a real treat for you, which I have been super excited about..Do you want to WIN jewelry? OF COURSE YOU DO! We’ll today I am showcasing Lucid New York and their Representative Cassie Fisher. This handmade jewelry company has been mentioned in Vogue, People Style, Nylon Magazine, Daily Candy, New...

Jan 8th

Featured Friday Post-#12 HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Welcome to Featured Friday- New Year’s 2010 Edition!!! This is numero 12… This post is being sent out automatically to you today because I am in the middle of nowhere in Dorchester, NH celebrating the New Year! My husband’s family has a camp in New Hampshire and we decided to get away snowmobiling and enjoy the winter festivities up there with some of our close family & friends. Anyways, thank...

Jan 1st

Walk the walk folks- don't be shy!

HELLO PEEPS, So sorry I have been out of touch for a few weeks. With the holidays and early x-mas shopping I was easily distracted by shiny objects, but I AM BACK! Today I was thinking about the bridal party walk of fame! Or as most would call it, bridal party introductions at the reception. Some people hate walking in and doing something goofy during the introductions, but honestly it really...

Dec 10th

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Featured Friday Edition #11- Hey Thanks!

HI FRIENDS! I missed you dearly since last Friday- seems so long ago. Let’s not waste another moment and dive right into Featured Friday Edition #11! YIPPY!! Today I wanted to do things a little different because this is the last Friday before Thanksgiving. So today’s post is all about giving thanks to the ones you love. Especially the people who have worked so hard to make your...

Nov 21st

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Featured Friday Edition #10- Goodies Galore.

Welcome my friends tttoooooo FEATURED FRIDAY EDITION #10!!! I have been doing this for 10 weeks now, wow! How awesome is that? Are you ready for the fun company I have for you today??? Well…are you??!!! Today I bring you a really yummy company based in North Adams, Massachusetts called, I Got Goodies. A company who specializes in handmade chocolate creations that are out of this world! Please...

Nov 13th

Featured Friday Edition #9- Holding Memories Close

Happy Friday everyone! Welcome to Featured Friday Edition #9…HURRAY! Hold the applause, thank you, thank you..you’re so kind. Today I have something a little sappy and sentimental to share with you. I have spent most of this week looking back at old photos of relatives who have gone before me and cherishing all the happy memories. Even during tough times, those photos bring a smile to my...

Nov 6th

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Featured Friday Edition #8- Handmade with LOVE.

Hello to you! AND you & you & YOU TOO! Friday already, HURRAY!! Can you FEEELLLLL THAT excitement in the air?? Well today I have a very unique wedding gift idea to share. It is handmade with love for each couple, and no two pieces are exactly alike. I believe you should find a gift for the new Mr. & Mrs. that is something they have never seen before. So for each of my friends I like to...

Oct 30th

Featured Friday Edition #7- Piece of cake.

Happy Friday all, welcome to Featured Friday Edition #7 YIPPY!!..wow number 7. Doesn’t the time just fly? Well I have been out of town on business all week, but that doesn’t mean I slacked on my Friday post one bit. Instead I have something yummy for you today.. Dessert Works bakery in Norwood, MA! And I have to add I wanted a piece of cake the WHOLE time I was working on this post.. ...

Oct 23rd