Jordan Matter ‘Dancers Among Us’ Photos Inspire A Marriage Proposal

07 Friday Jun 2013

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One photography fan took a leap of faith when he proposed to his girlfriend last week, and he has a photo to prove it.

New Yorkers Peter and Betsy are huge fans of photographer Jordan Matter, whose photo series “Dancers Among Us” captures professional dancers striking poses in public places. Peter told HuffPost Weddings that he knew Betsy loved Matter’s work, so he decided to pop the question by having Matter take a “Dancers Among Us”-style photo of him holding a sign that said “Will you marry me?”

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New Zealand Jewelry Company Designs Personalized Wedding Bands

07 Friday Jun 2013

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Even though couples wear their wedding rings every day of their married life, wedding bands can be plain and, if you buy them from a large retailer, not personal to the couple. That’s where Ashley Hilton and Laurel Williams come in.

Hilton and Williams are the husband-and-wife team behind Ashley Hilton Jewelry, a New Zealand design company that creates personalized wedding and engagement rings (Husband Hilton creates the jewelry and wife Williams handles the financial side of the business). Working with photos (or occasionally just a few words) as inspiration, Hilton etches simple, elegant designs into handmade rings that tell a couple’s story.

HuffPost Weddings spoke with Hilton and Williams about their design process and what it means for couples to have personalized rings.

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‘The Artful Bachelorette’ Offers A New Take On The Bachelorette Party

07 Friday Jun 2013

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At bachelorette parties hosted by The Artful Bachelorette, you’ll see a naked man — but he’s not there to dance. He’s there to be drawn.

The New York City-based Artful Bachelorette hosts nude life-drawing classes for brides (and occasionally grooms)-to-be, offering a unique, sexy party experience. Partygoers enjoy drinks served by a topless waiter and a two-hour life-drawing class, featuring a naked male model as the subject. Parties can be held in private residences or in one the company’s rented event spaces, and every guest leaves with new artistic skills.

HuffPost Weddings spoke with Artful Bachelorette co-owner Samara Hodgson (her business partner is artist Fleur Childs) and one of the company’s regular models, Kurt McVey, about the inspiration for the business and what it’s like hosting an Artful bachelorette party.

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Circus Performer Uses Giant Balloon To ‘Pop’ The Question

07 Friday Jun 2013

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Most men get ready to propose to their girlfriends by putting on a nice outfit and making sure the ring is tucked into their pocket. Vancouver circus performer Nigel Wakita got ready by by stuffing himself inside a giant balloon!

Wakita is the director of recreational education and a performer at the Vancouver Circus School, and his girlfriend, Fiona Walsh, also works at the school as a performer and office administrator. He told HuffPost Weddings that, since he knew she wanted a big, public proposal, he decided to organize a show at the school and pop the question during his balloon act, in which he puts himself inside a giant balloon.

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Hurricane Sandy Victims Lose House, Receive Free Wedding

07 Friday Jun 2013

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New Jersey couple Samantha and Chris Reinhold were planning to get married in Aruba in November 2013. But after Hurricane Sandy destroyed their Staten Island home in October 2012, they realized they could no longer afford their dream wedding. Then, Samantha, 24, a hairstylist, entered herself and Chris, 28, an engineer, into a contest to win a free wedding from TheKnot.com. They didn’t win, but thanks to the generosity of local wedding vendors and wedding gown designer Amsale, they married on Saturday in a free wedding at the Affinia Manhattan Hotel. Here, Samantha and Chris tell their story to HuffPost Weddings’ Erin Migdol.

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Hidden Fast Food Finds

08 Monday Apr 2013

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When you’re super busy, or just super hungry, sometimes it feels impossible to ignore the neon lights of the nearest fast food joint. But when you do find yourself pulling up to the drive-thru, is there anything to order that actually has some nutritional value?

Well, we all know there isn’t much healthy fare on the menu at most fast food joints. But believe it or not, there are some good-for-you dishes to be found — off the menu. Fast food restaurants may not want you to know about these tasty, healthy items, but ask for them and you shall receive. Check out these healthier fast food options that aren’t on the menu.

Harry Potter Proposal Features Quidditch Box, Hidden Ring

08 Monday Apr 2013

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Rachel Allison knew her girlfriend, Jaquie Richards, had been a “Harry Potter” fan since 4th grade. So when Allison decided to pop the question, she turned to Hogwarts for some proposal inspiration.

Allison enlisted the help of artist Tony Albano to create a “Quidditch box,” filled with the bat and four balls necessary to play the mythical game featured in the “Harry Potter” series. She hid an engagement ring inside one of the balls, the “Golden Snitch,” then surprised Richards.

Allison told HuffPost Weddings that although she has never read the “Harry Potter” books, the movies have been a major source of entertainment for her and Richards since they first began dating in 2010. She was inspired to center her proposal around Quidditch because she wanted the phrase “I open at the close,” which is inscribed on the Snitch and signifies endings and new beginnings, to factor into the proposal. Continue reading →

Del Sol Photography’s ‘Adam and Eve’ Shoots Show Sexier Side of Couples

08 Monday Apr 2013

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Here at HuffPost Weddings, we’re all about celebrating unique and innovative ideas in the wedding world. In this series, Wedding Trailblazers, we’ll be spotlighting wedding-industry professionals doing creative new things. Check out our latest trailblazer below.

What’s the best thing for two hot-and-heavy newlyweds to do post-wedding? Get naked and do a photo shoot, naturally.

That’s the idea behind “Adam and Eve” photo shoots, a new offering from wedding photographer Matt Adcock and his team at Del Sol Photography. Surrounded by the natural beauty of the “cenotes,” or underground rivers, in the caves of Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula, couples slip out of their clothes and into the water for the ultimate romantic (and sexy) photo shoot.

We spoke with Adcock about the inspiration behind the photos, how to capture the perfect couple shot and how he gets his clients to look so graceful underwater.

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Clipboard review: Website may be even better for wedding planning than Pinterest

06 Wednesday Mar 2013

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Since Pinterest launched in 2011, brides-to-be have used the website to keep track of inspirational wedding-related pictures. But currently, Pinterest doesn’t allow users to “pin” anything but photos -– meaning there is no way for users to save articles and documents that may be equally useful in planning their weddings.

That’s where Clipboard comes in. Launched in May 2012, Clipboard is a free online service that allows users to take screenshots of virtually anything on the web and save them to their “clipboard.” The fairly easy-to-use site markets itself as an extremely useful wedding planning tool — so we decided to try it out. Read on to find out what we thought of the site.

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Breast cancer breakthrough: Cancer-detecting bra invented

06 Wednesday Mar 2013

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We totally love our OB-GYNs, but mammograms? As necessary as they are, we gotta admit they’re not the most fun part of our day. But what if we told you researchers have discovered a way to detect breast cancer years before (and with a higher accuracy) than routine mammograms?

Excuse us, but we may have just heard the sound of millions of women jumping for joy!
It might seem too good to be true, but listen up: the Breast Tissue Screening Bra may be the next breakthrough in the battle against breast cancer. This sports bra-like garment detects early signs of cancer by measuring changes in cell temperature and breast tissue. When worn continuously, it has been shown to spot breast cancer as many as six years before traditional screenings would have, with a 92.1% accuracy rate (as opposed to mammograms’ 70% accuracy rate). Now that’s amazeballs!

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