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Blake Kritzberg - ArticlesBlake Kritzberg is editor at "FavorIdeas.com." Stop by for unique wedding favors, Bridezilla's weekly adventures, free resources for brides, and ideas for your Vegas theme wedding. That Delicate Matter of Second Or Third Baby Showers - Can You Even Have More Than One?Ah, etiquette. We all want to tiptoe within its bounds, and avoid ticking off our closest friends and family when major life events roll around - like your new baby. And yet, so often in modern life, it seems like the old ways don't always cover the new realities. Things really were simpler back when the rules were drawn up - so sorry, Emily Post! Who Pays For the Baby Shower? - A Tale of Three Moms-to-BeIt seems so simple, but the question of who pays for the baby shower can be amazingly complicated. Gone are the days where every young mother aspires to a small house with a picket fence, and is dreadfully short on baby supplies. Who Pays For the Baby Shower? — A Tale of Three Moms-to-BeIt seems so simple, but the question of who pays for the baby shower can be amazingly complicated. Gone are the days where every young mother aspires to a small house with a picket fence, and is dreadfully short on baby supplies. Dressed to Thrill: 9 Ways to Make Your Wedding Favor Boxes SparkleYou've got perfectly fine wedding favor boxes for those Amorini hearts, but they just look a teensy bit blah. Of course, adding ribbon and maybe a personalized tag or label would add pizazz, but maybe you want your own twist on it. Well, read on for ideas! Plantable Seed Cards: Here's a Small Favor That Hits it Big With GuestsPlantable favors made a splash when they started. But now they're growing ever more popular as eco-awareness and weddings have started to stroll hand-in-hand. Fall Wedding Flowers on a Bare-bones BudgetAutumn brides have always been a curious bunch, and especially interested in the types of flowers that should grace their bouquets (since ultra-traditional choices, like roses in white, pink or red, don't seem quite right). That easy-going, nature-loving feel is popular in fall wedding bouquets. Historically that's meant seasonally-appropriate, casual blooms like zinnias, Gerbers, astilbe - often accompanied by non-floral touches like berries, twigs and maple leaves. How to Have a Candyland Sweet 16 for (way) LessCan we blame it all on MTV's My Super Sweet 16, like writers like to do? Not really, but the truth is that this formerly modest party has morphed into something bigger. Maybe you're like me and can hardly remember your 16th -- mine sure wasn't a big deal -- but look around today and it's not out of the question to spend thousands on this event, not even counting the Mary-Kate & Ashley ideal of the car in a big, bright bow. Tips for a Hollywood-themed Sweet 16 That Won't Break the BankSo, there's a recession on. But it's hard to marshal that bit of info when your teen comes to you with her puppy-dog eyes and a reminder that her sweet 16's nearly here. 2009's Boldest, Most Beautiful Wedding Gown TrendsFinally! 2009's gowns bring brides some real choices, after several years of strapless uniformity. (Thank you, Vera Wang!) If you're the type of bride who wants a couture (or couture-inspired) gown to match the finer shades of your personality and wedding style, 2009 is the year with your name on it! Here are a few of the hottest trends going. Five Seriously Hot Wedding Colors With a Guy-pleasing Masculine EdgeYour fiancé has made it clear: he doesn't like pink, and won't be caught wearing it. Or lavender, or any other Easter chick color. As for you, you're not wild about the camo pattern overlays he half-jokingly proposed in response. So what to do?
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