I just wanted to introduce myself here at Our One Heart. I’m Linette and I’ve been writing here for the last couple weeks, but I kind of jumped in with both feet and never really stopped to say hi. So hello there!
I’ve been writing for b5media/Blisstree for several years now. I write about parties and entertaining at She Knows Parties, and I also write about kids stuff (toys etc), at Play Library, and starting this month at Splendicity Weddings. I also have my own party blog, The Kid’s Birthday Fun Review, where I write about kids parties.

My mom owns a …read more

One of the more important parts you have to really plan for is the food you’ll be serving the guests during your wedding. We’re talking about budget planning, scouting for caterers or hotels, food-tasting and planning the menu. There are two major considerations: how much money you’re willing to spend per head and if guests will enjoy the food.
Today, I’d like to highlight 5 Brilliant Tips to Maximize Catering on your wedding; accommodating both budget and food choices that your guests will appreciate:

Ask caterers and hotels for a whole range of menus for different budgets so you can plan your …read more

Wedding suppliers going bust just before a wedding is one of the those unimaginable things that couples planning for their big day must fear.
I feel sorry for the British couple where most of all the suppliers involved in their wedding celebration went bust just before the wedding. What could one do in this situation, you ask?
When companies go on receivership or file for bankruptcy, as a customer who have paid them, you have a recourse to get a refund (depends of course on whether the company that went under can afford it). However, if the contract you signed into is …read more

I’ve been reading Offbeat Bride’s 9 ways to get grooms involved and I thought, I have some tips I can share that got my own groom involved during the wedding preparations.
If you have grooms that are reluctant to help or feel lost in all that wedding planning then here are some practical tips that might be of help to you:
1. Sit down with your partner – don’t talk to your partner (or groom-to-be) as if he was under investigation for fraud of something. Talk to him nicely. Let him breathe. Allow him to ask questions about the wedding.
2. Share your …read more

From the merry month of May, we will be featuring sharing from real brides’ wedding planning experience that other brides-to-be can learn from. We will call this “Brides 4 Brides” or “B4B” in short.
Our maiden featured Bride is Tobi Young, 31 years young, a PR Manager living in Newport, Rhode Island. Tobi is here to share how she and her fiance, Adam met and give you the good, the bad and the ugly of wedding planning!
1. How did you and Adam meet?
We met three years ago. It was March 18th and I was throwing a party for a …read more

Trying to save some cash on your wedding? There are a lot of fabulous wedding contests out there that allow you the chance to win free bridal gowns, bridesmaids dresses and much more. Recently, I heard about a contest over at PreOwnedWeddingDresses.com where you can win a $2,000 honeymoon — pretty sweet!
The contest begins on May 1, 2009 and runs through June 30, 2009. Brides can enter once per email dress per day using this contest sign-up form.
The winner will receive a $2,000 Marriott Honeymoon TravelCard redeemable at any Marriott hotel, anywhere in the world. And the card isn’t just …read more