Sunday, November 29, 2009

Wedding Entrance: Traditional vs. A Little Crazy

Most brides dream of making long-lasting wedding memories.

At the time of this post, Jill and Kevin's video of their less-than-traditional march down the aisle generated over 32 million YouTube hits. While they ran into some copyright infringement over the use of Chris Brown's bubble gum pop tune, Forever, the couple focused on the bright side and used the publicity to solicit donations to their favorite charity.

According to their website...
Jill and Kevin met when Kevin's childhood friend, Jeff, married Jill's college friend, Ann, in 2005. They were both in the wedding party. Jill could not resist Kevin’s wit and charm. Kevin could not resist Jill's intellect, nor her remarkable dance moves.
We have been through a lot in life, but have come through each experience stronger and more in love with each other. Our experience since we posted the video has been incredible. We would never have expected this response to our wedding entrance in a million years.

We hope to direct this positivity to a good cause. Due to the circumstances surrounding the song in our wedding video, we have chosen the Sheila Wellstone Institute.

Sheila Wellstone was an advocate, organizer, and national champion in the effort to end domestic violence in our communities.

We are so grateful for all the love, kind words, and joy that have been shared with us from around the world. It has moved us deeply and filled our hearts.


Never stop dancing.

With so much love,

Jill and Kevin
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And the evidence.

"A Little Crazy" Wedding Entrance



Unless you're making an "insanely awesome" audition tape for a bridal reality television series, the old-fashioned wedding entrance may be a better choice.

"Traditional" Wedding Entrance



Winner: Traditional. At least you'll still have your pride if the reality tv gig falls through.

Thursday, February 12, 2009

Beach Slim Down for Your Wedding Day
Do this total-body slimming move to burn fat, boost energy and look fabulous.



You don't need a gym membership to get a world-class workout. In fact, all you need is a set of dumbbells and a good attitude to get in shape now.

The dumbbell squat-to-shoulder-press is an effective combination exercise guaranteed to rev up your metabolism so you burn more calories all day long.

Try this 20-minute fat burning circuit next time you need to get a quick workout. Grab a set of dumbbells and perform as many reps as possible in 2 minutes. Jog in place for 2 minutes. This is one set. Perform 5 sets total.