Mar
28
    
Posted () in Uncategorized on March-28-2012

Personalizing My Big Day

Weddings are often such wonderful, fun affairs filled with lots of love and happiness and the sharing of a joyous occasion.  Whether you’ve decided to go with a wedding planner, you’re going it on your own or some type of combination of the two, your sure to be looking for ways to make personalize you and your significant other’s impact on guests and the big day in general.  Personalized gifts can be a unique and delightful feature that is not only great fun for you to design but highly enjoyable for your guests as well.

Which Favor is Right For Me?

Brides often choose to include personalized items as wedding favors, place settings, drinks, even as desserts!  The cost of various personalized items can run the gamut from super pocket friendly to whoa, I think only P.Diddy can afford that!  Your best bet is going to be to choose a personalized item that represents you and your SO in some special way while also providing something for the guest they can enjoy.  Big wine drinkers?  Look into personalized label making, depending on how fancy you want to get, it’s something you can print straight from your own PC!  Really love M&M’s?  They now offer personalized M&M’s you can even put your picture on, added bonus, you can select the M&M colors to match your wedding colors!

What should I do about a design?

Monogrammed Wedding Design

Monogrammed Wedding Design

There are many websites out there where you can ask designers to create logos that are personalized just for you and your big day.  Check out sites like logo tournament where you can designate exactly how much you want to pay for a logo and have a say as designers submit designs to compete for the chance to create your logo.  Having a personalized logo means you can print and send your own invitations, wedding menu, save the date cards, thank you notes, even wedding favors! You can even use your personalized design in your email signature or as a background for your wedding blog or website.

What should I design?

Most wedding designs are comprised of the bride and groom’s first name or initials.  Many will even choose to just do a large monogram of their new joint last name.  Including the date is always a good idea as well as something symbolic of the two of you (a dove, beer even candy perhaps).



 
Dec
09
    
Posted () in Advice, How-to on December-9-2011

How to Enjoy Your Pregnancy

Being pregnant not only be an extraordinarily exciting and happy time in your life but a nerve wracking and stress filled one as well. A bit confused? It certainly can be! Even a pregnancy that’s been planned for and expected can be overwhelming at times. Not only do you have all kinds of pressure from family and society telling you how you should be expected to feel but you put all kinds of pressure on yourself to look and feel a certain way! The main thing to keep in mind is that anything goes during pregnancy! Below, a few ways you can help make this crazy time in your life a bit more enjoyable.

Easy does it Exercise

By now you’re saying, “I know! I know! I need to exercise,” but maybe you’re really just not feeling it! Whether you’re someone who exercised like crazy prior to becoming pregnant or your new to the concept, exercise, in whatever form you choose, really is helpful. Of course you’ve heard a zillion times at this point all the reasons why exercise is healthy for your soon to be born child and keeping mom healthy. However, from a purely selfish stand-point, exercise will help you get through the less talked about pains and “uncomfortable-ness” that can often accompany pregnancy. Hips stretching, pelvis bones stretching, intestines and insides getting squished, lungs getting pushed up – these are all happening in your developing pregnant body and they do not go without their own side effects! No money to join a gym/no motivation to work out at a gym? Exercise can be as simple as a couple of laps around your block. Not interested in being outside? Youtube is your answer. Youtube and google have amazing posts where people submit ideas, exercises and stretches that you can do all in the privacy of your bedroom with no equipment necessary (though you may want a pillow if you’re sitting on the floor!). Stretches will become your new best friend. The one thing that can help with constipation, hip stretching and not to mention STRESS! Yes, stretching is exercise! Do several rounds of each stretch and come up with your own circuit. Keep a list of what stretches you did, how you felt before and how you felt after and you’ll know what works for you!

Ridiculist

Being able to laugh at what’s going on will add a significant amount of happiness into your pregnant life because let’s be honest, some of it really is pretty ridiculous! Keep a list private on your laptop, or have your significant other, friends and family join in on the fun and post it somewhere in your house with a marker next to it for people to add to at any time. Here’s where you post the ridiculous stuff. This is the stuff that may have bothered you yesterday but is sure to make you laugh today and collapse into hysterics tomorrow. Fart in public so loud people turned their heads? Have a screaming fight with your mom because she brought over your wrong favorite cake? Not only will this help you to laugh during your pregnancy and begin to learn to take things with a grain of salt, but it will be a fun memory for you to share with your child when he/she gets old enough. Better yet, at the baby shower, have personalized koozies made with some of your better “sayings” from throughout the pregnancy!

Mom boards

While you may be a skeptic at heart, there is nothing more comforting than hearing that other people are going through the same thing you are at the exact same time. Websites like babycenter and thebump have groups that you can join that match your interests. There are groups for first time moms, moms who run, moms who like koozies, moms who work, everything! When you’re going through something you’re unsure of, a new symptom, a sad feeling, etc. check the boards and someone is sure to have posted something. Don’t see what you’re looking for? Start a new topic! You’re sure to have people posting within 20 minutes. Pregnancy creates a supportive network across the globe of women who not only want to help each other but need help themselves! Lean on these women and they’re sure to give back! Share your experiences and feel the comfort in knowing your surrounded by people who won’t judge you for having a bad day, yelling at your sister in law or drinking that oh so delicious latte. Not only does anything go during pregnancy, but what makes mommy happy will make baby happy. Enjoy!



 
Sep
29
    
Posted () in Wedding favor koozies on September-29-2011

Congrats! You have set the date and becoming married is a superb landmark in your life. You will possibly not know about all the stress that can get into getting the celebration arranged. You are planning the most significant day of your life and definitely will have tons of choices and lots of your closest friends and relatives focusing on you on this special occasion. One such decisions is going to be as to what to offer attendees for a gift for joining and blessing your significant day. If you haven’t thought about wedding koozies you haven’t looked at all the best options yet. You don’t want to provide a surprise that won’t last or provide use and a bottle koozy could be the perfect fit.

What Are Bottle Koozies?

Have you ever seen anyone running around with a beverage in their hand that had a soft foam sleeve all-around it? Perhaps you have arrived at an event or a friend’s house and so they handed you a sleeve to fit your drink into. These are bottle koozies. They get rid of the necessity for coasters since they cover your drink insulating it from the warmth while at the same time shielding whatever it is set on from the sweat that it could leave. When it comes to things to offer your invitees as a favor wedding koozies should really be on top of the list.

Just What Are Wedding Koozies?

Everyone loves frosty beverages coming from a can and because of this everybody can use one these fantastic foam sleeves. Wedding koozies are good gifts to get the guests that come out to share this special occasion together with you. They are wonderful as they are strong and are very useful. A lot of people do not realize how good bottle koozies are until they begin making use of them. If you’d prefer to operate a vehicle with an ice cold soda in the counsel you likely have noticed the issue the sweat from the can becomes. Any time you grab it your hands get wet and your soda gets warm rapidly. Your beverage might get paper stuck to it and the sweat could be more than frustrating. These sleeves can get rid of this.

You don’t need to give the identical favor that everyone else is employing. You need something unique that your family and friends may wish to keep around for them to remember your very romantic day. Also, giving a favor that shows that you thought about its usefulness will be touching to all your guests. You should also have the ability to choose a gift that isn’t likely to hit you up for your whole life savings. Purchasing these foam casings by volume and individualized for you is a superb method for saving money.

If you give your friends and family wedding koozies you can get them individualized with the information from your ceremony so they will remember your anniversary fondly. It’s likely that lots of your invitees will value bottle koozies as they already make use of them frequently and recognize their value. If they don’t then they will be happy that you introduced them to these excellent inventions.



 
Jul
12
    
Posted () in Wedding favor koozies on July-12-2011

Recent Trip to Mexico

Recently, I visited Mexico to look for a the perfect place to get married. I visited Cabo, Cancun, Acapulco, as well as Mexico City.  Let me tell you, there are a lot of great places to get married in Mexico!

Personally, I feel that the right spot for me and my future husband to be when we say “I do” is Cancun. I am in love with the beaches there and all the hotels, nightlife, etc. My sister also loves Cancun and is really putting pressure on me to get married there so she can spend a month with me and my family in Cancun.

Currently, I am working to give my guests the trip of a lifetime. I am going to set them up with a great hotel, have awesome activities planned, and most importantly give them a wedding favor that they can take home with them. I think the wedding favor that I am going to share with my guests will be customized wedding koozies.

Cancun Wedding - with customized wedding koozies

Cancun Wedding - with customized wedding koozies



 
Jun
06
    
Posted () in Koozies on June-6-2011

The koozies are widely used products for the promotional and advertisement activities. These are basically covers which are used to cover the bottles and cans of beer and other beverages. Such koozies are called as beer koozies or the can koozies. These are generally provided free of cost to the consumers. The names of the beer and beverages manufacturing companies are printed on the beer koozies and the can koozies. Thus the person using these promotional goodies becomes a free advertiser for these brands. The custom koozies or the personalized koozies are becoming very much popular among the people as they can be used for wedding koozies and also for graduation koozies. These koozies are used as a return gift for the guests who come to attend the marriage and the graduation ceremonies. The wedding koozies and the graduation koozies are also used as momentos for preserving the memories of the auspicious events of marriage and graduation ceremonies. The cheap customized koozies are proving to be very helpful as they can be made according to the demands of the users. Many koozies manufacturing companies produce cheap koozies which are widely used for holding or covering the milk bottles used to feed small babies and kids. The zipper neoprene koozies are more accommodating and can easily hold even larger bottles and cans. The zipper in the zipper neoprene koozies gives them a more trendy and sporty feel. Many athletes are using such koozies.



 
Jun
06
    
Posted () in Koozies on June-6-2011

It is not very difficult question about how to use Koozies? Since its multiple properties, it can be used in any occasion and at any place. From bar to birthday celebration party, Koozies have their different significance everywhere. These are some of general use of Koozies.

  • It is the party Koozies only which can add more fun to your celebration. Due to their colorful looks and funny comments on it can simply attract anybody’s attraction. Party Koozies can be used in anniversary party, wedding party and even in graduation or farewell party. It adds a new favor to the party and can be utilize in any occasion.
  • Wedding gift with some personalized message can be fulfilled with Koozies. In wedding, guests give personalized Koozies to the couple with some beautiful messages to wish for their happy married life ahead.  Visa versa, in weddings, Koozies can also be used to show greet of welcoming the guests in the party.
  • In bars, Koozies are used to hold the chill of your drink for the long time. There can be some situations when you are busy with your friends and remembering your college or school life with them. At that time, it is not always possible to take even a sip of your drink; Koozies are thus used to hold it as a cold. With its insulated form, it is now widely used in bars and restaurants in summer season.

Today, Koozies have its multiple uses like in party, in wishing, in funeral as a moral support message to the family members and even in holding the chill of your drink. But, it has now introduced itself as the cheapest and effective business promotional products. With its property of personalized itself with any message, companies are now using it to promote their brand name or their company’s logo, according to their requirements. It pretended itself as the cheapest but multiple uses product.



 
May
31
    
Posted () in Wedding favor koozies on May-31-2011

The cheap customized koozies are capturing the market day by day. They are widely used as personal and promotion stuff. Personalized koozies and custom koozies are used as wedding koozies or graduation koozies. The prime factor which increases the popularity of koozies among the users and promotion agencies is the cost effectiveness. They are inexpensive as compared to other promotional goodies like pens, caps, diaries and other several goods. The cheap customized koozies can be ordered for almost any number of pieces according to the preference of the promoters. The wedding koozies and the graduation koozies are a type of personalized koozies or the custom koozies. These are used as a momento for the wedding ceremony or the graduation koozies. A large number of people are using these koozies as a return gift also. The cheap koozies are what every promoter wants. They are useful in making stuff popular among the consumers. The zipper neoprene koozies are more convenient and comfortable than the ordinary beer koozies and can koozies. The zipper of the zipper neoprene koozies makes them more accommodating than the beer koozies. The can koozies are used for the promotional and advertisement purposes of several brands of beverages and beer. The trendiness and utility of koozies are making them a favorable product for promotion and marketing of several products. several promotional and marketing agencies are using the koozies for making their products and brands familiar among the consumers.



 
May
21
    
Posted () in Custom wedding koozies on May-21-2011

The koozies are made from foam or other type of absorbent material. They are widely used as a cover to hold the bottles and cans of beverages and beer. This cover provides excellent grip and is proving to be very much useful for the sports persons also. The hook and buckle attached with the koozies help to be attached with the strings or can be directly attached to the bicycles or backpacks. The koozies are used all over the world and this is the reason they are considered as an excellent promotional and advertising item. The manufacturing companies of diet drinks, cold drinks and beer use them as beer koozies and can koozies. The names and the brand logos of the brands are printed on the beer koozies and the can koozies. This makes the person using these free goodie a free advertiser of that particular brand. The cost effectiveness of the koozies makes them a good option and a better choice for the promotion of various brands. The light weight and vibrant colors are some of the qualities that are liked by the users. Apart from the promotional and commercial aspect of the koozies, they are largely used as personal stuff also. People use them as personalized koozies or as custom koozies. The wedding koozies and the graduation koozies are a very good example of the custom koozies or the personanilzed koozies.

The wedding koozies are used widely as a momento for the wedding occasion. The names of the bride and the groom are printed on such koozies along with the date of wedding. Such koozies help in preserving the precious moments of wedding ceremony. The graduation koozies are also used on a large scale. They come with a graduation cap or graduation hat which is usually placed at the top of the bottle. They are used as free gift given by the family members of the graduating students to the guests who come to attend the graduation ceremony. The koozies with a zipper attached with them are called as zipper neoprene koozies. The zipper neoprene koozies are more spacious and are capable of accommodating large sized bottles also. The normal koozies do not have any button or Velcro hooks and this is why they do not give the perfect grip. The koozies with a zipper attached with them provide excellent grip. The koozies are also used to cover the bottles of milk which are used to feed the small babies and kids. The hot milk in the bottles may burn the tender skin of palms of small babies and kids. This is why the use of koozies for covering the milk bottles. The koozies are proving to be helpful and this is why the promotion of various products is being done using them.



 
Apr
21
    
Posted () in Koozies on April-21-2011

Few occasions require a personalized gift to be sent to your near and dear ones. Christmas, birthday parties, anniversaries or new born baby function, all we want to do is give our relatives and friends something they can remember the event. Although there are sweet memories of dancing, music, fun and drinking together but still we lookout for the perfect gift we can give away. Custom koozies or personalized koozies are one of the best things to gift to your loved ones. The reason is simple, these have to be carried whenever used and when you use them you read the lines or see a photo printed on them which reminds you about the event or function together. The bulk order is very affordable with respect to cost and the gift is really warm.

Few companies even provide individual koozies to their employees with company logo. Also, there are personalized koozies with name on it can be customized so that nobody drinks someone else’s beverage. There are koozies for various occasions like father’s day, mother’s day or for best friends with specific theme and phrase written over it like:”my mother is the best”, “I love you dad”, “ my best friend trophy goes to Samantha” and many more.

Known by a variety of names like cozy, cozy, coosie, beer hugger, beer sleeve, can coolers, can holders, beer koozies and kuzzies. But all of them refer to koozies. Different parts of the world call it by different names now. They are available in a variety of fabrics and colors, which make them so much fun to use. Booking them online can give you many options and also you can design your own custom koozie. They make it a lot easier to finish a drink comfortably, wether hot or cold both temperatures are maintained very effectively.



 
Feb
21
    
Posted () in Advice on February-21-2011

The weather has been seemingly bonkers this winter with record snow falls and low temperatures across the Mid-West and much of the East Coast as well.  Airport delays have not been uncommon neither have flight cancellations.  The Minneapolis Airport is closed yet again and though Puxatawny Phil predicted an early spring, it’s probably safe to bet that the middle of our great nation hasn’t seen the last of winter’s fury just quite yet.

Worst case scenario?  Do a switcharoo!  You’ve already got your color scheme set, your personalized koozies ready to hand out and your ceremony detailed down to the exact minute the vows will be said.  Everyone home bound?  Invite the minister to your home and have friends and family members gather round in an intimate setting.  Order in some pizza and have a mini-celebration.  You obviously discussed some type of weather insurance with your venue so it will be easy to postpone your reception.  Plan the reception for another day and it’ll be fun to have a double party!

Doesn’t sound like this plan is for you?  No worries, the main idea is that you have some type of back-up plan in place should the weather inhibit plans for your big day.  Most of all, don’t freak out.  Breathe, relax and remember these things happen.  As long as you’re happy, guests will be too!

Winter Wonderland Wedding