Monday, December 15, 2008

Do you dream of becoming a wedding designer?






For the aspiring wedding planners, you know who you are!:) Place this game at the top of your holiday gift list. Its at the top of my Christmas list, now I just have to get my 9 year old to share his DS with me! I wish they had this game years ago!


Description: A wedding may only take a simple "I do" and a kiss to seal, but the perfect one takes a lot of planning and the guidance of an expert. In Imagine Wedding Designer the player's goal is to become just such an expert as they make their way to the top of the wedding design business. Along the way they will get hands-on experience, designing every aspect of six wedding ceremonies for six very different brides, each with their own tastes and sense of style. From invitations and venues, to flowers, makeup and dresses you will plan it all. And eventually you will even create a custom wedding experience for your own bride character. Creating that one perfect day is never easy, but its what players strive for in Imagine Wedding Designer.
Key Game Features:
Manage the weddings of 6 different brides, each with their own personality and specific tastes.
Design the wedding invitation, choose the dress, veil, bouquet, and more. You can also choose the bride's hair and makeup, the location of the ceremony, and the music.
Choose who will be in the ceremony and select the outfits that will please the bride
Live the big day. Ensure everything goes smoothly and your bride is happy. If not, you may face some unexpected events during the ceremony.
Unlock new characters, clothing, and accessories with each "perfect" wedding that you design. Exchange the unlockables with your friends via the DS' WIFI connection.
Hope Santa still has room in his sleigh for this gift for me! What do you want for the holidays?

Sunday, December 7, 2008

My Destiny

I watch them. Out of the corner of my eye at the rehearsal dinner. The bride's grandparents. He looks at her adoringly, still holding out her chair for her as she sits down. She pats his hand when he talks. He visits the buffet line and brings her back a plate, knowing exactly what she wants. She feeds him a delicious piece of pastry from her fork. They pause. They kiss. I sigh.

I watch the young couple make a toast. The groom slips his hand around his fiancee's waist, she looks at him adoringly. She laughs at all his jokes. He pushes a stray hair back from her face.
Sometimes, you just know. You just know and you hope. But in this couple, I see that ease, that kindness, and I hope that in 25 years I am helping to plan their silver wedding anniversary. That years after that, they are like these grandparents. Love is enduring and kind, and a wedding is the ultimate place to see its many stages, its beauty.

Maybe this way I look at couples means it was my destiny to be a wedding planner and to celebrate such love in every bridal season. Love. The perfect touches, the sweetest gestures. A wedding and wedding planner that embraces that philosophy.