Angelina Jolie's movie Salt is banned in China

Looks like Angelina Jolie's movie Salt won't be showing in China. The reason is as below:

… [n]ot one of those “scenes must be removed before your film is allowed to play in China” problems, but a “sorry, but no amount of edits will satisfy us” problem. Meaning that Salt is apparently cinema non grata in that country until further notice – no theatrical bookings, no DVDs, no Blurays. Which, of course, means a huge opportunity for Chinese video pirates and a huge potential loss for Sony Picture.

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Entertaining Tips: Suprise Party

New Rule

When throwing a suprise party, ask your friends to help. Have them make the food and bring it with them.... Or have it catered.

If you ask some of your closest friends to make a simple dish, you'll have plenty of food, and you won't give away the suprise.

You can always buy the raw ingredients and drop them off to your friends, this way if things are tight... you've got them covered.

Angelina Jolie took her elder daughters to party

Angelina Jolie took her elder daughters, Shiloh and Zahara, to a party on Saturday . The party was held in Culver City, Calif.

Image source from http://justjared.buzznet.com

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Wedding Concessions!

Part of the Cassablanca Photoshoot, was a super fun concession stand. We vintage'ized a movie theater concession stand for the shoot.

But it got me thinking. How much fun would it be to serve movie theater concessions at your wedding!

Thanks again to Verve Studio for the amazing photographs!

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Angelina Jolie says her daughter dressed like a little dude

Angelina Jolie says that her daughter, Shiloh, dresses “like a little dude.” She says this on August issue of Vanity Fair Magazine, “Shiloh, we feel, has Montenegro style. It’s how people dress there. She likes tracksuits, she likes (regular) suits. She likes to dress like a boy. She wants to be a boy. So we had to cut her hair. She likes to wear boys’ everything. She thinks she’s one of the brothers.”

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Casablanca Wedding

MasterPiece Weddings was recently involved in a super fun collaborative and unique photoshoot! The idea was Casablanca meets Moroccan amazingness. We wanted Boggy to have a happy ending.

There were a lot of vendors involved in this, and I want to make sure that you see everyone's work and how beautiful the idea came together.

First up, Verve Studios - their photography was so romantic, and completely captured the funness and romanticalness perfectly!

Hair by: Glenda Suarez (Creations)

Location: Hippodrome State Theater

Angelina Jolie on the cover of Vanity Fair magazine, August 2010

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Angelina Jolie's ex husband Jonny Lee Miller will act in Dexter

Angelina Jolie's ex husband Jonny Lee Miller will act in Dexter. Other people who will also be acting in this drama are Julia Stiles and Maria Doyle Kennedy.

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Phone codenamed Jolie created?

Sony Ericsson has created a phone codenamed Jolie. It pertains 1GHz (or more) processor, sliding keyboard, and 4 inch capacitive touchscreen, with the similiarith of X10, but with varioustouch support.

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Butterfly Escort Cards

I know I posted this last week, but I am just in love with it!!



For a place card station, use these Butterflies, hand Calligraphy'ed (what's the proper term for that?) by Sarah Hanna.



Soooo pretty!!

Angelina Jolie's father Jon Voight blasts President Barack Obama

Angelina Jolie's father Jon Voight blasts President Barack Obama again. This is his second time blasting him.

He wrote in an open letter in the Washington Post,

"President Obama:

"You will be the first American president that lied to the Jewish people, and the American people as well, when you said that you would defend Israel, the only Democratic state in the Middle East, against all their enemies. You have done just the opposite. You have propagandized Israel, until they look like they are everyone's enemy — and it has resonated throughout the world. You are putting Israel in harm's way, and you have promoted anti-Semitism throughout the world.

"You have brought this to a people who have given the world the Ten Commandments and most laws we live by today. The Jewish people have given the world our greatest scientists and philosophers, and the cures for many diseases, and now you play a very dangerous game so you can look like a true martyr to what you see and say are the underdogs. But the underdogs you defend are murderers and criminals who want Israel eradicated.

"You have brought to Arizona a civil war, once again defending the criminals and illegals, creating a meltdown for good, loyal, law-abiding citizens. Your destruction of this country may never be remedied, and we may never recover. I pray to God you stop, and I hope the people in this great country realize your agenda is not for the betterment of mankind, but for the betterment of your politics.

With heartfelt and deep concern for America and Israel,

Jon Voight"

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Things to ask Your Wedding Planner

There are so many things to consider when hiring your vendors, but let's talk about what to look for in your wedding planner. There gazillions of questionnaires online for you to review, download and bring with you to your initial consultations when you interview your potential wedding planner.



But how about some things that may not be on the questionnaires?



What are you going to wear on my wedding day?

•      We wear formal attire, not black tie (unless you request it) but formal, cocktail attire. We don't wear name tags. We want to blend in at your wedding, not stand out like a sore thumb.

How many weddings will you have on my wedding day?

• I will personally only have one. And I'll have a team with me, so we can be in 3 places at the same time.

Will you drink at my wedding?

• Um, no! No professional. You won't see us eat at your wedding (although we will, in shifts), we are there for you and to make sure you are getting what you paid for from all of your vendors and means we are on the clock the whole night.  (not to say, when you get back from your honeymoon we shouldn't all go to Dragonfly and grab a cocktail)

And when you are meeting with your vendors be upfront with them, ask the hard questions, expect answers.

Angelina Jolie doesn't want Jennifer Aniston to go near her kids

Angelina Jolie wants Jennifer Aniston to stay far from her kids. She is angry that her partner Brad Pitt still contact his ex wife Jennifer Aniston.

One source said, “Angie told Brad that it was one thing for him to hang out with ‘That woman’ “but it would be quite another if he let her see the children.

“The last thing she wants is Jen trying to act like some kind of surrogate mother to her six kids. She cannot imagine anything more distressing — and at the same time she does not want any of them getting confused about what is happening to their family.

“Angie doesn’t want the kids — and particularly the ones who are too young to understand, like 4-year-old Shiloh — why Brad is spending time with another woman.

“As usual, Brad explained to her that his friendship with Jen is totally innocent — and all about business. She told him that’s fine and she accepts there is nothing she can do about it.

“But she said the kids might not be so understanding and might even get upset that dad was spending so much time with another woman who happens to be his ex-wife.

“She said they might get very confused and Brad should be smart enough not to put them in that position.

“Now, Angie has flat out banned him from seeing Jen when he’s with the children. Other than that, she said, what he does on his own time is his own business.”

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Entertaining Tips: Attire

New Rule

Don't forget to mention what type of attire to wear to your guests. I went to a party last night and some guests were in heals and cocktail dresses and others were in shorts and flops.



They both had to feel awkward. I know I did.

Prakash Jha wants Angelina Jolie to act in ‘Draupadi’

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Prakash Jha wants Angelina Joliie to act in ‘Draupadi’. He plants to make it into English version and have international cast and crew to act in it.

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What to Look for in Your Wedding Planner

I honestly mean this, I don't care who you hire, but hire a wedding wedding planner.



If it's me - that's awesometastic!!! If it's not me, and it's that competition that I adore, that's great too!



I do sincerely mean that.



But remember you can't go back and re-do your wedding day. So if you are considering hiring someone to help you make your wedding day dreams come true, make sure they are professional.



Look around, interview a couple of planners, my personality is different than the next guy (although I do have to say, that my personality is pretty darned perfect...ahem!)



Don't be scared to look around. It's okay.

Angelina Jolie went to Haiti

Angelina Jolie went to Haiti without her family. When she was there, she met with U.N. and Haitian officials to talk about homeless Haitian children.

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Hire Professionals

Lately, I've been thinking a lot about business and how some people are just cruddy business-people. Amazingly talented in their own right, but honestly have no business, being in business. And, as this isn't a business blog, I am not going to get on a soap box about how to run a business, but rather what to look for in a wedding planner and some mistakes that I made along the way and how I learned from them. So that you can learn from them too.



I am not perfect. I never claimed to be. (that's my disclaimer)



When I started my business I thought "ye with thy lowest prices wins" and honestly.... that may be the case in some instances. And I know everyone has to start somewhere. And I fully appreciate that. I did. I started my business 15 years ago with some pretty low prices...but you can't do that for long. And being in business to purposefully undercut, isn't right.



Just because your collection, package or per hour fee is the lowest, says nothing about who you are. You are in business, just like the other guy, you have over head and bills to pay just like your client.



Just like my client.



People get that.



If you offer a service or a product, like wedding planning, photography there are costs involved, your time, actual and real costs. If your product and/or service is worth it, you will be respected for it.



So, brides, don't hire the cheapest wedding vendor just cuz they are the cheapest.... cheapest won't always save you money. This is a once in a life time event, your wedding. Don't skimp.



You are hiring professionals for a reason.

Kristen Stewart wants to replace Angelina Jolie in Wanted

Kristen Stewart wants to replace Angelina Jolie in Wanted. Well, she is as attractive as Angelina, she will be suitable for the role in my perception.

She tells MTV news, “Yes. Definitely, as long as it was really good. Wanted was a great movie … James McAvoy makes that movie different than most other action movies because he’s a real guy, and I feel most action movies don’t have that. But I wouldn’t just want to be in a mindless, blow-up movie. I’m not into it.”

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Angelina Jolie went to Ecuador to visits refugees

Angelina Jolie visited refugees in northern Ecuador. Her partner Brad Pitt was not there.

In a statement, she said "It's been eight years since I was last here and UNHCR's presence has grown considerably."'

"I wanted to come back and meet with vulnerable people and focus on violence against women and unaccompanied minors. I am so happy to be able to reconnect with some familiar faces, refugees I had met with during my 2002 trip."

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Angelina Jolie is being criticized for being selected as Cleopatra

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People are criticizing Angelina Jolie for accepting the role of Cleopatra. The comments are coming from African American blogs and message boards.

One author wrote in Essence.com with the title "Another White Actress to Play Cleopatra?. Honestly, I don't care how full Angelina Jolie's lips are, how many African children she adopts, or how bronzed her skin will become for the film, I firmly believe this role should have gone to a black woman."

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Friday Fun Day!

I was looking back at posts and I can't believe I never posted this!!



This was from Gabriel's 3-month photoshoot, thank you so much to Footstone Photography for capturing Gabriel so well!! He really did have fun and was totally pooped afterwards!!



And, they got some pretty fantastic images.... we think he's pretty cute, so that helps!



Thanks again, Footstone Photography!!!

Paper and Sweets

We had the honor of hosting a party for Leslie Vega Designs in the courtyard of our studios, it was an amazing night! I can't wait to do it again!



So many people to thank for helping to put this event together, MasterPiece Weddings and Leslie Vega Studio had so much fun working together, and plus Leslie's work is so pretty it's hard to not make an event romantic and delicious!





 But first, would some one please do this for their place cards!!!! Isn't it just gorgeous! The calligraphy is done by the super uber talented Sara Hannah. Love her!

Jarrad from G-nys Entertainment did such a great job with the tunes for the evening!

Dragonfly Catered the event just beautifully!

Isn't Leslie's work, just beautimous!

The two most beautiful women, inside and out, in the entire universe! Leslie and Sara!

Flowers and Decor: Dan Hathcock of Unforgettable Events



Event Planning: Melissa Margarita-DiStefano of MasterPiece Weddings

Photography: Matt & Krystal Radlinski of Verve Studio

Cake + Sweets: Ms. Debbie's Sugar Art

Calligraphy: Sarah Hanna Calligraphy

Entertainment: Jarad Bowens of G-NYS Entertainment

Catering: Dragonfly Sushi

Video clip of Angelina Jolie speaks in support of World Refugee Day 2010!

Video clip of Angelina Jolie speaks in support of World Refugee Day 2010!



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Entertaining Tips: Theme

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Come up with the something fun, it doesn't have to go huge, like a Murder Mystery Dinner party, but a simple theme to keep your guests loving your party.



Wines from the same region, or pork in every course (gotta love some pig!) or even something as simple and fun as color themed. Plates and dishes all following the same theme are always a hit!



And a Greek, Italian or Mexican inspired party are always and affordable fun party!



Cheers!

Kylie Minogue would kiss Angelina Jolie if she wants to cause a shock

When she was quoted by Charli and Pagey for Breakfast 2DayFM radio show on whom she would kiss to cause a shock at an awards ceremony, she replied

"Oh my God, that's a tricky question."

"Whatever I say is going to get me in trouble.

"Well, Angelina Jolie's experienced, so that helps.

"But as far as hot girls go, Scarlett Johansson's got it.

"Megan Fox is a beautiful girl as well. Those three."

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Kim Kardashian's rumors to act as Lara Croft was not true

Rumors has been spreading saying Kim Kardashian might be replacing Angelina Jolie as Lara Croft but looks like it was fabrication.

She shared this with US Weekly about the role:

"That's a good rumor, but its not true"

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Super Fun Cake!

If you are looking for something super fun for your grooms cake, check out this sandwich cake! Love it!!!



Nutella, Jelly, Peanut Butter, Buttercream, Fresh Fruit and Marscapone... wow, the options. My mouth is watering!

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Real Wedding: Jill and Josh

Jill and Josh an incredible wedding in Gainesville Florida at the Thomas Center. Their wedding was filled with both tradition and tons of personality!

We had so much fun working with her family who lives in South Florida and having their wedding at the historic and beautiful Thomas Center.

The boys wanted to do their reinactment of The Last Supper.

Thanks Jimmy Ho for some super fun photographs!

Angelina Jolie's partner Brad Pitt has finally shaves his beard

Finally Brad Pitt has shave his goatee. He was spotted with this new outlook when he went out with Angelina Jolie to Sunset Marquis for a meeting

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Angelina Jolie is looking for a house in Portugal

Angelina Jolie is looking for a house in Portugal, where there is beach nearby in the village of Lagos.

A source told gossip website ianundercover.com "She loves Portugal and wants to raise her kids there. She wants to move there as soon as possible."

The source continue: "Let's put it this way - they have an open relationship. Every day is a new day with them. I love them both dearly but I must confess things have been hard for them the past few months."

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It is confirmed that Angelina Jolie will act as Cleopatra

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Angelina Jolie is confirmed to act as Cleopatra since she has signed it according to a rep for the book's publisher Little, Brown.

I think Angelina will be great to act such role, with her gorgeous features.

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Angelina Jolie may act as Cleopatra

Angelina Jolie may act as Cleopatra according to USA Today reports.

Stacy Schiff who wrote the new biography thinks that Angelina will be suitable person to act in this movie, she said "Physically, she's the perfect look."

Angelina Jolie is so good in acting that everybody wants her to act in their movies.

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A Picture is Worth 1,000 Words

Your photographer is there to capture moments, moments that are frozen in time forever.



These moments capture emotion, sadness, happiness, love, a tender kiss, embarressment.



Yup.



Even embarressing moments.



This photograph to me, even though, I've never met these people, I couldn't tell you their names, where this wedding was, what state, what country, what city, nothing. This photograph tell me that someone was making a speech, and the story they were telling was incredible, it captured the entire room. Had everyone's undying attention, and then there was a slight pause and story was told that was in that gray-area-of-stories-that-shouldn't-be-told-at-weddings.



And hysteria broke out, and the person giving the speech had to pause for a moment for laughter.



That is what this picture tells me.



Photography by: Alan Maudie

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Looking for something amazing to do in South Florida? Join some of the most exclusive vendors in Miami Beach on Monday night for a boutique style bridal show.



Taste cakes from Ana Paz, enjoy cocktails and hors D'Oeuvers from Ganevoort. And enjoy them complementary, courtesy of us!



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Bollywood actress Neha Dhupia wants to act in action movies

Bollywood actress Neha Dhupia wants to act in action movie. She feels is cool for ladies to act such role.

She said “Action gives such an adrenalin rush. I feel women doing action is just so cool but nothing is happening in Bollywood right now."

"I am looking forward to interesting scripts coming my ways. Not every day you could get to do an Angelina Jolie role but some time in future I would really want to do it."

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Entertaining Tips: Favors

New Rule

So, when you have guests over, its always nice to have them leave with a favor. And frankly, I am all in favor of something fun, they can use, and is cheap. I mean affordable.

How about a jar of home-made sauce... or a bunch of rosemary from your garden? Tie it of with a recipe... Easy, insanely afforable, and super thoughtful.

(speaking of a jar of home-made sauce.. check out my hubby's speciality!)

Angelina Jolie is candidate for Biggest Badass Star

2010 MTV Movie Awards has some new categories. One of it is Biggest Badass Star and the candidates are Chris Pinem, Angelina Jolie.her name.

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Its All in the Details

A wedding is all about the details, our clients strive to make sure the details are all amazing. So why overlooks something like this?

Robbie Williams inspired by Angelina Jolie on adoption

Robbie Williams plans to adopt orphans because he is inspired by Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie on adoption.

He said, "Kids are definitely on horizon. I'll probably have a couple of my own and then adopt a couple as well. I want to do what Brangelina's doing and adopt a few. Maybe six kids."

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Happy Mother's Day to Meeee!

Okay, so it's almost a month late, and I don't know why I didn't post this sooner, probably because, well, although ya'll probably dont' think so, I don't like to brag.



But here goes.

I was on the front-freakin' page of the paper on my first Mother's Day!!!!

Okay, so now that I got that off my chest... well, mostly.

Yup, on Mother's Day I was on the front page of our local news paper, right under the story on the oil spill! Yup, I'm big fat news!

Here's the picture....

Yup, that's me and Gabriel, front and center!

Here's the article:

It took Melissa DiStefano 29 hours to give birth to her son. It was painful. It was frustrating. And thanks to Twitter, her friends and family lived through it all.

"I tweeted through my entire delivery," said DiStefano, who had to have a C-section after her contractions stopped. "I wrote things like 'These contractions suck.' 'Looks like I have to push.' 'We're going to be here awhile.' It was extremely painful, but doing that really became my focus. I only put the phone down during the actual surgery."





DiStefano, 35, has always been plugged into technology, and now she and other moms in the digital age are using it as a major tool in motherhood.



She even set up a Facebook page for the 4-month-old, where she and her husband regularly update his status. Gabriel has 119 friends, eight videos and tons of photos.





From gadgets to new media, mothers today embrace technology as a way to be informed and stay connected. Children's precious moments aren't just captured, but uploaded, posted and texted.





Instead of sneaking a peek in a diary, just check a Facebook wall or recent history on the computer to see what kids are up to. Forget about music boxes and CDs, just turn on Pandora.





DiStefano's smartphone and Flip video camera are just as much a part of her mommy life as bottles and diapers.





She uploads cute and funny videos of her son Gabriel to YouTube and shares photos with friends and family through Facebook, Flickr and Picasa. She uses her phone to send picture messages of Gabriel to her sister  and her mother in South Florida. With her webcam, DiStefano also uses Skype so the family can talk to each other and see the baby.





"When there's so much distance, it's hard to feel connected, so with all the technology it's so much easier for family and friends to feel like they're a part of his everyday life," said DiStefano, owner of wedding planning business MasterPiece Weddings.







Being a working mom of a young child, Newberry resident Maria Rizzo loves that she can check on her baby with a few clicks of a mouse.



The entire time her son Anthony, 2, has been at Kidsworks preschool, she's been able to log onto a password-protected website and watch him via live Internet webcams set up throughout the facility. The preschool started using the system in 2000.





"It wouldn't have been a deal breaker if they didn't have it, but it's definitely a good selling point, especially for new mothers," said Rizzo, 37. "I had a hard time going back to work and it was really helpful to be able to see him. It makes a big difference."





Larkin Kieffer said being a parent today means you have to really stay engaged and connected. Her cell phone is a big part of being a Mom to her 11-year-old son Noah.





If she's running late or sending someone else to pick him up, she taps out a quick text message. She said he has to send her a text every time he leaves or arrives somewhere. It may seem like a chore to him, she said, but for her, "it's total peace of mind."





"I never want it to be that he can't tell me something important," said Kieffer, who got her son a cell phone last year. "I'd rather know he can get in touch with me and, technologically, I'm only a second away ... It actually makes me worry less."





Marcheta Cole Keefer, communications/tourism marketing manager for VisitGainesville, isn't a super tech mom. Her children, Christian, 10, and Katie, 9, don't have cell phones and she encourages them to use dictionaries and encyclopedias rather than Google or Wikipedia.





But when it comes to school, she has enjoyed the benefits of technology. She receives a weekly newsletter from her son's teacher about the upcoming week's classwork and homework assignments.







"I just think that's great. I travel a lot, so wherever I am, I can find out that information and know what's going on with him at school," said Keefer, 48. "It's been very reassuring and helpful."





Although most mothers praise the joys of technology, Rizzo said it does have some drawbacks. During her pregnancy and after she gave birth, she found herself obsessively researching online about newborns and child rearing.





"It was really hard to have so much information at my fingertips. There was so much information and everybody has a different opinion about everything. There's blogs, forums ... and sometimes it can feel overwhelming.... I just finally decided not to consult the Internet and rely on myself and trust my instincts."