Hostage Situation Part 2

12 hours gone and our demands have still not been met! This means torture. Bobbi and Mike, you were warned.

You have 24 hours...

Hostage Situation

We had a fantastic #nachocheesewedding with the lovely Bobbi and Mike this past weekend! They were the awesomesauce!



However, they made the mistake of leaving their precious clear umbrella in our car. And now we have ourselves a hostage situation.

We had no choice but to present them with a ransom note detailing our demands.

12 hours in and we are already getting antsy

Angelina Jolie is in third place for best swimwear scene

Below are ten bikini scenes:

1. Dr No: Honey Ryder (Ursula Andress) stepping out of the sea in her white bikini
2. Die Another Day: Jinx (Halle Berry) is noticed by James Bond through some binoculars as she comes out of the sea.
3. Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life: Lara Croft (Angelina Jolie) rising out of the sea on a jet ski tooting an uzi.
4. Dukes of Hazard: Daisy Duke (Jessica Simpson) obtaining information from a policeman in her pink bikini.
5. Bridget Jones, The Edge of Reason: Bridget Jones (Renee Zellweger) on the beach in Thailand after inadvertently taking magic mushrooms.
6. 10: Jenny Hanley (Bo Derek) running on the beach in slow motion
7. From here to Eternity: Karen Holmes (Deborah Kerr) kissing First Sergeant Milton Warden (Burt Lancaster) on the beach
8. Return of the Jedi: Princess Leia (Carrie Fisher) wearing a metallic bikini
9. Point Break: Bodhi (Patrick Swayze) in many surfing scenes
10. Austin Powers, The Spy Who Shagged Me: Felicity Shagwell (Heather Graham) taking off her wetsuit to reveal her bikini


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Daytona Wedding: Lauren and James Preview

We loved working with the talented Garrett Nudd for Lauren and James's wedding in the fabulous Daytona Beach! It was a beautiful wedding and the funnest sparkler exit ever! Here is a little preview of it..

More to come!

Angelina Jolie is Kate Middleton's choice

Kate Middleton and Prince William will be arriving in Canada on June 30. When quoted which celebrity that Kate wish to see, she answered Angelina Jolie.

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Groomsmen: Colored Pants

I've been seeing this trend lately of colored pants for the groomsmen. It's popping up everywhere, and I gotta say, I am not loving it.



Am I the only one??





By Julie Mikos via Elizabeth Anne Designs





By Lauren Kinsey Photography via Every Last Detail

What do you guys think? 



Brangelina went to Marine Park

Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt bring their kids to the Marine Park on Monday.

Angelina Jolie was wearing a wetsuit while Brad was shirtless..

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

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Summer Blogosphere Series Part 2

I have found another fantastic blog for you guys to look at. This post from The Cinderella Project is so insightful! For all of you who wonder how ridiculously amazing weddings are set up, take a peek at this video from Mark Niemierko. It is absolutely stunning!!

NIEMIERKO WEDDING: Art Deco Chic at Claridge's Hotel, London from Niemierko on Vimeo.

Brad Pitt completes Angelina Jolie's world

They have been together for five years and their love still strong.

For Jolie, Brad Pitt completes her world.

Jolie said, "We feel like we're sharing this great adventure together and we don't question it. It's like we're partners and we understand the kind of life we want. Our relationship has always felt right and that's what I was looking for."

"Brad loves me so much - it's made my world feel complete."

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Summer Whites

Tacori has come out with a new gemstone, "creamy chalcedony" and has created a summer white collection around it. I just absolutely LOVE it and would feel fantabulous wearing any of these gorgeous masterpieces!

 

Brad Pitt has stuntman as double body in World War Z

Angelina Jolie's partner Brad has double body in his new movie, World War Z.

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Video clip of Angelina trip to Cambodian

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An anonymous Palestinian Arab was dismay with Angelina Jolie

Angelina Jolie visited Syrian refugees in Turkey and this cause somebody to get angry. One anonymous Palestinian Arab wrote in an open letter to Jolie, reproduced at a number of Arabic sites.

Dear Angelina Jolie, I saw you in Turkey, carrying gifts for Syrian refugees who were only a couple of days within the Turkish borders. Did you ask this International Foundation: How could such a decision be taken for the Palestinian people who were refugees for 60 years? Did you ask about the number of Palestinian refugees who were displaced from their homes to spread all over the world because of the usurping by a racist Zionist military of their right to their land?

"A basic question, my sweet: Do you even know where Palestine is?

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Summer Blogosphere Series

We are starting a new tradition this summer so get excited!! Each week for the rest of the summer, we will be blogging about our favorite blogs!



We will find the cutest, funnest, and creativest posts out there and share them with you guys! Here is the first in our series from Bridal Snob!



This antique lace covered tree creates a great natural arch. It is such a neat and unique idea!

Bridal Snob always has the coolest and most different pictures. Stop by their blog and see what they have!



Motherhood was a surprise for Angelina Jolie when she was younger

Motherhood is a great surprise for her. It was not a thing that she will imagine to do when she was younger.

Angelina Jolie told femalefirst.co.uk, "It's been one of the great surprises of my life. When I was younger I never imagined being a mother and then those maternal feelings really evolved and deepened once I began adopting and started living with Brad, which made me want to have children of our own."

"I feel truly at ease when I know I've helped give them a safe and hopeful life. A big family can generate a lot of chaos, but it's also a source of inner peace - the best feeling in the world. I'm much less anxious about life and so much more light-hearted and carefree."

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Find a Wedding Job

The fantastic Liene Stevens from Think Splendid has created this awesometastic source for those of us in the wedding industry! It's Find a Wedding Job and is much needed because as we know there are always people searching for jobs in the wedding sector.



We love this and we love Liene for making it happen!

Read their blog and follow them on twitter!

Bridesmaids Dresses: Twobirds

We've heard how brides may choose ugly bridesmaids dresses so that they are not overshadowed by their girlfriends. However, I think this is a bit of an exaggeration. As much as the bride wants it to be her day, I don't think she wants ugly bridesmaids. Then the pictures will be ugly, who wants that?



Anyway, I came across this bridesmaid dress from twobirds that is the epitome of awesometastic! It looks ultra comfortable, and you can wrap it 15 different ways (probably more), and it is extremely cute! It can work on literally any and every body type out there. You can't look bad in this dress.

 



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 Each bridesmaid can choose her favorite style! I love the straps in the back!

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 There is every color you can imagine and you can do short or long!

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I am seriously in love with this find! There are so many beautiful possibilities. And not to be cliche, but this is defintiely one dress that I would wear again. And again and again and again. I kind of want it in every color for myself.



Check out the twobirds website for more colors and styles and how to tie your dress!



What do you think?

Tons of Nokia N9 videos

Here are tons of hands-on videos with the Nokia N9. The Nokia N9 is Nokia’s first phone with MeeGo. It features a curved 3.9-inch AMOLED display with Gorilla Glass. The N9 is unique as it doesn’t have any buttons on the front, so all navigation is handled with virtual buttons and gestures in MeeGo. Under the hood, a 1GHz TI OMAP3630 CPU matched with PowerVRSGX530 GPU and 1GB of RAM, powers the platform. On the back, there is an 8-megapixel Carl Zeiss wide-angly auto-focus camera capable of capturing 720p videos. The phone ships with Nokia Maps supporting online navigation and features NFC, Dolby Headphone and Dolby Digital Plus. The N9 will be sold in 16GB and 64GB varieties.

Angelina Jolie brought daughters to visit Brad

Angelina Jolie brought her daughters, Zahara and Shiloh to visit their daddy, Brad during his lunch break from his new movie, World War Z in Valletta, Malta on Tuesday afternoon.

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Angelina Jolie and Brad went dinner at de Mondion restaurant

Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt went to a romantic dinner at de Mondion restaurant at the Xara Palace hotel on Monday night in Malta.

They had a seafood-based tasting menu put together by Executive Chef Kevin Bonello: crab salad, poached rockfish, risotto with seafood and fine cheese.

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Sunsets in Florida: Inspiration Board

Its summertime here in Gainesville, FL and it is HOT! Getting married during the day in the Florida heat can be a bit tricky, especially if you are wanting an outdoor ceremony. With the heat, however, we also get the gorgeous sunsets, and I was recently inspired by the colors of this lovely purple and orange sunset.

And from this sprouted a new inspiration board! Hope you like it :)





Lanterns; Cupcakes; Flower; Table Setting; Bridesmaids Dresses; Necklace; Feathers; Sunset



What do you think?

Angelina Jolie's partner Brad is back with his beard

Brad Pitt was clean shaven for his appearance in the premiere of his movie, The Tree of Life but now he is back with his beard, shooting his new movie, World War Z. The shooting is in Malta.

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Gainesville Wedding: Glenda and Jake Preview

You probably saw the video teaser of Glenda and Jake's wedding that we posted a little while ago. Well now we have some pictures to show you!! Their wedding at Sweetwater Branch Inn was absolutely gorgeous! We LOVED working with Glenda and Jake, they were seriously the sweetest and so much fun!

So unbelievably adorable!!

Vendors who helped create this funtastic wedding:



Photography: Pure by Lindsey

Entertainment: The Tropix

Flowers: Prange's Florist

Wedding Coordinator: MasterPiece Weddings

Venue/ Catering: Sweetwater Branch Inn

Angelina Jolie in Lampedusa

Angelina Jolie visited tiny Italian island of Lampedusa. Besides her, refugee chief Antonio Guterres also came to visit. He came few hours earlier than Jolie.

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Ashley Jensen has Brangelina staying nextdoor

Ugly Betty actress Ashley enjoys hanging out in LA.

She said, 'I have Hollywood royalty Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie living right next to me but I've fought off the urge to go over and try to borrow a cup of sugar.

'It's hard to know where the famous people live because all their houses are
nestled away from prying eyes, but pretty much everyone over here is in
the entertainment industry.

'You can't walk into a Starbucks without hearing someone talking about the amazing script they're working on.'

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Angelina Jolie took kids to toy store

Angelina Jolie took her kids to toy store in Malta on Tuesday. Knox was spotted wearing an adorable ladybug while his twin sis, Vivienne went for a fairy costume.

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Wedding Hair

We all know that hair is extremely important, especially on your wedding day. Deciding on a wedding day do can be mega stressful for the bride. There are a lot of factors to consider. Do I want it up? down? half up? Will it be too hot? Or in my face? Curly? Straight? Will it work with my veil?



A girl can go crazy thinking about it all! I think it is best to go simple. You don't want to be messing with it all night or worrying about it falling out.



For long hair, I like the half up style and to the side. I saw this at a wedding this past weekend and I absolutely love it! It looks gorgeous on everyone. It's so elegant!





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 With short hair, I would go with a low, curled, loose up do (high up dos remind me of prom, no?) or even just out and loosely curled. You could also add in some sparkly hair clips or braids to jazz it up.

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I'm a fan of the more natural look. It is your wedding day so plain straight hair is a little blah but the beauty pageant look might be overdoing it. Plus, you're husband loves your natural beauty, right?



What are you doing for your wedding hair?

David O. Russell likes Angelina Jolie's acting

David O. Russell likes Angelina Jolie's acting and would like cast her. He tells Vulture:

“Angelina would really be awesome. I think Angelina would love to be in it, but I don’t know if that’ll happen because of some conflicts in scheduling and other stuff. But I love her and I’ve loved talking to her about several projects…I think that she’s a loaded weapon and ready to be deployed.” If that phallic symbolism isn’t a sign of Russell’s affection for Jolie than we don’t know what is."

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Guestbook Fun

When I stumbled across this, I just knew I had to share it with you guys! Bleu De Toi has come out with this fun and unique way of remembering the guests at your wedding. This guestbook fingerprint tree can become a lovely keepsake to hang on your wall instead of just some book that sits in a box in your attic.

Each woodcut print is hand printed and personalized just for you! The branches are left bare and you can choose the ink colors you want your guests to leave their thumb prints with.

I just love this idea! It's different and cute and fun for all of your guests!

You could even do balloons!! So adorable!





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Angelina Jolie wants to visit Syrian refugees

Angelina Jolie, who is actress and also goodwill ambassador for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) plans to visit Syrian refugees in southern Hatay province of Turkey.

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Inspiration Board: Neutrals, Sage, Coral and Mauve

We have a bride that is going to be combining neutrals, sage, coral, and mauve with accents of red. She wants a fun, natural and elegant wedding so we put together this inspiration board for her. Tell us what you think!





Couple; Shoes; Centerpiece; Hair Piece; Cake with cascading flowers; Cake with red; Red Centerpiece; Girl with apples; Candles; Fruit; Rosemary; Bridal Party; Hair Pins



 

Angelina Jolie donate $10m from her Louis Vuitton photo shoot

Angelina Jolie model for Louis Vuitton and she donated $10m (£6m) to charity.

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Black and White Weddings

Today we were looking up some ideas for a client, and ran across this inspiration board.



I love the idea of a black and white wedding! These colors can be used at any time of the year, and really make a statement. If you don't want to go all black and white, you could even add accents of any color to pop against the black and white.

Borrowed Inspiration Board 

Angelina Jolie in new Louis Vuitton's ads

Angelina Jolie models for Louis Vuitton's "Core Values" campaign. Protographer
Annie Leibovitz was in charge to take picture of her.

"People are not used to seeing Angelina in this situation.I like the fact that it's a real moment. This travel message we give through personal journeys is a fundamental one for the brand."

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World Vision Dinner

There will be a fabulous dinner hosted by Napolatanos Gardens to support World Vision on Monday, June 20th! This dinner will benefit World Vision's Clean Water Wells! It would be wonderful if you could attend.



These children are unable to go to school because they are busy carrying buckets of water through town to their families. These wells will enable them to get an education. Our goal is to raise enough money to build two wells, which would help over 100 people!



If you can't make it and are able to afford it, please make a donation. There is no amount too small!





Images from World Vision



Brangelina arrived in Malta

Brangelina arrived in Malta via Bombardies private jet. They are there because Brad Pitt will be acting in a new movie, World War Z.

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The Jolie-Pitt Foundation donated $500,000 for Joplin

The Jolie-Pitt Foundation donated $500,000 for long-term recovery efforts in Joplin. Then additional money was later donated too, amounting more than $1 million in total.

Brian Fogle, president of the CFO, “We had a call in the first day or two afterward from an organization representing them. They made several subsequent calls, but we learned that they made a donation (Thursday).”

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The Wedding Salon: Miami Event

Check out The Wedding Salon's fantastic bridal event at The Gansevoort, Miami Beach on June 13th. As a reader of our blog, Adventures in Wedding Planning, you guys get a special promo ticket price!! Use the code on the bottom of the flyer below.

And the first 10 people to e-mail us at melissa@masterpieceweddings.net get a FREE TICKET!! Don't miss out on this fantastic opportunity!



Angelina Jolie's co-star The Tourist Johnny Depp is Hollywood's Highest Paid Actor in 2010

Johnny Depp is Hollywood's Highest Paid Actor in 2010. He earned 75 million dollars from his films in 2010.

He acted with Angelina Jolie in The Tourist.

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Angelina Jolie will meet with director David O’Russell

Angelina Jolie will meet with director David O’Russell later this week. They will discuss for his latest project, The Silver Linings Playbook. JustJared.com revealed this news.

Synopsis of this move : “Pat Peoples (Wahlberg) is down on his luck. The former high school history teacher has just been released from a mental institution and placed in the care of his mother. Not one to be discouraged, Pat believes he has only been on the inside for a few months - rather than four years - and plans on reconciling with his estranged wife.”

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The Tale of Two Weddings

Hi, I'm Julie, I am a fairly new intern here at MasterPiece Weddings, I have had the pleasure of assisting in two different weddings in the past few weeks. They both were absolutely beautiful and fit the brides perfectly. But for the sake of future brides, these are a few differences in the weddings that I loved!

First difference was the colors.

One of the weddings used hot pink and pewter. It was very nicely done. The hot pink was used scarcely in order to really make it pop against the pewter.





The other wedding used a beautiful arrangement of navy blue and ivory, with a few hints of purple. These softer colors really complemented the bride perfectly.

Navy Blue and Ivory

Next big difference was the bridesmaid’s dresses.

The first wedding used short, solid color pewter dresses, and wore hot pink shoes. These dresses looked great on everyone, and really made their hot pink bouquets stand out.

The next wedding went for something a little different. They used long, patterned dresses with silver shoes. These dresses were white, different shades of blue, and purple. With their purple and white bouquets, they looked stunning!

Finally, the Wedding Party.

The first wedding had both eight bridesmaids and groomsmen. They really filled up the alter, and made the “getting ready” portion of the day fun. The bride enjoyed having all of her friends with her to celebrate her big day.

The other wedding went with a smaller party. They had three bridesmaids (two of them being a maid of honor), and just one groomsman. This made for a very intimate group, but the bridal suite was definitely not empty. Many of the guests joined the bride while she was getting ready and having pictures taken, which made for a very fun day as well!

More from the views of the MasterPiece Interns soon!