Tying the knot soon? Or still waiting for the ring but already planning your wedding? Join Georgia girl DeAnna Pappas and GetMarried.com at what promises to be a very fun wedding-planning party at Bloomingdale's in Lenox Square from 6 to 8 p.m. on May 7. Here are few more deets from the press release: Get Married will bring a camera crew to capture fresh content of brides and vendors. Get Married will sponsor three additional events at various Bloomingdale’s across the country through June. ...

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We've gotten an abundance of e-mails and letters on my recent cover story (March 15) and subsequent "Brides & Prejudice" columns. We're trying to run all of them in Letters to the Editor, but we're very limited on space. Thought I'd share some of them with you here.

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The Seen Gallery will celebrate its grand reopening with a group show featuring original painting, photography, sculpture, ceramics, etchings, hand-blown glass and limited-edition prints on Saturday, March 7 from 7 to 10 p.m. in its new spacious location in Downtown Decatur. Sip Palo Alto wine and nosh on tasty hors d'oeuvres while exploring the new space and viewing various works from numerous talented artists including David Hansford, Christopher Boehm, Jerald Mask, Denise Wellenstein, Travis ...

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This morning, I headed to the Sheraton Gateway Hotel to wave good-bye to the Bert's Big Adventure families before they ventured off to Disney World. I snapped a few candids of the event. The first shot is of Bria and her mom Brenda, who are featured in my feature on Bert's Big Adventure out on newsstands this week. There were Disney characters to delight the kids... Akaya and her mom (who'd just been treated to a complementary make-up application by Alyson Hoag of Authentic Beauty) ...

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Dragonfly the Salon, a new 2600-square-foot stylish salon located in the new White Provision development in Westside Atlanta, is celebrating its grand opening tomorrow, Thursday, Feb. 5 from 6 to 10 p.m. Join owners Chaz Anderson and Kyoko Akins and their talented team of stylists for cocktails and hors d'oeuvres by Sun In My Belly (a personal fave). Dragonfly has plenty of parking and is conveniently at 1170 Howell Mill Rd. #101 at in White Provision by the Seed Factory. The newly built Wh...

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