<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38728878</id><updated>2011-07-07T17:28:07.008-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Wedding Koozies</title><subtitle type='html'>A Blog with pictures about koozies and weddings and what a great combination they are.  May have stories just about weddings also.</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://weddingkoozies.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/38728878/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://weddingkoozies.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Bob Liddle</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02830981873570945803</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DH_kvP-v5jU/SSrPCW0-RwI/AAAAAAAAAAM/j8HV6DYBESk/S220/headshot.jpg'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>12</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38728878.post-4818388977749002479</id><published>2008-03-13T04:03:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-03-13T04:05:22.913-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Koozies let you express yourself</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://kustomcoozies.com/koozies.html"&gt;Koozies&lt;/a&gt; give the people a chance to express themselves. People in or just out of college like to make their mark on the world. They like everyone to know what they like and find important. It might be funny or it might be serious. They can get&lt;a href="http://www.kustomkoozies.com/"&gt; koozies &lt;/a&gt;printed with any sentiment that expresses who they are.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/38728878-4818388977749002479?l=weddingkoozies.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://weddingkoozies.blogspot.com/feeds/4818388977749002479/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=38728878&amp;postID=4818388977749002479' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/38728878/posts/default/4818388977749002479'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/38728878/posts/default/4818388977749002479'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://weddingkoozies.blogspot.com/2008/03/koozies-let-you-express-yourself.html' title='Koozies let you express yourself'/><author><name>Bob Liddle</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02830981873570945803</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DH_kvP-v5jU/SSrPCW0-RwI/AAAAAAAAAAM/j8HV6DYBESk/S220/headshot.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38728878.post-6902785634085793902</id><published>2008-01-21T14:01:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-01-21T14:02:10.793-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Koozies for weddings</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onclick="  document.getElementById('hidden_form').style.display = 'none'; return false;" href="http://www.linkvana.com/projects/index.php#"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Koozies for Weddings&lt;br /&gt;The holidays are over, and there are so many engagements that happen during this special time of the year so it is time for the planning to begin.  Well one aspect of the wedding that is fun is the wedding favor.  We would like to recommend a &lt;a href="http://www.kustomkoozies.com/wedding-favors.html"&gt;Wedding Favors&lt;/a&gt; that is fun and memorable.  The wedding koozie.  A wedding koozie is that foam or collapsible thingie that is used to keep your drink cool, while keeping your hand warm, and it can be custom printed with your name and wedding date.  It is a truly memorable favor that will be kept for a long time and have your information right there.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/38728878-6902785634085793902?l=weddingkoozies.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://weddingkoozies.blogspot.com/feeds/6902785634085793902/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=38728878&amp;postID=6902785634085793902' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/38728878/posts/default/6902785634085793902'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/38728878/posts/default/6902785634085793902'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://weddingkoozies.blogspot.com/2008/01/koozies-for-weddings.html' title='Koozies for weddings'/><author><name>Bob Liddle</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02830981873570945803</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DH_kvP-v5jU/SSrPCW0-RwI/AAAAAAAAAAM/j8HV6DYBESk/S220/headshot.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38728878.post-4784533358371631340</id><published>2007-10-24T12:41:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2007-10-24T12:41:59.442-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Using Koozies as wedding favors</title><content type='html'>Koozies easily straddle the realm between stodgy, practical wedding favors and those that are beautiful but completely frivolous and impractical. Koozies are versatile; they are fun to give and receive and they are useful and inexpensive too. While some wedding favors are tucked away in cupboards never to be seen or heard of again, you can be sure that at any given time, someone somewhere is thanking you for keeping their beer cold with your wedding koozie.&lt;br /&gt;Personalized wedding koozies are simply the best wedding favor idea! After all, your wedding is such a special event you’d surely want your guests to remember it for many years to come. If you choose not to personalize your wedding koozie, chances are your guests are likely to forget who gave it to them. In a few years they’ll be thanking somebody else whilst enjoying their cool drinks on a hot summer’s day.&lt;br /&gt;If you’re worried about the escalating cost of getting large quantities of koozies personalized, there’s good news too. There are several online companies that offer to personalize wedding koozies at no extra cost. With deals like that, the possibilities are endless.&lt;br /&gt;Where do you start? Many sites offer you a wide range of graphics with options for you to add the wedding date and the name of the couple whereas others allow you to customize your koozie entirely the way you want to.&lt;br /&gt;Wedding koozies can be as romantic, witty or serious as you want them to be. Die hard romantics can choose to customize their wedding koozie favors with romantic clipart and mushy one-liners. Though it’s as old as the hills, a simple “To have &amp;amp; to hold” written in metallic silver or gold and accompanied with graphics of hearts or wedding rings entwined can look elegant and sophisticated. On the other hand, if you wanted to reveal your witty side, you could add a twist to this traditional saying and have your koozie say “To have &amp;amp; to hold … And to keep your beer cold”. Choose an appropriate graphic, and you’ll have a wedding koozie that is as unique as you are.&lt;br /&gt;A simple church or church bells clip art accompanied by the saying, “Made it to the church in time” is another timeless classic.&lt;br /&gt;For an absolutely one-of-a-kind wedding koozie, choose a favorite photograph of both of you as a couple and get it screen-printed on a blank koozie. Choose any color koozie you like and add a message that’s straight from your heart. This is one wedding favor you know that nobody else in the world is likely to ever have.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/38728878-4784533358371631340?l=weddingkoozies.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://weddingkoozies.blogspot.com/feeds/4784533358371631340/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=38728878&amp;postID=4784533358371631340' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/38728878/posts/default/4784533358371631340'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/38728878/posts/default/4784533358371631340'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://weddingkoozies.blogspot.com/2007/10/using-koozies-as-wedding-favors.html' title='Using Koozies as wedding favors'/><author><name>Bob Liddle</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02830981873570945803</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DH_kvP-v5jU/SSrPCW0-RwI/AAAAAAAAAAM/j8HV6DYBESk/S220/headshot.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38728878.post-7692647604609584530</id><published>2007-10-06T10:09:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-10-06T10:19:59.653-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Love Koozies.</title><content type='html'>Koozie Notes&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you're looking for a gift for the man in your life, and you, like, hate him or something, remember that he'd probably enjoy standing around at parties with his friends - his male friends - drinking beer out of a &lt;a href="http://www,kustomkoozies.com/"&gt;Koozie&lt;/a&gt; emblazoned with the slogan "Love Is All Around" is a classic.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Now that all of the plans for the wedding reception had been set, we needed to decide on what other kinds of decorations we wanted. My wife and I created centerpieces for all of the tables out of fish bowls, river rocks, candles, and a streamer. We put some river rocks in the fish bowl, set the candle in the middle of the fish bowl, and then wrapped the streamer around the bottom of the fish bowl. Another common thing for a wedding reception is to have small gifts for all of the guests. Both my wife and I have quite a few friends that drink beer, so we decided to get everyone koozies with our names and wedding date on them, so that everyone could remember that night. We got pink for all of the women, and camouflage for all of the men. When the wedding reception finally arrived we had a blast, and everyone thought that the koozies were the &lt;a href="http://www.kustomkoozies.com/"&gt;best gift &lt;/a&gt;that they had ever received at a wedding reception.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/38728878-7692647604609584530?l=weddingkoozies.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://weddingkoozies.blogspot.com/feeds/7692647604609584530/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=38728878&amp;postID=7692647604609584530' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/38728878/posts/default/7692647604609584530'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/38728878/posts/default/7692647604609584530'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://weddingkoozies.blogspot.com/2007/10/love-koozies.html' title='Love Koozies.'/><author><name>Bob Liddle</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02830981873570945803</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DH_kvP-v5jU/SSrPCW0-RwI/AAAAAAAAAAM/j8HV6DYBESk/S220/headshot.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38728878.post-9195067962114067664</id><published>2007-09-28T09:03:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-09-28T09:05:47.325-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Wedding Koozies</title><content type='html'>I'm looking for a site that I could get Koozie Cups for our wedding favor. We're having an outdoor wedding/barbecue for our recption &amp;amp; I thought it would be appropriate &amp;amp; fun to have koozie cups, but I cant find a site that doesn't want a min of 200 ordered. We don't need that many at the most it would be 100 (&amp;amp; thats more than necessary) Also I was hoping to get a variety of colors not just 1 color. It seems simple enough, any suggestions?????&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Well,  I think &lt;a href="http://www.kustomkoozies.com/"&gt;Kustom Koozies &lt;/a&gt;is the place.  Their minimum is 12.  and you can mix and match colors.  Woo hoo!!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/38728878-9195067962114067664?l=weddingkoozies.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://weddingkoozies.blogspot.com/feeds/9195067962114067664/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=38728878&amp;postID=9195067962114067664' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/38728878/posts/default/9195067962114067664'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/38728878/posts/default/9195067962114067664'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://weddingkoozies.blogspot.com/2007/09/wedding-koozies.html' title='Wedding Koozies'/><author><name>Bob Liddle</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02830981873570945803</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DH_kvP-v5jU/SSrPCW0-RwI/AAAAAAAAAAM/j8HV6DYBESk/S220/headshot.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38728878.post-117095416783288300</id><published>2007-02-08T08:46:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2007-02-08T09:02:47.840-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Presentation of your wedding koozie</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/4950/2053/1600/901427/orange-foam-what-a-catch.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/4950/2053/320/641808/orange-foam-what-a-catch.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thinking about ordering Koozies for your wedding? Well when you talk to your wedding planner, they can help you with items to put in your koozie, and proper presentation of the koozie.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We have seen rice bags, programs, candles, drinks!!, napkins, bookmarks, soap, all kinds of items put in the koozie. Many times the koozie has been empty. It also depends if you are using the foam, stand up, or the collapsible, foldable koozies.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As far as how to present your koozie to your guests, there are a number of options:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;You can have somebody standing at the door of the reception handing them out. &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;They can be an integral part of the goody bag.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Your bartender can distribute for you.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;They can be part of the place setting.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;They can be a pyramid shaped display when your guests leave.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;The possibilities are endless.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;Just remember, they are fun, personalized gifts.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/38728878-117095416783288300?l=weddingkoozies.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://weddingkoozies.blogspot.com/feeds/117095416783288300/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=38728878&amp;postID=117095416783288300' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/38728878/posts/default/117095416783288300'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/38728878/posts/default/117095416783288300'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://weddingkoozies.blogspot.com/2007/02/presentation-of-your-wedding-koozie.html' title='Presentation of your wedding koozie'/><author><name>Bob Liddle</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02830981873570945803</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DH_kvP-v5jU/SSrPCW0-RwI/AAAAAAAAAAM/j8HV6DYBESk/S220/headshot.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38728878.post-117017054102978446</id><published>2007-01-30T07:18:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2007-01-30T07:22:21.043-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Beach Wedding Fun</title><content type='html'>Hello and Good Day.  It is cold outside, and man I am thinking. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sure would be nice to have some soft sand in the toes, the sweet warm sun on the face, building a sand castle and collecting shells.   These are just some of the joys of playing on a beautiful  white beach. This is the thought process that makes new couples pick the laid back style of a summery beach wedding - destination wedding. An online favor company can add so much to a fun beach weding.&lt;br /&gt;You may choose to marry at a beautiful beach resort in the US or on a Carribbean Island or on a secluded tropical island  your tropical wedding is will be more fun when you have the right favors.  We think, the favors should reflect your style and personality and of course, your wedding theme. Maybe your favors will be your whole theme!   And if you are planning a beach wedding, you are well on your way to having fun.  First you pick the fun favor, then you have to figure out how to present them to the guests who have come to your fun beach wedding. You can place favors on reception tables, or have someone hand out favors to your guests as they prepare to leave.&lt;br /&gt;Whichever way you go, have fun, be enthusiastic, and make your wedding your own. Definitely add a touch of personalization will make your wedding even more memorable for your friends and family.&lt;br /&gt;Personalized beach favors come in a variety of styles and options.   It will be no surprise that we think &lt;a href="http://www.kustomkoozies.com/"&gt;customized koozies &lt;/a&gt;are the best personalized wedding favor.  Pass out summer themed beach cameras, your guests will surely capture plenty of unexpected moments, for you to enjoy for years to come.  Some you may want to forget!!  Make sure your photographer is on the money, and get some good photos of your guests with your favors.&lt;br /&gt;Bottom line, personalize it to have fun!!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/38728878-117017054102978446?l=weddingkoozies.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://weddingkoozies.blogspot.com/feeds/117017054102978446/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=38728878&amp;postID=117017054102978446' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/38728878/posts/default/117017054102978446'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/38728878/posts/default/117017054102978446'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://weddingkoozies.blogspot.com/2007/01/beach-wedding-fun.html' title='Beach Wedding Fun'/><author><name>Bob Liddle</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02830981873570945803</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DH_kvP-v5jU/SSrPCW0-RwI/AAAAAAAAAAM/j8HV6DYBESk/S220/headshot.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38728878.post-117012967725265712</id><published>2007-01-29T19:54:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2007-01-29T20:01:17.263-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Bridesmaids and Grooms Gifts.</title><content type='html'>The prospect of finding or creating the perfect personalized bridesmaid gift can be daunting. All of us cannot be Martha Stewart and make a handpicked, gold-trimmed fig leaves with a monogram made out of wet rice noodles. So this is for the future brides that live in the real world and have modest budgets. The following tips from Morgan &amp; Company, a business specializing in personalized gifts, can help a bride find a personalized bridesmaid gift to fit any budget.&lt;br /&gt;Griffin, GA (PRWeb) January 24, 2007 -- The prospect of finding or creating the perfect personalized bridesmaid gift can be daunting. All of us cannot be Martha Stewart and create handpicked, gold-trimmed fig leaves with a monogram made out of wet rice noodles. So this is for the future brides that live in the real world and have modest budgets. The following tips from Morgan &amp;amp; Company, a business specializing in personalized gifts, can help a bride find a personalized bridesmaid gift to fit any budget.First and foremost, you need to determine the interests of your bridesmaids....are they athletic, funny, love shopping or all of the above? &lt;a title="Bridesmaids gifts" href="http://www.morgan-company.com/category.cfm?c=16" target="_blank"&gt;Bridesmaids gifts&lt;/a&gt; that are personalized with the bridesmaid name or monogram say that you cared enough to take the time to find a gift that was unique and made just for them. Also, a practical gift will be better received than a gift that will never see the light of day after the wedding is over. You may choose a personalized picture frame for that special wedding photo of you and your "maids". Give the music lover a monogrammed wood CD box. The coffee drinker will appreciate a personalized coffee mug. The reader will love the personalized bookmark. Most all bridesmaids love monogrammed bags and most especially monogrammed jewelry. Personalized handbags and jewelry make excellent gifts as they can be put to use long after the ceremony had ended. More times than not, groomsmen gifts usually fall under the bride's responsibility as well. Monogrammed hip flasks or sterling cuff links are always big hits with the guys. For the avid sportsman, a laser engraved wood bat makes a unique and cherished gift. Practical groomsman gifts include engraved pocket knives, keychains, golf divot tools, beer mugs, &lt;a href="http://www.kustomkoozies.com"&gt;personalized koozies &lt;/a&gt;and money clips.Personalized bridal gifts take a little more thought, but they are worth the extra effort. Before the big day begins, let your bridesmaids know how much you care with gifts created just for them.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/38728878-117012967725265712?l=weddingkoozies.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://weddingkoozies.blogspot.com/feeds/117012967725265712/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=38728878&amp;postID=117012967725265712' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/38728878/posts/default/117012967725265712'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/38728878/posts/default/117012967725265712'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://weddingkoozies.blogspot.com/2007/01/bridesmaids-and-grooms-gifts.html' title='Bridesmaids and Grooms Gifts.'/><author><name>Bob Liddle</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02830981873570945803</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DH_kvP-v5jU/SSrPCW0-RwI/AAAAAAAAAAM/j8HV6DYBESk/S220/headshot.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38728878.post-116986242905592938</id><published>2007-01-26T17:37:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2007-01-26T17:48:04.983-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Wedding Reception Planning Advice</title><content type='html'>I remember when watching my wedding reception being planned seven years ago. The sheer excitement of starting a life with my wife-to-be overshadowed just about everything else in my life at the time.&lt;br /&gt;Advice and suggestions poured in from family, in-laws, friends, magazines, talk shows, and the ‘net...smart people helping on everything from choosing a dress to booking a reception hall to what Koozie design to choose. But now that it’s all over and I’m well on the other side of my wedding day, I’ve come to know a few things I wish someone had told me when I was still in the planning stage. Lucky for you, dear spouse-to-be, I am here to let you in on a few things people just don’t tell you. This is good stuff. So pay attention!! :)&lt;br /&gt;Lets assume you are not planning to go to City Hall for a 15-minute ceremony, you’re going to be looking at spending some serious money. I’ll tell you right off the bat the money was well worth it. Of course you want your wedding to be beautiful and special, but it just doesn’t make sense to break the bank. And there are definitely some aspects of the wedding more worthy of your money than others.&lt;br /&gt;Take the wedding dress, for example. In the summer of 1998, my fiancees dress cost a thousand dollars. When I consider that nowadays, I have to wonder what the heck I was thinking. That dress was worn for maybe ten hours. That’s a hundred dollars an hour! Yes, yes, I know – we’re talking about a once-in-a-lifetime event. But that money could have gone toward the down payment on the house we bought three months after our wedding.&lt;br /&gt;At any rate I’d rather have spent extra money on photography – at least you look at your pictures for years afterwards. Or on the reception, where you’re throwing a big, fun party for your friends and family – at least they’ll all appreciate it. The dress, though, just sits there in a closet forevermore.&lt;br /&gt;I am sure there are those that will disagree with me. Too practical, not romantic enough? I certainly would have thought so when the planning was going on. That’s why you desperately need to listen! You see, only those this side of matrimony can think clearly about such things as whether to fill the hall with nine hundred dollars worth of flowers that’ll be dead in a week.&lt;br /&gt;Okay, so I’m maybe being just a little facetious. All I’m saying, really, is be smart about the spending – whether it’s your money or someone else’s. And if you spend half as much attention planning your marriage as most brides do their weddings, you’ll have a much better chance of success at both. Think of the items that you will have and see for a long time.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/38728878-116986242905592938?l=weddingkoozies.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://weddingkoozies.blogspot.com/feeds/116986242905592938/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=38728878&amp;postID=116986242905592938' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/38728878/posts/default/116986242905592938'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/38728878/posts/default/116986242905592938'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://weddingkoozies.blogspot.com/2007/01/wedding-reception-planning-advice.html' title='Wedding Reception Planning Advice'/><author><name>Bob Liddle</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02830981873570945803</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DH_kvP-v5jU/SSrPCW0-RwI/AAAAAAAAAAM/j8HV6DYBESk/S220/headshot.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38728878.post-116981296516656110</id><published>2007-01-26T04:00:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2007-01-26T04:02:45.180-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Planning a Wedding Reception</title><content type='html'>When my wife and I got married, we decided that we wanted to have a large wedding, not so much for the wedding itself, but for the reception afterward.   It was to be a big event.  We wanted to throw an unforgettable party after our wedding and make sure that everyone we loved would have a great time and remembered. Planning a wedding reception is not easy, and also not very cheap.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We put our heads together to make it special, but still keep it on a budget.  We decided we would have our reception in one of the party rooms at a local hotel. This particular hotel had a great wedding reception package that allowed for you to have a certain number of people for one price. The price included decorations, cups, napkins, a dance floor, and all of the tables and chairs to fill the room. You might think that some of these things would be standard, but you will be surprised to find out that things like napkins and cups are usually charged separately from the rest of a package. Then we decided to get two kegs, some champagne punch, and some finger foods for the guests to munch on.&lt;br /&gt;Now that all of the plans for the wedding reception had been set, we needed to decide on what other kinds of decorations we wanted. My wife and I created centerpieces for all of the tables out of fish bowls, river rocks, candles, and a streamer. We put some river rocks in the fish bowl, set the candle in the middle of the fish bowl, and then wrapped the streamer around the bottom of the fish bowl. Another common thing for a wedding reception is to have small gifts for all of the guests. Both my wife and I have quite a few friends that drink beer, so we decided to get everyone koozies with our names and wedding date on them, so that everyone could remember that night. We got pink for all of the women, and camouflage for all of the men. When the wedding reception finally arrived we had a blast, and everyone thought that the koozies were the best gift that they had ever received at a wedding reception.&lt;br /&gt;Once again, Koozies are a great addition to any wedding.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/38728878-116981296516656110?l=weddingkoozies.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://weddingkoozies.blogspot.com/feeds/116981296516656110/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=38728878&amp;postID=116981296516656110' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/38728878/posts/default/116981296516656110'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/38728878/posts/default/116981296516656110'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://weddingkoozies.blogspot.com/2007/01/planning-wedding-reception.html' title='Planning a Wedding Reception'/><author><name>Bob Liddle</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02830981873570945803</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DH_kvP-v5jU/SSrPCW0-RwI/AAAAAAAAAAM/j8HV6DYBESk/S220/headshot.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38728878.post-116977761347787950</id><published>2007-01-25T18:10:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2007-01-25T18:13:33.476-08:00</updated><title type='text'>What a catch, Fishing Koozies.</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://www.premiervolleyball.org/Pictures/Wedding/Dscn0872.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://www.premiervolleyball.org/Pictures/Wedding/Dscn0872.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Now, are these the coolest or what?  Done for Michelle and Jim, and shown on the.know.com and produced by &lt;a href="http://www.kustomkoozies.com"&gt;www.kustomkoozies.com&lt;/a&gt;.  They are big time fishermen.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/38728878-116977761347787950?l=weddingkoozies.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://weddingkoozies.blogspot.com/feeds/116977761347787950/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=38728878&amp;postID=116977761347787950' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/38728878/posts/default/116977761347787950'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/38728878/posts/default/116977761347787950'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://weddingkoozies.blogspot.com/2007/01/what-catch-fishing-koozies.html' title='What a catch, Fishing Koozies.'/><author><name>Bob Liddle</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02830981873570945803</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DH_kvP-v5jU/SSrPCW0-RwI/AAAAAAAAAAM/j8HV6DYBESk/S220/headshot.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38728878.post-116977664648893737</id><published>2007-01-25T17:55:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2007-01-25T17:57:26.496-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Wedding Koozies</title><content type='html'>This blog is about koozies and weddings.  And how they are a great combination.  Here are five reasons why.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;ol&gt;&lt;li&gt;A Koozie is an inexpensive wedding favor&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;A Koozie is personable&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;A Koozie is something that your guests will keep for a long time.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;You can put other wedding items in the koozie&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;It will help the groom remember your wedding day!&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ol&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/38728878-116977664648893737?l=weddingkoozies.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://weddingkoozies.blogspot.com/feeds/116977664648893737/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=38728878&amp;postID=116977664648893737' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/38728878/posts/default/116977664648893737'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/38728878/posts/default/116977664648893737'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://weddingkoozies.blogspot.com/2007/01/wedding-koozies.html' title='Wedding Koozies'/><author><name>Bob Liddle</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02830981873570945803</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DH_kvP-v5jU/SSrPCW0-RwI/AAAAAAAAAAM/j8HV6DYBESk/S220/headshot.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>
