Luxury e-tailer Net-A-Porter, known for carrying exclusive labels and hard-to-find styles, has just released their latest season of hand-picked bridal gowns. The site, which already has a dedicated wedding boutique (you can shop for you and your party!), carefully curates both white ready-to-wear and bridal gowns into one chic selection. Two of my favorites? This sweet silk-faille, embellished bow Jason Wu dress (far left) and the ultra-glam asymmetrical silk-satin wrap dress from Lanvin (near left). The best part about these sensational designer pieces? You really can wear them again.

—Rachel Jacoby

I have a not-so-age-appropriate love for Mean Girls. I can’t get enough of the Toaster Strudel zingers, the hip mom and the overuse of “I know, right?”. Maybe it’s the fact that my doppelganger Tina Fey wrote and starred in it, but in all honesty, it’s the movie’s realistic approach to the dreaded Burn Book that really makes me appreciate it all. In my Judy Bloom-reading youth we called such thing a Slam Book; these days it’s hello(!) internet. TripAdvisor is a site that relies on reader criticism to rate destinations, hotels, restaurants and spas. A lot of travelers just won’t book anything unless they’ve gone to the site first. I’m so not one of those people, JS. And I always looked at the site as a sort of travel Slam Book. But I’m about to change my tune on the announcement of TripAdvisor’s latest venture—an airline-rating feature. The system, which launched last week, is a bit more structured than the free-for all on the lodging and destination side. And asks for contributors to rate carriers in various predetermined categories including baggage handling, value, seat comfort and in-flight service. Doesn’t it sound just so fetch?

—Jenna Mahoney

Happy New Year! And welcome to our exciting new, updated site filled with even more news, photos and fabulous features to help you with all your planning needs.

And, if you, along with celebs Reese Witherspoon, Lee Ann Rimes and Ginnifer Goodwin, recently got engaged over the busy holiday season, then my heartfelt congratulations! You must be euphoric and maybe a little bit anxious about all the planning details. Relax! As long as you stay organized and focus on a few key things at the start (and ask your fiancé to pitch in when needed!), you’ll be fine. Here are my top five tips for the newly engaged:

Flash mobs, although becoming increasingly popular, are still a new concept. And how you ask does this random burst of synchronized motion have to do with weddings? Well, recently a Boston couple wed in this fashion. Many people have alternative weddings; however, this is the most unique I’ve ever seen.

The Kleimans are anything but typical. On their first date Caroline said to Jon, “You should probably just propose to me.” Jon responded immediately with a proposal and paper ring! For their wedding location, they chose the Prudential Center and for the ceremony, flash mob. The guests were also the participants and learned the moves along with the bride and groom. Watch a clip!

Here’s why they chose this wedding style:

“We think that life and weddings should be fun so the whole idea was to bring our friends together and share a wacky fun moment together.”

--Samantha Corbin

The Budget Guru recently had a conversation with Mara Urshel, co-owner of Kleinfeld and star of "Say Yes to the Dress." We spoke about dress shopping and your big bad budget--who would be savvier about this topic than Mara? Check our May 2011 issue for her tips from the shopping trenches.

Meanwhile, I wanted to share with you an interesting tidbit. When I asked Mara  how brides have changed over the last 10 years, she said, "The main thing is that brides are smarter about money now. Many have been to school and have professions and they're more practical about life in general. Ten years ago, we had a lot of young brides coming in with their parents who were paying for the dress. Now that is much less the case. Brides and older and savvier, and most understand that they don't necessarily have to have the most expensive dress."

There's nothing better than a money-smart bride!

So, you're not crazy about your best friends boyfriend and you’re not particularly shy about telling her (or him for that matter). However, when it comes to fiancés girls, there are boundaries.

Take this bridesmaid for example, who may or may not have crossed the line—you tell me!

With the ability to communicate via text message, bbm and email we tend to avoid actually using the phone or even worse having to confront someone in person. When faced with an important situation; however, we think we’d go the more personal route. Here, a bridesmaid tells her friend that she's backing out of her bridal party. This is what the email said and we’re shocked:
 

I'm sorry this is coming to you in email form but I need to get my thoughts to you clearly and this is the best way for me to do it. Please read what I have to say and after you've had time to think, we can talk about it in person if you want.