Trend We Love: Mini Food

Eenie, meenie, minie, MEATBALL! And pig-in-a-blanket! And baby caramel apple! It seemed like every party we went to during bridal market featured adorable, delectable bites perfectly proportioned for a dollhouse kitchen.

We munched our way from Joan Rivers’ party for Preston Bailey to Colin Cowie’s wedding-website launch, from the Upper East Side to West Chelsea and beyond…finally hitting the mini-motherlode at a book launch celebrating the creative force behind this genius cuisine: Peter Callahan. His new cookbook, Bite by Bite: 100 Stylish Little Plates You Can Make for Any Party, is a gorgeous and easy-to-follow guide to Callahan’s inventive food, as whimsical as it is delicious.

10 Celeb Marriages Shorter than Kim Kardashian's

Quickie marriages certainly aren't a new thing in Hollywood. Here, 10 couples who lasted even less time than Kim and Kris.

24 hours: Zsa Zsa Gabor is no stranger to marriage, divorce, and annulments—she's been married nine times. The shortest marriage: Just one day, to eighth husband Felipe de Alba. 

55 hours: Britney Spears shocked the world when she married childhood friend Jason Alexander in Las Vegas. The married was annulled 55 hours later, stating that Britney "lacked understanding of her actions."

8 days: Dennis Hopper and Michelle Phillips tied the knot in 1970, only for Hopper to file for divorce eight days later.

9 days: Cher and Gregg Allman were first married on June 30, 1975 in Las Vegas. Nine days later, Cher filed for divorce. The couple later reconciled.

Bride Texts While Walking Down the Aisle!

We’ve all seen it. That guy in the movie theater tweeting about how Paranormal 3 is the #bestmovieEVER and an #instantclassic. That girl in class writing a text roughly the length of War and Peace to her bestie sitting next to her. That bride, standing at the alter, texting like there’s no tomorrow. Oh wait…

Videographer James Costa captured this little gem in 2008 at the Mission Beach Women’s Club in San Diego, Calif. “It was otherwise perfectly normal except for this one funny clip of the bride TEXTING just after her dad walked her down the aisle!” Costa wrote on his YouTube page.

While the bride has a disturbing amount of normalcy during the act, the dad looks noticeably uncomfortable and seems to be on the verge of nudging her at one point. 

“The minister was busy reading his opening comments and her back was to everyone in attendance,” Costa wrote. “I was the only one to see her. Her dad glanced over at her and then saw me doing a double-take and began to laugh out loud!”

So what could possibly be so urgent that this bride felt the need to text/tweet/facebook during her ceremony?

Ideas:

Shocking Celeb News: Kim Kardashian Files for Divorce

After just 72 days of marriage, People reports that Kim Kardashian is filing for divorce from Kris Humphries today, citing irreconcilable differences. 

Ryan Seacrest confirmed the split via Twitter: "Yes @kimkardashian is filing for divorce this morning. I touched base with her, getting a statement in just a few mins"

The news comes after weeks of speculation that trouble has been brewing for Kim and Kris. Both have been spotted out solo without their wedding rings, though they denied any trouble in paradise at the time.

Sources close to the couple, via TMZ, say that the couple couldn't agree on where to live after the wedding—Kim wanted to stay near her family in LA, while Kris wanted to live a quiet life in Minnesota. 

Super Travel Deals

My business card may reflect the fact that I'm an expert in all things travel, but it doesn’t mean I know every.single.teeney.detail about booking your best vacation. In fact, sometimes I learn a few things from fellow plane passengers. 

Yesterday, for example, on a chicken bus flight (seriously, the crew was so bad they actually miscalculated the flying time, among other weirdo service snafus), I was seated next to a guy who has seen more countries in the past few months than I have in the last two years. We swapped stories about our favorites, and he gave me the gossip on one of his top travel websites—SellOffVacations.com.

Tours, like cruises, don’t like to operate on low occupancy, which means they often offer last minute deals for—repeat after me—C H E A P. My fellow flyer had mentioned he scored a trip to India for $999, including airfare, meals and lodging, as well as an equally awesome price on a 17-day trek around Morocco. Just a quick look at the site myself and I found an all-inclusive 4-night package to the Bahamas for $299 at a four star hotel. Yowzas! The only hitch? Most flights leave from Canada. Got to SellOffVacations.com for more info.

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