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.

Each week, we feature music recommendations from Scratch Weddings, the nation's leader with the best wedding DJs at affordable prices. This week's post comes from DJ Vida Ventura, who keeps dance floors moving from coast to coast with her ear for great music. Vida cuts her chops at quintessential Lower East Side hot spots and chic LA nightclubs. Vida's highly-sought DJ style is eclectic and energetic, and she is passionate about bringing her skills to couples looking for a fresh, fun take on a wedding DJ. "I love to mix genres and play everything from James Brown to Michael Jackson to Beyoncé in the same set and appeal to everyone at the wedding."

       Photo Credit: D. Park Photography

To celebrate the upcoming fifth season premiere of My Fair Wedding with David Tutera, airing on WEtv on November 13 at 9 PM, David threw a stunning party for over 1,200 guests last week at the Park Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles. The luxe venue was decorated with beautiful long-stem red roses and tons of crystals. Three red carpets covered the staircase—and two of those carpets were actually dress trains! 

We can't wait for the premiere of Brides of Beverly Hills tonight! Part Say Yes to the Dress, part Platinum Weddings, this show gives an inside look at the over-the-top wedding plans of Beverly Hills' wealthy brides. 

The show centers around Renee Strauss for the Bride, a luxe bridal salon with a huge list of celebrity clients and television/movie credits, along with wedding planner Kevin Lee, the real life inspiration for Martin Short's character in Father of the Bride.

Check out this exclusive clip from the show, and be sure to tune in to TLC tonight at 10 PM for the premiere!

—Kristen O'Gorman Klein

They are the iconic memories from weddings: The garter toss, the cake cutting. These are traditions. Like them or not, you’re likely to see many at any wedding you attend. But times have changed and some more modern, possible future traditions are becoming more and more popular. So when should you go the traditional route and when is an update A-okay?

Photo courtesy of Casey Fatchett Photography

1. Cake cutting

In my opinion, the formal cake cutting is key—minus the face-smashing, that is. One way to update this tradition that dates back decades is to have a private cake cutting with just you and the groom. Keeping it between the two of you is not the norm, but pretty much the entire day is shared with family and friends and it could be a sweet way to get some one-on-one time.

Photo courtesy of K and K Photography

Thomas and Patricia were married on Halloween with a Nightmare Before Christmas theme. The Burtonesque details certainly added to the spook factor of their Halloween wedding! After the ceremony, the couple and their bridal party headed to a cemetery for some photos. What do you think—cool or creepy (or both!)?

Click below to view all photos from this wedding:

Photos by Jessica Frey Photography

Your wedding may be many months away, but there’s no better time than the present to round up the best little beauty gifts of the year for your bridesmaids. That’s because it’s already “holiday” season in retail-speak (roughly October until early January or when items sell out, whichever comes first). Here, some of our favorite beauty booty:

Fresh Mini Sugar Kissing Trio

Mini Sugar Tinted Lip Treatments in three universally flattering shades: Sugar Passion (a vibrant red), Sugar Honey (tawny nude) and Sugar Plum (warm plum). $28 (a $34 value) exclusively at Sephora and sephora.com.

Tweezerman Luxe Edition Mini Crystal Brow Kit

I grew up in a home where my parents’ goal was to raise my two sisters (Lisa and Laura) and me to be the epitome of best friends. Those of you with children or siblings of your own know full well that this isn’t always an easy task.