Let's make this easy.  Do you own more than one pair of shoes?  Of course you do. If you really don't then move on, you're scaring me.  Let's pretend for a minute that you are a practical person and you own a pair of sneakers (or kicks or athletic shoes, work with me here).  Let's also say that in your lifestyle; at your job and during your free time, that you can also wear sneakers.  Do you like to wear them to the beach?  No?  Why?  Sand in sneakers sucks.  Flip flops are a better fit.  They look and wear...

First of all, congratulations on your engagement.  This is a milestone that will stress you out and as I'm sure you have noticed, cause complete strangers to give you lots and lots of unsolicited advice.  Stick to your gut with most decisions but let your mother win on the seating arrangements - you will likely need her as a free babysitter sometime in the near future.  Anyway, this is the day you want to get it all perfect - not only your look but also the perfume trail that you leave behind as you walk up the aisle. It is...

Years ago I thought it would be so cool to have a signature scent.  This way, when someone encountered the fragrance they would instantly think of me.  I was the mom of three small girls, so everything in my life was pink and smelled like cotton candy.  For like, 10 solid years everything was pink and smelled like cotton candy.  I chose a fragrance that appealed to me at the time.  Today, guess what it reminds me of?  Yup.  Pink.  And cotton candy.  This would be adorable except that I am now a working woman with teenagers.  I changed.  My...