For a Budget Wedding, Go Potluck

Wedding reception
The question has been popped, and the marriage proposal has been accepted. Yet, once the planning process begins — exploring the offerings (and costs) of caterers, venues, and music... read more

Watch a Video Proposal Asking Shake Shack to Cater a Wedding

Screen Shot from the Video
A groom-to-be really wanted Shake Shack to cater his wedding, so he created this cute video listing all the reasons that they should help him out. The poster commented below the video, saying,... read more

Save Money on Your Wedding Wine List

Wine favors
Even with the incredible attention to detail that goes into weddings these days, one item has continued to always be an afterthought — the wine. Surprisingly, even for couples that consider the... read more

Halloween by the Numbers

Halloween Candy on Sale
That's 90 percent. Yes, kids, nine out of 10 parents steal candy from your Halloween stash. So if you have two parents, chances are at least one of them is knicking your Heath bars. [History.... read more

Watch (Literal) Smashing Pumpkins

Watch (Literal) Smashing Pumpkins
Here's another Halloween piece to get you into the holiday. This YouTube video shows pumpkins falling, smashing, and coming back together in slow motion, set to creepy Halloween music. There are... read more

10 Deadly Dinner Parties

10 Deadly Dinner Parties
It was a scary prospect to attend a Borgia dinner party in the Middle Ages. The European papal family was known to poison guests who presented, well… a conflict with whatever the Borgia... read more

7 Most Over-the-Top Halloween Parties

Bette Midler, Kathy Griffin, PINK
Halloween is the second most expensive holiday, only after Christmas. Surprising, no? But when you factor in the elaborate costumes, makeup, gallons of candy given out, it all adds up. Then consider... read more

Link Love: Entertaining and Cooking Blogs

Spiced Poached Pears in Barbaresco
Three times a week, The Daily Byte rounds up stories worth reading and blogs worth following. • A blogger uses her pears in four gorgeous dishes, including the poached pears shown above. [My... read more