How to Host a Childfree Wedding

You want a quiet ceremony, there’s going to be drinking at the reception, and your budget for catering in Philadelphia, PA, covers just enough for the adults to eat. There are an endless number of reasons why you might not want to have children at your wedding and “hating kids” probably isn’t on the list. While the children in your life probably won’t be offended by the lack of an invite (a night in pajamas watching Paw Patrol beats stuffy church clothes any day), many couples worry about offending the parents on their list by excluding the little ones from…

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5 Ways to Make Mom Feel Special Any Mother’s Day

  When Mother’s Day is around the corner, it’s important to take some time to plan something special for your mom. In fact, consider these five tips to get started! Create a collage of you and your siblings. If you’ve moved away from home or you spend more of the year in college, chances are that your mom doesn’t see as much of you as she’d like to. Create a collage of photos that you and your siblings have taken in the past year and buy a complimenting frame to place it in. Mom will love the reminder that you’re…

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4 TSA-Approved Airport Snacks for Healthier Flying

Contrary to popular belief, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) does not prohibit you from taking snacks into the airport from home. Sandwiches, dried fruit, pizza, seafood, cereal, hard cheeses, candies, and even live lobsters carried in special sealed, spill-proof containers can be brought along with you on your flight in your carry-on. Instead of opting for fast food at the airport, consider preparing one of our favorite TSA-approved snacks for your next flight.

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The Year Before the Wedding: 5 Steps to Take Now

If you’ve just gotten engaged, it can feel like the wedding is still far, far away—after all, with 12 months to plan, why start now? However, it’s recommended that wedding ceremony and reception planning begin as soon as possible to help brides and grooms stay on-budget and ensure that they’re able to get in with the venue, entertainment, and catering company in Philadelphia that they want. Here are five steps to take in the 16 to 12 months before the wedding:

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5 Ways to Make a Great First Impression with a New Client

Meeting a new potential client or customer for the first time can be nerve-wracking. It’s totally normal to feel scared, excited, anxious, or a mixture of all three emotions before a first meeting. But, taking steps to set yourself up for a great first impression can improve client relationships and even book you a new contract or customer. Five steps that you can take to ensure you make a great first impression include:

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5 Tips to Prevent Side Stitches

“Sides stitches” are nasty muscle cramps that pop up in the sides of the abdomen, and they have the potential to ruin any athlete’s game or race. Side stitches can range from annoying to unbearably painful, so athletes should take as many steps as possible before practices or events to prevent them from creeping in. Read on to learn five expert tips that athletes of all types can use to prevent side stitches.  

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The Halal Diet: What You Need to Know

“Halal” is an Arabic word meaning “lawful” or “permitted.” The opposite of “halal” is “haram,” which means “unlawful.” Similar to how members of the Jewish faith must maintain a Kosher diet, many members of the Islamic faith follow a special halal diet that only includes foods specified as permitted in the Qur’an (the Muslim scripture). Before you order your corporate catering in Philadelphia, be sure to ask about dietary restrictions like the halal diet to ensure that you have something available for everyone in your party.

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