Single-Use Cameras at Weddings: Love It or Leave It?


Updated 04/23/09 3:38 PM · Posted by GeekSugar · 70 comments

Single-Use Cameras at Weddings: Love It or Leave It?

Single-use cameras that take the kind of picture you will keep forever are few and far between, but they remain a staple table dressing at weddings. I love the idea of encouraging guests to capture their favorite moments but there's something to be said for hiring a professional photographer to do all the hard work. What's your take on amateur photographers at weddings? Single-Use Read more

Gadgets For the Big Day


Updated 06/04/07 12:05 PM · Posted by GeekSugar · 2 comments

Gadgets For the Big Day

Welcome back to Wedding Season on the Sugar Network. Now that I've given you inspiration for creating your own wedding website, provided you with registry tips and imparted my ideas for geeky bachelorette parties it's finally time to plan the big day. Assuming you've found the right videoographer and photographer, the only last minute techie issue you have to tackle is what gadgets you will need Read more

Get Egg-cited Over These Items For a Healthier Easter Basket


Updated 04/04/12 4:50 PM · Posted by FitSugar · 23 comments

How to Make a Healthy Easter Basket

Easter is coming up, and for some of us that means a big brunch followed by a helping of candy — think Cadbury Creme Eggs, Peeps, and lots of jelly beans. While a few Easter treats are OK, weighing your basket down with chocolate, caramel eggs, and jelly beans can be the gateway to mindlessly snacking on candy for the rest of the week. Whether you're making a basket for a friend or the little Read more

21 Disposable Products You Can Reuse


Updated 03/30/12 1:45 PM · Posted by · 2 comments

Can I Reuse Disposable Things?

Even when the product is supposedly "disposable," you can always reuse it. Wise Bread shares awesome ways to reuse these 21 disposable products. It’s said that we live in a disposable society. But the word "disposable" is a misnomer. Disposable is considered throwaway, something you use once and dump, regardless of the life that may be left in it. As a frugal shopper with a concern for the Read more

5 Reasons to Download the Hipstamatic D-Series App This Holiday


Updated 12/23/11 2:10 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

Hipstamatic D App Review

I remember a few years back when disposable cameras at parties were all the rage. They allowed guests to take snapshots of moments you would have otherwise missed. This analog idea goes digital with the Hipstamatic D-Series app, which lets you share a "roll" of film with other guests at your next event. Even easier than asking guests to upload pics to a massive Flickr album, this app lets you Read more

Hipstamatic D-Series: A Throwback to Analog's Heyday


Updated 10/13/11 11:25 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Hipstamatic D-Series Due October 2011

There's a new camera app on the horizon from the smarties behind Hipstamatic, and it's taking cameraphone photography to a new level. It's called Hipstamatic D-Series, and it's like nothing you've used before. Where other camera apps allow you to see your photos in real time as you change filters, D-Series is modeled after old-school disposable cameras (you know, film?), forcing you to take a Read more

How to Cash in on Spring Cleaning


Updated 05/13/11 4:18 PM · Posted by · 2 comments

The Best Way to Spring Clean

We're thrilled to present this smart Kiplinger story here on Savvy! After about a year and a half of marriage, my husband and I have finally unpacked the boxes of his stuff and our wedding gifts that had piled up in every corner of our apartment. In doing so, we organized the whole place — finding a home within our home for all our "new" things while purging the old. Through the whole Read more

Growing a Human in 3 Minutes or Less: 4 Creative Pregnancy Time-Lapse Videos


Updated 09/07/11 8:15 AM · Posted by LilSugar · 2 comments

Pregnancy Keepsakes: Pregnancy Time-Lapse Documentation Videos

Fire the camera and get ready to point and shoot. Pregnancy time-lapse pictures, taken at regular intervals, are the preferred method by most expectant mamas to record the changes in their bodies as baby grows inside. Some creative parents like to take it to the next level — video! Crank up the volume, gather those pregnancy pictures, and get inspired to create a magical clip of your pregnancy Read more

How to Throw a 127 Hours-Themed Oscar Bash


Updated 10/25/11 4:33 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

How to Throw an Oscar Party With a 127 Hours Theme

I've already walked you through how to host your own Social Network-themed Oscar shindig, but let's switch gears with another Academy Award best picture nominee: 127 Hours. Even though the film may not seem like party material at first glance (that arm-cutting scene doesn't exactly go well with hors d'oeuvres), it's still a great source of inspiration. I've come up with a few suggestions to Read more

A Healthier Easter Basket


Updated 03/27/12 12:22 PM · Posted by FitSugar · 13 comments

A Healthier Easter Basket

You've seen the Easter Candy breakdown. You cast your vote for your favorite Easter Candy over on YumSugar...and now you're thinking maybe I should make a healthy Easter Basket. Well you know I am going to second that option. I am going to go so far as to give you some suggestions. Carrots - The Easter Bunny likes to share Fresh fruit Homemade cookies that are filled with healthy ingredients Read more