I was among the last of my group of friends to get married, so I had a chance to see how they dealt with wedding planning. They did not make it look appealing! They would stress out about every little matter of wedding decorations, until I thought that it was a nightmare to even plan [...]
Little girls dream about their future weddings and all want the fairytale to come true for them. Some little girls, such as myself, cut out pictures of things that they may someday want for their weddings and keep them in a special place to look at someday. I remember being 11 years old when my [...]
The date is drawing near, and there is so much more planning to do. You’ve got the dress and the tux is on the way; you’ve hired an officiant or made arrangements with your minister; the rings are almost finished; the cake is being crafted to perfection; and you’ve finally gotten your license to tie [...]
We never know what twists and turns are going to occur in our lives. I met my best friend when were freshmen in high school. We went through the traumas and dramas of high school. We roomed together through college and were the maid of honor in each others weddings. Through the years we have [...]
Women tend to have many pieces of jewelry. Some are items that she purchases for herself and other pieces are given as gifts. Some of the most special pieces that a woman owns is her bridal jewelry. This is because of the care and detail that is used when picking it out.
Attending a wedding as a guest can be a very fun experience. Sharing in the special magic of watching two people devote their lives to each other is touching.
The focal point of every wedding reception is the cake. Brides and grooms sometimes spend months trying to pick out exactly the right cake. Everything from the flavor of this culinary masterpiece, to the color of the icing and the wedding cake topper are all important details. The topper in particular can be a fun [...]
One thing I skipped when I got married was the appointment for bridal portraits. Though I thought they might have been very neat to have, I decided that I really didn’t want to get dressed up in my wedding dress and pay to have my hair done before my wedding, only to have to do [...]
When it comes time to get married, couples are faced with more options than ever before. Some already know what they want to do, but some are stuck between two good ideas. Some may even have several ideas and no idea which way to go.
Everyone knows someone who has been married or has been a member of a wedding party. Weddings have not really changed too much over the centuries. Basic rules and decorum still stand the test of time during the ceremony and reception. People basically know their roles and responsibility during this rite of passage.
Although the bride and groom are the center of attention on their wedding day there are a few other people in attendance who deserve some recognition.
My daughter is planning her wedding. So many of her friends have been getting married, and she has been part of their weddings. As a result she is well aware of the costs involved with getting married.
When I had conceived of my wedding in the past, my plans had always been pretty simple. I wanted a big party and a small, simple wedding ceremony. I am never one to stand on ceremony. I figured that, if my bride-to-be agreed, a civil marriage ceremony would suffice. Needless to say, we had very [...]
My best friend’s daughter is getting married. Her fiancé is in the armed forces so they are trying to plan the wedding in three months so the vows will take place prior to him being deployed.
You might be tempted to design your own wedding cake. I know that I was. I figured that, if I did it myself, I would settle on one thing or another. I would be limited by my skills, which would help me make the decision. That is how frustrated I was looking through page after [...]
To hear certain religious conservatives talk about wedding traditions, you would think that they had existed since the beginning of time and never change. They go on about traditional wedding vows, the role of man and woman in marriage, wedding ceremonies, and the like, pretending that it is an unbreakable tradition that reaches back to [...]
When you first say your wedding vows, you take them to heart, but you don’t realize what they really mean. When you use traditional vows, you may think the parts that talk about sickness and health, richer and poorer, and better or worse are quaint, but they don’t mean much.
Friends of ours got married in mid-October and we made every effort to make it to their wedding. We live out-of-province, so the trip would be quite lengthy.
It’s your big day and you’ve got everything you need. Your white dress, bottles and bottles of champagne and a man who wants to spend the rest of his life with you. You want the day to be perfect but as you leave for the church you suddenly realize that you don’t have a place [...]
Ever since I was a little girl, I loved wedding dresses. I used to sneak into my mom’s closet to look at her wedding dress when she wasn’t home. She had no problem with showing it to me, but if she had known how many hours I spent practically drooling over it, she probably would [...]