For many people, planning a wedding is probably much like embarking on a college education: there's a lot more to it than people think who haven't already been through it before. It's more than planning a party; there are some pretty serious emotions involved -- all around. It can be highly stressful at times. There are ways, however, to mitigate this stress and make this a happy time.

When it comes to your wedding day, choosing the appropriate vendors can help you showcase your personality and create the type of day that you have been dreaming of for a lifetime. From the food and the flowers to the dress and the music, every detail is attended to with great love and passion. The wedding photography, above all else, is the detail that will have the most lasting impact on your day, as your photos will be that which you share with generations of family to com...

After the wedding dress, probably the wedding cake is one aspect of the wedding to which the bride gives most thought. And yet it is often left to others to make important decisions about the cake. Hours will have been spent discussing the size and shape of the cake, and dozens of different designs looked at. But think about how the cake will be displayed at the wedding reception ? a magnificent cake which has taken weeks to decorate can sometimes scarcely be seen. ...

I?ve sold thousands of engagement rings during my 20 year career in the jewelry business and with that I?ve gained intimate knowledge of what works when creating a memorable proposal. Most men think that a women?s only concern is the ring ? how big it is, what shape, precious metal type, etc. While every woman wants their engagement ring to be something they?ll always cherish, they do want a proposal story to tell their grandchildren. After you propose, your girlfriend?s fami...

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Wedding invitation etiquette can be hard to learn, especially if you're doing your wedding invitations for the first time without help.

It is traditional for the bride to take the groom?s last name once the couple is married. While you are under no legal obligation to do so, you can easily have your name changed on your Social Security card by presenting your marriage license, no court order required. But many brides these days are deciding to keep their maiden name or use a hyphenated version with both husband?s and wife?s last name. In some cases, the husband also takes the hyphenated name or even takes ...

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It was 7.30 in the morning. Sandra was at her wits? end. Jo was never going to forgive her. Ever since she called the happy bride-to-be that Saturday and promised her to organize her wedding, nothing had gone according to plan. At first, she thought, with her strong corporate event management background, it should not be difficult to pull together a wedding. She realized only too late the amount of effort it required to prepare such an important occasion. Even something as simple and straightforward as a wedding cake was bringing her down. There were a whole lot of other things, not to mention the bride?s gown. Oh dear, the gown! She had not bought those additional beadings yet!

I did not know how this happened. How could I have allowed this to happen, of all people, to myself? My mouth dry, sweat dewing my brow, I looked up towards the high cathedral ceiling and tried to make sense out of the haphazard stained glass window panes just as I attempted to make sense of my mental commotion.