How to look fantastic in wedding photographs

great wedding photographs

Every woman wants great wedding photographs. So what is it exactly that makes wedding photographs great? Let’s face it, it begins with you. If you think that you look great in your photos, chances are you’re going to love your wedding photographs all the more. This doesn’t discount the ability of your wedding photographer, because…

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The customized first dance song

customized first dance song

You know the old saying: you can’t fit a square peg into a round hole. The problem presents itself all the time when it comes to wedding music. Sometimes couples hire a band, and the band just can’t provide the customized first dance song they so desperately want. But Five Star Entertainment can. “Just the Way…

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Best wedding jokes for the best man’s toast

wedding jokes

The wedding toast is an art form. Most best men at weddings aren’t experienced at the art form, which is why we blog on the subject so often. Wedding jokes make a nice ice breaker if you are ever assigned the honor of raising a glass in a wedding toast. The best jokes are clean-cut.…

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Ten stupid wedding planning mistakes

stupid wedding planning mistakes

True story: A guy was getting married out of state. His fiancé told him he had one responsibility: to get the marriage license. Get ready for stupid wedding planning mistakes #1. 1. Not knowing marriage license requirements This guy knew that the state in which he was getting married had a 5 day waiting period…

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Don’t let your wedding gown budget get out of control

wedding gown budget

Get ready for 100 years of wedding fashions in one-hundred and eighty seconds! This video is really fun for future brides shopping for a wedding gown. As you watch, be aware that it’s easy for your wedding gown budget to get out of control: Here’s the deal when it comes to selecting your wedding gown: …

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More wedding trivia for curious couples

wedding trivia

Weddings are fascinating. Traditions and spending habits vary by culture, geography, and religion. We had tremendous feedback when we published a previous blog on wedding trivia, so we’re going to mine the rich trove of wedding trivia with even more wedding trivia for recently engaged couples. Answers appear at the bottom of this blogpost: How…

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The celebrity wedding crasher epidemic continues!

celebrity wedding crasher

Will it never end! The celebrity wedding crasher epidemic has reached a fevered pitch. Former presidents, country singers, actors, and comedians continue to barge into the wedding celebrations of unsuspecting couples. Will you be next? Tim McGraw seems like a nice, sensible country western singer. And yet watch how he sneaks onto the stage at…

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Who sang it better, Ellie, Sir Elton, or Lady Gaga?

Your Song

Your Song is on The Knot’s list of the 50 best first dance songs. This was Elton John’s first big hit, and to this day, it is still considered one of his best. Sir Elton recorded it when his vocal chops were at their best, as you can hear below in this remastered recording: Elton’s…

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Marriage reduces stress

marriage reduces stress

Americans are stressed, according to the American Psychological Association. The good news is that marriage reduces stress by helping us cope better in tense situations. This is interesting stuff. Researchers in the Comparative Human Development department at the University of Chicago conducted a study on stress. Researchers tasked graduate students with playing a series of…

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Read this only if you have two left feet

box step

There are two types of people in the world: those with natural rhythm, and those without. Those without sometimes THINK they are God’s gift to the dance floor when they … are … NOT. They desperately need the box step. Actor Kevin James unwittingly displays the pitfalls of “free form” dancing in this hilarious scene…

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