Introducing the double wedding proposal
Tradition evolves over time, to the chagrin of … well, traditionalists! You may remember the anguish of the milkman, Tevye, in “Fiddler on the Roof” as tradition buckled before his very eyes. Marriages based on mutual love replaced those based on arrangement. Imagine what he would think about an emerging 21st century trend, the double…
Read MoreDon’t worry about guest list hurt feelings
WeddingWire ran a good piece a few years back with wedding planning advice from newlyweds. One piece of advice stood out: don’t worry about guest list hurt feelings. A couple from California offered this tip: “Don’t worry about hurting feelings with your guest list. By keeping our guest list to only family and very close friends,…
Read MoreHow to give a ‘weird’ wedding toast in two minutes
So we were guests at a recent out-of-state wedding. When it came time for the wedding toasts, we held our breath, hoping for the best. Sadly, our hopes weren’t realized as the toasts went off the rails, as they so often do. It’s so much easier to simply give a weird wedding toast. We’ll explain…
Read MoreHow many invitations should you order?
Invitations aren’t cheap. But they present you with the opportunity to announce the biggest event of your life with a nice blend of dignity and flair. So they’re a key cog in your wedding budget. But how many invitations should you order? If you scour the internet, you see the price of a hundred invitations…
Read MoreGordon Lightfoot love songs for weddings
“I can’t think of any Gordon Lightfoot song I don’t like. Every time I hear a song of his, it’s like I wish it would last forever.” That is high praise, coming as it does from the legendary Bob Dylan. The Canadian, Mr. Lightfoot, passed away last week, leaving behind a legacy of beautiful music.…
Read MoreThe secret to a happy marriage
Who knows how many books have been written that supposedly reveal the secret to a happy marriage? They are countless, because there’s probably no single secret. The late, great celebrity chef, Julia Child, had a simple formula: “The secret of a happy marriage is finding the right person. You know they’re right if you love…
Read MoreShould an Irish blessing be a part of your wedding day?
An Irish blessing transcends your tribe. These blessings express the depth of the human condition with such sweetness, soul, and wit that couples throughout the world embrace them on their wedding day. An Irish Blessing resonates with the non-religious as well as people of faith. They are soulful, without necessarily invoking God, although He is…
Read MoreLet’s Face the Music and Dance
Traditional wedding vows pledge fidelity for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, and in sickness and in health. They acknowledge that life presents us with bumps in the road. But the bumps are so much more manageable when two are bound together by love and share the journey. No wedding love song better expresses…
Read MoreYour wedding day schedule makes or breaks your celebration
Couples get hung up on wedding details. How many flowers do we need? Will they like our wedding favors? Please don’t let the chicken fricassee be dry! And yet it’s the actual wedding day schedule that matters more to your wedding guests than these secondary details. Don’t get us wrong: these secondary details are important…
Read MoreWhy grooms carry brides over the threshold … and why they shouldn’t!
Weddings abound with rich, and sometimes odd, traditions. One of the oddest is the notion that grooms should carry brides over the threshold. According to the book “Marriage Customs of the World,” the tradition hearkens back the 7th century B.C. when ancient Rome was founded by Romulus. The city needed to grow their population, and…
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