How much did Jeff Bezos’ wedding cost?

Jeff Bezos wedding

The billionaire class has achieved a status that transcends mere celebrity. With their unlimited resources, many view them through the prism of royalty, especially when it comes to their ostentatious weddings. The recent Jeff Bezos wedding is the latest example. Mr. Bezos married Lauren Sanchez in a three day affair in Venice which A.I. estimates…

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How to make an amazing wedding even better

amazing wedding

A woman attended an amazing wedding, except for one thing: the wedding toasts were terrible. Writing on a Reddit wedding thread, she described the first thing that went wrong: “The groom forgot to tell his father that the father will be speaking at the reception until last minute so the father didn’t have anything prepared,…

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The latest rap against destination weddings

destination weddings

Regular readers of this blog know we’re not big fans of destination weddings. A Reddit thread shared the latest problem with the concept: “Awhile back my sister went to our parents to ask for help to pay for her destination wedding, our parents don’t have it like that. Our parents came to me and asked…

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Amazon’s 100 Greatest Wedding Songs

Today’s wedding advice is simple: don’t be a music snob. Or perhaps a more positive way to put it is: keep an open mind to music from different eras. That’s why Amazon’s 100 greatest wedding songs list proves helpful. It exposes young and old wedding attendees to a nice selection of wedding songs from different…

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Music balance at weddings is a big deal

music balance at a wedding

A couple wrote Miss Manners about how the wrong music balance at a wedding they attended ruined the experience. They struck up a nice conversation with a couple sitting at their table. However, the background music made it difficult to converse: ”… it was simply one guitarist/singer, but his amplification and the acoustics of the…

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How to give a wedding toast with a broken heart

rom-com wedding toast

Everyone loves movies about weddings. That’s why Hollywood, the Brits, and the French keep cranking them out. In particular, the rom-com wedding toast has become something of an art form unto itself. There are some really good ones. Two movies made seventeen years apart provide contrasting views on how to give a wedding toast if…

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Are ties in or out?

guest attire

TieMart says that “ninety-five percent of the time, you’re going to wear a tie to a wedding.” Our experience suggests that number is a tad high. Nonetheless, when it comes to guest attire at a wedding, most men wear ties for evening weddings. Less for afternoon and summer weddings. Interestingly, a man wrote into Miss…

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3 lessons you can learn from celebrity weddings

celebrity weddings

  Be glad you’re not a celebrity. They’ve got it tough as you will soon see. But when they get married, celebrity weddings can teach you three valuable lessons. Celebrity Weddings Lesson #1: No need for a destination wedding Take Jeff Bezos. The second richest person in the world, with a net worth of $203…

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Best Bee Gees love songs for weddings

Bee Gees

The recent wedding movie, “You’re Cordially Invited,” put the Bee Gees back in the spotlight with its use of the 1983 hit song, “Islands in the Stream.” A lot of younger readers of this wedding blog may not be aware of the enormous popularity of this band, and the power of Bee Gees love songs.…

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How to give an instant wedding toast

instant wedding toast

It doesn’t happen often, but it happens. You’re asked to give a wedding toast on the spot. No notice. No preparation. No rehearsal. A mic is thrust in your hand and you’re expected to bring down the house with your instant wedding toast. Mark Twain had a funny take on such a situation: “It usually…

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