Wedding date drama

wedding date drama

What’s more important to you? Getting the wedding date you want? Or ensuring that the most important people in your life can attend your big day? These questions were the flashpoint of a wedding date drama that appeared in a recent advice column. A recently engaged bride wrote to Carolyn Hax grousing about her situation.…

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Wedding movies keep coming!

wedding movies

Hollywood never gets tired of making wedding movies. The latest one is called, “Irish Wish,” starring Lindsay Lohan and Ed Speleers of Downton Abby fame. You’ll find it streaming at Netflix. The movie dives into themes of unrequited love and careful-what-you-wish-for plot gyrations that, of course, are totally predictable. But that’s not necessarily a bad…

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Don’t worry about guest list hurt feelings

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,…

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Your wedding day schedule makes or breaks your celebration

wedding day schedule

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…

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Wedding registry advice

wedding registry advice

Wedding registries are a marvelous invention, a win-win for couples and their guests. Couples need things setting up a household. Guests want to provide meaningful gifts without duplication. Here is some practical wedding registry advice to optimize your experience. Set up your registry immediately upon becoming engaged. You may have friends and family who want…

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Wedding toasting protocol

wedding toasting protocol

Who should make a toast for wedding events? When? How long? These are common wedding toasting protocol questions every couple has. Here are quick answers. When should wedding toasts be made? Engagement Parties Rehearsal Dinners Wedding Receptions Who should make the wedding toast? Father of the bride at engagement parties. This is less of a…

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