My Big Fat Engagement – Engagement Advice & Warnings

Today we start a series of features on wedding events in Las Vegas. Perfect timing if it’s cold where you are right now – just think, right now it is a pleasant 62 F (17 C). That’s down right summer weather where I come from! Not that you have to go outside very much if [...]

When you hear the term ‘wedding gifts’ you probably think of presents for the bride and groom but there are so many other gifts associated with weddings. Keep these gifts in mind when you are budgeting for your wedding…  Gifts for the Wedding Party Bridesmaids Necklaces or Bracelets This is a particularly great idea if [...]

The current economical situation in the US has left some of us with financial burdens. This has me wondering- what are some options for a wedding that is taking place during difficult times? A death in the family, a serious illness, a natural disaster, a loss of employment – the casualties of normal every day [...]

Is Casablanca your favorite movie? Did you spend too much money on the rings? Well, the reception is just one night but your ring is forever!  Is old-fashioned glamour your image of romance?  Then a retro-style wedding is perfect for you.  You don’t need a time travel machine to take your wedding back to old [...]

Scary Wedding Cakes Elegant and Eery Burton-esque  Simply Spooky This Ice Sculpture Gives Me the Chills Spooky Dance Floor Action Perhaps funny is a better word to describe most of these…   Proof that you can be cute AND creepy at the same time. If I was the bride, I’d be THRILLED that my boys [...]

Pick a Boo-Tiful Location! Sleepy Hollow Forget about cold feet, try not to lose your head! Your wedding guests can take a stroll through Headless Horseman territory along the Old Croton Aqueduct Trailway in Westchester, New York and see the actual locations in Washington Irving’s famous story. Once they are in the right frame of [...]

As promised, I am sharing from the positive side of my old copy of “You an Your Wedding” (written by Winifred Gray, first published 1959 – see my earlier post). The Bridesmaids’ Party According to this book, the “bridesmaids’ party is usually a luncheon” – it can be hosted by the bride, her mother, the [...]

I think I’m a pretty confident person; perhaps I’m not the most social creature in the room, but I get by. After I got engaged, however, I found myself in a whole new world of rules and manners. I have to admit, I felt a bit lost. Perhaps even trashy. It sucked. Luckily my mom [...]

Here are the first 5 things you should do once your partner proposes. (Right after you say ‘yes’!) 1. Buy lots of wedding magazines. This is the fun part – feel free to go a little crazy. Spend some time looking through them and tear out things that you like. Tip: Get an accordion folder [...]