Keeping Your Cool with the Kinfolk
In the midst of engagement euphoria, many brides and grooms find themselves dealing with family tensions over planning, money, or religious issues. Like other huge life events, weddings can be hotbeds of trouble.
If the kinfolk are running you ragged, you needn’t worry that they’ll ruin your wedding. Keep these rules [...]
Love and the Law
The mere words prenuptial agreement can act like ice water thrown on hot wedding plans. And that’s understandable. Discussing the division of your assets before you even put on the rings is far from romantic. For many couples, however–and we’re not just talking the mega-rich–the protections and clarity of a prenup are [...]
How Not to Go Nuts
A legion of factors can conspire to make you lose your grip while planning your wedding: disagreements with an otherwise perfect fiancé, stress over money and time management, uncooperative vendors, and bizarre behavior from friends and family.
One of the best ways to stay sane during planning is to time your [...]
A Good Day to Tie the Knot
Of the 365 calendar days in a common year, only one will be the magical date of your anniversary. Given that, picking the wedding date can feel highly romantic, even a bit mystical. Many couples select a date that links to a special event in their courtship or a [...]
Not Your Mother’s Elopement
Anyone who’s read Jane Austen will recall young women traveling to Gretna Green to wed on the sly. These days, couples choose destination weddings not to avoid parental disapproval, but for a myriad of reasons: the romance, the intimacy, the exotic locale–not to mention the ease in making arrangements.
Since most destination [...]
Let’s Do It Again
Used to be, a second wedding was a quiet affair: small numbers, modest venue, the hushed acknowledgment of an older and wiser you. Whats wiser now is our outlook on remarriage–its a new chapter, a new love and commitment, and it should be celebrated as such. Whatever you dreamed of for your [...]
The Personal Touch
You love all things elegant and proper. You can arrange both flowers and an upsweeping hairstyle, can recite at length without forgetting your place, and were born to wear taffeta. Martha Stewart is your icon.
Then again, maybe not. Traditional matrimony shines with such a patina of propriety, it may seem difficult to squeeze [...]
Setting the Style
The giddiness from the engagement is mellowing, and your feet have reestablished contact with the earth. Now the work begins. Even before you pick a date for the big day, youll want to decide on what kind of wedding you want. The following are only a sampling of what you can do while [...]
An engagement is worth celebrating all by itself, so savor it while you can–on one key condition. Even if you keep it under wraps for a while, choose a date for the wedding as soon as possible. Not only will this help you answer that pesky question (when you’re good and ready), but it’s the [...]
Professional Consultants: Pros and Cons
Wedding planners and consultants–experienced professionals who eat, drink, and dream weddings–can help you simplify preparations while achieving the wedding of your fantasies. Skilled with everything from budgets to honeymoon reservations, they keep the planning process organized, on-track, and fun.
But with the information superhighway and your clan of recently wed friends ready [...]
