First, You Must Rehearse
Practice makes perfect, right? That’s why we rehearse before the wedding. And what fun is practice without a little party afterward?
A relaxed run-through for the ceremony itself, the rehearsal is when everyone walks through their parts and calms their nerves. Usually, it takes place an evening or two before the wedding at [...]

The Aisle, the Altar, and the Alternatives
Fancying flowers for the ceremony? Think: location, location, location. We hate to put your personal style on the back burner for a moment, but the primary consideration here is the ceremony site. Many chapels and temples, for example, neither need nor allow extra adornment, while others are open to [...]

Where to Say
The choices are vast. Your style of wedding will help you narrow it down: traditional calls for a church or synagogue; formal–classy environs such as a country club ballroom; informal or casual could mean a chapel or backyard patio; a natural wedding naturally entails the great outdoors. Where you opt to marry should [...]

The Nuts and Bolts of Flowers
Flowers are so delicious that you might want to fling yourself headlong into the nearest florist’s fridge as soon as you start thinking about your wedding.
Before you become completely intoxicated, though, you’ll need to lay some groundwork. Start your flower decision by picking a ceremony and reception site, choosing [...]

Meeting All Needs
Because weddings are a time for inclusive celebrating, the last thing you’d want is for a friend or relative with special needs to be inconvenienced, or for children you adore to be left at home. Keep the following tips in mind, and your guests should be able to participate fully.
Setting. When vetting ceremony [...]

Great Expectations
The mother of the bride has always dreamed of a lavish fairy-tale wedding. The father of the groom, a lay minister, naturally expected solemn religious rites. Great-aunt Agnes, a stickler for the rules, shudders at every deviation from the norm. And Grandma is shocked that the wedding dress is mauve and insists its a [...]

Lovely and Amazing
The standard wedding ceremony is a seven-step process: the processional, the welcome and introduction, the marriage sermon, the vows, the exchange of rings, the blessing, kiss, and pronouncement, and the recessional. This means you have seven opportunities to create a ceremony thats personal and special. There are myriad ways to customize these seven [...]

Tried and True or Totally You?
He’s a relaxed kind of guy who’d be happy with a casual wedding, one surrounded by his family and best buddies, nothing too religious, a rocking reception band, no tux. You’ve dreamed of a storybook wedding ever since you dressed Barbie and Ken in wedding attire. But true love means [...]

Move On Down the Road
Fabulous transportation to and from the wedding site is the emphatic punctuation of your special day. It’s also a good way to keep a nervous groom or giddy bride from behind the wheel of a large automobile.
Your particular mode of transportation will depend on your budget, your taste, and your [...]

Where, Oh Where
As a power-planning wedding team, one of the first things you’ll choose is the location of the reception. Whether you’ll say your vows under the same roof you’ll cut your cake, or the two sites will be across town from each other, there are a few critical qualities to look for in any [...]