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How to Choose a Stationer

July 5th, 2007 - Wedding How to, Wedding Invitations.

Purveyors of Print Your upcoming wedding never seems so absolute as when you see it in print–especially in a flowing, elegant script. Thats why the stationer you select to do your invitations and other paper paraphernalia is so important. The typeface, paper weight and texture, and ornamentation, if coordinated with your wedding style, will afford [...]

How to Use Existing Vows

July 4th, 2007 - The Ceremony, Wedding How to.

The Traditional Take Your wedding vows herald that final moment when you exchange rings and I dos. They are the affirmation of all your love and commitment before you plunge into wedded bliss. You want the words to express everything you feel about love and marriage… but you dont want to write them yourself. Those [...]

How to Choose Wedding Bands

July 4th, 2007 - The Ceremony, Wedding How to.

The Unbroken Circle As long as there has been matrimony, there have been wedding bands. Brides of ancient Egypt, Greece, India, and Rome all wore such symbols of eternal love, and the hands of countless grooms have borne rings since the 16th century. With that kind of legacy, choosing your own bands may seem daunting. [...]

Accessorize Your Wedding Cake

July 3rd, 2007 - Wedding Cakes.
Accessorize Your Wedding Cake

Gilding the Lily The standard wedding-cake topper–that stiff little caricature of a bride and groom–while still in use today, has given way to more sophisticated, personalized, and whimsical toppers: kissing doves or dolphins, beribboned double gold rings, dancing fairies in moonlight, sparkling monograms, a picture frame bearing the couples photo, a custom-carved figurine of the [...]

Exchanging Wedding Bands

July 3rd, 2007 - The Ceremony.

Bands of Love Like every other aspect of wedding planning, buying your wedding bands requires forethought and a budget of time and finances. Wait too long and you may not have time for proper sizing or engraving; disregard your budget and the big-day bills may overwhelm your bank account. Follow the timeline below to assure [...]