British footballer Wayne Rooney and his fiancee Coleen McLoughlin will wed in front of about 60 family and friends in an extravagant three-day event beginning June 10, when private jets will shuttle the wedding party and guests to the wedding site. Reportedly, guests of the couple have been asked to block out all days between [...] Read more »
That Wedding Dress
In an interview with CNBC’s Michael Eisner, wedding dress designer Vera Wang says the most expensive wedding gown she’s ever created was never worn. Wang created a wedding dress for singer and actress Jennifer Lopez, during her engagement to actor Ben Affleck. The wedding was canceled and the dress was never seen in public. Reportedly, [...] Read more »
A Bad Limousine Experience Spawns A Multi-million Dollar Business
A Fairfield, Ohio groom who was disappointed with the limousine service he’d organised for his wedding night thought he could do a better job. He did, and fourteen years later, he and his wife own a multi-million dollar limousine service that caters to newly married couples and corporate clients alike. Eric and Lynn Boeppler founded [...] Read more »
Paying For A Babysitter
If you’re planning a wedding and you’re stuck on whether you should allow children at your event, consider organising a babysitter for guests with younger children. The idea of using a wedding sitter is also appealing to brides who may have small children of their own. A wedding sitter will attend the reception and provide [...] Read more »
2008 Wedding Invitation Trends Emerge
The choice of wedding invitation is always a difficult one, primarily because there are so many choices available. Wedding invitation trends are emerging for 2008, and brides can expect the number of choices to increase. Read more »
ING Says UK Couples Postponing and Foregoing Weddings Due To Cost
A growing number of UK couples are postponing wedding plans or foregoing the event altogether due to the rising cost of wedding ceremonies. Financial planner ING Direct says that as many as 102,000 engaged couples in the UK have indefinitely postponed wedding ceremonies, citing their cost as the primary reason for the delay. This number, [...] Read more »
Monaco Sources Confirm That Albert Is Planning A Wedding
His Royal Highness Albert, Prince of Monaco will marry Charlene Wittstock at the end of the summer. The pair have been together since the 2006 Winter Olympics. Ms. Wittstock is a former South African swimming champion. An engagement announcement for the couple has been anticipated for several months, and while the palace has not issued [...] Read more »
Reduce The Rising Cost Of Weddings
To anyone who is planning a wedding, the cost is no surprise. If you’ve just gotten engaged, you can reduce the cost of your wedding by taking some simple steps. To save on invitations, experts recommend shopping online. In addition to finding pre-cut invitations in a number of styles, many printers offer do-it-yourself wedding invitation [...] Read more »
Wedding Boot Camp
A new wedding planning service for Australian brides, called The Wedding Boot Camp, will help brides-to-be get their wedding plans into shape. Organised by Kylie Carlson, a transplanted wedding planner from the UK, the Wedding Boot Camp offers brides a complimentary consultation, and basic assistance with venues, budgeting, invitations and guest list management, trends and [...] Read more »
Choosing Your Wedding Party
Brides and grooms-to-be usually select their wedding party members early in the planning process. For some, the choices are easy: the wedding wouldn’t be perfect without a sister, brother or best friend as the Maid of Honour or Best Man. Sometimes, couples have very different views of how large the wedding party should be. The [...] Read more »
007 To Marry Long Time Girlfriend
English actor Daniel Craig, the current embodiment of James Bond, will reportedly marry his Long Time girlfriend Satsuki Mitchell. Craig, who is in Panama to film the latest 007 movie “Quantum of Solace” recently asked Mitchell to marry him and will wed once filming has been completed. The pair met on the set of “The [...] Read more »
Worst Wedding Weather Gets A Caribbean Cruise
Ten couples have been chosen as finalists in the “Worst Wedding Weather” contest, sponsored by the Farmers’ Almanac, a US publication. Visitors to the Farmers’ Almanac web site can vote for their favorite weather disaster. The winning couple will receive an all-expense paid Caribbean cruise. Voting, at the Farmers Almanac Web site, will take place [...] Read more »
Celebrities Make Quiet Wedding Plans
Actress Jennifer Love Hewitt is staying mum about her wedding plans with fiancé Ross McCall. She has indicated that the couple will have a low-key wedding with a small, private celebration. The couple met on the set of Love Hewitt’s television programme Ghost Whisperer in January 2006. McCall proposed to Love Hewitt in November 2007. [...] Read more »
Marriages Made In Hell
The tiny town of Hell, Michigan in the US didn’t waste a minute of Leap Day helping couples recognize their love with a “marriage made in Hell.” Twenty-one couples took advantage of the Leap Day services offered by a wedding chapel in the hamlet. As luck would have it, a major snowstorm hit Hell at [...] Read more »
Egypt Appoints First Female Maazun
In a sign of the times, Egypt has appointed its first female maazun in the Islamic world to oversee marriages, reconciliations and divorces. A maazun is a judicial assistant or notary, and reads Qur’anic verses, signs marriage certificate and authorises petitions of divorce. 32 year-old Amal Soliman, a mother of three, holds a master’s degree [...] Read more »
Playing Host At The Wedding
Couples who are being married sometimes forget that they may also be hosting a large party after the ceremony. Most of the couple’s planning efforts are directed toward planning the reception, but planning doesn’t always help couples remember to be gracious hosts! To make certain that your guests are comfortable at your wedding reception, you’ll [...] Read more »
London Restauranteur Transforms 007s 747 Into Wedding Paradise
Wazid Shelim is offering UK couples the chance to be on Cloud Nine on their wedding day. The London restauranteur has turned James Bond’s 747 from the most recent Casino Royale movie into a reception hall. The plane, which is grounded at an airfield in Guildford, has been stripped of its airline seats and has [...] Read more »