More brides are incorporating black into their wedding colours this year. Many designers are showing bridesmaids dresses that feature black prominently, and are also incorporating black into their wedding dresses in the form of trims and adornments. Black lends a touch of ultra-formality to what is already a very formal event. Bridesmaids dresses that include [...] Read more »
The Children Debate Is Stirred Again
Recently, a Church of England vicar made worldwide headlines for tossing a two-year-old out of a wedding. The major problem, of course, was that the noisy toddler who got the gate was the son of the bride and groom. The couple has complained to the Church of England, but the good vicar has fired a [...] Read more »
Apple Co-Founder Married In A Quiet Wedding
Rumours were swirling about after Apple Computer co-founder Steve Wozniak, whose personal fortune is said to be worth as much as a billion dollars, applied for a marriage license with Janet Hill, an executive at Apple, at the Marion County Clerk’s Office in Indiana on August 6. The couple reportedly tied the knot in a [...] Read more »
UK Cake Designer Turns Down Saudi Princess
A wedding cake designer in the UK was approached on behalf of a Saudi royal to create confections for a wedding cake in the shape of a giant chandelier. After receiving details of the job, Lesley Bassett says she was more than intrigued by the prospect of pitching in on the giant cake, but in [...] Read more »
Gretna Scotland Continues To Attract Wedding Couples From Around The World
Couples from all over the world come to marry in Gretna Green. The town released the most recent statistics on weddings there, showing that 4,452 couples married in the town, and 86% of those ceremonies did not involve a resident of Scotland, much less a resident of the town itself. The number of weddings is [...] Read more »
New Jersey Public Works Crew Retrieves Wedding Band Flushed By Toddler
A public works crew in Piscataway, New Jersey, in the US used a new $200,000 camera-controlled pipeline inspection unit to locate and retrieve a wedding ring accidentally flushed down the toilet by a two-year-old. Angelica Nols reported that her daughter dropped her ring in the toilet and flushed it away while using the bathroom. Nols [...] Read more »
Shooting A Wedding Videography and Photography Tips
If you’re planning a wedding, you’ll need to decide whether you want to organise photography and videography services to capture the moment. To save expense, many couples opt to have their weddings captured for posterity using willing family and friends. What goes into making good wedding photography and videography? Planning and preparation are both key [...] Read more »
Malvern UK Couple Hopes The Force Is With Them
A couple in Malvern, in the UK, held a Star Wars-themed wedding in July in the Malvern Registry Office. Zoe Holland and Adam Millis appeared at the office dressed as Princess Leia and Han Solo, and were accompanied by their best man, dressed as Luke Skywalker. The couple were joined by parents and friends who [...] Read more »
UK Wedding List Firm Struggles To Stay Solvent
Hundreds of UK couples who used the Wrapit wedding list service have been told that there will be further delay in getting wedding gifts that were ordered through the company. Wrapit, which serves about 300 couples per month, offers an upscale wedding list service for couples to select wedding registry gifts. The service claimed to [...] Read more »
Warminster Man Sells Wifes Wedding Dress On eBay
A man in Warminster, a suburb of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the US, modeled his soon-to-be ex-wife’s wedding dress in photographs posted on eBay. The man sold the dress to pay for his divorce attorney He is divorcing his wife after she left him for a younger man. According to the posting, he left her with [...] Read more »
9000 Chinese Couples Will Say I Do
The world will be watching Beijing on August 8, 2008 because that was the date chosen for the opening ceremonies for the 2008 Supper Olympics. The government chose that date because the number “8″ is considered lucky. More than 9000 Chinese couples also chose that date to wed when the application period for marriage licenses [...] Read more »
Five Brides For Five Brothers And All Have Celebrated Their Golden Anniversaries
Glen Wheaton celebrated his 50th wedding anniversary with his wife Dixie in Kansas City, Missouri in the US this past weekend. In doing so, he joined his four brothers, who also reached their 50th wedding anniversaries. Ken and Nellie Wheaton celebrated their 58th anniversary this year. Ed and Betty Wheaton celebrated their 57th, while Kent [...] Read more »
Brides Tackle The Challenge Of Saving Money In A Tight Economy
Brides who are planning their weddings are looking at all angles to save money on their big day. Where are the biggest gains? The dress: Brides who are looking to cut corners are buying used dresses, and white or ivory dresses that weren’t designed specifically for weddings. The savings can be huge. The flowers: Fresh [...] Read more »
Norwegian Royals Celebrate 40th Wedding Anniversary
King Harald and Queen Sonja of Norway celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary aboard the Royal Yacht near the Croatian city of Split. The royal couple were joined by Crown Prince Haakon and Princess Märtha Louise and their families to help the couple celebrate the milestone. In an interview with Norway’s public media outlet, Harald credited [...] Read more »
Saving On The Bar Bill
One of the biggest costs for a wedding reception is the bar tab. Alcohol ranks as the second most significant cost for a wedding reception, right after the cost of food. For brides who are looking to save a bit on the cost of the reception, the bar is a prime target for cutting back. [...] Read more »
Wedding Cake From Charles And Diana Auctioned For Charity
A slice of cake from the wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer was auctioned off in Gloucestershire for £1,000. The slice was given to a former royal servant and featured a marzipan base. It came from one of 23 official wedding cakes baked for the occasion. Moyra Smith, the former servant and owner [...] Read more »
UK Bride Scores Wedding Dress For £2.50
Emma Dunn was looking for a wedding dress and had decided on one with a £1,500 price tag. Before plunking down that kind of cash, she decided to check eBay and found an exact duplicate of the dress she was thinking of purchasing. To Dunn’s great fortune, the auction was less than 10 minutes from [...] Read more »
Indias First Female Officiated Muslim Marriage
A couple in Lucknow, India has made history by being married in the country’s first Muslim wedding to be officiated and witnessed by women. Traditionally, a Muslim wedding is performed by a man and witnessed by four men, two from the bride’s family and two from the groom’s family. India is predominantly Hindu although it [...] Read more »
Can You Save Money By Having A Destination Wedding
Although destination weddings conjure up images of tremendous cost, if you’re the bride or groom, you’re likely to save a bundle. Your guests, on the other hand, will pay a handsome premium to join in the festivities. Destination weddings are often a better deal for the bride and groom because the travel costs for the [...] Read more »
New York Groom Arrested On Wedding Day For Being Too Close To The Bride
Some weddings go off without a hitch, but a Batavia, New York man was arrested on his wedding day for being to close to his bride. Timothy Cole and his wife Elisha were married once before and ran into trouble. They divorced several years ago and the then-Mrs. Cole asked for and received a restraining [...] Read more »
Actress Delays Wedding Until After US Presidential Election
Actress Scarlett Johansson has announced that she has postponed her wedding to Ryan Reynolds until after the US presidential election has taken place. Johansson, 23, who most recently starred in the film The Other Boleyn Girl, will marry on November 22. Johannson said that she is delaying her wedding because her twin brother Hunter is [...] Read more »
British Couples Low Key Wedding Draws A Lot Of Interest
A British couple who wanted a low-key wedding got that and more. Catherine Webb and Mark Campbell decided to tie the knot in a low-key ceremony. They assured family and friends that it was not necessary to come to the wedding, the second for each of them. Instead, the couple, who planned to marry while [...] Read more »
After Consideration California County Still Says We Dont To Civil Ceremonies
Ann Barnett, the county clerk of Kern County in California, decided in June to stop performing civil ceremonies for couples who take out a marriage license. The decision coincided with the California State Supreme Court’s ruling that California counties must issue “gender-free” marriage licenses. Barnett says that Kern County is unprepared to deal with the [...] Read more »
Cutting Costs Without Cutting Corners
With the average cost of a wedding spiraling out of control, brides are leaving no stone unturned in their search for cutting costs while still having a memorable and enjoyable wedding. Wedding planner Mindy Weiss reports in her book The Wedding Book: The Big Book For Your Big Day on some of the best ways [...] Read more »
Gavin Newsom And Actress Jennifer Siebel Tie The Knot
Gavin Newsome, the controversial mayor of San Francisco, California and a candidate in California’s gubernatorial election, has married actress Jennifer Siebel in a private ceremony at Siebel’s family ranch in Montana. Newsom gained notoriety for performing gay weddings in San Francisco, a move that sparked a firestorm of controversy and led to a recent California [...] Read more »
Brides Looking For Sparkle Add Fireworks To The Wedding Budget
According to the American Pyrotechnics Association, their membership is being asked to produce more fireworks shows related to weddings, birthdays and other celebrations. Fireworks require the permission of the venue and a permit from local authorities. Provided that both are granted, brides can expect to spend about $1,000 per minute on a dedicated fireworks show. [...] Read more »
Couple Ties A Star Wars themed Knot At Comic Convention
A couple from Yuma, Arizona in the United States took advantage of the annual Comic-Con event to stage a Star Wars-themed wedding. Thomas and Tenille Kuhlman married last year in a civil ceremony, but that didn’t stop the couple from going forward with their plans for a Mandelorian wedding. Mandelorians, of course, are a fictional [...] Read more »
Couple Renews Wedding Vows On 75th Anniversary
Mamerta and Sabas Cabale renewed their wedding vows in a big way at St. Aidan’s Church in Rooty hill this week. The couple, who eloped when Mamerta was just 14 years old, staged a traditional wedding with a white gown and tuxedos. The 90-year old bride and her 102 year-old husband have 10 children and [...] Read more »
Four Couples Celebrate 50th Wedding Anniversaries Together
Four couples who lived as neighbors in an apartment complex in Ann Arbor, Michigan – a college town just west of Detroit – reunited to celebrate 50 years of marriage to their respective spouses last week. The four couples all attended and graduated from the University of Michigan, and married within two months of each [...] Read more »
Man Showers The Latest Wedding Trend
Why should women have all the fun when it comes to getting married? Man showers – parties designed for men – are a growing trend among men who are getting married. Men are growing comfortable with attending couples’ showers with wives and girlfriends, so a “man shower” is a natural extension of that. Others think [...] Read more »
Lucky Date 08 08 08
According to the Ministry of Civil Affairs, China registered 314,224 marriages on Friday, August 8, a single-day record for weddings in that country. In Beijing alone, 15,646 couples married. That’s 23 times as many marriages on a typical day in China’s capital city. Beijing’s previous one-day record was 4,452 marriages. Officials at the Ministry of [...] Read more »
Jamie Lynn Spears Reportedly Planning Wedding In Late 2008
American actress Jamie Lynn Spears is planning a late Autumn wedding. The wedding will likely take place at Ms. Spears 3-acre property in Liberty, Mississippi. Spears, 17, turned heads late last year by announcing that she was pregnant. The actress, known best for her starring role as a squeaky-clean high school girl on the cable [...] Read more »
Sweden To Host Drive-In Wedding
Auto enthusiasts in Sweden will get a double dose of true love in July, when the country’s first “drive-in wedding” will be staged at a gathering of car lovers in Vasteras, in Central Sweden. The wedding, which 36 couples have already registered for, will be performed by about ten priests from the Church of Sweden. [...] Read more »
Woman Married Eleven Times Gives Advice To Couples Thinking About Marriage
When it comes to marriage, Bonnie Ashley has it down. In fact, lately she’s been giving advice to people who are considering a walk down the aisle. Few people in the world are better prepared to give advice about marriage than Ashley. She’s married (and divorced) eleven times. Ashley, 53, has written a book called [...] Read more »
Actress Uma Thurman Engaged
Actress Uma Thurman, whose on-screen credits include Kill Bill, Pulp Fiction, Gattaca, Dangerous Liaisons, The Avengers and My Super Ex-Girlfriend, is engaged to Swiss financier Arpad Busson. The pair met in 2007 in Milan and began dating immediately. This will be the third marriage for Thurman, who was previously married to actors Ethan Hawke and [...] Read more »
Episcopal Diocese In California Urges Couples To Marry Outside The Church
Bishop Marc Handley Andrus has urged members of the Episcopal Diocese of California to instruct its followers to marry in a civil ceremony and have their unions blessed by the Episcopal Church. Andrus is following a model used heavily in European countries, but not in the United States. Andrus is finding support among California clergy [...] Read more »
Microsoft Wants To Be A Part Of Your Big Day
Microsoft organised a staged wedding event in Toronto, Canada to demonstrate the technologies that couples can use to enhance their Big Day. Microsoft wants to promote the use of its technology products in wedding planning, organisation and execution. Microsoft’s “wedding guests” were guided through software and online tools that can help them create invitations, organise [...] Read more »
UK Couple Gives New Meaning To Destination Wedding
Simone and Ryan Feeney were wed in a Las Vegas wedding chapel just two days after Ryan popped the question and seven weeks after the couple began dating. To be fair, they’ve worked together for two years at British Standards, but the bride was surprised not only by the proposal, but also by the wedding [...] Read more »
Choosing A Wedding Ring
Wedding rings can be traditional or completely unique, but exercise care when choosing a wedding band. Most wedding and engagement rings are made from a gold alloy, but other metals like silver, palladium, platinum, titanium and tungsten are also gaining in popularity. Pure gold is too soft for daily wear. Typically, gold is mixed with [...] Read more »
Olivia Newton-John Weds In Private Ceremony
Actress Olivia Newton-John has married American herbal health expert and millionaire John Easterling in a private ceremony in Peru. The couple also shared a legal wedding ceremony on a Florida beach on June 30, and a reception for guests and well-wishers in California on July 4. The couple began dating about a year ago, although [...] Read more »
Bride-To-Be Is An Expert At Beating The Odds
Courtney Dempsey is a survivor. Four years ago, the now-33-year-old bride-to-be was told by doctors that she was suffering from terminal cancer and had less than one year to live. She had been diagnosed with late-stage melanoma and the prognosis was not good. Through aggressive treatment, she beat the odds and recovered, only to find [...] Read more »
Mena Suvari Engaged To Simone Sestito
American actress Mena Suvari, who appeared in the film American Beauty, is engaged to music producer Simone Sestito. Sestito reportedly popped the question while the pair were on holiday in Jamaica. Suvari is happy to take her time planning the wedding and has not yet set a date. This will be her second marriage. She [...] Read more »
Garden Weddings Deserve A Little Extra Care
A garden can be one of the most beautiful spots for a wedding, but planning an outdoor affair in the garden can be challenging. With a garden wedding, timing is everything. If your planning cycle permits, consult with a gardener 12 to 18 months ahead of the wedding for information on plantings, recommendations on flowers, [...] Read more »
Missing Dog Crashes Wedding
Beau, a Newfoundland-Rottweiller mix, disappeared from a kennel in Rochester, New Hampshire in the US, while his owners were away. Beau had been spotted a few times while on the run, but was never located by Bonnie O’Shea, the owner of the kennel from which Beau had escaped. Seventeen days after disappearing, Beau turned up [...] Read more »
Heavy Rains Cant Keep Pair From Saying I Do
Curtis White and Daniele Ritter, from Winterset, Iowa in the US planned to marry on June 18, but Mother Nature stepped in with a change of plans. Heavy rains in Iowa flooded much of the area, and the governor activated the 365th Maintenance Company to assist with flood operations. White, who works on a farm [...] Read more »
Leah Wood Weds Jack Macdonald In London
The wedding of model and singer Leah Wood to Jack Macdonald was more noted for its celebrity guest list than for its celebrity couple. Wood, 29, is the elder daughter of Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood. The wedding was a traditional ceremony held at Southwark Cathedral in London. The bride wore a traditional white gown [...] Read more »
Couple Have Reception Site Go Up In Flames And The Band Plays On
Fire fighters crashed a US couple’s wedding reception being held at a hotel to douse a fire that started in a different part of the building. The bridal couple, Trey and Robyn Kunkel, were enjoying their wedding reception at the Radisson Penn Harris Hotel & Convention Center in East Pennsboro, Pennsylvania when the DJ announced [...] Read more »
Creative Bride Nets Wedding Sponsorship From Dr Pepper
Kelli Gray and Karl Gau are trying to plan a wedding. The 23-year-olds also have a 1-year-old child and make a combined salary that’s just a few thousand dollars higher than the USD$27,000 average cost for a US wedding. Gray, a hairdresser from Virginia Beach, Virginia, had planned a wedding that would cost just $7,000, [...] Read more »
Stuck On Ideas For A Wedding Car Try An Elephant
An Indian groom living in Washington, DC turned more than a few heads this week when he and his family paraded down Pennsylvania Avenue – not far from the White House – in a traditional Hindu wedding ceremony. The groom, Manan Shah, arrived at the ceremony atop Minnie, a 7,000-lb Asian elephant, dressed in her [...] Read more »
Surprise More Couples Opt For Surprise Weddings
A growing trend these days is the surprise wedding. Couples who don’t want to get tied up the planning process are opting instead to throw surprise weddings with family and friends. Couples usually use the ruse of an informal party, engagement party or shower, and surprise guests with a wedding instead. The surprise wedding eschews [...] Read more »
World Heavyweight Vows To Stand On His Wedding Day
Manuel Uribe, who at 1,235 pounds, holds the world record for human weight, is aiming for another record: the world’s largest weight loss. The Mexican-born mechanic has already lost 560 pounds and is hoping to lose enough to allow him to stand on his wedding day. Uribe drew worldwide attention when he made a desperate [...] Read more »
Electronic Wedding Invitations
The debate over wedding invitations has shifted from proper wording and addressing to whether or not electronic invitations are the wave of the future or just plain tacky. Couples are beginning to design all-electronic invitations to weddings. Read more »
Gay Marriage Front And Center In The UK And USA
Dr. Martin Dudley, vicar at St. Bartholomew the Great in London has reportedly officiated at a gay marriage between two male Anglican priests. The ceremony, which was similar to the Anglican wedding rite in the Book of Common Prayer, also featured an exchange of rings and confetti. The Bishop of London has asked for an [...] Read more »
California Nonagenarians Tie The Knot
A California couple, both 95, tied the knot in Camarillo last week in front of 200 guests. Bernice Jenkins and Wallis Richard knew each other casually, but began dating after they had both moved into Leisure Village, a retirement community in town. Richard proposed marriage on their first date, but Jenkins turned him down. He [...] Read more »
Make The Most Of Your Wedding Budget
You’re planning a wedding but you can’t afford everything you want. Welcome to life! There are so many decisions to make and so little time in which to make them. When everything associated with weddings costs so much, how can you ensure that you get the wedding you want? Wedding planners agree that the best [...] Read more »
Couples Look For Wedding Savings To Quell Financial Jitters
Couples planning their weddings are now looking carefully at their finances before agreeing to spend thousands on their wedding plans. While the well-to-do have not curbed their appetites for extravagance, couples of more ordinary means are looking for ways to save on the cost of tying the knot. Where can you save the most? Typically, [...] Read more »
Greg Norman And Chris Evert Reportedly Planning A Million Dollar Wedding
Greg Norman and Chris Evert will reportedly wed in a $1M wedding in the Bahamas in late June. The wedding will be held at the One and Only Ocean Club Hotel, recently featured in the latest James Bond remake of Casino Royale. For the wedding, Norman and Evert have reportedly booked the entire hotel. The [...] Read more »
Price Of Gold Spurs Change To Arab Wedding Traditions
For most Arab brides, it’s inconceivable to marry without wearing a stunning collection of gold jewellery. Gold is a traditional part of the Arab wedding scene, and babies are often given gold as gifts. Inflation and the high price of gold on the commodities market are eating into the Arab appetite for gold. Some jewellers [...] Read more »
Jessica Alba Planning A Second Wedding
Actress Jessica Alba, who married Warren Cash in a secret civil ceremony last week, is reportedly planning a larger ceremony for friends and family, according to Alba’s brother. The couple wed at the Beverly Hills courthouse on May 19, just minutes after applying for a marriage license. The couple invited no family members or other [...] Read more »
Pakistan Cuts Down On Wedding Feasts
If you’re looking for a way to cut down on the cost of a wedding, consider having it in Pakistan. The government in Punjab has begun to enforce a law first enacted in the 1990′s that limits wedding receptions to a single entrée and a few “appropriate” side dishes, like rice. When originally passed, the [...] Read more »
Rooney-McLoughlin Guests To Release Butterflies At Wedding
Media reports say that UK footballer Wayne Rooney and his soon-to-be wife Colleen McLoughlin plan to have their guests release butterflies from handmade wooden boxes at the site of their wedding. The wedding has a butterfly theme and will take place at the site of a former Benedictine monastery built in 1381. The couple will [...] Read more »
Charlie Sheen Marries For The Third Time
Actor Charlie Sheen, 42, married his fiancée, Brooke Mueller on May 30. The pair have been engaged since last summer. Ms. Mueller, 30, a real estate investor, married in a private ceremony in front of about sixty guests at a Los Angeles estate. The bride wore a Reem Arca gown at the low-key ceremony. Sheen [...] Read more »
Bridesmaid Stops Runaway Limousine
A Todd County, Minnesota couple and their wedding party received the scare of a lifetime while in the back of the couple’s wedding car. The driver of the couple’s limousine had what would prove to be a fatal heart attack while driving the wedding party to the couple’s pre-wedding celebration on Friday, May 23. An [...] Read more »
Prince Joachim of Denmark Marries Marie Cavallier
Prince Joachim of Denmark married Marie Cavallier in an evening ceremony on May 24 at the Møgeltønder Church in southwestern Jutland. Cavallier, who hails from France, was escorted down the aisle by her father, Allain. The Cavalliers met Prince Joachim and his two sons, Nikolai and Felix, at the altar. Joachim is fourth in line [...] Read more »
Begin Your Reception Planning Early in the Process
There are only a few major decisions to be made when planning a wedding. After deciding to get married, the next biggest decision will likely be the location of the reception. Some couples choose to set the date first and find an available venue. Other couples find it easier to find the reception venue and [...] Read more »
Reducing The Cost Of A Wedding
Wedding costs occupy most brides’ minds. The cost of a traditional wedding is staggering, and most couples can’t accumulate the funds needed to pay for the event in the year or so they plan to be engaged. Engaged couples are coming up with some creative ways to reduce the overall cost of getting married. According [...] Read more »
Australian Idol Winner Says I Do
Guy Sebastian, the winner of the first season of Australian Idol, wed his fiancée, Jules Egan in a weekend ceremony at the Cardinal Ceretti Memorial Chapel in Sydney. Among the 200 guests in attendance were former contestants Shannon Noll and Dean Geyer. Other guests included Jennifer Hawkins and Jake Wall. The bride wore a cream-coloured [...] Read more »
Ashlee Simpson And Pete Wentz Tie The Knot
American singer Ashlee Simpson wed her fiancé Pete Wentz of the band the Fall Out Boys, in a weekend wedding ceremony. Simpson and Wentz announced their engagement last month, but kept their wedding date a secret. The wedding took place at the Encino, California home of Simpson’s parents. Ashlee’s sister, Jessica Simpson was escorted to [...] Read more »
Couples Choose Wedding Loans Despite Financial Advice
Some couples still choose to take a wedding loan, despite the double-digit interest rates that come with these loans. The average cost of a traditional wedding is hovering around $40,000, and the figure can be significantly higher in large cities. Couples who are considering marriage should think twice about taking a loan to cover the [...] Read more »
Peter Phillips and Autumn Kelly Marry At Windsor Castle
Peter Phillips, eldest grandson of Queen Elizabeth II married his Canadian fiancée Autumn Kelly in a private ceremony at Windsor Castle on May 17. Mr. Phillips is eleventh in line to succeed the throne and holds no royal titles. He is the eldest son of Anne, the Princess Royal and her former husband Mark Phillips. [...] Read more »
Simple Table Centrepieces That Add A Dash Of Fun
If you’re looking for ideas for simple table centerpieces, try these: Add a small fishbowl or collection of fishbowls at the center of each table. Use gravel that’s coloured to match the theme of your wedding and see to it that the guests have an opportunity to take a fish home at the end of [...] Read more »
Saving Money On Your Wedding
Many couples dread the cost of a traditional wedding, and some couples put off getting married altogether because they fear the budget-busting ceremonies that are common today. Getting married doesn’t have to be expensive and a new movement is underway to reduce the cost and stress involved in planning a wedding. After a couple decide [...] Read more »
A Tent Is A Lifesaver For An Outdoor Wedding
If you’re planning an outdoor wedding, a tent is turning into a wedding must-have. In the event of a rain, the tent will keep your guests warm and dry. It’s also a great addition of the weather is particularly sunny or hot. Choosing a tent seems like a simple task, but there’s a lot that [...] Read more »
Wishing Wells At The Wedding
Some couples choose to have a wishing well at their wedding, instead of a gift table. For some couples, especially those who have been together for awhile, or for those who do not need to set up a new household, the idea of a wishing well may be appealing. Read more »
Bride To Be Turns To Dad For Wedding Dress
A British bride-to-be couldn’t find the wedding dress of her dreams, so she turned to the only person she thought could help: dear old dad! Katrina Wardrop had seen her father’s handiwork when he made a wedding cape for his second wife. The 21-year-old asked her dad to design and make her wedding dress, a [...] Read more »
Couple Celebrates 70th Wedding Anniversary
Pearl and Loren McFarland of Drayton, North Dakota in the US celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary on May 4. The pair were married on May 4, 1938, after meeting during the Great Depression. Loren, who was from Bellingham, Washington was visiting his cousin, who was a friend of Pearl. He was 21 and she was [...] Read more »
Mariah Carey And Nick Cannon Wed
Early reports have surfaced that Grammy-winning singer Mariah Carey, 38, has married actor Nick Cannon in the Bahamas on April 30. People Magazine and E! News quoted family members and the clergy who reportedly performed the ceremony as confirming that the marriage did take place. The pair met in March while on the set of [...] Read more »
Wedding Trends For 2008
If you’re planning a wedding for 2008 or beyond, what are some of the trends you can expect to see? Patterns are big in 2008, and the more interesting they are, the better. Brides are including patterns in just about everything, from wedding invitations to reception decorations. Story-themed weddings, where guests play parts in vignettes [...] Read more »
Comparing Wedding Planning Software
Wedding planning Web sites are nothing new, but some brides prefer a more comprehensive (and private) method of planning their big event. TopTenReviews put together a list of the top ten wedding planning software packages in a head-to-head comparison. Packages were ranked for their feature set, ease-of-use, ease of installation or setup and technical support. [...] Read more »
Disney World Employees Retrieve Discarded Wedding Rings
Eight employees of Walt Disney World went through bags of trash to find three rings that a vacationing couple accidentally discarded during their stay at the Orlando, Florida resort. Paul and Karen Campanale vacationed at Walt Disney World with their children. As they prepared to leave, Mr. Campanale dumped the contents of a bowl into [...] Read more »
Wedding Speech Web Site Sold
Need-a-speech.com, a Web site designed to provide speech materials for the best man’s speech at a wedding has been sold to Robert Hayes-McCoy, and Irish copywriter and author. The site sells low-cost speeches for weddings and other special occasions. In addition to getting the text for a short-but-apt speech, the site provides tips on delivery [...] Read more »
Geelong Woman Loses 18000 Dollar Dream Wedding Plans In Chartwell Failure
Leanne Anderson had planned to marry in November, and thought she would have the use of Graeme Hoy’s $6 million luxury yacht and his $900,000 Rolls Royce. She couldn’t have been more wrong. Instead, Ms. Anderson and her fiancé, Matthew Blair have lost $18,000 and their wedding plans, as Hoy’s Chartwell brokerage failed in a [...] Read more »
Keeping A Lid On The Wedding Budget
For a bride-to-be who is planning a first wedding, the number of choices can seem overwhelming. Common sense often goes out the window when decisions that affect the wedding’s bottom line must be made. How can you plan a wedding, stay on budget and still have what you want? In most cases, wedding planning is [...] Read more »
Ivana Trump Marries Italian Actor
Ivana Trump, former model and ex-wife of billionaire Donald Trump, married Italian actor Rossano Rubicondi in front of 500 guests at Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida, on April 12, 2008. The bride and groom were married in a civil ceremony conducted by Judge Maryann Trump Barry, Donald Trump’s sister. The former Mrs. Trump, 59, [...] Read more »
Connecting Your Wedding Theme With Wedding Favours
Brides often plan to provide their guests with small wedding favours as a token of thanks and appreciation. Providing guest favours can be difficult, however, often because no clear choices emerge! If you’re stuck on what to provide for your guests, try some of these ideas: For a beach wedding, try something with shells, or [...] Read more »
Book Chronicles Love Affair With White Wedding
Author Katherine Jellison has recently penned “It’s Our Day: America’s Love Affair With The White Wedding.” In the book, Jellison examines the modern American wedding from 1945 to 2005. According to Jellison, a professor of history at Ohio University, an elaborate wedding is a relative newcomer to the scene. Most couples and their families did [...] Read more »
Keeping Your Wedding On Budget
Budgeting for a wedding is difficult because it involves so many tough choices. Most couples overshoot their budget, but a wedding doesn’t have to be unbearably expensive. The average Australian wedding is approaching AUD$40,000. If that doesn’t seem like it’s in the cards for you, the best time to control your costs is early in [...] Read more »
Elizabeth Emanuel Designs Low Cost Wedding Wear Line
Elizabeth Emanuel, who designed the wedding dress worn by Princess Diana, has developed a line of moderately priced wedding gowns. Emanuel, whose designs usually retail in the thousands of pounds, has four new dresses that will sell for less than £500 each. The line was created for BHS, a High Street department store. The collection, [...] Read more »
Bride Loses SUV Wedding Dress In One Day
A bride-to-be in Tucson, Arizona in the US appealed to the public for help in retrieving her wedding dress, which was in the back seat of her car when it was stolen from a Tucson shopping mall car park. Christina Xelowski-Burns had just picked up the dress after her final fitting and stored it in [...] Read more »
Wedding Venue Closes Leaving Couples Stranded
A wedding venue in Suffolk in the UK closed without notice, leaving several couples who had paid deposits without a place to hold their weddings. Although the deposits have been returned to each couple, couples involved must now locate new venues for their events. Lewis Jones and Sarah Ratcliffe, of Ipswich, received a letter from [...] Read more »
Toronto Couple Observes Earth Hour During Wedding Reception
A Toronto couple, Susan Forshaw and Andrea Gaudreau, observed Earth Hour as it rolled through their wedding reception. The couple married in front of a group of family and friends at the Beaver Creek Resort in Gilmour, Ontario, about two hours drive from Toronto, in a fireside wedding ceremony. Following the ceremony, the guests were [...] Read more »
2008 Wedding Trends
Wedding planning Web site myweddings.com reports that the site is seeing an increase in the number of casual weddings, and weddings that are highly customised to suit the wedding couple’s tastes. Ecologically friendly weddings are growing in popularity. Eight of ten couples who are using the site to plan their wedding report incorporating at least [...] Read more »
Couple Wins £25000 One Month Before Wedding
Stefan Peddie and his bride-to-be, Becky Johnson, have won a Postcode Lottery prize of £25,000 just one month before the pair plans to marry. The couple, who met years ago as students in Chicago, in the United States, have been planning a wedding for some time. Ms. Johnson, 35, who is an American citizen, encountered [...] Read more »
Strolling Wedding Receptions Emerge As New Trend
Strolling wedding receptions are emerging as a new trend. The strolling format, which provides guests with small samples of food in lieu of a traditional sit-down dinner, are gaining in popularity. Most of what happens at a wedding reception is mingling and eating, and the strolling reception provides support for both. The cost of a [...] Read more »
After-Party Latest Wedding Trend
A new trend is emerging among couples who marry: the “happily-ever-after” party, which takes place after the reception or the day following the wedding. The after-party allows couples to spend more time with their guests, and family members with whom they may not have spent time during the reception. While many a couple’s wedding reception [...] Read more »
Maternity Bridal Designers Head Straight For White
You’re pregnant, or have been married before, but you still want to wear white? No problem! According to MaternityBride.com, white is the most popular dress colour today for expecting brides. More designer are offering white maternity dresses and many brides are choosing them, breaking with what turns out to be a relatively modern tradition. For [...] Read more »
Marriage Rate Down In UK Church Weddings Up
According to the Office for National Statistics in the UK, the number of weddings taking place is decreasing. In 2006, the number of marriages fell by four percent over those recorded in 2005. The figures are part of a longer-term trend observed in recent decades. 236,980 marriages were recorded in 2006, the lowest since 1895, [...] Read more »