Weekly Wedding/Marriage Quote

What greater thing is there for two human souls than to feel that they are joined for life - to strengthen each other in all labor, to rest on each other in all sorrow, to minister to each other in all pain, to be one with each other in silent, unspeakable memories at the moment of the last parting.

What Do You Do If...

You Hate Your Makeup?

Solution: Be sre to ask a trusted frind her opinion before you make changes and check your face under natural and artifical light - you may not be accustomed to the heavier makeup needed for professional pictures.

When in doubt, blend. Use a clean makeup brush to buff your skin and smooth out your look.

Wedding Elements - Thank You Notes

Thank you notes should be mailed no later than ninety days after the wedding. For engagement and /shower gifts, send your notes within two to three weeks; for wedding gifts received in advance of the big day, send your thank you note before the wedding; and for gifts received after the wedding, mail them out within three weeks.

Wedding Etiquette - Names on the Invitation

If the groom's parents are contributing more to the wedding than the bride's parents, do their names go first on the invitation?

Regardless of who's paying, the parents of the bride are always listed first on the invitation. However, the groom's parents can be listed directly under the bride's parents' names to indicate that they are one of the wedding's cohosts.

Weekly Wedding/Marriage Quote

"The heart of marriage is memories." Bill Cosby

Wedding Elements - Outdoor Wedding

The beauty of a wedding held outdoors can be hard to top. Just be sure to have a solid back-up plan in case Mother Nature doesn't cooperate. Ideally, you should have an alternate indoor location, but there are other options: Have large tents on hold at the party rental store in car of rain; heaters in case of cold; and fans in case you need to create a cool breeze.

What Do You Do If...

A Bridesmaid Gets Sick The Morning Of The Wedding?

Solution: If your friend's absence leaves you with an odd number, just ask two groomsmen to escort one bridesmaid during the recessional. It is common in today's weddings to have an uneven number of groomsmen and bridesmaids.