There are about as many reasons for having an overlay or jacket with a wedding gown as there are fashions for them. Like everything else about your wedding dress, personal preference trumps all, with weather, location, venue and time of year being...

The neckline of your wedding gown is one of the most prominent visual features, as the human eye is naturally drawn from one's head and face to the shoulder and upper chest region or décolletage. "Like all aspects of your wedding gown," Jen Molle of...

Wedding gowns and dresses come in myriad lengths, and the one you select is a personal choice which may connect directly to your personality, budget, venue, activities and the event itself. Often, the late-in-life wedding or a second or third...

Finding your perfect destination to celebrate marriage There's no reason to feel obligated to honeymoon in one of those top billed "most romantic" of places around the world because you create the romance. It does not really matter if you are in a...

In Florida, there are many cities which can give a unique bridal experience. Having the right bouquet to fit the atmosphere if you're in Jupiter, Keys, or St. Augustine is easy to do with the right tips. The wedding bouquet is one of the most...

The Wow! Factor ~ making your reception the most memorable Your wedding reception may well consume the largest part of your wedding day budget and the biggest block of time. Thus, you want it to be memorable and very special ~ for yourselves and...

Planning for less-than-favorite wedding guests with new best friends and other tactics. Every wedding and reception has the odd uncle, the weird cousin or the loud someone-or-other who simply has to be on the guest list. Anticipating a positive...

This is Not Your Mother's Hen Party The bachelor party is the inspiration for the bachelorette party, once dubbed a hen party or a stagette (in Canada). The bridal luncheon is still popular, but the bachelorette party is taking center stage as the...

Picture Perfect, choosing the best photographer for your Big Day. Wedding Photographers create the most tangible remembrance of your wedding, so a fair amount of consideration needs to take place in advance. Ideally, a balance of posed photos and an...

The Band of Love, choosing a wedding ring Where there are weddings, there are wedding rings ~ beautiful, unending circles of love and commitment. While gold still reigns as the most popular metal, silver and platinum run as close seconds, with...