Wedding

Before your heart takes you away you need to sit down and have a discussion to make sure the plans that you both have are the same or at least similar.

But lest these remarks paint me as an irritated, bitter (no, I'm not yet married myself) observer of this behavior, I should let you in on a little secret: I'm going to give all these Facebook-updating gals a run for their money when it's my turn.

I love bringing a little bit of the Edwardian era to people on their wedding day by lending them something special. They should enjoy their life together like they never have before.

Brides know better than anyone that weddings can cost a fortune, but somehow we forget that we're not the only ones incurring charges just because we're getting married.

I don't like the idea that -- despite how the roles of women have changed -- a bride is assumed to fall in line with antiquated constraints on her wedding day. She might not be a virgin, but for the wedding she needs to appear chaste.

It's time for you to take back the one party that is truly all about you: your bachelorette party.

Wedding season is just around the corner. There are rules of decorum that go along with being a bride-to-be. Make sure you're a gracious bride and not a Bridezilla by following these guidelines.

From first dance flash mobs to portraits with the pets, a wedding is a couple's opportunity to celebrate their relationship with family, friends and even Fido.

I've booked my ceremony and reception location, hired a DJ and finalized the menu. But now is the time when those little details have to be addressed which include the question, how can my wedding be '"different" or unique?

My sister got the invite, and since she's not seeing anyone and I live a quick cab ride away from the venue, I'm coming along as her guest -- which made me think of some things I wish plus-ones didn't do at weddings.

Gone are the days when the only choice a bride had was to go into her local stationery store and turn page after page after page of enormous wedding invitation binders.

There's really only one good reason to get married: because you've found your soul mate. But there are so many bad ones. Here are the seven worst.

While the move toward nationwide equality is grand, it left many gays in military relationships in a possible matrimonial conundrum: What to wear to the wedding?

Who is going to capture all the details and special moments at your wedding so you can look back and remember them well?

I'm married. That's the first time I've typed those words. It's been a long time coming, and it's a very good thing. I didn't always know that it would be.

We have certainly encountered our share of the usual culprits, such as red wine, lipstick, and chocolate. But the one that takes the proverbial "cake" involved the recently waxed red leather of a Rolls Royce and a scorching hot day.

Weddings are hectic enough. Nobody wants to feel under the weather on the big day. Brides want to feel beautiful, confident and most of all healthy during this special time! In this piece, I will explain five simple yet powerful things you can do stay healthy before your upcoming wedding.

Show tunes not your thing? What about heavy metal complete with a mosh pit at your reception? One of our couples had a very punk-rock style and absolutely loved heavy-metal music, mosh pits and crowd surfing at shows.

The immediate reaction of newly engaged women is to hit the ground running with the wedding planning. My advice? Take it slow! The entire wedding does not need to be completely planned out in the first two weeks of your engagement.

Upon meeting Michelle and Jared, the bride- and groom-to-be, I knew that I was in for an unforgettable experience (chalk it up, perhaps, to their "exotic" culinary requests of alligator and squirrel, among other things).