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Stephanie Hallett is Editor of Huffington Post Weddings.

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Claire Pettibone, Bridal Designer, Mentors Otis College Students (PHOTOS)

(1) Comments | Posted May 9, 2013 | 4:37 PM

Designer Claire Pettibone skyrocketed to bridal fame when Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg's now-wife, Priscilla Chan, donned a Pettibone gown on her Big Day in 2012. Now, Pettibone is using her design chops and social cachet to give back to budding designers.

Pettibone spent the last year...

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Wedding Planning Advice From New York Planners Sojourner And Milo Auguste

(40) Comments | Posted May 8, 2013 | 12:39 AM

Wondering what's trendy in weddings and how to incorporate some "of the moment" details into your Big Day? We've got answers!

Sojourner and Milo Auguste, the husband and wife team behind Erganic Design in New York, are two of our favorite local wedding planners. We love their

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Wedding Dress Trends From New York's Spring/Summer 2014 Bridal Runways (PHOTOS)

(12) Comments | Posted April 25, 2013 | 12:47 AM

The industry's top bridal designers descended on New York last weekend to show their Spring/Summer 2014 collections at Bridal Market, and wow, did they deliver.

Monique Lhuillier, Jenny Packham and Vera Wang were among the designers who showed gorgeous gowns to suit...

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Jenny Packham, Bridal Designer, Talks Current Trends, Celebrity Brides (PHOTOS)

(0) Comments | Posted April 24, 2013 | 2:40 PM

Jenny Packham is one of Hollywood's most adored designers. Her bridal gowns have been worn by the likes of Elizabeth Hurley and Jaime Pressley, and she counts Kate Middleton and Adele among her biggest fans.

HuffPost Weddings was lucky enough to sit down with...

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Wedding Planning At Work: How To Balance Your Job And Your Big Day

(5) Comments | Posted April 18, 2013 | 6:17 PM

On Thursday, The New York Times revealed that, during the bumpy period in which Ann Curry was leaving her post as a "Today Show" host, there was just one person tasked with handling public relations for NBC's morning show -- and she was also planning her...

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Changing Your Last Name: Survey Reveals How Americans Feel About Women, Men Changing Their Names

(248) Comments | Posted April 14, 2013 | 11:59 PM

It is estimated that just 8 percent of American women will keep their last names after marriage. That's down from a record high of about 23 percent in the nineties.

While the decision to change your last name after marriage is a personal choice that...

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Low Marriage Rates Caused By Unwritten Social Rules?

(306) Comments | Posted April 12, 2013 | 4:12 PM

Marriage rates in America are at an all-time low. Young men and women are delaying marriage into their late 20s and early 30s, sometimes to their detriment of their health and well-being.

And yet, with the average cost of a wedding hovering around $28,000,...

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Wedding Trends: L.A. Experts Tell Us What To Look For In 2013

(11) Comments | Posted February 7, 2013 | 6:28 PM

We've talked a lot about the hottest wedding dress trends for 2013, but what about the biggest trends in wedding food and design?

On Wednesday, HuffPost Weddings stopped by the St. Pucchi boutique in West Hollywood for A Soolip...

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Wedding Trends 2012: Industry Insiders Choose The Year's Top Trends (PHOTOS)

(1) Comments | Posted December 29, 2012 | 2:14 AM

What a year it's been for wedding enthusiasts.

From Jessica Biel and Justin Timberlake's romantic Italian nuptials to the legalization of same-sex marriage in three U.S. states to HuffPost Weddings' first anniversary, we've enjoyed some pretty amazing moments.

In the spirit of reminiscing, we...

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12/12/12 Weddings: More Than 7,500 Couples To Wed In The U.S.

(49) Comments | Posted December 12, 2012 | 1:14 AM

On Wednesday, the date on the calendar will read 12/12/12. It's a special date, to be sure. But for California bride DeAnna Peek, who will marry that day, the date holds extra significance.

"[The number 12] resembles a reset on a clock," Peek told HuffPost Weddings. "Like when the...

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Wedding Dress Shopping: How To Make The Experience Less Stressful

(0) Comments | Posted November 30, 2012 | 12:13 AM

Wedding dress shopping can be stressful -- from bad bridal consultants to unflattering try-ons, finding the right dress can be more difficult than finding "The One."

We want you to have the best shopping experience you possibly can, so we polled some top experts to find...

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An Open Letter To Everyone I've Ever Loved

(26) Comments | Posted November 27, 2012 | 12:57 AM

This is a love letter to my first boyfriend. The boy who wrote me notes in cobbled-together Italian and brought me daisies for Valentine's Day. The boy who loved me with a wide-open heart, despite my innate teenage weirdness. The boy who gave me a model for the right kind...

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Celebrity Engagement Rings Are Getting Way Too Big (PHOTOS)

(101) Comments | Posted November 17, 2012 | 12:45 AM

While we love that more stars are embracing modern wedding trends, such as colored gowns and smaller affairs, there's one celeb style trend we just can't get behind: the way-too-big engagement ring.

From JWoww's five carat boulder to Avril Lavigne's pear-shaped moon...

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Post-Sandy Wedding: Dimitri Papanagnou And Jason Young Marry In Unusual Venue (PHOTOS)

(144) Comments | Posted November 12, 2012 | 6:53 PM

Manhattan couple Dimitri Papanagnou, 33, and Jason Young, 38, tied the knot Saturday, Nov. 3 -- but not without a little interference from Hurricane Sandy. The couple had planned to have their ceremony at the Glass Houses, an event space in Manhattan's Chelsea neighborhood, but because of the...

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Hurricane Sandy Wedding: Shelby Ebert and Adam Moser To Tie The Knot Despite Setbacks

(23) Comments | Posted November 2, 2012 | 11:48 PM

Shelby Ebert and Adam Moser are a New York City couple whose Saturday wedding has been disrupted by Hurricane Sandy. Ebert, 29, a development officer and event planner at a non-profit organization, and Moser, 30, a defense attorney, had planned to tie the knot Nov. 3 on Long Island in...

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Martha Stewart Wedding Officiant: DIY Guru Performs Ceremony At 2012 Bridal Market Party (PHOTOS, VIDEO)

(4) Comments | Posted October 17, 2012 | 2:10 PM

For the past 11 years, Martha Stewart has played host to one of the most anticipated wedding industry parties of the year -- her annual Bridal Market celebration.

But this year, Stewart took it up a notch when she officiated a wedding ceremony during the event. Yes, you...

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Wedding Dress Trends: Top Designers Reveal Their Favorite Looks For Fall

(5) Comments | Posted October 15, 2012 | 5:37 PM

At Bridal Market in New York, which ran Oct. 12 to 15, designers presented their Fall 2013 collections. HuffPost Weddings had a chance to catch up with six couturieres after their runway shows, and we picked their brains about the hottest fall trends.

Click through the slideshow below to...

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Bridal Fashion Week 2012: Top Trends From Designers' Fall 2013 Collections

(20) Comments | Posted October 14, 2012 | 7:59 PM

This year's Fall bridal market in New York City, which ran from Oct. 12 to 15, was full of surprises. From an all white collection at Vera Wang (after two white-free seasons!), to the ultra-short flapper-inspired dresses on the Reem Acra runway, to Venetian Carnevale masks at Ines...

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Amsale, Wedding Dress Designer, Dishes On Owning 3 Bridal Labels

(4) Comments | Posted October 14, 2012 | 7:38 PM

Couture bridal designer Amsale Aberra is best known as the creative force behind her signature collection, Amsale. But the Ethiopian-born designer is also the creative director of well-loved bridal labels Kenneth Pool and Christos.

Aberra presented the Fall 2013 collections for each of her...

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Monique Lhuillier, Bridal Designer, Talks Fall 2013 Collection, Trends

(1) Comments | Posted October 14, 2012 | 6:32 PM

Monique Lhuillier, couture bridal designer and celebrity favorite (she's designed bridal frocks for Britney Spears, Pink and Vanessa Minnillo) presented a stunning Fall 2013 collection in New York on Saturday during Bridal Market.

We must say, with its ultra-feminine gowns in lace and...

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