Tag Archives: wedding planning

Christmas Weddings – Let’s Go A Wassailing

There is something very dickensian about a wedding at Christmas and I think were I to plan a wedding now, I’d intertwine it into the Christmas season and take advantage of all the beautiful ideas, decorations and music available within the Christmas season. However, planning a Christmas wedding comes with a whole set of other problems, including involving other people in planning the wedding in and around the holiday season. Dickensian Wedding When you hear the word Dickensian, chances are you think of old fashioned street lamps, beautiful clothing, bonnets and even snowy scenes with horse drawn sleighs. You wouldn’t … Continue reading →

Divorce: Don’t Plan For It

When it comes to getting married, few of us are thinking about the divorce during the wedding planning. Realistically, even a couple that fills out a pre-nuptial agreement is not sitting there thinking about ordering the flowers by the 3rd, the last dress fitting on the 25th and the divorce attorney in six months, six years or sixteen years. We don’t think about. We don’t spend the time between taking our vows and heading off to the honeymoon considering how we’ll divide up the wedding gifts. If you are thinking about those things, chances are you didn’t want to be … Continue reading →

The Marriage Blog Week in Review October 28-November 3rd

Last Week’s New Jersey Supreme Court ruling played a major ripple effect on our articles for this week and even as we got ready for Halloween and recovered from it, the November elections and vote loomed ahead. Several states will make their decisions on new marriage laws, politicians and more. If that were not enough for you, we have the holidays looming ahead of us and that can have a dramatic impact on our marriages and our family lives. So without further ado, here is our Marriage Blog week in review: Saturday, October 28 In Marriage in the News: I … Continue reading →

The Monster Bash – A Halloween Wedding

Good morning and Happy Halloween. It occurred to me, rather startlingly this morning, that we made it all the way through October without discussing a possible Halloween wedding theme. So, aiming for the better late than never solution, let’s kick off our Halloween morning with a little Halloween wedding planning and suggestions that may come into use for you next Halloween. Nothing Ordinary About a Halloween Wedding The great thing about a Halloween wedding is that you can toss out all the traditional ideas at your whim. You can theme your wedding in any way that involves wearing a costume, … Continue reading →

The Marriage Week in Review – October 7 – 13

Another week down in the month of October and just two weeks to go until we arrive in November and the beauty of planning a Holiday Wedding or celebrating an anniversary in what for many people is one of the warmest emotional times of the year. Personally, I can’t wait for Christmas music, but in the meanwhile, we still have Halloween and time change to get through. Be sure to note on your calendars that October 29th is the day time changes and we’ll be rolling the clocks back an hour. Another great benefit to the crisp fall air in … Continue reading →

What It Means to Say “I Do”

I do – these are two little words that little girls and boys think about as they are growing up. They are the magic words that are said in the marriage vows when one person is committing to another. I remember seeing a cartoon that talked about marriage in the sense that it said something like: I knew they were writing their vows, but I thought it would be Robert Frost quotes not rules for the Geneva Convention. Our vows are an important component of our marriages because they are designed to set the tone for the marriage. Think about … Continue reading →

The Week in Review – September 23-29

Welcome to the Week in Review for the Marriage blog. We’ve covered a lot of ground in the marriage blog this week. So let’s talk about our week in review. So let’s talk about the week in review: Saturday, September 23 The Little White Lies That We Tell A lie is a lie is a lie, right? Yes and no. We talk about lies as being good lies and bad lies. How do we separate the lies that are good from the lies that are bad? Why do we call them white lies, but a lie is a lie and … Continue reading →

Top 10 Wedding Destinations

Have you ever considered a destination wedding? Destination wedding pack up you, your fiancé and any wedding attendants along with guests and family to head to an exotic or distant locale where you may or may not stay on later for honeymoon purposes. The destination wedding transports you from where you live to another place where you and your fiancé can have the romantic wedding of your dreams. Make no mistake, a destination wedding is expensive, but speaking from personal experience – it was also a great way to have a wedding. With that in mind, here are my top … Continue reading →

Wedding Planning: Mother of the Bride/Mother of the Groom

They say that your Mom is probably the second most important involved in the wedding. Wondering which mom is important? The answer to the question both Moms are important to the wedding. Bride and Groom benefit when their mothers are with them and involved in the wedding. Here are some outlines of the typical duties of the bride and groom’s mothers. MOTHER OF THE BRIDE The primary responsibility of the Mother-of-the-Bride is to see that the bride’s wishes are carried out for the wedding. She might serve as the coordinator with the wedding planner. She might just help organize the … Continue reading →

All The Groom’s Men

When it comes to wedding planning, there is a lot of fuss made over the various attendants to the wedding. Among those attendants, however, are not just the bridesmaids and maids of honor – but the groomsmen, the best man and the ushers. Groomsmen can double as ushers, but sometimes you can have both. So let’s talk about these roles and what part they play in the wedding. The Groom & The Best Man The groom is the obvious choice. He’s part of the main event. He asked the bride to marry him. The best man is usually a brother … Continue reading →