Wedding 101 offers basic advice for planning the perfect wedding, ordering the perfect wedding cake, bridesmaid dresses and lots of other grief-saving advice.



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Getting Married Soon?: Tips On Selecting A Justice of the Peace.

Talking With The Bride: Elizabeth March. 24. of Manitoba, Canada discusses her June wedding.

Fabulous Wedding Favors: Do you want to give your guests wedding favors that will do more than collect dust? Mayai N. Chatman, our expert wedding columnist, has some great ideas for unique, creative and fun favors that won't get tossed aside the moment the wedding is over.

Wedding Ideas for A Second Marriage: Amy Long, one of our expert wedding columnists, shares her tips for a wedding ceremony for a very special second marriage.

Meet The Bride: Lisa Kastner, of Essington, Pennsylvania, is getting married January 14, 2001. The cake topper will reflect an aviation theme, since their first date was at an airport, they will serve filet mignon and lobster, and none of the ushers will be wearing ties. Here, Lisa talks about her hopes and dreams for her wedding.

Planning A Spring Wedding? Food and Decorating Ideas for A Low-Budget Spring Wedding.

Meet the Bride: Jennifer is marrying Tom on June 17, 2000 at the Adam's Mark Hotel, in Buffalo, New York. What is the one aspect of her wedding that she is most proud of? Her groom!

Keep Your Bridesmaids Happy: Great Gift Ideas for Your Bridesmaids

Plan An At-Home Wedding: Mayai N. Chatman, our expert wedding columnist, has tips on planning a small, at-home wedding.

 Wedding Plans: Stacy Smith, of Helena, Montana, was married on Oct. 16, 1999. She says the best part of planning her wedding was " was looking for that 'perfect' dress because you got to see yourself as a 'happy' bride, not the distraught bride you are planning the wedding."

How Can I Plan A Millennium Wedding?: Rev. Amy Long, one of our expert wedding columnists, shares some great ideas with a bride who wants a millennium wedding--including how to make a time capsule an original and fun part of the celebration.

Create a wedding so incredibly romantic your guests will never forget the event. We can show you how to create the most romantic wedding ever.

Meet Dina Gan, of New York, whose wedding, was held at a medieval castle style mansion, with an outdoor amphitheater where the ceremony was presided over by both a priest and a cantor. Dina said the most rewarding aspect of her wedding was making her own wedding invitations out of handmade paper. Dina describes her wedding style as "a juxtaposition between medieval and modern." Read more about this very original wedding.

Attention Brides: Fabulous Winter Wedding Ideas! Let your winter wedding reflect the beauty of the winter season.

A Bouquet for the Bride's Mother: Christine Walsh, of a Boston, Massachusetts suburb, is having a Victorian theme wedding on September 25, 1999. Since her fiance is in law enforcement, a police motorcade will escort her to the church. Each guest will receive a handmade long stem white chocolate rose, and she will give her mother her bouquet at the reception in appreciation, for "teaching me to be the woman I am today." Read about this beautiful wedding.

Find The Wedding Gown Of Your Dreams: Rose Giffen, owner of Rosann's Bridal, a bridal shop in Greentown, Ohio, has tips and advice on finding the wedding gown of your dreams.

Do You Want Lots of Relatives To Participate In Your Wedding?: Rev. Amy Long, one of our expert wedding columnists, has lots of ideas for brides who wants to include lots of relatives in their wedding.

Are you Still Searching for that Perfect Wedding Gown?: Great tips and advice on finding that dream gown from Joyce Ruble, owner of the Satin Rose Boutique, a bridal and formal wear shop in Parkersburg, West Virginia.

How To Treat Your Bridesmaids--So They Will Still Be Your Friends After The Wedding: Your wedding is a big deal and your bridesmaids should be very grateful you asked them to be in it. Right? Wrong! Learn how to avoid problems with your bridesmaids.

Choosing Your Wedding Invitations: Sherrie Abruscato, of Magic Moments, in West Palm Beach, Florida has some great tips on choosing and ordering your wedding invitations.

Choosing A Wedding Consultant: Our expert wedding columnist Christine Young has advice on choosing the right wedding consultant for your wedding.

Exciting New Wedding Ideas: Tracy Morales, of Willow Tree Weddings, in San Fernando Valley, California shares her exciting new ideas on menus, decorations, bridal luncheons and rehearsal dinners.

Bride Talk: Tiffany Shayne Hurst, 25, an attorney, is part Chinese and incorporating Asian traditions into the wedding, such as having the Chinese symbol for "double happiness" printed on the wedding invitations and bowing to her groom's parents as they walk back up the aisle after the ceremony.

Talking With A Bride: An interview with Kia Yun Stevenson, of Silver Spring, Maryland, who is getting married October 10, 1999. She and her fiance Brian plan to include ancient Korean traditions in their wedding, such as serving dates, figs and nuts to symbolize fertility and having the groom give the bride's mother a goose (painted or wooden) to symbolize everlasting faithfulness and loyalty.

Attention Brides: Can the right flowers make your wedding special and unforgettable? Mindy Griffiths, owner of Flowers By Mindy, in Buffalo, New York, has great tips on choosing your centerpieces and bridal bouquets.

Attention Brides: Kathlyn Moore, the owner of Beautiful Beginnings, a wedding coordinating service in West Palm Beach, Florida, has some important information on choosing and writing your wedding invitations.

Choose the Perfect Wedding Gown: Cheryl King, of Chantilly Lace of Wendell, a full service bridal and formal shop in Wendell, North Carolina, has advice for brides on choosing the perfect wedding gown.

Creative Wedding Ceremonies: Rev. Amy Long, one of our expert wedding columnists, has advice on how to make your wedding ceremony totally memorable and unique.

Talking with the Bride: Jill Frandsen, 23, of Illinois, is getting married August 21, 1999. She and fiance are planning the wedding of their dreams--not the dreams of their friends and relatives. Read how they are saving money and putting their own personalities into their wedding day.

Plan an African Inspired Wedding: Mayai Chatman, a professional wedding consultant, shows you how to plan an African-inspired wedding.

Stop the Wedding Planning Stress!: Victoria Lake, of Columbus, Ohio, a wedding consultant, has great tips on reducing the stress that accompanies planning a wedding.

Rev. Amy Long, one of our expert wedding columnists, offers advice on how to include parents in the wedding ceremony.

Choosing the Right Flowers for Your Wedding: How can you find a great florist? How can you choose the right flowers for your wedding? What should you know before selecting your wedding bouquet? Victoria Straw, of Victoria's Flowers, in Columbus, Ohio, has some great advice for brides.

Great wedding videos: How can you pick the best videographer for your wedding? How can you judge whether a sample wedding video is any good or not? How can you save money on your wedding video? Steve Wernick, of Videoccasion, Inc., in Bensalem, Pennsylvania has all the answers you'll need to get a great video of your wedding day.

Where do you want to have your wedding? In a museum? A gallery? A historic home? On a yacht? Our expert wedding columnist Christine Young has advice on finding untraditional wedding locations.

Meet Susan Behr MacDuffee, of Chuluota, Florida, who rode to her reception in a vintage 1955 Chevy Bel Air. "It was one of the most exciting parts of the day. It is a drag racing car and we got to burn rubber on the way to the reception."

Help for Brides: What questions should you ask when choosing a caterer? What are some ways to save money on your food and drink bill? An interview with Christine L. Hess, of Chef Tell's Manor House, Upper Black Eddy, Pennsylvania.

Talking With The Bride: Meet, Karen Sommer, 22, of Maryland, who says planning her wedding enhanced her relationship with her mother.

Meet the Bride: Karen Zaruba, 30, of Ann Arbor, Michigan, and her fiance decided to have a very small, intimate wedding. "We are both very private people, and for us, having a large affair wasn't right. It was a wedding that accommodated OUR wishes, not the wishes of our parents."

Advice for the Bride: Heidi Bauder, of Heidi's Weddings, in San Francisco, California talks about the biggest mistakes brides make when planning their wedding.

Secrets of a Wedding Coordinator: Susan Price,of "I Do" Weddings offers creative money-saving tips for brides.

Brides, do you have questions about your wedding ceremony? Rev. Amy Long is one of our expert wedding columnists and the author of 'The Ultimate Wedding Ceremony Workbook for the Planning-Impaired.'



An interview with Daniel Licitra, president of Bridal Line, an online bridal consulting company.

Meet Diane La Vigne and hear about her fantastic Boston, MA wedding! Fireworks, bottle dancers, male bridesmaids, and maybe even the band JFK Jr. and Carolyn Bessette wanted for their wedding!


Meet Terri McCoy, of Flagstaff, Arizona, who is going to have her father and grandfather walk her down the aisle.


Barbara Carlock, of Carlock's Bakery, in Los Oslos, California, tells about the Most Important Cake of Your Life!!

Arlene Winfrey, of The Floral Renaissance, in Camas, Washington, tells you how to save money on wedding flowers. Do you know how to negotiate for a lower price?

Tricia Thomas, of Thomas & Thomas Wedding Consultants, in a suburb of Houston, TX, talks about high end Texas weddings! (One groom had his horse as his best man).

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