When planning your wedding design, “guestimates” can result in table linen that’s too short or an overcrowded ballroom. Still trying to figure out what I mean? Think about how bad it looks when celebrities are “shimmying” between the banquet tables at the Golden Globes. (That ballroom is painfully too small for such an important event!)
Same Traditions Around the World Earlier this month, I had the privilege of visiting the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi. When I covered my head with my pashmina, I felt transformed. My heart and head transported back in time to being a second grader at Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic School in […]
It’s November 1. Do you know what that means? Engagement season will be here in a few weeks! So, if you have a friend or a family member who is about to get engaged or if you are planning to walk down the aisle yourself, here are 5 helpful books I believe newly engaged couples […]
Do you intend to incorporate religious or cultural traditions into your wedding ceremony or reception? If you do, here are some points to remember — Check with both families first. Communicate with your family (and your fiance’s family) early on to discuss which traditions everyone would like to incorporate. Use those discussions to better understand […]
On this Good Friday, I cannot help but think about the pomp and circumstance surrounding the Catholic religion. As a lifelong Catholic, our religious traditions and ceremonies are second nature to me. To my Southern Baptist husband, it feels like a foreign world. This is something to think about as you plan your wedding: If […]