Wedding Advice: Calling Off the Wedding?

By April Masini
May 16, 2008 (Posted at 9:28 am)

Those silky white Manolo Blahniks are NOT made for running “those shoes are made for walking — making an entrance, making a dignified exit, making a sexy scene, and walking the aisle. So don’t wreck your soles running away. On the other hand, don’t wreck your soul, saving your soles. Before you buy a pair […]

Upscale Family-Style Wedding Dinners

By April Masini
May 16, 2007 (Posted at 10:51 am)

Family style is the latest trend in weddings and dinner parties incorporating a more casual tone than dinners that come plated to each guest. The idea of passing around serving dishes and helping one’s self to a dish that is part of the meal is meant to conjure up the intimacy of family dinners. […]

Weddings: Wedding Invitation Trends

By April Masini
May 3, 2007 (Posted at 2:56 pm)

When it comes to wedding, there are a couple of rules to go by:
*If this is your first and hopefully only wedding, think about permanence when you design your wedding invitations. Think about looking back at your wedding invitation with your grandchildren 50 years from now, and what you would like to look back […]

Relationships: The 3 Stages - Maintaining Friendships With Married Friends

By April Masini
May 1, 2007 (Posted at 2:24 pm)

The 3 Stages: Maintaining Friendships with Married Friends.
Your friends got married and things are different. Here’s a quick guide
to dealing with the three stages newly married friends go through:
Stage 1) P.W. (post wedding) altered state: Newly married friends are
often in an altered state for about the first six months of marriage.
Everything looks differently to them. […]



Marriage: Renewing Your Wedding Vows

By April Masini
March 24, 2007 (Posted at 10:14 am)

Three Tips for Renewing Your Wedding Vows:
* Consider the audience. If you’re having a celebration with other people invited, you will want to keep it shorter and sweeter rather than longer and more boring. If it’s just the two of you go on for hours if you’d like, but even then — remember your audience […]

Women’s Issues: Finding the Perfect Wedding Gown

By April Masini
February 2, 2007 (Posted at 6:19 pm)

Weddings are a booming tradition, and despite the rising divorce rate, love
is here to stay and second, third and fourth weddings are happening with
renewed panache — and that means new trends wedding dresses!
White weddings are no longer just for first weddings — anything goes, and
many brides choose white for their second weddings, too. But […]

Today: New Trends In Wedding Dresses

By April Masini
February 2, 2007 (Posted at 12:58 am)

Weddings are a booming tradition, and despite the rising divorce rate, love is here to stay and second, third and fourth weddings are happening with renewed panache — and that means new trends wedding dresses!
White weddings are no longer just for first weddings — anything goes, and many brides choose white for their second weddings, […]

Today: Advice for Selecting and Incorporating Color Into Your Wedding Theme and Style

By April Masini
January 27, 2007 (Posted at 5:20 pm)

The wedding colors a bride chooses are one of the most important decisions to be made. The colors will affect pretty much every other decision regarding the wedding. Here are some tips and advice for considering and choosing colors:
* If you have a favorite color, use it.
* Consider what colors are flattering next to […]



Today: Upscale Family-Style Wedding Dinners

By April Masini
January 17, 2007 (Posted at 5:45 pm)

Family style is the latest trend in weddings and dinner parties incorporating a more casual tone than dinners that come plated to each guest. The idea of passing around serving dishes and helping one’s self to a dish that is part of the meal is meant to conjure up the intimacy of family dinners.
Given […]

Today: Untypical Wedding Gifts

By April Masini
January 10, 2007 (Posted at 10:27 am)

The biggest news in wedding gifts has to do with divorce! Because the divorce rate is so high, there are increasingly more and more second and third weddings. These second and third weddings are different from traditional first weddings, and so, too, are the wedding gifts.
Registering for gifts is fine — for first weddings. […]