A Brief History of the American Out-of-the-Box Wedding
By now, most people have experienced or at least heard of wedding ceremonies that jump the track of tradition and try for something unique. Couples may employ elaborate themes, travel to exotic locations, or attempt to ...
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Recycle Your Wedding
Recycle Your Wedding Recent reports have priced the cost of a typical large wedding in the United States to be between $26,000 and $31,000. No, really, it is not a joke. Those numbers may be sobering and beyond any bu ...
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Judge Stays Busy Performing Weddings in Retirement
A retired judge from Salem, Oregon, recently performed his 5,000th wedding ceremony. Richard Barber officiated at his first wedding in 1973 and is still going strong today. He has said that while he knows many judges rea ...
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Robot Funerals Denote Spiritual Connection
In January of 2015, a memorial service took place in Isumi, Japan, at a 450-year-old Buddhist temple. The figures being honored were brought together at the altar, where a priest offered prayers for the peaceful passin ...
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Negative Online Wedding Vendor Reviews: Defamation or Free Speech?
An upscale inn in upstate New York received a barrage of criticism recently for a policy that addressed online negative reviews posted by dissatisfied brides, grooms and their guests. In Hudson, New York, the Union Stree ...
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Jewelry Ad Bucks Second Marriage Taboo in Indian Media
In a country that has historically and sometimes notoriously held onto customs that shun divorced and widowed women, one jewelry manufacturer and a single advertising campaign have taken a stand in support of second marr ...
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Include a Lost Loved One in Your Wedding Ceremony
Honoring the memory of a departed loved one is something many couples do on their wedding. Here are some ways to properly honor a missing family member without getting too overwhelmed emotionally.
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Woolen Caskets and the Plain Pine Box
A 225-year-old family-run woolen mill in West Yorkshire, England, makes uniforms for the British Royal Guard, felt linings for Steinway pianos, interior details for Rolls Royce and Bentley automobiles and now, woolen cas ...
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The Woman Who Married 50 Times
Maria Yoon is a Korean-born visual and performance artist who recently got married for the fiftieth time in Times Square in New York City. The artist has made a documentary about her experience. Yoon has become known as ...
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The Return of the Lavish Hotel Wedding
Before the last economic crash, corporate travelers made up the lion's share of revenue for most major hotels around the Washington, D.C. area. Big hotel-based weddings had quietly gone the way of aspic and olive trays. ...
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