How to Have a Feminist Wedding
When it comes to planning a wedding, what's a self-identifying feminist to do? As beautiful as a traditional ceremony may be, there are some possible landmines for women and men who want everyone sitting on the same tier ...
Category: Wedding Planning Marriage
More Women Pursuing Careers in the Funeral Industry
According to the National Funeral Directors Association, in 2010, 57 percent of mortuary school graduates in the United States were women, up 60 percent since 1995. Despite the increase in numbers, however, women face ch ...
Category: Funeral
How to Rein In the Wedding Guest List
It is only natural that many couples wish to share their joy with as many people as possible on their wedding day. The reality is, this can become a very expensive proposition. Guest lists have a way of running away from ...
Category: Wedding Planning
Church of England Weighing Baptisms for Transgendered Individuals
According to The Guardian, officials in the Church of England are being made aware of a desire by some transgendered people to be baptized in the church under the names with which they identify. Most often these are new ...
Category: Baptism
Five Alternative Funeral Options
Not too long ago, cremation was still considered an alternative means of caring for a loved one's body after death. In recent decades, however, there has been an explosion of choice regarding how to manage one's remains. ...
Category: Funeral
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.
Category: Get Ordained Perform a Wedding
Weddings for the Record Books
Some couples dream of a classic storybook wedding, deeply traditional down to the last detail. Others have a different book in mind when they set out to plan their big event. These happy couples seek to distinguish their ...
Category: Wedding Planning
Fewer Funeral Funds for Illinois Poor
Gov. Bruce Rauner of Illinois announced recently that he would move to cut the Funeral & Burial Benefits program from the 2016 state budget and is cutting the program for the remainder of this year. This benefit has ...
Category: Funeral
New Traditions: Unique Funerals
Funerals around the country and overseas are adopting new ways of memorializing those we love, and people are sitting up and taking notice. Sometimes, the ones doing the actual sitting up are the loved themselves. The mo ...
Category: Funeral
IKEA Offers Virtual Wedding Service
"Brollop Online," the recent cyber offering from Swedish furniture company IKEA, sticks to the company's mission of furnishing the spaces in which we live in ways that are "neither expensive nor complicated." This time, ...
Category: Perform a Wedding