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Weekday Weddings: Embracing the New Normal

Rescheduling your wedding due to COVID-19? You might have a tough time getting a Friday or Saturday date. Most analysts expect weekday weddings will be the norm for the second half of 2020; Here's what you need to know.

Category: Wedding Planning

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Sitting Shiva in the Age of Coronavirus

Coronavirus has impacted everything, even how the Jewish community experiences mourning. In the wake of COVID, sitting Shiva has gone online, switching to Zoom or Skype and adjusting how mourners process their loss.

Category: Loss

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What Weddings Will Look Like After COVID-19

What will weddings look like in a post-COVID world? No one's quite sure, but there are some very interesting ideas floating out there of what the "return to normal" will actually look like for weddings and beyond.

Category: Wedding Planning

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How To Make a Honeymoon Happen at Home

If you've delayed your honeymoon due to COVID-19, you should know that there are fun ways to emulate the experience at home with your partner. Until it's safe to do the real thing, here's how to honeymoon at home.

Category: Marriage

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Cutting Your Wedding Guest List Due to COVID-19? Try These Great Tips

Cutting your wedding guest list down during normal times is tough, but cutting it down to essential guests only is even tougher. As COVID continues to upset summer wedding season, here's how to slim down your guest list.

Category: Wedding Planning

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House Hunting Tips To Guide You Through the Early Stages of Married Life

Buying a home together is a big step for couples to take. And if you're on your first home-buying venture, there are a lot of things you and your new spouse need to consider, from the obvious to the subtle.

Category: Marriage

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Embalming: An Ancient Art in Modern Times

Embalming is one of those things we know gets done, but we rarely think about. From its ancient origins to its popularization in America after the death of President Lincoln, it has a rather interesting history.

Category: Funeral

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A New Normal? What You Should Know About Wedding Planning in 2020

If your wedding is set for summer of 2020, you're most likely unsure exactly what your wedding day will look like. Whether you're keeping your date, pushing it back, or livestreaming, safety will be the biggest concern.

Category: Wedding Planning

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Grief Etiquette in the COVID-19 Age

Losing a loved one during COVID-19 can make a tough time even more difficult. The memorial industry, like most others, has been been changed by coronavirus.  And so too have etiquette norms for the bereaved.

Category: Loss

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Little Ways To Show Your Wedding Vendors Appropriate Gratitude

After your wedding, it's important to show just how much you appreciate the people who helped you along on your big day. Thankfully, there are a variety of creative ways to thank your wedding vendors.

Category: Wedding Materials

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