Tips for Decorative Wedding Flowers
Giving your ceremony space a unique look and feel is part of the joy of wedding planning. However, it's perfectly understandable if you need a little extra help in deciding what to include for your special day. With so m ...
Category: Wedding Planning Marriage
Wiccans Welcome Children Into the World With Blessing Rituals
Many religions include rituals that are performed after the birth of a child. In most cases, these celebrations take the form of naming and dedication ceremonies. Most in the United States are familiar with the concept o ...
Category: Baptism Ceremonies
Jazz Funerals Both Mourn and Celebrate Departed Loved Ones
One commonality between human civilizations throughout history is the development of customs to remember and respect deceased family, friends and community members. Spiritual and cultural beliefs dictate how people bury ...
Category: Funeral Ceremonies
Helping Loved Ones Cope With a Loss
Dealing with the loss of someone close to you can come as a debilitating shock. While it can be difficult to go through this period yourself, it can be even more upsetting to watch someone you care about struggle with th ...
Category: Funeral
Fun Gift Ideas for a Baptism
The baptism of a child can be a big deal for many families. If you have someone close to you who is planning a baptism in the near future, you might want to start thinking about what you’re going to get for the lit ...
Category: Baptism Ceremonies
Using the New Year to Your Advantage
The New Year has arrived and with it all of the possibilities of the future. If you are currently planning your wedding, you can easily use the dawn of a new year to your advantage. With the madness of the holidays final ...
Category: Wedding Planning Marriage
Transgender Individuals Celebrate New Names as Rites of Passage
Picking a new name can be a pivotal moment in a transgender person’s life. Often, much care and deliberation leads up to the final choice, including taking some time to mentally “live with” the new name ...
Category: Universal Life Church Ceremonies
Wedding Flowers 101: Outfitting Your Party and Family
Planning your wedding requires much attention to detail, and that includes the flowers. If you’re doing this on your own, you’ll need to choose a florist and set a budget limit. Before that, you’ll also ...
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The Irish Wake: A Blend of Mourning and Celebration
Like many traditions in Irish culture, the wake is a combination of pre-Christian customs and Christian rituals. While it sprang from original traditions of keeping watch over the dead, variations of the practice are sti ...
Category: Funeral Ceremonies
How to Know You’ve Found Someone Worth Marrying
Dating someone that you connect with can be nice, but it is not always easy to know if you have found the person you want to spend the rest of your life with. There are plenty of questions that are going to come up the l ...
Category: Marriage