Destination weddings used to be for those eloping or celebrating a second marriage. But now, the number of younger couples tying the knot in tropical locations is on the rise.
Travel agents say in just the past decade, the number of destination weddings has grown by 40 percent.
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Interesting…
Few people get paid to spend time exploring Tuscany. But Helen and James Lord do. The’ve built a business around helping British couples organise Italian weddings in the Tuscan Hills.
The idea came to them after spending 12 months planning their own wedding in 1998. “It took a dozen visits over a period of 12 months finding suppliers. Helen said we now have this little black book, why don’t we use it,” says James.
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Sounds cool!
Fans of the hit game series, “Diner Dash,” have been anxiously waiting to swap brooms for grooms in PlayFirst’s first official offshoot game, “Wedding Dash.”
Available now for Windows-based computers, this downloadable “casual” game does not deviate far from what made its predecessors so popular but offers many challenging scenarios and laugh-out-loud moments.
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The big day has come and gone but a lifetime of memories begins as soon as the wedding photographs are reviewed. Bridal gowns–selected painstakingly to reflect personal style and taste–should also be given the care it deserves to live on, not only in memories, but for future generations as well.Hallak Cleaners , one of the leading couture cleaners in the United States and a specialist in the preservation and restoration of bridal gowns, has compiled a list of frequently asked questions to help brides understand the complex, yet necessary gown preservation process. As members of American Wedding Gown Specialists, Hallak Cleaners stands behind its work with a lifetime guarantee.
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Beach weddings are, well, a little hot:
Simple cakes, dresses, flowers also popular
Awedding blends traditions with trends unlike any other event under the sun.
At the center of every wedding are two people who love and commit to each other. But beyond the decision to marry are hundreds of other big and small decisions, from the location of the ceremony and reception to the variety of flowers in the bridal bouquet. A wedding should be unique, but not outlandish.
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Wedding tourism, anyone?
PARIS: The first time that Hirosha Watanabe and Naoko Shibuya entered a church was the giddy moment on their march down the aisle in pearl grey tails and a frothy wedding dress to the strains of Wagner’s “Bridal Chorus.”
They were joined at the altar of the American Church in Paris by a minister, a translator, a video maker and a photographer – key players in Japanese wedding packages for lavish Western ceremonies with traditional trappings from rose nosegays to chauffeured Mercedes-Benzes.
Most of these brides and grooms are more familiar with Buddhist temples than church sanctuaries. And many newlyweds cannot fathom the words, “I now pronounce you husband and wife.” But they are flocking to Paris and other romantic European locations in search of high rituals, stained glass and bellowing pipe organs chosen from convenient online catalogues.
Watch out Blue Nile!
Buying a $10 paperback from Amazon or a 99-cent new release from iTunes is now commonplace. But has online shopping matured to the point where people don’t blink at dropping a $20,000 half-carat diamond into an online shopping basket and proceeding to checkout?
De Beers Diamond Jewellers, Inc. is banking that the answer is yes. And given the success of online-only jeweler Blue Nile, they might be right.
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Sounds pretty neat!
Buckingham Palace, Queen Elizabeth II’s London home, opens to visitors tomorrow, marking her 60th year of marriage with an exhibition of dresses, diamonds and uniforms worn at her wedding.
King George VI was on the throne in 1947 when Princess Elizabeth married the Duke of Edinburgh, who had dropped his titles of Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark. The bridal dress by Norman Hartnell, a one-time theater-costume designer, was inspired by Botticelli’s 15th century painting, “Primavera,” symbolizing rebirth after the war, said the Royal Collection’s press office.
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