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Wedding Inspiration

A Non-Traditional Wedding Featuring (Quotes from) Shakespeare and Led Zeppelin

This couple added personal touches to their ceremony by way of their favorite quotes from literature and music.
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Wedding Planning

How To Save Money On Your Wedding | 7 Easy Ways

Your wedding day is one of the most important and special days of your life. But let's face it, planning a wedding can also be one of the most expensive. From the venue to the dress, the flowers to the photography, the costs can add up quickly. But don't despair! There are plenty of ways to have the wedding of your dreams without breaking the bank. In this post, we'll share 17 easy ways to cut costs on your big day.
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Transcending Tradition

Breaking Tradition: 5 Unique Ways For The Modern Bride To Walk Down The Aisle

Your wedding day is one of the most important days of your life, and as the bride, you want everything to be perfect. One of the most iconic moments of the wedding ceremony is when the bride makes her grand entrance and walks down the aisle. While the traditional way for a bride to walk down the aisle is on the arm of her father, there are many modern and unique ways to make this moment even more special.
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Modern Etiquette

Holiday Weekend Weddings: The Pros And Cons

When it comes to planning a wedding, one of the biggest decisions a couple has to make is the date. With so many options to choose from, it's no surprise that many couples are now considering having their big day over a holiday weekend. Some guests love having built-in plans (and food/alcohol) over the long weekend, while others don’t prefer to spend their limited time off with someone else’s closest friends and family. Before you start sending out save-the-dates, there are a few other things to consider when deciding if a holiday weekend wedding is right for you.
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Wedding Planning

The Ultimate Wedding Registry Checklist

When it comes to wedding registry basics, there are a few things you should keep in mind. First, expect to create a registry at a major retailer. Second, build a registry that reflects your style. And finally, let your guests know about your registry in a clear and concise manner. Now that you know the basics, it's time to start shopping for your dream wedding registry. Check out Provenance.co to get started with writing the ceremony of your dreams.
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Ceremony Building

The Most Popular Wedding Processional Songs: Modern and Classical

Wedding processional songs set the tone for your entire wedding. It’s the time where your bridal party walks down the aisle, and anticipation for your big entrance builds. Whether you're looking for a modern or classical option for a processional song (or multiple for different members of your bridal party), there are countless songs to choose from. To help you narrow down your options, we've compiled a list of the top 20 most popular wedding processional songs, broken down into two categories: Modern and Classical/Traditional.
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Modern Etiquette

How to Incorporate Your “Step-Family” into Your Wedding

As the structure of the American family continues to evolve, it's important for couples to find ways to include and honor the children from previous relationships in their wedding ceremony.
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Modern Etiquette

How to Avoid Saying The Wrong Thing in a Wedding Speech

“No-Go’s” are tricky. They go beyond the bounds of everyday etiquette, often relating to tensions you’re unaware of. Only the couple (and their closest confidantes) can flag sensitive family dynamics, history between guests, or matters they themselves prefer not to discuss before an audience of everyone they know and love. So having a conversation with them is kind of a no-brainer.
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Wedding Planning

Top 5 Honeymoon Destinations For 2023: Where To Go For The Ultimate Post-Wedding Getaway

Daydreaming about when you’ll be done wedding planning, married to your person, and finally on the plane to your romantic getaway? That's why we've put together a list of the top 5 honeymoon destinations for 2023, complete with reasons why each one is worth considering.
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Wedding Planning

Rain On Your Wedding Day: How To Turn A Gloomy Forecast Into A Memorable Experience

Your wedding day is one of the most beautiful and memorable days of your life. But what happens when Mother Nature decides to rain on your parade? While it may feel like a disaster at first, there are ways to turn a potentially rainy wedding day into a unique and memorable experience.
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Transcending Tradition

How To Find The Perfect Destination Wedding Venue

If you're dreaming of a destination wedding, the first step is to choose the perfect location. But with so many beautiful places to choose from, how do you narrow it down? To help you out, we've put together a guide on how to find the perfect destination wedding venue.
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Modern Etiquette

The Wedding Budget: Who Pays For What?

When it comes to planning a wedding, one of the most stressful aspects can be figuring out the budget. Who pays for what, and how much should each person contribute? It can be a delicate subject to navigate, especially if you and your partner come from different financial backgrounds or have different expectations for your big day.
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Modern Etiquette

Why It Feels Like Everyone's Getting Engaged Right Now (Hint: It's Because They Are)

In recent years, wedding industry professionals have begun referring to the period between Thanksgiving and Valentine’s day as engagement season, given the surge in new proposals around the holidays. Industry professionals estimate that 40% of all proposals take place in this 2.5 month span.
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Philanthropy

So What is a Charity Wedding Registry Anyway?

A charity wedding registry is a way to provide your friends and family an option to support the charity or charities of your choosing as their wedding or engagement gift. Guests donate to important causes, rather than to the couple. But should you do one? And if so, how?
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Modern Etiquette

How Plan A Wedding for 2024 or 2025

Just got engaged and don't know where to start with wedding planning? Here are five easy steps to get the ball rolling so you can start checking things off that (growing) wedding to-do list.
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Modern Etiquette

How to Decide Between Weddings on the Same Day

A wedding in Los Angeles and Rhode Island on the same afternoon, you’d need a time turner to make both. So what’s a person to do: how does one decide between two competing weddings?
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Modern Etiquette

How to Respectfully Decline a Wedding Invitation

The fact is: there is just no way you can make every wedding. But how do you respectfully decline an invitation? It's harder than one would think.
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Modern Etiquette

Why You Don't Need a White Wedding Dress

While white remains by far the predominant color for wedding gowns, many modern brides are breaking with tradition. And major luxury wedding designers, like Vera Wang, are taking the cue — ushering in an era in which skipping the white wedding dress doesn’t come at the expense of style.
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Ceremony Building

How to Choose Wedding Readings

Our lives are marked by significant life milestones that define the cadence of our lives. For millennia, generations before us have similarly commemorated these critical moments. Traditionally, a wedding is an opportunity to honor your cultural or religious heritage, carrying forward the torch of tradition for whichever cultural or religious tradition you may inherit.
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Ceremony Building

How to Pick a Wedding Date That's Right For You

Let go of the idea of the perfect wedding date. The wedding planning process is all about cultivating that feeling and vibe you want to create for you and for your guests, in whatever way feels most appropriate to you. Get off to the right start by choosing a specific date that matches your desires and needs while keeping your loved ones in mind.
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Modern Etiquette

How to (Politely) Request a +1 for a Wedding

The Emily Post set would have you believe that it is never, under any circumstance, appropriate to ask for a +1 to a wedding. In this school, the names on the invitation that arrives at your door are final, and any omissions or oversights are intentional, if regrettable.
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Modern Etiquette

How to Save Money on Wedding Flowers

Beautiful floral arrangements are a hallmark of any great wedding. They transform the space, adding an element of natural beauty to indoor venues and enhancing outdoor ones. They help to forge the aesthetic identity of your ceremony.
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Modern Etiquette

How to Pick an Appropriate Story to Tell During a Speech

Pop Quiz: which of the following stories would be appropriate to tell in a wedding speech? The one about the newlywed going on a Tinder date every day the first month they lived in New York. The one about the bride going on a transformative solo trip to Indonesia after a bad break up.
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Readings and Rituals

The “Tasting of Four Elements” Ritual

The “Tasting of Four Elements” is a Black diasporic wedding tradition with its roots in the culture of the Yoruba tribe, both in Nigeria and Benin.
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