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  • 50 Tips for the Perfect Reception

    50 Tips for the Perfect Reception

    The exchange of vows may be at the heart of your nuptials, but if you're like many brides-to-be, you've already started to focus much of your energy on the celebration a...

  • Music for Every Moment

    Music for Every Moment

    Nothing stirs the heart like music. Here, how to choose the songs that will underscore the most important day of your life.Shakespeare wrote, "If music be the food o...

  • Including Cultural Dances: Deciding Who Participates

    Including Cultural Dances: Deciding Who Participates

    . Folk dances run the gamut from simple, all-inclusive circle dances to elaborate choreography performed solo or by a couple. If the dance you plan to do is informal and ...

  • Your First Dance

    Your First Dance

    A graceful, fluid dance is a sweet metaphor for a good marriage. It looks effortless, but it actually takes practice, patience, and passion to get it just right. You wil...

  • Reception Music: Selecting the Music and Finalizing the Details

    Reception Music: Selecting the Music and Finalizing the Details

    Selecting the MusicThough you needn't compile a 10-page playlist -- in fact, bands and deejays are fond of swapping horror stories about couples who do -- it is a good i...

  • Perfect Palettes: Green and Brown

    Perfect Palettes: Green and Brown

    Familiar and eternal, green and brown recall trees, earth, and grassy fields. As a color palette, the pair lends itself to all sorts of weddings but especially to autumn...

  • Reception Music: Conducting a Search and Budgeting for Music

    Reception Music: Conducting a Search and Budgeting for Music

    Conducting a SearchOnce you've decided on a type of music supplier and a style of music, start your search for candidates by soliciting recommendations from friends, col...

  • Your First Dance: How We Chose Our Song

    Your First Dance: How We Chose Our Song

    "Just the Two of Us"as recorded by Bill WithersJill Cohen and Mike CohenJune 2, 2002"We liked the beat of this song, and the words are very romantic. We had ...

  • Reception Music

    Reception Music

    As they sipped champagne on the verdant lawn, guests at Jeanne and Brendan Coffey's July 2000 wedding couldn't help remarking on how much the reception reminded them of ...

  • Including Cultural Dances

    Including Cultural Dances

    Irresistibly festive and steeped in colorful tradition, ethnic dances add a unique dimension to weddings. Choosing to include the hora in a Jewish celebration, the taran...

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