The rules of wedding registries are changing. A single registry can bring tens of thousands of dollars in sales, and companies are increasingly thinking beyond kitchen gadgets and housewares in courting couples.
FARGO -- By the time you read this, my godchild will be married. My beloved Kari -- the little girl I nicknamed "Flower" because of her sunny disposition -- will officially be a wife. How did this happen? I now understand the disbelief that paren...
There is a wedding dress out there that's just missing its bride. Could it be you or someone you know? I got this letter from Gail Richardson, who is keeping the gown until the perfect bride steps forward. "I manage our church thrift shop, and a ...
It was chilly down by the Missouri River last Saturday afternoon. Windy, too. The bridesmaids shivered in their sleeveless green dresses, and the groomsmen in shirtsleeves squinted into the sharp breeze that blew in from the water. Wedding attire...
It was a windy spring day when a small cluster of relatives gathered at the All Saints Cemetery outside Pittsburgh to lay their aunt to rest. The affair was simple -- no hulking tombstone, no choir singing "Amazing Grace," no long sermon. Then ca...
"Marry Me" or "Marry You"? "Can't Stop the Feeling" or "I Gotta Feeling"? "Lucky" or "Get Lucky"? If you're putting together a wedding playlist, the choices are endless. But if you'd like to know what others across the country are picking, help h...
When you reach that certain age, wedding invites come flooding in the mail. In some cases, you'll proudly stand beside the couple and for others you fret over the perfect outfit for that single Instagram-worthy snapshot with your plus-one. Luckil...
I'm almost embarrassed by how many weddings I've been to. It's in the dozens. I do love a good excuse to travel. And I love my friends. In 2009 alone, I attended nine weddings in nine states. (Eight years later, I'm still paying off that credit c...
