Outdoor wedding Attire for May 28th?

I have absolutely no clue what to wear for this wedding. The wedding is outside at 4pm in upper Michigan Memorial weekend. The reception follows immediately after inside. I have purchased a very classy Black pant suit, but also have a Pink tea length skirt suit. The skirt suit has a Velvet Pink.... [Read more]

Have large families, want small destination wedding

My fiance and I both have rather large extended families, mine live mostly in Michigan (where I'm from) and his live mostly in North Carolina (where he's from and where we both live). We want to have a small (50 people max) summer wedding and reception in the North Carolina mountains, and then.... [Read more]

Personal Bridal Shower Theme

I recently received an invitation to a wedding shower that indicated it would be a "personal shower." We were given hints that the bride wanted books, lotion, clothes, etc. At first I thought I had mistaken what I read, but a friend confirmed that the bride wanted "personal" gifts because she.... [Read more]

Marrying in another country

My fiance and I are having a very small wedding in October. We live in Michigan near the Canadian border, and since most of our guests live in Canada, we are planning on having the wedding there. Where do we need to apply for the marriage license? Does the officiant have to be from Canada? I don't.... [Read more]

Keeping the kids involved

I have been a music therapist in schools and a camp counselor for years. I love kids and my reception wouldn't be complete without them. However, I don't want them to just sit around and get bored. I'm going to provide some quiet toys, books, coloring, etc. for them, but I also want to get them.... [Read more]