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Believe it or not venues and wedding services are having weddings in January.    You may be surprised that January weddings whether in a cool climate or warm climate are being conducted right now. So, if you are invited to a January wedding you should definitely go to it and let me give you 7 reasons why. Number one, since it is kind of considered as off-season for some wedding industry related businesses those that are providing their wedding services in January are absolutely presenting their BEST GAME DAY wedding service. They want everyone to see what an incredible job they can do. So you may be totally blown away with the entire wedding service. Number two, with that being said, you may sample some of the best mind blowing food and drinks of the season. Even if you do not like all of the menu items, one or a few of them may leave you speechless. Number three; the trends of the New Year may be there. Several notable publications have given the...

Their love story spans decades. Seventy years ago, Francis Conway, then 24, proposed to Marcella McAllister, then 23, in a letter from overseas – the Army soldier was stationed in Japan during World War II and "couldn't wait" until he got home. Read more here

New York Times By BEE SHAPIRO JAN. 14, 2016 It is very likely that you’ve seen this invitation before: the nuptials in Florida in August or the bridal procession in Maine in January. And though there was always a Crazy Pete in your life who wanted to bomb down the ski slope after saying “I do” atop an icy Vermont peak in February, Crazy Pete seems to have become far more the norm than the outlier. Read more here

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These are ultimately mesmerizing an intimate photos of the bride and groom. Wow! Read more here

Driving east on Route 6 toward the tip of Cape Cod’s long arm, the road gets narrower, the vegetation scrubbier, and the vibe decidedly more mellow. Gone are the mini-golf courses and luxury resorts, replaced by miles and miles of rolling dunes, crashing waves, and, of course, that inspiring light that Edward Hopper so famously painted. It’s the kind of light that makes for showstopping wedding photos, whether you prefer the tranquility of Wellfleet or the party-ready atmosphere of Provincetown, always a popular destination for same-sex weddings. “It’s just a more casual, laid-back feel,” says Jamie Bohlin, owner of the planning firm Cape Cod Celebrations. Read more here

Esquire remembers Mick Jagger's wedding style. Read more here

By Zoe Fraley For The Bellingham Herald When Sarah Haggen and Paul Hammann got married, it was a team effort from start to finish. It started with the proposal in March 2014. Paul, who interned with the University of Washington’s athletic department while he was getting his master’s degree at the school, proposed to Sarah on the 50-yard line of Husky Stadium. Sarah thought she was going to a donor event, but she walked onto the field to see Paul waiting, with family and friends watching from the suites. “Huskies football has been in both mine and Sarah’s lives forever,” Paul says. “It was a place that was really meaningful to us.” Read more here Read more here: http://www.bellinghamherald.com/living/announcements-celebrations/weddings/article53551500.html#storylink=cpy

Kelly Phillips Badal January 07, 2016 If you wore your wedding dress for just that one magical day then zipped it away in bag and stashed it back in your closet,  Yvonne Trimble has an alternative idea for you.  And trust us, if you do what she did with her gown, you’ll feel just as many feelings as you did during the Big Day. Trimble sent her wedding dress to Cherished Gowns for Angel Babies, a charity in Kent, England, that turns wedding dresses into burial gowns for babies who are stillborn or who die shortly after birth. (For those on this side of the Atlantic,  NICU Helping Hands’ Angel Gown Program is a similar program in the U.S. and Canada.) Read more here

by Richard Lutes | January 05, 2016 Each year International Floral Distributors, a marketing consortium of 18 flower distributors with 53 locations across the United States providing flowers and supplies to florists and event floral specialists, forecasts the upcoming year’s flower trends. Floral designers Bill Schaffer and Kristine Kratt, owners at Schaffer Designs in Philadelphia, predict four emerging flower themes, types, colors and styles for 2016 weddings and events, according to a news release. Read more here

Planning a wedding can be crazy-fun (or just crazy) and while you’re probably aware that there are going to be some very big-ticket items in your matrimonial future—for starters, the wedding dress, the venue, the food, the music—there’s a host of other hidden costs that, if left unchecked, could add tens of thousands to your initial budget, Jung Lee of New York City-based event company FETE NY tells us. Read more: http://stylecaster.com/hidden-wedding-costs/#ixzz3wgHUTwjl or here

It’s 2016 and your mama’s wedding is officially a thing of the past. I’m the first to condone any ritual involving love, but some of the wedding traditions out there these days are practically voodoo. Closing your eyes and tossing flowers to the crowd in hopes your college roommate cat lady will catch it? The robotic processional walk to “Pachelbel’s Canon”? The rose petals strewn across the duvet enticing you to slither upon it in slinky lingerie? Methinks not. Read more here

Danielle Rothweiler gives your upcoming wedding guests the best advice for 2016. Read more here