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From Good Housekeeping here are some great 4th of July Decorating Ideas for your special event this weekend. Whetehr wedding or just a small hang out with a few friends these ideas will be dynamite for the 4th, 2016. See more from MSN Lifestyle

"Paint it Black" by the Rolling Stones was No. 1 on the Billboard pop chart 50 years ago today. In the mid-60s, bands like the Stones and the Beatles were looking to expand their musical horizons with new instruments. For this song Brian Jones learned to play the sitar, an instrument with about 20 strings that is heard primarily in Indian classical music. This is the first song featuring a sitar to top the U.S. pop chart. Seattle remembers here

Sir Paul McCartney was born on June 18, 1942 so today he is celebrating his 74th birthday. McCartney, also known as Macca among his fans, might still be best known for his work with The Beatles, but it’s not like he hasn’t kept busy in the past 46 years since the Fab Four broke up. He has become one of the most prolific songwriters of our time and is officially considered the most successful songwriter of all time by the Guinness Book of World Records. McCartney is one of the best pop songwriters and performers of his generation. He might not be your favorite Beatle, but fans of his work know that there’s usually at least one gem on every one of his albums. To help you sort out the good from the bad, I’ve picked the best ones you need to listen to on his birthday, along with some personal favorites you might have missed. Read  more here 

Romance, who loves to nod and sing, With drowsy head and folded wing, Among the green leaves as they shake Far down within some shadowy lake, To me a painted paroquet Hath been- a most familiar bird- Taught me my alphabet to say- To lisp my very earliest word While in the wild wood I did lie, A child- with a most knowing eye. Of late, eternal Condor years So shake the very Heaven on high With tumult as they thunder by, I have no time for idle cares Through gazing on the unquiet sky. And when an hour with calmer wings Its down upon my spirit flings- That little time with lyre and rhyme To while away- forbidden things! My heart would feel to be a crime Unless it trembled with the strings. Edgar Allan Poe ...

By Allison Ward The Columbus Dispatch  •  Friday June 17, 2016 11:36 AM The work of Keith “Von” Hasenbalg offered a pleasant distraction for guests in the buffet line at a recent wedding reception. And they were essentially watching paint dry. From behind his easel, the “live event artist” captured a single scene — the cake cutting — in acrylic hues. “Originally, I thought, ‘Why would people want to watch this?’ ” said Hasenbalg, a Northwest Side resident. Read more from The Columbus Dispatch

  Becca and Hugo Bumgardner, both of them Baker firefighters, had rather a big day on Saturday. (Photo courtesy of Becca Bumgardner) Posted: Jun 15, 2016 7:58 AM CST Updated: Jun 15, 2016 8:03 AM CST MONTANA By Ed Kemmick - Last Best News   BAKER, MONTANA - Hugo and Becca Bumgardner were wed Saturday evening in Marmarth, N.D., 15 miles east of their home in Baker. Like nine or 10 people on hand for the wedding, Hugo and Becca are members of the Baker Rural Fire Department. At the reception afterward, right after dinner, numerous pagers started going off, alerting them to one of the biggest disasters in the history of Baker. “We had just finished eating,” Becca said, “and thank goodness we got through the meal, because we were up pretty much all through the night.” Read more from KPAX.COM Missoula & Western Montana  

For the Flag is a celebration of liberty in love for country, love for the freedom to love, the love of preserving marriage, the love for self-protection, the love for standing on principle and the love for faith. Today, Flag Day here in America, remember .  Just remember the moments of your love bannered by the cost and courage of our founding fathers. In relation to wedding. it is a perfect match. Here are some ideas to celebrate Flag Day for your wedding. Perhaps today you are already getting married and I say CONGRATULATIONS! For others, here are my suggestions: Number 1. The wedding and the love for country could easily be as simple as a donation at the ceremony or afterwards to your favorite U.S. historical foundation or museum. Or it can incorporate the colors of red, white and blue in your wedding. Number 2. The wedding and the love for the freedom to love speaks of independence. This independence can be chronicled with the couples favorite literature or perh...

By Christine Dobbyn Tuesday, June 07, 2016 08:40PM HOUSTON (KTRK) -- Katie Sherborne is an attorney by day and a self-proclaimed nerd. "I was always a nerd, growing up, today," said Sherborne. At night you can often find her dressed up, and we're not talking about a cocktail dress. "I love sci-fi and outer space," said Sherborne. So when the new Burke Baker Planetarium at the Museum of Natural Science announced a contest for the first wedding under the stars, she entered her story. Katie said "the stars" have always been a part of her world since her father was a pioneer in the NASA Space Program. Read more from Houston ABC13

By Arianne Brown, KSL.com Contributor   |  Posted Jun 9th, 2016 @ 9:11am WOODLAND HILLS — Toilet paper is one of life’s necessities, but it serves another purpose for one Utah woman. She uses it to make beautiful wedding dresses. Judy Henry, a 68-year-old grandmother from Woodland Hills, is a top 10 finalist out of 1,500 entrants nationwide for the annual Toilet Paper Wedding Dress Contest Presented By Cheap Chic Weddings and Charmin Toilet Paper. Henry said she has been sewing since she was old enough to tether a sewing machine. She has also been using toilet paper, including tearing out pages of old Sears or Penneys catalogs to use as toilet paper in an outhouse in her backyard farm in southern Utah, for many years as well. So, when the link for the contest popped up on her computer last summer, she said she just couldn’t get the idea out of her head. Read more from Utah KSL.com  

  TWIN FALLS • Vampire romance, country chic or a Hawaiian beach. While Pinterest and other social media have driven the rustic and shabby-chic themes for the area’s top wedding trends, business owners say, couples are finding ways to make their big day truly their own. “They’re choosing things that reflect their own personalities,” said Tacie Wright, owner and photographer at T Wright Photography. Bride-to-be Jayleen Ichokowan is originally from Hawaii and wanted to incorporate her origins into her rustic theme. She plans an evening wedding at the Risk Barn in Jerome, with beach and country related décor, much of which is rented. “That way, you don’t have to deal with it later,” Ichokowan said. She’ll be making wine bottle torches herself — an idea she discovered on Pinterest. Some business owners say Pinterest and wedding-themed television shows have surpassed the traditional wedding magazine in popularity for brides seeking ideas. ...

email Expand Photo: Courtesy of Desmond & Dempsey  It all started, Molly Goddard explained over coffee earlier this month, when she was looking for a way to stop getting in trouble. The petite, upbeat blonde had been filching her beau’s shirts to wear to bed—and breakfast, and out to brunch, and beyond—and he was starting to feel the strain on his wardrobe. He bought her silk pajamas to wear instead, and they were exquisite—but maybe too much so. They felt too precious to actually, you know, wear. Enter Desmond & Dempsey , the duo’s joint passion project and the company soon to be known for filling the hole in your wardrobe that you never knew existed: incredibly cute cotton pa...

Charyn Pfeuffer, Justine Goodman 17 hrs ago Want to have the wedding of your dreams without going into major debt? With proper planning, it’s totally possible. Yes, we know many of you have been planning this event in your head for years. Okay, maybe since childhood. But there are ways to get what you want without letting the budget get way out of hand. (Booze is great, but three signature cocktails isn’t really necessary.) Here’s what to do: Prioritise your needs versus wants, make a plan — and stick to it. At the end of the day, what matters most is that you’re happy and relaxed, not thinking about bills. These 50 helpful money-saving wedding tips will help you stretch your big-day budget. MSN has done an outstanding job on this article and you can read more here .

  Coco Rocha and Roberto Bolle stage a scene from Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet . Photographed by Annie Leibovitz, Vogue , December 2008   June 3, 2016 2:06 pm by Madeleine Luckel   In William Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night , the jester named Feste wisely notes, “I say, there is no darkness but ignorance.”    All too true, and what better way to celebrate the 400th anniversary year of the bard’s death—and the longer lit days of summer—than by acquiring more knowledge on his life and works?    From historical sites in England to events on either side of the Atlantic, let your upcoming vacation, or weekend getaways, be directed by his brilliant and beautifully written words. Below, a guide for the poetically inclined, and Shakespeareans at heart.  Read more from Vogue

Vows By VINCENT M. MALLOZZI JUNE 3, 2016     Cecily Koppuzha’s parents were introduced to Lionel Sotomayor in October 2008, when he tried to contact them by cellphone from a Boston hospital. “Hi, this is Lionel, I’m a student at M.I.T. and I’m calling to tell you that Cecily was in an ice skating accident,” Mr. Sotomayor said nervously before his call was lost to poor reception. That call, made from the emergency room, marked the beginning of a painfully secret relationship forged by Ms. Koppuzha and Mr. Sotomayor, 18-year-old fellow Floridians and freshman classmates at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Read more from the New York Times

Posted: 06/02/16, 2:57 PM EDT | Updated: 21 secs ago # Comments   Weddings are expensive. So Consumer Reports asked experts – planners, bridal industry insiders and newlyweds – for their best strategies on how to keep a lid on costs. • Rent a gown. Designer gowns, used and new, are available for a fraction of their original price. • Buy a used gown or designer sample. Local thrift stores, including Goodwill, are sources. Read more here