Category: Tying the Knot
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My big fat wedding dress disaster
Well, all right, it wasn’t all that big and fat. But trying on wedding dresses is still one of the most cruel and unusual forms of torture known to womankind. Here’s the true tale of how Mary B endured, survived, and – hooray! – triumphed in style.
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Getting hitched? Ask yourself these questions.
Marriage should never be taken lightly. It’s supposed to be one of the most important decisions you make in your life. Yet, if you’re in love, you’re very likely to act irrationally, ignoring some of the tough questions that really need to be asked.
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The exquisite agony of the long-distance wedding
United with her husband-to-be over oceans of love, Mary B learns that planning a wedding is never easy when you’re planning it with Mom over Skype.
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To have & to hashtag: My #SoMuchAmaze second wedding
Everyone knows that life is a rollercoaster, but sometimes it’s a merry-go-round too. Here’s a tale of a second time round that turned out to be a lot better and happier than the first. By Sarah Britten
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The last wedding dress
More than a custom-made garment for a bride’s Big Day, a wedding dress is the fabric of a fantasy, a vision of beauty and wonder brought to life. A seamstress looks back on the alchemy of her all-consuming craft, as she gets to work on her last wedding dress. By Amanda Spohr
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Marriage: Be mindful of the clichés
If only all marriages were as simple as the ones where couples say the only reason they’re still together is because they never go to bed angry.
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Do you need a big wedding for a happy marriage?
A recent study by the University of Virginia in the US found that couples who have larger wedding ceremonies, have higher-quality marriages than those with 50 or fewer guests.
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I’m happily married, but I want a divorce!
Is marriage everything it’s cracked up to be? And if you’re happy in your marriage, do you really need all those rules and regulations you swore by on your wedding day? Sam Wilson mulls what it means to say I do.
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#MusicMonday – Annoying wedding songs
It’s probably going to be a very long night if any of these songs start playing around 20:00. And if it only starts playing around midnight, it might be time to go home…