Have you been invited to a wedding recently? E-mail askann@nhmagazine.com with your questions. I have received a wedding invitation with a choice of menu. I am a vegetarian. They are offering beef or salmon. What do I do? They are only offering beef or salmon, so you check beef or salmon, eat what you can and leave the rest. Hopefully…
You’ve Probably heard of people who buy countless cookbooks every year, but who have absolutely no intention of ever cracking one open to prepare a dish from its pages. Instead, they use them for leisure reading: They prop themselves up in bed at night to read the thing, start to finish, the same way you or I would read a…
Talk is cheap. A complete kitchen overhaul is not. But it’s worth every penny if you make sure it’s exactly what you want. To overhaul our kitchen we decided to enlist the help of a professional kitchen designer for the overall layout of the room. Although we chose our own appliances, we bounced every idea off our designer and found…
New Hampshire residents enjoy the state for its lifestyle. Close enough to Boston to enjoy its pleasures yet far enough away to avoid its congestion, the Granite State offers a beautiful seacoast, pristine mountains, and a scenic landscape. Its cultural offerings are as diverse as its historical flavor, all of which adds a perspective that is genuinely New Hampshire. The…
She loves summertime — beaches, boats, sandcastles and sandals. He loves wintertime — skiing, sleighs, Christmas trees and candy canes. So, when Dawn Marie Scarpini and Brendan Sullivan set their wedding date last year, they had to decide — a summer wedding, or a winter wedding? “From an early age, most brides form picture images of their perfect wedding scenario,…
This “flower power” hair comb is tucked with cream roses, while rhinestones and clear baubles give just a hint of sparkle. A loose, face-framing tress adds a touch of mystery as you walk down the aisle. Headpiece: Teresa Beck-Lauterbach, Blooming Acorn, Bedford Hair: Kristin Atkins for Cassandra, The Appearance Domain, Nashua Makeup: Teresa Paquin for Cassandra, The Appearance Domain Model:…
Inviting family and friends to share your wedding day is one of the most special moments you’ll have as bride-and-groom-to-be. You no doubt want to choose an invitation that expresses who you are as a couple, and also one that sets the tone for the wedding. “Invitations create an impression,“ says Ken Mermer, president of Burque Jewelers in Nashua (603-883-7981)….
Does wedding food always have to be boring? Do the predictable choices of chicken or beef conjure memories of uninspired or downright awful food at other weddings? Steve Stinnett, executive chef at the Manchester Country Club, calls this the “rubber chicken” syndrome. It isn’t easy to serve 250 people a superb meal on a budget, and at the same time…
Independent brides, considerably older and possibly better educated than in past decades, do seek tradition, but with a twist. One of the things they most look for now is color. Brides are shocking their mothers by putting color — even bold color — into the traditionally all-white bridal bouquet. “They’re in their 30s, a lot of them,” says Teresa Beck-Lauterbach,…
The highway turns into a circular driveway. The driveway turns to a path. The path leads to and then through this home on Granite Lake. Upon approach, the home appears first as a blue wideboard wall, obscuring the water, and then becomes a gateway inviting visitors out onto a long deck that leads to a short pier. The effect is…
