Sweet Seasons
When guests arrive at your wedding reception, chances are the first thing they’ll notice is your wedding cake. It is the centerpiece of your celebration, and you want it to help create the right mood for the hours ahead. A…
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Guide to a Growing Trend: The "Green" or Ecological Wedding
About the Author Does it seem like the phrases "ecology" and "wedding" could hardly have less in common? With the average wedding costing well over $20,000 today, one would think so. And yet, the "green" or ecologically-friendly wedding is gaining…
Wedding Gift-Giving Guidelines
About the Author Whether you're planning a wedding, or attending one, gift-giving plays an important role in the "big day." Here are some guidelines to help answer some questions on this part of the wedding process. FOR THE WEDDING GUEST…
Seven Tips for Choosing a Maid of Honor
About the Author Choosing your Maid of Honor isn't as simple as it looks. Nowhere else in your wedding planning is it easier for vexing problems to turn up! Why? Because the Maid of Honor’s duties are often vaguely defined,…
Choosing a Wedding Date - When You’re Feeling Indecisive
About the Author He - or she - proposed, and you answered in the affirmative. Congratulations! Now’s the time to bask in the romance, and enjoy the first phase of your new life together. But soon, you’ll need a response…
Colorful Confections
White or ivory — that used to be the color choice for brides. No longer, color is everywhere at weddings. Even the cakes — more than ever artistic showpieces — are splashed with color. “Our most popular cake has a…
Design by the Season
Today’s brides are making a statement about who they are in the design of their wedding. Just as the plain white cakes are gone, so are the white-onwhite linens of the reception table. Kate Parker, of Kate Parker Weddings in…
Destination New Hampshire
For many brides, the hometown wedding — a ceremony at her childhood church and reception in the backyard or at a place nearby — is exactly what they want for their special day. For others, faraway places — perhaps St.…
The Perfect Setting
Yours for the Picking Buying this hill formed by a glacier with 360-degree views overlooking the Connecticut River “was not a rational act,” says Bob Jasse, a 75-year-old retired CEO and owner of Alyson’s Orchard in Walpole. “It’s an active…
Living Long, Living Well
Not long ago — maybe 20 years — there were few options for older people who didn’t want to, or couldn’t, stay in their homes. Maybe they needed help getting dressed, taking their medication or cooking a meal. Maybe they…
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