Attending to the Attendants
Choosing the perfect gift for your bridal party, the ushers and groomsmen can be a daunting task. However, if you keep in mind what your friends like, their personalities and hobbies, you are likely to come up with something both thoughtful and memorable that will be appreciated.

Fascination vs. Function
Choose from an array of special sites
When it comes to where to throw the blessed event, you may have to separate the romantic from the pragmatic. For those who fall in the latter category, function halls serve their purpose. (That's why they're called "function halls.") But honestly, do you want your wedding to be remembered as a "function?" Au contraire: You want an affair to remember.

Getaway Wedding
Are you and your fiance looking for a nontraditional way to start your new life together? One new trend is the "getaway wedding," with the happy couple and their party spending a weekend away together.

Honeymoon Adventure
Venturing off the beaten track
When Shannon and Matt Walker began planning their honeymoon, they were deluged with brochures on tropical spas and cruise ships, and soon discovered that many of the packages were alike, and the glossy shots of couples on a beach could be transferred from one brochure to another without loss of context. They decided to rebel against the image of themselves lounging on deck chairs, holding hands and sipping frothy, umbrella-laden drinks.

Photo Finish
Selection of photographer is a critical step
There are hundreds of important decisions to be made when planning your wedding - the dresses, the cake, the function hall, the flowers. But surely one of the most important decisions you'll ever make, besides who you're going to marry, is who you will have as your wedding photographer.

Rehearsal Dinners
You've spent the past several months planning for that one important day. Gowns, cakes, flowers, photographers, invitations, guest lists, caterers, musicians, honeymoon, rehearsal dinner. REHEARSAL DINNER???

Second Time Around
Planning your second wedding
Perhaps your first marriage wasn't a fairy tale wedding. Or maybe running off to the justice of the peace was a practical or passionate act at the time. Whatever the case, your second wedding should be different. Most important, this time should be special.

Stretching Your Dollars
If your budget is tight, here are a few hints on how to stretch your matrimonial dollar.

Wedding Budget
Before the dawning of our more egalitarian age of matrimony, those seeking advice on wedding financing would typically have encountered views such as those of the editors of The Bride's Magazine, circa 1967: "When it comes to wedding expenses, the rules of etiquette are very clear. They do not allow the groom's family to assume any of the financial responsibilities of the bride (or vice versa), no matter how disparate their resources may be."