When I got married, in 1985, wedding rings were simple. Women got a yellow gold band with a big old diamond (usually round, maybe marquis) plunked in the middle. There might be a diamond or two (or four) added for embellishment on the side, perhaps channel set. Men got a relatively simple gold band. It [...]
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When we planned the Mormon wedding for our daughter, we selected an indoor venue with access to a garden area. Given the volatility of April weather — especially in this odd weather cycle — it was a good idea. We had gorgeous, slightly cool weather on her wedding day, but one day earlier, it snowed! [...]
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A few weeks before the wedding, we selected the ceiling light package to decorate the reception venue. The winning bid came from Moon Light Holiday Lighting due to the owner’s presentation, enthusiasm, and very competitive package price. As promised, Nephi showed up on time and had the ceiling lighting completed before we arrived to [...]
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Finalizing the invitation for the wedding was, surprisingly, the most difficult part of the wedding planning. There are so many options with such cost variables that coming to a final decision was difficult for the bride and groom. (To be fair, the bride — with her graphic design minor — was by far the most [...]
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After castigating all potential partygoers for thinking RSVPs are just an old-fashioned, cultural artifact (they aren’t!), I have a public confession to make. Although I’m rather a student of formal etiquette (and an enormous fan of Judith Martin!), I don’t follow nearly all of it. In fact, sometimes I openly mock it. Yes, I said [...]
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One of the things we love about our wedding reception venue, is the movable ceiling grids. They can be decorated with lights, fabric, lanterns, or myriad combinations of things. Jessica really wanted to have a pretty ceiling decor package, and Noah’s has a subcontractor they work with, but the cost is prohibitive. Having married in [...]
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Having moved fairly frequently since we married 25 years ago, Sam and I don’t have long, trailing roots here in Lindon. Our friends our spread all over the country. So while the announcements will go out to about 400 people, we expect less than 150 at the actual reception. That’s a lot for a sit [...]
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A Mormon wedding differs from others in a number of ways, but there are many aspects that will be familiar to just about everyone. While there is really no “typical LDS wedding,” there are traditions that tend to surround them, even outside areas with lots of Mormons (like Utah, Idaho, California, Arizona, etc.). As you [...]
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Ever since I was a young(er) mom, running around Boca Raton with four daughters in tow, I’ve heard about what I had coming. Most times we were in public I heard shrieks — from senior citizens with strong New York accents — directed at our little estrogen-heavy clan of, “Oy! The weddings! The weddings!” At [...]
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