Fewer couples marrying in Hawaii
HONOLULU (AP) - Some 60,100 couples came to Hawaii to get married last year, down 16 percent from a year earlier - a bigger decline than the 11 percent drop in overall tourism. Tim Clark of Hawaiian Island Weddings, a wedding planning company serving...

Wedding bells, with a dose of reality
Families are reluctant to let financial woes stand in the way of a wedding day, but the recession has prompted many to find creative ways to make fairy tales more affordable. Throngs of people descended on the Antlers Hilton hotel Sunday afternoon...

5 Great Honeymoon Resorts in Colorado
From city sophistication to cozy cabins here are 5 great honeymoon resorts located right here in Colorado. The Chipeta Sun Lodge & Spa, Ridgway Wrapped in adobe and decorated for causal elegance, the Chipeta Sun Lodge & Spa is an out-of-the-ordinary...

Handwritten thank-you notes complete ‘circle of giving'
   We may live in a technological world, but when it comes to thanking guests for their wedding gifts, you'll have to rely on a handwritten thankyou note.   "The thank-you needs to be handwritten to give the personal feel of sincerity and...

Tackle your wedding as if it were a project for work
    Congratulations! You've set a wedding date, and soon you will be married. Between the romance and the ritual, however, you must survive a challenge: planning your wedding.      Pulling together a wedding celebration can be a stressful...

Finding your place
   Of all the details that go into planning a wedding, none are so important as the ceremony and reception sites. Choosing a site can be daunting, though, if you don't know what you're getting yourself into.     Fortunately, if you come prepared...

Finding that special someoneto officiate
    Every bride longs for perfection on her wedding day: the perfect dress, the perfect reception and the perfect ceremony. And what could be more perfect than being married by a friend or family member who's important to the couple?    ...

Smear Campaign
Traditionally, the bride and groom feeding each other a piece of wedding cake symbolizes how the couple will nourish their relationship. The custom of brides and grooms smashing cake into each other's faces is a relatively new idea, according to...