One of our favorite Christmas songs is an ancient Irish carol written at least 5 centuries ago called, “The Wexford Carol.” Alison Krauss and cellist Yo Yo Ma collaborated (above)…
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The day-after wedding brunch is extremely popular these days. It allows out-of-town guests an opportunity to spend a little more time with family and friends they haven’t seen for awhile,…
What makes marriage great? Commitment. What’s scary about marriage? Commitment. The reason married people are happier, healthier, live longer, are wealthier, and have happier and healthier children is built upon…
Are wedding crashers really a thing? Occasionally, yes, they are. A recent bride wrote to an advice columnist lamenting the wedding crashers at her wedding: “I got married recently, and…
Most people love string quartets. As a rule, these groups play Bach, Mozart, and Pachelbel. How would you like it if they played Taylor Swift, Billie Eilish, and Prince? You…
Reddit weddings feature some amazing and outlandish real-life wedding situations. The most recent one is a doozy. A woman was ‘disappointed’ because she just attended her friend’s chaos-free wedding. Seriously….
“Can’t Take My Eyes Off of You” is a timeless wedding song. Popularized by Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons in 1967, couples continue to request it at weddings to…
We wrote about the controversy of kids at weddings last week. The subject has exploded into a national debate among prominent podcasters. Two podcasters with similar world views squared off…
Is it ‘hurtful’ to ‘ban’ children from weddings? Thus begins the latest wedding controversy flung at Ms. Manners by a sensitive mom whose children were NOT invited to an…
We ran across a brief, concise video (above) on how to give a powerful wedding toast. This blog has touched upon most of the ideas presented. But the video opened…