To DIY or not to DIY……

  like planning and paying for your starter home. The obvious similarities?  It  is a huge purchase.  It is an expression, perhaps, the first, of your couple style. AND you will be spending a lot of money in a situation where you may not feel that you’re informed...

"Hold These Hands"

A traditional Celtic handfasting  can be one of the most visually stunning and spiritually meaningful elements of your ceremony.  Many of my couples include this ritual; the juxtoposition of this ancient common law rite and our modern vows invites us to consider the...

Gimme Shelter

No, it’s not going to rain on your wedding day. It’s going to be a beautiful, French Blue sky day with several floaty little clouds and a bird or two, flying in heart shaped formation over your New Jersey ceremony. Or maybe not. It’s the “maybe...

Now this IS a great wedding idea!

This is from the New York Times a few years ago, but still,  how cool would it be to end your wedding with a marshmallow trolley??? Way cool. March 28, 2011, 1:00 PM Food Carts Make the Rounds at Hotels By ELAINE GLUSAC Treats at the Duane Street Hotel. Taking their...

Why Knot?

Are you wearing a White Knot? I am; many of my friends and colleagues are, and here’s why: The White Knot is the symbol for support of Marriage Equality—the right for any loving couple regardless of gender to be married under the civil laws of the state and the...

Smile!!!

I am always happy to steal and pass along a creatve,  fantastic idea! At one of my cool NJ wedding ceremonies this weekend, my artistic couple  had a vintage  Polaroid camera resting on the table with their place cards and their guest book; M and C are both excellent...