Make RealSimple.com My Homepage|Simply Stated|Newsletters|Real Simple Rewards|Photo Galleries
Featured: Adventures in Chaos| Nearly Wed| No-Obligation Book Club
Categories: Food & Recipes| Home & Organizing| Beauty & Fashion| Holidays & Entertaining| Health| Work & Life| Technology


Ceremony
Poll: A Personal Vow
Posted on Nov 25, 2008 10:22:34 AM  |  By The Blogsmaid

A month or so ago, two of my clients exchanged the most lovely, personalized wedding vows. I realized that I've been hearing more and more couples vary from the traditional "To Have and to Hold" and forge their own wedding vow path. It might be a lot more work, but it is nice to hear something so personal on your special day. On the other hand, there is something meaningful about repeating the vows millions of couples have exchanged before you. So, where do you stand? Are you writing your own vows, or sticking with the tried and true? (photo courtesy Karen Mordechai)

Comments (13)|Continue Reading »



Ceremony
A S'Wonderful Wedding
Posted on Jul 7, 2008 9:32:06 PM  |  By Margit

We did it! We're headed off to our honeymoon, but here's a quick post to say we sealed the deal, tied the knot, jumped the broom (no, not a mop) and I am now a married woman. I'm on hiatus for the next two weeks; in the meantime our lovely "Nearly Wed" Liz Krieger will be sharing her own wedding wisdom. When I return I'll share more goodies and stories from a truly spectacular day (I am a bit biased). For now, here are some snaps: Hotel breakdancing. An old married couple... See you in a few weeks! --Margit Detweiler

Comments (5)|Continue Reading »



Ceremony
Readings, Rituals and our Reverend
Posted on May 29, 2008 1:47:01 PM  |  By Margit

We had a conference call with our officiant this weekend. I was in the office, catching up on some work, and completely forgot we'd scheduled a call. Fiance was at home, so we decided to have a conference call with the Reverend. "Are you there? Reverend? Hello? No? Ugh.") Our Rev was much more skillful with the telephonics; she conferenced us in on her end. "So. Where are we?" She asked, existentially. In fact she meant, with a little over a month to go: Which rituals have we decided to include in our ceremony, what readings do we want, who will be our readers and have we written our vows... oh, and did we get our marriage license yet? Answers: Sort of, not sure, yes and no. And no. We were close to a decision on the rituals she'd suggested: we'd decided on sharing a glass of wine and possibly...

Comments (9)|Continue Reading »






Subscribe

Enter your email address to get updates:

Get the RSS feed
Subscribe by Category


Previously on Simply Stated


Advertisement




Search Simply Stated




Contributors

Archives

Advertisement

Sites We Like


Featured in Alltop