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{Poll} The Wedding Thank-you
Mormon Life says: Having recently gotten married, I'm now facing the daunting task of sending thank-you cards. What rules do you think are most important when sending cards?
It's a given that thank-you cards should be sent when people come to your wedding and give you gifts. But the exact manner in which this should be done seems cluttered by a lot of rules and...
Dave Says: It's Your Wedding!
Mormon Life says: Do parents have a say in the final wedding plans if they're contributing money to help pay for it?
Dear Dave,My girlfriend and I recently got engaged, and our parents are contributing financially to the wedding. We’ve noticed that both sets of parents are pressing their ideas of what they’d like...
{LDS How-to} Create Your Own Book of Wedding Letters
Mormon Life says: Everyone gets (and needs) advice when they get married. Why not organize preserve that advice in a beautiful book for the bride and groom?
The Wedding Letters, a new book by a New York Times Bestseller Jason F. Wright (author of The Wednesday Letters and The Christmas Jars), goes on sale today. And just as The Christmas Jars spurred a...
Weekend Craft: Wedding Cake Card
Make sure to use coupon code LDS10 to get 10% off supplies needed at Oh My Crafts!Celebrate wedding season by giving all of those happy couples a special handmade card. This card has it all: pearls, ribbon, and punches combine for the perfect cake. Supplies Needed: - Oh My Crafts: cardstock: beach...
Toronto Ontario Temple gardens popular site for brides of all faiths
Most brides have a photo shoot in the picturesque Toronto Ontario Temple grounds — and not just those who were just married inside. It is common to see the temple grounds suddenly fill up with dozens of cars on a Saturday afternoon and a bridal party having their official photographs taken. For...
{Food Dish} Cliché Mormon Bridal Shower Menu
Wedding season is upon us (already?!) and it’s time to start planning the showers. Mormons only have to attend a few hundred of these every summer, but at least there’s food, right? However, over my years of attendance, I’ve noticed the same types of food are served and I’d like to see things...
Timeless Etiquette
Mormon Life says:
*Take our etiquette poll here.In conjunction with the March/April LDS Living article “Modern Manners,” we have come up with a few classic situations where etiquette should always be considered.Some...
Getting Hitched without a Hitch
Mormon Life says: Weddings are a time of joy, wonder, and excitement. But what happens when you, as a member of the wedding party, feel a bit nervous? Scared? Or uncertain? Do you mask these feelings behind a veil of happiness? Here’s how to deal with the pre-wedding stress with flying colors.
Throughout our lives we receive messages from society telling us that an engagement and wedding involve only positive feelings; yet matrimony is a time of transition, and as such has all the human...
Can't Pay for Her Wedding
Mormon Life says: How do we let our daughter know we can't pay much for her wedding?
Dear Dave, Our daughter is 24, engaged to be married, and we can't afford to pay for the kind of wedding she wants. My husband and I have had some financial difficulty over the last few years,...
My Great Idea: LDS Bachelor Parties
Mormon Life says: Before my youngest brother got married, I mentioned to a non-LDS friend that we were throwing a bachelor party. My friend looked incredulous. "Why? You won't look at girls, or drink, or tell dirty jokes. What’s the point?" He was sure we were in for the most boring night of our lives.
As the oldest of six now-married brothers, I had to adapt the traditional bachelor party idea to our Latter-day Saint family. By the time the youngest was engaged, we'd learned to use this...
