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The 2006 Advocate Bridal Guide
2006-07-30
Engagements and weddings and their accompanying pictures appear only in the Sunday Advocate.

2006-02-06
According to area stylists and makeup artists, one of the best tools to help you look your best on your wedding day is your calendar. Brides need to book beauty appointments weeks ahead of time in order to finalize hairstyles and makeup to wear on their wedding day, according to Jamie Scianna, an associate with Bobbi Brown Cosmetics at Dillard’s in the Mall of Louisiana.

When it comes to planning a wedding, you can never start too early. As a general rule, the simpler the wedding the less advance time required for planning. But, when it comes to ordering dresses and making reservations for churches and reception halls, the best advice is: the earlier the better. Here is a wedding planner many couples use as a general guideline:

Everyone wants to get it right on their wedding day. Here are a few beauty tips to help:

It may not be the biggest purchase you ever make in your life, but it will likely be the most significant. There’s a whole lot riding on the engagement ring. It’s not the kind of thing you want to get wrong.

Couples should take time to look at insurance needs before the wedding. Experts suggest a few areas that might need attention are the following:

While wedding pictures in the past were all formal and posed, today they’re more candid and fun. The buzzword in wedding photography is “photojournalism,” and brides are increasingly opting for pictures that capture the mood and emotion of their special day as it’s happening.

The well-dressed groom has many options for that special day. In addition to traditional formalwear, there are contemporary, fashion-forward choices.

The tradition of the bridal party began in ancient Rome with a bride selecting close friends and relatives to accompany and protect her on the journey to the marriage ceremony.

Glasses are raised, poised to hear the toast that will honor the newly married couple.

Food has long been an important part of the blessing of the union between a man and woman.

Plan ahead. Book early. That advice is particularly critical now when planning your wedding reception. Spokeswomen at three area reception centers said they are already booking a year or more in advance.

Destination weddings have become a hot item in Baton Rouge in recent months, particularly since Hurricane Katrina.

The invitation read: “Robert & Jennifer will marry soon Let’s shake things up; it’s nearly June! Help us stock their bar with spirits & wine We’ll boil crawfish and pass a good time.”

The daring bride will walk down the aisle in a coral iridescent taffeta gown adorned with told lace and a bustle skirt Scarlett O'Hara would envy.

Chocolate isn’t just for Snickers anymore. For the past couple of years, rich chocolate browns have been coloring women’s fashion.

Think “wedding cake” and a white-tiered, butter cream-iced confection probably comes to mind. But attend a wedding these days and your chance of finding a cake that fits that traditional mold is about as likely as finding one topped with a plastic bride and groom.



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