Can you believe that Thanksgiving is just a week away? The thought fills me with both joy and dread, as it marks the official start of the holiday season here in the United States. Along with anticipating the joy of seeing loved ones and a great meal, I'm already feeling the weight of a long holiday-related to do list: shopping, cleaning, cooking, gift-giving, entertaining, schmoozing. Engaged couples usually already have an overly-full to do list of wedding tasks. So it's understandable that being engaged during the holidays can be both inspiring and deflating. How does a busy bride or groom manage it all? Read more...

When I heard that reality tv star Khloe Kardashian was getting married on tv after a whirlwind courtship with Lamar Odum, I figured it was a publicity stunt that wouldn't draw much attention. But apparently I was wrong, as the 2-hour special last Sunday drew 3.2 million viewers for the E! Entertainment Network. Were you watching? If so, was it seeing her in her Vera Wang wedding dress, the romance of a wedding, or seeing all the celebrity guests that compelled you to watch?

It's every bride or groom's worst nightmare: learning that your loved one has cold feet and the wedding is off. But when Teanne Harris found herself stood up at the altar and then learned that she couldn't get her deposit back, she didn't just melt into a puddle of tears. Instead, she quickly turned a disastrous situation into a good deed for others.

By all accounts, Ivanka Trump's recent wedding to New York Observer owner Jared Kushner was elegant and lovely. Barbara Walters called the wedding, held at the Trump National Golf Course in New Jersey, "gorgeous" but "not glitzy". The 500 guests, who included many bold-faced names, watched the ceremony on the golf-course against a backdrop of colorful fall leaves before retiring to an Preston Bailey-designed reception dripping with white roses.

It was a tastefully traditional wedding. But then, why I am complaining about tackiness? Read more...