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Nina's Weddings Blog April 2009 Archive

By Nina Callaway, About.com Guide to Weddings since 2003

Will Swine Flu Affect Your Wedding or Honeymoon?

Thursday April 30, 2009
The reports on swine flu are so alarming, it's hard to understand how to be safe without being too reactionary. Is it a world-wide pandemic that should send everyone to ... Read More

Should You Have a Day After Wedding Brunch?

Tuesday April 28, 2009
When I was planning my wedding, the glossy mags were full of pictures of genteel day-after wedding brunches and elaborate wedding weekends. Though I was determined to have a simple ... Read More

Reader Questions: Sex on My Wedding Night

Monday April 27, 2009
Madison writes: Help! I'm nervous about my wedding night. Because I recommitted myself to virginity, my husband-to-be and I have never had sex together before. I'm worried that it won't ... Read More

Cheap Wedding Fridays Tip #20: Doing Your Own Wedding Makeup

Friday April 24, 2009
***Warning*** - the site I'm about to share with you is so much fun that you will inevitably spend a lot of time reading through all the archives and watching ... Read More

Cheap Bridal Shower Gift Idea: Sometimes Sentiment is Worth More Than Money

Tuesday April 21, 2009
Does it sound too cheesy to say that the best bridal shower gift I received as a bride-to-be was something sentimental rather than expensive? It's true: though I got many ... Read More

Even Salma Hayek is Pinching Wedding Pennies

Friday April 17, 2009
Rather than worrying about saving money on their weddings, celebrities still seem to have the weddings of their dreams with lavish budgets. Bruce Willis and Emma Heming had a ... Read More

A Romantic Shakespearean Wedding on Juliet's Balcony

Thursday April 16, 2009
It's no longer surprising to read of fans of The Bard whose Shakespearean-themed weddings have everyone dress in period costumes, take place in a field, and even have horseback arrival ... Read More

Must Take Wedding Photos: A Teary-Eyed Groom Seeing the Bride for the First Time

Sunday April 12, 2009
Am I a terribly rude wedding guest for never looking at the bride as she makes her entrance? I can't help it - I can't tear my eyes away from ... Read More

Would You Wear Carrie's Wedding Dress from Sex and the City?

Tuesday April 7, 2009
When Carrie Bradshaw chose her wedding dress in the Sex and the City movie, you knew it wouldn't be just any humdrum dress. She wore a fashion forward silk concoction ... Read More

Gay Marriage Gains in Iowa, Vermont and Possibilities in Washington, DC

Tuesday April 7, 2009
One of my favorite expressions, cheesy as it may be, is "love makes a family." So it seems to follow that love makes a wedding also. Whether or not your ... Read More

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