by Advocate Staff | Sep 11, 2007 | I Do: Wedding Edition
While the Pioneer Valley offers a full spectrum of locations to celebrate your wedding, some keen observers have noted that a seaside location is not among the options. For the New England bride who wants to hear the crash of the surf at her reception, or the Yankee...
by James Heflin and Amy Heflin | Sep 11, 2007 | I Do: Wedding Edition
His Side of the StoryWeddings, it’s true, are generally the “bride’s day.” The role of some grooms is to be scarce until it’s time to show up, then not piddle on the rug. Perhaps I was fortunate—my bride didn’t seem to think I...
by Tom Vannah | Sep 11, 2007 | I Do: Wedding Edition
When Margie and Reggie Cole chose November 11, 2006 as their wedding day, they faced several challenges, not the least of which was time. Margie didn’t start planning the wedding, didn’t even book the reception hall, until two months before the chosen...
by Nora Ritchie | Sep 11, 2007 | I Do: Wedding Edition
For a soon-to be bride, walking into your local flower shop can be a daunting experience. In the window there are hundreds of floral combinations and designs; roses, dahlias, tulips, hyacinths, lilacs, bouquets, centerpieces, corsages, boutonnieres. The crimson red of...
by Janet Groene | Sep 12, 2007 | I Do: Wedding Edition
Wherever you travel in the Caribbean, it’s likely you’ll see rum cake on restaurant menus and tempting arrays of packaged rum cakes in gift shops. The appeal is obvious. This is cake with a kick. It’s luscious. It’s almost indestructible in...