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.

Jilted Bride Turns Wedding into a Good Deed Bash originally appeared on About.com Weddings on Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009 at 14:43:55.

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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...

Tacky Tacky Tacky: Ivanka Trump's Wedding Invitation originally appeared on About.com Weddings on Thursday, October 29th, 2009 at 14:08:37.

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Recently, the feminist blogosphere has been all a-twitter over feminist writer Jessica Valenti's recent wedding. After it got a big glossy write-up in the New York Times Vows column, her wedding seems to have been fair game for criticism for everyone from Playboy to Salon.com. T Read more...

A Feminist Wedding? originally appeared on About.com Weddings on Tuesday, October 27th, 2009 at 18:03:03.

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That's what Sandals resort is offering couples who book one of their new Martha Stewart theme weddings, which start at $1500. The legendary tastemaker Martha Stewart has worked with the resort to create five different wedding themes that have her stamp of approval and sense of design. Of course, Martha won't be there to individually style your wedding, although there's probably no harm in telling your coworkers that you're having a Martha Stewart wedding in the islands. If you're budget conscious, you might want to just get inspired by her magazine, as the price only covers some design elements and not essentials like photography, music, or dinner for your guests. To learn more, visit Sandals Resorts.

Related: Is a Destination Wedding Right for You?

Image: wedding cake from Flutter of Romance theme by Martha Stewart for Sandals Resorts

Have Martha Stewart Design Your Wedding for Just $1500!? originally appeared on About.com Weddings on Tuesday, October 20th, 2009 at 18:18:36.

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The Reverend Sun Myung Moon married tens of thousands of couples today, his largest mass wedding since 1999, and what many say will be the aging leader's last. Moon's followers in the Unification Church, colloquially called Moonies, believe getting married with thousands of other couples allows them to learn the church's teachings of true love and world peace. Though once all of the couples getting married were matched by Moon, and meeting each other for the first time, now some of the couples have met previously and allowed to date. Some outsiders believe the church is a dangerous cult. Last year, Reverend Moon chose his son Moon Hyung-jin to take over religious leadership of the church. full story

Reverend Moon Celebrates Last Mass Wedding originally appeared on About.com Weddings on Wednesday, October 14th, 2009 at 12:43:43.

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