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Wedding Cake: Finding Your Style
The bride's mother wanted something different. She'd seen enough soaring butter cream monoliths, miniature bride and grooms and cascading piped flowers. She'd seen enough lavish fondant-draped confections in every stripe, tilt, shape, flavor and form. She wanted something different. And she wanted pie.

Just the Desserts
At most restaurants, a passing glance at the dessert menu assures me I will be "too full for dessert". Dessert is not so sweet when a factory kitchen churns it out, flash-freezes it, then trucks it across state lines. Later at the restaurant, someone plucks it out of a box and heats it in the microwave for you. Delightful...

Have a Wedding; Love your Guests
A wedding wouldn't happen, without a bride and groom. And it wouldn't be much fun without guests. You and your guests will have a wonderful time and everyone will leave with a warm feeling if you purpose to esteem your guests. It doesn't have to cost anything, just some thoughtfulness. Here are some suggestions to help.

A Safer, Healthier Experience for Your Wedding Guests
If your out-of-town guests have never been to the mountains they are in for a treat--gorgeous snow-topped mountain views, fresh clean air and dazzling clear blue skies. But because of the altitude they may be in for some less pleasant surprises as well. With a little knowledge and planning, however, no one needs to be caught unaware.

Planning your Wedding: Dodging Dragons and Slaying Monsters
Every bride envisions her own version of a storybook wedding--with her shining knight, ladies in waiting, and revelry in the banquet hall. But she doesn't always consider the dragons, aliens and two-headed beasts that may be lurking in the shadows. Fortunately, they are easy to slay, and bury forever, if you know what to watch out for.

Mother of the Groom
I recently became a Mother of the Groom (MOG), a position of less apparent rank than MOB. I was as inexperienced at this as my son was in his upcoming role the "day of". I had plenty of time to contemplate and prepare for this new experience but it still managed to ambush me. Experience is not always the kindest of teachers, but it is surely the best (old Spanish proverb).

Wedding Traditions and History
Planning your wedding? Haven't been to one lately? Whether you want to stick with tradition or break every one, here is a guide to basic wedding traditions and some of the origins for those traditions.