Articles tagged:weddings

Posted: Fri Jan 13 9:39 a.m. by Wayne Baker Community Contributor
Marriage: How does your ideal family stack up with these?

Editor's note: This post is part of a series by Dr. Baker on Our Values about core American values. This week, Dr. Baker is discussing marriage; do you think it's becoming obsolete?.

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Posted: Wed Aug 3 9 a.m. by Darcy Crain-Polly AnnArbor.com Community Contributor
Should the church's role in marriage go beyond the symbolic and traditional?

This summer has been one marked with a whole lot of weddings. As a clergy person, I get a front row seat in this extremely important life passage. I read them their vows, wait with nervous grooms in the back hallway, and watch mothers dab away tears in the front ...

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Posted: Fri Apr 29 9:08 a.m. by Richard Retyi AnnArbor.com Community Contributor
A royal wedding wrap-up from a faithful Canadian subject

Most grooms wake groggy-eyed on their wedding day, drink a little coffee and try not to cut themselves shaving. Prince William woke up this morning and received the titles of Duke of Cambridge, Earl of Strathearn and Baron Carrickfergus.

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Posted: Sun Aug 29 2 p.m. by Tina Reed
How an Ann Arbor couple 'greened' up their wedding day - and ideas on how you can too

When Eric Engel and Cathy Dyer began planning their wedding, it was only appropriate that they would decide to go “green.” After all, the first time they met was at an evening bonfire at a camp by the lake. Engel joined the group late and Dyer offered a friendly welcome.

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Posted: Mon Aug 23 9:45 a.m. by Richard Retyi AnnArbor.com Community Contributor
Building the perfect wedding speech with Dave Brandon and the guy from '8 Mile'

The final building block to prepare me for my best friend Jason DePasquale’s wedding is crafting the perfect wedding speech. I'll redeem myself for the mistakes of my past. For this, the fourth and final installment of this wedding odyssey, I brought in the big guns. University of Michigan athletic ...

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Posted: Mon Aug 2 9 a.m. by Richard Retyi AnnArbor.com Community Contributor
What do you wear to a beach wedding? (A grown man's adventure in Abercrombie & Fitch)

What do you wear to a beach wedding without looking like an ass? That’s the question I’ve been asking myself for months, and I still haven’t come up with a good answer. I’ve worn four tuxedos in my life, looking good 50 percent of the time. Good (5 years old), ...

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Posted: Mon Jun 28 9:40 a.m. by Richard Retyi AnnArbor.com Community Contributor
The groomsman's lament - preparing for a summer wedding

This summer, I’ve been asked to join the official wedding party of my best friend, Charles Jason DePasquale. In my lifetime, I’ve only been an official member of a wedding party once and I screwed up. It’s hard to screw up as a ring bearer, but I did. This summer ...

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