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Trips That Will Change Your Life: Learn to… Be The Next Rachael Ray

A demonstration, a massage, a hike, another demonstration … wow, cooking’s a breeze IT WAS AT my first dinner at Red Mountain Spa — a […]

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Bouquet: Jewels: A Natural Fit

Van Cleef & Arpels Lotus between-the-finger diamond ring, $24,300 at Bernie Robbins Fine Jewelers, multiple locations.             Clockwise from left: […]

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How to: Music Appreciation

Forget the old band-versus-DJ dilemma. Now, savvy aisle-walkers are considering fresh musical options — a salsa band, steel drum players, a band and a DJ, […]

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Bouquet: The 411: Fashion

Tucked on half-quaint, half-hip Main Street is designer Dominique Daniela’s newest eponymous outpost — a cozy, months-old boutique with a plush bridal suite filled with […]

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Bouquet: The 411: Catering

Forget (bland) chicken and (over-cooked) fish. Philly restaurant mogul Stephen Starr just launched Starr Events, a catering service that pulls from the menus of Starr’s […]

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Bouquet: The 411: Planning

For 15 years, couples have been registering for super-stylish goods at Center City’s Scarlett Alley. They’ve also been picking up all the little oft-forgotten details […]

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Bouquet: The Look: Taking Flight

Adorn your rehearsal-dinner frock — or even the one you wear on the Big Day — with Diana Vincent’s 18-karat white-gold bird brooch with diamond […]

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Bouquet: The 411: Beauty

Let star stylist Laurentius Purnama teach you the tricks of the trade with his brand-new Bridal Bootcamp. Perfect for destination brides traveling sans stylist, the […]

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Wedding: SS08: Perfect Pairs

Let these bold and beautiful combos show you how your cake and flowers can inspire each other and live in perfect harmony — just like […]

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Honeymoon: Destination: Almost Paris

Where do French joie de vivre and a fairy-tale setting conspire to sweep you off your feet? In Canada’s oh-so-European (and closer-than-Paris) Quebec City. Lucky […]

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Honeymoon: Destination: Viva Andalusia

Overflowing with romance, history and culture, Andalusia is begging to be explored with the one you love. Spain’s southernmost region is where quintessential elements of […]

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Honeymoon: Travel Style: Jet-Setter Chic

Tano Debbie Metal bag in Tobacco, $195 at Leehe Fai, Philadelphia. Yves Saint Laurent sunglasses, $276 at Pileggi Boutique, Philadelphia. By Boe wire leaf earrings, […]

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How to: Speak Now

Have you heard? Love is patient. Love is kind. Maybe it’s refreshing simplicitythat makes this biblical passage (1 Corinthians 13:4-7) such a popular wedding reading […]

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Home: A Boy’s Life: Auction Hero

I am a voracious reader. This is a gift I get from my parents.After dinner most nights when I was growing up, both of them […]

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Health: Fight Cancer, One Step at a Time

Sixty miles. That’s almost three marathons long. And that’s exactly how far volunteers will be walking for the Breast Cancer 3-day benefiting Susan G. Komen […]