Wedding budgets tighten as couples share costs
Hard times push couples to economize on weddings while maintaining numbers. Monaghan notes budgets still around six to seven thousand but open bars shrink and services add value, with families pooling resources and brides asking for budget focused plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haileen Monaghan
Association of Bridal Consultants
New Milford
Conn
Monaghan
Boston
Denise and
Alan Fields
Windsor Peak Press
Wedding customs around the world and their gifts
A survey of traditions from Italy to Lithuania shows diverse wedding rites. Customs include auctioning the groom’s cut tie in Italy, selling handkerchiefs in Switzerland, breaking plates in Germany, and dances bought with the bride. Other gifts feature a kimono in Japan, a gold band in Judaism, coins in the Philippines, a silver teaspoon in Scotland, a bridal quilt by the Amish, a two handled cup in France, and a symbolic meal in Lithuania.
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Philippines
Lifers say communication is key for long marriages
Fifty couples married 50 to 72 years say open communication sustains partnerships. Dr. Tim Brubaker notes most view marriage as lifelong, with retirement rewarding and child-rearing years hardest. Couples discuss solving problems, sharing decisions, and dating before marriage as factors in lasting relationships.
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Oxford, Ohio
Tim Brubaker
Miami University
Family and Child Studies Center
Brubaker
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New York
Valerie Hart
Hart
Bride’s Magazine
Barbara Tober
Tober
Cele Lalli
Modern Bride
Deborah Pine
Steve McManus
Centenary United Methodist Church
Fourth
Elm
New York School
Bonanza Restaurant
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The
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Kasold
Massachusetts
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