There are many superstitious wedding traditions, but some have pretty clear origins. One of those is the music most commonly associated with Western weddings. The “Wedding March” and the song perhaps ...

Her words trigger a chain reaction inside the house as an assembly line of women shouts the same phrase while moving wedding gifts into a back room. "Askwali" is how Hopi women say thank you in their ...

More couples are skipping the traditional processional to Richard Wagner’s “Bridal Chorus.” By Morgan Sullivan Morgan Sullivan attended five weddings last year. Wagner’s “Here Comes the Bride” was not ...

There’s a lot to be said about making a wedding yours. It’s trendy. It’s individualistic. Yet, at the same time, there’s a point where weddings start to feel like they lack that old school charm. Most ...

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Anne Kazmierczak is a freelance writer who lives in Missoula. When it comes to wedding music, more and more brides are walking down the aisle to anything but Wagner's traditional wedding march, say ...

As a wedding planner, I have a good idea of which trends are in — and out — for 2024. We'll see more audio guest books, mixed wedding parties, and unique ceremony music in 2024. Huge guest lists, ...

Think of the last few weddings youve attended. Chances are at least one of them included some elements that countered the typical wedding ceremony and reception. Perhaps bagpipes accompanied the ...

In the months since Mark and I got engaged, I’ve found myself randomly humming the wedding march around the house. I’m not sure if Mark has noticed. Sometimes I don’t even realize I’m doing it. It’s a ...

A groom was a ball of nerves waiting to see his bride. Music started to play, but it wasn't the traditional wedding march. It dawned on him that he was hearing his wife's voice. Bride Ashton Gill was ...