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Boston Weddings

Spring/Summer 2010

Cover Story

Spring/Summer 2010: Wedding Gowns: Stately Manners

Set against the sprawling grounds of Ipswich's historic Crane Estate, the season's most spectacular gowns herald a new age of elegance.

Palette Pleasers

The best bridesmaids' dresses and bouquets make a colorful, coordinated statement.

Real New England Weddings: Charlestown

Taking advantage of our region's diverse landscape, this couple ties the knot in style.
Hillary Geronemus

Real New England Weddings: Eastover Farm

Jaime Langione & Mike Endreny October 11, 2008 Eastover Farm, Rochester, Massachusetts Photographs by Studio Atticus They may have found...
Hillary Geronemus

Real New England Weddings: Marion

Taking advantage of our region's diverse landscape, this couple ties the knot in style.
Hillary Geronemus

Real New England Weddings: The Boston Public Library

Taking advantage of our region's diverse landscape, this couple ties the knot in style.
Hillary Geronemus

Wedding Gowns: Trendspotting

Fresh from the runway, our six favorite wedding gown styles.

Weddings Cakes: Tall Orders

Should you choose an understated cake or an elaborate confection? We asked three local bakers to help you decide by...

Ask The Experts: The Petal Pusher

Just because you're on a budget doesn't mean you need to go carnation crazy. Hire a florist who knows her...
Jamie Coelho

Ask The Experts: The Properly Groomed

What's so hard about being the XY half of an XX-ruled occasion? Everything. The best grooms know how to prepare—and...
Terri Trespicio

Ask The Experts: The Ring Master

Smart bling shoppers know there's a lot more to look for than the four C's (color, clarity, carat, cut). Finding...
Brittany Jasnoff

Ask The Experts: The Seamster

The flowers. The invites. The Rolls Royce to the church. You've meticulously tailored every detail of the big day. Why...
Sascha de Gersdorff

Ask The Experts: The Wedding Singer

Pity the reception with an anemic string quartet. Adam Sandler jokes aside, great music really does make great weddings. Your...
Brigid Sweeney

Eat, Drink, and Be Married

The best spots for your pre- and post-wedding fetes, from the engagement party to the rehearsal dinner to the morning-after...
Amy Traverso

Getaways: Domestic Bliss

The far-flung honeymoon is exciting, adventurous, and wildly romantic. It can also be unpredictable and exorbitantly expensive. These great U.S....
Sascha de Gersdorff

New England Wedding Locations: Local Treasures

Just a short drive—or ferry ride—from Boston are plenty of great places to tie the knot. Pack the gown, rings,...

Smooth Operators

Behind the jiggle-busting claims of three "anticellulite" therapies.
Donna Garlough

The Haute Wedding Album

Why scrapbook your photos in the same store-bought album everyone chooses? Jill Person of Person + Killian Photography explains why...
Rachel Levitt

The Parent Traps

Weddings should be about love and togetherness, but planning them can be fraught with family feuds. DONNA GARLOUGH explains how...
Donna Garlough

The Planner: Picture This

Stiffly posed engagement portraits are a thing of the past, but the "photojournalistic" look can take on many meanings. We...
Brittany Jasnoff

The Planner: Rock Stars

It may play backup to your gown, but wedding-day jewelry should still shine. These baubles add elegance to any bridal...
Brigid Sweeney

The Venues: Setting the Scene

The difference between a first-rate wedding fete and a ho-hum party? Location, location, location. Five of the area's premier wedding...
Donna Garlough

Wedding Catering: Taster's Choice

Tasked with creating a "surf and turf" wedding entrée, four local catering companies fire up their (portable) stoves and get...
Donna Garlough

Wedding China: Fashion Plates

Add funky-cool designer china to your registry, and any meal—yes, even those microwaved leftovers—can feel like a special occasion.
Jamie Coelho

Wedding Fragrances: Making Scents

Before choosing your big-day perfume, heed these tips from local fragrance designer Neil Morris.
Jamie Coelho

Wedding Hairstyles: The Mane Dilemma

Finding the perfect wedding coiffure can be a frustrating process. Local hairstylists Timothy Robishaw and Darren Le dish on which...
Brittany Jasnoff

Wedding Workouts: Raising the Barre

With visions of svelte dancers swirling in her head, BRIGID SWEENEY samples three local ballet-inspired workouts.
Brigid Sweeney

Fall\Winter 2009

Cover Story

Cakes: Ivory Towers

Who says an all-white wedding cake is boring? Five of the hub's best pastry chefs craft confections that are almost too pretty to slice.

Bloom Town

Tasked with creating two bridal bouquets—one pricey, one budget-friendly—from the same palette, three local florists show their true colors.

Color Theory

Rich hues for bridesmaids ruled this season's runways. They'll look even better heading down the aisle.

Girl About Town

The season's most glamorous gowns feel right at home in Boston.

Real New England Weddings: Boston Public Garden & The Taj Hotel

Four couples take advantage of our region's varied landscape as they celebrate their wedding days in diverse style.
Anne Vickman

Real New England Weddings: Gamble Mansion

Four couples take advantage of our region's varied landscape as they celebrate their wedding days in diverse style.
Mia Gant

Real New England Weddings: Hyatt Regency Cambridge

Four couples take advantage of our region's varied landscape as they celebrate their wedding days in diverse style.
Anne Vickman

Real New England Weddings: West Harwich, Cape Cod

Four couples take advantage of our region's varied landscape as they celebrate their wedding days in diverse style.
Mia Gant

Cheap Tickets to Paradise

The bright side of an economic downturn? Great deals at incredible destinations. These affordable honeymoon spots are just a nonstop...

Delicate Undertakings

Somewhere between demure and tacky is the perfect postwedding ensemble. This sweet-yet-seductive lingerie sets the mood for romance.
Brigid Sweeney

Fall/Winter 2009: The Experts

Wedding tips, tricks, and advice from those in-the-know.

In Tact

Between "Will you?" and "I do" are countless opportunities for unintended insults and bruised egos. Donna Garlough offers guidance for...
Donna Garlough

Loot: Arm Candy

Nylon and polycarbonate textures captain today's high-tech luggage scene. Register for these totes and you'll be flying first class, regardless...
Janice O'Leary

One Last Shot: Sugar Crash

The rain started three days before Elizabeth Murray and Paul Crage's September ceremony—and didn't stop. By the time they arrived...
Brigid Sweeney

Parties, Favored

Brides (and their worn-out maids) deserve more than the same old gift-and-snack snoozefest. Good hosts get behind these new twists...
Erin Byers Murray

Rewind The Lines

Can an hour in an aesthetician's chair noticeably turn back the clock? Rachel Levitt tests three anti-aging facials.
Rachel Levitt

The $25,400 Invitation Set

Just how elaborately can you beckon guests to your party? Grapevine Paperie's Karen Bartolomei details the meticulous craft behind one...
Rachel Levitt, photo by Clare...

The Big Picture

When choosing a party spot, looks do matter. Five top Boston wedding photographers reveal which local options guarantee memorable shots.
Donna Garlough

The No-Deprivation Diet

Two local pastry chefs dish on how to keep your figure during cake-rich showers, engagement parties, and bachelorette binge fests.
Donna Garlough

Toned-down Tone-ups

Fed up with too-intense classes and sadistic instructors, Brigid Sweeney seeks Boston's least-torturous (but effective) workouts.
Brigid Sweeney

Tried & True: Playing Muse

Intrigued by the upswing in custom gown design, our editor challenges Boston's premier couturiers to each dream up a $3,000...
Donna Garlough

Tried & True: Trading Faces

They say beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but it's really in the hands of whoever's wielding the...
Rachel Baker

Destination: Fun!

Need a place to get hitched? Scenery, ambiance, and adventure come with the territory at these New England spots.

Spring/Summer 2009

Cover Story

Forget the boring solitaire set and plain gold band. Wedding rings now run the gamut from diamond-encrusted his-and-hers pairs to delicately engraved band that need no hefty rock. View the slide show!

Donna Garlough, Photographs by Clare Dubina

A Dress for the Occasion

Fresh from the runway, gowns for every type of setting—from the seashore to city hall. See the slide show!

Hot on the Trail

Set against Boston's storied Freedom Trail, the season's prettiest gowns make history. View the slide show!

In the Details

Inspiration can come from anywhere, but how about starting with a color, a dress, or a cake? Three local bakers...

Real New England Weddings: Arnold Arboretum

Four couples take advantage of the region's diverse landscape as they celebrate their wedding days in both traditional and unconventional...
Jamie Coelho

Real New England Weddings: Newport, R.I.

Four couples take advantage of the region's diverse landscape as they celebrate their wedding days in both traditional and unconventional...
Julie Suratt

Real New England Weddings: Shawkemo, Nantucket

Four couples take advantage of the region's diverse landscape as they celebrate their wedding days in both traditional and unconventional...
Jamie Coelho

Real New England Weddings: Truro, MA

Four couples take advantage of the region's diverse landscape as they celebrate their wedding days in both traditional and unconventional...
Julie Suratt

Spring/Summer 2009: The Experts

Wedding tips, tricks, and advice from those in-the-know. Everything a bride needs to learn how to tackle officiants, photographers, wedding...

The Look Book

With all eyes—and cameras—focused squarely on you, the big day calls for a style with wow factor. Find yours here....

A Better Burn

Endless hours on the treadmill don't always equal a wedding-ready physique—it's time to reinvent your tired cardio routine.
Brigid Sweeney

Battle of the Blooms

The same floral requests can yield very different results. Given one set of guidelines-make a foot-wide, $200 pink centerpiece-four florists...
Donna Garlough

Bed Rest

How to get ample shuteye before the big day.

Alicia Zweig

Best of the New

A slew of hotel openings and renovations adds five fresh options to Boston's partyscape.

Janice O'Leary

Comfort Zones

Sometimes the best getaways are those that remind you ever so slightly of home--in a totally exotic way, of course....

Glossed Over

You've spent hours obsessing over the perfect lip color. now make it stick.
Lauren Gerber

Go, Go, Gadgets

Fill your registry with updated editions of kitchen classics.
Erin Byers Murray

Great Whites

For wedding gowns, off-white is trés chic. For teeth? Not so much. Which bleaching products work, and which are just...
Jamie Coelho

Hot Shots

Even if you're not a natural on camera, the right moves can help you look the part.

Blythe Copeland

It's A Piece of Cake

The cake-cutting, frosting-smudging rite is always memorable. But the cake itself doesn't always impress. Sick of dull desserts, we asked...
Sascha de Gersdorff

One Last Shot: Trunk Show

When bride-to-be "Beth" (for obvious reasons, she'd prefer to stay anonymous) received a pair of "Sexy Little Bride" underwear at...
Brigid Sweeney

Paper Tales

Weddings are exciting, memorable, and fun. And then there’s all the paperwork. Marblehead-based manners master Jodi Smith helps local couples...

Shelf Life

Top Boston chefs dish on their favorite cookbooks.
Erin Byers Murray

Sweet Spots

Looking for a place to get hitched? Here's a tip: Go where the ambiance and scenery are already built in....

Take it Off

Prewedding prep often means handing over your DIY hair-removal efforts to the pros. How to weather the hot wax.
Brittany Jasnoff

The $450-a-Head Dinner

The wedding dinner is often an afterthought, served somewhere between the "I do"s and dancing. Enter the Fairmont Copley Plaza's...

The Newlywed Nine

Think it's tough to drop weight before the big day? Try keeping it off after saying "I do."

Blythe Copeland

Color Me Good

We risk orange streaks to find treatments that provide a believable bronze.
Brigid Sweeney

Spring/Summer 2010: Wedding Gowns

Spring/Summer 2010: Wedding Gowns

New England Wedding Locations

New England Wedding Locations

Best bridesmaids' dresses and bouquets

Best bridesmaids' dresses and bouquets

Green House 2010

Boston magazine's greenhouse is a great resource for ways to save money and energy at home. Visit our virtual room-by-room green guide for energy-saving tips and ideas.

Travel Club Newsletter

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Bridal Buzz

Ask the experts: What are the latest trends? How to stretch your budget? Join the conversation. First Thursday of every month at the Westin Copley Place.

Great Seasonal Drinks.

Hit the town and check out some of these amazing cocktails!

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