Spring/Summer 2010 Issue

Stately Manners

The season’s most spectacular wedding gowns herald a new age of elegance.

Feature

Tall Orders

Let them eat an understated or elaborate cake.

Palette Pleasers

Make a colorful statement with your bridesmaids’ dresses.

Stately Manners

The season’s most spectacular wedding gowns herald a new age of elegance.

Setting the Scene

Five of the area’s premier wedding planners reveal which venues top their lists.

Picture This

Make your engagement picture perfect.

Trendspotting

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

The Properly Groomed

Groom advice from three new husbands.

The Ring Master

Put a ring on it–what to look for in the perfect wedding bands.

The Wedding Singer

No, not Adam Sandler.

The Seamster

Tailor every detail of your wedding–especially the dress.

Petal Pusher

Hire a florist who knows her ifs, ands, and buds.

Local Treasures

Wedding bliss could be a short car or ferry ride away.

Eat, Drink, and Be Married

The best sports for your pre- and post-wedding fetes.

The Haute Wedding

Jill Person explains why a custom-crafted scrapbook is worth the buy.

Domestic Bliss

Four romantic honeymoons in America.

The Parent Traps

Avoid family fights leading up to the big day.

Smooth Operators

Three jiggle-busting therapies.

Making Scents

Choose your wedding day fragrance wisely.

Fashion Plates

Add funky-cool designer china plates to your registry.

Taster’s Choice

Four local catering companies create “surf and turf” wedding entrées.

Raising the Barre

Brigid Sweeney samples three local ballet-inspired workouts.

The Mane Dilemma

The wedding hairstyles to flatter your face shape.

Other

Rock Stars

These baubles add elegance to any bridal look.

Real New England Weddings: Elizabeth & Ryan

June 13, 2009 at a private home in Marion, Massachusetts.

Real New England Weddings: Gillian & Antonio

September 13, 2008 at The Boston Public Library in Boston, Massachusetts.

Real New England Weddings: Jaime & Mike

October 11, 2008 at Eastover Farm in Rochester, Massachusetts.

Real New England Weddings: Lauren & Matt

July 25, 2009 at the Courageous Sailing Center in Charlestown, Massachusetts.