It’s showtime. The basketball tournament starts for real Friday night. I’ll be at the Augusta Civic Center for the Eastern A girls’ quarterfinals. If you can’t make it to the live action, follow allong on the Sun Journal’s live blog. Just go to www.sunjournal/tourney11.com Here’s a look at tonight’s quarterfinals. #3-Hampden (16-2) vs. #6-Mt. Ararat […]

The girls on the court just stood around and chatted. Some were talking. Some were laughing. They almost seemed oblivious to what was going on around them. Meanwhile, off the court, the coaches were yelling at each other. Fans were screaming, at officials, at coaches and at each other. The officials were trying to figure […]

One man’s attempt to simultaneously avoid the interminable Super Bowl pregame and shoveling the roof by making up some Super Bowl lists: Five Super Bowls that changed football, if not America (in chronological order): 1. Super Bowl III (Colts vs. Jets) — For the obvious reasons, although the myth that it forced the AFL-NFL merger […]

Mother of the bride Before the wedding * Assists the bride to select her wedding gown and accessories, colors, and the bridesmaids and maid of honor’s gowns. * Helps in the preparation of the guest list. * Helps to record any gifts that have been sent before the wedding. * Selects a dress that will […]

Almost all weddings contain an embarrassing moment or two. The most common include either the bride or groom forgetting their vows, problems with the bridal gown, a member of the wedding party being late or someone getting tipsy at the reception. Most embarrassments are minor, and although mortifying at the time, they can be laughed […]

Whether old news or recent, divorces are not easy to deal with, especially when planning a wedding. If your parents or future in-laws are divorced, you must plan certain aspects of your wedding carefully to keep conflict to a minimum. The areas most affected generally are invitations, seating and the receiving line. The wording on […]

While some couples opt not to have children at their wedding, others do. They take great delight in young children and can’t fathom having a celebration without them. If you share in this feeling and would like to have children at your wedding, make sure you plan for them accordingly. If at all possible, hold […]

Danielle Bosse, of Portland, always knew she wanted a winter wedding. On December 31, 2009, after 14 months of planning, she married her husband, Nate Gagnon, on a snowy day in Auburn. “What better way to start the new year?” said Bosse, adding that the snow “made for really pretty pictures and added to that […]

Most people love weddings. Whether it’s the dress, the cake, the reception, or the song “Shout!” we all have our idea of the perfect wedding. Most of these ideas sprout from famous “I do’s,” the weddings (real or staged) we’ve seen as a culture that we feel are a part of us even though we […]

It was a glorious late afternoon on the grounds of an old-world villa in the lush Tuscany hills in Italy when Donna Laverdiere and Loren Crippin exchanged their wedding vows on Sept. 4, 2010 before 40 friends and family. Tuscany is a popular wedding locale for Italians because of its vistas, good wine and excellent […]