There’s a sort of music that flows from truly joyful people, and over Memorial Day weekend 2010, a symphony played at the Reid State Park group shelter. The Lipperts’s wedding plans had intrigued me from the start. It was a cold January day when Wiscasset resident Tim Lippert called to reserve our popular shelter area […]

Local weddings: Ideas you can use in your own wedding A fabulous wedding for less than $5,000 Story by Denise Scammon, Special Sections Editor Photos by Eric Eisele and Katie Houghton Local bride Sarah Buswell married Brian Labrecque in an outdoor wedding which took place in late August last year at their home, “Freckle Farm,” […]

Food and wine: How to create a perfect marriage Weddings are one of life’s most celebrated occasions. For brides- and grooms-to-be and their families, an incredible amount of creativity and planning is poured into this all-important day: from the wedding gown to the ceremony, from the invitations and flowers to the wedding cake itself. One […]

What stays? What goes? Tips for newlyweds moving in First-time brides and grooms are older than ever before, according to recent U.S. Census Bureau figures. The median age for men marrying for the first time is now 28 and it’s 26 for women – that’s 30 percent older than in 1960. Because today’s first marriages […]

‘Groom’ing Tips: Finding the Right Wedding Wardrobe for Your Groom (498 words, US, UK, CAN) All eyes are typically on the bride during a wedding. But that doesn’t mean the groom should be a shrinking violet. While the bridal gown may garner the “oohs” and “aahs,” what the groom wears on his wedding day is […]

Halloween Wedding So why not a wedding on Halloween? Linda Cloutier and Arthur Sutton were married on Halloween in 1994. It was a second marriage for Linda and the first for Arthur. “I wanted to include him in the planning so I let him pick the colors and theme,” explained Linda. “His favorite color is […]

Annika Marie Full ballgown with one-shoulder neckline and corset closure. Tulle and Valencia Organza are married together in this romantic, ballerina-like ballgown. Tulle is asymmetrically ruched across the bodice and over the jeweled shoulder. The Valencia Organza waistband with grand beaded motifs at the center front and back introduces the softly gathered tulle skirt. Colors […]

On a fall day in September 2009, Taylor J. Legare, of Lewiston, married Joshua D. Smith, of Mechanic Falls. The couple rented a private camp for the wedding weekend in Harrison, Maine where they held their wedding rehearsal, ceremony, and reception. Legare said, “We had full reign of the facility. What made our wedding so […]