Lake Tahoe is the second largest alpine lake in the world. Situated in the Sierra Nevada mountains, it offers some of the most scenic settings a wedding couple could wish for. In a relatively short stretch of land, you have access to all the glitz and glamour, excitement and entertainment, yet you can have peace and tranquility all around you. You can opt for a log cabin in the woods, and be close to the entertainment, or you can stay in a resort, and be close to peace and tranquility for a romantic stroll. Read more »

Weddings are big business in America.  Go to any bookstore and you’ll see all sort of magazines aimed at prospective brides, and each and every one of them is filled with pages and pages of advertising from companies hoping to make money from your wedding ceremony.  And there’s nothing wrong with that; they’re meeting needs for people who want their services.  But don’t feel pressured to have a large, extravagant, expensive wedding because of an image you’ve grown up with about what “the perfect wedding” looks like.  You don’t have to conform to that image, and in today’s tough economic times, planning a small wedding makes a lot of sense. Read more »

If you’re planning on getting married in the near future, you may be trying to decide where to hold your  marriage ceremony.  Traditionally, of course, the most popular wedding site by far has been a church or other religious institution, and the vast majority of weddings still take place in sites like these.  But more and more people are choosing to go for a nontraditional wedding site, for a variety of reasons.  Some of them aren’t particularly religious, while others just want to do something out of the ordinary.  Getting married at the home of the bride or groom is becoming more popular.  But how difficult are weddings at home?  Is one right for you? Read more »