How do you feed a hundred hungry friends? Caterer Wendy Krispin can show you how ARNOLD WAYNE JONES | Life+Style Editor You know the joke about NASA? That the astronauts sat on top of a million pounds of explosives in a machine built by the lowest bidder? Well, you could say the same thing [...]
Making a bouquet boffo takes planning and style, says florist Michael Fritz J. DENTON BRICKER | Contibuting Writer dentonbricker@gmail.com When it comes to décor, flowers are the heart of a wedding. Flowers aren’t just fragrant after-thoughts — something for your niece to drop as she shuffles down the aisle. The bouquets, boutonnieres, the nosegay and [...]
These gay-friendly houses of worship welcome your same-sex commitment ceremony AGAPE MCC — 4615 E. California Parkway (SE Loop 820), Fort Worth. 817-535-5002. Agapemcc.com. Revs. S. David Wynn Sr. and Robert Myers. Require pre-service counseling. Ascension Lutheran Church — 4230 Buckingham Road, Garland. 972-276-0023. AscensionTexas.org. Pastor Kurt Friederich. Blessing service for church members; no weddings [...]
Selecting the right DJ can make a difference at your reception You’d think choosing a wedding DJ might be the simplest part of making nuptial plans — just google “Dallas wedding DJ,” call the first name that comes up, book him or her for the date, and boom, you’re done! Not so fast. As anyone [...]
Booking the right event space for your ceremony and reception can be half the battle J. DENTON BRICKER | Contibuting Writer dentonbricker@gmail.com Weddings used to be done “a certain way:” You had to have a big cake, fine china and serve a full dinner in the grand ballroom of a hotel. But gays have always [...]
Designer Dian Malouf branches out into wedding rings for gay couples ARNOLD WAYNE JONES | Life+Style Editor Dian Malouf came up with the idea for her line of men’s wedding rings, as she does most things, in the middle of the night. Malouf has been a jewelry designer for 20 years — a career she [...]
Wedding gown designer Xay Vongphachanh can help same-sex couples establish their dress code FARAH FLEURIMA | Special Contributor farah@thedallasdiva.com Xay Vongphachanh knows wedding wear trends well before they hit the street. She should — as head designer at the bridal label Watters, Vongphachanh helps set the trends. And from Watters Bridal (an upscale line) to WToo [...]
New book by Dallas native guides photographers and couples through strange territory: Shooting gay weddings JONANNA WIDNER | Contributing Writer jonanna.widner@gmail.com The complexities and nuances of same-sex wedding photography probably aren’t the first things that come to mind for a wedding photographer. After all, the art of capturing images of nuptials has been around since the [...]
These gay-friendly houses of worship welcome your same-sex commitment ceremony AGAPE MCC — 4615 E. California Parkway (SE Loop 820), Fort Worth. 817-535-5002. Agapemcc.com. Revs. S. David Wynn, Sr., Teri Lubbers and Robert Myers. Require pre-service counseling. Ascension Lutheran Church — 4230 Buckingham Road, Garland. 972-276-0023. AscensionTexas.org. Pastor Kurt Friederich. Blessing service for church members; [...]
