No matter where they're from - be it Africa, Armenia, Kenya or Canada - brides want to look beautiful on their wedding day. And yet, what that means exactly, varies. It seems wedding traditions are as diverse as the world's cultures. But one thing is certain: a wedding is always a celebration. Bridal fashions When it comes to the dress, most...

Summer is on its way and for many, it’s wedding season. Congratulations!  We want to help you plan not just for a wedding, but for a marriage that lasts a lifetime.  Join us for these 8 brief lessons. We hope that this series helps you prepare for a beautiful wedding and a marriage that lasts a lifetime. This is part 1 of an eight part series...

I will never forget the morning after the day that my husband, Arnie, asked me to marry him. I awoke with a euphoric feeling. The whole world was in harmony. Everything was going my way. There was a gentle breeze outside and the sun was shining. "Could this be real," I asked myself? "Am I really engaged?" I quickly lifted my left hand up and stared...

Beginning your first home together is exciting! Maybe you will both be moving to a new place, or one of you has lived there, and now the other is preparing to move in. You’ve probably already either received some shower or wedding gifts to help with furnishing that first home together,or you’ve shared some preferences with family or friends about...

One challenge as you get to know one another in marriage is that you even­tually find out there are “warts.” Sud­denly you find some imperfection,a spot that you wish would disappear. Maybe you knew that it was there, and hoped he would never see it. How do you respond to warts? If they are your own, maybe you’d like to hide them, to pretend...

Remember those “warts”? Guess what? You will find you both have them! You have found some of your own, and one day you will see some of his. What you may have thought was a cute little quirk can eventually become an irritant. Consider well your response to the imperfections of your man — may it be solidly grounded in love. If the “wart”...

I love spring! The winter is great, and the first few snows are absolutely wonderful. After a few months of it though, I am so anxious to see green grass and flowers! Rarely does a year go by when I don’t fall in love once again with nearly anything that is in bloom, and buy too much for me to deal with that day. On a number of occasions I’ve...