Name: Talley Sue Hohlfeld
Title: Managing Editor
Hometown: Mount Ayr, Iowa
Favorite romantic destination: England’s Lake District
Best planning tip: Pick three things you really, really care about (flowers, food, and photography, for example), and focus your attention on having them go exactly how you want. Let everything else fall into place.
The 18th edition of the world’s most classic etiquette reference book, Emily Post’s Etiquette, was just introduced by the Emily Post Institute (I call them when I’m stumped). …
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One of the oldest traditions of the proposal is for the groom to ask the bride’s father for his daughter’s hand in marriage. Historically, a suitor would often …
Ever since my purse got ripped off (years ago, now!), I’ve kept my handbag tiny, slipping in only the most valuable and necessary things, in order to keep …
Long ago, the engagement party was hosted by the bride’s parents in order to reveal the upcoming nuptials to family and friends – at the party. Up until a …
I was asked a fun question via our AskMartha mailbox last week.
The father of the bride has three titles, all of from which he has retired. In order …
So your best friend from college got a new job and won’t be eligible for vacation. She (he?) won’t be able to be there — do you get …
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These festive escort cards are guaranteed to add to the fun on your big day.
