Here’s a good article on wedding etiquette questions and answers. One etiquette question that caught my eye was “I’ve heard that you have up to a year after the wedding to buy a gift. Is that true?” - Hmmm. I might be guilty of buying a wedding gift a bit later than that on occassion. Still, at least they didn’t return it.

The Toronto Globe and Mail reports how more couples and also partents paying for weddings are taking out wedding insurance to cover practically everything. The article also suggests people are being compelled to take out wedding insurance if they are using certain wedding planners. I can see how a parent spending £15K on their daughter’s wedding might think insurance is a wise investment though.

There is a funny article on smartmoney.com about 10 Things Wedding Planners Wont Tell You. There are some comedy wedding moments in there like “Your DJ’s been arrested” and perhaps “You don’t really need me?”. I particularly like the latter one - weddings have been known to happen without the aid of a wedding planner.

Sweet story here about a wedding in a hospital room because the brides mother had been hurt in a car crash.

America Chronicle has a review of a guide to wedding planning and a wedding planning book that claims to save you up to 80% of wedding costs. Worth a read?