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Planning notes, styling ideas and real-wedding stories — for every personalized piece your day deserves.

10 Christmas Gifts for the Groom's Parents: The Thank-You They Missed
Count the thank-yous from your wedding day: the speeches, the cards, the gifts. Now count how many had his parents' names on them. At a lot of weddings, the bride's parents get the toasts and the thank-you notes, and…

12 Christmas Gifts for the Groom-to-Be (From the Bride)
Most groom gift lists are written for the wedding morning. Yours gets unwrapped at Christmas, and then it has to earn its place on every ordinary Tuesday until the vows.…

First Christmas in a New Home: 12 Gifts That Won't Join the Boxes
In December, a gift for a couple in a new home is competing with the box still labeled KITCHEN MISC. Most of them lose. The house has a tree in the corner, a sofa facing…

15 Christmas Gifts for the Bride-to-Be Who's Deep in Wedding Planning
Ask a bride mid-planning what she wants for Christmas and listen for whether she names a thing or a job. If it is a job, like someone else stuffing the envelopes, you have…