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Spontaneous snow-art tribute to love and marriage

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November 20, 8:11 PM

by Elizabeth Oakes, Wedding Examiner

There’s not much more to add to Dale Dougherty’s BoingBoing post about this lovely little work of snow art, except perhaps to note that this sort of spontaneous expression of love and excitement makes us old wedding pros remember why we do what we do.

Good luck to you, snowpeople! May your wonder never melt away.

Until next time, a sweet and long life to you all.

Elizabeth Oakes welcomes your feedback at weddingexaminer@gmail.com.

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November 14, 10:52 PM

Do you have a wedding engagement to be thankful for this year? Why not make it official with a Thanksgiving wedding at home? Just like the dinner, it requires a little advance planning, but if you season it right you can have a family... Read More
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Epic wedding fail: best man knocks bride into pool (video)

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October 23, 9:50 PM

This best man’s pratfall almost looks faked--the foot-slip action is not unlike the old Chevy Chase method, if you look closely--but confidence is fairly high that this video documents a legitimate “wedding fail."I don’t know whose... Read More
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Examiner Weddings: personal bests

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September 30, 11:06 PM

Rather than regurgitating other wedding “Best Of” lists--many of them ad-dollar driven--here are a few of my “personal bests,” none of which will be found anywhere else on the internet. Of course, those of you who will be... Read More
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September 8, 10:44 AM

Was it a protest? Or was it art? Either way you like it, the Anti-Wedding staged by writers Caitlin Gibson and Rachel Manteuffel provided exactly what bridal couple Chris Rossi and Jaqi Ross wanted: a beautiful (and hilarious) wedding that... Read More
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August 18, 11:41 PM

If you like reality wedding shows, you’ll love this one--unlike the television variety, this will be a REAL reality wedding, live on stage at the John Ford Amphitheatre here in Los Angeles (it's even adjacent to Universal Studios.) ... Read More
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