According to local musician Aaron Price, last year’s Room In the Inn benefit concert raised $1,500 to help A-HOPE’s programs for homeless women in Asheville. This year, A-HOPE and a local all-star cast of musician volunteers hope to up that number to $2,000.
Surprise: The classic Irish-American girls’ names—Erin and Shannon, for example—are never bestowed on babies in the Emerald Isle. (Over there, they’re place names only.) Similarly, “the songs that people in America [once] regarded as Irish were songs that I didn’t know at all,” recalls Dáithí Sproule, guitarist for Irish band Altan. “Things like ‘Johnson’s Jaunting […]
Re-use, recycle, re-vamp completely “I made my first and only pair of five-pocket pants out of brown fur,” local designer Moe Donnelly of SewMoe says of an early experiment. “I never wore them because they were impossible to walk in, but I realized I could do it.” These days, Donnelly’s reconstructed fashions are available at […]
“Is [a wedding registry] a way to organize all the gifts you want and make it easy for people to shop for you?” asks Newsvine. “Or is it an annoyance?” The registry (formerly known as a bridal registry, but these days it includes the groom’s tastes, too) allows the couple to make a list of […]
• Marriage licenses are obtained at your county Register of Deeds. • Show proof of age with a driver’s license, military or state ID, passport or certified birth certificate. • Show proof of Social Security number with a Social Security card, W-2 form, or payroll stub. • In the case of a previous marriage, the […]
The formal wedding, while staunchly traditional, takes a lot of the guesswork out of the planning process. And sometimes sticking to a time-tested formula makes sense (think Classic Coke and Oreo cookies with milk: There are some traditions you just don’t mess with). Some standbys of the formal wedding (according to Web site weddings.about.com) include: […]
Off-the-beaten-path movies on the ups and downs of saying “I do.” (And nary a Wedding Planner in the bunch.) • The Bachelor—This movie (not to be mistaken for the reality-TV show) is about a single guy who stands to inherit a fortune as long as he’s married by his 30th birthday. • Betsy’s Wedding—This Molly […]
If you’ve listened to 96.5 WOXL, Asheville’s classic-hits station, chances are you’ve heard DJ Sid the Surf. The no-holds-barred personality has been in radio for 40 years and has been DJ-ing parties for more than 30 years. Here are his expert tips on booking a DJ for a wedding reception. • “It’s important to know […]
Nine-12 months before the wedding: • Select a wedding date and set a budget. • Book your reception and ceremony locations. • Find a caterer. • Decide who will officiate. • Determine the number of guests and reserve a block of hotel/motel rooms. • Book a band or DJ as early as possible. At six-nine […]
Money changes everything, and so does marriage. Like your name. Traditionally, the wife takes her husband’s name. More recently, some men are choosing to take their wife’s name, or both choose a new name together. A popular, modern solution is for the couple to hyphenate—which, legally, counts as a name change. The easiest solution is […]
The actual business of a wedding can happen in a matter of minutes at the courthouse, but how romantic is that? Sure, plenty of couples tie the knot on their lunch break, but why pass up the chance for a big party? Fantasy weddings range from small to extravagant, depending on the couple’s style and […]
Michelle McElroy of Bride’s Boutique in Waynesville has an eye for trends when it comes to wedding wear. Here are her tips on what’s in fashion right now: • The pick-up skirt, which features bunched-look fabric on the gown, has been a favorite for the past year and continues to go strong for 2007. • […]
According to Cindy Sproul, co-owner of Asheville-based company Rainbow Wedding Network, “Gay and lesbian weddings are no different” than straight weddings. Depending on the style and taste of the couple, they could be planning a simple ceremony with a few close friends or a full-blown destination wedding in Hawaii. “Couples still want to have a […]
“Getting married shouldn’t cost the earth” is the motto of British-based eco-wedding.com. It’s something to think about. When couples begin planning their nuptials, all the details—where to hold the reception, what sort of rings to buy, what kind of cake to order—are overwhelming enough. Figuring how to accomplish the myriad tasks that amount to the […]
Tradition dictates that a wedding cake is three layers of white-frosted confection with a miniature plastic bride and groom balanced on top. But there’s no reason why this has to be the dessert of the day. In fact, if you’re short on cash and have a little kitchen savvy, making your own wedding cake is […]
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Here comes … the cliché: “What really matters is that you’re about to spend the rest of your life with the person you love.” And, while no one’s going to stand up and argue that point—yeah, yeah, true love trumps a horse-drawn carriage and a Vera Wang gown—the wedding industry didn’t become a $40-billion-a-year business […]
Question: If you were going to interview Lucinda Williams, what would you ask?
You already know the work of local artist Stephen Louis Lange—that is, if you’ve dined at Doc Chey or Savoy under the large, lacquered black-and-red mandalas. But, until recently, few (including Lange himself) would have considered the artist to be a fashion designer. “I am an avid cyclist and I find things on the side […]
A handbag’s tale Most shops are mired in the no-man’s-land of winter sales—that bleak time between holiday gift gluttony and shiny new spring lines. But don’t despair: A new handbag can breathe life back into a winter-weary wardrobe, and there are plenty of interesting finds to be had. Second-hand news: a Fendi bag at Excellent […]
What does it mean, this influx of American Idol-spawned pop acts? First Taylor Hicks plays the Orange Peel on Sunday, Mar. 12, and then Chris Daughtry follows suits with an April 16 show.
