THEY'RE ALL READY for their wedding date, and now Don and Kathy can relax and enjoy themselves. Part of the reason for the smiles fs that the couple did their planning and shopping early, climinating much of the

Beginning of a life

“I do” — two words which, as frequently as they are repeated, signify at the same time, a beginning and an end. In front of the couple being married.

a wedded hfe looms not unnaturally large.

bor amphemt in the two ample words both have repeated mw a8 world of

Comsmitments. decimions and

Promises

two lives have

yorned oa) truly

faomed tlous omc aSTON And

newlyweals

the he not only the

be hiod

path oof ther courtship and

there own formative years

and CA perience cs bear

agpeegated centuries of

trad rons

and customs

vears fraught with tope and Utvarl

thengbt for the luture

have led to the moment of LOe ayn ta for every couple the world over whe meet

fallin hove amd marty Falling in love seems such have

aw Stitple thas we

Sevseloped a pretaure of vt thanks tao on codless

cof ten oks inowhes fh aff of the

se quche¢ Mrerviesn

and songs

Comp lie athons have been rorerpantpe tad coud

Phe aeutabity a8 young people meeting with at feoe

the first time Gdineaver over

and over again a one generavion succecc! the next, as far meher oo! far more complieated | ally cndowed with all t' am biguittes in whi? life dehyhts

Interestingly enn all the peaple who have , ited love in such vivad ane! ple colors do not atte "oo fool” their publi. the subjectof wedding:

With all the planns ‘hat Koes otnto them a the celebration they oo. ston and all the people they involve atas to be eaye ted that they should bye as

convoluted and Compl. ated as hife itself CUSTOMS OBSERVED Right off

turtes ofl

the bat cen

tradhon present the msctves for reckoarng

C ustosns from carrying

the bride over the threshold

of ber new home to the

throwing of rice at the newly

manned

poate mast be

observed, as age old

Superstition rears its head And, indeed, the customs

give a tone to the wedding. a

sense of continuity — thal young and old alike find sausfying

Many of the complications anmse dunmng the planning stage. which often lasts

several months The tack, and itis a trick Isto artive ata game plan for

The Wedding which takes

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panic and rush of last minute preparations. They found many merchants on the North Shore ready and willing to assist them with advice and plans. -

(Ellsworth Dickson photo)

ime commitment

Into account the dislikes, whims and prejudices of everyone involved, not only bide and groom but their immediate families, as well

likes.

QUES TIONS AND ANSWERS

borst) deecastons must be

made as to where and when the wedding will be held, how large the guest list wall

be and who will be invited

Something old,

The trend of | the Mon, reluen to clegance and romance seems to hase extended ttsyelf inte crery aspect of our. lives mn

cluding weddings

Poday's brndes can cnyoy all the romance and Customs of traditional weddings with the 1982) stvle simplicity The

following are a few old and new

advantage of ond

wedding customs to share with the bride to be

* The bridal shower

fiost

Lhe

bridal shower came to

be when a poor Duteb ouller fell so deve wath a nianden whose father ftorbade the taate th anel telused foo preavide a dowry [he trifler Ss fricads came to the teseuc and showered = the

bride to be with cnough galts

to start housek ce ping W title

sthowenrs

the vausteooum ol

Comdinmues (anmbay s

bride alse tas the

as aT semicnee of a Wedding Goats

Keyintry service some oof whieh are cven Om putenved She can sign up

whether it ws to be an af- ternoon or an evening event, and how formal tt will be,

what colors the bndal party will wear

As the big 9 day ap proaches, other quesuons arise from who will sit' with whom to what tunes the

organist will play dumog the processional

Itus a tribute to the strong bonds of love which the

unite

vandous individuals in

volved, that ultimately all is accomplished in a spint of yood will and harmony

The wedding itself is as joyous as it 1s solemn, an

event truly befitang the months of planning and concem

As well it should be. since wm contains within itself the twin virtues of reverence for the past and hope for the future It ots truly a celebration of life

omething new

for cverything from katehen

padpets to linens making

shower shopping caster for froends and relatives to help

setupa bode s first home

* Beauty and the bride

In grandmas day beauty preparations for that big day (and days thereafter) were task cither like

and

Ther CASY OOF INCAPC mStVE

Beauty ards wete

found orn the home

lemons foe Treshe ning

miine rad cal foe mroimtae nsdn

or they had to be prepared

by a pharmacist and kept

Cold to retard spoilage

has endless WORE TD

bride Many

for imal purpose

Tunday ‘ whore es cpt

products

such ws cleansers that Mmowlorise oF all over mnomsturivers bhe the new cream and como butter cream

These cream moasturizers

are so tefined they te perfect forthe lace yet they re great for allover shancare Add to that the blush of a new bride and you have a combination thal makes beauty