Tips for brides on budgets Updated: Fri, Feb 3, 2012 Between the thrilling proposal and the pre-wedding whirlwind; setting the date, finding the perfect wedding dress, planning the honeymoon; weddings should feel joyous and romantic. But after the wedding, couples should enjoy their newly wedded bliss — not panic about digging themselves out of debt. Read More

Solnok - Kirby Updated: Fri, Jul 2, 2010 Tonya and Ron Giudice of Blanchard Okla. and Lori and Scott Kirby of Yukon Okla. proudly announce the engagement of their son, Keith Wayne Kirby, to Hollie Elizabeth Solnok, daughter of Charlotte Solnok and the late Vince Solnok of Tulsa, Okla. Read More

The best dress for your budget Updated: Tue, Jan 19, 2010 Just five years ago, if a bride wanted to spend $1,000 or a less for a wedding gown, most often she was relegated to designer sample sales or mass-market bridal discounters. Enter the tanking economy, the ensuing recession and the subsequent wedding budget crunch, and designers and manufacturers are quickly... Read More

Trend Watch: June 4, 2009 Published: Thu, Jun 4, 2009 I do believe this is the month for weddings. Whether the ceremony is in a backyard garden, chapel or church, June is the most popular month to marry. The centuries-old tradition began with the Romans. Juno, goddess of women and marriage and for whom the month of June was named, vowed to protect and bring... Read More

Childress - Cooper Updated: Wed, Oct 3, 2007 Lonnie and Nancy Childress of Guymon, Okla. are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Kristi Lynn Childress of Oklahoma City to Zachary Jordan Cooper of Norman, Okla son of Jim and the late Janice Cooper of Tecumseh, Okla. The prospective bride is a graduate of the University of Oklahoma with both a... Read More

Businesses help simplify wedding day Updated: Tue, May 30, 2006 EDMOND - There was the time the groom came as Elvis and the bride in a poodle skirt, or the weddings where the dogs have served as ring bearers. The most surprising ceremony was probably the one where the crowd lifted the bride and groom above their heads and body-surfed them out of the chapel. The strangest was... Read More

Bridal show will feature tips, contacts with professionals Updated: Thu, Apr 6, 2006 EDMOND - Local wedding and special event planner Robyn Martin will speak at the okBride Bridal Show on Sunday at the Walnut Creek Chapel, 7840 NW 122. She'll address the 10 top most frequently made mistakes in the wedding planning process. The show is scheduled from 1 to 4 p.m., and the first 200 brides will get a... Read More

Weddings changing with times Updated: Sat, Feb 4, 2006 The road to matrimonial bliss is getting more and more expensive. Here are some tips for keeping wedding costs under control. Read More

Jordan - Barnard Updated: Sun, Jun 20, 2004 Mr. and Mrs. Tom Jordan of Midwest City, Oklahoma announce the engagement and upcoming marriage of their daughter, Towry Lee Jordan, to Adam Miles Barnard, son of Mr. Frank Barnard of Norman, and Mr. and Mrs. Jay Draeger of Lubbock, Texas. Towry is a graduate of Carl Albert High School and received her BA in... Read More

Bell - Lewis Updated: Sun, Jun 13, 2004 Dr. and Mrs. Bruce M. Bell of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and Ms. Jean Bell of Atlanta, Georgia announce the engagement of their daughter, Susan Elizabeth Bell to Clinton Allen Lewis, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles G. Corken of Edmond, Oklahoma and Mr. Clyde A. Lewis of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Miss Bell is a graduate of... Read More