These are not your grandmother’s yentas. The Wedding Yentas, a Conejo-based Web site offering planning advice to the modern Jewish bride, is the brainchild of Alison Friedman and Nicky Kahn.
Apryl Levine (nee Carson) had thought of everything the morning before her wedding. Every decision was made, from food to flowers, right down to the exact glass that her husband-to-be, Joshua Levine, would break.
Even if real life affects the bottom line of your bridal budget, you can still make your shower or brunch reception the first-class affair of your dreams.
Actress Natalie Portman, who is expecting her first child, announced she will marry the baby\’s father.
Six months after Chelsea Clinton married investment banker Marc Mezvinsky, the granddaughter of President’s George HW Bush has announced she is to marry another New Yorker of Jewish descent.
One of the first things I learned about wedding planning is that it’s not as easy as I thought it would be. Oh, I knew it would take time, money, teamwork and a slew of help from my family and friends, but what I never took into account was just how political the entire process would become. Having never been a big fan of politics — personal or otherwise — I was less than thrilled at this discovery.
It happens like some sort of divine intervention. You\’re single, depressed and desperate for a relationship, but just as you hit rock bottom, when you\’ve given up all hope, the right person makes a grand entrance into your life
Fortunately, it\’s perfectly possible to welcome children at your wedding without compromising the sanctity of the event or the sanity of any involved parties.
If Arash Saghian\’s recent marriage had taken place in the late 1980s or early 1990s, he would likely have faced ostracism from Los Angeles\’ Iranian Jewish community. The family of the 25-year-old businessman might have also frowned upon the match, all because his spouse Maya was Ashkenazi.
Jackie and Adam Sandler. Shaunie and Shaquille O\’Neal. Gwen Stefani and Gavin Rossdale. Heidi Klum and Seal. Jami Gertz and Tony Ressler. Janice and Billy Crystal. When these high-profile pairs have a star-studded soirÃÂ(c)e to host — anything from a wedding to a bridal shower, a bar mitzvah to a birthday or business bash — they all leave the preparations to one party planner: Mindy Weiss, owner of the Beverly Hills-based Mindy Weiss Party Consultants. But if you think her job is just about selecting flowers and ordering cakes, you\’re sorely mistaken.
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