The Bridesmaids Stripped Bare

Before the bride's big day comes the big night. Alice Williams tags along on a hen's night to find out why women go wild before the wedding.

Matrimonial Mugging

HE SAID SPRING has sprung and it's not just the animals who have that look in their eye . . . the first wedding invitation of the season arrived last week and the only reason I feel comfortable about discussing it here is because they live in Melbourne and unless I'm extremely unlucky, they'll never get to read this.

Marriage: A Bond Of Love And A Separation Of Cash

DOES the thought of going to a wedding make you wince? Do you feel stressed and anxious at the thought of having to sit through an entire five-hour parade of sappy love, bad dancing and cheap champagne? Would you prefer to veg out at home watching reruns of House, rather than get all coiffed up to celebrate someone else's gooey love fest?

Light Is Right As Family Proves It's Easy Being Green

A COOKBOOK given as a wedding gift to David Green from his wife, Denise, has shaped the family's healthy attitude to food for more than a decade.

Kidman's Top Wedding Gift? Nothing At All

NICOLE Kidman and Keith Urban will ask their wedding guests to donate money to a charity in lieu of giving them gifts.

Bids Stop At $1.55m

THE 19th-century Kiama home built by former NSW premier George Fuller as a wedding gift for his daughter was passed in at auction on Sunday.

Fit For For A King

BUYING a wedding gift can be a tough job, but buying a gift for royalty? Almost impossible.

Gift Of Native Trees Sent To Denmark

Tasmanian Mary Donaldson and Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark will receive Australian native trees as a wedding gift from the Australian Government. The choice of gift was made to provide ``a unique and very long lasting link between the couple and Australia", the Government said. The couple

What To Say About . . . J.lo's Wedding

Keep the wedding gift receipt, the imminent marriage of Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck is likely to be a short-lived affair.

Gifts On A Budget

IT is possible to spend $50 or less to bag yourself a great wedding gift.

Something Old Is New For Newlyweds

BEFORE heading off on their Swiss skiing honeymoon yesterday Merewether's Dr Phillip Holz (right) and new bride Megan (nee Hose, inset) received a wedding gift of a most maritime kind.

Tv Show Serves Up Di's Butler To Police

PRINCESS Diana's butler was arrested over the alleged theft of a $1.2 million wedding gift after police saw the contents of his home on a British TV program.