DEAR SUN SPOTS: I have never written to this column before, but I read Sun Spots every day faithfully. I am looking for local caterers. If you can print them or tell me how to locate some, I really would appreciate it. Thanking you in advance. — L.C., Auburn DEAR SUN SPOTS: Does anyone know […]
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The dress
Dress shopping tips for plus-sized brides-to-be Weddings are special days for couples tying the knot. But even the most carefully planned wedding requires some patience and perseverance. For brides-to-be, finding the right gown is one element of wedding planning that calls for patience and persistence. Trial and error is often part of the process as […]
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Vintage photos, barns and family: The art leading up to ‘I do’
Of the most popular matrimonial trends right now, barn weddings and all things vintage seem to be topping the list. Rest assured, however, because with all the possibilities out there, no two weddings are alike. Chelsea and Michael Bernier, who recently moved to Hypoluxo, Florida from Lisbon, Maine went with a theme of rustic elegance. […]
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Ready, set, marry: Getting married at city hall
Alison Pepin, license specialist for the City Clerk’s office in Auburn said, “The first step [when planning your wedding] is to file your intentions with the city; the couple must be free to marry. Then they purchase the license and secure two witnesses to sign the license after the ceremony.” She added that people under […]
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Newry’s wedding bridge: ‘It’s magical. It’s perfect.’
Free, rustic and available, Artist’s Covered Bridge has become mecca for newlyweds. Covered bridges have always carried a mystical, magical allure for me as a photographer and as an artist who paints and draws them in a variety of different settings. I have photographed several weddings in my photography career, but I had never seen […]
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Hardy Farm notes success of first year
FRYEBURG — June marks the first anniversary of Hardy Farm, a new wedding and event venue serving the Northeast. Owners Deborah and Greg Link retired to Maine in 2012 from Long Valley, N.J., after a successful career and raising a family there. The Links purchased the property in 2002 and operated it for more than […]
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Bliss Thru Shopping: And the bride wore bacon
Bacon theme wedding. Bag Lady devoured the story in the Huffington Post last month of a couple who won a contest for a bacon theme wedding at the San Diego County Fair. There was a bacon bouquet, a bacon boutonniere, a bacon-print aisle runner — the works. So much fun and so easy to replicate. Back […]