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 Weddings can induce some crazy behavior. Emotions are high, families are thrown together, and everyone must conform to a tight schedule, not to mention the shenanigans that ensue when there's an open bar involved. Sarah Pease, a well-known New York City proposal planner, has been planning weddings since 2008 with her company Brilliant Event Planning. She's seen everything from the "bridezilla" stressing about every detail to guests showing up in white — a major faux ...

 When we were girls, my sister and I joked that we would marry our future husbands in the backyard, barefoot, and the reception would be a potluck. And though I filled a hope chest with doilies and cooking supplies, I never dreamed up any other details of that “perfect day,” such as a color scheme or a specific dress. So when the Marine veteran I love proposed two months ago, I was caught somewhat unprepared. After flirting with thoughts of eloping that very night, we dec...

 No bride has ever asked designer Mark Badgley, half of the Badgley Mischka duo, about incorporating a cold-weather look into her wedding ensemble. Coats and boots just aren’t the stuff of fantasy wedding dreams, he says. Reality sometimes doesn’t set in until months later, when the forecast is real. Ideally, though, it should be part of the initial conversation, and certainly by the first fitting, Badgley says, because being prepared for the weather affects other decisio...

 Which of these engaged couples will make it official in the new year? Here, we predict the 10 celebrity couples most likely to tie the knot in 2014. Angelina Jolie & Brad Pitt Why they’ll marry in 2014: They’ve been engaged for so long (since April 2012) that even the rumors about their pending nuptials have died down. The couple famously stated that they wouldn’t get married until everyone had the right to do so — and with DOMA being declared unconstitu...