Publication Date: Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2001 & Friday,
Feb. 16, 2001 From
posies to pearls
A history of bridal
flowers
Flowers have long been a symbol of
love, romance, beauty, and renewal. People have used flowers, fruit,
and herbs for centuries as offerings to assure good fortune, ward
off evil, ensure fertility and celebrate rites of passage such as
birth, death, and marriage.
Tips
for choosing a florist
Local
florists handle weddings large and small An
invitation to creativity
Art stores, artisans help couples design their announcements
When Mountain View residents Sofia Pinelli
and Clifford McKenzie walked into University Art Center in Palo
Alto last month, they didn't mean to buck tradition. The two, young
and in love, just wanted to make their own wedding invitations.
And so, over the course of an hour, they got started, picking out
handmade papers, tissue and envelopes with which to announce their
good news. Adventure
honeymoons
Some couples choose backpacking and bushwhacking
over a day at the beach
The cliché notion of a honeymoon, as
depicted by Hollywood and shelves of wedding magazines, would seem
to involve sipping mai-tais on a tropical beach or renting a villa
in a fabled Italian city. Certainly, those sorts of idyllic getaways
can be a fantastic way for newlyweds to let go of the tension that
comes with tying the knot, not to mention kick off their new life
together in luxurious splendor. |
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