Recently there was an article in USA Today with the title “Who said there are no second acts in America?” And guess who quoted that literary phrase? None other than Author F. Scott Fitzgerald! As a woman marrying later in life, giving up her “glamorous single life” (HA!)  and taking on a family and grandchildren, [...]

After 10 1/2 years of marriage later in life, our life together just gets better. Days and moments are cherished for their adventure, challenges and fun that develop. What are your favorite moments together? Sometimes for us, it’s doing nothing and other times it is having stimulating conversations about the world around us. Then there [...]

Where do you begin to create a Style for your wedding? The Modern Mature Bride would begin by making a timeline starting with the date they want to get married and working backwards. Then, identify all the decision points that have to be made to create the wedding you have envisioned.  Make plans that are [...]

The groom, or the groom’s family, is usually responsible for planning and paying for the rehearsal dinner. This may or may not seem like such a major responsibility or cost – but it can be!  If your wedding is not going to be held in a geographical area familiar to the groom’s family, the wedding [...]

We now have confirmation ladies that buying a pair of shoes or something else pretty is good for our soul. This month in Oprah, Valerie Monroe confirmed that buying those outrageously expensive Manolo Blahnik shoes makes perfect sense. Read on from an excerpt in her article. Valerie Steele, PhD, director of the Museum at the Fashion [...]

Attention: Ladies over 40! Throw away those thoughts that it is impossible to find someone to melt your heart. We never gave up and finally married at 50! You just have to open your life to the possibility of meeting that special partner, and do a few extra things to make your self more available. [...]

One of our favorite chapters in our new book is Big Decisions because those decisions are at the heart of whether or not you are ready to marry and the issues you may need to address. We found among the 12 major decisions you will be facing, there are three top ones to keep in [...]