a s much as any bride-to-be may like the sounds of jet setting off for a love ‘seine’ in which she pledges to love, honor, and cherish en français, some budgets may not be oh-so genereux. Alors, think of le Paris as yours to reinvent, a City of Lights ceremony that puts the focus on you rather than frantic airports or overbooked suites. Paris has so many facets, both past and present, that are

a fifties-induced, back-to-the future romp of adolescent idealism is sure to emboss even the most unruliest of couples in the purest of hall-of-famer glory. The early rock and roll power era, defined by a generation of screaming prepubescents, was one unto which the likes of Chuck Berry, Jerry Lee Lewis, Bill Haley, not to mention the King himself were born. This social phenomenon symbolized one-o

a s a kid, the pool party totally clobbered the ice rink birthday, the scavenger hunt and the pizza party in the awesome department. It even thwarted the decorate-your-own-cookie party, and that involved unlimited frosting. So what better way to celebrate a mature commitment to the cultured man of your reveries than to backslide to the days of polka-dot bikinis, crazy straws and iced tea yore? Mayb

l ove looks not with the eyes, but with the mind. Why not cast a spell of metaphorical context upon your wedding nuptials? You and your king may be titan royalty like Oberon and Titiana, enraptured sweethearts, Hermia and Lysander, or violently lustful like Helena and Demetrius. You may even be two giggly, mischievous Pucks. Whichever literary pairing you emote to the most, explore the boundaries o

t he look of the starlet is forever young – when you combine the gamine classiness of Hepburn, the sensational rhythm of Ginger, the empowerment of Kelly, and the seductiveness of Taylor, you’ve got the world of feminine mystique wrapped around your little finger. Incorporate the dazzle of spotlights, the sheen of a scarlet pout, and the ultra-hot lux of a wavy coif into your wedding day with j