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[16 Jul 2010 | No Comment | ]

This might seem an odd question at first, given New Zealand was the first country to give women the vote. And what exactly has it got to do with modern marriage, you might ask? Well, it might affect your choices on the Big Day.
Wedding vows
One the reasons many modern brides want to write their own vows stems from 1970s feminism and later, when many young women declared they had no intention of promising to “love, honour and obey” their new husband. This is …

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[5 Nov 2009 | No Comment | ]

If you thought choosing the right dress was the most stressful part of wedding planning, think again.
The wedding reception seating plan could have you tied up internal knots. Help is at hand, however, courtesy of ZM Radio’s morning show, which recently delved into the issue and came up with “the real wedding seating plan”.
Described in her inimitable “get real” style, morning presenter Polly told it exactly like it should be to maximise your fun and minimise the impact of the more annoying guests. Think under-10s in particular. Whether you have …

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[22 Jun 2009 | One Comment | ]
Truly walking on air

It's the ultimate space nerd dream -  weightless wedding in space. Well, New York couple Noah Fulmor and Erin Finnegan made it happen, courtesy of the microgravity aeroplane 'The Vomit Comet', on June 20.
You can catch the action here, at World's first weightless wedding, but Wedding Cafe NZ was really interested in the dress – and whether it would stay decorous as Erin 'flew' around during her eight-minute weightless wedding ceremony.
Here it is before the Big Day, looking quite normal, and pretty too. The secret is pants …

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[22 Jan 2009 | One Comment | ]
Wii beats usual wedding night activities

Once upon a time the wedding night was all about, well, traditional activities, unless, of course, you were drunk and incapable – or he was. But now it seems a lot of newly-weds are getting hot and heavy not with each other but with the popular Nintendo Wii console. The active lounge computer game is proving a major gift hit in the US.
Wii tops Amazon top 100 gift list
Yup, that's right. Forget the crystal and pots and pans, the console is so popular with American couples it's currently out of …