Brides-to-be rushed into Goodwill's Central Plaza store in St. Petersburg on Friday for the third annual Wedding Gala. ...more

June 27, 2009

Link to Redman Steele florist ...more

June 5, 2009

Here's what I love about Diana Cofield. Someone showed her a Vera Bradley designer bag. Cofield, a purse maker of some repute in these parts, was struck by the resemblance to her own line. ...more

September 6, 2008

I was born into a very large extended family so we attended many weddings as I was growing up. I remember being totally enthralled with the idea of being the bride — star of the show, queen for a day … Cinderella. My sister, just two years older, was equally dazzled by the idea, so, along with three other girls in our neighborhood, we decided to "play" wedding. The problem was, of course, that we all wanted to be the bride. So, we hatched an elaborate plan for earning the position. The way it worked was that you had to play all the other roles first, and do them well, to finally become the bride. This made perfect sense to me, a 7-year-old. I dug in and did my best with each part in each wedding over a period of several months. It wasn't till years later that it finally dawned on me that, being last in line, I was actually the only one who had to play every role before I got to be the bride. Being a bridesmaid was easy, you got to wear a pretty dress and be admired by all the other kids in the neighborhood, who were always invited to come and be the audience. ...more

May 31, 2008