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Our Wedding Story: Mississippi proposal leads to Slane ceremony

Emma Toner and Ken Ottley had decorations of gold spray-painted pineapples and pink flamingo fairy lights

mma, content manager for Groupon and Ken, a self-employed gardener, met five years ago on Derby day at the Curragh, Co Kildare.

Last June, the couple took a road-trip though the American South and got engaged on the steamboat Natchez on the Mississippi river.

On September 4th, 2015, Ken and Emma were married in a spiritualist ceremo

Kylie and Tyga: breakup then make up The News Telegraph

Kylie Jenner wants everyone to know that she and boyfriend Tyga have not broken up, contrary to numerous reports.

Not only did Kylie refused to attend Tyga's birthday party in Los Angeles, the rest of the none of the Kardashian and Jenner family members weren't there either. Shortly afterwards, TMZ broke a story that Kylie had returned home prematurely from her business trip to Australia because of something that Tyga did. Totally kidding.

But

Here's how to dress up for your date

Since you don't get a second chance to make a first impression, here's a guide men should refer to when selecting their date night attire.

Asking the woman you like on a date is a courageous task, and just by doing so, you have crossed the first hurdle successfully. But now don't let all your efforts go down the drain by dressing up shabbily for your big date. Here are a few tips you should keep in mind.

Keep it minimal

You understand the word 'simple', right? Do

Here's the One Lipstick Hack Makeup Artists Think You Should Know

In addition to the thousands of tubes in our beauty closet, it's safe to say that every female staffer at Allure has a lipstick or two—or 10 or 20—stashed at her desk. From trending formulas to out-of-the-box lip-art ideas, it's no secret we're big fans of the stuff. But there are always new tips and tricks to pick up. Here, 17 makeup artists share their most useful, creative lipstick advice.

Avoid stained lips. "The berry lip is ve

Wedding ideas: 5 reasons to elope vs a traditional wedding

Not sure if eloping is the right thing to do? Our relationship expert takes a look at the pros of an elopement vs a traditional wedding celebration

Right after one of the biggest decisions in life, to marry the one you love, comes another big question: how (and when) to get married? It seems quite a few people are opting to elope to get married rather than have a wedding in front of an audience of friends and family. What are the pros and

Pennsylvania Says We Can Keep Our Wedding Anniversary!

In 2013, Pennsylvania's state ban on same-sex marriage was in effect. Montgomery County register of wills, D. Bruce Haines, defied the law starting in July of that year. His office issued marriage licenses to gay couples for a short time. My now-husband and I were one of 174 pairs who got hitched before a court ordered his office to stop. Our wedding anniversary is August 10, 2013.

Or so we thought.

This week, Brian (my husband) said to me, "Di

Bride’s parents bearing less of the wedding cost burden

In the 1990s comedy “Father of the Bride,” Steve Martin, as George Banks, bursts into a grocery store on a rampage. After ripping into a package of hot dog buns and removing four he doesn’t need in the hopes of saving money, Banks yells at a store clerk, “I’m not paying for one more thing I don’t need. George Banks is saying NO!”

“Who’s George Banks?” asks the worker.

George’s 1990s tux might date him, but his predicament? Maybe not.

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The craziest thigns real mother-in-laws have done at weddings

Think your mother-in-law is actually a monster-in-law? You may think differently after you read what these real mother-in-laws did to these brides on their wedding days.

"After the wedding, my mother-in-law came up to me — not to tell me I looked beautiful or welcome me to the family — but to tell me how excited she was that my husband's ex-girlfriend was in attendance. She then asked if she could move her place card and sit next to his

How I Handled Aunt Harriet’s Cake Shot as a Wedding Photographer

It was a wedding like many others. The bride and groom were all smiles the entire day and excited for the ceremony. That semi-chaotic buzz of electricity was in the air as tasked bridesmaids went from place to place working on a variety of details before the ceremony. And after a brief portrait session, the bride was ready to take her father’s arm in their walk down the aisle.

And then it happened. In an all too familiar scenario, Au

Wedding startups say ‘I do’ to cannabis

There’s at least one noticeable advantage to cannabis-friendly weddings: more mellow brides.

“I’ve never had one of them have a bridezilla moment,” said Bec Koop, a florist who also has a growing business planning cannabis-friendly weddings.

Koop operates a cannabis-friendly florist called Buds & Blossoms, and she organizes events as Cannabis Concierge Events. And now she’s planning Colorado’s first convention for cannabis weddings in January. Koop aims for t

Jennifer Aniston Talks Her Wedding And Justin Theroux' Love Of Skinny Jeans

When Jennifer Aniston tied the knot to Justin Theroux earlier this year there was one thing she wanted… privacy. And it was privacy she got after swearing her entire staff to secrecy about the event, which took place at their Hollywood home.

Now Jen has spoken out about her big day. In a new interview with Yahoo, the star has revealed that she and Justin haven’t even seen their own wedding pictures yet. She said: ‘We were

Why Wedding Trials are an Investment

So its a few months till your big day! And you have a entire pinterest wall full of makeup and hair and nail ideas but how do you even pick one? I like the lips on this one… but the top part of this hair style… but these nails don’t match my dress but the style is super pretty.

Wanting to be the most beautiful bride is super stressful. But that is why there are professionals who can help!

So When Should I start looking to do this?

This is highly debated between p

Why Gaza's brides are getting married via Skype

In the wedding hall of El-Helou international hotel north of Gaza City, everything was spectacular: the decorations, lights and flowers. The bride, Fatima al-Awda, was mesmerizing in her white gown. All that was missing was the groom.

Wael Mhanna was not able to attend his own wedding in person because the Rafah crossing — the only means of accessing the Gaza Strip from Egypt — has been closed almost entirely since July 2013.

“Wael and I got engaged i

Phillip Phillips: ‘American Idol’ Alum Marries Girlfriend Hannah Blackwell

He’s ‘Gone, Gone, Gone’ off the market! Phillip Phillips and Hannah Blackwell have said ‘I do’ in an intimate wedding — 10 months after getting engaged! Aw! Read the full the details about their ceremony right here!

He’s her American Idol! Season 11 winner Phillip Phillips, 25, has married his longtime girlfriendHannah Blackwell, also 25, in an intimate and private ceremony on Oct. 24 in Georgia. Congrats to the newlyweds!

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4 other actresses whose outfits sparked protests

Baahubali actress Tamannaah recently ruffled a few feathers with her dress. Her Gauri and Nainika designer outfit has been termed the ‘transparent dress’ and people on social media are looking at it as a wardrobe malfunction rather than as designer wear.

Some other actresses before her have been caught in controversies over their edgy clothes. The south film industry and the audience prefer to see their heroines dressed conservatively off screen and