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Choosing engagement and wedding rings ARLINGTON — Couples planning to tie the knot this wedding season have a lot to consider when selecting engagement and wedding rings.

According to Steven Clariday, who owns Benchmark Jewelry in Arlington and has been in the jewelry business for 40 years, there are a number of things such as budget, type and size of stone, and stone security that must be considered when making a ring purchase. “Don’t rush, look around,” Clariday said.

Picking out an engagement ring should be treated like any other large investment.

Clariday advises couples against purchasing rings on impulse.

“Most couples have a general idea of what they want,” he said. “It’s like buying a car. You don’t want to jump into the first car you see.”

Clariday said that the main challenge for couples is budget. “The economy dictates everything,” Clariday said. “The metals are so

“Most couples have a general idea of what they want. It’s like buying a car. You don’t want to jump into the first car you see.”

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Since certain metals may cost more than others, it’s important to know what a ring is made of.

Security is what holds the precious stone in place on a ring. The stone is held in place by prongs. The more prongs a ring has around its stone, the more secure that stone is. “I always use the analogy of fingers,” he said. “The more fingers you have holding something, the better off you are.”

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Selecting the right floral arrangements for your wedding ARLINGTON — Picking the right floral arrangement for your wedding’s theme can be a challenge.

Local floral expert Jodi Sugg, who works at What’s Bloomin’ Now of Arlington, has some tips on what to expect when selecting and purchasing the ideal arrangement for your wedding. From traditional themes to Seahawks colors, Sugg has served weddings of all themes and sizes in her two years as a florist.

Depending on the soon-to-be married couple’s preference of style, there are a few factors to consider.

Some couples may prefer a traditional arrangement, which usually includes roses, lilies or hydrangeas. “Roses, lilies and orchids are just traditional wedding flowers,” Sugg said. “It’s just a very classic look you can do.”

Others may prefer a more “organic” and rustic look that matches the theme of an outdoor venue. “You want your flowers to look as they would in nature,”

“Roses, lilies and orchids are just traditional wedding flowers. It’s just a very classic look you can do.”

Jodi Sugg, What’s Bloomin’Now Sugg said.

This theme would include pinecones, red roses and Baby’s breath.

Sugg said purple is the color of the year for 2014, and the radiant orchid is the most popular flower.

Another color scheme on the rise is Seahawks colors. “I think when they go to the Super Bowl, it’s going to be even more popular,” she said.

This type of an arrangement includes green hydrangeas and blue dendrobium orchids.

There are also a number of ways the arrangements can be put together.

Bridal bouquets can be done in either a cascading or a handtied style. As the name suggests, the cascading style trails down

over the bride’s hands, whereas the hand-tied still has the stems showing.

When it comes to pricing, the types of flowers play a big part.

The season and scarcity of a flower dictates the price. A common flower, such as a rose, may cost $8, whereas an orchid may cost $15. Putting it together, a single bouquet may cost between $30 to $150.

The men involved in the wedding need floral arrangements as well. The boutonniere, that is pinned on the right side of a man’s suit, can be priced between $6 to $15.

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Do your homework when selecting your wedding caterer ARLINGTON — When it comes to choosing caterers for one’s wedding, two Arlington-area caterers agree that wedding parties need to do their due diligence.

“First of all, they’ve got to be actual caterers,” said Gene Morgan, co-owner of the Wild Rose Bistro & Catering in Arlington. “They have to be legally licensed as caterers. Check with the health department. You’ll have these people who try to do their own food arrangements, but it winds up being a much bigger endeavor than they thought, especially when you’re preparing to cook and clean up for 150 people or more.”

While other facets of the wedding should be scheduled well in advance, Morgan advised wedding parties to reserve their caterers no earlier than six months in advance.

“If you book them too far out, you’ll actually be less prepared,” Morgan said. “You’ve got to get the venue and the entertainment and the dresses and the tuxedos all taken care of and out of the way before you even think about the caterer.

By waiting until six months ahead of time, you

should have a better handle on how big the guest list will be, as well having the overall vision of the wedding itself settled, so that you’ll know how to tie your food into that.”

Cindy Langmas, co-owner of Moveable Feast Catering in Arlington, echoed Morgan’s advice for couples to plan how much they can afford to spend, and how many guests they expect to invite, so that their caterers can provide them with accurate pricing estimates in their package proposals.

“Caterers, like restaurants, have varying foods and services, so finding out exactly what is provided and included, down to the salt and pepper, will go a long way in your decision-making,” said Langmas, who’s been catering weddings since 1990. “Everything adds up. For instance, some caterers do not provide dishes, silverware and such, so it’s important to factor in the rental costs of

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Morgan and Langmas agreed that the starting range for wedding caterers is around $18 to $20 per guest, which Morgan warned can be compounded by measures that clients choose out of the mistaken belief that they’re saving themselves money.

“Everyone wants to do appetizers, because they think those will be cheaper,” Morgan said. “What they overlook is that, while the cost of the food itself goes down, the labor costs go up, because again, even if you’ve only got 150 people at your wedding, if they’re eating three appetizers each, that’s 450 appetizers that need to be prepared.”

One trend which both Morgan and Langmas identified in wedding catering is a greater personalization in its wares over the years. While Morgan pointed to the increasing popularity of “Sunday brunch” style gatherings, which can cost slightly more but also offer a more informal air, Langmas credited brides with putting their own personalities into the décor, desserts, photographs and music, in addition to the food being served.

“As a caterer, my goal is to create a wellrounded menu that reflects some of the bride and groom’s favorite foods,” Langmas said. “I find that people are much more receptive to foods that are mostly familiar, rather than exotic or unfamiliar foods.”

Among the qualifications Langmas cited as important for caterers are the longevity of their companies and the word of mouth they’ve generated from other customers.

“When a caterer is doing it right, they are in business for many years, and when they are recommended, it goes a long way toward helping clients feel comfortable with the food and service they expect to receive,” Langmas said. “Once you’ve decided on your favorite catering proposal, plan a tasting consultation. It’s common for caterers to charge for the tasting consultation, since a lot of time and food preparation goes into each one.”

According to Langmas, the caterer you choose will usually deduct the cost of the tasting from the contractual agreement, although some caterers do not charge for the tasting consultation, so it’s important to be at your meeting consultation on time and ready to eat.

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Pick wedding dresses to flatter your figure and fit your budget wedding dresses are tending more toward what might be seen as old-fashioned hues, but not those stereotypically associated with brides.

“There’s not a lot of white out there right now,” Mendez said. “The problems with white are that it tends to make skin look flush, or to absorb the wearer’s skin tone, and it takes on a bluish tint in natural light, which doesn’t look good in photographs. Color-wise, brides are going slightly darker with ivory, which is richer and more elegant than pure white. We’re outfitting brides in golden ivory and even blush pink, since natural silk has more of a pink tone to it.”

While Mendez advised brides to shop within their wedding budgets, she also underscored the importance of setting enough of their wedding budgets aside for dress expenses, not just for their own bridal dresses, but for all their bridesmaids as well.

“It takes just as long to get the bridesmaids’ dresses measured, ordered and altered as it does the brides’,” Mendez said. “Bridal dresses

Private Label Bridal Outlet store manager Meakara Mendez shows off some of the vintage-style wedding dresses which have come back into fashion.

ral shape,” Mendez said. “You don’t want your dress to wear you. That’s why your bridal shop should not only measure you from hollow to hem, but also take into account where your waist is.”

Sheath wedding dresses work well to elongate petite brides’ figures, while tall brides tend to do well with most styles of gowns. Brides with more pear-shaped figures should consider full A-line silhouettes and V-neck or scoop-neck tops, which help to hide fuller hips and balance torso-to-bust proportions. Chapel-length bridal veils can also add slimming lines.

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EVERETT — While the spring and summer are most often associated with weddings, bridal shops such as the Private Label Bridal Outlet in Everett start gearing up for their wedding season six to eight months prior to those warm, sunny weddings, which is why Private Label store manager Meakara Mendez was preparing for the launch of this year’s wedding season in January.

“It typically takes about four to six months to order the dresses, followed by two to three months to alter them,” Mendez said. “The end of February would be the drop-dead deadline to order your dresses if you want to get married by August or September. We already booked the first weeks of June in early January.”

Because brides and bridesmaids often lose weight as part of their wedding preparations, Mendez added that an additional hemming just two to three weeks prior to the wedding is also recommended.

“Some designers include custom hemming at no additional cost, so look for those offers when you’re shopping around,” Mendez said.

As for what styles are in with brides this season, Mendez cited a clear preference for the simplicity of what she deemed a vintage yet timeless era.

“If you ask brides, 90 percent of them will say they want lace,” Mendez said. “Ballroom gowns and ruffles and thick satin are not currently in demand.

Brides are looking for lighter fabrics, but with more modesty, like Kate Middleton, with sleeves and higher necks, not strapless.”

While bridal shops will do their best to alter their dresses to fit virtually every body type, Mendez warned that ballroom gowns pose a hazard to petite women, by overwhelming their figures.

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Barbano explained that standard operating procedure for tuxedo shops is to ask for samples of the brides’ and bridesmaids’ dresses, which those shops then can complement with their selections of colors, during the six-month window prior to the wedding that allows the other members of the wedding parties to come in for walk-in fittings at their own pace.

“Brides should select their dresses first, so that we can outfit the men to match,” Barbano said.

“You’ll always have those guys who want to come in at the last minute.”

Among the multitude of factors that men’s formalwear outfitters should be apprised of, in order to better serve their customers, are whether the wedding will take place indoors or outdoors, in the morning or at night, and if the wedding ceremony itself will be traditional or non-traditional.

While Barbano prefers to give the groomsmen and ushers, the bridesmen and the father of the bride some breathing room to have their measurements taken, her recommendation for ring bearers and other children is to get a second fitting done two to three weeks before the wedding date, just in case they’ve experienced any growth spurts in the interim. Grooms should likewise inform their tuxedo shops if they or any other men in their party plan on losing weight during the months leading up to their weddings, to plan for their re-measurements as well.

Barbarno concluded that the important thing is that wedding parties choose attire that reflects both who they are and what they want their weddings to be.

“We’ve done everything from more traditional affairs to cowboy weddings,” Barbano said. “One groom even wanted tuxedo shorts for all the men in the party. It can be more challenging, due to the alterations, but it’s your wedding.”

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MARYSVILLE — After a slightly slower year of business last year, Marysville Tux Shop store manager Teresa Barbano expects the trade to pick up in 2014 for a simple yet surprising reason.

“Not as many people got married last year because 2013 ended in a ‘13,’ which a lot of couples saw as unlucky,” Barbano said. “It’s always a lot of fun to work with folks on their weddings, not in the least because every wedding is different.”

Regardless of the wedding, one relatively constant factor is that Barbano advised couples to contact their men’s formalwear outfitters a minimum of six months before their “Big Day.” Because summertime already tends to be a busy season for tuxedo shops, due to school proms, she encouraged her prospective customers to come in no later than February or March for their first visits.

“We have outfitted as many as 20 guys for a wedding within a couple of months, but it’s better to have that window,” said Barbano, who noted that tuxedo shops’ prices can range between $60 and $200, depending on the designers and fabrics involved, as well as potential discounts for larger parties. “You should still be able to look great even at that base price, but everybody tends to go for a different style.”

Barbano advised wedding parties to choose styles that will flatter all of the men equally, regardless of height and weight.

“Especially if you’re getting married in that popular window of July through August, lightweight fabrics work better,” said Barbano, who acknowledged that the microfiber summer fabrics do cost a bit extra, although she considered it premature to speculate on the potential prices of this year’s range.

“Vests tend to be preferred over cummerbunds, unless it’s a very formal dinner, because they’re more comfortable and don’t feel like girdles, and bow-ties are coming back among the younger crowd.”

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Plan ahead and watch your wallet for your wedding venue Gene Morgan serves not only as the director of events for Magnolia Hall in Arlington, which can fit just shy of 200 attendees into its intimate twostory setting, but also as the onsite officiator for the Marysville Opera House, whose maximum capacity can exceed 400 attendees with its open floor and balcony level, so he speaks from experience when he tells wedding parties that they should be booking their events at least a year in advance.

“That’s the minimum booking window for most wedding venues, if you’re really set on a specific date,” Morgan said. “If you’re more flexible about the date, you might be able to get away with booking as soon as seven or eight months in advance, but even then, the free days within those venues’ schedules tend to be few and far between.”

While spring and summer are more popular for weddings at those venues, Morgan noted that there isn’t really an off-season during which such venues can say that they aren’t hosting wedding ceremonies.

“The outdoor wedding season runs from May to September, Washington weather permitting, but the indoor venues are busy with weddings all year round,” said Morgan, who additionally conducts “Wild Rose Weddings” with his wife Debi in the outdoors surrounding their home in Arlington. “The numbers of weddings that we all serve are also going up as the economy goes back up.”

As with so many other features of wedding planning, Morgan explained that the price ranges that wedding parties can expect to pay for their venues are largely dependent on the numbers of guests they expect to accommodate.

Morgan reported that most weddings with around 150 guests start at $1,500, and can get as pricey as $3,500, while roughly 400-guest weddings can expect to be charged $9,000 or $10,000 by the venues that can accommodate them.

“In places like Snohomish, you’re looking at $6,000 or $7,000 for a venue that can serve 200300 guests,” Morgan said. “You usually don’t have that many wedding parties that fall between the higher end and the lower end, though, and most weddings, like 70 percent to 80 percent, draw about 150 guests.”

And while his own venues come fully furnished, Morgan noted that many venues charge extra for amenities ranging from furniture to decor.

“So many venues rent their chairs and linens and other supplies from offsite,” Morgan said. “You want to find out whether a venue owns or is renting those supplies, because otherwise, you could wind up paying a double-markup. Even hotel ballrooms usually don’t come pre-decorated for these types of events.”

Morgan added that even an otherwise fully furnished wedding venue will likely still need the wedding party to provide the floral arrangements.

For outdoor venues, Morgan agreed with Bev Emery, owner of Countryside Meadows in Arlington, that they should have indoor options in case of inclement weather.

“We have an indoor chapel that people can move into if it starts to rain,” Emery said. “Some

Like many wedding venues, the Marysville Opera House in Marysville and Magnolia Hall in Arlington are reportedly seeing their business pick up with the economy.

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venues have tents, but that strikes me as messier.”

Emery also advised wedding parties to look for venues which can provide separate sites for the wedding ceremony and the reception, so that both can be decorated in advance.

“It’s also nice to have walkways between those two areas, so that guests who are using wheelchairs or walkers aren’t struggling in the

dirt or gravel or grass,” Emery said.

Regardless of whether the venue is indoors or outdoors, Emery strongly recommended having a kitchen on site, as well as non-portable restrooms.

“It’s surprising how many venues, especially in rural areas, don’t have kitchen facilities,” Emery said. “That forces caterers to prepare all their food beforehand, so they can just load it out of their vehicles onto the tables.”

Emery concluded that guests especially appreciate when a venue has ample parking, so that they don’t have to park in the street or in front of other people’s homes.

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Choosing the right wedding cake MARYSVILLE — There is not just one kind of wedding cake, and like any aspect of a wedding, it takes time and thought to select the one that’s right for you.

When selecting the perfect cake, soon-to-be wedded couples must use plenty of forethought in making their ideal selection.

Jessi Graves, owner of Simply Caketastic in Marysville, has some tips for purchasing the perfect confection.

Graves said brides and grooms should go to the bakery having an idea of what they want.

“The more you know, the better decision you can make,” she said. “It’s always good for couples to have pictures with them.”

Social media is also helpful to your cake designer. Graves has had customers approach her using Pinterest to show her cake designs.

Graves advises couples to do ample research, and to shop around before committing to a cake and design.

Factors the bride and groom should keep in mind before shopping include their budget, the design of the cake and the number of guests they

have invited.

Cakes are priced by the slice, and the slice is multiplied by how many guests the cake will serve.

A slice can be priced between $3 to $5. If you plan on having 100 guests, and your cake is priced $3 by the slice, then you are looking at a $300 cake.

The more detailed the cake, the more it will cost as well.

Cakes for weddings can come in a variety of sizes, shapes and styles.

Cakes can be adorned with flowers or other objects. The fondant around the cake can feature intricate designs.

The cake can be designed to match the venue in which the wedding will be held. A wedding that takes place outside may be better complimented by a more natural design for the cake.

These kinds of cakes reflect a design of nature, such as being adorned with Baby’s breath flowers and tree bark. The fondant can be crafted to resemble the bark of a tree, with the couples’ initials carved on the side.

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builds a strong relationship with their clients. “If you have established a good relationship with a client, the pictures will get better,” he said.

Once that relationship is established, there is then a balancing act between price and quality.

“Most people want to find a photographer who has the ability to take really great pictures, at an affordable price,” he said.

Local prices for an entire photography set can be anywhere between $1,900 to $5,000, including an album and pictures.

Finding a photographer can be a daunting task. Paxton said the best approach in finding one is through a referral. “Finding a photographer is a very emotional decision,” he said. “A positive experience from a friend helps narrow down decisions.”

Finding the right photographer takes time, and is a process that should be planned well in advance. Paxton said couples should start looking well ahead of their wedding when selecting a photographer. “A bride and groom should be looking for a photographer as early as possible,” he said.

“They shouldn’t wait longer than 12 months prior to the wedding to start looking, so they can ensure they can get the person they’re hoping for to photograph the wedding.”

The theme for the photography is outlined during the consultation. Wedding photography can encompass many different themes and should be discussed between the photographer and the clients. “If you have a couple planning a venue at Safeco Field, that is totally different from a barn atmosphere in Arlington,” he said.

There are many options for venues and how the pictures are taken. Venues range from private residential events to outdoor ceremonies.

The style of photography has many variations.

Depending on the couple’s tastes, they may prefer a more posed, formal type of work, or a more documentary style. Paxton describes the docu-

mentary style as a form of storytelling with pictures, capturing candid moments during a wedding.

The first wedding consultation can last for an hour. This allows the couple to get a feel for the photographer’s service, quality and price. “It’s really brief if you like what you’re hearing,” he said.

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There are a number of things for couples to consider when searching for the ideal photographer for their wedding.

Steve Paxton, of Paxton Portraits in Marysville, has been in the photography business for more than 20 years and stressed that quality, price and relationship with the photographer are important for an ideal selection.

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you can trust this person.”

Couples should have a list of questions to ask their photographer. Good questions to ask include how long the photographer has been in the business, if the photographer carries back-up equipment in case of technical difficulties or damage, and in what format the pictures will be processed.

After a couple feels comfortable with the photographer taking pictures, the next step is to set up the first photography session.

Paxton said this is best done through an engagement session. “Most wedding portrait studios will allow you to set up an engagement portrait session,” Paxton said.

An engagement session is a photography session in which an engaged couple will have photography done regarding their recent engagement.

“It would basically be a couple’s portrait session,” he said. “It’s a great way to kind of test drive the photographer.”

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to $1,000, depending on what the couple wants.

“You can do soup-to-nuts, where you do the bouquet, centerpieces, corsages and boutonnieres,” Sugg said. “Or you can just do the party flowers.”

The women’s counterpart to the boutonniere is the corsage. Two types of corsages can be created, by being pinned to the wearer’s dress or wrapped around her wrist.

Couples are also going to need flowers for the reception, and styles for the centerpieces vary greatly as well.

Sugg suggests, when selecting a centerpiece, that you consider the height of the arrangement or it may obstruct the guests’ view during the reception.

Caring for the flowers is important because you want them to look their best on the day of the wedding. “A lot of people think flowers die in a day or so, but they really don’t,” she said. “Most flowers, unless you don’t properly care for them, can last a week to two weeks, depending on the type of flower.”

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The type of metal used must also be considered in the resizing process. Resizing can be difficult if the ring is made of cobalt or titanium, and the ring may even have to be cut if it can’t be removed from the finger.

Clariday said that 14-karat gold is the standard for women, and 10-carat gold is more typical for men.

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Popular engagement rings include the three-stone solitaire, which has the larger stone in the middle and two smaller stones on the side. Solitaires tend to be the more traditional ring. “When people see solitaires, they tend to associate them with an engagement ring,” Clariday said. In Arlington’s demographic, women’s sets are typically purchased between $600 to $700, whereas men’s sets are around $200.

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When looking for wedding rings, the same rules apply. The prices for wedding sets are dependent on a number of factors, including the material and quality

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Men’s bands usually don’t cost as much and, as a result, are simpler in design.

“Men tend not to have a lot of stones on their rings, because they tend to damage them,” he said.

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When indoors, a venue may call for a more traditional design, such as a three-tier cake with buttercream and roses on top. “Weddings don’t have to be over the top,” Graves said. “Many brides and grooms want an elegant look.”

A more cutting-edge or contemporary design is a cake with square-shaped tiers. “It gives it a different shape, instead of a round cake,” Graves said.

Cakes can take on certain color schemes. The ombre color scheme is a popular design which has the theme color of the wedding match the

base of the cake, and fades into white toward the top. “It works with all colors,” she said.

The selection of a cake should be made well in advance, and don’t believe the reality shows, Graves said. A quality cake is not made within a one-hour segment, and certainly not in 24 hours.

Making a cake can be a four- to five-day process.

“Reality shows with cakes in them leave out that we are on a tight schedule,” she said.

The reality is, cakes cost time and money, so the sooner the bride and groom get started on finding the right cake, the better.

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