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Attending a wedding soon? Youve probably started looking for a gift for the happy couple. Buying a wedding gift can be challenging at times, staring at that large registry list. Especially if you discover that many other guests have already bought most of the items off the registry leaving you with few options. Well dont worry; weve got some great ideas for wedding gifts that never go out of style. While every couple has their own personal preferences, tastes and personality, youll find that these gift ideas are often adaptable for most couples. Best of all, they are gift ideas that most couples would be thrilled to receive! Read more…

If you couldnt tell by the recent Keeping Up With the Kardashian marathons and a media circus that nearly rivaled the April nuptials of Prince William and Kate Middleton, Kim Kardashian got hitched in Santa Barbara, Calif., yesterday, and though official photos from the event are being kept mostly under wraps, some images have been released. (Us attempted to get first dibs with this photo, in which Kim and step-dad Bruce Jenner resemble two snowmen.)

In this gallery are images of the $20,000 cake and bridesmaids dressed in white a move she totally stole from Middleton and, of course, the dress! Read more…

Todays vintage summer camp inspired wedding of Jamie and Neil is perfect for a sunny August afternoon! This super creative couple hosted a wedding that was totally fun-loving and filled with personal details, and most importantly allowed them to spend lots of time with the people they love. Kat Braman, one on our wonderful Junebug member photographers was on hand to document all the fun after Jamie and Neil won a contest on the blog Rock n Roll Bride awarding them her services.

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Many first time moms are unsure what to wear during labor and childbirth. Whether you are giving birth at a hospital or at home, follow our tips preparing for labor and childbirth.

If you are planning on giving birth at a hospital, you will be given a cotton hospital gown to wear during labor. They are not exactly flattering, but they are functional. They allow your physician to easily examine you and don’t get in the way during childbirth. These standard gowns have ties or snaps in the back.

Most women are allowed to wear a bra during labor, but not underwear. I

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Two things I’ll bet you didn’t know about Indianapolis:

On the night before her death, Carole Lombard was in Indianapolis launching a national bond drive for the war—a job that her famous hubby, Clark Gable, had rebuffed. Instead, he suggested his wife for the job. Throngs of people met her in the statehouse rotunda to buy bonds on January 15, 1942. That night, another 12,000 people attended an event at the Cadle Tabernacle where she made her final pitch in a black velvet strapless gown. Lombard sold $2 million worth of bonds. She left Indianapolis the next morning at 4 a.m. on a multi-stop flight that ended in tragedy. Lombard’s mother was travelling with her. (Source: The Power of Glamour, by Annette Tapert)

I wondered about the Cadle Tabernacle. It was an old-fashioned Spanish Mission-style revival hall located at the corner of New Jersey and Ohio, used primarily for religious meetings. Records say that it seated 10,000 people, which means it was packed to overflowing on the night of Lombard’s appearance. Indiana National Bank eventually bought the building and razed it in 1968.

Katherine Hepburn used Indianapolis to manage a mean case of stage fright. Hepburn knew one of her meanest critics would be in the audience on opening night of The Philadelphia Story in Manhattan. To cope with her dread, she chose an odd form of denial—pretending she was in Indianapolis. While the set was prepared, she holed-up in her hotel with curtains drawn, and simply placed herself mentally in a different city. On opening night, even her co-stars were sucked into her delusion, toasting to their success…in Indianapolis. (Source: How to Hepburn: Lessons on Living from Kate the Great)

Fashion in Fiction

“In the morning Hadley found herself moving past the jeans and T-shirts in her closet to pull out sundresses she hadn’t worn in years. She would walk up the stairs to the school, the gauzy fabric whispering across the surface of her skin and fanning the air around her bare legs.” Joy for Beginners, by Erica Bauermeister