Celebration
How to Give a Wedding Toast
For the best man, the maid of honor and the father of the bride — how long to speak, what to say, what never to say, and how to land the ending.
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Celebration
The reception, hour by hour: the toasts, the menu, the cake, the dancing and the photographs that outlast everything else.
Celebration · The Music Library
Reception Music, Moment by Moment
Celebration · The Music Library
Choosing Your First Dance Song
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Celebration · Photography
Wedding Content Creators: What They Do and What They Cost
The phone-in-hand newcomer at the wedding is not a replacement for the photographer. Here is what a content creator actually delivers, what couples are paying, and how to make both work on the day.
Celebration · Food and Drink
How to Choose a Wedding Caterer: Questions to Ask
Food and drink are usually the largest line in a wedding budget. How to compare caterers, what to taste, what to ask, how to read the contract and where the honest savings are.
Celebration · Photo and Video
Do I Really Need a Wedding Video? A Guide to Wedding Videography
Photographs show how the day looked. Film keeps how it sounded: the vows, the toasts, a grandparent’s laugh. Styles, deliverables, drones, audio and contracts, and how to decide whether it’s worth it.
Celebration · Music
How to Hire a Wedding DJ: What to Ask Before You Book
A good DJ reads the room, runs the timeline and says your names correctly. How to find one, the questions worth asking, what belongs in the contract, and when a band makes more sense.
Celebration · Favors
Wedding Favors: What Guests Keep, and Ideas from Real Couples
Most favors are left on the table. The ones that aren’t are edible, useful, or personal — plus a quarter-century of ideas sent in by Today’s Weddings readers.
Celebration · DIY
DIY Wedding Crafts: Favors, Centerpieces and Decorations
Nineteen handmade projects, from lavender sachets to a twinkle-lit garden tent, rewritten for 2026, with honest advice on which are worth your evenings and which are better bought.
Celebration · Parties
Rehearsal Dinner Etiquette: Who Hosts, Who’s Invited
The night before the wedding belongs to the people closest to it. Who hosts and pays, whom to invite, how the toasts work, and when a welcome party makes more sense.
Celebration · People
Hiring a Photographer, and the Shot List
How to judge a portfolio, what the contract has to say, and the shots that are gone forever if nobody asked for them.
Celebration · The Day
Ordering the Wedding Cake
How big, how much, what it is made of, and the questions to ask a baker before you put down a deposit.
Celebration · The Day
The Reception, Hour by Hour
What happens when, why the order matters more than the clock, and the three moments that decide whether the room stays.