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March 25th, 2008 at 19:03:37 by Francesca

Finding songs for your groom to dance to with his mom can be hard. But Italians and Italian Americans have a slew of options. I don't think any other country in the world has so many songs devoted to mothers and their sons. Mammas and their Italian sons certainly do have a close relationship. Just ask their brides! Anyway, I recently compiled a list of my favorites for the mother-son dance for ItaliansRus.com. You can check out the article, which includes links to YouTube videos featuring the songs... Read More...

December 13th, 2007 at 21:13:55 by Francesca

As most of you can tell from my name (if not my bio), I'm Italian American and I'm marrying an Italian from Italy. Needless to say our weddings -- the one in Italy and the one in the United States -- will include Italian traditions, lots of them in fact. We will be offering bombonieri or wedding favors to our guests. We're still deciding what to give them. Whatever it is, it will include five Jordan almonds for good luck. And we'll be dancing the tarantella at both parties. Of course, like 98 percent... Read More...

December 6th, 2007 at 15:59:17 by Christina

I love when couples incorporate their unique culture and family traditions into their weddings, even when they come from diverse backgrounds.  I recently received this gorgeous wedding invitation, which paid tribute to the bride's Chinese heritage, from our good friends Le and Andy.  The symbol on the front of the invitation means "Double Happiness" and stands for love, happiness and luck.  The red color of the invitation also symbolizes good luck and is a predominant color in Chinese weddings. ... Read More...