Lauren Manzo of Real Housewives of New Jersey Marries Vito Scalia

“Real Housewives Of New Jersey” former star said that it was her fairy tale wedding.
Lauren Manzo stars in “Manzo’d with Children”.
Lauren and Vito exchanged vows at St. Cyril’s Church in New York City, Us Weekly reports.
After the ceremony, the daughter of Real Housewives Of New Jersey’s Caroline Manzo headed back home for a reception at the family’s The Brownstone Restaurant in Paterson, New Jersey.
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Reality star Lauren Manzo got married to her long time sweetheart in a lavish New York wedding, which will be shown in the second season of “Manzo’d with Children”. How exciting!
Bravo stars Melissa Gorga, Kathy Wakile, Dina Manzo and Rosie Pierri were among the many in attendance.
“[Today] is exactly what I always wanted”, the blushing bride told Us. “I want her to just embrace this moment and I want to see her really, really shine”, her mom told US Weekly. “I had my fairytale wedding, fairytale dress but most importantly the best Prince Charming by my side to enjoy it with…”
Lauren wore Vera Wang, Caroline having teased the detail of the day yesterday on Instagram.
She also shared a black and white photo with her groom, who looked dapper in his simple tuxedo. Their wedding will be featured in season two of Manzo’d with Children, which premieres August 16 on Bravo.
Engaged since November 2013, Lauren and Vito met several years earlier, when her older brother, Albie, attended Fordham University with Vito.
We wish Lauren and Vito all the happiness in the world as they start this new chapter in their lives.
Wedding prep has been in full swing in recent days, and last month Lauren celebrated her waning days of bachelorettehood with some of her best gal-pals, the lot of them getting up to all sorts of champagne-fueled antics.
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'I do' outdoors - Downtown pocket park offers 'beautiful' setting to tie the knot

Ti and Amber Biby of East Grand Forks love to be outdoors every chance they get. So it made sense that when they decided to marry, they would have an outdoor wedding.
"We spend the entire winter waiting for summer to come," he said. "We do as little as possible inside in the summer, so this wasn't any different."
They chose Arbor Park, a pocket park nestled between Norby's Work Perks and Sledster's Food & Brew on South Fourth Street in downtown Grand Forks.
"It's beautiful," Amber said.
The park features a raised mound area, framed by a 10-foot arbor of branches intertwined at the top, where they stood before a minister and read the vows they each wrote.
"(The setting) is perfect," she said. "It's just made for a wedding."
She and Tim met two summers ago at the annual Moondance Jam festival near Walker, Minn.
"I saw her dancing," he said. "I told a friend that I should meet that gal. I said it off the cuff; I didn't mean anything by it."
Later, his friend brought her over to meet him.
At the time, Amber lived in Brainerd, Minn., Tim in Grand Forks. After they met, they kept in touch by phone for about a month before he went to see her in Brainerd. Later, she traveled to Grand Forks to see him.
"She fell in love with the city," he said.
"I fell in love with everything," she said, "the outdoor parks, activities for the kids, parades, movies in the park. I just fell in love with them.
"It's a nice area and a nice community."
They both have children from previous marriages.
When they started to get serious, they talked about where to live, he said. "It worked better for the kids for her to move this direction."
When the couple bought a house in East Grand Forks last summer, Amber and her children moved here.
They were married on July 11 in the presence of about 30 relatives and friends who had traveled from California, Florida, Minnesota and other parts of North Dakota for the occasion.
Their attendants were his children, Hannah, Clyde and Julia Biby, who are 10, 8 and 7, respectively, and her children, Kylie and Keith Finch, 11 and 5, respectively.
Clyde and Keith were both the "best man," Amber said. Kylie, Hannah and Julia were maids of honor.
The course of their relationship has been "very natural," Amber said. The two families have blended well.
"Luckily, it's been really nice and a good fit ... (The wedding) is for all of us."
They hired a musician, Andrew Konderla, to play acoustic guitar, and Amber's best friend from high school, Tiffany Ellingson of Waconia, Minn., who had recently been ordained, presided. This was the first marriage ceremony she officiated.
"She has watched our relationship unfold," Amber said.
After the wedding, they continued the outdoor theme, inviting guests to their home to celebrate around a bonfire.
"I'm surprised that more people don't do more stuff (in the city's pocket parks)," Amber said. "It was really exciting to find out we could use Arbor Park (for our wedding)."
Grand Forks' pocket parks are "very popular" as wedding locations, said Sharyl Simeone, communications specialist with the City of Grand Forks. "Town Square is popular, too."
"They are beautiful places to have weddings," she said, estimating eight to 12 weddings a year are held in these locations.
The city charges $50 to reserve the space, along with a refundable $100 damage deposit—but the city rarely keeps it, she said. "People are very good about leaving things the way they found them."
If needed, temporary barricades are set up on the street to accommodate the bridal couple's vehicle and to ease the arrival and departure of elderly guests.
As part of her job, Simeone works with people who are planning all kinds of special events on city property, including those who want to create a romantic atmosphere for a memory-making experience.
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"I remember one couple who had met in Town Square," she said. For their wedding anniversary, the husband surprised his wife by "putting on a whole dinner there—and hired a string quartet to play."
Another man set the stage by lining the downtown greenway sidewalk with tealights, leading to the gazebo where he proposed to his girlfriend.
"You see things like this all the time," Simeone said.
Outdoor weddings can be beautiful but it's always a good idea to have alternative plans ready in case of inclement weather.
"It's always good to have a 'plan B,' " said Nancy Zalewski, owner of Kristen's Bridal & Tuxedo in Grand Forks, "whether it's tents outside for your guests to sit under or renting a community center."
In her 36 years as a bridal store owner, Zalewski has worked with many couples planning outdoor ceremonies, "especially in the lakes country (of Minnesota)."
Her advice to brides is to choose a gown that's "lighter and airy, depending on where they're having it," she said. And usually shorter trains are best.
Hem your wedding gown "a little bit shorter, so it won't get grass stained," she said.
If the bride is planning to wear high heels, Zalewski recommends a clear plastic product, called Sole Mates, which covers the heel.
"It gives your shoes a wider base so you don't sink into the grass," she said. "It's a really nice product."
She also recommends not using real flowers as a garland in your hair, she said. "I've seen them—especially daisies—wilt before anything gets going."
Wedding photography usually takes place before the wedding so, in hot humid weather, some flowers tend to droop.
"You could ask the florist for recommendations on flowers that may be a little more heat-resistant than others," she said.
Scheduling the wedding for later in the day is a good idea, she said. "It's generally cooling off by then."
"You can also string lights on trees which makes your setting look more like a fairy-tale world for your guests to enjoy," she said.
But there are some guests, like mosquitoes and other insects, you really don't want to attend, she said. So don't choose their favorite habitat as a wedding site.
"This is just my opinion, but I suggest having your wedding where you have pest control," she said.
"If you're going to wade out in the middle of a big grassy field, you can expect these pests," she said. "I prefer manicured lawns and parks where they have sprayed."
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Foyle Hospice search for bride who wore this wedding dress

Inspired by a recent social media campaign to find the husband who donated his late wife’s wedding dress to St Gemma’s Hospice in Garford, Leeds, with a note that simply said: “I wish any lady who takes this dress to have a life with her loved one, 56 years like I did, happy years. I was a lucky man to marry a lady like mine.’ workers at the Springtown Road Outlet are desperate to find the person who recently left a bag of donations with the wedding dress inside.
The stunning lace wedding dress appears to be a short 1950s ivory peplum gown. Shops area manager at the Foyle Hospice Jacqui McMonagle revealed that staff have made every effort to restore the dress to its former glory.
“They believe that to every dress there is a story and have decided to set about trying to track down the original owner,” she said.
Photographs of the dress modelled by Miss Donegal finalist Jessica McShane, have been posted on the Foyle Hospice social media and have stirred up some genuine interest. The hair piece was donated by Maggies in Waterloo Street, hair design complimentary of Leah and make up by Claire Crossan, An Siopa Gruige, Buncrana.
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Jacqui continued: “Via social media we’ve had enquiries from all corners of the globe. What we really want to do is track down the original owner or a relative and maybe see a photograph of the bride wearing this exquisite dress at her wedding.”
The dress is currently available for sale through the Foyle Hospice with the highest bid secured no later than 12 noon on Friday 25th September 2015. The lucky new owner will be formally announced at the Vintage Fashion Fair event in the City Hotel on Sunday 27th September 2015.
Although it is probably over sixty years old, the dress itself is in pristine condition and has been carefully restored by one of our volunteers Agnes Doherty. Agnes said, “This wedding dress has already had a beautiful story and it’s just carrying on its journey”.
The knee length white lace gown has a peplum skirt, intricate stitching and floral detail.
We hope that there will be some brides-to-be who are keen to wear this dress on their big day, decades on from when it first walked up the aisle. We would love to hear more about the original owner of this dress.
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Lewis Hamilton goes from world champ to fashion chump after Wimbledon dress code humiliation

Fedora perched at a jaunty angle, floral shirt artfully tucked in, and casually tapping away on his designer smart phone, Lewis Hamilton cut a lonely - albeit flamboyantly dressed - figure on his Instagram account.
Apparently watching the men’s final at Wimbledon from a hospitality suite, minutes earlier the sportsman had been turned away from the Royal Box.
While he could have nipped out - or, rather, had a flunky nip out - and bought a new tie to bypass the All England Club’s famously strict dress code, he refused.
The incident, while embarrassing, is also neatly sums up Lewis’ determination to reinvent himself - and his newfound confidence to go it alone.
Now 30, and properly single for the first time in eight years - after splitting fromNicole Scherzinger in February, the star appears to be undergoing something of an early-life revival.
As one friend says: “For the first time in his life, Lewis doesn’t give a toss about pleasing other people.
“He has never been more free to do what he wants, or express himself how he pleases.
Lewis has every intention of making the most of the next few years while he’s still young, good-looking and has the world at his feet.
“He is basically having fun - and it shows.”
Take Lewis’ sense of style, for example.
Pre-Nicole, he dressed - as one commentator observed - “like an insurance salesman” - thanks to an assortment of shiny suits and ill-fitting dad jeans.
Under the American singer’s watchful eye, he discovered designer clothing, stubble and tattoos.
Not to mention the bling...
In 2007 the jewelry started to make an appearance: first the necklaces, then the studs in the ears and, finally, in 2012 the diamond earrings.
Now, once again left to his own devices, Lewis’ sartorial decisions are growing ever-more flamboyant.
He has struck up a close friendship with Balmain designer, Olivier Rousteing - a brand popular with celebs and the high-fashion pack alike - and, post-split, has been seen in an assortment of statement outfits.
In February, he was spotted in Beverley Hills wearing a floral jacket and boots while March saw him attending a dinner in Paris in a green, velvet Balmain jacket.
In something of a coup for one so fashion-obsessed, last month he was announced as Official Ambassador for London Collections: Men.
Lewis himself has said: “My lifestyle has changed a lot over the last decade and I guess my style has in part been influenced by those changes.
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“I know what I like and I feel more confident about wearing it. I’ve spent a lot of my professional life trying to fit in and prove that I can do my job.
“This feeling of uncertainty has slowly faded as I’ve been able to prove myself. Reaching this point is really a great feeling – it’s as if the fortress can come down and I can just enjoy being myself.”
And a source close to his ex-girlfriend said: “Nicole clearly influenced his fashion but at the same time, she also kept him in check making sure none of his choices were too outlandish.
“Now that she’s out of the picture, the filter has gone.”
After separating from 37-year-old Nicole in February - it was the fourth time the rocky pair had parted ways - Lewis focused all his energies on his racing.
And it worked.
Driving better than ever - he’s currently first in the driver standings, ahead of Mercedes rival Nico Rosberg - he has since admitted the split hit him hard.
He revealed: “It’s not that it’s been easy. It was very, very tough. I’ve just tried to keep my head down.
“I was just determined not to let it get in the way of what I’m here to do. I understood the opportunity ahead of me and I just did everything I could to stay on it.
“But it’s been wobbly. It’s not been easy, but I’m grateful that I’ve stayed on course.”
Undoubtedly Lewis has matured over the years, taking an ever-more involved role in his career management.
Five years ago, he dumped his father, Anthony, as his manager, insisting he wanted to be his “own man”.
Three years ago Lewis, who grew up in a council estate house, moved from Switzerland to the billionaires’ playground of Monaco, later citing the tax break as his incentive.
He also owns a a cabin in Colorado.
He is said to be worth over £70million, and owns his own private jet.
Until recently he was panned by F1 fans for being overly media-trained, and dull in interviews.
Despite this, last year he was named BBC’s Sports Personality of the Year. Brilliantly, he took his portly bulldog, Roscoe - who he has described as his “best friend” - as his date.
He has since changed management companies on two further occasions, and is now represented by an agency specialising in music and celebrity - both Sam Smith and Jessie J are on their books - as he considers a life beyond the race track.
Keen to become a credible recording artist - something he discussed at length with his former Pussycat Doll ex - one thing is for certain: Lewis isn’t doing it for the money.
After signing a £95million three-year deal, the two-time World Championship-winning, Stevenage-born star is one of the most lucrative sportsmen on the planet.
By embarking on a music career and attending a wealth of showbiz events, he does, of course, open himself up to criticism.
In a candid interview earlier this month, he said: “It’s strange how people want everyone to do the same thing as the people back in the day.
“This is how an F1 driver behaves, this is how an F1 driver looks. This is how a driver should be, should talk. It’s just funny for me.
“Firstly, there was never a black driver before so I’m much different to any of the ones in the past: let’s do me.
“Everyone has an opinion. People judge you for everything. Everything. Instead of just keeping to themselves, they’re quick to comment.
“So, in the last few years it’s me just doing me. This is who I am, take it or leave it.”
For a man said to be bland and on occasion boring, this was bold.
The reinvention of Lewis Hamilton has begun...
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This fashion show made me totally bored, and I kind of liked it

One of the funny things about going to a fashion show is how quickly it is over. There is a lot of waiting for it to begin—first to file into the tent or venue, then for VIPs to be shuffled to the front row and photographed there. Then, the lights go down, the lights go up, the music thumps, the models stomp, stomp, stomp around the runway. They all file out once more for a finale, the designer takes a bow, and you’re out. Once it starts, it’s usually over in about eight minutes.
But on Wednesday (July 8) a show at Berlin Fashion Week defiantly ignored that timeline. Esther Perbandt, a well-established designer here, handily filled the main tent at Mercedes Benz Fashion Week, even with a 9:30 pm slot. Berliners are known for staying out all night. But I am a New Yorker—an only mildly nocturnal creature, compared to the locals here, and a jet-lagged one at that—and when we filed into the tent around 10pm, it was sleep, more than partying, that I craved.
So I was relieved when the house lights went down, a blue light came up, and the voice of an opera singer filled the tent.
Act I
“Here we go,” I thought. A few long moments later I realized the voice was coming from an actual soprano—a tiny, androgynous figure all in black, who had emerged at the end of the very long runway. Then another singer—this one a man in white—appeared, accompanying her. It got dark again.
I shifted in my seat.
Their voices rose, with an electronic clapping beat behind them, and the lights came on. “Okay,” I thought, “now we’re on.”
A model all in black appeared at the stage entrance—which felt like it was about a quarter of a mile away—and began to walk, very, very slowly toward where I sat, near the pit of photographers at the runway’s end. Usually, photographers’ shutters clack at rapid-fire as the model speeds down the runway toward them. Not this night. They too seemed perplexed by the leisurely pace at which the model was approaching.
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I could see, eventually, that she wore a loosely flowing black trench over a tailored blouse and shorts. Another female model emerged, this one in a little cropped vest and loose-fitting cropped trousers. Again, all black. The third model also wore black, and sauntered with a molasses swagger that culminated, quite a while later, at the runway’s end. There, he removed the shroud-like hood of his cardigan with great flourish.
The show continued this way for what felt like a very long time. Some of the all-black looks were lovely: a flowing maxi-dress with cris-crossing straps at its back caught my eye, as did a wide lattice-woven fabric, and some broad textured stripes—black-on-black, of course—on a long, gauzy skirt.
One of the male models casually pointed his hands like guns at the photographers when he reached the runway’s end. They had plenty of time to capture it.
Act II
The last model filed backstage, and the lights went down. Done, I thought. Then the lights came up again. The show started all over, with models emerging in white variations of the collection I had just seen.
A cream-colored sleeveless, short one-piece with tuxedo-styling particularly appealed, but I wondered if the show could have used an edit.
I was beginning to recognize the models, as they re-emerged yet again. Here is the guy with the impressive tattoos, the woman with the silver hair, the swashbuckler with the pencil mustache, the Stella Tennantlookalike.
The whole while, the opera singers kept singing at the runway’s edges.
Act III
Then a third act began, with the swashbuckler and his cohorts filing out at a similarly slow speed, in looks combining white and black. They were nice, but similar to what I’d seen: androgynous styling, deconstructed suiting separates, loosely pegged pants, and gauzy shapes given body by thick, printed stripes.
The lights went down, and came back up again. The models all marched out together for a finale—perhaps?—then applause.
The lights went down yet again, and came back up to an empty stage. The crowd started to gather their bags, somewhat hesitantly, as if the seatbelt sign had not yet turned off.
It had not.
The singers re-emerged, this time a willowy figure in a striped skirt and exaggerated motorcycle cap between them. It was the designer, Esther Perbandt, and she appeared to be singing along. Applause. Then, they returned backstage. It was really over now.
I shouldered through the crowd and dashed backstage for a quick pre-arranged interview.
There, I could see the models’ makeup: devoid of color, but with long shadows of thin lashes, dashed below their eyes on onto their cheekbones.
“Tears for the impatient,” Perbandt said, telling me that this—the lack of patience I had guiltily experienced through her show—was actually her starting point for the collection.
“Because I am very impatient, but I am somehow the invention of slowlyness,” she said poetically in English, not the German designer’s first language. “And I have to struggle with that,” she said. “It’s some acceptance for the impatient.”
There’s something in this. And as more time has passed since the show, I’ve come to appreciate it more. In theory, I have always valued the idea of patience with the creative process—I have argued for a slower fashion cycle that gives us more time to appreciate designers’ work (and more time for them to work on and produce it), as well as the clothing in our closets.
At least, that’s what I tell myself. Perbandt’s show had challenged my patience, and in doing so challenged me with a question: After the designer and her staff worked several months to construct her collection, why was it so hard for me to afford her a few more minutes to share it?
I asked if she specifically instructed the models to walk slowly for that reason. No, Perbandt replied. It just happened naturally. But when Sven Helbig, the German composer who did the music, suggested they could walk double-time, she declined.
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Changing careers: How a Melbourne lawyer followed a dream and launched her own handbags

Last night’s launch marked the first day of her life as a fashion designer, 12 months after toying with the idea of pursuing her passion.
“There’s been a bit of turbo about it. I tend to be a bit turbo with most things, so I suppose it’s just the way I function,” the 30-year-old Carlton resident said.
“I’m sort of a foot in each pond. I actually really enjoy the mental stimulation of being lawyer, I just really wanted to also tap into this more creative side that I felt I wasn’t fulfilling.”
At the private launch of She Lion in the city, she introduced a collection of self-designed handbags, kickstarting a career shift she eventually hopes will inspire others to pursue their dreams.
“I don’t think it could have gone any better,” she said.
Kate has always been “super interested in fashion” but her law career was going from strength to strength.
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She honed in on an idea to practise fashion law in New York - unavailable in Australia.
She moved with her husband and passed the bar exam there.
All her cards were lined up before the Global Financial Crisis hit.
“We went to New York, and the GFC happened and my husband and I couldn’t get jobs, so we moved back,” she said.
Kate slotted back into Melbourne life but realised after two years on home turf she wanted “more involvement in fashion side of things”.
So she quit and embarked on a period of soul searching.
“My husband said: ‘Why don’t you explore what you want to do?’”
During this three months, she realised there was a gap in the market.
As a career woman she longed for handbags that could hold everything but be fashionable.
“I had a really good search and really couldn’t see much, and noticed there was a huge niche and thought ‘gosh, this could be great’,” she said.
To make her dream a reality, Kate did what was necessary and enrolled in courses to teach her the craft from scratch.
Kate still has a hand in the legal world as a part-time knowledge lawyer for a city firm.
As for her plan for the future?
“I’m very passionate about empowering women. It’s still a reasonably male dominated world in the corporate sector anyway.”
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THE DAN BAND RETURN TO RUIN YOUR MN WEDDING

It's wedding season, kid!
You sandbaggin' son of a bitch!
OK, so the Dan Band didn't actually appear in the 2005 comedy Wedding Crashers, but comedian Dan Finnerty's outrageous cover band was everywhere in early-aughts screen weddings — to the point where it's a wonder no one has proposed a shared universe theory for Todd Phillips flicks. Twelve years after thrusting their way into the national laugh track with their vulgar rendition of "Total Eclipse of the Heart" in Old School and five after reasserting their hilarity with their take on 50 Cent's "Candy Shop" inThe Hangover, the Dan Band have become synonymous with the pop-culture definition of matrimony. Their presence at any given wedding — real or staged — is just assumed.
Their iconic, subversive covers have made the Dan Band a highly sought-after commodity for brides and grooms looking to inject some levity into their nuptials, but according to Finnerty, unless you're a Vikings linebacker or Persian royalty, his Meatloaf-esque karaoke act won't be making an appearance at your reception. You want to book him at the Brooklyn Center Embassy Suites to serenade your wedding guests? You'd better offer more than an open bar.
Finnerty estimates that the band gets roughly 10 sincere inquiries a week, but the pleas go mostly unheeded because of the cost. So, the Rochester, New York, native decided to put together an LP, appropriately titled The Wedding Album, that you can feed to your DJ in place of a physical performance.
"The joke is that they usually say, 'We don't have any money, but there'll be plenty of beer and plenty of babes,'" Finnerty says. " I used to just send an MP3 and say, ‘Just play this and save your money.' That’s why I wanted to do a wedding album. I knew people couldn't afford it."
The Wedding Album, out July 10 on Comedy Dynamics, is part concept album and part greatest hits collection. It includes the studio version of "Candy Shop" and a winding trance retake of the Old Schoolhit re-titled "Total Remix of the Heart," as well as the instant classic Air Supply reworking of "Making Love Out Of Nothing At All," which features Nicole Scherzinger of the Pussycat Dolls.
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The song and the album were originally slated for a December 2013 release, but staff turnover at the label prevented that from happening. Luckily enough, the Dan Band's work is so timeless (they haven't put out a record since 2007, and they're still getting piles of inquiries) thatThe Wedding Album doesn't feel dated. But "We Made Love Out of Nothing at All" does have one flinchingly era-appropriate moment.
Looking to take their collaboration over the top, Finnerty and Scherzinger decided to plop a dubstep break in the tail end of the song. "We were like, 'what would be the cheesiest thing ever?'," Finnerty says. "That was like two years ago at the height of dubstep, and I knew it was just gonna be acid wash jeans."
But the holdup had positive effects too. Finnerty was able to work in collaborations with Train frontman Pat Monahan and Rob Thomas of Matchbox 20 on two original songs. For him, part of the fun was getting such accomplished vocalists to coalesce to his level of dude humor. "We went to his house. He’s the nicest guy in the world, we just hung out for an afternoon and wrote that song ‘Three Way.’" Thomas Monahan preens unironically on a song called "I Can't Believe I Love You," which is styled to be the tune of a newlyweds' first dance.
"We set out to say, ‘What’s the worst song you could play as a first dance song?’," Finnerty says. "It’s about how, statistically, you're never gonna make it as a married couple. But then it’s like ‘well, let’s not worry about divorce, let’s focus on the honeymoon, because we're still gonna do it.’ If people didn't listen to the lyrics, they might miss it."The Wedding Album is loosely styled to follow the trajectory of a traditional wedding reception, though that doesn't necessarily make it a blueprint. For example, Finnerty includes a cover of consummate Beyonce breakup song "Irreplaceable" on the album's tracklist. "I'm not setting out to really have some Christian couple play these songs at their wedding," Finnerty says. "It’s something you put on late night when it’s just your drunk friends."
However, Finnerty had envisioned a more epic, late-night retooling of his career-making "Total Eclipse of the Heart" cover. He'd initially eyed recruiting original artist Bonnie Tyler on the track, but the Welsh songstress balked because of the R-rated lyrics. "It would've been such a high five moment in my life, singing with Bonnie Tyler," Finnerty says. "But she said she'd only do it if there was no swearing, and I was like, ‘What the fuck?’"
"Total Remix of the Heart" is a worthy stand-in. With all the signature "fucks" in place between a whirring EDM beat, it's the perfect way to end your wedding celebration. It'll get everyone from your ex-Marine uncle to your rural goth cousin breaking it down. But if the digital version of the Dan Band isn't enough for you — if you simply must have the real thing — you'd better have the cash.
"Every once in a while, we'll do some weddings," he says. "If people say yes to the scare-away quote that we give, I'm like, ‘Oh fuck, we have to do it.’" Finnerty refuses to disclose what that quote is ("Ah shit, I dunno, they'd have to call my agent," he says), but they've signed to play ceremonies for NFL players and other one-percenters in the past. "We went to Monaco, and there was this Persian guy, I don't know who he is, but they said he was some kind of prince or something," Finnerty says. "I thought we were the band, but we were the last band just for his buddies when they were drunk. We were on a hidden stage that was on rollers. Big reveal."
Though Finnerty says that there are "varied options" that sometimes work out logistically, the chances are that, no matter how big of a Todd Phillips fan your best man who's driving in from Brainerd is, the Dan Band won't be able to squeeze you in. That might just be a godsend, though. Having Finnerty in the flesh might just sabotage your nuptials. With their hotly irreverent stylings, the Dan Band's brand of wedding tunes are aimed at a particular subset of the invitees.
"Not everyone at the wedding is completely in love," Finnerty says. "There’s gotta be some disgruntled couples out there ... we're like the grandma’s nightmare."
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Two grooms may need extra help with planning a wedding

Who pays for a wedding when two grooms are involved? Who walks whom down the aisle? While same-sex weddings are more prevalent than ever, two grooms navigating the wedding planning process might need some extra help.
Jason Mitchell, a professional wedding planner in the New York area, said the industry is most definitely focused on females. That's why he wrote "Getting Groomed: The Ultimate Wedding Planner for Gay Grooms," offering tips for two guys trying to figure it all out.
"I think sometimes they're overwhelmed about what they have to include," said Mitchell, who married his boyfriend and now spends about half his time on the job organizing same-sex weddings. There's no one size fits all, he said, but he offers these ways to navigate trouble spots:
PAYING FOR THE WEDDING: Mitchell suggests talking openly to both sets of parents about kicking in some bucks.
Joel Bauer, a Brooklyn actor who wed his lawyer-boyfriend last October, said they took a no-pressure approach, asking their parents to decide on sums the elders felt comfortable with. The grooms made up the difference.
"It worked out great. It was split three ways," he said.
WALKING DOWN THE AISLE: The processional can be a challenge, Mitchell said. Try one of these options:
— Have parents walk first and grooms walk in together.
— Create a floor plan that allows for two aisles.
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— Skip the aisle by having an officiant gather everyone around both grooms after cocktails and appetizers but before dinner.
"This was one of the biggest things that we dealt with," said Bauer, who had a rustic wedding outdoors in the country in a barn refurbished as a party venue in the Catskill Mountains of upstate New York. "We wanted to make sure that one of us wasn't the bride. We wanted to make sure it was two equals, but we didn't want to walk down the aisle at the same time."
Bauer's husband, Mike Robotti, walked with his mom. Bauer's mother is dead, so he walked with his father. Who went first "didn't hold any meaning for us," he said, so Robotti went first.
THE WEDDING PARTY: Bauer and Robotti wound up with near-equal numbers of male and female loved ones to stand up at their wedding. Both genders were represented on both sides, including their two sisters.
"We called them the groomsmen and the groomsmaids," he said.
It worked out where Robotti had a best man and Bauer had two co-maids of honor.
Mitchell and his husband, Michael Zahler, didn't want to divide people on sides since many were mutual friends who are like family, so they asked them all to be their "best boys" and "groomsgirls."
FLOWERS AND COLOR THEMES: Bauer wanted to establish an autumn color palette while avoiding the seasonal trap of browns and burnt orange. The couple put the ladies in burgundy dresses and the gents in navy suits with different types of burgundy ties, while the two grooms wore gray, but not matching suits.
Bauer wore a bow tie and suspenders in a darker shade and Robotti wore three pieces. The women held yellow sunflowers and the grooms had smaller yellow flowers in their boutonnieres.
"That actually was kind of a difficult point," he said. "What do you wear as two grooms to set you apart from everyone else but still go with the color theme?"
THE RINGS: Bauer's beloved bought engagement rings. They used them when they tied the knot. The rings were complementary but not matchy matchy. Bauer's ring has two rows of black diamonds and Robotti's insets of the same stone.
"We wanted matching stones and gold but different designs," Bauer said. "I was, like, 'I've got one ring. I don't necessarily need another.'"
MAKING A STATEMENT: Mitchell encourages couples to do what feels most comfortable.
"The worst feeling is when any couple, gay or straight, going into a wedding, feels the pressure to do something that they don't feel a connection to."
For Bauer and Robotti, that meant honoring same-sex marriage as an institution. With a federal judge as their officiant, Bauer said one of their readings was a majority U.S. Supreme Court opinion that struck down a portion of the Defense of Marriage Act.
"We also took a moment of silence to recognize all of the work that people have done who came before us to make our wedding day possible," Bauer said.
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Laid-Back London Wedding

Blake and Ellen wanted their wedding to be as laid back as possible for their guests and themselves. They had their ceremony in a reconsecrated church and their reception at 06 St Chad’s Place in Kings Cross.
“The main idea for our wedding was to have it relaxed”, the bride explained. “We just wanted everyone to have a good time and for us not to be stressed out or worried about anything but still not lose some of the traditions. For example we had our ceremony in a church but as it was reconsecrated we could have drinks and nibbles when people arrived. It was a fun start and everyone was in a good mood right from the beginning.”
“We also thought it would be fun, even though we were having a civil ceremony, to have some ‘hymns’, but instead of religious ones we had a couple of our favourite classic sing-alongs including Mandy by Barry Manilow and I love you baby by Frankie Valli. We didn’t know how it would go down with the congregation but everyone joined in and it was a particular highlight. it was such an unforgettable moment when everyone came together and it was the perfect start to the perfect day. It also put us both right at ease and settled our nerves and it really was the catalyst for everyone to get into the spirit and just have a great day.”
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06 St Chad’s Place was the best possible spot for their casual and fuss-free reception. “It was such a lovely venue with high ceilings, exposed beams and lots of natural light”, Ellen continued. “We didn’t really want to mess about with it too much. We liked the idea of having a few fun props and things but didn’t want it to be too over the top and twee. We tried to just keep it a bit simple but with a few fun things. For instance we have a stuffed cockerel at home so we thought we’d bring him along and sit him in a corner! Turns out everyone loves having photos taken with a cock and he became one of the highlights of the day for many people!!”
“We had a few DIY elements like my dad painted us a picture (he’s an incredible artist) so we had that hanging up. We also liked the idea of having an instant camera so people could take photos on the day and then write little messages on them. We then made a frame with some string on it so they could peg their photos to it and it became a kind of photo message board. It’s a lovely memento from the day and it also was great fun for everyone too – rather than just taking photos on your phones!”
“Our biggest extravagance was probably on the photographer. It was one area we just knew it wasn’t worth trying to save a bit of money on. We Heart Pictures were fantastic and it almost felt like Hector was one of the guests! The photos capture the vibe of the day in a way you just can’t get from anything else so we’re so glad we didn’t cut corners here. We will cherish them forever.”
“We really saved on my dress though, it was vintage and £35 from Etsy! Blake’s sister also made the cake. I think ultimately we just didn’t want to waste money on things that we know we could do just as well ourselves. We only wanted to spent the money on things we knew we couldn’t do better ourselves like hair and make up, the photographer and the DJ. In total our wedding cost £8000.”
“Our advice for future couples would be to accept people’s offers of help with open arms!” Ellen concluded. “Our friends and family were all great on the day, making sure things ran smoothly and everyone just chipped in and allowed us to enjoy it. Also if things go wrong or run late, don’t worry about it! Nobody cares (or notices) if thing don’t go exactly to plan or schedule. They are there for you, and are just happy to have a good time. Keep them fed and well oiled with champagne and basically you can’t go wrong!”
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