By John Hall for Blue Mountain Town & Country Gazette
Welcome to our annual Bridal Issue, 2025 Edition. This is the issue where each year we bring you the latest on trends and other ideas to consider for your special day. We will also be hearing the wedding story of at least one local bride – in her own words. Be sure you find that story in the issue – it could be from someone you know!
February is also American Heart Month. We will put some focus on the heart in our next issue when we look at what’s involved with bypass surgery, and more. That will officially be our “Senior Care” issue, hitting the newsstands February 20.
Now let’s get back to all things “bridal.” To start, you have certainly heard the phrase “tying the knot” at some point – it seems to be a part of every wedding conversation. But you may not know the true meaning behind the phrase and you might be surprised to find out how long that phrase – in one form or another – has been with us. We give you all that information in “The Meaning & History of ‘Tying the Knot’”.
We also take a look at the duties of a bridesmaid. Maybe you will be someone’s bridesmaid this year. In addition to the honor of being such an important person in someone else’s wedding there is also a checklist of responsibilities that you take on as a bridesmaid. Find out more in “The Role of the Bridesmaid.”
As a bride, your wedding dress is everything and the fittings for the wedding dress are exciting and very important. Whether you are getting your dress altered and fitted at the same place you bought it, or somewhere else, there are key questions you need to ask to make sure your wedding dress fulfills all your dreams on your big day. We give you seven very important questions to ask in “7 Questions for Your Dress Fitting.”
Now, the most important event prior to the day of your wedding itself might be the day you get engaged! For our article titled, “You’re Engaged. Now What?” we gathered information from leading wedding planners to give you the step-by-step guide on what to do next.
And finally, we checked in with zola.com to get the latest information on wedding trends in 2025. A key question in every bride-to-be’s planning is, “Big wedding or small?” Of course every bride’s wedding dreams are different, but with insights from thousands of brides who participated in the Zola trend survey, we give you the lowdown on the findings in “2025 Weddings: Big or Intimate?”
So that’s this year’s Bridal Issue – we hope you enjoy every moment of it. And please join us next time when we shift to our annual focus on senior care.
