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Wedding Ceremony + Reception: Same Place or Two Different Venues?

One location or two separate venues? THAT is the question. There's no question that all-in-one venues are preferred by the vast majority of today's wedding couples for the obvious reason: It's so much easier! Exchange vows in the garden or out in the vineyards or up on the rooftop, then move on to the ballroom or barn or terrace for cocktails and reception.

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21 hidden wedding costs you may forget to budget for

Knowledge is power, especially when it comes to your wedding budget. You've probably already factored in the wedding budget basics, but what about those unanticipated costs that you wouldn't be aware of unless you worked in the wedding industry? Hidden Wedding Cost #1 ? Venue Fees This may come as a surprise, but not all services and equipment are covered in the venue site fee (also known as the rental fee or facility fee).

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‘For Pete’s Sake’

Peter Halsten Thorkelson was born, 1942 Feb. 13 at 11 p.m., and just barely missed being what his beloved grandmother called a “Valentine Baby.” “I grew up believing that I had nothing to say, that nobody was interested in anything I had to say.

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Footloose!

Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre is now showing a classic certain to melt the winter blues away. Footloose, the Tony nominated movie musical, is now on stage through March 26. Following the story of a bigcity kid who shakes things up when he moves to small town America, Ren McCormack is a rebel. The teen with a passion for movement quickly learns that dancing has been outlawed by the local preacher after a massive tragedy cost the little borough four precious lives.

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Beef & Boards to present

INDIANAPOLIS — The Tony Award winning and Grammy Award nominated romance An American in Paris makes its long-awaited Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre debut on March 30. Beautifully based on the 1951 Academy Award winner for Best Picture that starred Gene Kelly and Leslie Caron, An American in Paris brings breathtaking dance and music to the stage.

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Bruce Willis has frontotemporal dementia, condition worsens

NEW YORK (AP) — Nearly a year after Bruce Willis' family announced that he would step away from acting after being diagnosed with aphasia, his family says his “condition has progressed.” In a statement posted Thursday, the 67-year-old actor's family said Willis has a more specific diagnosis of frontotemporal dementia. “While this is painful, it is a relief to finally have a clear diagnosis,” the statement read.

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dear abby

DEAR ABBY: My partner and I recently had a baby, and it has created some major issues with my mom and in-laws. Mom is an unhappy person who blames others and external factors for her unhappiness. She laments her unhappiness to me. She's incredibly jealous of any time we spend with my partner's family. She makes mean comments about them to me and questions the amount of time we spend with them.

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