Wedding Guide - June 3, 2008
Here comes the bride ... please pass the wine
For all of planning that goes into a wedding -- invitations, reception halls, rehearsal dinners, rings, flowers, formal wear, photography, music -- it's easy to overlook an important element that can play a role in setting the mood for an event. The wine.
Tags: wine, weddings, wine pairing, natalie maclean

Wedding Guide - May 16, 2008
Ball'n Biscuit Catering big on taste, easy on budget
Maria Miller and Daniel Cline's approach to catering is not marked by extravagance. As the cooks behind Milwaukee's Ball'n Biscuit Catering, they put their focus on the food rather than frills.
Tags: ball'n biscuit catering, catering, weddings, organic, vegan, brewcity bruisers, maria miller, daniel cline

Wedding Guide - May 14, 2008
The White Box does all degrees of wedding design
The 500 block of North Water Street is gaining its own reputation -- one for boutique shopping, hipster salons and, more recently, wedding planners. The White Box of Wedding Design, a full-service nuptial consultation studio, opened last week.
Tags: the white box of wedding design, miss ruby bridesmaid boutique, wedding planner, monica rae gill, veil magazine, j. cricket, brides, weddings, wedding consultation

Music - Jan. 5, 2008
"Polka King" is main squeeze for many Milwaukeeans
For Ken Charles -- the "Polka King" -- the only prerequisite for him to take a gig is that he has to think it’ll be fun.
Tags: Ken Charles, Kenny Charles, Polka King, Uncle Kenny, Love Monkeys, polka, accordion, Brew City Bruisers, weddings, Kenny Charles and the Good Times, LoDuca Brothers, Tosa Fest, Summerfest, State Fair

Milwaukee Buzz - Oct. 18, 2007
I'm an Internet-ordained minister and you can be, too!
It’s true: you can go online and get ordained as a minister for free. Not sure why, but I did it.
Tags: Universal Life Church, online minister, Internet ordained, weddings, officiant