Ask Carley: Consider having programs for short wedding ceremony

Q Our wedding ceremony is going to be short and sweet under 20 minutes. Do we still need programs?

Ask Taylor, The Wedding Planner: Do Courthouse Ceremonies Need Gift Registries?

Should you ask for gifts after having a courthouse wedding? And how soon should you start wedding planning?

Gifts of Gratitude - Gifts for the Wedding Party

Giving gifts on any wedding day is fun and informal, but who should receive one and what should be given and when?

Adopted Daughter Is Grateful For Birth Mother's Sacrifice

DEAR ABBY: I hope you will print this on Mother's Day. This Mother's Day greeting is for all those incredibly unselfish mothers who chose to place their child up for adoption. I am an adopted child whose life has been a wonderful journey.If I could send a message to my birth mother, it would be one of eternal gratitude for allowing someone else to give me the life she was unable to provide. My ...

Teen With Traffic Violations May Get Ticket Only To Ride

DEAR ABBY: My niece, "Amy," got her driver's license last November. Since then she has been stopped six times for violations. Unfortunately, she wasn't ticketed for any of them -- just given warnings. Who knows how many other times she should have been ticketed?When Amy told me about it, she acted like it was a joke and something she was proud of. Her parents are divorced and her father spoils ...