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No matter how eccentric your great-great-aunt Hilda’s stories are or how cringe-inducing your dad’s dance moves can be, we guarantee that your wedding won’t be as weird as these marriage laws! North Carolina: If a man and a woman who aren’t married go to a hotel or motel and register themselves as married, then according to state law, they are legally married.

Here’s someone we don’t run into on the daily! We spotted wedding planner Colin Cowie at Monique Lhuillier’s Spring 2014 bridal show this weekend and just had to grab a quick pre-show chat. Take it away, Co-Co! What’s your earliest career blunder?
One time the musician showed up to the wrong venue and I had to get a tape going and hold a microphone in front of it.

In February, renowned cake designer Sylvia Weinstock and her husband Ben celebrated 64 years of marriage together. What’s their secret? The Queen of Cakes lets us in on her winning recipe.

We’re all for a quick and classy digital invite via the Paperless Post route, darlings, but being tethered to all things tech-y definitely compromises one of the oldest, innately chicest art forms out there. Let’s hear it for old-school note on some beaut stationery! We’ll leave the occasion up to you, but as for the cards, opt for J. McLaughlin’s just-launched collab with Dempsey & Carroll.

Reed Krakoff and Coach are parting ways after 16 years together. Krakoff, who currently holds the titles of president and executive creative director at the New York-based accessory brand, will remain on the payroll until his contract officially expires in June 2014, almost six months after Coach CEO and chairman Lew Frankfort hands over the reins to Victor Luis in January 2014. The designer’s surprising departure comes amid news that Coach is exploring “strategic options” for Krakoff’s namesake label, which Coach helped launch in 2010. The plans may involve “a sale to a group, in which Krakoff would participate,” reports WWD. Moving forward, the 49-year-old designer plans on expanding his eponymous collection and developing additional categories, like a menswear line.

It’s a pivotal year of sorts at Viktor & Rolf: besides celebrating two decades in biz, the dutch design pair is hitting Paris’ haute couture calendar for the first time in 13 years.

Jovani Fashions has been making the party rounds since the ‘80s, selling their beaded creations in over 3,000 stores. But this season, the New York-based evening brand is bringing a renewed focus to its bridal collection. Designer Julie Durocher tells all!
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Are Sienna Miller and Tom Sturridge Set To Be The New Faces Of Burberry? [Refinery29]
The British couple are rumoured to be the faces of the next campaign following fellow Brits, Emma Watson and Romeo Beckham

Ralph Lauren Settles Bribery Charges [Vogue UK]
The brand will pay $1.6 million to U.S. authorities for allegations that it bribed Argentinian officials to avoid customs procedures

The Fascinator Is Dead, Declares Philip Treacy [The Telegraph]
The hat designer says the fascinator is “no more than headbans with a feather stuck on with a glue gun”

Hussein Chalayan And Mavi’s New Capsule Collection [Style.com]
The designer and the denim brand have created a 21 pairs of jeans for a new capsule collection

The Top 5 Sustainable Fashion Design Programs [Fashionista]
In honor of Earth day, here’s a look at the best programs for burgeoning eco-conscious designers

Mud screening at MoMA brings out a chic posse, thanks to Cinema Society, FIJI Water, and Levi’s.

Today, Oscar de la Renta debuted his bridal collection at New York’s Bridal Fashion Week. The result? The stuff dreams are made of (engaged status optional). Looks ran the gamut from a southern belle-style blue and ivory silk organza floral embroidered gown with white tulle opera gloves, to a pretty in pink princess tulle gown with organza floral applique.