Weddings During the Regency Era: Did Brides Wear White?

For most of us, the word "wedding" conjures up images of a bride dressed all in white, bridesmaids numbering half a dozen or more, with a hundred or two of the happy couple's closest friends and family in attendance. Which, by the way, is why I think an open bar is mandatory. And the cake, let's not forget the typical towering mass of sugary goodness!

So, what kind of weddings were common during the Regency era? [read more]

23 Powerful Lessons We Learned from #JaneAusten

Remember the first time you cracked open a Jane Austen novel? Or watched one of the movies (or binged on a mini-series)? Chances are, you’ve read or seen something inspired by the classic author. Jane Austen published her first book Sense and Sensibility in 1811, and she became so popular, that by the publication of Emmain 1815, the Prince Regent requested she dedicate the novel to him.

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