A Clear Connection Leads to Marriage
Elizabeth Conway’s mother and Kyle Manley’s aunt are childhood friends who talk frequently on the telephone. The longtime friends had a hunch.
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Elizabeth Conway and Kyle Manley were brought together in an old-fashioned sort of way.
Theirs was not a relationship born of perusing profiles online, but rather by the improbable pairing of two people who filled a conversation had by longtime friends who frequently get “on the line,” with each other, as Ms. Conway put it.
Those two people happen to be Ms. Conway’s mother, Deborah Conway, and Mr. Manley’s aunt, Libby Murray, who have been best friends since growing up a street apart in Rumson, N.J.
The Straits Times
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How Do You Want Your Wedding to Smell?
Couples are adding their personal scents to their weddings in the form of diffusers, candles, lotion, perfume mists and more.
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May 12, 2021, 2:45 p.m. ET
It started with casinos and spas, followed quickly by retailers before landing in the wedding sphere.
Scentscaping your wedding is now a thing.
Couples are adding their personal scents (not to be confused with their body odor) to their weddings in the form of diffusers, candles, lotion, perfume mists and more. Some are even taking it to the extreme, pumping in scents à la Las Vegas casinos. We’ve moved way beyond relying on the simple bridal bouquet to emit pleasurable aromas. This is serious scent business.