Men Of Honor
One way not to worry about bridesmaid dresses? Choose male attendants. That’s what Angie Harmon did, having three tuxedoed gents serve as “bridesmen.” “They were her closest friends, some from as far back as high school,” says Gale Sliger, Harmon’s Dallas event planner.

Love Letters
Your mother was right: You deserve something that’s beautiful on the inside, as well as on the outside. That’s why many couples engrave messages in their wedding rings to personalize this traditional symbol of their union. The inscriptions can be as straightforward as Brad Pitt’s and Jennifer Aniston’s (each other’s first name and 2000, the year they wed) or as quirky as David and Courteney Cox Arquette’s reminder: “A deal’s a deal.”

What’s Hot: A Cappella Music
Perhaps no music is more apropos for a wedding than a cappella, which, in Latin, means “in the style of the chapel.” A cappella singers serenaded Pete Sampras and Bridgette Wilson at their nuptials; others are asking the unaccompanied vocalists to harmonize everything from Motown to ballads.