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Celebrations Consultants Sharon Sheils and Joanne Chisolm can help you design your newspaper announcements for weddings, engagements and anniversaries.
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Frank Sinatra once sang, "Love is lovelier the second time around." For many second-time or "encore"brides, this could not be more true.

And more and more encore brides want to celebrate that love with more than just a Justice of the Peace ceremony with cake and punch.

For those brides, The Post and Courier is publishing Encore! a supplement filled with all the essential information for second-time or more brides.

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DOT changes now more urgent

The restructuring of the commission that governs the state's Department of Transportation just became more urgent. According to a South Carolina Supreme Court decision on Monday, two of the seven sitting commissioners are serving illegally...... [more]

Bowers holds on in Dist. 120

House District 120 Rep. Bill Bowers will head back to Columbia for a sixth consecutive term, having won Tuesday's election with 55 percent of the vote...... [more]

Republicans take 3 contested seats

Republicans regained control of Charleston County Council Tuesday by sweeping the three contested seats, while Democratic incumbents Teddie Pryor and Curtis Inabinett cruised to re-election unchallenged.Although Democrats have held a 5-4 majority since shortly after council changed from at-large to single-member districts, unofficial results show the GOP will now secure the edge...... [more]

Miller easily holds on to House seat

Democratic incumbent Vida Miller toppled Republican challenger Ricky Horne in the race for the state House District 108, which stretches along the coast from Awendaw to Murrells Inlet.With 21 of 23 precincts in Charleston and Georgetown counties reporting, Miller had 55 percent to Horne's nearly 46 percent, according to unofficial results...... [more]

Agriculture commissioner Weathers to keep his post

The man who rules the state's second-largest industry coasted to victory Tuesday over a fellow farmer who wanted to take the incumbent's job.With 1,843 of the state's 2,059 precincts reporting, State Agriculture Commissioner Hugh Weathers, a Republican, declared victory with 60 percent of the vote over Democrat Emile DeFelice's 40 percent...... [more]

News You Can Use

News You Can Use CAN I SEE YOUR LICENSE? How, where and when do you get a marriage license?..... [more]

Invitations

Invitations Small ceremony, big party. That’s often the way it goes for those who marry a second time...... [more]

An Encore Wedding

wedding All over the world, ladybugs are lucky. Some cultures say they bring you money, some legends say they ensure a good harvest, and even a few say the insects inspire romance...... [more]

Gifts

gifts You’re getting married and your heart is full of love. And, as an encore couple, you can’t help but notice that your linen closet is full of towels, your china cabinet is full of china and your cupboard is full of, admit it, a lot of really complicated cooking gadgets you haven’t used in a long time...... [more]

Rings

rings The book of nuptial etiquette touts rules, rules and more rules – and none of them, thankfully, apply to selecting and buying rings for a second marriage. In the realm of ring buying, some things differ the second time around and some things remain the same...... [more]

Finances

money “As a general rule, estate and financial planning for the encore marriage should begin as soon as the partners make a long-term commitment.” Jim Denning, special counsel at the McNair Law Firm in Charleston You’ve come a long way in planning your encore wedding, but have you given any thought to planning your marriage?..... [more]

Style

style For this wedding day, you are no longer a princess, but a queen. Most likely, you’ve done the “princess in poufs” bride with bustles, bows and seed beads galore...... [more]

Celebrations

Celebrations Consultants Sharon Sheils and Joanne Chisolm can help you design your newspaper announcements for weddings, engagements and anniversaries.The consultants are available Monday through Friday, 8:30 a...... [more]