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Show I - B6 age THE DAILY HERALD, Provo, Utah, Sunday, October 30, 1994 l'Jc&!ifi! r, n . vj Companies catering to nuptials find weddings and profits go hand in hand IC .... By L.A. LOREK Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentin- el Decked out in a tuxedo with tails, Paul Matthews waited for his bride, Marcy Mills, under a palm tree in a Lake Worth tropical garden. "Getting married is an incredible expense at the time in your life black-and-whi- : b: w m y f 11 Steffani Proctor Kevin Raff Steffani Proctor, daughter of Mi- chael and Joanne Hall of Orem and Lane and Pamela Proctor of Mid-v- . L. will marry Kevin Raff, son of Stephen and Maria Raff of Payson. reception will honor the couple ; t evenins from 9 at the Laker-- : 7-- Ward LDS Church, 665 V. MX) West. Orem. The bride-to-bgraduated from i;iii!uin View High School and i'fch Valley State College. She is i.xoring in family sciences with an ::;ny childhood emphasis at Brigh-Youn- g tj University and is at Imagine That Children's :',,( ks and Toys. Her fiance graduated from Pay-u- n High School and UVSC. He is a tuuent at BYU majoring in biology v. in a emphasis. He ered in the England London South i.DS Mission and is employed at Provo Recreation Center. 1th e pre-dent- Lisa Pulleyn, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Don Coferof Manti, will marry Chris Draney, son of Mr. and Mrs. Mark H. Williams of Castle-dal- e and the late Roger Draney, on Friday Nov. 4 in the Manti Tabernacle. A reception will follow that evening from 6-The bride-to-b- e graduated from Manti High School and from the American Institute of Medical and Dental Technology. She is employed with Dr. Steven Peacock in Orem. He fiance graduated from Las Vegas High School and is employed with Liberty Safes in Springville. Bridal attendants are Linda Taylor, Laura Walker and April Wool-se- 0. By REGINA BRETT Knight-Ridde- ex-lov- Col-kvO- strange energy before you even 1 smell his cologne. With me, it was two years of dating, many more years of trying to forget him. He almost became my husband. I think we both knew we'd never go through Svith it. Lee, Christensen to exchange vows He bought me my first business suit and told me I'd be a writer Candice Ix'e. daughter of Alfred and Vicki Lee of Springville. will I rXH Larry J. Christensen, son of Christensen of Z &farv in and Mava Nov. 4 in the on fcjcJifield. Friday ; - Mtiiti LDS Temple. reception will honor the couple : 7-- 9 Newspapers the person He is the who you know is in a room before you even spot him: The air feels different, your heart is off a beat or two, and you get a whiff of that I of Art. r It's funny how you may forget his birth date or middle name, but you still remember the turquoise sweater he was wearing the day you met. ( vilJe Museum y. Best man is Thadius Curtis with Brian Walker and Thomas Garcia attending. at the Spring-- : 126 E. 400 south. .The bride-to-bgraduated from and LDS Schcxl Springville High Seminary. She is a student at Utah Valley State College. Her fiance graduated from Richfield High School and LDS Seminary. He served an LDS mission in Ihi'npa. Fla. and is employed at AT&T Universal Card in Salt Lake e ;jme day, long before I ever thought I'd be one. He bought me expensive makeup to experiment with a new look. Years after our relationship ended, I wore that suit to be interviewed for my first writing job. To this day I still wear the same shade and brand of blush he picked out. He built me up daily, always telling me that he loved me, more like how a parent reminds a child. It was a sure, steady love, not at the whim of mere romance. He had a roaming spirit and wedding gown with veil, photos, food, invitations, decorations and rings. On the average, couples in the full-leng- th United States spend almost $16,-00- 0 on their wedding, with 91 percent of all couples planning a formal wedding, a trend that has s, remained strong since the to Bride's magaaccording zine. While other businesses struggle with downsizing and layoffs, the marriage market has been flourishing, generating an estimated $32 billion in retail sales annually spent on wedding apparel, receptions, mid-1980- I also knew that love alone isn't enough to make a relationship last. For so long I considered this relationship a failure because it ended. Now I know there are no failures in relationships. They're all just practice for the next one. Even though a decade has passed, on some level I have never stopped loving him. I knew we would always feel something for each other, something beyond chemistry and contempt. honeymoons and engagement rings, according to Bride's magazine. U.S. Demographics reports the national wedding market has become bigger than the $24.3 billion household appliance industry and is nearly four times as big as the $8.8 billion computer software and hardware industry. The profit margins on wedding attire, food, flowers, favors, invitations and photography can run 50 percent to 75 percent or higher, say wedding industry insiders. "People in the bridal industry about revealing are closed-mout- h their facts and figures," said Laurie Brookins, executive editor of South Florida Bride, a magazine based in Miami. "It's a very competitive busi- Today's Hallandale floor-to-ceili- brides and e "Business has only gotten bus ' ier each year," Dalsimer said. The biggest chunk of the wedding dollar goes toward the food at the reception, with most South Florida couples spending an aver age of $40 on food and drinks for, each guest, say industry experts, i. Signature Gardens, a catering hall operating in Kendall, Fla., fot more than a decade, offers wedding packages beginning at $40 pet person and going up to more than $100 per person. The packages in. clude a four-hoparty on a Satur-chanv day night with open bar, Fairy Tale Wedding department has handled more than ,500 weddings, with prices between $15,-00- 0 to $20,000, said Michelle Fisher, Disney spokeswoman. "We have people come from all over the world to get married here," Fisher said. "We have one 1 ur pagne toast, hors d'oeuvres. wedding cake, dinner and service. or two weddings a day now. ' ' for weddings The demand prompted Disney to expand, Fisher said. This summer, Disney began construction on a multimillion-dolla- r Fairy Tale Wedding pavilion near its Grand Floridian Beach Resort. 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A ter or Disney-MGin the Magic wedding package Kingdom theme park costs $28,-00- 0 n for a ride in a carriage to the Cinderella castle, vows in the rose garden and dinner for 100 with Mickey and Minnie as and West Palm Beach sell gowns for as little as $200. "The wedding pendulum constantly swings back and forth from Dalsimer said he relocated his florist business from New York Five years ago because of Florida's booming wedding business. Thd florist specializes in weddings, with prices ranging from $1,000 for centerpieces and bridal party flowers to $70,000 or more for flowers and decorations. Since moving here, Dalsimer has opened three other locations. grooms have more buying power because they are older and most couples are footing the bill instead of their parents, Bratten said. The average age of a person getting married today is 28.6 years. Big business has grown hip to the money in the marriage market. 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It is easy to see how the Couples also come to Florida td iri marry on yachts, at the beach or a garden or park because of weather, said James Dalsi-me- r, money." 50,000-cir-culati- would never marry. His mom knew that. She still considers me she almost the daughter-in-lahas still She my picture out. got. And she calls every so often, like w City. say her son, the one I almost married, has cancer. For all these years I knew I was over him. I was sure of it. So I couldn't figure out where the tears came when I heard the word cancer. It's funny what your memory selects. For years I remembered only the heartache. I forgot that ache was caused by loving. And now, looking back, I can see that even in the worst of it, I knew he loved me and that I loved him. exbe- fore his wedding. To save money, Matthews, 23, thought he would "buck the system" by marrying before noon on Sept. 3 at the Bride's Corner with garden gazebo and chapel ceremonies starting at $95. After the ceremony, Matthews had the reception in the back yard of his Palm Springs, Fla., home. Neighbors roasted a pig for the occasion. But, Matthews, who works at an ice company, and his bride, Mills, 23, who works at an airline catering service, still spent close to $5,-00- 0 on formal attire, a beaded satin home furnishings, bring back memories, emotions W. Pope, daughter of i'n.ce W. and Elaine W. Warren of Trin. will marry Floyd W. Crisp, vi, of laFaye Crisp of Spring City the late Jens William Crisp, on f rid IV Nov. 4 in Spring City. An pen house will honor the cou-pi- e that evening at 387 W. 100 South, Mt. Pleasant. is a 1981 graduate lie bride-to-b- e n Mountain View High School and vceived an associates degree in ac-. centing from Utah Technical She is the mother of Wiley, nna. Kcrslen and Gina. !ler fiance graduated from North S Dijiete High Schxl in 1979. A 8. Ex-love- rs K.athy ' are Shelly Houghton, Haylee Houghton, Sta-ce- y Houghton and Jamie Ekins. Best man is Jay Richins with Chris and Kyle Houghton attending. exchange vows thareening from Chris Draney Lisa Pulleyn Angela Marie Houghton, daughter of Stanley and Merilee Houghton of Woodland Hills, will marry Kyle Clark Richins, son of Joseph and Rita Richins of Spanish Fork, on Thursday Nov. 3 in the Bella Via Reception Center, 519 N. Main, Spanish Fork. A reception will follow from Bridal attendants al when you don't need the pense," Matthews said shortly Pulleyn, Draney The bride-to-b- e graduated from Fork Spanish High School and is enrolled at Bon Losee Hair Academy. She is employed in Spanish Fork. Her fiance graduated from Spanish Fork High School and is employed at Joseph Nelson Construction in Springville. Pope, Crisp to -- ite 1 Houghton, Richins 6:30-8:3- em-K.no- V 1. Angela Marie Houghton Kyle Clark Richins Proctor, Raff !jj ' - te hosts. The prices do not include theme park passes or hotel rooms. the traditional to the outrageous," said Linda Bernstein, a wedding consultant who has run Story Book Weddings in Miami since 1962. "People are having the big weddings but they want value for their 268 West Center Provo 374-552- 0 L w , .... w I |