More hotels (even those without in-house wedding planners) are offering their whole property, giving wedding parties an improved rate and creating exclusive event packages.

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Or it could develop a Christmas gift list application or wedding gift-giving registry.

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It has emerged that the Queen will leave for a weekend away after hosting the wedding day lunchtime reception, giving over Buckingham Palace for William and Kate's black tie party in the evening.

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"Giving to charity is one way of being grounded, " says wedding blogger Nina Callaway.

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Prices tend to rise into year-end due to a number of gift-giving holidays around the world, starting with the so-called wedding season in India and continuing through to the Chinese New Year holiday early in the following year.

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Couples are relying more on their own finances to pay for a wedding, rather than the event being paid for by their families, and gift-giving practices have even changed as well.

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"Despite the continued unauthorized closure of the campground to the public, earlier this year, the property owner entered into an agreement giving Sean Parker exclusive use of the campground for several months to construct a sizeable wedding venue, " the commission's staff wrote in a report.

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