Sissy Biggers is the Q&A columnist for The Vine and a frequent contributor to Martha’s Vineyard Magazine .

Instead of buying ready-made jewellery, more couples are rolling up their sleeves to forge their own wedding bands.

There’s something magical that happens when you walk through the doors of Stancato’s Italian Restaurant in Parma, Ohio—a moment when the aroma of simmering tomato sauce and freshly baked bread hits ...