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Friday, February 13, 1987 THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS

my mind an all-white
wedding is still the most
elegant, but I don't bat an
eyelash when bride wants
to wear a black dress
anymore," says Earles. He
recalls one unusual
wedding, in a bride's
parents' garden, where all
of the centerpieces were
made of fresh fruits and
vegetables set in baskets.

"The mother canned all of
the things afterwards and
she served everything on
the couple's first wedding
anniversary to celebrate
the event. It was unusual,
but it worked," he says.
Litwin advises arranging
for a florist about four to six
months before the event.
Unlike a band which can
only do one event at a time,
he notes that a florist can
handle three or four
weddings a day during the
busy months.
Like flowers and
decorations, music is
subject to more trends and
less convention in wedding
plans.
The Fenby-Stein
organization represents
about 30 to 40 bands in the
Detroit area, but not all of
them play appropriate
music for a wedding, notes
talent agent Delorex
Thuman. "At a wedding,
the music has to appeal to
all age groups," she says.
Thuman notes the latest
and newest innovation in
selection ob bands —
videotapes. "At our office
we have video tapes as well

as audio tapes for a young
couple to listen to, even to
help decide on the pattern of
ceremony. Cantors still do
much of the singing at
Jewish weddings, but some
brides choose harps and
flutes at the ceremony as
well. With intermarriages,
our bands may not play as
much traditional Jewish
music."
The most popular choices
in music for 1980's style
weddings? "Five pieces and
a vocalist is the most
commonly requested music,
but jazz is making a
comeback, and so are live
horns," Ms. Thuman says.
People seem to like the big
band sound again, and it is
an alternative to
synthesizers and rock and
roll."
"Book at least one year
ahead for a band," Ms.
Thuman advises. After all,
you are competing with all
the other entertainments,
such as bar mitzvahs and
conventions.

Videotapes have made
their impact on the record of
the big event as well, as
many young couples are
selecting videos along with
the conventional photo
albums to record their
wedding day for posterity.
"One form has not replaced
the other, it just gives
couples a different
perspective," Buz Holzman,
of Birmingham
Photographers, says. He
notes that most young

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