It’s not just nature lovers who are taking part in outdoor wedding ceremonies any longer. Every year, thousands of couples break from tradition and run to the “altars” of lush gardens, sandy beaches and even the comfort of their own backyards. So, if you’ve chosen to forgo the family church to say your “I do’s,” [...]
Weddings are delightful but undoubtedly a time of stress. For brides, weddings are often fulfilments of dreams of the younger years and at the same time a bit nightmarish. Besides realizing the impact of saying “I do” and committing to a lifetime with your special someone, you are bound by stress because you need to [...]
Every couple wants to have a unique and memorable wedding to create those treasured memories that will be carried off not just by the happy couple, but also by their family, friends and guests. A few years ago, I attended a wedding for my wife’s cousin in Florida that was held on a small island [...]
It’s a sad fact that many wedding gifts are never used by the new couple that receives them. There are a variety of reasons for this, including the giver’s unfamiliarity with the bride and groom, buying the present in haste, or unimaginative givers who simply go out and buy some generic gift like a blender [...]
If you are about to get married, you won’t appreciate the true magnitude of a wedding to a family until afterwards. There is so much excitement that is in the air and so many plans to make. And, there can often be a great deal of tension in the air as everyone seems to have [...]
It is the thought that first permeates your brain the very second you see the oversized, egg shell colored envelope in your stack of mail. Well, it is possible that your initial thought may be wondering who decided that egg shell made a good color. Probably Sherwin-Williams. So coming in at a close second would [...]
Many people when it comes to planning their wedding are unsure about what to do for the rehearsal dinner. Traditionally hosted by the groom’s family, the rehearsal has morphed from a formal “thank-you” from the bride and groom to all those who have helped to an informal way to blend and introduce various family groupings [...]
A stress-free wedding…yes, that’s right, a stress free wedding. This statement may seem to be an absurd oxymoron, but I witnessed such a phenomenon two weeks ago as my younger sister exchanged wedding vows with her fiancé in front of both friends and family. How did they manage to pull it off sans the insanity [...]
Every time we go to sleep, we dream of a perfect love story, happily ever after endings, true romance and a lovely perfect partner. In fact, we are fond of reading romantic novels as well as crying with all the famous and gracious telenovela in prime time television hoping that someday somehow, we will be [...]
The wedding day is supposed to be the most memorable one for a couple, but it can easily turn into a harrowing and stressful experience. Bombarded with a long list of things to attend to, together with the hawk-like attention paid to the couple and the wedding ceremony by the guests, it is easy for [...]
