Intimate Garden, Beach, Backyard Outdoor Wedding Ceremony?

Posted by admin | August 31, 2008 .

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,” then [...]

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Ideas for a Wedding Party

Posted by admin | August 30, 2008 .

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 [...]

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Creating a Unique and Memorable Wedding

Posted by admin | August 29, 2008 .

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 in [...]

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Picking Out Wedding Gifts That Your Friends Will Actually Use

Posted by admin | August 28, 2008 .

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 [...]

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A Different Kind of Wedding Checklist - Remembering the Parents

Posted by admin | August 28, 2008 .

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 [...]

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Hang A Left At Shangri-La: The Search For Perfect Wedding Gift Ideas

Posted by admin | August 26, 2008 .

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 [...]

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Wedding Rehearsal Dinner Tips – Fun for the New Family or Just One More Thing to Do?

Posted by admin | August 26, 2008 .

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 [...]

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One Way to “Sail” Through Your Wedding Planning…

Posted by admin | August 25, 2008 .

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 that [...]

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Magical View of the Perfect Wedding

Posted by admin | August 23, 2008 .

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 [...]

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Easy Solutions to Glitches on your Wedding Day

Posted by admin | August 23, 2008 .

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 [...]

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Here’s Hoping the Best Man & Maid of Honor say I Do!

Posted by admin | August 22, 2008 .

As the maid of honor and the best man, naturally you are smitten by the idea of being your best friend’s rock on what can only be called the most important day of their life - their wedding!
Although smitten by the couple’s gesture, there are a few realities about being pronounced best man and maid [...]

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Great Ideas for Inexpensive Bridal Showers

Posted by admin | August 21, 2008 .

Bridal showers have come a long way: no longer are you limited to the usual games and gifts! With a bit of creativity and a modern outlook, you can revamp the traditional bridal shower into a sophisticated event that people will remember fondly. Of course, you will need to spend a little money on a [...]

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A Professional Wedding Photographer isn’t Good Enough

Posted by admin | August 21, 2008 .

When you think about wedding photos and photographers, it’s usually the formal pictures that come to mind: The bride and groom at the altar, the bride and groom and their close families carefully posed so everyone is in the picture, or the formal portrait of the bride and her parents, likewise the groom, etc. You [...]

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Decorating for the Wedding

Posted by admin | August 20, 2008 .

Bright Budgeting for the Father of the Bride
I know exactly how it feels. By the time I hit age 50, I had lost all 4 of my daughters to marriage. Each instance caught me off guard, causing me stress beyond reason. After twenty-something years of loving, raising, and caring for them, it has always been [...]

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