Marriage & Wedding Information
Creating A Wedding Budget You Can Afford
The most important part of planning a wedding is setting your budget. Your budget is important because it is next to impossible to know what you can afford for each major part of the wedding if you don?t set an overall cost that is comfortable for you. You will probably find that deciding the budget is the hardest job to do because, of course, you want to have the best and most memorable wedding you can possibly have.
Celtic Wedding Rituals -- Tying the knot
One of the most elegant rituals you can choose for a wedding is the traditional Celtic hand fasting. After the vows, the bride and groom's wrists are bound together with five colored ribbons, each symbolizing an aspect of marriage and their shared commitment. It is a long standing Celtic tradition that is still quite popular, and happens to be the origin of the expression "tying the knot" which has grown to mean getting married. Though this tradition is a lovely and meaningful tradition, many other Celtic wedding traditions have not aged as gracefully.
Getting Married? Read this 1st.
Original gift ideas for your Bridesmaids and Bestman.
How Wives with Cheating Husbands Can Gain the Upper Hand
Too many wives with cheating husbands put up with their husband?s infidelity because they feel they have no choice, or they don?t know what else to do. If you?re in a similar situation, don?t despair. You have more power and control than you think.
Top 40 Marriage Quotations
"Is it better for a woman to marry a man who loves her than a man she loves. "-- Anonymous
Unhappy Marriage: Should You Stay or Leave?
There?s no one simple answer to the question that I?m often asked, ?Should I stay in my marriage, even though I?m unhappy, or should I leave?? It?s impossible to give a ?one size fits all? response because every marriage is different.
Marriage Counseling: How to Keep Jealousy From Destroying Your Marriage
Jealousy has often been called the ?green-eyed monster,? and with good reason. The ?monster? is fueled by envy and can over time devour the trust and harmony in a relationship.
Focus On What Is Important ? Your Wedding Disc Jockey Choice
Your true love got down on his knees and asked you to marry him. Barely able to get the words out, you say ?I Will?. That is but the first of many choices you must make when planning a wedding. So many people get caught up in the buying frenzy of wedding planning, that they lose sight of the thing that really matters.
How To Tell An Extraordinary Wedding Disc Jockey From Someone Who Could Ruin Your Reception
You have your band (around your finger), now it?s time to find your Wedding disc jockey. You search the internet for ?Wedding disc jockey? and come up with a list of potential wedding disc jockey choices. Now, how do you wade through the rheteroric ?Connecticut?s Most Requested DJ?, ?The DJ of Choice?, ?CT DJ of the Year? and figure out who is going to make your reception a raving success v. a floundering mess.
Your Disc Jockey Acts As A Wedding Event Planner
Give disc jockey?s credit. Many of them have endured so much criticism. The banquet managers sometimes won?t acknowledge their existence or tries to dictate what they have to do and when. They am forced to haul their $15,000 worth of sound equipment through a greasy kitchen or up a rickety flight of stairs because they don?t want them to be seen loading in the nice ramp in front. Wedding professionals need to work together because they should all have the same goal ? please the customer (the bride and groom). So many times other professionals forget that fact too easily.
Should You Send Save the Date Notices To Your Guests?
You?ve probably heard about Save the Dates since they have become quite popular with brides but you might not know exactly what purpose they serve.
10 Common Wedding Reception Mistakes
Every bride wants a fairytale wedding. Therefore, this article is to try and minimize problems that may occur during a wedding reception. Listed below are the more common mistakes made by brides and grooms during your wedding reception. We will tell you what to do!
Honeymoon Destinations
Your big day is now over all the stress of preparing for that one day is a fond memory, now its time to enjoy the best part of the whole celebration, which is of course the honeymoon. Whether it be a skiing trip in Angola or a Caribbean cruise this is going to be the best holiday of your life so make room in your budget and splash out.
What Goes Into Wedding Preparation From Your DJ?
Exactly what should your disc jockey be doing in the weeks/months prior to your wedding? If you think that they just show up at your reception and are ready to go - you've missed out on what they've been doing to prepare.
Wedding Budget - What Can You Do To Shave It, Yet Still Have A Memorable Wedding?
OK, so you have your heart set on the top banquet facility in the area. The only thing is once you've done that, your wedding budget is shot. The $75/pp meal charge quickly becomes $100/pp with the 18% gratuity & other hidden charges. Your heart races as you hear that the facility won't even lock in the prices. You book your wedding in 2004 and by the time the wedding comes around in 2006, there could be a 10-20% increase in price.
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Like Sand Through an Hour Glass
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