• Marriage

    By: Cornelius Babasanya-Craig
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    Marriage was instituted by the LORD GOD. The Bible tells us in Genesis 1:27 that the LORD GOD created man male and female. Later, He extracted the female out of the man.Read more…

  • Innovative Invitations

    By: Lindsay Arambula
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    Invitations set a paradigm for the event in planning. This is the first glimpse of the affair that your guests will see. Keeping a uniform theme, setting the level of formality, and personalization are key attributes to an invitation for any occasion.Read more…

  • L is for Love

    By: Vlady Peters
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    In the days where a father was unlikely to leave his young daughter alone with a suitor, the couple had to come up with a lot of imaginative communication systems which didn’t require them to actually speak.There was always the one where he, having stolen from her a flower bud from the bouquet she had carried the night before, would use it as his buttonhole. Looking soulfully at her, he would either press it to his lips or his nose, every time she looked in his direction.Read more…

  • Always a Bridesmaid, Never a Bride

    By: Vlady Peters
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    Like the best man, in times past, there was no such thing as a bridesmaid who was married herself. The whole object of being a bridesmaid was to eventually achieve the status of becoming a bride herself. A girl who was being constantly solicited to be a bridesmaid, without ever negotiating to the next level of being a bride herself, was deemed to be doing something wrong.Read more…

  • Making Marriage Work, Part 4

    By: Margaret Paul, Ph.D.
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    In Part 1 of this series, I described the fears of rejection and engulfment that underlie relationship problems.In Part 2 of this 5-part series, I offered a simplified version of the Six Step healing process of Inner Bonding:1. Willingness 2. Choose the intent to learn 3.Read more…

  • Incentive Based Marketing Strategies for Wedding Photographers

    By: Lesley Mattos
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    While professional photographers shoot many types of events, many are coming up with unique ideas and incentives to offer their wedding clients, which are giving them an edge over their competitors.Photographers who are looking for ideas that compliment their current wedding offerings are turning to other wedding vendor’s professional photographer programs to market themselves in a whole new and very unique way.In a recent survey conducted by Adesso Albums, the following five incentives were identified as the most successful incentive-based marketing strategies for attracting wedding clients and referrals:Engagement Photo SessionsMany photographers will add an engagement photo session of the couple to their wedding package.Read more…

  • Weddings the Pioneering Way

    By: Vlady Peters
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    In Westward the Women, we encounter the first mail-order bride. A host of women set out into uncharted territories to find themselves a better life and a husband in the rich lands of California.One of the many problems that a newly arrived bride encounters in a foreign country is the inability to communicate in the language of her partner.Read more…

  • When Alexander Met Roxane – and Barsine

    By: Vlady Peters
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    Though a world-tripper, it is believed that when Alexander the Great caught sight of Roxane, it was love at first sight. Considering that Alexander was conquering all the lands thereabouts, including those of Roxane’s father, it was fortunate for Roxane that he was so susceptible.Roxane’s father, prepared to live and let live, had had the wonderful idea of inviting Alexander to a banquet, and there his young daughter chose to entertain the visitor with a dance or two.Read more…

  • Wedding Gifts – Wanted and Unwanted

    By: Vlady Peters
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    It’s been suggested that presenting wedding gifts to the bride and groom goes right back to the medieval times where the Lord of the Manor was Lord of all he surveyed, including the people who lived on his estate. His quarrels were their quarrels, and if he went to war with the man next door, they had to aid and abet in whatever way they could.One of the more pesky traditions that the Lord had come up with was that to celebrate his eldest daughter’s marriage, every tenant had to give the bride a gift of money.Read more…

  • A Lock of Your Hair to Dream On

    By: Vlady Peters
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    The Victorian lovers, ever the sentimentalists, were for ever giving each other meaningful gifts.One of the popular tokens was a heart-shaped locket in which was placed a lock of hair of the beloved. Few people were aware that the tradition of presenting a lock of hair had really nothing to do with love, or anything remotely to do with love.Read more…

  • Groom's Best Men

    By: Vlady Peters
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    Few people have not heard the story of the tragic hero Cyrano de Bergerac. Skilful with his sword, and his pen, with the golden tongue of a nightingale, with a woman he could only succeed if he kept his face in the shadows. It seemed Mr.Read more…

  • Often a Fiancee, Barely a Wife

    By: Vlady Peters
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    Parents, in particular mothers, have a way of distressing their unmarried daughters with such remarks as, ‘When are you going to settle down and get married?’ or ‘I want to be a grandmother’ or the real body blow, ‘You’re not a spring chicken any more’ – like you haven’t noticed!Such comments give the impression that men are throwing themselves at you from every direction, and you’re jus too darn picky to pick one.Read more…

  • The Girl Who Refuses to Marry

    By: Vlady Peters
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    In one of Jane Austen’s book we learn that the usual way of getting the daughters married in those times, was to have them enter society one at a time. Once the older one was safely married, then you would introduce the next one into the society. And so on from the eldest to the youngest.Read more…

  • The Tossing Of The Bridal Bouquet: A Tradition That Still Lives Today

    By: Bonnie Ray
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    Even though it is a well-liked tradition recognized at lots of weddings, tossing the cascading bridal bouquet is a tradition that you, the bride can choose to either have or leave out of your ceremony. Its representative custom says that the single woman who catches the cascading bridal bouquet will be the next to get married. Even if there are no guarantees, tossing the cascading bridal bouquet is an amusing way for one lucky guest to take home a one-of-a-kind cascading bridal bouquet memento.Read more…

  • Wedding Tips: Year-Round Ideas for Wedding Programs

    By: Antoinette Boulay
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    Wedding programs are an integral part of your wedding ceremony. Through wedding programs, your guests are able to feel more involved with your wedding. In addition, the knowledge of what is to come often helps guests have a better time at your reception and provides you with a way for keeping your guests informed about the meaning behind certain aspects of you ceremony.Read more…

  • Honeymooning In the State of Maine

    By: Richard Rspad
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    Getting married is truly one of the momentous moments in your life unless you are Liz Taylor! Honeymooning in Maine should be the icing on your momentous occasion.Honeymooning In the State of MaineMaine's slogan is “Vacationland”, and once you have been there you'll see why.Read more…

  • Honeymooning in Mexico

    By: Richard Rspad
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    While most people know Mexico is a great vacation destination, few realize Mexico beaches are rated as some of the best in the world. This makes honeymooning in Mexico a magical experience.Honeymooning in MexicoWhen you plan for your trip, you're planning for one of the most exciting vacations of your life.Read more…

  • Wedding Programs - Organizing A Creative Theme

    By: Jennifer Clark
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    The wedding program is a growing trend. Many brides and grooms are choosing a unique way to present their wedding to family and guests. They are looking for a way to organize a theme into a compact delivery and communication system that begins with the invitations and ends with the thank-you-cards.Read more…

  • The Top 8 Bridal Accessories for This Year

    By: Antoinette Boulay
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    If you have any doubt that fashion dictates everything you wear, carry and use to decorate on your wedding day, just take a look at your parents’ and grandparents’ wedding pictures. See the frill-front shirts on the men? How do you like the mini skirt and knee-high boots your mother wore?Read more…

  • Wedding Weight Loss Tips

    By: Brenda Frezell
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    The invitations, the cake, the photographer - the stress of wedding planning can put a girl over the edge. Add to that, the stress of trying to fit into her dream gown, and it may send her off for more chocolate. So what’s a girl to do when she wants to look her best for the big day without losing her sanity?Read more…

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