Wedding Flowers: Live or Silk?

The season for wedding planning is here. Many weddings take place during the summer months. Therefore wedding plans are usually in full force by spring. For some people, or should I say for some brides, planning a wedding is a very serious and tedious job. While all brides want a successful and beautiful wedding, some are almost obsessed with its perfectness. When planning a wedding there are many things to be decided upon. One such factor is the flowers. There are two major choices when it comes to wedding flowers, silk or live. After that major decision is made, smaller … Continue reading →

Wedding Planning and Life Styles

I have always heard that the summer months, especially June, are the prime wedding months. Most brides plan their weddings around how fast they desire to get married and which month they prefer. I had really never considered how weddings should also be planned around lifestyles until I recently read an article in a magazine. The magazine was primarily taking the farming family wedding into consideration. While the summer months are usually the popular wedding times, they can be disastrous for farming families. These months are prime for harvesting and caring for crops, cutting hay, and cattle farming. While your … Continue reading →

Amazing Love Songs: “Elephant Love Medley”

Lately I have been listening to the Moulin Rouge soundtrack over and over and over. (Wayne says I should add a few hundred more “over’s” in there to be truly accurate.) To be super specific, it would be more correct to say I listen to it over and over and over when I’m in the car. (At home I’ve been listening to something else. My infatuation with Pandora’s been replaced by the Dangerous Beauty soundtrack.) I can’t help myself. No, it’s not the newest movie soundtrack release. (Neither of them are.) Moulin Rouge’s soundtrack has been out a few years … Continue reading →

Wedding Day Gift Exchange Between Bride and Groom

There has been a pretty hot thread in the marriage forum where a lady is asking what she should get her future husband on their wedding day. I have not looked into any formal rules or practices on the subject. One reader commented that the gift was to be given at rehearsal dinner. I had always thought that the gift was to be given on the wedding day. I also have assumed that the gift is not to be personally delivered but left in the room or delivered by another person. I think that the gift should be something personal. … Continue reading →

Why You Should Take a Honeymoon

There are many couples that have taken luxurious long honeymoons to exotic islands and other destinations of the world. They had no doubts that their honeymoon must be to a far off wonderful place. They never imagined it any different. Then there are those couples that never had a honeymoon. For some reason or another they were cheated out. It may have been that the extra money simply was not there. It also could have been that the time off from work just simply could not happen. These couples may have taken a day or two off from work (including … Continue reading →

Tips for Attending a Bridal Show

Now that you know what a bridal show is and all about deciding to attend one, it is time to get ready to go. Believe it or not, there is much more to attending a bridal show than buying your ticket and jumping in the car. There are many experts out there that offer advice on how a bride should successfully attend a bridal show. I took the advice that I found and complied it into what I thought would be most helpful. Check out below for my tips. The first thing that I found in almost every article was … Continue reading →

Deciding to Attend a Bridal Show

In my last article I discussed how some brides-to-be find it helpful to attend a bridal show. If you are one of these women the first thing that you are probably asking is, “Where are the shows?” There are several different ways that you can find out where and when bridal shows are held. In my area, they are posted up on huge boards along the roadside, advertised on the radio, and posted in the newspaper. If none of these are happening in your area, check your mail (and email). If you have signed up at any bridal store or … Continue reading →

Bridal Shows

As the New Year has approached I have noticed several advertisements along the road on huge signs and on the radio. Businesses and vendors are beginning to plan for the 2008 bridal shows. At first I thought that it was kind of odd to be advertising and hosting a bridal show now. This is typically not the time of year that couples get married (except for Valentine’s Day). Weddings are usually thought to be in the summer during May and June. However, then I realized that this would be the time of year that those brides begin their planning. I … Continue reading →

Holiday Weddings

Planning a wedding can be difficult for some people. There are many preparations and ideas to consider about your wedding. While the location is a major component, the time of year is also very important to many people. Some people like to plan their wedding around a holiday or special time of the year. They feel that the timing adds meaning to their marriage and wedding. Other people prefer for their wedding to be the only special event at the time. They want their wedding to stand out and be separate from other special events. If you do decide that … Continue reading →

Choosing a Wedding Theme

When planning a wedding, choosing theme never really entered my mind. When I think of the word “theme” I think of a type of character or well-known symbol. However the more that I thought about having a wedding theme, the more I realized that all weddings have a theme. While the theme may be more suitably considered a “mood”, in essence it is still a theme. I have been to weddings that have had a cowboy or country theme where the bridesmaids and groomsmen wore boots. I have been to a wedding with a John Deere theme where everything was … Continue reading →