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Getting Married on the 4th of July?

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The 4th of July celebrates and honors the birth of the United States. It is the day we celebrate our freedoms as well as honoring all those in our history who have gone before us to ensure that freedom. It marks a unique day for celebrating a personal union and can make a great day to get married for the couple who embraces history or a patriotic theme. I know a number of military families that married on or around July 4 because of the deep meaning it has. Patriotism has a very personal meaning for everyone and for our … Continue reading →

Register to Give; Not to Receive

More and more, couples preparing to say their vows are benefiting from dual incomes and upwardly mobile careers are forgoing traditional gift registration for their wedding presents. Instead they are sending an outline listing their favorite causes and charities and asking for donations to be made in their names. There are online resources where you can set up a gift registry requesting donations to your favorite charities or causes. Turn Your Wedding into a Celebration Couples are enjoying the opportunity to turn their weddings into celebrations of philanthropy. They can ask guests to donate to charities in their name or … Continue reading →

Just You and Me and I Do

There is a lot to be said for the private, intimate ceremony that is held between a man and woman when he proposes marriage. Depending on the couple, most proposals are made in private – a moment that is intense and intimate and filled with a gravitas that few other ceremonies related to marriage are going to accomplish. So consider the following – the wedding ceremony traditionally is about bringing the families together – and the bold, but honest truth is that there are many couples who do not want to bring their families together. Husband and Wife When I … Continue reading →

Barefoot & Married

Can you get married in bare feet? How serious are you taking your vows? You can be very serious and getting married doesn’t require wearing shoes. In fact, I’ll let you in on a little secret – at my wedding – my shoes were killing me. I ended up kicking them off sometime after the ceremony during the photos but before we arrived at the reception. My dress was more than long enough to cover up my feet and the blisters I had from the shoes. Beach Weddings Plenty of weddings held on beaches are more practical in barefeet or … Continue reading →

Patriotic Wedding Anyone?

When it comes to planning your wedding, the theme really is up to the bride and groom. We can do so much with so little these days, that anything is possible. So let’s talk about having a patriotic theme for your wedding. One couple I know planned to wed on September 11th, but after the tragedy that occurred in 2001, they were reluctant to stick the date. On advice from friends and family, they went ahead and married on September 11, 2002 and hosted a patriotic wedding theme that recaptured the day in a sense. Whatever day you plan to … Continue reading →

Las Vegas Weddings – A Real Playground for Adults

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I talked about some Las Vegas destination wedding ideas a while back and I wanted to throw out a few more ideas that have come across my desk. The following are great locations for your destination wedding and they are all available in Las Vegas. Yacht Weddings – A yacht wedding is great for those medium sized wedding parties with close friends and family in attendance. You can lease or rent 60-foot private yachts and host the wedding as it floats around Lake Las Vegas. Gondola Weddings – You don’t need to go all the way to Venice, Italy to … Continue reading →

Musical Traditions at Weddings

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Wow, it’s hard to believe it’s Friday and I’ve been talking about weddings for two weeks now. I hope you all aren’t bored with it because just when I think I’ve run out of things to talk about – I find more! I’m starting to wish I had a wedding to plan just to have some fun with all the ideas I’m exploring here not to mention what I’ve been reading about from Sherry, Michele and Marily – if you haven’t checked out their frugal invitations, wedding travel plans and frugal wedding ideas – now is the time to do … Continue reading →

Remember it is HIS day too . . .

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Far too often when we talk about weddings and wedding planning, we concentrate on the bride and what she is going through. We talk about her wishes, her dreams and her plans. While a lot of grooms may espouse that whatever their bride wants is fine with them – remember, it’s HIS day too. When my husband and I got married, I thought it would be great to have a Groom’s Cake. I just loved the idea of it. I even wanted to do one right out of Steel Magnolias and have an armadillo groom’s cake. I thought it would … Continue reading →

When Two Faiths Marry

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When it comes to marriage, we often refer to the ceremony as the bonds of holy matrimony. For many people, every part of that phrase has meaning – specifically the holy part. So what can you do when you and your fiancé are of two different faiths? What options do you have? Religion and politics are considered the two most divisive topics in the world when it comes to relationships. There are some faiths that counsel against marrying outside the faith in order to promote and preserve harmony in the relationship. However, it’s up to you who you marry and … Continue reading →

Fitness For Brides

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In honor of the Going to the Chapel month over in the Marriage blog, I have been doing some exploring out there to find what I can find to help out brides to be meet their fitness goals in time for their wedding. One such place I found was entitled, appropriately enough, FAST Fitness for Brides. It’s an email course that is offered to help brides develop a fitness regimen to achieve their goals by the day of their wedding. Sign-up for the course is free, just enter your name and an email address. The first lesson is delivered straight … Continue reading →