Your Budget & Your Wedding Professionals: Helping Them Meet Successfully

Do you know the single most common way brides shoot themselves in the foot when they meet with wedding professionals? I’ll give you a hint. It’s also one of the most common tips you find in most wedding planning books about what you should say when dealing with a wedding professional. Unfortunately, it is, for the most part, bad advice. That’s right… The most common line wedding professionals hear is, “I’m on a budget.” And all too often by saying those... Read more »

Wedding Traditions of the World

All through history there have been similarities in the wedding traditions and marriage customs of people from all over the world, but each nationality of people seems to have their own little way to go about the union of a man and woman too. The one thing that all wedding ceremonies seem to have in common is the commitment of love and devotion for all time and eternity during a public ceremony. Everyone at a wedding hopes for a productive and happy union between the wedding couple. Wedding traditions... Read more »

How to Make a Beach Wedding Theme Work

It’s the time of the year to be planning your nuptials by the sea. The winter storms are winding down in preparation for the day they give way to those days of glorious sunshine that we all love so much. Fortunately, it perfectly aligns with the traditional wedding seasons making a beach wedding a natural choice. Fortunately the prevalence of beach related materials available means that nearly anyone can put together a beach wedding. This is true even if they have no access to an actual... Read more »

Destination Weddings: Are They For You?

Amy and Michael were excited to be getting married. What they weren’t excited about was the hassle of pulling together all of the details involved in pulling off a wedding. This left them with three options: Grin and bear it. Hire a wedding planner to take care of everything. A Destination Wedding. They chose the destination wedding and it turned out to be the perfect choice - for them. They got married on a perfectly manicured lawn ringed with volcanic rocks, palm trees, and orchids against... Read more »

How to Create a “Green” Wedding

With all of the talk today of global warming and environmental impact the question looms: “How do we create a ‘green’ wedding? How do we put together a ceremony and celebration that will linger in our memories but leave little to no impact on the environment? The answer, whether we like it or not, is simplicity. Create a simple wedding with your own personal touch to make your wedding memorable rather than trying to out stage last year’s big wedding productions - besides for... Read more »

How to Save Money on Your Wedding Dress

If you’re on a tight budget the cost of a special order wedding dress can be a little bit hard to swallow. But what can you do? Yes, you will only wear the dress once, but it is your wedding - quite possibly the most important day of your life. You want a wedding dress that looks fabulous. So what do you do? Is there any way you can find an incredible dress without breaking the bank? Actually, yes. There are several options. Yes, each option is filled with its own challenges but if you approach... Read more »

How to Make a Wedding Theme Come Alive

Jenna wanted a garden wedding theme. She’d had her heart set on it since she was twelve years old. Fortunately, Robert, her fiance, was agreeable to the idea so together they set out to plan and execute their garden wedding theme. They worked their tail off, but in the end it turned out to be just like every other wedding held outdoors. Pretty, but not memorable. What went wrong? Far too often brides decide they want a particular wedding theme and they stop there. Unfortunately, there, wherever... Read more »

Ideas for Unique Wedding Themes

The idea of using a wedding theme is increasingly popular today for many reasons. For many the reason is that the traditional wedding is simply pricing them out. For others it is the desire to be different, bigger, and grander than the nuptial event before it. Fortunately, today’s bride can have both or either because with a wedding theme the young couple can chose to include or omit each individual element of the wedding and since each celebration is different, who is to say that anything... Read more »

Finding Wedding Cake Design Ideas

Every bride wants the perfect wedding cake design. But how without a background in design and at least a general familiarity with the baking business how do you know what is possible and what is not? Indeed, there are probably more wedding cake designs than wedding themes. So if you’ve been wondering how to find ideas for my wedding cake design, here are some tips for you. Fortunately, while “How do I get ideas for my wedding cake design?” is one of the most asked questions among... Read more »

Don’t Delay Seeking Help If You Are Experiencing Relationship Problems

Seeking advice for problems with our relationships can be fraught with difficulties. If you have a leaky roof you get it fixed straight away, but did you know that on average it takes us 6 years to fix a relationship or sexual problem? By that time things are so bad the lawyers have to be called in. Treat your counselor as your best buddy. So if you and your wife are arguing all the time get help before you stop talking altogether. Just recently there was a magazine article which asked whether the... Read more »