Lovers love Valentine's Day, but those who are single often feel excluded and dislike the day. But that need not be the case. V-Day is about celebrating love – all kinds of love. The erotic love between husband and wife, the familial love between parents and kids, the brotherly love between siblings and friends. The…
Read moreIngenious Tricks to Making Wedding Planning Easy
As a young bride, no one told me what all can go wrong at a wedding or how to manage what went wrong at mine. Consequently, I wore a brilliantly shimmering white gown down the aisle of a small, chapel-like church with hunter green wool carpet and avocado green stained glass windows. My dress shone…
Read moreHow to Find the Perfect Theme for Your Wedding
Traditional wedding styles are often easy to predict: White formal gown, black tux, customary wedding music, orthodox vows, pink-clad bridesmaids, garter and bouquet tosses, and a customary three-tiered white-icing cake with flowers. Sound boring? If you want to avoid the ho-hum standard wedding, grab a cuppa joe with your fiancee and create your own custom-themed…
Read more5 Wedding Etiquette Pitfalls, and How to Avoid Them
What does wedding etiquette mean to you? Unfortunately, what it means to you may not be what it means to another person! Wedding etiquette is a tricky subject, and it takes care and skill ensure that your friends and family walk away from your wedding feeling that they have been treated with consideration and respect.…
Read moreNew Year’s Eve Engagement Party
Christmas morning often finds girlfriends becoming fiancees as sparkling engagement rings are taken from under the tree and lovingly slipped on to fingers. If you are a newly engaged couple, congratulations! Before the real work of planning begins, take some time to enjoy the dazzle of being engaged, and throw an engagement party for your…
Read moreMagical Marriage Proposal Ideas
Christmas is the most magical time of year to propose to the one you love. The sparkle of Christmas lights all around, the snow flurries that tickle your nose, the sound of silver bells, the laughter of families and strangers, and the general peace on earth that reigns over this season makes us feel blessed…
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