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When a couple get married there is a huge amount of planning and preparation that goes on behind the scenes in the run up to the big day to ensure that everything runs as smoothly as possible and that every possible attention to detail is looked after. Although the overall planning that goes into the big day is a joint effort generally it is the bride that looks after the finer points of the preparation such as the flowers, the wedding cake and the decoration of the church. Even though these are relatively small things in the whole scheme of the wedding these details go to make whole occasion as special as it can possibly be and as these are things that the bride places great emphasis on they can be very stressful for her. So when it comes to decorating the church for the wedding day what can the bride do to make it look as special as possible?

Although the decoration of the church does not make the ceremony any more or less important the decoration and appearance of the church is all part of the overall aesthetics of the occasion and so the bride wants it to look as beautiful as possible. Traditionally the pews in the church are decorated with a white ribbon at each end or a color which matches both the wedding dress and the wedding flowers carried by the bride and bridesmaid.

Generally the wedding pew decoration is a simple but elegant touch which does not detract from the bride, nor should it look as if the church is over decorated, another popular but more modern approach to wedding pew decoration is to tie a small bunch of flowers to the end of each pew, again, these should be simple and not to over powering. An option that is gaining in popularity is an amalgamation of both the pew bow and flowers, keeping a simple but modern look all the way down the aisle.

Do not be afraid to add a bit of color to your pew wedding decoration, a splash of color that compliments the bride and bridesmaids dresses can create a stunning effect as they walk down the aisle, as with all of the wedding pew decorations you should try not to over complicate the decoration and use it to add to the look rather than detract from the bride.

If you inquire with better quality wedding flower suppliers it is possible to hire small potted shrubs or miniature trees to place at the end of each pew, this can be especially effective if you go for a fragranced plant, something like a jasmine or orange blossom with the scent of the plant circulating as the bride walks down the aisle, this is a wonderfully memorable moment.

You may choose to scatter rose petals down the entire length of the aisle in readiness for the bride’s arrival so she can glide elegantly down to the altar on a bed of rose petals; this is especially effective if done in conjunction with a contrasting pew bow or bouquet of flowers.

Using fabric swathes to decorate the back of the wedding pews is a simple but effective way of adding an amount of decoration and color to the church; this is a popular method of decoration as it is fairly cheap and easy to carry out.

These tips are nothing more than pointers to help you get the very best look possible at your wedding. Where possible I would always recommend using the best quality material available to get the best look, you do not want the look ruined by using an inferior quality fabric and where possible always use hardy plants and flowers as wedding pew decoration as the look will be spoiled if the flowers are wilting and dying before the bride walks down the aisle.

The now infamous bachelorette party is an event honoring a bride-to-be, a rite of passage, celebrating the end of her single life. Not to be confused with the bachelorette party, the bridal shower is usually a bit more low-key, honoring the bride-to-be and the beginning of her role as a wife. The bachelorette parties that we have in the U.S. today came from the UK, Ireland and Canada, what they call Hen or Stagette Parties. For many years, ladies have been getting together in the evening to celebrate with a bride-to-be. It wasn’t until the end of the 1990’s that the term bachelorette party was coined.

These days, approximately 94% of the brides-to-be have bachelorette parties. The average number of guests at a bachelorette party is 12, but can range from 4 to as many as 200, depending on the bride’s style and/or party theme. Not to be outdone by its predecessor, the groom’s bachelor party, bachelorette parties tend to have more interactive games and fun costumes.

From the 1960’s-1980’s, as the bachelorette party was developing, women would go out for drinks after a shower. In the 90’s, brides-to-be had kicked it into high-gear and were going to strip clubs and night clubs for cocktails and a night of decadence. In the past 5 years, women have been doing an assortment of activities with only 20% of them hiring a male dancer. It seems we have reached the land of happy medium, with just enough debauchery to be a night to remember, but still ensuring the bride will make it to the alter, integrity intact.

Current trends include destination bachelorette parties and nights on the town with a professional coordinator (BNO Party Guide) who emcees games tailored for the bride. Traditionally it has been the duty of the maid of honor to be the party contact, but we are now seeing the bride, mother of the bride and the duke of honor (a male friend of the bride) stepping in to get things planned with the help of a BNO Party Consultant.

Party guests usually include the immediate wedding party and very close friends of the bride, generally all females around the same age as the bride. People, who are not invited to the wedding, should not be invited to the bachelorette party.

Usually all the guests chip in for the bachelorette party and the host (party contact) pays for a special item. In some cases, the groom or the mother of the bride may also give something toward the event such as a hotel suite or special gift. The most important thing to remember about the bachelorette party is that every guest has a great time and the activities are thoughtfully planned out. The Bachelorette party is not only a send-off for the guest-of-honor, but a celebration of female bonding and treasuring those friendships that got us to where we are today.

I receive emails daily from people who ask me for advice, people who share their comments about articles I’ve written over the years and sometimes, I receive emails from people criticizing my point of view.Husband and wife arguing

All of which I am perfectly fine with.

But recently, I opened an email to find this shocking subject line, “Your comment that “Women don’t leave great guys” is (profanity was inserted here).”

Okay, I admit, I’m reading closely now.

My comment, (actually my wife Marsha’s quote), “Women don’t leave great guys” brought about a firestorm of reaction from this particular man. I’ll call him “Joe” to protect his privacy.

Now I always try to keep in mind that there are two sides to every story. But this article apparently struck a nerve with Joe compelling him to describe to me exactly how and why he was a great guy to his wife and yet - how his wife “repaid” him by drinking and running up all kinds of debt.

As he put it, “I was the great guy who did everything he could including working two jobs averaging 80 to 100 hours a week.”

Joe then began driving his winning point home…

“I’ve asked myself what I did wrong. It was being too forgiving, too understanding and too honest. (Larry,) please think more about the 5% of men who really are great guys before you write another book”, he stated.

Well, I didn’t write a book on this topic, but instead it was an article which you can find here:

Does a Cheating Wife Inevitably Lead To Divorce?

But I offer Joe’s point of view to you because it sheds some light on the big idea that I don’t want you to miss.

When you’re CONVINCED that you are good, that you are right, that you’ve been done wrong, and then make your case with no room to receive any other point of view, you’ve just risked going BLIND.

That’s right, blind.

We all know it as self righteousness.

It happens when you’ve been hurt so bad by someone you love, know or trust, that you become SO angry…and you just can’t see past your point of view.

But you can prevent this from happening before things get out of control.

Here’s how…

The time to take a good, hard look at your marriage is NOW.

Look for the signs that your marriage is taking a turn for the worst.

And yes, although most spouses are completely shocked when their spouse tells them the marriage is over, there ARE several warning signs that should alert you to a serious problem in your relationship.

Here are 2 of these signs:

1. INTIMACY: Intimacy is the first place to look. When this starts going wrong, you know it because one person is complaining about it, resisting it or criticizing it. If you ignore these small signs and don’t find a way to start talking about this important issue in a safe way the two of you can handle, the complaint gets buried and becomes fuel for resentment.

And that’s when one spouse stops voicing their concerns and goes quiet. Not a good sign.

Which brings me to the next warning sign…

2. TALKING: Another bad sign that your marriage is taking a turn for the worst is when the talking stops. When intimacy goes bad, that should wake you up, but when talking goes sour - that should be a rude awakening.

Intimacy and communication are the two most important components of a fulfilling marriage. Don’t pretend they’re not important. They are.

I hope this blog post will cause you to take a second look at your marriage. Don’t wait until it’s too late. Even if you think you’re the perfect husband or wife, your spouse may think differently. And ultimately, that’s what matters most.

So what if your friends agree that you treat your spouse like gold. Who cares if you’re able to be the sole supporter of your family?

If you want a fulfilling marriage, BOTH of you need to identify, and then meet each others’ needs instead of being what YOU consider a “good husband” or a “good wife”.

It’s your spouses’ perception of you that counts.

If your marriage is failing, instead of looking to blame your spouse for your marriage problems, look in the mirror and put yourself in your spouses’ shoes. Ask your spouse what criteria s/he defines as a good husband or wife.

What you find may surprise you.

It’s amazing how much some brides are willing to pay for their wedding flowers. If you’re watching pennies, flowers can make a huge gash in your budget - especially if you don’t use seasonal wedding flowers.

Have you ever attended a wedding where the bride and groom have had to use cheap fake flowers in place of real ones because they couldn’t afford what they wanted? Some silk flowers are affordable and beautiful.

It’s a wedding planner’s job to find deals and negotiate with vendors. If you don’t have a powerful wedding planner, then you’d better become a take-no-prisoners businesswoman and get the wedding flowers you deserve.

When you walk into a local flower shop, most will have a book you can see of previous wedding flowers and bouquets or arrangements they’ve done. If not, walk out the door.
They won’t usually have prices on them, but when you start talking to the florist about your flowers, you want to tell her up front that you don’t have a big budget. Don’t give her numbers - just say, “small.”

Tell her you want to know what kinds of wedding flowers they can substitute for the ones in the pictures that look almost identical to the more expensive version.

Also ask about simplistic wedding flower designs - such as a pure cut bouquet. If a florist has to create an arrangement, it’s far more expensive to buy. You might even get a book on how to create floral designs and then buy the wedding flowers and do them yourself.

Wedding flowers can mean just a simple bridal bouquet or every other floral presentation you need - including groom and groomsmen boutonnières, corsages for moms, ceremony and reception décor, and a tossing bouquet if you plan to keep your own.

You may have to pick and choose or forego certain floral arrangements. For instance, if you can’t afford lavish centerpieces, then use candles or other displays for your centerpieces and save the flowers for your bouquet and aisle décor.

Or use the ceremony flowers in your reception. There’s often a gap between the ceremony and reception, so someone could take the wedding flowers and arrange them on the tables for the reception.

Before you skimp and go with fake flowers, understand that it sometimes costs more to go the fake route than it does to go real.

Choose your wedding flowers with your color scheme in mind and be flexible when it comes to choosing the exact type of flower - if you’re willing to take substitutes, then you’ll find you can probably afford to have real blooms on your big day.

Are you thinking about writing a part or all of your marriage ceremony? If you are, you can use the following for your wedding, or for an informal spiritual re-confirmation of your marriage commitment. Just fill in your names and enjoy!

(Names of couple), we are gathered here today for a very special occasion. Your family and friends have blessed you with their presence to witness this divine ceremony. It is a ceremony of bonding—of bonding with love and joy. (Names of Couple), every relationship is like a bridge that is supported by two separate foundations. If you are strong by yourselves, and you communicate constructively, your bridge, that is your relationship together, will flow with life’s many lessons and remain standing strong and proud for a very long time.

The following thoughts and guidelines will help you be a strong foundation for your relationship. (Name of Couple):

1. You are here to be your individual selves and to experience life to the fullest.

2. You have the free will and the power to be whatever you want in your life.

3. What you do and say does make a difference.

4. Speak and act from your heart.

5. Be the designer and master of your life.

6. Follow your path of joy.

7. Do what makes you happy and excited.

8. Live in the now and have fun.

9. Know that you are worthy of all that you desire.

10. Listen inside yourself for your truths.

11. Accept responsibility for all your feelings.

12. Understand that fears are False Evidence Appearing Real.

13. Release your fears and judgments.

14. Know that you have your problems in order to learn lessons.

15. Everything you do enhances your life through the wisdom you gain from it.

16. Forgive yourself for all the things you have done which you feel were wrong.

17. You do deserve a fantastic relationship.

18. Take the responsibility to love yourself.

19. Love yourself no matter what you say and how you feel.

20. Self love is the key to your health, happiness and success.

21. Depend on yourself to fulfill your needs.

22. Be your own best friend.

23. Measure your success for each day not by how much you have done, but by how much you have loved.

24. Be the person you want your partner to be.

25. Know that you are primarily together to learn unconditional love and for the joy of sharing with each other what you already have.

26. Focus on the essence which is love instead of the form which is the relationship.

27. Be patient with yourselves and each other.

28. If you are upset, look to see what your partner is mirroring in you.

29. Then explore what you need to do to remember that you are love and you have it all.

30. Experience inner peace, your greatest contribution to world peace.

Let’s now honor these truths by lighting these special candles, (bride and groom light candles.) and with this sacred drink (drink grape juice with arms encircled).

Now please face each other. Repeat your chosen vows as you place a ring on your beloved’s finger.

(Name), I promise to:

1. Communicate clearly so that you can know how I feel and what I want.

2. Listen to you when you talk to me, and then you will want to keep sharing your thoughts and feelings.

3. Keep clearing my resentments with you so that we can continue to feel close.

4. Release my anger constructively and then tell you calmly what I am angry about or if I feel hurt or frightened.

5. Help solve our problems with win-win solutions.

6. Keep my agreements and tell you the truth so that you can trust me.

7. Take responsibility for all my feelings and behavior.

8. Forgive myself for all my wrongdoings, and accept that I deserve a fantastic relationship.

9. Accept you the way you are even though you may be different than me.

10. Understand that what you say or do is a reflection of you and not of me.

11. Be patient with you, and forgive you when you make mistakes.

12. Encourage you to explore your unique interests, talents, and potential.

13. Spend quality time with you, and then you will be convinced that you are important to me.

14. Treat you as I would my best friend.

15. Compliment and appreciate you, and tell you how much I care.

16. Balance my life between work and play, and encourage you to do the same.

17. Continue to seek excitement, fun, and the magic of life with you.

18. I promise, my beloved, to love you unconditionally.

(Song of love)

With the power invested in me by God, I now pronounce you husband and wife. You may seal your commitment with a kiss. (Couple faces guests) Loving Guests, I would like to introduce to you a very blessed couple:

Mr. & Mrs.___________.

Note: For more information about relationships, note Helene’s booklet and e-book: “A Promise of Love” and her tape: ”Fantastic Relationships.”

I have included some of the myths surrounding Sargon the Great in reference to the matter of the Dragon Court or elite attempts to say they are advanced aliens and above all humans as part of their deviate power games and sexual rituals throughout many books including this one. It is a most foul and disgusting affair to say the least. I have studied these matters for many decades and I still get more connections to the way they have done this throughout the many millenia of their rule of most people on earth. One of the earliest clues was when I saw Sargon had the same tale about the Bulrushes and a baby kept away from some evil king. I had heard this tale in church as a pre-schooler.

The Bull was most important and Constantine never actually converted away from his worship of Mithras the Bull. In fact Christmas Day is a celebration of Mithras worship taken by Constantine into his new means of manipulating an Empire. It was a great and truly inspired design. When this new Roman Empire fell or grew as the Holy Roman Empire the elites could share the booty of war with even fewer cronies. There certainly is a lot of ‘Bull’ since the days when the Druids used the white Bull in their Mistletoe ceremony.

How can any normal person be expected to wade through all this ‘bull’ when our media and educational systems as well as the holidays we celebrate since childhood, continue to program our collective culture and laws? How can arranged marriage in any form be considered legal? I especially find Hinduism and Islamic practices including the sale of women to men, since Hammurabi (Sargon’s progeny) first decreed a woman was the property of her father until sold to her husband. A friend of mine recently told me a girl he attends university with is ‘betrothed’ to a man whose dowry requirement is $45,000 that she will never get until he is dead. That could be a very cheap prostitute indeed when you consider the effect of inflation. I do not know if the money is guaranteed in a real manner either. It revolts me so much that I don’t even care to find out. I guess that many people who read some of my articles also feel revolted and they choose not to look further into what truth I lay before them.

Once you have a head count and at least a rough idea of what your budget will support, the fun begins. There are no rules to giving wedding favors, so have fun! You want the wedding favors to be memorable, so look for a way to match the wedding favor to you as a couple. If you are getting married near Christmas, why not get Christmas tree placecard holder as a wedding favor? By the way, placecard holders are especially good wedding favors if you are having a formal dinner with assigned seating because then your wedding favor serves to identify the individual’s seat as well.

If you and your intended met at the beach, or are famous among your circle of friends for always being at the beach, what could be a more suitable wedding favor than sailboat themed tea light holders, sea shell spreaders, or clam shaped bath fizzes? Perhaps you and your future spouse are writers, what could be more perfect wedding favors than personalized pens?

In some cases, wedding favors come in the form of an edible treat. It’s a special truffle, a personalized container of coffee printed with your name and wedding date printed on the bag, or it’s a specially decorated cookie, or a small jar of honey with your name and date on it, or, or, or…. Just one note when dealing with edible wedding favors; remember that food allergies can really spoil a celebration. Most people know what they are allergic to, so find a way to announce (a printed card placed in a conspicuous spot on the table works great) the type of edible wedding favors so no one discovers the truth the hard way.

Of course, the list of options in wedding favors is as endless as your imagination. If you can dream a wedding favor up and fit it into your budget chances are good that you can find someone to provide that perfect wedding favor for your wedding celebration.

Be sure to have special favors for the children that will be at your wedding reception. This may come in the form of a coloring book and small pack of crayons. These wedding favors might work to keep peace at your reception in the same way they do at restaurants. Another potentially excellent child’s wedding favor might be a hand held game or small puzzle.

If your budget is tight but you still want to give a wedding favor as a token of your love and appreciation, consider buying fewer wedding favors than anticipated guests and putting them in a basket on a table for people to pick up on their way out. This way, those that don’t care to take a wedding favor can leave the wedding favor behind gracefully without any danger of anyone’s feelings being hurt. Another option, which will cut your cost nearly in half is to provide one wedding favor per couple (it is still in good form to provide one wedding favor each for people who come by themselves). A third option is to make wedding favors yourself. This can be a fun project for the bridesmaids (but not the night before the wedding) to do with the bride. For example, a few bags of candy coated chocolates, a length of tulle, and some ribbon will produce fun little treats that you can give as a wedding favor. It really doesn’t matter what you do, ultimately it’s the gesture that makes the difference not the wedding favor itself.

Finally, wedding favors can serve as the finishing touches of your decorating scheme that ties everything else together. For example, your wedding is in the spring, you’ve got flowers everywhere, what could be better than a wedding favor of a small vase with a flower for each person (or couple)? Or maybe spring colored tiny pails with pastel candies in them would be the wedding favor for you. It really doesn’t matter. Use wedding favors to show your appreciation and love to those who took the time to come to celebrate your wedding while at the same time making your wedding favors work for you!

Unlike anything else in your wedding planning, wedding favors are your opportunity to provide a special surprise for your guests that says thank you for sharing your wedding day. Likewise, wedding favors are often a keepsake to remind the individual of the event long after the wedding day has passed. This is nice for everyone, but it can have a special significance for people within communities of faith who can use that favor as a symbol to remind them to pray for you as you build your marriage.

Fortunately, wedding favors needn’t cost an arm and a leg. Rather, most wedding favors range in cost from fifty cents to a few dollars each or even more, if your budget allows. There are no rules for wedding favors. Your wedding won’t be shut down if you provide chocolate at an outdoor reception in one hundred degree weather (not a good idea) and your guests won’t walk out if you neglect wedding favors altogether, but why would you do that? After all, you thought enough of them to invite them and they took time out of their lives to join in the celebration of your marriage, both of which are good enough reason’s to express your appreciation with a wedding favor.

In choosing your wedding favors, begin by finalizing your guest list so you have a pretty good idea how many wedding favors to buy. As nice as your wedding favors are, you aren’t going to want an extra seventy four golf ball bottle openers left over after your wedding has come and gone. Be sure, however, that you take into account the percentage that RSVP’s late or shows up without RSVPing. Yes, that’s bad etiquette, but that’s the way life works sometimes.

That’s it. Once you have figured out what your budget can afford based on your best estimate of how many people will take part in your wedding celebration it’s time to begin looking at the incredible variety of possibilities available for you to use as wedding favors. Have fun, explore, let your hair down and dream of how you want your friends and family to remember your wedding day and your gratitude as demonstrated through your choice of wedding favors.

One of the first things you notice when shopping for your winter wedding is that some designers seem never to have heard of the North at all. (Some can be forgiven, since they live in more temperate climates.) To them, every dress is a summer dress, with variations based on the level of pomp and circumstance, not the weather.

But if you happen to fall in love with a summery design despite the fact that average temps for your wedding day hover around 20 below, never fear — you still have options.

One gorgeous look for the winter bride is a strapless gown topped by a faux fur-trimmed, hooded cloak. Throw back the hood, wear your hair in a sleek, tiara-topped chignon, then warm your hands with a luxuriant fur muff. Of course, this combo won’t quite work if your dress is made of a delicate chiffon, so to be sure to choose a gown that’s substantial and lined, made of satin, brocade or any other heavy fabric.

Another popular choice is an asymmetrical faux fur wrap that rests on one shoulder, or the fur or marabou shrug that covers both. These styles are the perfect finish for a strapless gown with minimal beading.

Capelets and stoles are more substantial faux-fur accessories with a dramatic, ice princess look, but they obscure more of your dress.

She Was Nice in Ice Wintertime isn’t only the perfect season to bring out the “ice,” it’s also ideal for wearing strong colors under that snow-white cloak or shrug. A bold red gown will take your guests’ breath away, and would be especially nice for a Christmas wedding. Other brides may find that pale blue gowns suit their winter wonderland fantasy to a ‘t’, while this season’s trend toward bold black beading complements almost any wintertime affair.

Winter is also a terrific time to go all-out with ball gown, princess or A-line silhouettes, cathedral-length veils and trains (make sure they’re detachable), sleek formal updos, and plenty of glittering jewelry. St. Pucchi’s Classics line has some wonderfully lacy, lined, trumpet-sleeved gowns that fit the bill perfectly.

For the more daring bride, Monique Lhuillier offers a few offbeat gowns with a vintage touch that also suit the winter months, with their long sleeves and illusion lace bodices. If you go to a major couture clearinghouse and search for long-sleeved dresses, you might find season-appropriate gowns by Reem Acra, Paloma Couture and Carolina Herrera, for starters. But if your budget’s not up to the occasional $5,000 price tag, see if a local seamstress can’t copy the dress you desire for a much more palatable price.

And while we’re talking tailors, remember those gorgeous winter wedding gowns you saw in the magazines — the ones with dramatic faux-fur trim sewn right into the sleeves and neckline? The ones that, alas, are impossible to find? See if your seamstress couldn’t pull that off herself.

The Paris Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas is located on the exciting Las Vegas Strip and comes complete with it’s own replica of the Eiffel Tower. This hotel presents many wonderful options for couples that wish to wed in Vegas. First, they offer two beautiful and elegant wedding chapels. The larger chapel is named chapelle du paradis, which translates to ‘chapel of the paradise’ in English. This chapel is designed to model a cathedral complete with columns, chandelier, and a ceiling painted to resemble a sky with cherubs. It is available for groups up to ninety. The smaller of the chapels, chapelle du jardin or ‘chapel of the garden‘, seats up to thirty and features garden murals on it‘s walls.

Chapel weddings are definitely not your only alternative if you wish to wed at the Paris Hotel. How about saying I do on the fifty story Eiffel Tower out front? Packages are available that allow couples to say their vows while on the observation deck of the Tower which offers stunning views of the Strip. This doesn’t come cheap though, a morning wedding is offered for anywhere from sixteen hundred to a few thousand dollars. And if you want to pay for the privilege of having you wedding there at night with all the lights of the famous Strip as you backdrop, expect to spend ten thousand dollars. If you are planning to have a lot of guests, this won’t be the location for you. The observation deck can only accommodate groups of twelve.

Other ceremony locations that are offered by the Paris hotel include weddings by their rooftop pool and in a 26th floor penthouse at their sister property, Bally’s Las Vegas.

The packages that are offered by the hotel range from the traditional to more deluxe with some packages including suites, meals, show tickets, and spa services. Other services that are offered include live musicians and web broadcasting of the ceremony.

Receptions can also be arranged at the Paris hotel. For an informal gathering, they have a lounge on the 31st floor that offers strip views. Their many restaurants are also a good option for a reception. The catering department can also help arrange something more formal and for something really private, the Bally’s penthouse can be rented for receptions as well .

So if you are seeking something unique or elegant for your Las Vegas wedding, you will certainly want to give the Paris Hotel & Casino some serious consideration.

You’ve got the dress. You’ve got the man. The caterer’s booked, along with the photographer and the D.J. Are you still worried about your wedding day? Will your guests enjoy themselves? Most importantly, will you enjoy yourself? After all, it is your day!

Whether you have the next year or a limited time for your wedding, your event can still be just as spectacular as those seen in the magazines and TV Shows. Yes, you can impress your family and friends with your celebrity-style wedding. I am going to show you how.

1.) Remember Your Guests. Your family and friends will have gone to some expense to enjoy your nuptials with you. Make sure that you show your appreciation and include them—guests like to feel like they belong. If you have a lot of out-of-town guests, be sure to provide them with a welcome basket in their rooms. This can be done on your own (or you can buy pre-made) by adding inexpensive staples and mementos of your host city. If you opt not to provide a basket or gift for your guests, at least supply them with an itinerary. Guests who come to another city for a weekend for only one event will want to see more of you and share in your wedding events. Inviting them to your rehearsal dinner or a post-wedding brunch is a very kind and generous gesture.

2.) Get a Theme. When a bride comes to me, one of the first questions I ask is “What is your theme?” When they say they don’t have one, I must admit, part of me knows this will be an uphill battle. Ever heard of the saying, “If you stand for nothing you’ll fall for anything?” The same is true with themes. If you don’t have one, you will find yourself (subconsciously) with five different unrelated things in your wedding. It’s horrid. Pick a theme. The theme doesn’t have to be big—look at who you and your fiancé are. What are your hobbies? What do you do for a living? Golden Age of Hollywood, Mardi Gras Masquerade, Country, Mediterranean, etc. The possibilities are endless! And just to simplify it, yes, your colors can be a theme. However, you must consistent. If your “theme” is going to be green and pink, decide on what shades and stick to it—no forest, chartreuse, lime and mint all over the place. We’re at a wedding, not a kaleidoscope. Should you pick colors, try to pick a maximum of three and make sure that they complement each other. Try to pick “in-season” colors as well—pastel pink at a November/December wedding is a bit odd. Your theme will pull your whole event together—from food to favors, everything will coordinate in style.

3.) Décor. Even if your place is low on the totem pole of venues, you can still make it look like a million bucks. Are you wishing that Christopher Lowell or Martha Stewart could come in and work their magic? They can—pick up an interior decorating book at your local bookstore or library. Pay attention to lines, textures and silhouettes. How do they make you feel? Is that what you want to convey at your wedding? Implement things like flowers, candles, sashes, seashells, etc. into your décor. You will save money but also give your theme some authenticity. Find out from your venue what type of restrictions you are working under (i.e., no open flame, etc.). If you have some money to play around with, invest in some props to go with your theme or a lighting and staging company to help bring it all together.

4.) Get Personal. Being unique definitely sets you apart in the minds of your guests. Step out of the ordinary with personal vows and toasts. Share your relationship with your guests—name your assigned tables after places that you and your fiancé have traveled, favorite foods, movies, etc. Display pictures as centerpieces and to spruce up a cake or gift table. Celebrate who you both are by incorporating ethnic and family traditions. For example, if you have a very close relationship with your extended family, and your guest list is small, opt for the American/Family style dinners—where the dishes are sat in the middle of the table and guests serve themselves. If your culture calls for a special wedding dress, have the best of both worlds and wear your gown to your ceremony and your traditional dress to your reception. Include your guests in ethnic rituals like jumping the broom, the Hindu vermillion powder ritual, etc. Guests love to see picture shows! These are very easy to do, and give your guests an opportunity to get to know you.

5.) Don’t Skip the Cocktail Hour. While you are off being in love and grasping the concept that you are a “Mrs.”, your guests are left at your reception site awaiting your arrival. Be generous and have sumptuous treats to greet them. Create an environment conducive to mingling and conversation with soft music playing in the background. You do want people to get to know each other and talk—so don’t blast it. Opt for Jazz classics, songs that make people feel like they are at something important. Another thing you should definitely consider springing for is extra wait staff. It is quite a hassle to have to repeatedly go to the bar, and once there wait in line. It also adds a sense of refinement to your event with butlered drinks being passed—it makes your guests feel important. Here is a chance to incorporate your personality by having a signature drink passed and available at the bar. Put up a little sign in a silver plated frame explaining the significance. Your guests will feel included and also get the chance to try something new!

6.) Don’t Skimp on the Food! Food and drink make the event. Good food and drinks make the party! I understand that budgets are limited, but there is no need to have your 300 guests fighting over Ritz crackers and spray cheese at your 7:00 p.m. reception. The reception (including food) should take a big chunk out of your budget—and it should show. If it doesn’t what it will show is that you are cheap, and your guests will leave to find food elsewhere mid-reception. Who wants to stay at a party hungry? If your choices and funds are tight, ask your caterer what they can do to help you out. Ask if you can provide your own recipes (pick up a nice cocktail book. I personally love Cocktail Food by Mary Corpening Barber and Sara Corpening Whiteford with Lori Lyn Narlock). Bulk up on the presentation—that may mean for you, no ice sculpture or five foot eagle made out of lox, but you could add fresh flowers and candles. Add variety with themed stations, convenience with buffets and elegance with plated dinners.

7.) Have Assigned Seating. I know a lot of planners are against this, but it does work out better for your guests. Of course keep your couples together, but do encourage single guests to get to know others at the reception. I have seen where there has not been assigned seating, a single guest finds his/her way back to their seat to find someone’s coat or purse in their seat with five people talking that all know each other. A bit intimidating.

8.) That’s Entertainment. Whatever you choose—a band or a DJ, make sure that they mesh with you and your personality. You also want them to reflect the overall theme and formality of the group (for example, no harpist at a country western wedding). When interviewing a DJ, ask to see pictures from prior events, if available. What does their guest pool look like? Is it similar to the one that will be at your own wedding? What does their selection and library consist of? You will need someone who is not too low-key that they put everyone to sleep, and not so over-the-top that they want to rush to the nearest exit. You need a professional to gauge and tempt the crowd. Definitely make sure that you keep music playing through their breaks. The dead silence will definitely murder the fun at your party.

9.) Get the Party Started. Nobody likes to be the first on the dance floor. But it is your party! You will be the center of attention, as you should be, and everyone will follow your lead. If you get up and dance, your guests will too. While your DJ maybe fantastic, your guests know you—your excitement will be contagious and they will not be able to resist joining in. Make sure that you are social. Instead of the boring receiving line, you and your new husband can go from table to table to say your “hellos” and “thank yous”.

10.) Get Help. It is always fun to meet someone who wants to hear about your wedding—all the time. Get your creative juices flowing, take advantage of vendor discounts and learn secrets of the industry by enlisting the help of a professional wedding planner. Everyone will have a job to do at your wedding. Yours will be to be the bride and to enjoy the first few hours of married life with your family and friends. While you may think you can handle an emergency during your wedding, more likely you cannot. Definitely enlist the help of a wedding planner to do your Day Of coordination.

You’ve dreamt of this day since the days of Barbie and Ken—now that it is finally here, the possibilities are endless! Okay, so you can’t go down aisle with your mother’s satin sham as a veil with her formal lace tablecloth trailing behind as a train. We know. We asked.

But what you can do is assess the body you have now, prepare for the body you want on your wedding and pick the dress that has been waiting for you every since you said, “Yes!”

Before we get into all of the sizes, cuts and adornments on gowns, let’s get the basic and necessary fundamentals out of the way:

Never, ever put a deposit down or pay for a gown when you have not confirmed the date of the wedding. A lot of brides, with their rose colored glasses, even start buying gowns at the mere mention of the marriage. Slow down—don’t put the cart before the horse on this one. It is quite likely that in your rush to make things “real” for you, you could put a big dent in your wedding budget. It happens quite often: you may not even like the wedding gown that you chose in April for your confirmed wedding in December. Don’t get me wrong, window shopping is great—but you have bigger fish to fry, so don’t shell out any money before you have the ring…and a date!

Never, ever crash diet or buy a gown sizes smaller with the expectation of losing weight. It is far easier to take a gown in, than it is to have it customized and then taken out if you don’t meet your goal. Don’t put unrealistic expectations on your plate. You have enough to deal with. If weight is an issue for you, I strongly suggest that utilize the services of a personal trainer. We have a Buff Brides package that allows you to work with a personal trainer to get your body the way you want it—not only for your wedding, but for life! Be realistic: there is no way you can go (intelligently and safely) from a size 20 to a 4 in a year. I don’t care what anyone says. Embrace yourself for who and what you are, and work with what you’ve got!

Now that we’ve got that out of the way, let’s talk shop!

There are many things to consider when choosing the perfect gown—color, your complexion, size, cut, and the formality of your event. The latter is something I think a lot of brides forget to associate with their gown and wedding. As strange as it might seem, there are brides that will choose an ultra-formal gown for their Sunday Brunch garden wedding.

Again, this is the first step of self-acceptance and a big dose of reality. Take your measurements. What are you—short, tall, pear-shaped, or thin? Be honest with yourself. While the gowns you see online in magazines and books are gorgeous, it is always best that you try them on. As a former model, I will tell you—it takes a lot to get into those gowns, mainly smoke and mirrors! There is tape, more tape, airbrushing, invisible corsets, and more that you don’t even see. So while you may like the gown on the model, it doesn’t necessarily mean it will look the same on you. While it would be nice if we were all shaped like J. Lo or Rene Russo, the sad truth is that many of us aren’t. However, that doesn’t mean you cannot find the perfect gown.

Take a look… If you are:

Top Heavy—we need to create an illusion of balance and length with you. Let’s choose a full, billowing skirt with plenty of adornments and an elongated bodice. However, we should avoid (at all costs!) any extra ornamentation on the bodice. It will draw too much attention to your chest. The same goes for low necklines, full sleeves and empire style dresses. Ask me how I know

Short—in your case, my petite friend, we will steer clear of any design that will accentuate your stature. Instead, create an illusion of height with an empire waistline. High necklines and trim along the neck and shoulders also look absolutely fabulous on your frame. If you are going formal, try short sleeves with long gloves.

Pear Shaped—in this instance, you are narrow in the torso and fuller in the hips and thighs. Shoot for a bodice that is textured and bejeweled. You are the opposite of our top heavy bride, so you need to bring attention to the bodice and away from the waistline and below. Accentuate the waist in a simple skirt instead.

Tall—for you, my statuesque beauty, I love the high fashion look of tiers and flounces to balance your height. Look for bodices with low, ornamented necklines.

Full-Figured—you should avoid the flounces and tiers suggested above and contrasting colors. Instead, opt for a princess style gown that will skim the body. Necklines with a V or U shape are best, especially when accompanied by an A line skirt.

Thin—you also look great in princess style gowns or gowns with a Basque waist and full skirt. Bloused bodices with a gathered skirt are also great options for you.

After you confirm your shape, the next task is to consider your complexion. It is important, even if you intend to tan, to understand that your hues will determine what will flatter your appearance best, live and in photos. Darker complexioned brides and brides with dark hair look best in beautiful, bright whites. Blondes and redheads are stunning in creamy and silk whites. This is also true for porcelain-skinned brunettes. If you would like to throw in a bit of color to your dress, look for those with undertones of pink or coral—they flatter all brides.

Now consider the formality of your event:

Formal to Ultra-formal: Your gown should be cut from a rich fabric (silk chiffon in the summer, satin in the winter). You can have a full skirt with a train. Remember, the longer the aisle, the longer the train!

Semiformal: Your gown should at least be full length or your train should sweep the floor. For this type of occasion, bare shoulders and taffeta type skirts are considered acceptable.

Informal: Because of the flexibility of your wedding, you have the most choices with out restrictions or provisos. You can look for a ballerina or floor length type skirt to a dressy suit. Designers such as Jovani and Faviana make beautiful prom dresses that could pass as wedding gowns. Your possibilities are endless!

With the national average of a dress pricing with in the range of $1000, you can expect to spend a reasonable portion of your budget towards your attire. There are several ways you can cut costs, but that’s a whole different article altogether!

When people ask me, “What do you do for a living?” and I tell them I am a wedding planner, you cannot imagine the look of elation and interest that immediately floods their faces. The next, almost patented inquiry from their behalf is, “Just like J. Lo, right? I love that movie!”

I do smile and agree that I loved the movie too. As much as I love Law and Order, you will not see me out making citizens’ arrests on the metropolitan streets. I know my boundaries. Watching a movie or a show doesn’t necessarily make you qualified to do what it is you saw—no matter how many times you’ve seen it or can quote from its leading actor. What most brides don’t understand is that this may be (hopefully!) the only wedding they will ever plan. I and my colleagues do this on a regular basis; so it is safe to say we’ve been around the block.

I love meeting new brides, and especially newly engaged couples—it is great to see how you interact with each other and what your conjoined vision is for your beautiful wedding day. I will admit, there are times where a couple and I have spent hours just talking during our initial consultation that we actually forget that it is “business as usual”. I try at this time to dispel the misconception that a wedding planner turns into a dictator that takes complete control of your wedding. Nothing could be further from the truth.

I’m going to share some things with you that may help you decide on if a wedding planner is for you. Trust me, I will be the first to tell you if it is not; but if it is, you should definitely consider interviewing a few during your planning process. If your planner does not share these philosophies, it doesn’t necessarily mean he or she is wrong, but you may want to consider what is important to you in the grand scheme of your event.

Ok, so let’s get started, shall we?

1. You should be treated like you are important. When I greet my potential and contracted clients, you would never know that I have other events or other things going on in my life. That is because when it comes to you—I don’t! Each client that walks through that door has on a sign that says, “Make me feel important”. It is very imperative that you feel very special and comfortable with your planner, and dare I say it, immediately. You should feel like you are meeting with an old friend to discuss the details of your upcoming wedding. If at any time you feel uncomfortable or unsure, do speak up and ask questions. Gain as much clarity as possible.

2. You are always the boss. You are paying for a service—your planner should report to you in a courteous and professional manner. While your planner does have a level of expertise and savvy, if you feel like the reins are being yanked from your hand or you are made to feel inferior, thank them for their time and move on.

3. Your wedding is your wedding. There are so many variables that can be thrown into the dynamics of planning a wedding. Your planner should not try to make your special day “cookie-cutter”. Instead they should see and become intimately familiar with your vision for your wedding. As your personal liaison, your wedding planner will be the one to represent your needs and wants to other vendors, handle sticky situations with family and execute your plans during your event.

4. Trust is important. Your wedding is an investment—never again will you spend so much money at one time. You need to be able to entrust the details of your wedding to a consummate professional. Your wedding planner should explain everything to you at length and work with in your budget and vision.

5. Be accountable, organized and responsible. These are not only good character traits, but are required skills in this trade. All paperwork, dossiers, contracts, etc. pertaining to your account should be kept in an organized format and ready at all of your appointments. Any payments or decisions made on your behalf should be done under your watchful eye and with your approval. You should be able to trust all of the details of your wedding with your planner.

6. Creative Genius. You should be able to give some of your best ideas to your coordinator, and she can “sweeten the pot” with her creations and style. Also, your planner should have several types of resources and inspirations to pull from to create your ultimate wedding fantasy.

Remember these simple characteristics and you will be able to get the assistance you need for your wedding day. You will be stress-free at the wedding that has always been your dream, which means you can enjoy your family and friends more knowing it is in capable hands.

Weddings are all about personal style. Reflecting the overall trend of breaking away from tradition and steadfast rules, modern brides are choosing wedding gowns that reflect their personality and vision—not necessarily their grandmother’s. The only rule for wedding dress style these days is to choose a style that suits you. Whether that means wearing a gold wedding dress, trouser suit or sundress, go with it! And even if you are more traditional and have always envisioned yourself as the fairy princess in the white satin ballgown, you needn’t worry about being perceived as old fashioned or “not with the times.” The modern “rule” for wedding dress style is to choose something that makes you feel comfortable and beautiful on your most special day.

The 21st Century Bride -

That said, although certain traditional dress styles are always popular, bridal fashion does follow mainstream fashion to some extent. So if you are looking for something a little more contemporary or “now,” consider turning to the catwalks for inspiration.

The currently popular 20s–and floral–style dresses can be easily incorporated into a wedding dress. Accessories, such as chandelier earrings, can also transfer from the catwalks to comprise your wedding look. Try to avoid fashion that will date quickly, however, as you will want to display your wedding photographs for a long time. As a general rule, keep your wedding ensemble fashionably forward, not overly trendy.

Today’s Hot Wedding Dress Trends:

Add Some Color -

Using a wedding dress to bring out a colorful personality, modern brides are not afraid to add a splash of color to the traditional white gown. Whether that means adding a colored ribbon or piece of jewelry or foregoing the white wedding dress all together, today’s brides find inventive ways to incorporate color into their wedding attire. Particularly popular shades are blue, pink, cappuccino and champagne.

Lace Up -

Lace has made a recent comeback, exuding a look vintage romance that is feminine, yet not overdone. Many brides are enchanted by lace, envisioning a majestic day in a lush green garden.

Magnificent Embroidery -

For an ultra elegant, opulent feel, glamour girls savor wedding gowns adorned with intricate hand-embroidered details. This look warrants grand chandeliers, candlelight and an isle of red roses.

Ultra-Feminine -

As seen on the runway, feminine details are making a big impact. Ribbons, ruffles, flowers and bows are finding their way back onto wedding dresses and taking femininity to a new level. Brides who envision themselves floating along the cobblestones of a historic mansion will love this look.

This article is intended to give anybody looking to book a mobile disco, some ideas of what questions to ask, and what areas to look for, when choosing a Mobile Dj for their Wedding. Although written to advise a client looking to book a Mobile Disco for a Wedding Reception, the various points made within, may also be suitable for many other family functions where the services of a Mobile Disco may also be employed.

One of the first things you should look for when choosing a Mobile Disco, is the information which is given in the Brochure / Website. Has the Dj taken time to provide pictures of his / her roadshow, have they written in detail about the services that they provide and taken the time to publicise how long they have been in business, what music they play, and any testimonials or professional affiliations they have. What are your first impressions of the DJ and the business they run?. Even at this early stage you should trust your instincts.

Another area, you should look for is the availability of information, does the DJ clearly advertise their contact information. DJ’s who conduct business purely through a hotmail or yahoo address, or those who choose only give a throw away mobile phone number as a sole point of contact, should perhaps be avoided.

The next is to contact the Mobile Disco by email or phone, to assess their suitability for your fuction. Don’t be afraid to ask as many questions which you feel are important to you, and it is often a good idea to either email these, or have them written down when you make the call. The DJ is a service provider, and will have allowed plenty of time to address any questions or concerns which their clients may have. Look for descrepencies in areas where the information provided by the Dj doesn’t quite match up with that given on the website!.

When considering booking a Mobile Disco, you should expect the DJ to play a mixed music selection suitable for all of the age groups attending. At most Wedding Receptions, with family present this usually means a wide and varied evening of music suitable for young and old tastes alike. Avoid booking any DJ who seems only interested in playing one type of music, or who will play music which may be unsuitable for the age groups in attendance. Ensure that the DJ has a comprehensive music collection, and seems knowledgable and confident on all eras of music. Again, any Dj who askes you to describe what Motown or 70’s music sounds like, is not really experienced enough and should perhaps be best avoided for this type of function.

If required, your DJ should be able to incorporate a playlist, containing your favourite requests into the evening disco. However don’t make this list too long or specialised, since a lot of DJ’s work by “reading” the dancefloor reaction and ensuring continuity of music depending on which types of music the audience are responiding to. Since all people and audiences are different, and all individuals have different musical tastes, it is impossible to create a playlist of music before the actual function with a guarantee that running order will work with your guests.

Most DJ’s like to also invite and include the requests of the Wedding Guests too, as well as those requested in advance by the Bride and Groom. Remember, when booking a DJ, you are also paying for his / her experience as an enertainer, so please be prepared to allow a little flexibility and continuity in your personal music choices, and any request list which you may choose to provide your DJ with.

At most Weddings it is often a custom for the Bride and Groom to choose the first dance, and this signals the start of the actual Evening Function. At some Weddings the Bride and Groom may also choose a second track too, and this can be used to invite other guests onto the dancefloor to join the happy couple, or for the Bride and her Father to share a dance. Occasionally a third track for another key family member could also be incorporate as well, if required. Remember to ensure that this information and any request list is sent to the DJ, well ahead of the actual function date.

When choosing a Mobile Disco, don’t just base your requirements and expectations on price alone. At many Wedding Receptions, large amounts of money have usually already been spent on the venue, the venue decor, flowers, food, and of course the Wedding Cake and other services such as a photographer, and some may think nothing of spending hundreds on extras such as a chocolate fountain whilst skimping on the entertainment!. Whilst these areas are important, many clients do make the mistake of booking a cheaper disco as a way of saving money and are then disappointed with the results.

Realistically, it is false economy to just book the Mobile Dj who comes in with the lowest quote. Don’t forget that the evenings entertainment, will play a big role in the success of any Wedding Reception, and an inexperienced DJ, or one who doesn’t turn up at all, may ruin an otherwise pefect day. Equally a Dj who plays too loudly or who plays unsuitable music may chase away your guests early and ruin the enjoyment of those who do remain until the end. When bookng a DJ, you are paying for the difference between a jukebox in the corner and a professional entertainer, and the latter will of course expect a professional fee for their services.

A Good Dj will be able to create a positive atmosphere and have the experience to make the function work. Remember that it is the Dj’s experience you are paying for, and not just the flashing lights.

When booking a Mobile Disco also ask them if they have public liability insurance. This is important, should any accidents occur between the Disco Equipment and your guests, which is at the liability of the DJ you have the reassurance that they are covered. Just as importantly, a lot of venues and hotels will not allow a Mobile Disco to enter their premises unless this certificate can be produced. Therefore it is in your own interests to make sure that the DJ who you book, has this minimum requirement, otherwise you may see your disco being refused entry and be unable to carry out his obligations, leaving you without a dj, on the evening of your function. In the UK, Mobile DJ’s are also required at some venues to produce PAT (Electrcal Safety) certificates and so, if you live in the UK or other countries which require this, then make sure that your mobile disco has the level of requirements expected by your hotel or Wedding venue.

Most DJ’s will dress accordingly depending on the formality of the event, at Wedding Receptions the usual dress for a function would be a Tux or a suit. If you have any special requirements for attire, such as black tie or if the function has a theme or fancy dress, then any DJ worth their reputation will dress suitably for the function or theme if instructed.

This is YOUR function and YOUR special day, so any mobile disco should be flexible as to the arrangements and your music requirements, so it is important to discuss these requirements prior to making a confirmed booking. Most DJ’s structure their fee according to how many hours they work, so give some serious considerations to the timescale of the event. Remember that the Evening Function and its start time is reliant not only on other earlier activites such as the ceremony and the wedding breakfast running to schedule, but also the arrival of any guests for the Evening function who may be running late. So don’t book your disco to start too early in order to allow for some inevitable over running and late arriving guests.

When considering the finishing time for your disco, also consider how long most of the guests have been in attendance, will they have the energy to dance until 1AM, if they have been at the ceremony since 1PM?. Do you have a function with a lot of young children or elderly relations who may leave the venue early? have any relatives travelled a long distance to be there, and who may too need to leave early in order to return home?. All these are important considerations which decide whether your Wedding Disco finishes at Midnight or runs on well into the early hours!, and again the duration of the function will reflect in your DJ’s fee.

Also remember to mention to the DJ any special requirements. Do you want the use of the Microphone and P,A system for the speeches?, Do you want background music during any meal or buffet breaks?, is the DJ sharing the reception with a band?. Is the Dj expected to set up in a marquee?, is there limited space at the venue or limited access to set up?

Above all, always trust your insticts when contacting Mobile Discos, consider how much interest the DJ showed in your function, did they ask any questions?, did they appear professional and courteous?, how long did it take them to respond to your enquiry?, did they answer your questions in detail?.

Remember that how long a Mobile Disco has been in business is an important factor, if in doubt you should always remember to ask the DJ if they can provide references from clients who have booked them for similar events. Please remember that is not always practical to see a Mobile DJ working, especially if that DJ only provides mobile discos for weddings, and of course in this situation it would not be ethical or professional for a working Dj to invite potential clients to other peoples private functions for viewing purposes

When you choose your Disco and book the event, then expect to pay a small deposit in order to secure the date of the function. It’s also very important that your booking details and terms are sent to you in writing, and that you have some form of contract with the DJ.

I hope that this article has proved useful in giving some basic information on what questions to ask, what to look out for, and the various areas of planning which should be considered when booking a mobile disco for your event.

For many of us who are become married, experience a wonderful life wit hour partners and a very happy and enjoyable life. A high percentage of marriages have the occasional argument and minor quarrel, and sometimes advance into more of a rough period, was both parties are struggling to get alone like they use to. If both parties are still in love and there are other reasons causing stress in and around the married environment, then it is time to take the necessary precautions to prevent divorce.

If your marriage has hit a rough spot due to violence, cheating or any other serious areas, then it is likely that one of you will not want the marriage to work; therefore the only real option is to file for a divorce. This can only get complicated if you end on a sour note or one of you is been extremely awkward about the split up, which can unfortunately quite often be the case.

When you know you both still want a future together, and times are getting tough, and you have tried every last resort on your own, it is time for you to seek marriage counseling. This can be found through the internet or local papers, and sometimes word of mouth. Always call around, do your research, and ask for referrals, as the more couples that have been counseled and are still together then the much better chance you have of it working for your marriage.

Your marriage counselor will ask you hundreds of different questions about you individually and as a group, and try to address the root of the problem, and what avenue you to take. Normally it is advised to try and take a few self tests from internet e-book purchases, as they can be extremely helpful, and with high success rates can be well worth the $30 purchase, rather than a face to face counselor costs several hundred dollars, which can sometimes turn into thousands.

What all courses and counselors teach you to firstly do are to communicate at a respectable level, without any shouting and arguing, and also to compromise in certain areas, and to stop been selfish or dominant to the other half.

In modern times, partners can take a break and go away for a week to special destinations that cater for couples having a hard time, and present a perfect loving surrounding to help build back the loving relationship you once had. These types of packages can cost a lot of money, so if money is a major problem in your marital tension, then opt for the internet e-book purchase.

Couples who genuinely want their marriage to work, and love their partners just as much as the day they married, will find the time, effort and money if necessary, to make their marriage work. After all they both committed to a happy life together; therefore you should really work at that, unless it was just a genuine mistake from both parties.

What a hassle and tedious task wedding planning can be especially if left till the last minute. Leading up to the wedding if crucial wedding plans are not adhered too then you can expect to run into problems. Overlooking things like the sending of invitations, booking a caterer or flowers are easily forgotten so therefore careful planning in advance is vital to ensure no last minute hic ups. A checklist with certain days and dates allotted to different jobs will make all preparations a lot less stressful. By doing it this way you can tick off each job as you go along. Your wedding checklist should also include choosing your perfect wedding ring.

Simple sounds easy but when choosing a wedding ring it is not as simple as you would imagine. Much detail has to be taken into account to claim the perfect wedding bands. Careful thought needs to go behind the scenes before making a decision. This is a Jewelry piece that denotes together forever and is worn for that length of time - so choose carefully. Most crucial matters to be addressed is your budget when buying wedding rings. Check your bank to see if the balance allows you to purchase your jewelry piece. Because of the penny situation you may be limited on choice of precious metals.

Just because less in price does not mean less in loveliness, cheap cut gold or silver wedding rings hold as much beauty as that of the more expensive kind. Most regular materials used are yellow gold. Gold rings still uphold the number one position for popularity in wedding and engagement rings but hot on the heels is white gold which also comes in stunning and unique designs. White gold can be very complimentary to other materials particularly platinum.

Material like platinum is commonly exchanged at the altar by happy couples in todays modern society. It is one of the hardest durable metals which makes it apt for his and her wedding rings. Platinum wedding rings symbolize endurance of love. However and take note, wedding rings made of this material are more costly. Bear in mind its durability where savings can be made if this is to be a lifetime Jewelry piece.

Precious metals will always come at a price but one worth considering is titanium which is noted as the wedding ring for the male species. Titanium is long lasting and a lot less expensive than platinum. Titanium wedding rings can be very deceiving in appearance and is easily mistaken for white gold. Choosing wedding rings can prove to be an ordeal due to the vast variety of stunning and elegant designs so take your time and plan ahead. Whether the perfect wedding ring sits on the finger or through the nose take the bull by the horns - now go get your man.

How to make your wedding special and unique is not a hard to do. All you have to remember is by doing it all your own way then you have accomplished just that. In today`s society many couples are conducting their wedding plans accordingly to the book and taking ideas from how others have planned their weddings. Do not expect a unique wedding service by copying, originality prevails in your own creative thoughts.

A sure way of bringing a touch of uniqueness to the ceremony is to personalize your wedding vows. You need to allow the vow to say what you really feel. Tradition had it that at most weddings couples had no say on the matter of what words were spoken at the altar but today that has all changed.

If your desire is to make your wedding vows unique, then you have to incorporate your own personal feelings and emotions into the vows. Without doubt by doing it this way you have given your self a unique wedding service and at the same time gained the attention of all the guests who have now realized that your wedding is different from the traditional ones they may have attended in the past. To carry out your wishes speak with the officiator ahead of time and let them know of your decision to personalize your wedding vows. Legalities will come into force when writing your own wedding vows. There will be parts that the law states have to be cited.

Solemn words with meaning and heartfelt messages will make all the difference to your wedding vows. Remember the reciting of the vows should not take to long so limit what you have to say. You have a lifetime together to tell your partner of any omitted loving words you would have liked to have said on the day.

After carefully piecing together those special vows you wish to exchange, then it is time to consult the officiator once again so they can go over your written words with you. Advice given by this official should be wisely taken in because of any regrets you may have later down the line.

Rehearse and practice your vows before the wedding. There is no set ruling against reading vows but if you want this part of the wedding to be remembered for a long time to come then you need to get it right. It can be a nerve wracking experience for some when it comes to exchanging vows so try relaxation techniques when practising. By keeping calm you can eliminate the tense feeling inside which can contribute to blunders being made. Relax and loosen up and do not worry about forgetting your lines. A good idea is for you to have the wedding vows written down if memory is never at its best at times like this. May the sweet words you speak be cherished by one another?

If you want your marriage to last forever then you have to write the vows for your husband. This way you are guaranteed he will say what it is you want to hear.

Peculiar wedding traditions that may seem odd to others but makes sense to those who uphold them - will continue with tradition because of the symbolized meanings behind them. Every culture on the planet will en-act some form of marriage ritual where man and woman bond in unison. Laws and norms in different countries may differ on how wedding ceremonies are conducted.

No matter the colour of a person`s skin there is one part of a wedding that will not alter and that of course is the wedding celebrations. Marriage is a special occasion celebrated by close friends and family. Guests join in the fun to wish the happy couple good fortune and health while at the same time filling their bellies and drinking the Shannon dry. In other words eat drink and be merry

An odd tradition that was carried out was where the wedding cake decorated in all its finery - piped cream swirls - pink sugar rosebuds all so pleasing to the eye was placed the night before the wedding under the brides pillow. The bride would rest her weary head onto the pillow and dream of the future. The wedding cake that once stood so grand was not quite so pleasing to the eye now.

Normally the real cake would be crumbled up and thrown at the married couple as a sign of fertility. It is because of this custom that we shower confetti/rice over the bride and groom after the ceremony.

Wedding cakes represented many things, e.g. the cake that stood the tallest with all the tiers and layers was classed as the most glamorous cake. Once again fertility was behind the tower building of the cake, the bride and groom would add the number of layers to their confectionary structure to denote how man children they would like to have.

How those famous words of tying the knot came about goes back in time in ancient tribal existence. During ancient tribal times the bride-to-be is wrapped in a sheeps fleece tied at the front in a knot. This symbolized virginity. It was the husbands place after consummating the marriage to untie the knot after the wedding night. Tribal clans and groups celebrated weddings and marriage ceremonies in all sorts of odd different ways. An odd tradition in ancient tribal times is where the best man is handed a very important if not dangerous role to play at the wedding. His duties entailed abducting likely brides from other tribes. How he would do this was by clubbing the maiden over the head and drag her back to the village in a very similar way of how we see the cave man with woman. The best man also takes on the role of minder throughout the wedding service where he is appointed to apprehend or fight off angry relatives of the bride with his battleaxe. Today in modern society we are not so barbaric, the only thing we have in common of the days gone by are the (old battleaxe)

A tribal battleaxe was a tool and ours is a fool - the mother in law.

Is it time to boogie now that the wedding service has been finalized with the exchange of the vows? Damned right it is. So what are we waiting for - Music Maestro Please?

Choosing the Proper Wedding Music can be a difficult task. Trying to please all will be hard because not everyone shares the same taste in music thus leaving you in an awkward situation. A sure way of achieving satisfaction is to hire a disc jockey. His or her collection of musical compilations will no doubt be unlimited so I am pretty sure all your needs will be serviced in the way of great music. The good thing about opting for recorded music is the fact that the guests can request their favourite songs.

A good DJ with experience on weddings will entertain in between breaks. Explain in fine detail before hand what music you would like played on the turntable. How can you tell if the guests are enjoying themselves, well that is easy, watch their dance moves If the foot work is similar to that of Michael Flatly doing the river dance then you have chosen the proper wedding music.

Another option for entertainment is to have a live band perform at the wedding. Depending on your place of venue you may need permission for this so be sure to check this out in advance.

There are many types of music to choose for your wedding. It is crucial that you select the right melodies and tunes because without a doubt it is the music that sets the mood and creates the atmosphere.

Contemplate during your wedding service to have a choir sing hymns accompanied by the church organist this can add an essence of ease among the guests and for the bride and groom.

Before booking a live band for the wedding, ask if you can listen to their music first. Also have a chat about the emcee duties. Keep the music on going at all times with a little background music in between intervals. The reason for this is no one loves the dreaded silence when the music ceases to play. If you like jazz then play jazz. Rock and roll is a guarantee for a successful night. Remember rock around the clock - now that is proper wedding music for any reception. When have you never seen a foot tap to Bill Hayley and the comets

A way of knowing that you did the evening justice is when the guests sing at the top of their voices to an extent where they overpower the music. This is an additional bonus because you now have karaoke putting and end to your special wedding evening.

A destination wedding is the perfect choice for a bride and groom who want to make their big day a memorable experience. More than a memorable experience, it can be the experience of a lifetime that can be shared with the children and grandchildren.

One of the most exotic wedding destinations that is still lesser known but promises to be the dream destination wedding is that of a “bersanding” wedding ceremony of multi-racial tropical Malaysia.

Malaysia boasts, until recently, the world’s tallest building- the Petronas twin building, yet retains its old malay century charm and traditions.

The bersanding wedding ceremony sees the groom clad in the Malay traditional warrior dress to become “king of the day”, and the bridegroom in all her charming malay dress.

Together to the beat of the kompang, a traditional drum, the happy couple will sit together and await the blessings of all those invited to the ceremony.

The wedding ceremony is a ritual, and held in the kampong, or a traditional village.

And after the ceremony, the couple can have a resort stay in Langkawi- a premier destination for tourists. In itself, almost a paradise island, Langkawi is full of surprises and legends, and will leave an everlasting memory for the newly wedded couple.

Malaysia is situated just north of Singapore and a stone throw below Thailand.

So when you consider a exotic destination for a wedding, consider Malaysia and a bersanding ceremony.

When it comes to your marriage you would think that it is one of the most important decisions of your life. Yet some people do not treat it like that. In fact based on some of the decisions they make you would think the complete opposite.

When your marriage is getting a little bit down and under the weather there are certain things you can do to help save your marriage and bring your marriage back to how it used to be. Fun, happy and enjoying life.

The 8 steps to taking that first step to save your marriage are

1. Acknowledge the reasons for your problems – This means accepting why you are having issues, so often this is not done and the problems will just keep building and building.

2. Be rational, reasonable and calm – When you loose your temper in an argument, you tend to say and do things that you didn’t really mean just to be spiteful.

3. Use space to your advantage – Sometimes having a little space can make things much easier to deal with. Especially if you are both emotional.

4. Agree to Disagree – It is a tough thing to do but sometimes when both parties can’t come to a conclusion, agreeing to disagree is the best option.

5. Find a Middle Ground - Work to find an area where you can both agree and be happy with your decisions.

6. Work as a team – You got married for a reason, to support each other and help each other through happiness and sadness.

7. Take it slowly - Don’t rush right back to where you used to be after a major argument, take things slowly and work back up to where you used to be.

8. Be patient - As with everything patience is the key and will ultimately lead to a better more happy relationship.

By following those 8 steps above you can usually work through most problems in a logical manner. It can not always be done this way because we all know that lots of emotion and anger can come into play sometimes.

If this is the case then it could be worth seeking a marriage counselor who can help save your marriage.

All in all it is never really too late to save your marriage so why not try something a little different out and you might just be able to save that marriage of yours.

One way to make your wedding more memorable could be to have a theme wedding.

Taking the decision to have a theme wedding is the easier part. Deciding on the theme is harder. You could decide on a 17th century theme or a dream wedding theme, but while considering these themes, it is important to consider certain factors liIf you are looking for a fresh look theme, look at your wedding date. Every season has its own charm and you could have a seasonal theme for your wedding that would incorporate all the glory, colours and beauty of the nature around ke cost, availability personnel etc.

you. It could be memorable and unique in its own way.

Many people like to get married in late winter or early spring when nature is at its best.

In spring everything looks fresh and new after the winter’s sleepy hibernation. In spring gardens and parks are in full bloom and the colours of nature are in full swing. Shades of pastel adorn the landscape with myriad shades and romance blossoms with a new haste and height. Having a spring season theme for your marriage would evoke the same feelings in your guests albeit to a lesser extent… (No-one can compete with nature… can they?).

Spring colours for the bridesmaids are pastel shades, each a different colour would create a different look. Tables with snowdrops or daffodils… miniature ones of course would give a fresh look. Back it up with tulips adorning the décor. Fill old fashioned jam jars with fragrant candles for a garden ambience. You could add flavor to the wedding by adding pink champagne to the afternoon tea and organising dance entertainment with Morris dancing for the adults or an Easter Egg hunt for the young.

Another popular season for wedding is the Summer, June, July and August being the most preferred months owing to the warm sunshine and reduced chance of bad weather. The colour patterns of summer are spicier compared to the pastel shades of spring. A summer theme should aim to create a tropical ambience through the use of yellows, bright orange, lime green and hot pink colour themes. You could spice it up by making the bridesmaids wearing clothes of vibrant colours and more so, if they carry an exotic tropical flower different from each other and different from the normal bouquet offerings. Have the wedding breakfast in the garden incorporating barbecued fish and lime. A steel band can set the guests on fire with fun and relaxing aesthetics.

Autumn might bring some challenges to your creativity. Flowers are less abundant and the colours are down to earth with a mix of browns, gold, rust, coppers and reds. Substitute the flowers you carry with dried grass, wheat and berries, mix it up a little. Keep the food simple - soups, home made bread, fruits, cheese and roast meat. Halloween and romantic background music can work wonders with the ambience.

Winter, considered dull by some, can be the most is a magical time for weddings. The dark and cold nights could be converted to a warm ambience by use of candles, twinkling lights. Winter is when family gatherings have a special meaning and signals festive times. White, silver and blue are apt colour for a winter wedding theme. Adorn the bridesmaids with silver and turn the flower girls into little fairies with all the works – wands and wings. Tables can be adorned with white feathers and the best sweets and chocolates available, light them with indirect blue lights. Serve white chocolate with the proper adornments to get the best of the winter ambience.

Whatever the season you choose, a little creativity in the theme can go a long way in making your wedding the most memorable ever.

The wedding flowers that decorate the church will go a long way toward setting the mood for your wedding. Done right, a selection of well placed wedding flowers can give your event the sense of joy, expectation, solemnity, or pageantry you and your intended anticipate for your wedding. Done poorly… well, your wedding flowers will set the wrong mood for your wedding at best. At worst, your wedding flowers will make it appear that your wedding happened in a tacky looking facility or several decades earlier (actually, it can get worse, but we won’t talk about that – The point is to make sure we stay on the top of the scale with our wedding flowers, not the bottom).

The success of your wedding flower arrangements and decorations depends on your florist’s attention to detail, sense of style, flair, expertise, and the connection that the two of you achieve. Don’t assume that because a particular florist is highly respected you will get the wedding flower arrangement of your dreams. If there is no meeting of your minds, if you don’t feel like they are grasping what you are trying to communicate about your wedding flowers, theme, or both, keep looking. In most cases your wedding flowers will be more to your liking with your second choice that fully understands the theme and mood you are trying to set than with the reputed best florist in the city who isn’t listening or just isn’t managing to understand what you want from your wedding flowers.

Finding the right wedding flower specialist is easy if you begin your search prepared and know what to look for and what to stay away from: Being prepared means doing some dreaming about your wedding flowers. Doodle. Search bridal magazines. Look at wedding flower schemes in books and dream. Go to bridal shows. Go to weddings, if you can get an invitation, and dream. Collect pictures of wedding flower arrangements that you think will fit into the theme that you want to design your wedding flowers around. In short, have a pretty clear idea of what you want in your wedding flowers before you ever start visiting florists and bring the pictures with you. This will help them understand your vision for your floral arrangement.

The second step is like the first: Don’t even think of going to a florist without swatches of the material from your dress, the bridesmaid’s dresses, and any other fabric that might affect the wedding color scheme (this is true of your cake decorator too). This is most especially true of your dress. White wedding dresses come in a wide variety of shades of white, so to ensure that the wedding flowers will properly accent your dress bring a swatch. A professional florist will know how to set it off so that the wedding flowers draw the attention to you in just the right way.

Once you have done your homework it is time to start actually looking for a florist to provide your wedding flowers. As in every other discipline, your first move should be to talk to people who have recently gotten married and get referrals from them. There is no shame in learning from the success and failures of others and doing so will generally save you a lot of grief. In the process, no doubt, you will discover that while most any florist can provide wedding flowers, some are more skilled, gifted, and experienced than others. Your goal is to identify these people and choose one of them to take the stress of your wedding flower needs off your hands.

Remember, wedding flowers work or don’t work on the florist’s attention to detail, creativity, and their ability to match your style. But part of their ability to perform depends on you communicating what you want and providing pictures and swatches. It’s your wedding; make sure it goes right by taking the time to prepare before you go shopping for those wedding flowers.

On your wedding day, nothing is more important than your vows. The ceremony is brief compared to the time you will share with each other after your big day. The keeping of the promise or vows you make to one another is what matters for a long and happy marriage.

Traditional Vows

During the wedding planning stages, you may have thought about the vows. You may have wondered what the vows say. If you are having your wedding in a church, the vows will conform to religious requirements. The basis of traditional vows is on the religion of the church such as Christianity.

If you decide on saying traditional vows at your wedding, it should be comforting to know that many couples before you have said them also at their wedding. It builds the case that the traditional vows stands the test of time. Traditional vows are already perfect and the wording covers just about everything needed in a promise between two people so they can live together happily ever after.

Personalized Vows

Perhaps you understand and appreciate the meaning behind the traditional vows, but you would like to be unique with your own wedding vows. If you think saying your own vows will capture what you want in a promise to each other because you’re unique as a couple, then try it. However, the fantasy of saying your own vows is easier to daydream about than the reality of writing it.

If you have written your own vows, discuss this with the officiant of your ceremony as early as possible. Your officiant will tell you what you must also include in your vows to make it valid.

Whatever vow choice you make, traditional or personalized, what matters is how you will treat each other as a married couple in the end.

How about having a FREE honeymoon paid for by you wedding? Did you know that this is possible!

What you must do is to pay as much as possible for your wedding on a credit card that has Membership Reward Points or Air Miles such as American Express - www.americanexpress.com or a VISA / Mastercard supplier. By using this card and earning one point for one dollar, you can then redeem these reward points for air travel or holiday accommodation.

Where you really gain momentum is when you use your card with e.g. American Express bonus partners - for example Wyndham Hotels & Resorts - www.wyndham.com. If you have your wedding reception there, you can earn between 5,000 - 25,000 bonus points. Wow ! Now, if you stay there as well (which you would) you would earn another 250 points. How about paying for your guests who stay at the accommodation and get them to pay you back?. You can say that you get a special rate however you need to pay for them. This means say you have 6 guests stay = 6 * 250 = 1,500 points. All in all, having your reception there and staying at a Wyndham hotel could net you between 7,000 - 30,000 points.

Did you know that 35,000 points would take one of you to Hawaii from the USA with American Airlines?

One word of caution, try and pay off your credit card each month to avoid interest charges!

Penny Keogh is the author of “Wedding Planning - Budget Saving Tips”, a bestseller book to assist you with planning your wedding. Available right now at Wedding Planning Budget Guide. Penny also has a free newsletter containing tips & hints to save money on your wedding.

After you have booked the facility it is time to get down to the serious business of finding the right wedding photographer for your wedding celebration. This can be tricky because 1) you need to find a wedding photographer whose style agrees with your taste; 2) you need a wedding photographer whose body of work is up to your standards; and 3) you need a wedding photographer whose personality clicks with both of you.

This last trait is quite possibly the most important of the three, although you don’t want to sacrifice any of them if you can help it, in choosing a wedding photographer. Why? Because it is the wedding photographer’s job to set everyone, and you especially, at ease so that the wedding pictures you get reflect the people you love and not some sick caricature of them. And this is best achieved by using a wedding photographer that you feel at ease with. True, there is no guarantee that everyone will feel at ease with the wedding photographer that you choose which is why it is so important for you to choose one that at least you will be comfortable with.

Before we move on, however, be aware that some of the bigger photography studios have a small number of representatives for you to meet with and sell you their wedding photography packages. The problem is that once your wedding party is booked they will give the assignment to someone else, even a freelance wedding photographer that you have never met before. Protect yourself by either using an individual wedding photographer, or a wedding photography company that will guarantee the particular individual that will photograph your wedding. If you can’t get a written guarantee that the individual that you have become so comfortable with will actually be the one providing your wedding photography, keep looking.

Likewise, be sure when choosing your wedding photographer that you see several entire weddings worth of wedding photography that he (or she) personally shot. Anyone can shoot hundreds of pictures and have a few that have turned out great, especially in particularly photogenic situations like weddings tend to be. It takes a real skilled individual though to turn out an entire wedding worth of great wedding photography. Isn’t that exactly what you are hoping to get when you hire your wedding photographer?

Finally, regardless of how sharp and how much of a people person the wedding photographer is there is no way that they are going to know who your great uncle Charlie is or where to look for him if he disappears. So save your wedding photographer (and yourself) time and grief by choosing someone within your wedding party (someone with a strong personality) who knows everyone involved to be the wedding photographer’s contact person.

Remember, any given wedding photographer is only one person (or, in some cases, one team). This means that they can only be in one place at a time. Since most weddings happen on Saturdays they are most busy on Saturdays, meaning that they will often charge a higher price to do a Saturday wedding than they would a Friday or Sunday wedding. It also means that the wedding photographer may well be coming from another wedding before yours, or be heading to another wedding after yours, if you do have a Saturday wedding so your cooperation with the wedding photographer will go a long way toward getting great wedding photography.

Wedding photography is the one discipline in the wedding industry that does not produce a product that you can enjoy on your special day. Instead, the money that you spend on wedding photography is an investment in capturing the joy of your wedding day for you to look back on for years to come. The trick is to coordinate everything so that your wedding photographer is able to actually capture everything that you want recorded.

Start by sitting down as a couple before you book anything and deciding specifically what you want wedding pictures to record. Coordinating and compromising your expectations may turn out to be challenging enough. If it is, imagine how challenging the wedding photographer would find it during the craziness of the actual wedding day when most everyone is dressed so that the wedding photographer can’t tell the difference between Aunt Betty and Betty Johnson that lives down the street (Chances are you will want a picture of Aunt Betty in some form where Mrs. Johnson might be a lesser priority). If deciding what the two of you want from your wedding photography is not a challenge, count your blessings and move ahead.

Once you have decided what posed pictures you want, take the time to speak with a couple wedding photographers and find out how much time and what kind of schedule a good wedding photographer will need to actually capture the pictures you want. This seems obvious, but often weddings are planned in such a way that the wedding photographer is put in the awkward position of having to try to keep up with what is going on, which could leave you with less than the best in wedding photography.

Chances are the wedding photographer will want to know how important it is to you that the groom does not see the bride before the wedding on your wedding day. If it is not important, there is probably a good chance you can arrange for all of the wedding party to show up at the church (or wherever the wedding ceremony is held) early to get most, if not all, of the posed wedding photography taken care of. Even if you do not want the bride and groom to see each other until she walks down the aisle, it might be possible to schedule your wedding so that most of the posed wedding photography are taken care of and only those pictures that include both the bride and the groom are left until after the wedding ceremony.

If not, however, you might need to consider a schedule that includes a considerable gap of time between the ceremony and the reception (In some parts of North America this is very common, while in other parts it is quite uncommon) to make sure your wedding photography turns out to be the photographs that you will treasure (and make sure that Uncle Floyd doesn’t disappear on you).

After, and only after, you have determined what schedule will be required for the photographer to give you the wedding photography that you are paying for should you actually go out and book your wedding location.

A bachelor party in Brighton can’t be beat

Stag parties/bachelor parties in Brighton are becoming more and more popular, especially with the easy availability of seaside stag activities and a temperate climate that is conducive to outdoor partying any time of the year (if your definition of “outdoor partying” is wide enough to include swaggering outside the local pub at 2 in the morning).

All jokes aside, Brighton is a beautiful seaside town full of friendly lasses, charming shops and cafes, and restaurants serving up the best of the best in local, fresh seafood that will delight your taste buds.

This location is quickly becoming a more popular stag destination, but it’s quiet enough that if you want to have more of the ladies to yourself you don’t have to work so hard! Prices are reasonable as well, so beat the crowds and make your way down to Brighton if you’re looking for a place where you can create great pre-wedding memories that will last a lifetime.

Brighton

Enjoy the beach or walk through the park mingling with local residents and a good mix of visiting tourists. Brighton’s eclectic and vibrant social scene is something you don’t want to miss – you will be amused and titillated, exhilarated and exhausted by the end of it all.

Don’t be fooled by the sleepy façade this town conveys – you’ll soon find out that Brighton nights are brighter than the days, full of vibrant people, a pulsating nightlife and all the beer you could ever desire. Brighton might just be the little city that could – the secret only you and your friends have discovered for your stag party.

There is so much to do here, including a Fringe Festival in May that lasts three weeks, that you won’t find time to sleep. But who needs sleep anyways? It’s overrated, especially when you are enjoying a few nights on the town courtesy of your Brighton stag party.

Plan your next bachelor party in Cardiff

Why Cardiff? There are many reasons why your stag do should come to Cardiff. For one, the sporting industry has recently transformed this once cultural haven into an exciting town unrivalled the world over for its enthusiasm and willingness to have a good time (at least that’s what the locals claim – but for the sake of a good time, we’ll believe them). Because of Cardiff, Cup Finals will truly never be the same.

Rock your head to the beat of great music and entertainment and dance the night away in one of Cardiff’s many trendy, adrenaline-pumping nightclubs. Join in the renaissance of this great city and you’ll feel like a new man before you know it.

Cardiff

With over 350 bars and clubs to spend your time in, you’ll never find a moment to spare – which is a good thing when enjoying a stag do or bachelor party with all your closest buds. And don’t forget to head on over to St. Mary Street to rock the night away in front of the castle – an experience difficult to replicate anywhere else.

Join in on the great experience of a rejuvenating city and you won’t be disappointed. Stay away from the usual stag do destinations and come to Cardiff to have a blast and fill your head with tons of fantastic memories. Don’t follow the crowd – create your own path and the party will definitely follow. Cardiff is the perfect place to meet all kinds of people and have a good time without spending all your hard-earned cash.

So in the spirit of Millennium Stadium join the new millennium and participate in all that Cardiff has to offer a stag partygoer such as yourself. When it comes to celebrating your impending marriage no other place provides the best in nightlife, entertainment and activities for such an affordable price.

A bachelor party in Leeds will keep you rocking all night long

Leeds is a great place for a stag weekend. New bars and clubs are cropping up overnight as this city’s party potential continues to grow at breakneck speed – with no signs of stopping. It’s impossible to sober up with a bar everywhere you look so don’t come here if you plan to take a break. Leeds won’t let you!

Perfect for stellar stag nights, Leeds is a one-stop destination for all your stag weekend and bachelor party requirements. Tons of people choose Leeds as a way to have a great time without the hefty price tag other places try to get away with.

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