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Author :: Charity Plaster  |
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| Article Title :: The Maid of Honor – Remember, It’s All About the Bride! |
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| The term and role “Maid of Honor” is sometimes confusing, and desperately needs some clear definition! When a Bride is choosing who will be her MOH, she needs to think about who will offer her the support, the helping hand, and the positive attitude she will need on her wedding day and the months leading up to it.Traditionally, a MOH was a female, a sister or close girlfriend of the Bride. In today’s world, a male or ‘Man of Honor” is most welcome, and although his role reversal may be surprising to some guests, he becomes a welcome addition to the Bridal Party! Brides who choose a woman, who is already married as her right hand gal, can refer to her as their “Matron of (read full article) |
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Category :: Marriage Articles |
Author :: Mike Yeager  |
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| Article Title :: Planning a Special Wedding Shower |
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| The wedding shower is a traditional party of the marriage process. Often times the bridal party, or the people who have been asked to be in the wedding, will through the party for the couple. Or, other times, friends or family members will hold it for them. Making a wedding shower memorable starts with planning. First, you need to decide if the party will be formal or relaxed and laid back. Often times, large families will have a formal wedding shower for the bride and groom which may include a fancy dinner at a nice restaurant. Other times, some of the brides close friends will get together at a house and throw a small get together for them. Either way, once this choice is made, the plan (read full article) |
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Category :: Marriage Articles |
Author :: Mike Yeager  |
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| Article Title :: The Planning of a Bridal Shower! |
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| Planning a bridal shower? Maybe a dear friend or even sister is getting married and you are in charge of planning the bridal shower? Bridal showers are customary and traditional. They aren't all about the bridal shower gifts though! They are a way to welcome new family members and celebrate a new beginning for the couple. But, they can also be fun if planned to be.Start with the bridal shower invitations. You can purchase these from any department store with a card section or you can make them yourself using the computer. Either way, make them bright and colorful. Next consider what bridal shower games you might play. Some bridal showers are formal in that there are large amounts o (read full article) |
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Category :: Marriage Articles |
Author :: Dr. Tony Fiore  |
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| Article Title :: How Optimism can Help – or Hurt – Your Marriage |
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| Beth and Tom were happily married for over 25 years – no small feat in today’s world. At first, their friends could not understand how their marriage succeeded, due to numerous perceived shortcomings.However, closer scrutiny of their marriage revealed that it was their thinking patterns – the ways they explained and interpreted their partner’s behavior to themselves – that strengthened, rather than weakened, their marriage.Tom’s lack of self-confidence? No problem! This only made Beth feel very caring toward him. His stubbornness and obstinacy? Again Beth explained this to herself as “I respect him for his strong beliefs and it helps me have confidence in our r (read full article) |
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Category :: Marriage Articles |
Author :: Johnette Duff  |
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| Article Title :: The Marriage Test |
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| Love should not blind a couple to the realities of their legal status of husband and wife, for they are bound by an unwritten contract of marriage governed by the laws of the federal government, the state they live in and the decisions of the judiciary. Every bride and groom must learn that the state is at the altar with them.You would never sign a contract without reading it or seeking an attorney's advice. Those about to marry, however, have never been told how important the fine print is. No options are offered, no negotiation allowed, and no warranties extended, express or implied, when you say “I do.”If all the terms were fully disclosed, who knows if you would s (read full article) |
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Category :: Marriage Articles |
Author :: Warren Zielinski  |
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| Article Title :: The Perfect String Quartet Repertoire for Your Wedding |
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| Here follows suggestions and tips that will help you determine the ideal programme for your Wedding day. A String Quartet can provide music for every stage of your Wedding.First of all, we have the Brides breakfast. If you are hiring the services of a String quartet for the whole day, you may be able to arrange for one or two of the players to come along for this early stage of the wedding at reasonable extra cost. A single string instrument, such as the cello, can provide gentle background music with Schubert's Ave Maria or the solo suites by Bach. It is considered good form to invite the musicians to have a meal with your guests, especially if there is a long interval between wed (read full article) |
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Category :: Marriage Articles |
Author :: Sidney Strachan  |
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| Article Title :: How to Plan Your Wedding and Honeymoon |
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| 1. Weddings typically can cost you anywhere around $15,000 or more. The big question is: who foots the bill?The 21st century has heralded a shift in the way these costs are handled. We have moved away from the days when the family of the bride would pay all costs associated with the wedding ceremony . Today it may come down to who can afford it or, who can qualify for the personal loan from the lending institution.Weddings may, in most cases, be a one time special event deserving of all the pomp and pageantry associated with the memorable day. However, there are ways to cut costs and still maximize the moment. Careful planning and budgeting are key to getting the most out of (read full article) |
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Category :: Marriage Articles |
Author :: Patty Apostolides  |
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| Article Title :: How To Keep Love Alive In Your Marriage |
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| In the beginning of a relationship, love seems to have a life of its own. Without much effort, you feel like you are on top of the world. You catch yourself smiling and laughing often, and feeling warm inside whenever you are with your loved one. Everything and everyone suddenly appears better through the rose-colored glasses of love. This euphoric feeling does not last forever, however. After the first year of marriage, the day to day activities of being married, working in a job, raising a family, buying and maintaining a home, etc., all take their toll, and romance takes a back seat.Love has to be worked on, just like a gardener with his garden. Although he has planted the (read full article) |
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Category :: Marriage Articles |
Author :: Johnette Duff  |
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| Article Title :: Family Law |
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| A frustrating lack of permanence plagues modern relationships. Approximately one of every two marriages ends in divorce and the average length of a marriage before divorce is only five years. Many couples today chose cohabitation over traditional marriage. What happened to the idealized family depicted in Father Knows Best, Leave it To Beaver, The Donna Reed Show and Ozzie and Harriet?No simple answer exists to this question: our intimate relationships have been affected by the industrialization of society, urbanization, continued changes in the traditional roles of the sexes and greater economic independence for women, a rise in the percentage of the population pursuing a college (read full article) |
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Category :: Marriage Articles |
Author :: Marina Smiley  |
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| Article Title :: How To Fight Cultural Differences In Marriage And Stay Happy |
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| When people plan to marry, they expect to find in their partner not only a lover but a friend also. A person with whom they can share their opinions, their emotions, thoughts and fears.In marriage we are looking for a partner who will be able to understand our values, our likes and dislikes.If a man and a woman are born and raised in the same country, most likely they are familiar with the same songs, movies, jokes, books and life in general. They basically have the same roots. In the case of a western man -foreign woman family everything is more complicated and requires much more patience and understanding from both spouses.On one hand each of the partners has an opp (read full article) |
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