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Honeymoon Romance
After The Wedding

Wondering how to keep the spark in your relationship after the wedding? Some couples have problems in their relationship due to withdrawals from planning and getting married. People say that’s normal. Most relationships lack romance after the wedding because of the frustrations of everyday living.

The Honeymoon is over and it’s back to the  grinding job and old routine you hoped would go away and never return. There is no end in site of the constant build up of frustration. One thing is for sure. As long as you keep the spark in your relationship, you’ll do just fine together as a couple.

You made vows that you would support and honor each other in sickness and health but all the cares of the world keep getting in the way. You both realize how tough it is to keep things romantic as time goes on.

There’s just not enough time in the day to do the things you need to do. The job has long hours; the car is giving you trouble; and the bills keep mounting. The frustrations of life are weighing heavily on the brain.

You realize you must go back to the basics of what brought the two of you together; love and romance.

We know jobs will bring of frustration and problems will arise on every front. If you’re not careful you’ll let the problems of life creep in and steal your honeymoon romance after the wedding.

Don’t let it happen. Dance!

With the popularity of Dancing with the Stars, any couple struggling to be romantic can see the kind of intimate closeness that comes from dancing sometimes called ballroom salsa dancing . It’s the ultimate romance tool before during and after the wedding.

The show plainly illustrates how various ballroom dance moves really bring couples together again and again. Some of those couples should never have been paired up on the show but they learned to get along with each other for the sake of the competition.

You’re not starting with a disadvantage because of your history together as the romantic couple that got married.

Learning to be partners again and holding each other should be a lot easier because you already love each other. Don’t wait until the world has brought your relationship to a grinding halt.

Get up and dance together! There will be a ton of holding each other involved and a great way to get close to the one you love. As you look at the component parts of ballroom dancing, it’s a safe bet that a man came up with the dance styles to find ways to get closer to the ladies.

The history of ballroom dance and ballroom dance types, according to Wikipedia, were developed in England, and are now actually regulated by the World Dance Council (WDC). In the United States, two additional variations are popular: American Smooth and American Rhythm.

There are also a number of historical dances, and local or national dances, which may be performed in ballrooms or salons. Sequence dancing, in pairs or other formations, is still a popular style of ballroom dance.

Ballroom dancing can be a metaphor for practicing to be romantic partners in life while getting closer at the same time. All of the leading and following while dancing can bring you closer to one another. Learning to help each other align and balance your bodies just helps develop good team work and a great way to stay close.

A good dancer needs to practice, practice, practice and a good marriage needs the same. And remember, you don’t have to be as mean as the judges can be on Dancing with the Stars to accomplish your goals.

Help each other. Love each other. Laugh with each other because the world can beat you up. The two of you must always battle the world together and learn to create romance after the wedding. Learning Ballroom dancing is a good place to start.

5 Top Tips for creating honeymoon romance after the wedding.

1. Realize the frustrations of jobs rob you of time.
2. Realize bills can cause frustration and anger.
3. Realize random problems will arise to help pull you apart.
4. Going back to basics will help you keep love strong for one another.
5. Check out Ballroom Dancing  as a honeymoon tool.

When you see the problems of the world pulling you apart, stop and create some romance.

Get your ballroom dance moves on!

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Mother of the bride duties can be altered based on traditions of a particular culture.  Traditions change through the years because we change as people. According to tradition, the mother of the bride acts as the hostess. Her duties vary based on whether the wedding is being held in or out of town.

Our Top 12 Mother of the Bride Duties.

1. Mom and the bride to be both keep tabs on the guest list and the amount of people coming to the wedding.
2. Mom can act as liaison for those performing professional chores like the flowers and cake delivery.
3. Mother may also help the bride select her wardrobe for the entire day.
4. The bride chooses whether the mom comes with her to choose her wedding dress as well. It would be really tough for the bride not to include Mom in that process but it’s still her choice. Mom is not invited to all pre-wedding parties.
5. She will attend the showers but not the Bridesmaid’s Lunch or the Bachelorette party.
6. Mom can keep track of wedding gifts that pour in and might even give advice on the gift registry etiquette.
7. She might find reception venues, photographers, florists, caterers and any other professional service needed to make the big day a success.
8. Mom might run errands as they pop up which might include: Following up on invitations, addressing and mailing announcements, taking care of change of address cards and day of the wedding invitation announcements.
9. Mother may give the bride jewelry owned by family members from years past. Something old, something new, something borrowed and something blue.
10. She may even accompany the bride down the aisle depending on the cultural traditions that apply. If she doesn’t walk the bride down the aisle, she is the last to be seated by her son or the head usher.
11. She serves as a hostess and sits at a place of honor at the parents table.
12. She will mill around to make sure everyone is having a good time and will stay to the end of the reception until all guests have left the building.

This is by no means an exhaustive list for Mother of the Bride. Mother of the bride duties can be trumped by Mom adding to or taking away from her list of things to do. Ask Mom nicely if you want her to fulfill all of her duties

Congratulations on your Wedding!

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Congratulations!

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Have you figured out what you wanted to give Dad for Father’s Day. Time is running out. Don’t worry though. You still have time to send dad a Free Father’s Day Card at SendaFreeGreeting.com. Not only that, You’ll be instantly added to the Brownie Contest Drawing. SendaFreeGreeting.com has hundreds of cards to choose from. And Get this. The cards are real paper cards that will be delivered through the US mail with a real stamp on it.

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Enjoy and Happy Father’s day!

Still need to send Mom a Card for Mother’s Day? The invitation is still open to send a real greeting card through the mail to Mom or Dad. Click here and follow the audio/video instructions. Choose a Card of your choice, write a heartfelt message to Mom and click send. Your card will get a real U S Stamp and delivered by the post office. All for Free… If you have already taken care of Mom, send a free card to your best friends Mom. You will automatically be entered to win a delicious box of brownies. Enjoy!

Denise loved to shop in the Yankee Candle Store, so she knew that they sold a candle called “Wedding Day”.

“Since I was having a candlelight wedding,” she said, “I thought it would be cool to have wedding favor candles for each guest.  I would have one at every place setting at the reception.”

It turned out that choosing wedding favor candles made a less expensive choice for favors than some other items.  Because Denise had a fairly good wedding budget to work with, she ordered the candles from Yankee Candle. At $1.99 each, her total cost for wedding favors for her 250 guests was only $600.

That included the tax and the cost of some ribbon she used to tie on each candle.“The best part,” Denise said, “was that we didn’t have to do a lot of work to prepare the favors. We just tied a bit of ribbon on each, and we were done.” Of course, for some brides, $600 on favors is too much, but there are ways you can have wedding favor candles at a fraction of the cost.  One bride bought 250 votive candles at two for $1 at a dollar store. She wrapped each in a small piece of colored cellophane and tied the top with a ribbon.  Her total cost for 250 guests, including the cellophane and ribbon, was just over $200.

That same dollar store had small candles in glass jars for $1 each.  Had the bride selected those, she would have had to only tie a piece of ribbon around each.  The cost would have been around $275.
Again, one of the great things about wedding favor candles is that there is not a lot of work involved in putting them together.

Some favor choices are much more labor intensive, and that can be a problem for a very busy bride.
Besides, as Denise noted, everyone loves candles.“All of my guests were so happy with the favors,” she said. “They said they were much better than some other favors they had seen at weddings.”

Wedding favor candles do not have to be expensive, but they will make a memorable favor and are a great way to say “thank you” to your guests for showing their support on your special day.
Tips for giving wedding favor candles:

• Wrap ribbon in your wedding colors around each candle
• If possible, make sure the color of the candle does not clash with the reception décor
• These are especially great favors for evening or candlelight weddings

Mother’s Day is just around the corner and SendaFreeGreeting.com is offering a chance for anyone to send a free greeting to Mom on Mother’s day. All you do is go the their website, click on the link that leads to the free greeting card, set up your free gift account, choose any card you like, write a heart felt message, click send your card and the post office will deliver the card to your Mom for free. This amazing greeting card system allows you to schedule your greeting for any day going forward all the way up to Mother’s day. But of course you’ll want to schedule it to go out at least three or four days before Mother’s Day; maybe even five to beat the crowd.

Yes It’s free but what’s the catch? There is no catch. It’s really free. SendaFreeGreeting.com is promoting their great new tool built by Send Out Cards that many use today as a home business.  They feel the best way to let others know about their greeting card system is to share it for free. So, it’s true. You have access to send a heartfelt message in a real printable greeting card for free. Don’t miss out!

Chocolate Brownies

Also, you don’t have to choose only Mother’s Day cards. If you know someone having a birthday and you want to send them a greeting card through the mail, send them birthday card for free. Do it today! That’s not all! SendaFreeGreeting.com will also have a drawing after Mother’s Day and someone will when some delicious brownies! Don’t worry, they will only mention the first name of the winner to keep it private.  The prize will be  a box of the delicious brownies everyone every raves about.  The package comes with 4 Decadent Chocolate Brownies by Cookietree Brownies. They are rich, indulgent, delicious and Kosher Certified. Don’t miss out!  Hope you win!

Our wedding registry etiquette wasn’t original but we really thought about what gifts to choose to jump start our new life together. During this time, your mind can easily go into fantasy mode about what to ask for. Let’s see… I want a huge flat screen T.V. for sure; and of course I’ll need an audio system so I can here the T.V. properly; and then I’ll need a stand to sit in on and Oh… Don’t forget the chips and the dip while your watching the T.V. It’s human nature to think that way if it’s a wedding or not.

There were so many wedding gifts we could have added to the wedding registry but it wouldn’t have been practical. My mind could have wondered with thoughts getting my first months rent paid or a down payment on a new house. That would be an ideal registry!

What else can I put on the registry while people have their wallets open? Hummmm. Most people don’t think like that but my sense of humor kicks in quite often.  Eventually reality sinks in. We didn’t won’t our wedding registry etiquette to be for frivolous gains.

I’m the type that feels awkward asking for anything to begin. We actually needed a toaster, a tea pot, some silverware and an ironing board and iron along with a few other items. So we registered for wedding gifts we really needed. As a new couple, this is a good time in life to get a lot old things and replace them with new. Start fresh!

Even though I had a lot of those items from my bachelor days, It was nice to start fresh. Chances are, a single guy has pots and pans his mother gave him and blankets he borrowed from home and never returned. When you get new items together as a couple, It’s your opportunity to put away the old and bring in the new together.

We used Create & Barrel for our Wedding Registry and would use them again for sure. While making your wedding gift registry list, you might also think about how much money your wedding guest will have to spend. The lower the cost of the items the more items you’ll get, unless your family and friend are rich.

If you have friends that can afford to pay a little more, by all means, choose up scale wedding gifts on the list. If you have items that cost too much, it could make your guests feel uncomfortable having to come up with the cash. So mix it up by choosing gifts that are not too expensive. Add a few on the high priced list as well and make everyone happy.

I can honestly say we still use those items today. The very last option is to throw out the wedding registry etiquette and ask for cash only. Now that could be interesting. You and your guests could all just go shopping after the wedding. Hummmmmm….

Happy Wedding.

Wedding bouquets can be easy if you choose the right resource. One overlooked option is your local downtown flower district. Most major cities have a district where commerce and trade happens daily. They get tons of shoppers that don’t want to pay full price at retail stores so they look for deals that will help save money. Getting your wedding bouquet from the flower district can be a great way to save money on your wedding. Once you have established you want to have money left over after the wedding, find creative ways to make it happen.

In fact, while shopping for your wedding bouquet, don’t miss the opportunity to get flowers for your entire wedding. Just make sure the flowers are in season the day of your wedding. Approach the flower vendors and let them know you’re getting married and you’re looking for a good deal on flowers. Be persistent and communicate your thoughts clearly so there are no mistakes!

Wedding Bouquets – 5 Tips for Best Results
1. Shop the flower district for wedding bouquets and wedding flowers.
2. Plan ahead to be sure there’s enough flower inventory for your style.
3. Make a budget for flowers and present it to the vendor.
4. Make sure the flower style you want is in season.
5. Always compare prices with other flower vendors in the area.