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The Importance of Spending Time Alone

Listening to yourself and hearing your own thoughts can be incredibly important. Whether you use this time to pray, work out issues in your life, or think about imaginative ideas, spending time alone is a good practice t ...

Category: Society

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Death Doulas: Caring Approaches to End-of-Life Planning

Whether we’re facing the ends of our lives or we’re pondering our own mortality, it’s easy to feel vulnerable, uncertain, lost, or even afraid. Many people find that death isn’t an easy subject to ...

Category: Funeral Loss

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A Quick Guide to Wedding and Bridesmaid Dress Rentals

Some sources indicate that tuxedo rentals are on their way out. A 2015 Business Insider piece explains that changing trends such as less formal weddings, online tuxedo vendors, and the shrinking gap between renting and p ...

Category: Wedding Planning Ceremonies

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Tips for Planning Your Sustainable Wedding

Whether you’re concerned about financial feasibility or you aim to be socially and environmentally responsible, you may list sustainability as one of the major goals for your wedding. As you begin the planning stag ...

Category: Wedding Planning Ceremonies

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A Few Suggestions for Your Wedding Invitations

After making the decision to tie the knot, you have a lot of work ahead of you. Sending out invitations, for example, can be a very important part of the process. Once you know the date and venue, you’re essentiall ...

Category: Wedding Planning

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Frequently Asked Questions About Planning a Funeral

Planning a funeral is not a fun task for anyone. Sorting through the emotions involved in losing a loved one can be difficult enough, and needing to plan a funeral on top of that can really complicate things. Still, it ...

Category: Funeral Loss

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Avoid These Common Proposal Mistakes

The decision to get married can be an exciting one to make with your significant other. Of course, it all begins with the proposal. While a conversation beforehand is the norm these days, the proposal is still the &ldquo ...

Category: Wedding Planning Marriage Society

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Details To Remember the Day of Your Wedding

Getting married can come with an awesome weight of responsibility. Not only do you need to be mature enough to handle the trials and tribulations of married life, you also need to dedicate a ton of time to planning for t ...

Category: Wedding Planning

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Why You Should Continue Dating After Marriage

Once the wedding has come and gone and your honeymoon is over, you may have settled back into your routine. The two of you have likely gone back to work and started dealing with the stresses of life and money again. Whil ...

Category: Marriage Society

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Make Your Mark: Choosing Your Wedding Day Fragrance

You may have already thought about how individual elements such as clothing, footwear, and accessories will factor into your wedding day style. Meanwhile, scent is a powerful sensory detail that impacts emotions and well ...

Category: Wedding Planning

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