Saying Goodbye Without God: Choosing a Non-Religious Funeral
Many end-of-life traditions in the Western world are based on Christian customs. From the songs that are sung to their orders of services, funerals have been typically structured from Christian worship rituals and conduc ...
Contacts or Glasses for Your Wedding? A Handy Guide to Help You Decide
Eyewear can be an integral part of your personal style, but you might be torn between wearing your specs on your wedding day or ditching them for contacts. If this sounds like a familiar dilemma, you’re not alone. ...
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Your Wedding, Your Way: Curbing Anxiety on Your Special Day
You want to marry the person you love, but what if the thought of putting on potentially uncomfortable clothes and socializing for several hours isn’t your idea of fun? If you’re terrified to the point of whe ...
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Using the New Year to Plan Your Wedding
As a new year dawns, many people like to look back on their lives and reflect upon everything that has transpired over the past year. For some, this means taking stock of everything that wasn’t completed in the pre ...
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Essential Tips for Your Potluck Wedding Reception
Along with brunch-style meals, food truck catering and shindigs featuring “heavy appetizers,” potluck weddings are also gaining popularity among the newly engaged. If your goals include saving money, planning ...
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A Simple Guide to an Effective Registry
Receiving gifts is an essential aspect of your wedding. While you and your partner might not be focused on this side of things while planning for your big day, it is going to be worth your time to slow things down and th ...
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Throwing a Simple and Casual Wedding
Weddings have long been expensive and elaborate affairs. Since not everyone wants or needs this type of event, there has been a rise in how many casual weddings are taking place. Instead of hosting huge parties with hund ...
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The 411 on Wedding Toasts: Who, When, How and Why
Toasts are considered a fundamental part of a wedding reception, but it’s easy to get the jitters if you’re new to the practice. If you’re a close family member or part of the wedding party, however, yo ...
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Close to You: The Music of Your Wedding
Shakespeare was not far from the truth when he suggested that “music be the food of love.” Though song has been used throughout recorded history for a variety of purposes, a vast amount of tunes written over ...
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How to Keep Your Wedding Guests Under Control
A wedding is a wonderful event where friends and family members get to witness a happy couple coming together in marital bliss. This, of course, is a huge cause for celebration. Revelry is a normal sight at this type of ...
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