Archive for November, 2008

How to Set Your Wedding Style

Sunday, November 30th, 2008
There are so many different ways to get married these days. You are probably asking yourself: Where do I begin to narrow down my options and choose the right wedding style?Take a Look at Your Past

Look over all of the landmark events in your relationship. How did you and your fiancé meet? If you met on the beach consider tying the knot on the beach or incorporating beach themed elements to your reception. If your fiancé proposed in a skating rink consider having a winter wedding.

Add Your Own Personalities

Incorporate Things you like to do for fun. If you and your fiancé like to play poker, have a Las Vegas themed wedding, or even better, go there and get hitched! Another growing trend is to get married in Disney World, so if you Love Mickey Mouse, have your wedding at his house!

Think About Your Guests

Your wedding day should be all about you, but when picking a location one of the most important factors to consider are your guests. Most people prefer not to travel these days due to the high costs associated with it. Even a location that is only an hour away may put a hole in their pocket because of gasoline prices. Try and opt for a local reception or, if you must pick a far away location, offer to help your guests set up a car pool so that some of the gas expenses can be spared.

Meet in the Middle

If you want a glamorous indoor wedding and your fiancé wants a casual outdoor wedding, find a way to mix the two ideas so that the both of you can come to a happy agreement. If you decide to have an indoor wedding, arrange to have your pictures taken outside on the beach or in any outdoor setting.

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Wedding Photography - Importance For Bride and Groom

Sunday, November 30th, 2008

By Andrew Chaan

Time of wedding itself is very special. It is time that comes in the life of all human beings. It is the union of the two individuals celebrating their love for each other. It is the time when two hearts become one and live together for the entire life. It is a blessed bond, which is not easy to break. Wedding is a declaration of love, beginning of a new life together and giving birth to endless opportunities in new life. Wedding is pinnacle point of dedication and celebration between a man and a woman. The event brings together all family, friends and individuals that have been a part of the bride and groom’s life.

People find themselves dedicating a great amount of time and effort in making this a lifetime event. Many individual components make the unique wedding day. The wedding day is probably the most important time for every married couple. These moments must be captured so they last forever. Since wedding happens only once in a lifetime, the photos must be of top quality and must capture the true feeling of the moment. Photographs should capture all the special moments of wedding. As whatever happens that day will not come again in life. Capturing engagement and wedding rituals is very special, another important thing is bride and groom, their dress up and how they are looking on that day.

Wedding photographs leave an everlasting memory in the life and family of all members. Once the wedding is over, one can keep those wonderful memories alive only through wedding photographs. Even after the couple grows old, they can show the photographs to their later generation and could recall all past memories. Sometimes after marriage, couples stay separate due to job or some other responsibility, during that time wedding photographs can be the best companion.

Only a perfect wedding photographer with great deal of wedding experience and knowledge of various issues related to professional photography can return the best results. The outcome of his labor and experience together can result best wedding snaps to be cherished for whole life.

Your Wedding Ceremony - Engaging Your Senses at Your Wedding Ceremony (Scent)

Sunday, November 30th, 2008

By Ann Keeler Evans

Life is rich and we should call upon the richness of life and celebrate it in as many ways as we can! Each layer we add to the wedding ceremony deepens the sense memory and the ways it will pop up in the future and carry us back to a magical moment that we associate with that sense. The sense of smell is wildly connected to our emotions. Layers of scent allow us to remember and appreciate the complexity of life.

The obvious way to satisfy smell is with flowers. As long as the people who are allergic can get away from the fragrant blossoms, you can indulge your olfactory sense with great abandon. You don’t need to use thousands of them, at some of the most sophisticated weddings, I’ve seen the bride and her crowd each carry only one blossom… You can scatter flowers around the room or wedding ceremony site. Either a lot of single flowers or several masses of them: all of them fabulously odiferous. Then weave the meaning of those sweet smells into the wedding ceremony. Forever after, that scent will remind the couple (and their community) of the sweetness of their love. Most marriages do well to have tiny little reminders of the importance of the couple’s love for one another!

But there are other ways to celebrate scent. What about food? You probably want to be careful with things like chocolate at a ceremony (it wouldn’t do much for bridal clothes) but there are lots of foods which if warmed and in a chafing dish would provide a wonderful accent. If you were using food, you could talk about what those scents invoke. For me, food smells either mean home or comfort or excitement. Each of those is an element which any enduring marriage needs!

Less obvious and more intimate, how about you? What’s your favorite perfume? Or do you want to wear something that you’ve identified for this special occasion — a scent that you will use at future celebrations, both public and intimate! (Wouldn’t it be a fun shower to go somewhere and have a perfume created just for you?) You could also be anointed with essential oils as part of your preparation for your wedding day. You wouldn’t want to do this if you hadn’t done it before! You don’t want to find out that you’re allergic to whatever essential oil symbolizes serenity and spend your wedding day in hives! In this case you would want to discuss the oils that were chosen and whether they were chosen for scent alone, or for their essential properties. What characteristics do you need to thrive in marriage? What oils offer those characteristics? How careful do you need to be in blending the scents? How about the characteristics? A little discretion goes a long way toward creating a harmonious and peaceful marriage!

Bottom Line?: Give your relationship the chance it deserves to succeed wildly! Have a good time at your wedding and in your marriage - and use scents and images that will enhance your experience at the wedding and create reminders for life ever after! After all you and your relationship deserve it. Sign up to receive 2 free templates for creating the wedding vows to sustain a marriage that lasts forever: http://annkeelerevans.org/weddings/optin

The Rev. Ann Keeler Evans - helping you move from “I do” to happily and healthily ever after.

Online Dating

Friday, November 28th, 2008

Shhhh.I’ll tell you a secret but you have to swear that you won’t tell a single soul.Promise?Pinky-swear?Ok i’ll tell you.I am having a secret relationship with the girls of my dreams.You know Carmela?Yes,the one in our Chemistry class!She and I are online dating.

What do you mean you can’t believe it?Of course we are.Want to know what she did last Saturday?She spent it chatting with me.seven hours!Yeah!we met in an online chat room.I found out her user name a few weeks back.We were sitting there in class and she was talking to one of her friends and she mentioned that she went into “funkychat.com” and called herself “Diva”.So I started going online too.First I would just listen and then,after a couple of weeds I started to comment too.

Then,finally,about 3 weeds ago I invited her into a private conversation.It was awesome.She is so cool! I think I am in love.When are we going to meet up?You see that is my little problem.I don’t know how I am going to get to Paris.She thinks my name is “Pierre” and that I live in near Notre Dame.Apparently she gets to go there and we are supposed to meet up near the Eiffel Tower.Do you think if I tell her I am just the nerdy guy from her science class that she will still want to got out with me?

Adidas Nizza Sneaker

Thursday, November 27th, 2008

The team at Adidas Originals has re-released a 70’s classic — the Nizza ($70). Part of the Winter Craftsmanship range, the Adidas Nizza Low DP is the most refined Nizza Low’s to date, incorporating a hounds-tooth print insole and high grade woven canvas uppers.

The Nizza Low is named after the French city of Nice.

Kanye West’s Pastelle Preview At AMA 2008

Monday, November 24th, 2008

Kanye dropped a sneak preview of his upcoming Pastelle clothing label at yesterday’s 2008 American Music Awards.

Headed by British designer Kim Jones, the varsity jacket worn by Kanye features a two-tone blue body with red highlights in the form of zippers and leathers on the sleeve.

Johnny Cupcakes

Friday, November 21st, 2008

Boston based T-shirt designer Johnny Cupcakes isn’t just making T-shirts these days — he’s making accessories. And not just any accessories but accessories for your most beloved gear like the Apple iPhone.

The 100% rubber cases ($24.99) fit both the iPhone and the new iPhone 3G and feature the Johnny Cupcakes logo embossed on the back.

TX ‘730 Classic Flyback Leather Band Watch

Thursday, November 20th, 2008

Metal and leather mix perfectly in this high-tech chronograph from TX Technoluxury. The TX 730 Classic Flyback ($450) features bright orange accents, a compass and second time zone display.

Star Trek HD Movie Trailer featuring Zachary Quinto

Tuesday, November 18th, 2008

I grew up on Star Trek, so it’s nice to see Paramount Picture and Bad Robot producing an all new Star Trek Movie featuring James T. Kirk and his fellow USS Enterprise crew members.

I don’t think producer J.J. Abrams could have picked a better Spock than Zachary Quinto of Heroes fame. Not only does he look spot on, but he has that demure Vulcan thing going on too.

Check out the official Star Trek HD movie trailer at Apple.

Playing iPhone 3G With Power Slider

Monday, November 17th, 2008

The Power Slider for iPhone™ 3G is the first accessory of its kind to offer protection, expanded battery life and integrated sync and charge capabilities. While most supplemental batteries simply satisfy the need for added power, the Power Slider more than doubles the battery life of iPhone 3G while providing complete device protection and the ability to sync without removing iPhone 3G from the case.

With its low profile, complementary design and innovative functionality as both a case and power solution, the Power Slider provides the best in hardshell protection and extended battery life for iPhone 3G.