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| His & Hers Countdown Calendars |
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Her Calendar
One Year Before The Wedding Discuss the wedding budget with both sets of parents. Choose your wedding date (have a second choice in mind); arrange to meet with the officiant who will...
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| The Thoughful Groom |
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The Devil Is In The Details, So Go The Extra Mile! Wedding Night Extra Q What could I do that would make the wedding night memorable? I have arranged to have champagne and yellow roses (her favourites) in the room, but that's...
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| No body is PERFECT |
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o individual body is perfect. And no great-looking suit on a mannequin looks great if it’s on the wrong body. The groom needs to do a body assessment.
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| A Style His Own |
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T he male half of the wedding party will be handsome in their ensembles, but the groom need not be part of the pack. He should be a standout. A star. If tuxedos are being worn, here are some suggestions for the groom.
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| What's Expected: Best Man & Groomsmen |
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T his is it! Your buddy is tying the knot! It’s party time, right? True enough, but as an attendant in your friend’s wedding, you are a very important piece of the wedding puzzle!
Below is a brief summary of what is traditionally expected from the...
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| Three Grooms Have Their Say |
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By: Tracy Hitchcock
Meet Alexis, Jim and Ronn - all recently married. They agreed to revisit their experience with us.
Q How did you meet your wives? Alexis: We met in a co-ed residence at Carleton University in Ottawa. I was a student...
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| 8 Classic Toast Blunders |
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How to Lose Your Audience in Eight Easy Ways
Toasts should not be long outrageous or insulting. Toasts should share a balance of humour and sentiment, be an appropriate length, and have natural rhythm and...
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| Back Off Lady |
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Some Perfectly Nice Women Turn Into Tyrants When They Plan Their Wedding. Get Ready To Duck!
There's an assumption that won't go away - that the wedding is the Bride's Day. Well, sort of. But this is less and less...
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| Soothing Sounds |
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Do your part on the day of the wedding to reassure, to calm troubled waters, to regroup when necessary or reroute to avoid minor problems.
We do a lot of talking about the couple on their wedding day, but the truth is that the drama of the day is...
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| Bachelor Parties - Contemporary Option |
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The Personal Indulgence Party Spend a day with friends at a spa indulging in massages, facials and manicures. It’s a blast - because men love pampering, too.
The Long Dinner Party Dress up for a sit-down dinner at a favourite upscale restaurant...
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| Bachelor Parties |
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Written by Neilia Sherman
The bachelor party is the only pre-wedding celebration focused solely on the groom and it should be a gang-buster event. But this old tradition has a controversial reputation. The last generation’s stereotypical...
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| A Pot-Pourri of Possibilities |
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Transportation Q: My fiancée has asked me to look after booking transportation to the church for her attendants, from the church for the two of us and from the reception. I think she’s challenging me to do something different when we leave the...
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