Why A Wedding Ring Stands For Sacrifice

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Weddings are an occasion of great excitement and fun for everyone. Importantly, weddings are also a point of major change in lifestyle for the bride and groom. This is a fact that many couples do not take a good look at when they are engrossed in all the romance and hectic preparations for the wedding [...]

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Wedding Rings: Second Time Around

post from Engagement Rings, Wedding Rings, Diamonds and Diamond Jewellery on 12 January 2010 11:28:06 PM. © Engagement Rings, Wedding Rings, Diamonds and Diamond Jewellery

Marriage is for a lifetime, one never ever thinks otherwise, optimistically speaking, but there are times when life thinks a little differently and you may lose a spouse to time, to illness, to accidents or whatever unfortunate circumstance that life may bring you. Then you are the one who is left behind, having to start [...]

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Wedding Rings For Men

post from Engagement Rings, Wedding Rings, Diamonds and Diamond Jewellery on 12 January 2010 11:27:07 PM. © Engagement Rings, Wedding Rings, Diamonds and Diamond Jewellery

It takes two to tango. A wedding entails a bride and a groom. Yet, when the topic of weddings and rings come up, it is almost always associated with the bride. Rings are jewellery. Women love jewellery, so most often you will find lovely rings for women. The groom and his ring somehow fade into [...]

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Wedding Ring Insurance

post from Engagement Rings, Wedding Rings, Diamonds and Diamond Jewellery on 12 January 2010 11:25:55 PM. © Engagement Rings, Wedding Rings, Diamonds and Diamond Jewellery

Wedding rings are expensive. They are something that you buy once in a lifetime. Moreover they signify a lifetime commitment to your significant other, so you often do not compromise on the cost.If your ring is expensive, you might want to consider getting it insured. Expensive is a very subjective term, so as a general [...]

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Wedding Rings And Engagement Rings: Do They Go
Together

post from Engagement Rings, Wedding Rings, Diamonds and Diamond Jewellery on 12 January 2010 11:24:36 PM. © Engagement Rings, Wedding Rings, Diamonds and Diamond Jewellery

An engagement is a prelude to the wedding. Both are occasions that demand a ring. It is then befitting to have a wedding ring that goes with or matches the engagement ring. They can then be both part of a single set. Rings that have been designed as a set, usually fit into one another [...]

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UK Women Study Rates Mobile Phones Higher Than
Diamond Rings

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Was it surprising? There have been studies done in the US and in Europe which showed that women today rate their mobile phones higher than everything else. However, this is the first study in the UK which also reveals pretty much the same conclusion. The survey was done with 4000 British women and the findings [...]

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My paper flowers

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Remember this post? There I show you all how I packed all of the kusudama flowers my mom and sister helped me fold while I was still living in Chile.

Well that little box transform into just this little bag a week before Curly and I came to CA. I had to get rid of all the extra weight including the box of the flowers :P

As you can see, there?s not only Purple pedals folded on that bag, there?s also tons of HOT pink ones, why you might wonder? if hot pink is NOT one of our wedding colors, Well last time I pick up the recycle paper I was using for the flowers, by some mysterious lighting on the building I though that was purple!!! I still can?t believe how far from purple I was LOL ? and the funny thing was that my mom realized the difference on the color after I already cut all the tiny little squares! So yeah I could not return those :( But I decided to use them anyway, after all I was the one that pick them, they don't have to miss the wedding just because of my mistake :)

Once I got over the ? color mistake- Mom Poodle and Sis helped me fold all the rest of my pedals :)

I have to say that it is A PAIN! to glue all of those, but after sewing all of the labels for the invitations this was actually FUN :)

I glued all the HOT pink the week before MOH came to visit us, and she got so into them that decided to glue a line of flowers from the bag a day so we can finish soon :)

As you can see here she started really early in the morning with just a cup of tea.

And even though she said she was going to be making a row of flowers a day, she actually glue flowers ALL DAY long and later ( really late) that day, all of the flowers were DONE!!!

Here you can see them on their box/bed

We also played with them on the carpet so we could count them better

Here they are my lovely babies! my purple kusudama flowers. (Ok Hot pink ones I love you too)

MOH Poodle ?> You ROCK!! <3 Gracias, gracias!!

I still don't know If I?ll be mixing the different color flowers or If I should use the Hot pink in hidden areas, maybe the aisle? I'm pretty lost! How would you use them for? any Ideas? Have you got more help than you could ever imagine from your friends on the wedding planning?

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Valentine decorations are a must to set the
environment at your wedding.

Valentine Decorations. Love is in the air and all around your wedding theme. Ideas to have a[...]

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Wedding Apps

Here are a few of our favorite iphone aps to help get you organized for the new year.
Brides Dressing Room has hundreds of beautiful dresses right at your fingertips, you can easily search for wedding and bridesmaid gowns and find a retailer near you!
Wedding Date counts down the seconds until your big day. Whenever someone asks you how much longer, you will be able to tell them down to the second. And if you happen to be watching your countdown right before you walk down the aisle, youll see a special message.
Lose It! Succeed at weight loss with Lose It! Set goals and establish a daily calorie budget that enables you to meet them. Stay on track each day by recording your food and exercise and staying within your budget.

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Invitations and Stationery

Let me start by saying that I am still trying to get the hang of blogging and I apologise if its layout is not of the best quality. I have posted some blogs and images of invitations that I have found on the web. Hope that you enjoy them and that you find some creative inspiration. www.cool-invitation-ideas.com has exactly that, cool d.i.y invitation ideas and they are truly fabulous. Remember to source recycled paper if you are going to do your own wedding invitations. If you are using a designer and want them printed, please, once again ask for recycled paper. Alot of chlorine and chemicals go into making paper and most importantly it involves the unnecessary chopping down of trees, vital to our survival on this planet. I personally love tactile, printed wedding invitations, they are always so beautiful and set the tone of your wedding, incorporating your colours and themes. I do however reiterate the use of recycled paper. You can also make your own paper by blending used paper and leaves or flowers in a blender. Mix with water and glue and stretch over pantyhose on a rectangular, reshaped coat hanger. Dont be wasteful. I know that traditionally there are save the date cards, programs, seating charts, menus, name place cards and thank you cards, but if you have chosen to have an eco friendly wedding and lets face it, even if you havent, it truly is a waste of money and of paper. Another fabulous option is the e-invite, try www.designbetty.com there are hundreds of invitations that you can change to suit your special design needs. Make the changes and the free e-vites, save the dates and thank you cards will be sent to your inbox. All you have to do is send them to your guests and wait for your inbox to fill with replies. Its up to you, thereafter what you print and what you dont. I think that programs are a serious waste of time, paper and money. Seating charts, name place cards and menus are important. People need to know where they have been seated. Once again use recycled paper and take inspiration from nature. Use 1 menu per table and have one large seating chart. Here are some inspirational ideas for seating: Hope you find inspiration here.

Thanks for coming....

Faye