Top Ten Wedding Planning Must-Do's Before "I Do"

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As you are getting ready to tie the knot, celebrate another milestone in your life and live a happy married life together, there are basic steps you need to take. Below are ten must-dos I suggest to give you a head start into planning your big day. First things first. Happy planning!

How to Invite Social Media to your Wedding

It’s everywhere. Social Media has invaded our lives and has impacted (positively and negatively) how we interact. Weddings are not left out. Social media can be used effectively in pulling a successful day. Here a few ways you can make use of social media for your wedding.

Tips for Negotiating the Best Wedding Deals

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You would agree with me that weddings cost lots of money. You can spend $2000 or $20000; it’s still money depending on which side of the divide you are. Whether you have the million dollar budget or not so huge budget, negotiating the best deals is something you want to do. When negotiating deals, be mindful that quality is better than quantity. 

What a Wedding Planner Does for You

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Hiring a wedding planner to handle your upcoming wedding is a matter of choice. Obviously, the name itself is self-explanatory. A wedding planner plans weddings, either from your engagement to honeymoon or just for the day coordination. He/she is the individual that you will hire that will take care of the basic planning of your wedding.

Things I Hate About Weddings

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Weddings are fun, happy events for the couple, families and their well-wishers. Don’t get me wrong. I love weddings, I love them a lot! However, there are times you attend a wedding and some things just do not go down well with you. 

12 Ways to Ruin your Wedding

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Yeah! You’d love to ruin your own wedding, won’t you? Really, if you are not careful, there are certain things you can do that would be a sure way to ruin your wedding, by your own self. Every sane person wants their big day to run like clockwork; a perfect day. Take a look at these twelve ‘creative’ ways and add to the list by posting in the comments section of the page.

Ten Things your Bridesmaids Want you to Know

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Many brides today were once bridesmaids for other people. It is so incredible how a lot of brides treat their bridesmaids, forgetting that they have been there before. Whether you are a bride and have never been a bridesmaid at one time or you are a bride and have been a bridesmaid for someone else, this post is for you. 

Wedding Guests Fashion Faux Pas

Are you going to a wedding soon? Then, you should make use of these few tips when choosing what you want to wear to the wedding. Either it’s the ceremony or reception, there are ways to dress.

11 Wedding Day Disasters and How to Prevent Them

• WEDDING PARTY NO-SHOWS – you intend having five bridesmaids and five groomsmen to make everything equal. That’s a great number! Quite unfortunate, without informing you, one of the bridal party members backs out. That leaves you to have an odd number of attendants. It is not compulsory to have an even number, either. 

Questions and Comments from Wedding Guests and How to Answer Them

Someone said the day you take your girl to meet your mother is the day she starts planning the wedding. How true?What follows the popping of the question is wedding planning, either actively or passively. Anyway, the moment you announce your engagement to the world, streams of advice, comments and suggests start flowing in. in many cases, they are unsolicited, 

WEDDING ETIQUETTE: Who Pays for What?

Things are changing these days. Gone are the days when the bride’s family solely finance the wedding just because they are the ones giving out a daughter. In recent times, we have seen the bills been split between families. So, who pays for what when it comes to your wedding? Basically, the bills are split between three parties – the bride’s family, the groom’s family and the couple. 

Dealing With Conflicts during Wedding Planning

Due to the stress of planning itself, you do not want to engage in disagreements or disputes. The last thing you want to deal with is resolving family disputes. It’s the last thing on your mind. However, since weddings are major life events where all sorts of people within and outside the family converge to celebrate the fusion (I love to call it that) of two families, conflicts are inevitable.

Weddings and Family Differences

When a child is born, he/she is born into a family. No one exists alone without being connected to a family. You could have lost contact with your family; you are still a part of a family. However, when two people come together to live the rest of their lives together, little do they know what they are getting into. In the part of Africa where I come from, (need I say I am PROUDLY NIGERIAN), the family structure is very important. You are not just getting married to a guy or a gal; you are actually getting married to the whole family. 

Bridesmaids Behaving Badly

Behind every bride is a group of ladies – the bridesmaids. Well, not all brides have bridesmaids. Some brides will make do with the maid of honour and the little bride. Bridesmaids are somewhat important to the ‘success’ of your wedding. ‘Success’ in quote, because you can do without them. It is not that they matter so much that you cannot do without them but they add beauty and colour to the wedding. 

Thirteen Secrets to Happy Wedding Guests

I know guests have their own issues too; some could get on your nerves. However, courtesy demands that you treat your guests right and keep them happy while they are with you sharing in your joy. 

How to Choose a Man's Wedding Ring

Beautiful wedding rings are not only for women; men now wear exquisite wedding rings not only as a sign of commitment to their wives but also as everyday jewellery. Though men’s rings aren’t as elaborate as women’s rings, you could still pick a ring that defines the man’s personality and lifestyle. 

WEDDING BUDGET: 13 Creative Ways to Save on your Wedding

Everyone will agree with me without batting an eyelid that weddings cost money – for the couple and their respective families, especially. When I say saving money, I don’t imply that you are so wretched or so stingy either. I am only suggesting ways you can reduce unnecessary spending. As much as you deserve to have the high class wedding of your dreams, you do deserve to live a debt-free married life. Each of your unborn kids should arrive as bundles of joy and not another burden added to the debt you incurred because of your celebrity wedding.

Six Wedding Guests You Don't Want At Your Wedding But Have To Be There

Though the wedding guest list is your call, if you are not the only one contributing to the wedding finances, you may have to compromise. You have not invited these guests personally to your wedding but they have to be there.  

Remembering Loved Ones at your Wedding

No one wants to lose anyone but you may not be able to do anything about it; death is inevitable. These loved ones could have played important roles in your life or at the wedding. The loss of a loved friend or family does not stop you from having them present at your wedding. Deceased loved ones can be remembered in special ways. 

13 Wedding Rules You Can Break

Some rules are just too silly, you wonder who started it. I have come up with thirteen old school wedding rules you can break; you don’t have to do these things at your wedding or include them in your wedding.