Jul 18, 2008 -
Updating your email address to reflect your new married name is the easiest step of all, but unfortunately the laundry list of other changes is much more time consuming. Some women end up dragging out the process because it can be a bit tedious — the DMV and Social Security don't exactly elicit excitement, after all.
If you've decided that changing your name is the right move for you, commit to the process by following my New Bride's Guide to Changing Her Name.
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Nov 17, 2009 -
Let's start this lesson with a simple statement of fact: if you've found the right woman, the ring you choose won't matter nearly as much as the fact that you're proposing. But since you're making the investment, why not do your homework and flash the ring that will make her heart stop?
While the time and cost it takes to creat an engagement ring may seem overwhelming, let's put it in perspective. The right rock will make her...
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Nov 14, 2009 -
Written by JihadWatch.org
SATURDAY, 17 OCTOBER 2009
An Ongoing problem - Do you know what they are teaching YOUR children?
"California schools are pushing an unbalanced religious agenda that favors Islam and minimizes Christianity and Judaism," Accuracy in Academia warns in its latest Campus Report.
Christianity isn't given equal time, either.
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Oct 29, 2009 -
Henry Hager And Jenna Bush Wedding
Your wedding will no doubt be the most romantic day of your lives, it's a celebration of love and commitment. But it's also the biggest party you'll probably ever throw. So pull out all the stops and make it a night to remember. We've researched the top wedding experts to find their best ideas for throwing a fun and unique reception, while maximizing the romance and tugging at the heartstrings of your guests. Whether you use one or 10 of them, we hope you will find at least a few new and creative ideas to make your reception even more fabulous.
If you're planning an outdoor event, don't forget to spray the grounds for insects about an hour before the guests arrive.
Skip the huge head table at the reception, share an intimate dinner for two, or share a small table with your parents or children.
Ask your caterer to prepare a late night snack for the bride and groom. As more often than not you are too busy with guests when dinner is served.
Want to use those disposable cameras on the reception tables. To avoid having hundreds of the same pictures by turning your guests into creative photographers with a photo hunt. Leave a list of ten great photos you would like that table to take during the reception. Photo ideas could include; build a pyramid, group table shot, funniest pose, a guest kissing the bartender or grandparents holding hands.
Don't like the disposable cameras but still want to get memories captured by your guests? Set up a docking station so guests can load their photos to your computer on the spot.
Offer your guests one or two signature cocktails that you've personalized with a cute name and your wedding colors.
Want the expensive look of calligraphy for your invitations without the cost? Calligraphic fonts that look like the real thing are readily available. Free font sources: searchfreefonts.com, highfonts.com, dafont.com
Have a graphic artist create a custom wedding logo that you can use on printed materials and other elements of your wedding to create a cohesive look. (If you’re artistic you can do this yourself.
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Oct 28, 2009 -
Bridal necklace is one of the most important stuff for the bride and the ladies in her entourage for them to really shine in their special moment. This is why many brides and their bridesmaids have truly inched their way out in looking for the best kind of this ed hardy belts jewelry to perfectly match it with their gown and the kind of make they are proud to flaunt on that special event. It is interesting that in this new generation there are now many bridal stores specializing in this craft.
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Oct 26, 2009 -
Something new, something old, something borrowed, something blue…no word on what all of Ivanka Trump’s bridal must-haves were, but we do know what the something sparkling was — thousands of dollars of diamonds from her own jewelry collection! At her Sunday wedding to Jared Kushner at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, N.J., on Sunday, she wore a platinum-diamond hairpiece to accent the veil (worth $45,000), platinum mixed-cut clustered diamond earrings (worth $130,000), and an Art Deco link platinum-diamond bracelet (worth $90,000), all in addition to her lace Vera Wang gown. Her bridesmaids were suitably encrusted as well, with assorted pieces from the Ivanka Trump Fine Jewelry collection to set off their Carolina Herrera gowns.
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Oct 27, 2009 -
Diamonds may be a girl's best friend but nothing beats the lustrous beauty of pearls for sheer, discreet elegance.
Schoeffel, established in Key Charmin Stuttgart, Germany, is a fourth-generation family business specialising in cultured pearls and pearl jewellery.
The firm's Hong Kong office, Links of London Necklacein 1986, is operated through a partnership between the Schoeffels, and Rene and Linda Hodel.
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Oct 26, 2009 -
impressions of jewellery belonging to a murder victim are being used by police in the hunt for her killer.
Emily Mutch, 77, was sexually assaulted and beaten to death in the Links Housing Complex, Buccleuch Street, Garnethill, Glasgow, links of londonJuly.
A gold band and unusual gold horseshoe wedding ring made by her late husband were taken by her killer.
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Oct 21, 2009 -
(CNN) -- Grace, Kara and Trichelle were created to fill a void for young black girls who for so long have been playing with dolls that don't look like them.
Stacy McBride-Irby, creator of the new Barbie, poses with the dolls.
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The new black Barbies released by Mattel have fuller lips, curlier hair and other features that the company says more accurately represent African-American women.
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Oct 14, 2009 -
ASAN, South Korea - Brides in white gowns and Japanese kimonos joined grooms in black suits and red ties Wednesday for the Unification Church's biggest mass wedding in a decade — a spectacle church officials say involves 40,000 people around the world.
The "blessing ceremony" is the church's largest since 1999, and may well be the last on such a grand scale officiated by the 89-year-old Rev. Sun Myung Moon, the controversial founder of the Unification Church.
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