How to Plan Your Wedding and Honeymoon.Written by Sidney Strachan: Bahamas Aficionados
How to Plan Your Wedding and Honeymoon. 1. Weddings typically can cost you anywhere around $15,000 or more. The big question is: who foots bill? The 21st century has heralded a shift in way these costs are handled. We have moved away from days when family of bride would pay all costs associated with wedding ceremony . Today it may come down to who can afford it or, who can qualify for personal loan from lending institution. Weddings may, in most cases, be a one time special event deserving of all pomp and pageantry associated with memorable day. However, there are ways to cut costs and still maximize moment. Careful planning and budgeting are key to getting most out of this experience at a reduced cost. What should go into a wedding plan? When is too much, too much? There are many things which makes a wedding a wedding. The old adage, "Something New, Something used and something blue, is a reliable guide to save. Knowing what you need and how much it cost compared to your allotted budget for each item is essential. Your check list should include: Bride Gown and accessories, Groom's wedding attire, wedding rings, flowers, wedding cake, wedding site, reception site, photography/video services, limousine, ceremony fees, decorations, licence, honeymoon ravel, music/entertainment services, invitations, wedding consulting fees, beverage/drinks and type of wedding. Generally, all of these items should be carefully itemized and an actual cost should be obtained from service providers. Your budget fro each service or product should be include to help guide you and/or your wedding consultants. From this list you can determine things like size of your guest list, bridal party and reception, cake and amount you can actually allocate to each specific area. A good example is: if you are purchasing a wedding gown and accessories which can easily run into $1,500 or more and your budget is $600, you can opt to rent a gown and accessory which typically at high end is around $400. Knowing where you would like to host your wedding and type of wedding you want is also very essential. Many people typically choose a traditional wedding (religious). These can go into many different cultures i.e. African, Jewish, Islamic, Irish etc. Different types of weddings typically carry varying price tags depending on culture and how complex ceremony or extravagant it is.
| | 13 Steps to Preserve Your Family HistoryWritten by LeAnn R. Ralph
13 Steps to Preserve Your Family History (500 words)From e-book: Preserve Your Family History (A Step-by-Step Guide for Writing Oral Histories) (66 pages; April 2004; $7.95) available at — http://www.booklocker.com/books/1545.html To see table of contents and several sets of sample questions visit — http://www.ruralroute2.com/family_history.html © LeAnn R. Ralph 2004 Although phrase, "everybody has a story to tell" may sound like a cliche, it's true. And after working as a newspaper reporter for nine years, I know that everyone does, indeed, have a story to tell, including your family members. Think about it. Do your grandmother and grandfather — mother and father — aunts and uncles — tell stories about "good old days?" Do they talk about going to school? The fun they had with friends? Family celebrations and holidays? Picnics on Fourth of July? Snow that was so deep it covered fences? Pets that were so smart they belonged in Guinness Book of World Records? Making ice cream? Their parents? Their grandparents? Have you wanted to write down those stories to share them with other family members and to preserve them for generations to come but don't how to go about it? Guess what? You don't need "literary talent," special training or special equipment. All you need to preserve those stories is a list of people to interview, a willingness to listen, a set of questions to ask, a tape recorder and a computer (or even a typewriter would work!). Here are steps for gathering and writing your family stories: 1. Decide which people you would like to interview and make a list.
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