Women: So You're Planning an Outdoor Wedding?

So You're Planning an Outdoor Wedding?

Written by Susan Dunn, MA, Emotional Intelligence Coach & Consultant

The best advice I can give you is to test your ideas in repparttar

actual location under realistic conditions to eliminate unpleasant surprises. Work with an experienced coach or wedding consultant if you can, and keep in mind repparttar 130624

following things:

1. THE WIND

Wind can affect many things: repparttar 130625 temperature, making it hotter or colder; repparttar 130626 bridesmaids' dresses; everyone's hair; and whether repparttar 130627 ceremony can be heard. Test beforehand. It can be as simple as moving repparttar 130628 tables around a corner, or across repparttar 130629 park to a more sheltered area.

Plan decorations and tablecloths you can anchor attractively; choose weighted fabrics for repparttar 130630 attendants; warn them about repparttar 130631 hair thing; and consider repparttar 130632 need for a sound system and mike clips. If you're renting a tent, make sure it’s wind-worthy.

2. THE COMFORT OF YOUR GUESTS.

Okay, if you're getting married in San Diego, you can count on perfect conditions, but failing that, your event may be hotter, wetter, or colder than many guests would prefer.

If you're having a lot of out-of-towners, particularly, include information about repparttar 130633 weather possibilities on an insert with repparttar 130634 invitation along with repparttar 130635 accommodation recommendations. (I went to an outdoor wedding in Dallas in July; 111 degrees that day, and boy were repparttar 130636 people from Colorado and La Jolla dressed wrong!)

If it's hot, provide iced bottles of water when they arrive, and hand fans, and if you have a tent, rent fans. If it's chilly, have a tent, warmers, a hot beverage when they arrive, and lap blankets.

3. YOU MUST HAVE A PLAN B IN CASE IT POURS DOWN RAIN.

4. HOW TOUGH ARE YOU?

Come on now, if you're at all repparttar 130637 fussy type, or prone to nerves, this simply isn't for you. You'll have to manage your hair outside, for heaven's sake.

5. THE CALL OF THE WILD.

Inclement weather - or even just ordinary ocean waves and bird calls – can wreak havoc with still photographs and videos alike. I recall an amateur wedding video where most of repparttar 130638 sound was repparttar 130639 wind whistling around. There may also be a fountain or waterfall, dogs barking, kids screaming, birds chirping.

6. DECORATIONS

I've seen even cloth tablecloths blow in repparttar 130640 wind, turning over glasses, candles and centerpieces. Wind, bird poop, repparttar 130641 shades of night falling ... Be xtremely realistic when planning your decorations. Actually test them outdoors.

Insights on Infidelity from Hillary Clinton’s Book

Written by Ruth Houston

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Clinton-Lewinsky affair. Since infidelity now affects 80% of all marriages, it’s easy to understand why. The Clinton-Lewinsky affair continues to be a major point of interest because infidelity has reached epidemic proportions. Women with cheating husbands identify with Mrs. Clinton and feel they can learn from her experience.”

As author of an infidelity book and former infidelity victim myself, I can attest to repparttar 130625 fact that women struggling with issues of infidelity are eager for information that will shed light on how to cope with an extramarital affair.

There are nuggets of information on surviving infidelity scattered throughout Hillary Clinton’s account of repparttar 130626 Clinton-Lewinsky affair. I found at least a dozen insights on infidelity that would be of interest to women whose husbands are having an affair – insights such as:

• Infidelity doesn’t necessarily have to mean repparttar 130627 end of repparttar 130628 marriage. • A cheating husband must come clean and own up to his infidelity before repparttar 130629 healing process can begin. • Together, repparttar 130630 couple must address repparttar 130631 underlying issues that may have contributed to repparttar 130632 affair. • Both parties must be equally committed to rebuilding repparttar 130633 marriage. • Counseling can help repparttar 130634 couple come to terms with repparttar 130635 affair. • The healing process takes time and both parties must be patient.

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