Wedding Planning Tips

Monthly Archives: December 2008

By: Alexine

There are many different issues that can surface for brides planning their wedding. Whether it is a divorce in the family or refusal to travel, the conflicts can show themselves in any area of the process. Hopefully by the time you’re planning the wedding you know what your issues are and just need to figure out the resolution. Here are some of the most common conflicts when planning your wedding with easy resolutions.

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By: Alexine

The day after your wedding or even the night of the wedding, your poor wedding dress is retired. You can either zip it back up in the bag you took it home in or preserve it in a pretty box to prevent discoloring. Wouldn’t you like a more exciting and unusual ending to the life of your wedding dress? Here are a couple of ways you can ensure a second use for your wedding dress before it is “officially” retired.

Create a Costume
Day of the Dead in Oaxaca, Mexico and Halloween in the United States are two great holidays where your dress can be worn again. Skeleton brides and grooms and other costumes are all over the city of Oaxaca on the evening of November 1st. There are bands playing and people dancing. Day of the Dead is a wonderful celebration where the people of Oaxaca honor those who have come before them and are deceased.

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