You have made the most vital choice of your life, to get married, and most importantly, you have found the right partner to share your life with. Fantastic! Now you have to choose on the perfect venue for your wedding, which is not as simple as it seems. For any event to be a success, meticulous plotting and foresight are pre-requisites. We have thought of everything for your D-day and have a few thoughts to share with you:

The Wedding Scene!

When choosing where to hold your wedding reception, keep in mind the number of people you plot to invite. Always make it a point to visit the venue before finalizing the terms of the agreement and don’t be shy to question questions and to look all over the place to satisfy your curiosity. Preferably, choose a venue not too far from where the wedding ceremony will take place, a matter of convenience for you and your guests.

In order to facilitate all this, you must make it a point to book the venue in advance. Compare the various choices available to you based on factors such as:

• rent;
• square footage;
• food;
• ambiance;
• reputation;
• parking;
• accessibility; and
• décor.

There are many additional factors that need to be considered depending on your circumstances. The best way to evaluate a reception hall is based on value. Question yourself this question: Do you feel you are getting your money’s worth?

Value for Money

One reception hall may seem to have a higher price per meal, but it may include all sorts of services that a lower-priced hall does not offer. For example, be sure to find out whether the price includes table linens (there may be an extra charge for colored tablecloths or napkins), glass barware (some facilities use plastic cups to save money which could look tacky!), china, table centerpieces, etc. Finally, value for money can be relative and depends on what you consider most vital. It helps to have a well-defined set of criteria when evaluating and comparing potential wedding venues.

Bar Area

Another aspect that requires consideration is the bar area. After the ceremony, your guests will probably be thirsty and will want something to drink. Choose whether to offer alcohol or just soft drinks. You will also want to choose what to serve during the toast and how to serve it. Some locations will have a built-in bar. If the location doesn’t have one, you will want to make sure you can serve alcohol there. With bars, costs can soar high. Be sure that you have an accurate handle on the costs of an open bar or set a limit on the amount of alcohol to be served. Since receptions can last a long time, you might want to have a limited bar period and then serve other beverages for the remaining of the reception.

Sure-Fire Success Formula

Your wedding reception could be a smashing event with careful plotting:

The More, the Merrier!

Wedding receptions are marked by large numbers. If your budget permits, ensure that you have more than 100 guests.

Gastronomical Experience

An elaborate wedding menu with too many choices can be mind-boggling and the guests may not be able to savour the experience after all. Keep the menu simple.

Ensure Suppliers Stick to Their Commitments

Arrange proper contracts with your suppliers like bands, DJ, florists, caterers. Make sure you have everything in writing from your suppliers and give them in return written confirmation. Inquire about any additional costs that could be charged for such things as accommodation, traveling, and meals.

On a final note, make it a point to consult with the groom and try to take into consideration his preferences. It will give him a sense of participation and, after all, he is getting married too!

You have worked really hard to make your wedding reception a grand success. Relax and delight in your day.

The reason I bring this question up is because I was at a funeral over the weekend, my 5th funeral I have been to in a year, but that besides the point. Anyways there was this women there that had a honestly large tattoo on her lower arm, two honestly huge tattoos on either side of her neck and one pretty huge on her chest by her collar bone. For some unknown reason I felt that maybe she should have covered them up. I don’t really know why I felt this way because I am a tattoo lover and I don’t have a problem with them. But I feel and please know this is my opinion so don’t write me despise comments. That when you are at a funeral or wedding or some other vital function that your tattoo should be covered up is possible. Am I right to feel this way. I mean I know I have the right to feel any way I want, but I want to know if anyone else out there in the tattoo community feels this way too.Is there really a time and a place that you should show off your tattoos? Or should people just get over the fact that you have them and mind their own business? So please don’t be shy and express to me how you feel about this subject. I want to know if I’m the only one that feels this way.Your tattoo FriendAshley

Weddings are so much more fun than they used to be, don’t you reckon? They have become less about doing what is traditional and more about allowing the bride and groom to be creative and expressive. In no part of the wedding is this more right than the cake. To make your wedding truly memorable, design a fantastic wedding cake with personality.

When your mother and grandmother were brides, wedding cakes were one color: white. They were also nearly always one shape: round. Not only that, but the only acceptable decorations were things like flowers, Swiss dots (especially for brides wearing pearl bridal jewelry), and ribbons. On the top, a prim small bride and groom could be perched, or perhaps a pair of doves or a set of wedding bells. The cake inside was also highly likely to be a basic yellow or white cake. These classic wedding cakes were pretty enough, but they did not allow much opportunity for creative expression.

When it comes to wedding cakes these days, the only rule is that there are no rules! If you are a classic bride wearing your mother’s bridal gown and pearl jewelry, you might still want an all white cake, although yours is more likely to have your monogram on top than a plastic bride and groom figurine. And a white exterior does not necessarily mean a standard flavor of cake on the inside. Brides and grooms are choosing all sorts of flavors, from spice cake to red velvet cake to rich dark chocolate.

Most couples will still choose a somewhat traditional form for their wedding cake, consisting of three or five tiers. Round is still the most well loved, but square cakes are also very much in favor. Something else that is being seen more often is cakes with tiers that are intentionally stacked to look bent or wacky, as well as having a different shape for each tier of the cake. And then there are those couples who throw tradition completely out the window, and have a really custom cake made like a small three dimensional sculpture in their favorite form. This has long been the custom for groom’s cakes, but now it is also being done for the main wedding cake as well.

It is fantastic fun to design a wedding cake that either is the perfect expression of your wedding theme or that showcases the interests of the bride and groom (even if it does not tie in with the rest of the wedding). For instance, if you were having a tropical wedding, your cake could feature an underwater scene with a profusion of brightly colored tropical fish swimming in a coral reef, all made from fondant and frosting. Or if you met at college, you could have your wedding cake made in your school colors. Why not take it one step further, and have it play the school fight song?

There is no limit to how creative and expressive a wedding cake can be. Cake designers are able to do the most incredible things with cakes these days, including incorporating sound or moving parts. Of course, you may just end up with a cake that looks too incredible to eat!

How to choose the right wedding invitation Your special day is coming up, and you are feeling the pre-wedding jitters — there is so much to do. Hopefully, you have the support of your family and closest friends — they can carry some of the load, but you, too, have your own sizable burden to bear.  You have to choose your dress, pick a location for the wedding and reception, make a guest list, and pick out the perfect wedding invitation design that will capture the romance, and uniqueness, of your special day.  There is a lot on your plate, but choosing a wedding invitation does not have to be a stressful event. There are a few ways to go about choosing wedding invitations for your wedding day — you can go the cheap-o, economical route, where you buy pre-made wedding invitations with designs ranging from plain-Jane to extravagant, you can make your own wedding invitations by hand, or you can  custom-order invitations that match your style, mood, and wedding perfectly.  While there are a few variations within these three general areas — these are the most common wedding invitation choices. The economical wedding invitation is usually reserved for those who are on a tight budget, who do not have a lot of time to spend on the invitations themselves, or who really don’t care, one way or another, what their invitations look like.  Using a store-bought wedding invitation set may also be a excellent thought if you have hundreds of guests.  Just because a wedding invitation set is economical, does not mean that it will be “hideous” or take away from the specialness of your day — these invitations may not convey the romance of your once-in-a-lifetime event, but they can do the job, nonetheless. Handmade invitations, or DIY invitations, are very special, and convey sentiments that cannot be expressed through a common wedding invitation.  But, as making invitations by hand can take a long time, these are not recommended for those with a large wedding guest-list.  For small, personal weddings, or for very close family members, they can be very fitting and even appreciated. The custom-order or luxury wedding invitation is well suited for no-expense-spared weddings, smaller weddings, or for guests of honor who you are inviting to your ceremony.  These types of invitations can match the look, feel, and even color theme of your wedding, while offering a special keepsake for your most prized attendees.  Preparing for your wedding can be burdensome enough, and weighing out your choices for the perfect wedding invitation set should not add to the load.  One thing to remember, though — even if you, or your soon-to-be significant other, are indifferent toward the design of your wedding invitation, this does not mean that your closest friends and family feel the same way.  For some, your wedding invitation is a memento that your loved ones will keep for years to come.  Even if you’re trying to plot a budget-conscious wedding, try to provide your closest friends and family with a special gift — a special invitation — that at least partially conveys what they mean to you.   This is just one small way that you can thank your loved ones for everything that they have done for you.

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The reason I bring this question up is because I was at a funeral over the weekend, my 5th funeral I have been to in a year, but that besides the point. Anyways there was this women there that had a honestly large tattoo on her lower arm, two honestly huge tattoos on either side of her neck and one pretty huge on her chest by her collar bone. For some unknown reason I felt that maybe she should have covered them up. I don’t really know why I felt this way because I am a tattoo lover and I don’t have a problem with them. But I feel and please know this is my opinion so don’t write me despise comments. That when you are at a funeral or wedding or some other vital function that your tattoo should be covered up is possible. Am I right to feel this way. I mean I know I have the right to feel any way I want, but I want to know if anyone else out there in the tattoo community feels this way too.Is there really a time and a place that you should show off your tattoos? Or should people just get over the fact that you have them and mind their own business? So please don’t be shy and express to me how you feel about this subject. I want to know if I’m the only one that feels this way.Your tattoo FriendAshley

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