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The Best Gifts to Give for Your Anniversary

It’s been years since you first tied the knot with your special somewhere. You’re celebrating your anniversary, and you know you want to show them how much you love them. Choosing a gift can be difficult, however. What type of gift will show them how much you truly care and accurately encapsulate how happy you are to be with them? Fortunately, there are several different types of gifts that have shown time and time again that you really do care.

Anniversary gifts come in many different types. You can give your significant other anything that you wish for your anniversary. The below three gifts have been found to be the most meaningful and well received anniversary gifts.

Jewelry is always an incredible gift. It helps show your loved one that you care enough to spend a significant amount of money to help them look their best. However, a lot of jewelry can end up looking the same. One of the best ways to ensure that you provide a unique piece of jewelry is to purchase handcrafted items. A pair of handcrafted earrings are guaranteed to be one of the best. And if your loved one is or has been in the military one of the wonderful Joy Jewelers military rings would be perfect.

One of the great things about having a long term life partner is that they will appreciate any gift that you give. You do not need to overly stress about what to give them. Simply put a fair amount of thought and effort into it and your gift will be appreciated. It doesn’t hurt to give them something truly unique and unforgettable. Put some time into considering various gifts that will make this anniversary one to remember.

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Wedding invitations

I have gotten a lot of RSVP’s from the Wedding invitations we sent out. I am beginning to think we will have everyone accept. So far they have all responded with an affirmative. This is a good thing, the more people who come to the wedding, the better it will be. The reception is always a lot of fun if there are a lot of people in attendance. There will be a full liquor bar too, so it will be really interesting to see what happens.

We are hiring someone to video everything as well as a photographer. They are both from the same studio and have an impeccable reputation. I am so excited! This is definitely not going to come soon enough for me.

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Love and Marriage

Last night the news had an interesting segment about love and marriage in terms of the percentage of baby boomers who are now happily divorced.  The statistics did surprise me slightly.

The news report stated that 39% of people believe in not getting married.  The average age of men getting married currently is 28, while females average is 26.  Nearly 51% of marriages will end in divorce.  That is why most couples currently are waiting at least four years before walking down the aisle.

I was surprised most by the percentage of people not believing in marriage.  This must have multiple reasons behind it.  Like I mentioned earlier baby boomers, the oldest this year turning 65, most have already been married have decided that now all they want in a relationship is more of a friendship with no strings attached.  they are discovering that they are much happier not getting remarried.  In a way this is a shame.  Marriage traditionally was meant to be a good thing but unfortunately, with the state of the economy among other factors, marriage has transformed into another hassle/ complication that people are realizing they do not need in their lives.

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Wedding Dance Lessons Local

Personally I think that the people that are taking dance lessons to choreograph a dance for their wedding is totally awesome! The time, energy, dedication and expense says a lot about how dedicated they are for this relationship.

I was asked to consider taking wedding dance lessons santa monica by a good friend of mine that has asked me to help with her wedding day event. It didn’t take long for me to answer her with a “Heck Yeah!”

I should be able to schedule my days and nights in order to drive to the other side of town to a very well known choreographer that I have heard such good and positive feed back about. I love to dance and of course don’t make it to any dance floor much these past few years, so I really would enjoy the whole thing.

I just hope I can pick up the steps easy enough without to much hassle. Dancing by yourself is one thing but dancing to something that has been choreographed with several other people is a whole other ball game!

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Wedding Decorations

There are so many different wedding decorations that it boggles the mind. It’s no wonder that women go nuts right before the wedding. After spending months trying to figure out what you want, placing all of the orders, setting it all up, the stress is tremendous. Add the excitement of starting a new life and wow! Instant insanity!

I feel sorry for those women who don’t actually do the planning themselves. The do miss out on a lot of fun that can be had with their friends. It’s like and integral part of getting married, sharing that time with your closest friends. At least people are still picking out their engagement and wedding ring on their own!

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The New Marriage

Today I heard some interesting statistics on the world news.  The news anchor was discussing the recent views of love and marriage for the ages of 18-29.  These views have changed drastically over the last decade.  Apparently, the mindset of this group of people in today’s society is that of raising children over getting married.

The news anchor reports that in 2010, 52% of people ages 18-29 think that being a successful parent over getting married while only 30% of this group believes that having a successful marriage is more important. This does not surprise me.  People in this age group are more concerned with getting their careers started before getting married.  Unfortunately, for some they become involved in a relationship that creates a child before they get married.  I think that this has a lot to do with these statistics.  I think that in the future we we consider to see these trends as the economy declines.  People will look to alternative methods of entertainment, not always for the better.

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More shopping

We suddenly realized that the catering company doesn’t provide the tablecloths we want for the wedding, so we have to buy some that will match the rest of the theme. They had several to choose from but it just wasn’t what my friend wanted. We are looking online to see what is out there. I am certain we will find what we need on there. Believe it or not, the table cloths are really important for the other decorations we already have. I didn’t even think about it at the time, but I am glad we caught it now, rather than later.

Planning a wedding is so full of details, that it is not uncommon to forget things. So we downloaded a wedding planner list from online to help us. We thought about it today after we realized we almost forgot the tablecloths. Now we are steadily checking off what we have already done and re making another list of things that aren’t done yet. This is really helpful. Now I am confident that we wont forget anything else, so long as it is on the list. There is, of course, always the chance but it is highly doubtful. Wish us luck!

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Going over the list

I have been going over the list of people who RSVP’d that they would be attending and I don’t believe we ordered enough wedding favors. There are lot more people accepting then we originally thought would accept. Of the two hundred and sixty invitations sent out, roughly two hundred and fifteen have accepted the invite. This is going to be a really big wedding, much larger then she had previously anticipated. We have been really surprised at how many people are going to fly in for the wedding. She has a large family and apparently so does the groom. I am going to wait out another week and then order more of the supplies that we are short on.

I will have everything taken care of in time for the wedding, of that I have no doubt. We have plenty of time to get everything sorted out. This may be a lot of work, but it is also a lot of fun. I really like planning weddings. I should do this for a living. People who plan weddings for a living, make really good money. I have talked to a few of them about it and it is very competitive as well. One man wouldn’t even talk to me, because he said I was potential competition. I thought that was funny.

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Wedding invitations

These Wedding invitations are just beautiful. I love the colors and the scrolling typeset. It took forever for us to pick them out and with ever RSVP that comes back I am reminded why we chose them. Weddings are so much fun, but can also be a bit of a headache as well. There are so many things that have to be done and so much to choose from. Sometimes it can be more than a little bit over whelming. I try to be as organized as possible with it and that helps tremendously. Good organizational skills will always help wit any project large or small.

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Unique Wedding Favors

I found some really Unique wedding favors for my friends wedding. There were little candy jar shaped salt and pepper shakers, little bird cages, a Cinderella carriage candle and so many more that it has become really difficult to choose. Some of them are practical things that can be used over and over. This is really cool because it gives the wedding guest a permanent memory that they can see almost daily. Whether it is a wine bottle stopper, stone coasters, salt and pepper shakers or something else. Every time the guest uses it, they recall the wedding and how much fun they had attending.

A lot of the favors are decorative. There are elegant, whimsical, silly, or just plain cute favors that will always bring a smile to the person who takes this favor home with them. I am really in awe at the genius of some of the favors that I have found. Anything that holds candy, is always a good choice. Everyone likes a sweet, and if you fill them with sugarless sweets, even those who are diabetic can enjoy them. You should always show consideration for people who have diabetes when choosing this particular favor. That way, no one feels left out. It is a good practice anyway.