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No, we’re not talking about the post-reception tidy up, or even the honeymoon, we mean your marriage itself.
ZM Radio online has come up with a handy list of eight ‘Things You’re Never Told About Marriage’.
They include the forever question. As in: is this it? Forever?
Then there’s the “you’ll work hard at it”, your new marriage, that is. There’s also the issue of going to bed still angry after a big arguments. It does happen. Maybe those oldies who say they’ve never retired still steaming mad have just …
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DIY wedding planning has a lot of appeal. And new-style web sites are taking it to a whole new level.
Using these sites can save you time, allowing to you have fun planning exactly what you want. They’re also green, because they cut down hugely on paperwork, so you’ll be saving the planet too. You might even get your man interested, as it involves net surfing.
They are just starting to take off in New Zealand. Two new web sites, Paperless Wedding and Perfect Venue, are good examples… more on these below. …
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In How to get Married without Going Broke, Liz Koh at BusinessBlogs has writes;
Disagreements about money are a leading cause of relationship difficulties, and planning a wedding will be a good test of how well you can work together to set priorities for your money.
There’s more sensible advice along these lines in the story, see How to get Married without Going Broke.
See also: Ten wedding saving tips and How to have a great wedding in a recession
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It isn’t often you hear the man’s point of view about his wedding, but Andrew Higgins thought very carefully about his, as it was his second. He tells us all about it below, but, quite simply, he and his bride chose to do it their way, designing a wedding that suited their needs. It made for a memorable experience that also reflected exactly who they are.
Andrew Higgins and Fabienne Bovis
Andrew is director of e-learning at AUT University. After moving to Auckland, from Otago, he joined the YMCA gym at Northcote. …
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While obviously the whole point is that you’re on show on your wedding day, there are ways to behave – and ways not to – if you don’t want to be remembered as a bridezilla.
We came across a great article on the UK Guardian’s website with tips on bride behaviour – nothing too heavy, kinda obvious when you think about it, but the sort of things that are so easy to forget in all the excitement. The tips are all done using photos too, which makes for really easy reading. …
