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		<title>Engagement rings – is it a solitaire game?</title>
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When it comes to engagement rings, the solitaire still reigns supreme. But it isn’t the only game in town.
Auckland jeweller David Keefe says 50 percent of the couples who come to him for an engagement ring opt for a solitaire.
“It’s  about a dream. It floats above your finger, a fiery, sparkling diamond  that the Earth has taken a million years push to the surface.”
That’s one explanation of the solitaire’s popularity, but there’s a bit more to it. Our love affair with ...]]></description>
		<link>http://wedding-cafe.co.nz/engagement-rings-solitaire-game</link>
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		<title>Wedding etiquette – the dos and don’ts</title>
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It’s one of those ideas you might think has had its day, but has it really?
The word ‘etiquette’ conjures up the notion having to do everything the right way. This is a part of it. However, etiquette guru Miss Manners says etiquette is, at bottom, all about behaving well and doing what is appropriate.
&#34;You  can deny all you want that there is etiquette… but if you behave in a  certain way that offends the people you’re trying to deal with, they  will stop ...]]></description>
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		<title>Maternity bride – you can marry in style</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Buying a wedding dress can be stressful. Buying one when you’re pregnant is doubly so.
Not so long ago finding such a dress, or someone who could make you one, was difficult. But times are changing. If you want a budget dress for a summer wedding, Australia’s Sweet Lilly could be your answer. It’s worth looking at the website for style ideas alone.
However, if you’d like a real wedding dress, one that can accommodate your baby bump in style, City Bridal can tailor the kind of dress you dreamed of to ...]]></description>
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		<title>Write your own wedding vows</title>
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The thought of formality, which is what wedding vows are about, can scare people.
This “scaring” is something that Auckland celebrant Ross Johnson is concerned about and he finds writing your own wedding vows can help put such fears to rest.
“A wedding should be a fun occasion and the only starchy, rigid part is often the vows,” he says. “I often ask people, ‘Do you want a wedding with laughter or a formal one?’”
Ross has conducted 100 weddings and at all of them the ...]]></description>
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		<title>Wedding drinks go further with punch</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Want to stretch the drinks budget, encourage some alcohol-free drinking and still pack a punch?
Well,  this punch recipe below will do all of the above, with the added bonus  that teens often think it’s alcoholic, though it isn’t. The ginger ale  gives it a bit of bite that the less alcohol-savvy can mistake for the  real thing. It tastes nice too and has been lapped up at every party  we’ve ever served it up at, by grown-ups and kids alike.
It’s also cheap when compared with ...]]></description>
		<link>http://wedding-cafe.co.nz/wedding-drinks-punch</link>
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		<title>A simply perfect wedding</title>
		<description><![CDATA[When it comes to weddings, it seems a little simplicity can go a long way. Too posh can mean no fun, and even no memories
Of  course, you want your wedding day to be a truly memorable day, but it’s  also easy to get carried away. The trouble is a too-grand wedding has  its drawbacks. Relationship Services counsellor Gilbert McMillan says  he’s come across many couples who say they don’t remember much about  their wedding day. “It was too formal, too grand, and they couldn’t  ...]]></description>
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		<title>How to have the happiest wedding day</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It’s all about people.
Of  course you knew that. But the trick is in managing them to see their  needs don’t over-shadow yours on what should be your day. Fortunately,  there are ways of negotiating such difficulties. We spoke to Gilbert  McMillan, long-time counsellor from Relationship Services.
Contrary  to what you might think, Gilbert’s job isn’t just to be the ambulance  that picks the pieces up at the bottom of the relationship cliff. It’s  also about helping people negotiate the intricacies of normal  relationships ...]]></description>
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		<title>Don’t honeymoon with the in-laws</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The trouble with men describing anything to do with weddings is they often can’t resist taking the Mickey, but sometimes in among all the nonsense is some sound advice.
wedding café came across this article about British honeymoons, which included some wacky honeymoon choices, such a one couple joining their mates to go to Glastonbury, the popular British music festival, which is great until it rains, then it’s a sea of mud…
Another couple went with a dozen others on a walking holiday in Andalucia, in Spain. They loved it, but isn’t ...]]></description>
		<link>http://wedding-cafe.co.nz/dont-honeymoon-inlaws</link>
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		<title>Can you be a bride and a feminist?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This might seem an odd question at  first, given New Zealand was the first country to give women the vote.  And what exactly has it got to do with modern marriage, you might ask?  Well, it might affect your choices on the Big Day.
Wedding vows
One the  reasons many modern brides want to write their own vows stems from 1970s  feminism and later, when many young women declared they had no  intention of promising to “love, honour and obey” their new husband.  This is ...]]></description>
		<link>http://wedding-cafe.co.nz/bride-feminist</link>
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		<title>Ten plus one wedding dresses to inspire you</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Here are ten wedding dresses to inspire  you as you choose what style of gown you want to wear on your big day.
They’re all a bit  different. Some are full and formal, others rather more casual. For  instance, our first choice, our pictured dress, falls into the Beauty and the Beast or Cinderella at the  ball category. By the way, the dresses aren’t listed in any particular  order, but they are quite varied.
Dubbed Dancing in the  Moonlight,  by stockist Bridal Brilliance. We like ...]]></description>
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