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Wedding email etiquette

Alan — Sat, 29 May 2010 08:54:07 +0000

In this day and age of electronic communications at the touch of a typing finger, it’s often easier (and certainly cheaper) to send an e-mail rather than pick up the phone and dial a number.

In many cases this is a great boon for both business and personal correspondence, but in a very personal situation such as a wedding, you have to be careful not to misuse the venue. Weddings are notoriously stressful for everyone involved, including all members of the wedding party from bride and groom to flower girl. Here are a couple of helpful tips about when and when not to e-mail in the course of wedding plans.

If you are dealing with a maid of honour or a wedding planner who tends to be a ‘take charge’ kind of personality, she may demand an immediate response to an invitation or request for a gift in her determination to do a super job for the bride. Here a polite e-mail can save a lot of hurt feelings or even hostility. Keep any conflict between you and the zealous one – don’t get the bride involved at all.

When you are dealing directly with the bride, remember that she is likely to be in a state of total irrationality, even if under normal circumstances she’s perfectly sensible. Highly emotional issues are best addressed ‘in person’ by phone as opposed to e-mails. The tone of voice conveys ‘soothing’ and ‘empathy’ a lot better than words on a page.

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Lack of money for a wedding can bring its own rewards

Alan — Mon, 17 May 2010 21:21:07 +0000

Many couples have a dream wedding in mind that will show how they celebrate the love they have found with a special person. However, they want to create a wedding that will offer them a chance to celebrate their start of life as a married couple, treating the day as their first opportunity to show that they can protect and care for another person. For those with a large amount of resources, this is not a problem, but it can be a bit harder for those on a budget.

Planning your wedding is one of the best parts of getting married, but even if you cannot afford a grand wedding, an economical wedding can still be just as memorable and fulfilling to plan. In fact, instead of thinking about an economic wedding as constraint, it is better to view it as a way to stop and think about the purpose of a wedding.

Before getting down to the decorations and the other fun parts however you need to look at the large factors such as the wedding date, the venue where you want to hold it, the wedding gown, bridal party, wedding cake, and the general buffet for the event.

After you get these basics down, you can focus on planning the decorations, which will include a mixture of creativity and imagination. Creating a general theme for the wedding is a great place to start, after which you can focus on the smaller details such as chair covers, table clothes, laces, and floral arrangements.

Candles are also a great table piece given that they add sophistication to the event and can be purchased for a low price to add to the lighting. All of these items can be purchased at a reasonable price if you shop around, or even better if you create them yourself, saving money and adding to your involvement in the wedding preparations.

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UK newly weds taking UK ‘mini-moons’ rather than overseas honeymoons

admin — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 08:58:14 +0000

Superbreak, the speciailist UK mini break company, has reported that more couples appear to be spurning the traditional overseas honeymoon in favour of a a few days in the UK instead. This phenomenon is referred to as the ‘mini-moon’.

Superbreak also found that there was a 15% increase in requests for upgrades to four-poster rooms (a common upgrade for honeymooners) in 2009 against 2008. In addition, it also showed a 5% decline year on year in airport/cruise port hotel stopovers booked by marrying couples, which would suggest that few people are choosing to travel overseas for their honeymoon.

Ian Mounser, Sales Director at Superbreak commented, “It seems that the mini-moon trend is actually taking off in the UK. With marrying couples increasingly conscious of expenditure, and seeking to save for their future, our analysis indicates that many couples appear to be more budget conscious and are choosing honeymoons of two to five nights duration, perhaps planning a full holiday in future years. As we head towards the key 2010 wedding season it will be interesting to see if this trend continues.”

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