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Avoiding Wedding Disasters
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2010-12-22T04:00:00.000Z
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<div id="centerwrapper"><div id="root" style="xg-p: absolute; width: 796px; height: 1669px;"><div style="xg-p: absolute; left: 28px; top: 484px; width: 760px; height: 684px;"><span class="text"><font face="Trebuchet MS" size="2"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">The process of planning a wedding can often damage friendships, lead to arguments <br></br>with in-laws, shatter hopes and cause huge power struggles. When you are preparing <br></br>for your special day, don't forget what it's…</span></font></span></div>
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<div id="centerwrapper"><div id="root" style="xg-p: absolute; width: 796px; height: 1669px;"><div style="xg-p: absolute; left: 28px; top: 484px; width: 760px; height: 684px;"><span class="text"><font face="Trebuchet MS" size="2"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">The process of planning a wedding can often damage friendships, lead to arguments <br/>with in-laws, shatter hopes and cause huge power struggles. When you are preparing <br/>for your special day, don't forget what it's really all about.<br/><br/></span></font><b><font face="Trebuchet MS" size="2"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">Don't Give Others Too Much Power<br/></span></font></b><font face="Trebuchet MS" size="2"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">Sometimes brides-to-be feel the need to please others to ensure that their special <br/>day is a success. Often, giving in to the whims of family and friends can lead to <br/>disaster. If you give someone enough power to ruin your day, isn't that your choice? <br/>Remember that it's your day to shine.<br/><br/></span></font><b><font face="Trebuchet MS" size="2"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">Don't Become "Bridezilla"<br/></span></font></b><font face="Trebuchet MS" size="2"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">If you're obsessing over every little tiny detail, thinking about it all day and having <br/>nightmares about it at night, you can lose sight of what really matters. Focus on the <br/>fact that it's a day about the two of you creating a bond and a union.</span></font><b><font face="Trebuchet MS" size="2"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;"><br/><br/>Learn to Ask for and Accept Help from Loved Ones<br/></span></font></b><font face="Trebuchet MS" size="2"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">Don't be afraid to invite your closest friends and family to help with some of the planning. To allow others to be a part <br/>of it can add to the joy of the occasion.<br/><br/></span></font><b><font face="Trebuchet MS" size="2"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">Don't Be a 'Money Bully' or the Victim of One<br/></span></font></b><font face="Trebuchet MS" size="2"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">Mom and Dad may feel that since they're footing the bill for the ceremony, that they have a lot of say in the planning. <br/>This can result in a power struggle if the bride-to-be has conflicting ideas. Work out your differences and come up <br/>with a compromise.<br/><br/></span></font><b><font face="Trebuchet MS" size="2"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">Start with a Budget<br/></span></font></b><font face="Trebuchet MS" size="2"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">The average cost of a wedding in America is $22,000. Come up with a budget for the wedding and do your best to stick <br/>to it. It's important not to burden your union together by starting out completely broke or in debt.<br/><br/></span></font><b><font face="Trebuchet MS" size="2"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">Focus on the Bride<br/></span></font></b><font face="Trebuchet MS" size="2"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">Upcoming nuptials can be a critical time, and sometimes misunderstandings arise when friends and family get too <br/>emotional about the wedding planning process. When somebody's getting married, everybody needs to say, 'It's their <br/>day, and if I need to step to the side and give them this day, then it's a gift that I'm going to give.'<br/><br/></span></font><b><font face="Trebuchet MS" size="2"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">View Your Wedding as a Rite of Passage<br/></span></font></b><font face="Trebuchet MS" size="2"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">In societies and cultures throughout the world, weddings are not only celebrations, they also symbolize rites of <br/>passage from childhood to adulthood. Simply, a rite of passage is a major turning point in life where we experience a <br/>change in identity. It is a time of transition where the old way of life ceases to fit and the new life has not yet taken <br/>hold.<br/><br/></span></font><b><font face="Trebuchet MS" size="2"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">Take a Break<br/></span></font></b><font face="Trebuchet MS" size="2"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">Declare some days wedding free, where discussing the wedding is off limits. Go out and have some fun, decompress, <br/>and remember why you fell in love with your partner to begin with. If you don't take some time off from the planning, <br/>you may not even enjoy the big day once it gets there.<br/><br/></span></font><b><font face="Trebuchet MS" size="2"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">Have a Sense of Humor About It<br/></span></font></b><font face="Trebuchet MS" size="2"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">Don't go into this with the expectation of perfection or you're guaranteed to be disappointed. Things may go wrong, <br/>and probably will. Remember to laugh about it. These are the memories and stories you will tell your grandchildren <br/>someday.<br/><br/></span></font><b><font face="Trebuchet MS" size="2"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">Most Important....Plan the Marriage<br/></span></font></b><font face="Trebuchet MS" size="2"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">Don't forget that the wedding lasts one day, while the marriage lasts the rest of your life. Spend at least an equal <br/>amount of time planning the union that you and your partner hope to have for years to come. Discuss religion, <br/>children, careers, division of labor, in-laws and geography with your partner.<br/></span></font></span></div>
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