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The History of Valentine’s Day..

I’m not sure why… but for some reason I found this video hysterically funny. Maybe it’s because this lady is insane or her mannerisms.. I don’t know but tell me… Is this funny or what?

Valentine’s Gifts for Men

We all know how hard it is to find the perfect gift for our men. Part of the problem is… we think like women.

Instead of trying to find the perfect romantic gift, why not take the advice in this video and get him what he actually wants.

If he’s doing this before the wedding….

Maybe you should rethink the wedding.. Just kidding!

Does your man listen? If so, then he’s definitely a keeper, but in most cases this funny video is sad but true.

As women we love to talk about everything in great detail. I’m sure our guys want to know what’s happening in our lives and they want to be good listeners, but somewhere around word number 569,006 they tune out.

The Stag Night – A Night to Remember?

Heard the one about the stag night that ended with the groom and half his party in the county jail?  How about where the groom ended up on the other side of the country with no money or credit cards and minus his trousers with the wedding in 12 hours?  How about where the groom simply didn’t get to the wedding at all because he’s handcuffed to a lamp post outside his prospective in-laws home?

Sure it’s funny when it happens to someone else and there are numerous urban legends about what some poor schmuck had done to them by the friends on their last night of being “single” – but the reality is not funny if it messes up a huge financial and emotional investment!

Traditionally the stag night is the celebration of the last night of being single; after that the groom should only have married life in his sites.  The best man is also traditionally tasked with making the arrangements for the stag night and also serves as the grooms bodyguard; in the event that it is necessary, it is the best man’s job to make sure the groom makes it home and to the wedding safely!

It is also not advisable to get married with a hangover!

For this reason, you shouldn’t arrange a stag night on the evening before the wedding – give everyone plenty of time to recover and make good any damage from pranksters – if things do get out of hand, you won’t have the added time pressure of making it to the church on time when you’re trying to make bail!

Organizing a great stag night is not complicated; the groom should not pay for anything so take into account his costs when you are working out what it is going to cost everyone so everyone bears a burden of his share.  You also can exercise some imagination and innovation and make sure you have planned the affair well in advance; it is common for the father of the bride and of the groom to be invited and as these guys will be men of experience, don’t be afraid of asking them for help in arranging the night and the inevitable pranks to be played on the groom.  It is decorum for both fathers to leave the celebrations early though!

The bachelor in question should have a say in drawing up the guest list; once you have your guest list they all should be given plenty of time of the venue and what is going to be happening on the night – the best man really needs to be well organized to get this all put together.

We also should not forget the girls in all of this; many couples have already been working, living and romancing each other for some time before they decide to tie the knot and there is an increasing trend towards having a combined bachelor and bachelorette party.  Usually the best man will be orchestrating this with the maid of honor who is acting as his opposite number.

The best man is also responsible for arranging the transport and accommodations for guests at the end of the affair but his primary duty is to make sure the groom is delivered back home and in shape to get married!

Planning Your Perfect Wedding Together

You’ve said “Yes!” when he got on one knee and popped the “Big” question and now you have the extraordinary but exciting job of planning for your wedding and becoming man and wife.

Now if anyone has ever told you this is easy, they are either lying or have never been married!
Fortunately, you can have a perfect wedding day no matter what your budget and resources available by planning and carefully preparing for your wedding day. Becoming engaged is relatively simple but planning and executing your wedding is the first real task confronting many couples.

The first step is to realistically budget for your wedding and this means deciding what you are going to actually include. No-one except the super-rich can have everything so this is a true test of your commitment to one another and how well you are able to compromise with each other.

Establishing the parameters of your wedding day is the part of this whole process where conflict is most likely to emerge; one side may insist on Great Aunt Ada coming to the wedding because they will get upset if not invited, or, you just simply must have a horse drawn carriage to take you away from the magnificent traditional church and the reception simply must take place at the most expensive venue in town!

Get used to the idea right now; unless you have unlimited pots of money you are going to have to give in on some things and accept others you do not like. This is about planning one day which leads to the rest of your life together and everyday together will require commitment and compromise.

Once you have established a budget, you are going to have to finance the cost of your wedding. The traditional idea that the bride’s parents will meet the bulk of the cost of your wedding is no longer a truism for couples getting married today. The sheer cost of getting married can be enormous and not everyone is in the fortunate position of having mom and dad able to write a large check. Today, it is more common for both side’s parents to contribute if they are going to help out financially and it is also even more common for the bride and groom to pay for the bulk of the wedding themselves.

The sooner you establish a budget and agree how you will finance it the less stress you are both likely to experience down the road. Saving for your wedding together is a good idea; it establishes good habits for you to have together as a married couple and also acts to make the bond between you even greater. More than this, the more money you are able to spend which you have accumulated rather than putting the bill on your credit card or taking out a loan, the more money you are going to have to start your married life together.

Starting married life in debt is not a good start – more marriages end in divorce because of financial pressures than for any other reason, so the less debt you take on from the start the more likely you will both have a successful marriage and long life together.

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