Recent Published Blogs

Florida - Would $100 marriage-license fee help prevent divorce?

Posted by Alexander Evdakov (Mar 19,2009)

John Stemberger, who led the movement to ban same-sex marriage in Florida now wants to make it harder and more expensive for couples to marry and get a divorce. The facts break down like this. In order to get a marriage license it would cost you $100 more in state's marriage-licensing fees. However those who attend eight hours of premarital counseling would get their money back. As.... Read More

Wedding Dresses: When Traditional White Became Popular

Posted by Jennifer Alpeche (Mar 18,2009)

Did you know that white wasn’t always the traditional color for wedding dresses? In fact, it didn’t come into style until the mid-1800s, coinciding with the marriage of Queen Victoria to Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg. Prior to this, brides wore various colors, for various reasons.

Perhaps the biggest consideration then remains just as relevant today: Expense. A modern-.... Read More

Wedding Stationery on a Budget

Posted by Kathryn Lindamood (Mar 15,2009)

When I got married I had a pretty small budget compared to most brides. I’m actually glad I had an inexpensive wedding compared to most of my friends. I don’t feel like I missed out on anything important by not having a lavish ceremony. Still, there were parts of the planning that made it difficult to stay within the budget. One such thing was my wedding stationery. If you.... Read More

Music For Your Wedding

Posted by Mary Frederick (Mar 12,2009)

Sometimes people underplay just how important music can be to their wedding. If you think about it, music is a big part of the ceremony as it binds everything together. Music also plays a big role in the reception because it will dictate the tone. If you want a fun filled reception where people are dancing the night away for example, then you need to have music to support it.

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How to make long-distance planning less of a mind bender

Posted by Emily Hohenwarter (Mar 12,2009)

Get the dress, order the cake, reserve the rehearsal site, find and book a ceremony locale, order flowers and plan the reception. Oh, and do it all at least six months prior to your wedding date from thousands of miles away. Phew! There's only one way to describe long-distance wedding planning: exhausting.

I'm getting married in October on the other side of the country, and, n.... Read More

Planning a Wedding Without the Stress

Posted by Mary Frederick (Mar 9,2009)

Initially the idea of planning a wedding sounds so magical and wonderful that you can't imagine why people lose sleep over this. That's usually the feeling when that ring is placed upon your finger. Then the reality sets in that you want to plan your dream wedding, and of course it will be the most important day of your life. Before you freak out and throw your hands up in despair, kn.... Read More

Getting Results with your Wedding Business on Search Engines

Posted by Alexander Evdakov (Mar 6,2009)

Lately I've had quite a few questions regarding how is it that I am able to achieve high rankings with my wedding photography website not only for just one location but multiple locations and cities. Currently I rank top 10 in Google for my top 3 cities in my area; Tampa, St. Petersburg, Sarasota, etc and it's not as hard as you may think. Let's start off with some basics.

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$5 Million Dollars to Promote Marriage with Government Funds

Posted by Alexander Evdakov (Mar 2,2009)

This has to be one of the most interesting piece of news that I came across in quite some time. Everyone knows the economy is in terrible condition not just nationally but globally. Just recently the Goverment announced that it will spend nearly $5 million dollars, yes thats $5,000,000 to promote the benefits of marriage and tips on having a healthy marriage.

The whole campaig.... Read More

Having a Beach Wedding - Environmentally Aware

Posted by Alexander Evdakov (Feb 24,2009)

Having a beach wedding can turn out to be an amazing and beautiful thing. However if you don't plan accordingly it may make you regret your decision.

The Sunlight: Being in Florida, typically 9/10 weddings that I've done are beach weddings and most of them are similar in nature. The bride and groom are facing each other on the sand. The chairs are set up behin.... Read More

How to Propose to Him (Your Boyfriend)

Posted by Alan Mertz (Feb 17,2009)

So your thinking about proposing to your boyfriend...Chances are you probably have been dating for a while maybe 3 or 4 years, but he still hasn't took the initiative. Before you actually take the plunge, be sure you both are ready and give thought to the fact that what if he isn't ready? What i'm trying to say is don't press the issue too early where you may take away his chance to p.... Read More