Marriage is for everyone
The advantages of marriage are amazing. The public hasn’t caught on, though, according to this article in the Wall Street Journal: “Middle-class Americans are forsaking marriage amid financial insecurity, effectively making the institution more of a luxury good enjoyed by prosperous Americans.” According to the article, finances are the reason: “More couples are deciding to…
Read MoreDon’t make this mistake at your wedding!
Wedding planning can be stressful, because it requires you to make over one-thousand decisions on a deadline. With so many choices along the way, it’s easy to make a wedding mistake here or there. Brides Magazine pointed out the most common in a recent article: THE 50 MISTAKES BRIDES ALWAYS MAKE The path to “I…
Read MoreA crash wedding diet can be dangerous to your health
Samantha Clowe went on a crash diet to prepare for her wedding day. She shed 52 pounds in eleven weeks, before dying from heart failure. Think twice before going on a crash diet for your wedding day. You face health risks if you try to lose too much too fast. Bridal publications make it hard…
Read MoreThe Beatles’ last love song is all about real love
What is real love? Well, for one it is the name of the last love song recorded by The Beatles years after the band broke up. For another, one of history’s great philosophers, Thomas Aquinas, said real love means to will the good of the other for the sake of the other, which is a…
Read MoreAvoid wedding debt
Pay for your Fayetteville wedding with cash and avoid wedding debt. That’s the message from Taylor Moore, finance and insurance writer for reviews.com. She points out that fighting over money is the number one cause of stress in marriages, so starting your wedding off in debt due to overspending on your wedding isn’t a good…
Read MoreMarried men live longer, healthier lives
Five Star Entertainment writes about a wide range of wedding-related subjects on this blog, with a special focus on details surrounding your reception and ceremony. We ran across an interesting article on men’s health by the Harvard Medical School (HMS) we thought you’d find meaningful, because it’s about the health benefits of marriage. Marriage seems…
Read MoreWhat is the perfect length of a wedding toast?
A good wedding toast makes the bride and groom and their guests laugh and cry in a matter of minutes, so the perfect length of a wedding toast is just a few minutes. When you see eyes begin to glaze over, you know that the length of a wedding toast is too long. You can…
Read MoreSuper smart questions to ask a wedding venue
You’re engaged. Congratulations. As we pointed out in an earlier blogpost, one of the first things you’ll need to do for your Fayetteville wedding is to line up your wedding venue. Venues book real early, so you’re smart to plan at least twelve months out securing your venue. Here are some super smart wedding venue…
Read MoreHow to handle an obnoxious wedding guest
The simplest way to handle an obnoxious wedding guest is don’t invite her. Or him. Sadly, that’s not always possible. You know how family relationships can be! Your parents may insist that you invite ‘cousin Penelope’ even though she is the most obnoxious person you know. Just watch the Saturday Night Live skit below to…
Read MoreBest Adele love songs for weddings
Adele burst onto the music scene in 2009 and has never looked back. The 2009 Grammy Awards named her best new artist and best female pop vocal performance. Although she’s known for writing compelling break-up ballads, she knows her way around a love song, too. Let’s take a look at some of the best Adele…
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