Sunday 30 November 2014

10 Types of weddings - choose a wedding that fit your personality and budget


The foremost step you take when planning your wedding is choosing what type of wedding you want to have since that determines many of your later decisions. I have carefully made some researches and have listed below some wedding ceremony that may suit your wedding budget. 


Civil wedding

A civil ceremony wedding take place in a courthouse, city hall or judges' chambers and is officiated by a judge or a justice of peace. The secular ceremony is brief, with simple vows and just a handful of guests. A simple or elaborate reception can follow thereafter.

Formal Wedding
A formal wedding Hold on to age-old traditions, its conforms to exacting social expectations, including an elaborately decorated ceremony and reception, numerous attendants and ushers, engraved stationery, an assigned seating chart and dozens of etiquette rules. An expensive event, this type of wedding usually has more than 200 guests in attendance.



Religious wedding
A religious marriage takes place in a house of worship where the bride or groom is a member of the congregation. The reception usually occurs immediately after the exchanging of vows, either in the church's hall or at a separate location. Couples must still obtain a civil marriage license from their local courthouse or county clerk’s office for the union to have legality.  


Group Wedding

Also known as a mass marriage ceremony, the group wedding involves numerous couples who legally tie the knot at the same time. Typically hosted by wedding venues and Catholic church, group weddings are an attractive option for couples on a budget who want to celebrate their love in a very public way. The venue also serves as the reception site where newlyweds receive an individual cake and champagne toast.


Informal Wedding

Couples who choose to have an informal wedding have the freedom to customize every aspect of their marriage ceremony and wedding reception. They usually hold on to several important traditions, create a mashup of both traditions or come up with something completely new. Although not as elaborate, an informal wedding typically has a more intimate feel.


Double Wedding

Normally consisting of best friends or siblings, a double wedding includes two couples participating in a single marriage ceremony. Each couple participates in their own set of wedding rites, usually with the eldest bride going first.


Military Wedding

Formal and steeped in tradition, a military wedding requires full dress uniform for enlisted personnel. The couple has their choice of marrying in a chapel on base or participating in a civil ceremony. Rituals vary between Armed Forces across the world but most incorporate the stunning salute of the Saber Arch that the newlyweds pass under.


Elope wedding

Eloping conjures up vivid Hollywood images of passionate love and wild romantic gestures of running away together to get married. Although most brides fantasize about eloping at least once during the wedding planning process, very few actually choose this easier and cheaper route. In Las Vegas, the top U.S. destination for elopements, couples are married in quick, quirky ceremonies and often celebrate the night out on the town.


Proxy Wedding

Very rare these days, a proxy wedding takes place when the bride or groom cannot actually attend the ceremony, usually due to serving overseas in the military. Few countries currently allow proxy marriages.


Same Sex Wedding

Whether planning a civil union or informal Ceremony, same sex weddings are usually intimate, personalized gatherings. Where legal, marriage vows can be exchanged in a civil or religious ceremony. If the couple does not belong to a church that has given its blessing to gay and lesbian marriages, an informal ceremony usually takes place in a rented venue or a relative's home.

Thursday 20 November 2014

How To Spot The Right Woman: Top 11 Qualities to look for in your future Wife




Since writing Top 17 Qualities to look for in your future husband, I’ve had requests from the gentlemen to write a similar post for them in other to identify those wife material qualities. I spent days researching on this topic so as to drive home some credible points. I found it interesting that when it comes to love, men want to give it to a woman who has the potential to become their wife.

These are 11 qualities that inspire men to give their heart fully.



She makes him a better person
Some men have bad table manner, eating, sleeping and other bad habits. You can be of positive influence in his life and help change his bad habits. Be an example to him, the type that he himself can follow and be proud of. Be the reason he would want to change himself and be a better person, you will be surprise how he would thank you and proudly announce you for revising his personality.

She should be self-developed
Men love a woman who is intelligent, articulate, and open minded, he is going to be spending a lot of time with her, so she should be able to hold a good conversation. She should be wise, smart, and give you good advice. His women’s intuition should be strong. He should look to you all the time for advice.



She Respect her man:

If you want to be respected treat others with respect too. Haven’t we all heard ‘Give respect and take respect’. Respect can be reflected in the way one talks and behaves. Always speak in a loving and refrain from speaking in a harsh manner. A good wife respects her hubby and she never chooses to belittle, humiliate or otherwise harm him in private nor in public. It is better to watch what you say and to think your thoughts through before speaking as it is not possible to take back the words once they have been spoken. A good wife will treat her man with respect no matter where she found herself.



She’s Supportive:

A Good woman supportive and also understanding especially in times of troubles. A good wife stand with her hubby through his successes and failures and provides reassurance when he's feeling down. She love and respect him no matter the conditions. Supporting him in all stages of his career and life. Do not belittle your man or hurt his ego. It is often heard saying that ‘a wife can make a man or break a man’. Be proud of him on his accomplishments and genuinely complement him. If you do this you can expect your husband to behave with you in the same manner and also respect you more for your support.


She’s trustworthy
Women please do not overspend, overeat, become crazy religious, develop emotional relationships with other men, or break his confidence with your mom, sister, or girlfriends.
You should inspire trustworthiness within him. Men if you don’t trust your woman, you’re probably making her as bitter as you’re making yourself. Not worth it. If you can’t trust her, maybe you’re not ready to date her or maybe you need to work on confidence issues within yourself. If there’s good reason not to trust her, don’t even go there. Just like any cheater, it’s bound to happen again.


She appreciate and accept his financial status. As a woman, you are clear about your financial comfort zone, and you should be aware of your partner’s financial abilities. Appreciate and work with the little he can provide. Know his budget to run your home before you get married.
Get real with yourself. If a “simple life” to him translates as “destitute and poor” to you, you need to find someone who is on the same economic page as you. Do not go into denial because you are in love and then complain about his job choice and your shared standard of living after you are married.

She Communicate:
Communication. It is of utmost importance in any kind of relationship, it is key to a good and solid marriage. If you do not communicate; your facts and problems or thoughts they will never ever going to reach your man. Find time to sit and talk with your husband on a daily basis even if it is for only half an hour, also be a good listener when he is talking. You don’t want your marriage on the rocks, right? So start sharing with your husband whatever is going on in your mind. Even if your mind is hassle free, sit together at the end of the day and share incidents from your day at work or at home. When you share things with your husband, he finds it easier to open up in front of you and your marriage will be a happy one.


Nagging
This is one thing that men absolutely hate in most women. We know that after marriage, your husband is now part of you and you want to share all your grievance, insecurities, problems and demands with him, but there’re limit to everything. The truth is that your nagging can create unwanted rift or can make things worse between the two of you. To choose a proper time to pick a quarrel, night is the time. Not immediately after your husband comes home from work or when he is at work. Nobody likes women nagging all the time and this nagging is such a dangerous quality that might even lead to infidelity on the husband’s part.


Surprise him

Make your man speechless with surprises planned for him. Men like surprises too like women do, men like to feel pampered once in a while. So ladies, don’t wait for some special occasion. It does not require any special day to profess your love to your man. Plan a beautiful surprise, romantic or adventurous and woo him all over again. You will see how crazily in love he is going to be with you.


Create room for Happiness
Your man’s state of mind depends on you to a larger extent. It’s your duty, ladies, to keep your husband satisfied in every manner. Keep a healthy environment at home, have good sex, cook good food, be friendly, respect your in-laws, share, discuss and find solution to problems jointly, and your husband will thank the Almighty for gifting him such a mature and understanding better half .

You let him contribute to you.
Men are meant to be the head of a home. They want to be rock stars for their women. You are able to embody being beautifully empowered and independent, while being receptive and appreciative of what your man wants to give you. You are easy to contribute to.

When in a relationship, you must bring down your hyper-individualism. Count on him for things. Really count on him, so if he doesn’t do things you want done, leave it undone. And if it does go undone, gently remind him that you are counting on him. 95% of the time, your guy simply missed the communication or forgot.

 
Other qualities are be responsible, get alone with spouse friend and families, selfless, Ambitious, Cleanliness, Patients, Give him space etc. 


 
Word of advice for our ladies.

Life isn’t a fairy tale
Life is not the same as what we see in the movies or story books. Women love to dream about a lot of things; the perfect husband, the perfect home, furniture and fittings in their houses, their kitchen and so on. Reality is quite different from your dreams, sometimes even harsh too. So ladies wake up and embrace real life with what it has to offer. I advise you to come to terms with reality and accept the fact that the house, your husband, your in-laws are way different from what you had imagined, that’s when you will have a perfect marriage.