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1. Dream
Wedding Show
2. Engagements
3. Brides
Message Board
4. Events & Dates
5. A
Well-Oiled Rehearsal
6. Questions for
Kiya
7. Arden Hills News
8. Look Who's New
9. Special Offer - LWC
10.
Tip From a Pro
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Announce your Engagement
(Pictured
above: Kristin Sanchez & Christopher Brinks
10-04-08)
Send Nuptial News a candid
photograph of you and your fiance, along with your names
and wedding date and we will post them on Sacramento
Bride and Groom's website
. Your picture may even make it into
our Summer/Fall 2008 issue.
(300 dpi
resolution required to be considered for the
publication)
Please send
them to Eden@sacbride.com with "Engagement" in the subject
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 Events and Dates to
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Arden Hills
News:
Arden Hills Resort
Club & Spa recently unveiled their new bridal gift
registry. The gift registry can enable a bride to
have their guests purchase her and her bridesmaids’
hair, makeup, spa treatments, guest rooms, specialty
items and even upgrades on reception
selections!
Facility gift registries can be a
tasteful alternative to the traditional gift
registry. They can take the awkwardness out of
asking for money and provide brides with the power and
flexibility to purchase what they want, where they
want.
Kudos to Arden Hills for being the first
facility in our area to offer this amazing option to
their brides!
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Show
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All New... Brides Message
Board
Visit Sacramento Bride and
Groom's new and improved
website and start chatting with other local brides on
the Bride Message Board.
Brides are already talking about many subjects
like Honeymoons, Invitations, DJ's, Wedding Receptions
and more.
Click
here to Register and start talking!
Dont forget to check
out the "Question of the Month" and give us your
thoughts! Go to "Newsletter
Chatter."
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A
Well-Oiled Rehearsal
An organized rehearsal translates into a
smooth flowing wedding ceremony. Working the kinks out
prior to walking down the aisle will ease some of the
nervous jitters on wedding day. Here are a few
tips to achieve this nirvana:
A few weeks
before:
- Imagine yourself in the audience and
visualize the bridal party standing at “the
alter.”
Tallest attendant is at the end, building
toward the center. It doesn’t
matter the height of your honor attendants as he/she
must stand next to the bride and
groom.
- Draw a sketch of the line-up order
(bride and groom in the center); bring this
information to
rehearsal.
- Assign only two groomsmen to escort the
honoraries, i.e. grandmothers, mothers. I recommend
the groom escort his own mother in (very
sweet)
- Decide if bridal party enters ceremony
in pairs or single file (hint: high-heeled bridesmaids
appreciate the stability of a hunky guy to walk in
with)
At
rehearsal:
- The very first step is…with sketch in
hand, position the bridal party as you have
envisioned.
- The bridal party should face out to
watch the processional.
- The bride and her father (or escort)
will enter down the aisle. The “pass off” occurs (dad
shakes groom’s hand; dad kisses bride’s check; bride
and groom step forward; dad steps back and stands next
to mother in front
row)
- Once the bride and groom step forward to
the officiant, the bridal party should pivot at an
angle to watch the
ceremony.
- If there are readings in the service,
the officiant should advise the reader of the moment
when they are to step
forward
- When it is time to join hands, the bride
should pass her bouquet over to the honor
attendant.
- You should practice the lighting of the
unity candle, or the steps of a sand ceremony (if
applicable)
- Once the couple is pronounced as “man
and wife,” retrieve the bouquet, take your husband’s
arm and happily recess down the aisle. The bridal
party should wait until the couple is half way down
the aisle before joining in pairs and recessing (keep
a short distance between each bridal party
couple).
- Parents can then follow after the bridal
party
Now, practice again… walking in. Start with the
groomsmen escorting the grandparents and the mothers,
and then the entire bridal party processes in, followed
by the bride and dad.
Important
reminders:
- Don’t lock knees – keep slightly
bent
- Bouquet should be held at the belly
button
- Bring a fake bouquet to hold onto; a
ring pillow, and a basket for the flower
girl
- Be on time to rehearsal! The entire
group needs to work together; it is rude to keep
others waiting.
Lora Ward, Owner
A Day to Remember Wedding
Consultant
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Questions for Kiya: Kiya S.
Sakaris, C.P.C.C
Question: Dear
Kiya, A friend of mine needs some help. Should
her boyfriend pay off her debt in order to ask for
her hand in marriage? Is this ethical? This guy has
been sleeping with another woman (not sure what
happened exactly). Now, this guy is so afraid to lose my
female friend, that he is offering to pay off all
her debt so that she knows that he is serious about
the proposal for marriage. He even cried in front
of her when she tried to pay back all the money he
loaned her before. Please advise. Should my friend
marry this guy? Thank you very much. ~Tia
Answer:
Dear Tia,
A marriage should never consist of anything
else other than true eternal love and a meaningful
relationship that two people will cherish and enjoy,
loaded full of values and morals. This means that they
will never have to worry about the other one being
dishonest, disrespectful or hurtful. Since this love is
so strong and distinct, one person could never
intentionally hurt the other without feeling even more
hurt within them. In a marriage, you know that it
is right when you have the feeling that it is "too good
to be true". You will have not a doubt in your mind that
this person is the one for you and that you will be
together forever. If your friend wants to become married
to her boyfriend, than she should wait at least 3 years
to see if he will do this type of behavior again. Also,
she should make sure that he earns her respect and
honesty back at full speed, with strong motivation and
extreme force. He must show her how much she means to
him by doing everything possible to gain her love again.
If he sloughs this off because of his offer to pay her
debt(his debt), than he is not worth any effort by her
at all. Many men or women that do this, will
usually never stop. Although, some have had such extreme
moral conflict, that they decide not to do this again
due to the guilt and remorse associated with their bad
decision and stick with it. I'm sure she knows deep
down inside whether he is truly going to do this again.
Some people need to look at the situation from within,
without using their love-blinders. She may want
to date other people and let this boyfriend go.
Although she may need to have closure and make sure for
herself that he may not be worth her standards. Whatever
her choice may be, they will definitely have some trials
and tribulations facing them in the future that they
will need to resolve around the issue of trust.
Take
care!
Kiya Sakaris, C.P.C.C.
Click
here to visit A New Beginning
Email Kiya with your questions libraryoflife@sbcglobal.net
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Tip From a
Pro
MR DJ Service Planning
Tip:
How do you avoid inappropriate or
embarrassing toasts? I think it was Mark Twain who said,
“Better to keep your mouth shut and be thought a fool
than to open it and remove all doubt.” As a professional
Emcee and wedding DJ, I certainly do not want to
embarrass myself or anyone else in the process. To avoid
any potential pitfalls, I am always prepared and well
rehearsed. All professionals rehearse their material. I
would not encourage any amateur to jump in and “just
wing it.” It has been my experience that if you step in
front of two hundred people and you are unprepared, you
just might end up with some unexpected results. For tips
on how to prepare for your toast, feel free to call
(916)988-6979 or email mike.r@mrdjservice.com. Cheers!
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