Receiving wedding gifts is always a very exciting part of getting married and it’s something that couples agonise over considerably before making any decisions.

First of all, you don’t wish to appear greedy. Although many wedding guests expect to receive a wedding list with their wedding invitation, it feels quite pushy on the part of the bride and groom. Well, it certainly did for us when we were sending out our wedding invitations. We actually felt quite uncomfortable about asking people what to buy us at the beginning although this changed considerably once we started thinking about it in more depth.

When you are invited to a wedding, choosing a gift is a very personal thing and gift choices vary considerably from couple to couple, family to family and culture to culture. The eventual decision on what actually gets purchased is ultimately down to the person buying the gift. In some cases, it is nice to have the freedom to choose something personal although in other cases it is nice to have a rough framework to work from so that you have some ideas. The choice is very much dependent upon how well you know the couple. If they are close family members, you may wish to purchase something special that is unique to them. In contrast, maybe you are buying for a couple you don’t know very well and in which case a gift list is probably a lifeline.

Many couples these days go for funky wedding gift lists from unique boutiques. Lovely as this idea sounds, the word ‘boutique’ sounds small and expensive and may therefore put some guests off. You then run the risk of only getting a few gifts from your chosen shop along with 27 toasters. Great news if you’re into selling kitchenware on e-bay, not such great news if you really wanted a kettle! It is probably better to choose a wedding list with a well-known and nationwide department store. This is much more accessible for all your guests, especially if it’s a high street department store. Guests who wish to go in-store and purchase a gift for you can do so and those who wish to purchase a gift on-line can do so. This seems a much more sensible solution to cater for all your guests. Equally, you can have a great time going in to the store and choosing the items you would like together. Many stores provide you with a hand-held machine that you can zap each barcode with. This is the best part of setting up a wedding list – but don’t expect your partner to let you hold the zapping gun because you probably won’t be allowed anywhere near it!

In conclusion, it seems that all couples feel awkward about asking their guests to buy presents for them. However, it is important to consider that nearly all wedding guests will want to buy a gift for the happy couple and so what’s the harm in giving them a little guidance? If guests want to spend their money on a gift, isn’t it better that they purchase something you will actually like and use?

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When it comes to your wedding services alone, nobody wants to spend an arm and a leg on this and still have to foot the bill for the reception. Really it depends on where you want to your wedding to be and what type of service that you are hoping to have. With careful wedding planning, you can save a small fortune!

When you are planning your wedding , there is a way to satisfy all types of weddings as long as you know what your options are. Let’s take a look at the different types of ceremonies that you can choose from that can save you a great deal of money.
Church Ceremony

When you are planning your wedding ceremony to be in a church, you will often have to pay for the rental and the priest or minister to perform the ceremony.

Some churches will decorate for you while others will not. If this is an issue, be sure to ask first. How much money you will pay for the ceremony will vary and will depend on how the policies of the church. Careful wedding planning requires you to discover all the costs upfront so you can make an informed decision.

Here are some tips on how you can save money on a church ceremony.

* Look for a church that offers complete services or all inclusive packages rather than separate fees

* Try to bargain deals for outdoor weddings

* Rent the church alone and hire your own minister

* Have your services on a day where there are no church services because it may be cheaper

* Decorate the church yourself

* Offer to volunteer at the church for awhile in exchange for a discount

* You can save some money by hosting your ceremony in the church basement rather than in the worship center.

* Churches will often offer more inexpensive prices if you are a member of the church.

These wedding planning tips should give you something to think about for now!

In the next instalment, I will be showing you how you can save money and have fun with some creative, unconventional wedding planning ideas that will allow you to express your individuality (nobody will suspect you are actually saving money by doing things this way!)

If you can’t wait for the next instalment of my wedding planning tips, check out my links below for some links to ideas you can get started with right away!

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The set up happens even before you leave the house. You have to have the right mind set. Every moment is important. You are not going to dance or “meet the woman of your dreams”. You are going to score. Once you have that mind set you are well on your way.

Step 1. Make sure you are going to the right place. Many guys make the mistake here and it ruins the whole night. If your friends know of a place that is great club to meet women that is great. Now this should be a dance club not a men’s club.

No offense, but the women in there are out of the range of the normal guy. Plus the competition is too tough. Go where you have the advantage. Remember the right mind set is important. You have to move quickly and don’t waste time with women that you are not interested in having sex with. Of course you will not know this right away, but I will show you how to find out quickly enough.

The most important thing is that at this point you are on a mission. It is your duty to get that booty. Don’t be misled by the small talk and the time wasters. Stay focused.

Step 2. Now that you are at the right place, it is time to make the right moves. Most guys mess up here. The go for the booty to early. Then when they get shot down the are done for the night. BIG MISTAKE.

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Every human being has her/his own particular, one-of-a-kind role to play. But there is one role that precedes all others. It is the role that every human is designed to play because it is so crucial in the Creator’s design. Aside from the particular details of your individual assignment on Planet Earth (the job you are designed to do based on your own particular interests and abilities), your primary purpose as a human being is to be a receiver, carrier, and transmitter of Life Force Energy, also known as “Love.”

Radiating Love is the most important task you can fulfill as a human being. The more freely and capably you receive, circulate, and transmit the Love that is being constantly emanated by Source, the more vital you are in the scheme of things. And because this is what you are designed to do, doing it naturally positions you for the optimal flow of Life Force. Indeed, as a perk, doing your job as a transmitter of Love makes you healthy and happy and raises you up within reach of the Garden Gate! The Divine Design is chock full of such magnificent reciprocations. There are unending benefits that are automatically ours for doing and being that which we were designed to do and be. Talk about the rewards of success!

When you are primarily radiating Love, you are succeeding where it counts the most, despite anything else you may accomplish on this Earth. It is that simple. When we increase the sum total of Love on Earth, we are successes in doing our primary job as humans. As long as you are being a transmitter of Love, anything else you achieve as a human being is gravy.

There are additional benefits for performing the task of being a transmitter of Love. The only way you can be optimally effective at it is to fully circulate Life Force/Love throughout your body-mind, and that just happens to be the requirement for optimal health and true happiness. Doing your job as a transmitter of Love brings you joy and radiant health! If knowledge of your individual role is what you crave, you’ll be happy to know that doing your job as a transmitter of Love means that you are automatically hooked up to the Great Intelligence that holds the knowledge of what your other individual, divinely ordained roles and purposes are and how to go about fulfilling them! Not only that, you are in position to receive all the energy you need to carry them out. Neat design, eh?

©2006 Julia Rogers Hamrick

Excerpted from Recreating Eden: The Exquisitely Simple, Divinely Ordained Plan for Transforming Your Life and Your Planet

Julia Rogers Hamrick has been a spiritual-growth facilitator for over two decades, and is the author of Recreating Eden: The Exquisitely Simple, Divinely Ordained Plan for Transforming Your Life and Your Planet. Julia writes about and leads seminars on proactive joy, and the relationship between frequency and experience. For more information on Julia and recreating Eden, and to get on her list to be eligible for her f’ree monthly teleseminars, visit recreating-eden.com recreating-eden.com