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84 Feb Advice on adviceior bride and groom How to handle a stream of advice from family and friends fa a challenge all marrying couples face cording to article in a recent issue of magazine Its not good for a marriage if a wife makes more money than her husband the brides mother might say You really should buy a condominium instead of rent ing the grooms uncle will Insist Clothing brings your wedding together offering the latest in bridesmaids gowns at terrific savings Well help your attendants with their choice while outfitting the men in formal wear from Freeman Formals Outfitting with you in mind OW MARCH 8771598 VST WITH US AT THE SHOW MARCH Georgetown jyvwviKjvwv Everyone Is eager to help a bride and groom adjust to their new roles The only trouble with all this help Is that it can bo so overwhelming that the couple end up feeling confused and pressured Which advice should they take How can they turn down a piece of advice without hurting a loved ones feelings In order to deal with this situation the couple must know what they want says Brides They should sit down together be fore the wedding and ask Where do we want to live How important will our careers be How do we hope to spend our free lime Premarital counselling avail able through churches universities and psychological associations con help by providing a framework for these talks The answers the couple arrive at should be as specific as possible for instance We 11 try to start a family within three years or Well plan to spend 1 weekend a month alone just the two of us When the couple disagree they should push to find a compromise rather than one or the other simply giving in since easy solutions often lead to anger and resentment Once a couple feel secure in their deci sions says Brides theyll be able to react calmly to the advice coming their way First they should determine if heres an underlying reason why a person Is so eager to offer advice If a bride finds her mother- inlawtobe taking a little too much interest in the wedding she should stop and examine what going on maybe the woman always wantedadaughtcrofherown The bride can then respond on this level instead of with anger and perhaps think of ways to get her fiances mother more involved Second the couple should realize that all the advice they get wont be useless especially when an advicegiver has ex in the area A harried bride and groom may feel that yet another opinion on where they should go for their honeymoon is the last thing they need but if Its coming from a cousin who has traveled all over the world It could prove invaluable Finally the bride and groom must know how to stop listening and turn down un needed advice Since most advicegivers mean well it a only kind for the couple to let them know that they do value their opinions even If they can t use all of them But at the same tune they should make it clear that they are rejecting the advice Weve thought about what you said but its Just not right for us or Thank you but weve already decided on another plan In the end a couple must be able to say We did it our way Wedding cake basis of many traditions Prom the buying of the engagement ring to the planning of the honeymoon weddings ore a time when traditional customs to life Varying In size design pattern and colour to reflecting personal taste the wedding coke is the basis of many wedding traditions Whether you choose to have a real cake rent a cake or a combination the wedding cake Is a reception tradition dating back to our ancestors The tiered wedding cake symbolizing prosperity developed as an AngloSaxon custom when wedding guests brought little cakes and piled them into mound over which the bride and groom attempted to kiss Ic ing the cakes into a solid mass During the days of the pioneer this tradi tion continued with friends of the bride bringing a single cake layer usually a spice cakp and a homemade cranberry Jam peach preserve currant jelly or other fill ing At the church or home of the bride one layer was stacked on the other with a ferent filling In between to form a high stack cake The ancient Romans broke cake over the brides head at the end of wedding ceremon les Thecakecrumbswerelhan gathered up by the wedding guests as good luck tokens Often picking up on the theme colors of the wedding the cake serves as both a trad and practical part of the reception It is sometimes served as dessert or cut and prepackaged to be distributed to guests by the happy couple Cutting of the cake and feeding each other a piece Is a symbol of the couples start of a life together but the wedding cake tradition even applies to those not yet married Single girls sleep with a slice of wedding cake under their pillows so they will dream of their future spouses the time honored belief states I Bed 111 THE OLD MILL SOLID FINE OAK Complete Dining and Bedroom Suites Blanket Boxes Rockers Shelves Mirrors ft Clocks OPEN SUNDAYS Cannonball Bed brings you the warmth am charm of finely crafted 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