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Saying Thank You

Here is an underlying secret that will make or break your wedding day . . . the happiness of your bridesmaids. After spending months of helping you to make wedding decisions with your wedding planner and trying on unflattering dresses and many years of keeping you sane, it is time to reward the ladies that has stuck by you through the good, the bad, and the ugly. And, to recognize the women that will stand up for you during the most important day of your life.

Instead of the Day at the Spa or other traditional and sometimes informal ways of acknowledging your bridesmaids, try some of these ‘alluring’ and inexpensive ideas to keep the bridesmaids happy while planning your wedding and a nice way to “Say Thank You.”
 
1. Storybook Mementos:
Create a book filled with a chapter specifically dedicated to each of your bridesmaids that are full of fun, jokes, pictures, and insiders’ information that only your strong bonds can decode. Go to any arts and craft store and buy a picture perfect notebook and decorate it with beads, paint, whatever your creative genes imagine. Then, create the book that tells the story about your friendship. This book will be kept forever and a great way to let your bridesmaids know that you value their friendship.

2. Bridesmaids Centerpiece:
This is a fantastic way to show your bridesmaids that you are best friends forever as you are recognizing them at your wedding.

3. Friends Who Sing Together, Stay Together:
Have a great time with your bridesmaids by having a Karaoke Fest. These tapes and memories will be forever remembered by all. Simply, get a tape recorder, a microphone, a cassette tape, and maybe some food and drinks, and have fun singing your little hearts out. This is another great memento that will be cherished by your bridesmaids.

4. Unforgettable Gem:
You have chosen these women to be a part of your day because they are precious people in your life. Make an unforgettable purchase of a necklace that contains the gem representing the month of your wedding and ask them to wear it on your wedding day. Not only does this show unity, but it is a great keepsake for your bridesmaids and a nice way to say thank you.

Lessons learned from the ‘favourite Wedding Movies of All Time’

What is the number one the wedding movie of all time? You guessed it! The Steve Martin re-make of ‘Father of the Bride.’ You might have also guessed ‘The Wedding Singer’ with Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore or ‘The Wedding Planner’ with Jennifer Lopez? Those movies came in second and third respectively. Clearly, a father's love for his daughter ­ and difficulty 'letting her go' ­ was a far more sentimental theme than finding true romantic love.

This got me thinking, what are the deep and meaningful lessons learned from the favourite wedding movies of all time? Here are just a few:

‘Father of the Bride’ (the Steve Martin re-make of the original starring Spencer Tracy and Elizabeth Taylor)
A Father will always see you as 'his little girl.' No matter how old you are, how successful, how self-sufficient you are, a father who loves you will always be protective of you.
It's extremely hard for a father to 'let go' of you. But as the movie shows, there's no 'letting go' necessary. The bride will always adore a loving father.

‘The Wedding Planner’
Life (and love) cannot be strictly controlled or micro-managed. Anyone who's trying to do that is just showing how little control they have over their own lives and how afraid they are.
It takes courage to love again after a heartbreak but it will come to you when you least expect it.
You don't have to go through with a wedding just because plans have been made (and a lot of money spent.) If it feels wrong to you both, just wish each other well, hop in that taxi and go find the life that's waiting for you.

‘The Wedding Singer’
The song 'I Want to Grow Old With You' that Adam Sandler's character sings on the plane encapsulates what's really important. It's not about planning a wedding, it's about the relationship, finding that person you want to grow old with.

‘Runaway Bride’
True love isn't coming to you if you keep reinventing yourself to fit your relationships, and somewhere deep down inside, you know it. That's what makes you run. You need to really know yourself (as in, find out how you like your eggs!) before you can really connect with another.

‘Monsoon Wedding’
True love transcends race, class, cultural conflict. No matter what's going on around the couple, it doesn't touch the love they share.

‘My Big Fat Greek Wedding’
Our families, and our rich and meaningful cultural traditions, are all a part of who we are. Even if they make us crazy sometimes, nothing beats those moments when we're surrounded by all the people who have loved us our entire lives.

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