Contest

Win a luxury vacation for 2 at The Crane Resort in Barbados. Enter at www.greatbarbados.com

Congratulations!

Dave and Julie Franklin
29 November 2008
Crane Beach, St.Philip
Barbados

Wishing you many years of sunshine and laughter together!

-20C, snowing and reading a ???

A funny pic we thought we would share.

Honeymoon

She said yes! The ring is on her finger, the holidays are over and resolutions have been made. Let the planning begin! Beyond Luxury Villas in Grenada are offering “Green Honeymoon” packages for environmentally conscious couples who have vowed to lesson their wedding footprint.

The Art Gallery villa rests over a tranquil bay in St. David’s Parish on the southeast side of the Grenada. Kayaking through mangroves, snorkelling on abundant coral reefs and swimming in coolpools under cascading waterfalls are romantic activities, which are easily accessible from the villa. There is even a hidden place called Honeymoon Falls and although it is not easily accessible, it is well worth the effort!

The all-inclusive “Honeymoon Package” includes 7 nights villa accommodation, welcome bottle of Champagne, tropical fruit basket, special “honeymoon gift,” private concierge and full maid service, cook, professional chef, all meals and beverages, airport transfers and spa service. Car service, golf packages at Trump International Golf Club on nearby Canouan Island and stress-free Destination Wedding Packages are also available upon request.

Grenada has all the essential ingredients and unique style and grace, offering it as a premier wedding destination in the Caribbean.

Visit www.beyondluxuryvillas.com for more information.

In blog news

We just got a mention on Model Coach. This is a Toronto based company that offers training for aspiring and established models on techniques for posing in photo shoots.

http://modelcoachmodelmentor.blogspot.com

Timing

We've all heard "timing is everything," "good things happen to those who wait," "patience is a virtue," et cetera, et cetera. However, when you're in a great relationship and are ready to be engaged and get married, it's difficult to be patient. When you know he's the one for you, you want to celebrate it. You want everyone to know he's yours and you're his. You want to get engaged as soon as possible so you can begin to plan your wedding.

The catch, however, is that he may not be eager to fast forward this process. I have a friend who can't wait to get engaged. She talks about it all the time, dropping not so subtle hints at every opportunity. She knows he will propose. She knows they will get married, but she has a certain timeframe in her mind that doesn't match his. How do you deal with this?

It's important to think about the reasons: why are you in such a hurry? Why is he not in a hurry? In her case, she feels that they've been dating long enough and engagement is the natural progression. He doesn't disagree, necessarly. It's just that he would like to be in a better place financially in order to purchase an engagment ring, contribute to the cost of the wedding and to support her. Sounds reasonable, right? Yes, they could accomplish his goals together if they were engaged or married, but is it unreasonable to wait an extra 6 months, so he can feel secure about what he has to offer her now and in the future?

The point is this: don't let him drag his feet, but don't push him down the aisle either. It's important to find a compromise. Talk about your expectations and decide on a timeframe that makes you both comfortable. The last thing you want is to begin your marriage with a conflict.

Becoming engaged is such a special moment that you will want to cherish, so make sure you're both moving forward at the same pace.

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75 yrs

Alfred Angelo is kicking off their anniversary celebration with the launch of their 75th Anniversary section of the website. This special area gets brides excited with two big ways to celebrate: the Wedding Dress Diva contest and 75 Days of Prizes giveaways.

Wedding Dress Diva Contest – Brides submit a video showing us their inner diva and can win a prize package worth over $8,000.00, including:
· The dream wedding gown of your choice from the Alfred Angelo collection
· An MLT Vacations Honeymoon package
· His and Her Canon Elph cameras, with underwater cases
· A crystal Tiara to match your gown

75 Days of Prizes–Brides register to win one of 75 giveaways, including
· Diamond Earrings
· Wedding packages by bridal planner to the stars, Mindy Weiss
· Honeymoon packages from NWA World Vacations
· His and Her wedding bands from SkyFacets.com
· Alfred Angelo Bridal Gowns and Alfred Angelo Bridesmaids gowns

Contests run from January 2, 2009 – March 28, 2009.

Site updates and more

To get the new year rolling we have made some updates to our site. There is a shiny new home page and more articles and images for you to enjoy. You can now see our complete past issue online and we are happy to start our monthly giveaways from our advertisers as well. To top it off we are also launching our newsletter tonight at 11 pm Eastern...in case you wanted to wait up to see it first.

Enjoy!

New beginnings

So we have entered a new year filled with hope, renewal and change in our lifes. As usual this is the time we turn to resolutions. New bold mantras for our lives that would bring improvement personally or socially. My resolution is to try new things that I always told myself were too difficult to accomplish and the first thing on my list is to start running outside this winter. Being born on an island the concept of running outdoors in anything other than 24-29C weather has always been foreign to me. Now that I am spending more time in the Toronto office for me to keep running behind energetic brides I need to stay in game shape. So armed with my new determination I went to the Adidas store and bought everything Clima 365, Clima Warm, Clima Wind they had in my size. After three or four glances through the window looking for a ray of sunshine or a sudden warm front and clad in my new space age running wear I headed out on a short 3K to test the waters.

To my surprise it wasn't as bad as I thought. The new Clima gear did not make it 27C outside nor did I run pass any coconut trees on my way but I was really comfortable. Like most things in life the hardest part is just coming to the decision to just do it. Newness and change can sometimes be intimidating but often we paralyze ourselves by over analyzing and compounding these fears. For 2009 lets seek the courage to take on the new things that life offers us.

Any bride looking to race me let me know...you have to run in your dress though.

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