Many dream of a perfect wedding; exchanging vows at the beach, drinking champagne at an exotic place, and enjoying the special moment with family and love ones. So after the ceremony comes the best part: the honeymoon. Well, it is not a personal statement. If you ask most couples what type of honeymoon is the best, many would answer, ?cruise honeymoon?. And why not? Imagine you and your wife travel anywhere in the world and enjoying the calmness of the sea and enjoying ...

The maid of honor, a sister, or a close friend normally hosts wedding showers. Historically, the wedding shower is a party during which the bride was given items for her trousseau. Wedding showers today are more of a pre-wedding party where guests shower the bride with gifts and well wishes. The wedding shower gives the bride an opportunity to spend some time with friends and family before the wedding day. Just because you are the made of honor, it doesn?t mean you have to...

As soon as people learn about your engagement, they begin to wonder whether or not they are invited. Determining, at least a rough draft, of your guest list should be one of the first steps in the planning process. How many people you invite is mostly determined by your budget. Your guest list will have an impact on almost everything you need to plan for in your wedding such as your reception venue, your wedding cake, the number of invitations, and more. You can start w...

It never happened if it is not in writing. Your wedding planning should result in many written contracts to protect yourself. Smart people planning their weddings make sure the details are in writing. Your wedding planning journey is incomplete without written contracts for everything from your reception venue, photographer, wedding cake, and more. It is not enough to like the vendor you meet, and it doesn?t matter if you like them. It is insignificant is it is a reputable...

It is not enough just to have a written contract when you are hiring a vendor or a professional. You have to make sure important details are part of it, and that you understand exactly what is and isn?t included in the service you are buying. If your photographer said he would include an extra photo of your parent, make sure it is spelled out in the contract. If the limo company said, there is a bottle of champagne included with the service get it in the contract. Even tho...

Because of the extreme demands for diamond rings, there are a lot of designs to choose from. In fact, when you go inside the jewelry store, about 80 percent of the rings that they are selling have diamonds in them. With literally hundreds, thousands and perhaps even millions of designs on your plate, how do you find then a unique diamond ring that you can call your own? Basically, there are no designs that are exactly alike. Unless a customer asked to copy one design, a...

There is clearly a two-tiered price system in Russia.Some of it is official.Some of it is unofficial.There is a lower price for Russians and another higher price for non-Russians, or foreigners.Bring an electricity converter with you to use. Electricity in Russia uses 220 volts rather than 110 volts in North America. A three-pronged plug and a two pin thin European plug. Buy a good set.

The holiday season is one of the most popular times to propose marriage. It's a chance to tell the entire family what she means to you. Planning such a proposal can be intimidating. There's a lot of pressure when you propose in front of others, and then there's the question of exactly how to go about it. The proposal can be as simple (is any proposal of marriage simple?) as pulling the ring out of your pocket and getting down on one knee, or it can be a precisely timed ...

Russian girls offer to American men pure femininity and the willingness to play a wife?s traditional role. American men are sick of emancipated women and Russian women are sick of domestic dictators.

Americans, with a work ethic, grew up knowing they would have to work hard to get a job. Under the Soviet system, the idea was to get away with as little work as possible, as there were no pay raises.The worst thing a Russian can say about you is that you are dry. Meaning that you are cold and logical. Outpourings of emotion in private life are balanced by extreme restraint in public life.