Month: January 2015

 

Asking your girlfriends father for her hand in marriage is an act which means different things to different people. If you think it is tradition, a trend or it might please your sweetheart, there are something that you need to know before mentioning the subject with her dad.

Take into account that your words hold a lot of power. There is a big difference between asking for permission and asking for his blessing. You need to practice the right words with a family member or your friend in advance so that you will be ready to express your feelings and wishes without stumbling over them. It is however essential to be true to yourself in whatever you are going to say.

The first important thing is to find out what she thinks and if this is something that she really wants you to do. If you are not going to ask her directly since you want the proposal to be a surprise, you can ask her friends or siblings. One woman might not be happy with the idea of asking for her fathers permission while the other might be impressed.

If possible, you should meet her parents a few times before you decide that you want to marry her. You have to know them well. When you decide to then ask for his blessings, it will be easier since you will have already established a relationship with him.

Choose the right moment to ask the question. Timing is absolutely everything. Try and talk to her dad when he is in a good mood and at ease. Although this might be out of your control, think of a time when he is not busy. Taking to him after he has had a tiresome day at work is not the right approach.

Sit down with him man to man and then express your feelings for his daughter. The best way to start the conversation is by telling him how much you love and admire the daughter. Let him know how much she means to you and then mention some specific traits that you love about her. Since he is the one that raised her, you will be complimenting him at the same time.

Explain your wish to marry her daughter. Inform him that you understand the seriousness of the commitment and that being able to spend the rest of your life with her will make you the happiest man in the world.

Assure him that you will take good care of his daughter. His father has been the man in her life and taken care of her since she was a baby and only wants the best for her. He needs to know that he is giving away his daughter to someone that will love and take care of her as he has. Ask for his blessing and support in you asking for his daughters hand in marriage.

If you say the right words and prove your worth to her father, she will be happy to give you his blessings.

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So, a wedding that you have been invited to is approaching, and you have been asked to give a speech or are thinking about giving one. This can be a bit intimidating for those individuals who don’t have a lot of experience when it comes to constructing a speech. You don’t want to be given the microphone, only to end-up hearing crickets in the background because your mind went blank due to not planning anything ahead of time.

Last minute freestyle speeches are not the way to go, especially in weddings. People will be staring at you; therefore, you don’t want to sound like a confused individual. When you are given the opportunity to express yourself, you always have to make sure to go the extra mile in order to sound put together.

Brainstorm

First things first, don’t leave the planning of your speech till the last minute. A speech requires planning just like anything else in this life. Make sure to garner 20-30 minutes of your schedule to brainstorming. Do this at least a week in advance before the big day. Lay back with a pen and paper in hand and begin to think about what those two people who are getting married mean to you. When did you first meet them? What is the best memory that you have about them? What is the funniest moment that you can remember of them two? What do you want for their future? This moment is to brainstorm, only. Write down anything that comes to mind.

Analyze Videos

The next step will be for you to get on your computer and begin searching for YouTube videos that relate to wedding speeches. Analyze the speeches and the way the audience responded to the speech. Not only that, but also make sure to read the comments that can be found below the video. Find out what strangers have said about the video. YouTube is always a great way to get ideas.

Read Short Poems

The third step is to read poems about love and friendship. This is another way one can get ideas. If you like one and want to read it at the wedding, make sure that it is a short one. People, in general, tend to dislike long speeches at weddings.

Write Down Your Speech

The fourth step is to write down your speech. You have brainstormed, seen videos, and read poems, so it shouldn’t be that difficult for you to write one down, as you should already have an idea about how a speech should be like. Once you are finished writing it down, set it aside for as many days as you can, but a couple of days before the wedding, make sure to read it out-loud. Don’t be surprised if you find yourself editing it.

Let Somebody Have a Peek

The fifth step is to read your speech to somebody who you believe is going to provide you with constructive criticism. That’s all! After doing this, you should be all set to read your speech in the wedding.

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In the state of California there in plenty of sun and surf. This is the perfect backdrop for love. California is a great place to get married and even have a wedding on the beach. Just like any other state a couple is going to need a marriage license to become legally wed. The state is easy going but they still have to follow certain laws and procedures. There are several steps to apply for a marriage license in the state of California.

There are fifty one county of the clerks offices throughout the state to apply for a marriage license. Once the application is approved it will be valid for a period of 90- days. The wedding should take place in this time frame.

The department of state will have to verify that the couple is legally able to get married. This means they have to be legal adults unless they have parental permission. The couple has to be single and not already married to someone else and they have to verify their identity. Blood tests are not required to get married but are recommended. Both people wishing to get married must apply for the license in person and be there together.

There are certain people that are legally allowed to perform the marriage ceremony. These people include priests, a rabbi, or other religion figure, a judge or retired judge, the district magistrate, and juices of the peace. There also has to be at least one witness at the ceremony. This can be a friend, family member ,or anyone else who an state that they saw the couple being married. They need to sign their name on the marriage license.

There are two types of marriage license in the state. The first type is public and will become part of public records. The second type is confidential. This type of license if for those age 18 and older. Minor cannot get this type of marriage license. The people applying for this license need to be living together and acting as a married couple. No one is required to attend the ceremony and a witness is not required to sign the license.

While the state will keep the marriage license on file it will not be available to the general public. The couple must provide proper identification when applying. They can only get copies of the certificate at the office where they applied for it.

In the state of California cousins are allowed to get legally married. Common Law Marriages are not recognized by the law or the state. Same Sex Marriage is allowed in California. A gay or lesbian couple can get married and receive the same benefits as straight couples. If the couple moves out of state to another state that does not recognized gay marriage their rights as a married couple will be void. In addition to marriage licenses certificates of domestic partnerships are also issued.

California is a great place to be married. As long as the couple provide proper documentation they should no trouble getting a marriage license to make it legal.

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Weddings are a special event. Certainly, the couple would like the event to create warm memories for everyone that is involved. One way to create a really customized and memorable wedding is with flowers. However, this is one step that is very involved and could make or break the wedding. The fact is that there are thousands of flowers to choose. This makes the selection even more difficult. A lot of couples stress over the type of flowers that they should select for the wedding as much as they do for the wedding photographer. However, we’ve provided a few tips here.

Select A Budget

Don’t start your search for the perfect bunch of flowers or a wedding bouquet without selecting a budget. The budget will clearly define the limits and the type of flowers that you can consider. Don’t get your heart set on flowers that cost $10,000, when your budget is only for about $3,000 dollars worth of blooms.

Conservative Approach

Don’t go wild, trying to impress the people at the ceremony. Instead, stay on the conservative side. Be highly selective about the bouquet. Place flowers at important places in the wedding. Perhaps, an outstanding bouquet for the bride, a few exquisite looking center pieces, and colorful flowers at entryways. Think outside of the box to save expenses. Match high quality flowers with some less expensive finds.

Compliment Your Wardrobe

Take a look at your wedding dress. This should help to inspire your flower selection. If the lines of your wedding dress are simple, yet elegant, select flowers with the same theme. If your dress is a romantic Victorian era inspired gown, select romantic summer flowers that create that same mood.

Seasonal Approach

Don’t select flowers that are not in season. Are you having a wedding in the spring? Well, select flowers that bloom in the spring. For example, daffodils, iris, tulips, hyacinths, lilacs. Selecting out of season flowers might hurt your budget and cause you to spend much more money than you expected.

Get Creative

Don’t have a lot of money to spend on the flower budget? Well, don’t give up. Get creative. Spend money on some very exquisite looking flowers that are in season. Go to any crafting store, or even the dollar store and buy fake flowers. For example, you have a rose bouquet. Mix in a few fake roses. It should be very difficult to tell the fakes from the real thing. Another approach is to pick a few wild flowers out of the garden and arrange them in elegant vases around the venue. There’s something very elegant and unique about selecting flowers in bloom straight from your garden.

Follow these ideas to select the best flowers for your wedding. Make sure that your wedding photographer captures the beauty of the flowers with plenty of candid shots to preserve the memory of the day and those wonderful flowers.

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