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An incurable romantic

admin — Mon, 15 Jan 2007 21:21:44 +0000

In my Sunday magazine I read about Barry Chandler who wanted to show his love for his wife on their 10th anniversary. Now most men may opt for the flowers or the chocolates, but not Barry. He organised the same wedding day that they had enjoyed 10 years earlier. He booked the same church to renew their vows, the same vicar, organist, reception, flowers, best men etc

He is quoted as saying “I really wanted to show Samantha how much I loved her”

Now who says romance is dead!

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Customs and Traditions

admin — Tue, 02 Jan 2007 12:46:32 +0000

I received a great book this Christmas which looks at customs and traditions here are some that I wanted to share

In Russia buying carnations or roses is a prerequisite for a first date and must be given in odd numbers as flowers in even numbers are reserved for funerals.
In olden days in Britain a green wedding dress was considered unlucky unless you were Irish as it implied promiscuity i.e. she had been rolling about in the fields!
It was once a custom in France for a bride to step on an egg before crossing the threshold of their new home.
An old folk custom involved taking onions and writing each suitors name on each one. All the onions were put in a cold storeroom with the first onion to grow sprouts determing the man you should marry!
An old Ethopian tradition requires the bride to remove jewellery to be removed after the wedding, with its likeness then tattoed on her skin.

I am thinking that as strange as modern life seems to be at times, there are some benefits!

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An ice day for a wedding

admin — Sat, 30 Dec 2006 10:11:16 +0000

In the Daily Mirror yesterday there was a wonderful article about 2 couples who decided on a winter wedding day.

Jess Ivens and Stuart Brookes chose a romantic castle in Prague. She chose an outfit that had a snow queen look with hooded cape with fake fur which she wore over a silk dress. The groom chose a velvet suit. The married at Karlstein Castle and it snowed making it a winter wonderland. Prague is a woderfully romantic city and a great choice for a wedding to remember.
Yvonne Leonard and Colin Petford married in an ice bar in Stockholm which is 200km inside the Artic circle. The Ice Hotel is built from frozen blocks of ice from the nearby river and each year is redesigned. After their ceremony they drank vodka from glasses which had been carved from ice as well! The wedding suite was a bed made of ice with lovely thick sleeping bags, and there was an opening in the ceiling to watch the sky….now that has to be romantic.

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Imagine getting married on Boxing Day

admin — Sun, 24 Dec 2006 11:09:48 +0000

…Well that is exactly what my mum did all the way back in 1959. I can never understand why anyone would get married on that day, so while she is staying with me I thought I would ask her

So mum, why Boxing Day?

Mum: I never really enjoyed Christmas, being the eldest in the family it meant that Christmas to me was always working hard. This way I had a Christmas when I could enjoy it, and others were helping me.

How did your family react?

Mum: My dad was not happy as he always went shooting on Boxing Day, and he had to postpone it…he was not at all impressed with the date…though I got away with it as I know I was the apple of his eye.

What was the best part of getting married on Boxing Day?

Mum: It meant that your Dad never forgot our anniversary!!!

Let me know if you are getting married this Christmas or are celebrating an anniversary….

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