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Saving our Marriage Before it Starts

Ger and I spend Valentine’s Day weekend in the basement of our church. Sounds like fun right?!  Well, it probably wasn’t the most fun thing we could have done with our rare weekend off, but it probably was the most worthwhile…

We attended a “marriage course” that was offered at our church called “Saving your Marriage Before it Starts,” which is based on a book by Dr.’s Les and Leslie Parrott. There were some things that Ger and I already knew or had figured out, but there were also some great gems that we’ve started to apply to our day-to-day lives. I thought I’d share some of them with you. I realize they don’t apply for every couple, but we find the following points useful and worth thinking about. Read the rest of this entry »

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Social Studies

One of the things that make Manitoba and its social scene quite unique is something that most provinces don’t normally do: the wedding social. If you have family, friends or have lived in Manitoba, I’m sure you’re quite aware that the wedding social is just like snow to Manitoba; they come hand-in-hand. In talking to some friends who were born and raised in beautiful British Columbia I realized that the whole concept of having a social is very misunderstood to outsiders. So here is an insider look at “The Winnipeg Wedding Social.”

A wedding social is one big party with food, drinks (non-alcoholic and alcoholic), silent auctions and sometimes entertainment. While a wedding social is normally held to raise funds for your wedding, it would also give Mark and me a chance to party with everyone as we are blessed with a huge family and many friends; raising funds is just a bonus.
I’ve put together some wedding social planning tips which I’ve recently learned as we’re heavy into our social planning. Read the rest of this entry »

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Vibrating Gadgets, Pronged Gloves and Egg on my Head

…and who said wedding planning was not fun? I’ve had a love-hate relationship with my hair my entire life: it’s frizzy and unruly, and though a straightening iron may mask my secret Cyndi Lauper-esque identity, it sadly also contributes to fragile, breakable ends—making the dream of long, romantic waves for the wedding seemingly unattainable.  Thanks to all your suggestions (thank you!), I’ve decided on a down-do. I feel far more comfortable with my hair down, plus it’ll cover my tattoos! But the clock is ticking—I have a matter of months in which to get my hair strong enough to keep growing past my shoulders, and stop breaking off in pieces all over the bathroom sink.

I’ve read up on my options, and after being told extensions may cost between $500 and $1,000 (!), decided the only way to do this is to try everything. Read the rest of this entry »

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Our Wedding, in a Virtual Scrapbook!

I had been looking for a way to get the information about our wedding out to our guests, and also get both sides of the family to know each other a little better before the wedding.  Joseph and I thought a great way to do that would be with a wedding website that shares information about ourselves and about our families.

This way, even guests that were out of town, or that we hadn’t seen in a while could feel closer to us and the events leading up to the big day.

Now that the save the dates are mailed, (like Emily, I can’t call them STD’s either!) I can share with you our wedding website. Read the rest of this entry »

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The DIY Birdcage Veil Experiment

Ok, so I called this post the The DIY Birdcage Veil Experiment because I wasn’t really sure I could pull this off from the get-go.  Before you read on, I will happily report that the experiment was a success, thanks in no small part to the multitude of DIY websites and forum posts that I found on the subject.  I tried a few of these out (like this one from oncewed.com and this one from bridalguide.com) but in the end came up with my own simplified version of this project by Made by Amy, which I have laid out step by step for you here. As you can see, the supplies and steps in this project are minimal. I trimmed down the one by Amy because, well, with all the millions of things to plan for the wedding I figured the easier, the better! So here you go, my DIY Birdcage Veil… Read the rest of this entry »

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The Meaning of Marriage

The last two weeks I’ve had much time to reflect on the idea of marriage and what it truly means to me.  We’ve decided to write our own vows and I’ve given much thought to what I would like to say to my husband-to-be to sum up our last 10 years and express my love, admiration and respect for him.  Read the rest of this entry »

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I Need Shoes!

There are only 50 days left until the big day and I’m ready to knock one more task off of the “to do” list.

My dress is supposed to arrive in February and I know it’s important to bring your wedding shoes to the dress fitting. This means I have to go get shoes! I have never been a shoe person. I always thought I would just wear running shoes under my wedding dress and go for comfort. My mom has convinced me that I could use a little bit of extra height though. Read the rest of this entry »

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Roses are Red, Violets are Blue, Canola is Yellow and Eco-friendly too

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I love flowers. This is why it was a bit sad to have to give up the beautiful orchids flown in from Singapore, and the fleshy tulips from Holland, because of course, it wouldn’t be environmentally friendly to have to ship in my flowers across multiple oceans.

So I had to look around for flowers in the famous flower-producing capital of the world: Alberta…in September. Read the rest of this entry »

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Saving our Marriage Before it Starts
My fiance totally loves “shared activities” too. Now I know why my...
Saving our Marriage Before it Starts
Emily, I remember taking the Myers-Briggs in high school-I think I was in...
Social Studies
Allison: I do find it interesting that something so ingrained in the culture could be non-existent a...
Saving our Marriage Before it Starts
Thanks for a great post Carrie! I agree with you and the other ladies that...
Our Wedding, in a Virtual Scrapbook!
LOVE IT! I’m working on a wedding website as well and finding it hard to...

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