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This Just In: September/October 2010

The Calm Before the Storm

It’s your wedding day. In mere hours you will be walking down the aisle to exchange vows with your groom. It’s critical as you prepare for that magical moment that you surround yourself with serenity, unconcerned about the behind-the-scene activities that are taking place. Though other folks are hustling and bustling, scurrying around making sure the flowers are in place, or that the wedding cake is in perfect condition on the table, or with the musicians arriving setting up their equipment, you yourself are calm and poised. Here are some hints how to make sure that happens.

First, limit the number of people that are allowed in your dressing room. Keep the list to your bridesmaids, flower girl, parents and the photographer. (And of course, the hair-stylist and cosmetologist should their services have been retained.) It may seem a bit difficult as everyone wants to see you before the wedding starts. Out-of-town relatives may want to pop in to say hi, or there’s a snag in the set-up preparations that needs a quick decision. The last thing you should be doing is meeting all these well-meaning – and loved – people or handling the last-minute problems that can occur.

Designate your Maid of Honor as the keeper of the door. After all, that’s one of the reasons she’s your Maid of Honor, to help you during the hectic-ness of the day. Let her be the one to graciously explain to visitors that you’re in the midst of getting ready and that you look forward to talking to them after the ceremony. If there are problems, have your Maid of Honor – or parent – help un-snafu whatever has occurred. After all, this is your day and their presence is what is needed to make sure everything goes smoothly.

Make sure you have food and non-alcoholic beverages (preferably water) available in your dressing room. It’s important that you have snacks to nibble on, whether it’s high protein energy bars or an assortment fruit, cheese and crackers. You don’t want to be light-headed from not eating, no matter how nervous your tummy might be.

Though your hair and makeup are done, don’t put on your wedding gown until 30 minutes before the ceremony starts. That way should there be any spills of food or drink, it will be on your robe and not your gown.

Have a comfortable chair to sit in so that you’re not perched upon a stool. You need to be able to lean back and rest your shoulders from any tension build-up. Bring your favorite CD’s and CD player. There’s nothing better to sooth frazzled nerves than listening to music that you enjoy.

Chuckles

Jennifer's wedding day was fast approaching. Nothing could dampen her excitement - not even her parent's nasty divorce.

Her mother had found the PERFECT dress to wear, and would be the best-dressed mother-of-the-bride ever!

A week later, Jennifer was horrified to learn that her father's new, young wife had bought the exact same dress as her mother!

Jennifer asked her father's new young wife to exchange it, but she refused.  ''Absolutely not! I look like a million bucks in this dress, and I'm wearing it,'' she replied.

Jennifer told her mother who graciously said, ''Never mind sweetheart. I'll get another dress. After all, it's your special day.''

A few days later, they went shopping, and did find another gorgeous dress for her mother.

When they stopped for lunch, Jennifer asked her mother, ''Aren't you going to return the other dress? You really don't have another occasion where you could wear it."

Her mother just smiled and replied, ''Of course I do, dear..... I'm wearing it to the rehearsal dinner the night before the wedding.''

Quotable Women

"We don’t see things as they are. We see them as we are.”
      - Anais Nin, French-born American writer (1903-1977)

A Little Zen

The greatest concept we can have of God is the greatest concept we can have of ourselves. – Rev. Jack Deaton

Wedding Stats

• 99 percent of grooms do the proposing.
• 15 percent of proposals occur in December.
• The average American engagement lasts 14 months.
• The average diamond engagement ring is $2,000.
• During the engagement period, couples buy:
• $4 billion in furniture
• $3 billion in house wares
• $400 million in tableware
• Every year an average of 2.4 million weddings are performed in the U.S.
• Today's median age for first-time brides is 27 years. For grooms, it's 29 years.
• The median age for remarriage is 34 for brides and 37 for grooms.
• $27,852 is the average amount spent on a traditional American wedding.
• Each weekend an average of 44,230 weddings take place.
• 23 million bridesmaids and groomsmen attend brides and grooms each year.
• The average number of wedding guests is 165.
• 88 percent of Americans marry at least once in their lifetime.
• One-third of those getting married have been married previously.
• A total of $72 billion is spent on weddings annually in the U.S.
• Weddings represent a $50 billion annual industry.
• Who pays for the wedding? In 30% of cases, it's the brides' parents. Nearly one-third — 32% of brides and grooms — pay for it themselves. And 15% of couples share the cost with both sets of parents contributing.
• $19 billion is spent buying presents at wedding gift registries.
• More than 91 percent of couples register for wedding gifts.
• The average amount spent on a wedding gift is in the $70-$100 range.
• The average amount spent on wedding rings for the couple is $1,016.
• The average amount spent on a bridal gown is $800.
• David's Bridal accounts for 20% of all bridal-gown sales.
• Queen Victoria, who married Prince Albert in 1840, popularized the white wedding gown. She wore a white silk and lace gown with an 18-foot train at their wedding.
• Tuxedoes are typically purchased 5-6 months after the wedding gown.
• Bridesmaids' gowns are generally purchased 3-4 months in advance of the event.
• 67% of women continue to wear the same fragrance they wore on their wedding day.

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