July/August 2009

Important Announcement from the Publisher

We’ve always known that Prescott is your perfect destination wedding location and now it seems that everyone else is learning about the many advantages in having your dream wedding in this beautiful Arizona oasis. The current issue of Phoenix Bride and Groom magazine shares the numerous reasons why brides and grooms are flocking to get married here, quoting none other than our own publisher Hazel Bowman. To read the entire article, click on to http://www.phoenixbrideandgroom.com/sf2009-prescott.php.

Attention all Brides: “Save the date” for the 15th Annual “Crystal” Bridal Expo taking place at the Prescott Resort on Sunday, January 17, 2010. Co-hosted and sponsored by Rent-Events by Jeni and PrescottWeddings.com, with additional sponsors Prescott Resort, Phoenix Bride and Groom magazine and Tucson Bride and Groom magazine, you know that it’s guaranteed to be packed with vendors helping to make your wedding dream come true. Continue to check for future updates throughout the year on PrescottWeddings.com.

We at PrescottWeddings.com have met lots of Brides and Grooms who have found innovative ways in personalizing their wedding.Share your story with us at info@PrescottWeddings.com.The best entry wins a $50 gift certificate at the store of your choosing

We just learned through the grapevine that Dillard’s is planning a “bridal day” on September 19 at its Gateway Mall store. Though small in size, it’s worth your time to check it out. In the past, Dillard’s has given various gift certificates and door prizes to all registered brides – and we expect the same this year. Go and have fun, telling them you heard about it on PrescottWeddings.com.

This Just In: 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

Are women born this way?

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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

Lessons From a Nonagenarian (a person in their 90's)

By: Regina Brett, 91 years old

“My odometer rolled over to 90 in August 2008. To celebrate growing older, I wrote the 45 lessons life taught me.”

1. Life isn't fair, but it's still good.

2. When in doubt, just take the next small step.

3. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone.

4. Your job won't take care of you when you are sick. Your friends and parents will. Stay in touch.

5. Pay off your credit cards every month.

6. You don't have to win every argument. Agree to disagree.

7. Cry with someone. It's more healing than crying alone.

8. It's OK to get angry with God. He can take it.

9. Save for retirement starting with your first paycheck.

10. When it comes to chocolate, resistance is futile.

11. Make peace with your past so it won't screw up the present.

12. It's OK to let your children see you cry.

13. Don't compare your life to others. You have no idea what their journey is all about.

14. If a relationship has to be a secret, you shouldn't be in it.

15. Everything can change in the blink of an eye. But don't worry; God never blinks.

16. Take a deep breath. It calms the mind.

17. Get rid of anything that isn't useful, beautiful or joyful.

18. Whatever doesn't kill you really does make you stronger.

19. It's never too late to have a happy childhood. But the second one is up to you and no one else.

20. When it comes to going after what you love in life, don't take no for an answer.

21. Burn the candles, use the nice sheets, wear the fancy lingerie. Don't save it for a special occasion. Today is special.

22. Over prepare, then go with the flow.

23. Be eccentric now. Don't wait for old age to wear purple.

24. The most important sex organ is the brain.

25. No one is in charge of your happiness but you.

26. Frame every so-called disaster with these words 'In five years, will this matter?'

27. Always choose life.

28. Forgive everyone everything.

29. What other people think of you is none of your business.

30. Time heals almost everything. Give time time.

31. However good or bad a situation is, it will change.

32. Don't take yourself so seriously. No one else does.

33. Believe in miracles.

34. God loves you because of who God is, not because of anything you did or didn't do.

35. Don't audit life. Show up and make the most of it now.

36. Growing old beats the alternative -- dying young.

37. Your children get only one childhood.

38. All that truly matters in the end is that you loved.

39. Get outside every day. Miracles are waiting everywhere.

40. If we all threw our problems in a pile and saw everyone else's, we'd grab ours back.

41. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need.

42. The best is yet to come.

43. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.

44. Yield.

45. Life isn't tied with a bow, but it's still a gift.

Friends are the family that we choose for ourselves.

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