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ARTArticleThings to Consider for a Memorable First Wedding DanceOne of the highlights of the wedding reception is the first wedding dance. In recent years, the first wedding dance has veered away from the traditional waltz with couples dancing to contemporary dance music complete with the disco choreography although most couples will still dance to the romance of a love song or a waltz movement. No matter your choice in the first wedding dance, here are a few useful tips to make it one memorable dance of a lifetime that your guests will enjoy, too.
Song SelectionARTArticleThink Yourself into HealthThe Buddha is purported to have said “What we think, we become.” If your thoughts could change your life for the better, wouldn’t you do it? Of course! But, what thoughts do you change?
All of us have an inner voice that speaks to us and us alone. Self-talk is that inner running dialogue you have with yourself. When you allow this voice to become overly negative or critical, it can deplete your energy and destroy resiliency.ARTArticleThree Steps for Surviving an AffairMany people ask, “Can my relationship survive an affair”? My answer is yes when you follow the three- step process outlined below.
Step One: Prioritize Your RelationshipARTArticleTips For Planning The Perfect HoneymoonYour honeymoon is a very important occasion in your married life. It will not only be your first vacation together as a married couple but, it may well be the most romantic vacation the two of you will ever have. That is why planning the perfect honeymoon is so important. It will help set the tone of your lives together and give you an opportunity to create memories that will last you both a lifetime through the good and bad years that may lie ahead. Here are a few tips that may help make planning that perfect honeymoon simple and easy.
Set A BudgetARTArticleTips on Creating a Uniquely Special Wedding CeremonyYour wedding ceremony is one of the most important events that you will ever plan. For this reason, you need to make it a very personal day. Make sure the music, vows, prayers and anything else mirror what you like and believe. Have it be a day of celebration of your union that you are about to enter into with your soon-to-be spouse. Below are some ideas on how to make this an extra special day.ARTArticleTo Elope or Not To ElopeAlthough many couples will have no reason to elope away since both sides agree to the union anyway, the prospect of eloping with the intention of being married has a greatly romantic appeal. There is a sense of excitement, adventure and thrill about the thought of hurrying down the proverbial ladder into the arms of a waiting boyfriend down below and pretend like lovers fighting against great odds.ARTArticleTo Save a Bundle Plan a Wedding to Take Place MidweekHaving a wedding in the middle of the week is becoming more popular than it used to be. There is a good reason for this. It is cheaper to rent the buildings and other things needed from ceremony to receptions. Weddings have become so expensive that people are looking for ways to save on the costs.ARTArticleToday's Children Face Poor Health as AdultsThe Centers for Disease Control announced in October that by 2050, up to one-third of all adults will have diabetes. That’s our teenagers when they hit middle age.
Diabetes is the leading cause of blindness and medical amputations – usually feet or legs, and is a major contributor to heart attack, stroke, and kidney failure.
Diabetes is largely preventable by eating less sugar, limiting fast food, banning high fructose corn syrup from the diet, eating plenty of fresh natural foods, and exercising at least 30 minutes a day.ARTArticleTop Tips for Choosing a Great Wedding VideographerHaving your wedding videoed is a wonderful idea. Pictures are great, but a video allows you to go back and see every part of your Melbou
e Wedding Ceremony. Of course, this means that you need to hire a quality videographer if you want to ensure you get a high quality video of the big event. If you're not sure what to look for when choosing your wedding videographer, here are a few tips that can help you make the right choice.
Tip #1 - Ask for ReferralsARTArticleTreasure Your Wedding Forever with Quality PhotographsThere is so much that goes into planning a wedding. You have the dress to choose, the venue to find, the right flowers to order, a Melbou
e Celebrant to book and so many other things taking up your time. However, many people make the mistake of not planning out the photography for their wedding very well. After all, the photos of your wedding are what you will be treasuring forever. They are the one thing you will have left after the day is over.ARTArticleUnleash Your Inner SexyWe hear it said constantly: “He’s hot!” or “She’s sexy!” What exactly does ‘sexy’ mean?
Merriam-Webster’s Online Dictionary defines ‘sexy’ as sexually suggestive or stimulating. In other words, sexy can be ‘erotic’. Another synonym is ‘appealing’; as in generally attractive or interesting.
Surely sexiness is in the eyes of the beholder and can be very subjective. Yet, universally, there are a few things about ‘sexy’ which most people would agree upon:
1. Sexy people are confident.ARTArticleVaginismus – When a Woman’s Body Says ‘No’Recently a girlfriend admitted that until she met me, she had always thought that vaginismus was a myth – a disease that was made up, or had been eradicated in the ’80s, and most definitely did not exist in modern day.
In fact, vaginismus is a very real sexual conce
that women experience, and more common than we might think.ARTArticleVulvas and vaginas are pinkI didn’t know I had a vulva until I went to sex school.
Don’t get me wrong. Of course, I do have a vulva (pronounced as ‘vuhl-vah’) and a vagina (pronounced ‘vha-gine-a’). I just didn’t know what they were called. I couldn’t even pronounce the word penis (pronounced as ‘pee-nis’) for that matter and called it incorrectly as ‘pen-is’.
For the longest time, I was calling the whole area ‘no nok’ because that was what my mother said it was. For the purposes of this article, I asked my parents how to spell it and realised that what I always assumed was a Teochew word is in fact Malay!ARTArticleWedding Centrepieces - Four Tips for Attractive CentrepiecesMany preparations have to be made for the wedding reception to take place. Along with setting the location up you will have to decorate the tables. This is done with centrepieces usually. These centrepieces are normally designed to match the theme and/or colour of your wedding.ARTArticleWedding Ceremony Music - Use These Tips to Select the Right Musicians for Your CeremonyHaving the perfect music for your wedding reception is definitely important. It will help make the special moments even better and will add something unique to the day. It's especially to choose great music and musicians if you are going to have your wedding videographer. Here is a look at why using professionals is important and some tips on hiring the right musicians to play for your ceremony.
Why Go with Professionals?ARTArticleWedding Dresses: Choosing Lingerie to Enhance Your Bridal GownWhile one of the most important wedding decisions you'll make is your wedding dress, you'll find that the right lingerie to wear with the dress is just as important. After all, you want to be comfortable and you want to look great too. You'll want to feel beautiful on the inside and the outside, so don't skimp on the lingerie to wear with your dress. Not only will the lingerie you choose have a lot to do with the way your dress looks, but it will probably be seen by your husband later. This means you want it to look amazing.ARTArticleWedding Expenses: Who Pays For What?Planning a wedding comes with many responsibilities, and one of the main questions that arise is, "Who pays for what?" It's no secret that wedding costs can cause tension and confusion, and the last thing you want is to be worried about finances leading up to your wedding. The best way to divide the expenses is for the bride and groom to sit down with both sets of parents and decide who is going to pay what.ARTArticleWedding Invitations - There's More to Invitations tha
Meets the EyeEvery individual who has ever been part of a wedding entourage has come across wedding invitations. You may think that wedding invitations are just pieces of paper sent to invite people to come over and celebrate the union of two people in love. In reality, however, there are more things to wedding invitations than meet the eyes.
AnnouncementsARTArticleWedding Proposals: Popping the QuestionPopping the question is a milestone in the relationship that must be done in the right manner. Your own "Will you marry me?" scenario will vary from your best buddy as the best proposal is always the one that speaks of your personality, of your future fiancée's personality and of your personality as a couple. You can adopt one of the following most common types of wedding proposals and yet tweak it to make it more, well, about you and your beloved.
On Bended KneesARTArticleWedding Toasts And Speeches ExplainedWhile weddings are a celebration of love and unity, once the vows are exchanged, the wedding speeches/toasts are the second biggest highlight of the day. Wedding toasts allow the bride and groom's friends and loved ones to share their love of the couple on their special day. Although the bride and groom can already feel the love as they share their special day with family and friends, wedding speeches allow those involved with the wedding to feel truly included in the festivities. Here is some advice on wedding day toasts and speeches.ARTArticleWedding Traditions and SuperstitionsYou may be surprised to find that weddings have many customs, traditions, and rituals involved in them. Often we continue to use old world customs in a wedding, going with traditions that have been passed on for years. Wondering what the meanings are behind those superstitions and traditions? Here is a look at some of the significant meanings you'll want to know before you get married.
The Bride's AttireARTArticleWedding VowsI love officiating formal church weddings. I especially look forward to that precise moment when the bride first steps into view, relishing the exquisite sensations of those extraordinary seconds. I watch her raise her eyes from her bouquet to his face, and without turning to see his response, know precisely when their eyes meet. I hear his sharp intake of breath and feel the bridesmaids’ stirring and murmuring around me. Everything changes, becomes more vivid, as if by her coming she has brought a different dimension of life to us all.ARTArticleWhat a Sexologist is notI am a sexologist. Since I am the only one with this unique combination of qualification and training in Singapore, there exists a lot of confusion about what exactly a sexologist does within our little city/state. Not only that, I have my share of detractors who think I am a ‘joke’, only about hype, or out to create trouble or controversy for the purpose of my own aggrandizement, etc.
I have never professed to be something I am not. Since I am 100% serious about the work I do and intend to be around for some time, here are a few common misconceptions I would like to address here:ARTArticleWhat do you choose to believe?While watching several of the reports on television during the miraculous rescue of 33 miners in Chile I was taken back by their negative content even in the face of such success.ARTArticleWhat Everybody Ought to Know About ChemistryHave you ever met someone that right from the start you hit it off with? The interaction just flowed and you weren’t doing anything but being who you are. You laughed, smiled, told jokes, told stories and for just a fleeting moment you thought, “Wow this person is so cool.” In that moment you are experiencing something so profound and mystical that scientists have devoted their lives to proving exists. What is that thing? It’s chemistry….ARTArticleWhat is a Commitment Ceremony?If you have never heard of a commitment ceremony, you may not be sure what one is. While some of the definitions may be a bit different, this ceremony is a contract that can have several different facets. Here is a closer look.ARTArticleWhat is Divorce and Child Custody Mediation?“The notion that most people want black-robed judges, well dressed lawyers and fine-paneled courtrooms as the setting to resolve their disputes is not correct. People with problems, like people with pains, want relief, and they want it as quickly and inexpensively as possible” -
Chief Justice Warren E. Burgerr
United States Supreme Court
What is Divorce Mediation?
Mediation is a cooperative rather than a combative approach to settling disputes Out of Court. Divorce mediation is an alte
ative to litigation and provides a way to avoid unpredictable and costly courtroom battles.ARTArticleWhat is Happiness? Change Your Mind, Change Your LifeWhat is happiness? If you are thinking of changing your life for the better, one way is start identifying your goals. What version of happiness or well-being are you looking for? This might be any combination of the following:
-Sense of Freedom
-Self Esteem
-Self Confidence
-Purpose in Life
-Satisfying RelationshipsARTArticleWhat is Intimacy?She interrupted my talk to tell me that I should say the word differently to make its meaning clear. Instead of intimacy, I should say it into-me-see.
She had a great point.
The Dictionary defines intimacy as “a close, familiar, and usually affectionate or loving personal relationship with another person or group.” In the social sciences we think of it as closeness, openness, vulnerability, and transparency. Pronouncing it into-me-see does a great job of giving the meaning in the way the word sounds. It is letting another person look deep inside you.ARTArticleWhat Men Need To Know About Women"Every woman is a science," said John Donne. And if we take the time to carefully study their needs, we'll discover some fairly universal principles about the differences between men and women. There are always exceptions to the rule, but here are some fundamental things that men should know about women.
Three Things Men Should Know About Women
Women are not as independent as we are.