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5 Things I Wish I Did Before I Got Married

HelloBeautifulStaff — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 16:14:11 +0000

If given the chance, here are the five things I wish I did before I got married. What’s on your list?

1. Cherished the time as “boyfriend and girlfriend.” We got together in April, were exchanging “I love you’s” by May, and we were practically shopping for engagement rings by the fall. We moved so fast. I remember back then, I was annoyed by the term “girlfriend” – I wanted to be his wife. Now that we’re married, I joke to my husband that he has to move out when the kids do, so we can date again.

2. Bought a car. My dad bought me my first car. My husband bought me my second. If given the chance, I would go back in time and quit spending my entire paycheck at Victoria’s Secret and Macy’s.

3. Spent more time talking to people in successful relationships instead of getting relationship advice from people who had no clue how to keep a good thing together. Nuff said.

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HB 12-DAY WEDDING PREP, DAY 11: Gift Registry

HelloBeautifulStaff — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 14:00:42 +0000

Your registry is very important. You know about all those things you want/need for your future home with your new hubby? Well, here’s the chance to ask for a lot! You won’t always get what you ask for, but it’s nice to have a variety of things on your list.

Choose your items for wedding gift registry online and build your gift list. Then, if you decide to head to the store to see china patterns in person, at least your bridal registry will be created, and you won’t have to hunt for wedding registry clerks and wait a half hour while they create your bridal registry and type in all your info that you could have done yourself online from home.

Many times the guests cannot find items on your registry, and a gift certificate really takes the pressure off them. Then you can go buy what you want when it goes on sale.

Try to stick to places where invited guests will be able to afford your gifts. Places such as Bed, Bath & Beyond, Crate & Barrel, and Macy’s are popular with today’s modern brides.

HELPFUL SITES

BridalTips.com

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