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Weekly Dance Watch: City Hall Edition
We’ve talked about how intimate City Hall Weddings can be, now witness how small and beautiful these occasions can are, courtesy of YouTube. Witness the intimate moments these couples experience exchanging vows in the fastest and smallest way you can. Simple and so sweet!
Weekly Dance Watch: Vegas Edition
Vegaaaaas!!!!!!! Some go to gamble, some go to party, some go to get married in a hurry. But damnit, they all go to have fun. These couples take a break from their gambling action to get in on some wedding action. Considering a Vegas wedding or just curious about how these go down? Watch on.
Weekly Dance Watch: Movie Tribute Edition
Looking for a way to incorporate your love of movies into your wedding? The couples below had no trouble doing this and turned their weddings into spectacular movie tributes. What I love about this is that it entertains the guests (you can clearly tell from the cheering) and gets the entire wedding party in on the action. Whether you use just your first dance as a movie theme or take it to the next level with your whole wedding, this can be amazing!! Take a look below and decide if this avenue is for you:
Weekly Dance Watch: YMCA Edition
Is there anything that brings us all together quite like doing the YMCA does? No, there is not. Throw in a celebration of love, family, and drinking and you have the best time dancing that you possibly can. This dance is pretty easy to pick up, so if you don’t know it, fear not. If you are wondering whether or not to make this dance a part of your reception, wonder no more:
Buy Like A Guy: Unmanly, Unromantic and Completely Unnecessary
I sat down and had a few conversational beers with some regular guys to find out what men think about when they’re on the diamond/engagement ring hunt. I have to be honest…I didn’t expect the conversation to focus on “salespeople” and “trust” as much as it did. I thought for sure the #1 topic would be price, but I found out that guys want real, live help at the counter and are willing to pay for it.
That’s really cool because the people behind the counter (the good ones) can and do help give you something that you can’t buy online in most cases: peace of mind. They are your Hired Guns and when a true professional is there to help it speeds up the process and takes some of the pressure off.
Under Pressure…Not!
Which brings me to the topic at hand: A lot of men feel pressure when it comes to buying the “right” ring and really not as bad as all that. I know how it goes…I’ve seen it a million times and it goes something like this:
- You are in love and spent some time talking to her and looking at ring styles she says she likes.
- You’ve found a beautiful ring that fits her style and the price is something you can live with.
- You’re standing in a store that speaks your language and you like the salesperson.
- All you need to do now is pull the trigger and buy the ring. Instead you say something like:”I think I’m going to bring her in to make sure she likes it.”
No…no…no…no and NO. You can and should buy the ring because bringing her in to look at yet another ring is unromantic, unmanly and completely unnecessary. How do I know? I asked women who are/were in the market for an engagement ring.
The Survey…
I wrote a very casual survey and submitted it to women with the help of several jewelry store buddies and Facebook fans. This is the question I asked:
How would you like the ring purchase to go down?
- I want to pick out the ring and that’s the ring I expect to see when I open the box. (10.1%)
- I want to show him the general style I like and as long as it’s in the ballpark I’m good. (61.6%)
- I’ll provide a laundry list and expect him to fill it. (Not in a mean way. I have to wear this ring the rest of my life!)(6.9%)
- I want it to be a complete surprise. I’ll take anything.(21.4%)
Nearly 62% of respondents said as long as you buy a ring that is similar to the style she picked out, you’re good. If you add the other 21.4% who want the ring to be a complete surprise then you have an 8 in 10 shot at being the man she expects you to be. Seriously…you know if she’s one of the other 17% so act accordingly.
But still…what if I pick the wrong ring?
There you go again…making it harder than it needs to be. That’s OK because I have this to share with you as well. The follow up question to the above was:
If he came home with something different than what I told him to get or hinted at I would:
- Be disappointed but OK. (54%)
- Be disappointed and mad. (4%)
- Love it just the same. (42%)
Only 4% of women will be “mad” if you propose with something she’s not expecting so the risk factor is extremely low. See? This is easy.
Go for it!
I grant you this is not the most sophisticated survey on the planet but it is telling. Feel free to take your own casual surveys as you’re out and about. Ask women what they think, combine those answers with my results and come to your own conclusion. Something tells me you won’t feel the need to “bring her in” anymore.
Personally I’d take this info and run with it. There are so many more important things to do than push off buying a ring with manufactured excuses. (For example…you can start planning your proposal.)
Let me know how it goes!
Weekly Dance Watch: Celebrity Wedding Edition
Love em or hate em, celebrity weddings are pretty spectacular. Although those of us on a budget can only dream of having most of these celebrity wedding amenities, we can definitely take some tips from the style and elegance of these affairs. Most of all, I just like to look at how amazing these weddings look. My favorite? Eva Longoria. So beautiful!
Weekly Dance Watch: Wedding Cake Smashers
I’ve always had a problem with couples who decide to smash the wedding cake in each others faces during the wedding reception. Below are some couples who don’t and really embody why I feel this way (please note in the second video, this tradition stems back to AT LEAST the ’80’s judging by the wedding dress styles). I do have to say though, in our last video the cake smashing is somehow done with love. They make me rethink my position. Your thoughts?
Weekly Dance Watch: Gypsy Edition
As I delve further into my wedding research, more recently I have been encountering something quite interesting, which is Gypsy Weddings! It’s not what you’re thinking – these are not weddings of gypsies who wander the world with no homes. Gypsy weddings are an Eastern European tradition that are full of old world music, food, and alcohol. They are mostly Russian, Slovakian, Serbian or Romanian but really any Eastern European sect you can think of have their own gypsy wedding style. What I also love about this tradition is that many are done on New Years Eve – perfect for our upcoming holiday! Enjoy the clothing, music, and merriment of this old world tradition.
Buy Like A Guy: The 4C’s vs. A Great Steak
Diamond’s are an enigma to most guys. A great steak, on the other hand, speaks for itself.
Grilling a great steak is not a slam-dunk by any means. The upfront prep work, the heat of the coals, the cut of meat, all must combine in a synergistic dance of harmony. (OK…maybe I’m giving this a little too much importance. Then again, maybe not.)
The following guide is an analogy that should help you understand diamond’s and their related values. This is not a foreign scale unique to the diamond industry. It’s based on a currency every man understands…meat.
Print it out, and let it be your guide on your journey through the diamond world. (If you pull this out at the jewelry counter it’ll change it will lighten the mood. I guarantee it. If the sales person is not amused…get the hell out of there.)
THE FOUR C’S:
- Cut: Determines the brilliance. The expertise of the cutter makes all the difference. A better cutter creates more beautiful diamonds…so they cost more.
- Color and Clarity: Diamonds with higher color and clarity are rarer so they cost more.
- Carat weight: All things equal, a larger diamond costs more.
MEAT:
- The Cut of Meat: Rarer cuts of meat like tenderloin have less fat and more of the good stuff…so they cost more.
- Preparation: Determines the taste experience. The expertise of the chef makes all the difference. A better chef makes a better steak…so it costs more.
- Price per Pound: All things equal, a larger cut of meat costs more.
This is all very simplified but as I’ve said…buying a diamond is often times treated like it’s life or death. It’s only money, really. You’ll make more.
Weekly Dance Watch – Doggy Edition
I’ll be the first to admit that I’m pretty obsessed with my dog. But the people in these videos took their doggy love to a whole new level by incorporating them into their wedding. I have to admit, it’s pretty entertaining watching these dogs get ready for their big moment and to my surprise, none of them ruined it! The guests also seem to love the change of scenery from the regular wedding party.
Although I would never choose this option, these guys are pretty cute:
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