Is Your Wedding Precisely Planned?

Is Your Wedding Precisely Planned? These guys pulled theirs off famously, and you can too!
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When it comes to your wedding day, there is so much to plan for that it can seem a tad overwhelming at times.

That said there is no reason you can’t pull it off, leaving you and your significant other with many great memories to share for years to come.

In order to make your wedding day click, planning things out well in advance is of course the answer.

From where the wedding and reception will take place, to what the clothing and rings will look like, those are but a few of the many decisions you will have to make as a couple.

Given that the big day could be coming up sooner rather than later, is your wedding precisely planned?

Make Your Big Day Go Off Without a Hitch

So that your wedding day can be one you will always have fond memories of, keep a few pointers in mind:

     

  1. Venues – First and foremost, where will your wedding and reception take place? Given that both churches (weddings) and reception halls and resorts (reception) can fill up quickly, make sure you book each far enough in advance that you are not left with disappointment. It is also important to visit a number of venues, giving you things to think about with each. For instance, approximately how many people can you expect for both your wedding and reception? Do both venues have accommodations for handicapped guests? Are the venues within relatively easy driving range of one another? If you are having your wedding in the middle of summer, is the church properly air conditioned? These are but a few of the items you should be able to answer before deciding on venues for both;
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  3. Rings – The rings are one of the most important pieces of the big day, a means of symbolizing the love two individuals have for one another. As a result, be sure to put ample time into shopping for the rings, be it in-person or online. As you look at a silicone ring for wedding day needs and beyond, be sure that you are happy with the final look and feel of each ring. While you can always alter the ring after the wedding and honeymoon, getting it right the first time around is a much more desirable thing. As a couple, shopping together for rings will give you both one more important decision to make together. If you decide to go online for your ring needs, dong a Google search for wedding rings will point you in the right direction. Also make sure the rings come with a money back guarantee and/or warranty;
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  5. Clothing – While it is the bride’s day to shine, you don’t want the groom looking like he just rolled out of bed. Make sure you both spend the necessary time to find the right dress and tuxedo or suit, respectively. This is where family and friends can play a significant role, helping you both with their two cents about what does and doesn’t look good. Having a day out with the gals and guys respectively is a good idea. Also be sure to use the Internet to get some ideas. Sites such as Pinterest and Instagram are great venues for seeing what others have worn for their big days;
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  7. Food and drink – Lastly, you can’t have a wedding reception without making sure you’ve gotten all the food and drink details taken care of. Make sure you sample a number of different catering options out there, seeing which business will best deliver your food and drink needs. Also be sure to ask your guests what type of meal they would like (do this via the invitations) so that you can make things easier for your caterer. If you decide to have a bar, make sure you clarify whether it is open or not, along with making sure everyone is held responsible for how much they drink. The last thing you want is one or more people overdoing it when it comes to drinking at your reception.

 

Planning the perfect wedding isn’t easy, but it also doesn’t have to be the worst experience of your life.

By using the Internet, relying on family and friends for their advice, attending a few bridal bazaars, there is ample opportunity for both of you to get plenty of ideas.

When your big day arrives, you want it to go off without a hitch, something that is much more likely to occur if planning is a priority.

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Essential online shopping tips

These online shopping tips will help you get what you want, faster and cheaper
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Since 1995, when the first Internet retailers attracted 16 million shoppers, online shopping has been a growth industry. Innovations such as payment services, coupon deals, and apps are everyday to us, but have made a huge impact on the numbers of online shoppers. While countries around the world have varying levels of online shopping, some estimates put the online shopping population at 1.75 billion people.

Why is online shopping so popular?

Most of you probably shop because of the convenience of shopping at any time of day from the comfort of home. You can buy everything from avocados to refrigerators online. It saves time, travel costs, and sometimes taxes. Add delivery to your front door and it’s a wonder anyone goes out anymore!

Online shopping is also helpful for pricing items. You may end up going to a physical store, but doing some research beforehand can save you going from store to store to find the best price.

The relative privacy of online shopping is another of its attractive features. Sometimes, you just don’t want to be seen purchasing items that are either personal, such as prescription drugs or lingerie, or that might open you up to theft, such as jewelry, electronics, or artwork.

If you hate crowds or the pushy techniques of sales associates, then online shopping is the perfect way to complete your wish list.

Online shopping has also opened the doors of the world to shoppers. You can buy hand-made finger puppets from China, premium chocolate from the Skelligs in Ireland, leather pumps from Italy, or an antique armoire from New Zealand.

Sellers up their game

As great as online shopping is for buyers, it has many benefits for retailers as well. Perhaps the greatest is the exposure of products and services to a worldwide marketplace. It doesn’t matter what size your company is – for the price of web hosting, you can open your sales potential exponentially with an online presence that is open around the clock.

With omnichannel, retailers can offer their products in the format most accessible to customers. Omnichannel selling uses brick and mortar, catalog, television, and whatever else you can imagine to reach customers. Adding online to this definitely increases sales potential.

Of course, more exposure also means more competition. Online retailers need to offer shoppers a reason to pick their product or service. A sampling of services includes allowing customers to order items online and pick them up from a brick-and-mortar store, virtual mannequins for clothes shopping, and selling via smartphones.

Online shopping tips

With all this online activity, you need to be aware of ways that your shopping experience can be maximized. These tips will help you get the best deals while shopping securely.

For convenience and safety, you should use and bookmark your favorite sites. For example, when you decide to purchase a DVD, a winter coat, and a juicer, you want to avoid an online search for those items because you could end up with malicious sites in your results. Go to a reputable, trustworthy site such as As seen on TV, which attracts shoppers because it can offer you all the items on your list and more. You know that you’ll get a great price as well. Bookmark the page so that you can return to it easily and safely in the future.

If it’s too good to be true, pass it up. Getting ads in your email with requests to click on a link should be ignored. If an online ad is offering huge discounts, you may face a threat to your computer if you try to check it out. You can block fake sites with up-to-date security software.

Companies will sometimes base prices on your spending patterns, so you can end up paying more than other shoppers. The companies do this by saving cookies. You can avoid this pricing tactic by erasing cookies on your browser. While shopping, use a private window, and log out of your account when you are finished.

You can use social media to find deals. Facebook, Twitter, and email subscriptions are great ways to get notice of sales. Many retailers will offer special discounts to their followers and subscribers. You can also compare the prices of different retailers with an online comparison website such as Bizrate, and look for coupons on sites such as RetailMeNot.

You can find more variety and flexibility than ever before with the growth of online stores. You can feel secure and get great deals, so start shopping!

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Why you should be shopping online!

Shopping online is the way of the commercial world these days ... photo by CC user HebiFot on pixabay

Times have changed, and so have lifestyles. Once upon a time, going for shopping was seen as a leisurely activity, but now it’s more of a need based activity that we can complete with just a few taps and swipes. With online shopping fast replacing the conventional mode of shopping, you may soon want to join the bandwagon for the following reasons:

1. Shop right here, right now

Instant gratification can be considered the USP of online shopping. You may be sitting in the middle of a forest or a busy metropolitan, and still be able to shop! The place is not a concern, nor is the time when it comes to online shopping. The various e-commerce websites are functional at all times, throughout the year, just waiting to serve you at your convenience. So the next time you see a colleague walking past sporting a gorgeous looking blazer, you needn’t wait for the day to end to go shopping; simply whip out your smartphone and start shopping online!

2. Year round discounts and sales

You are saved the agonising wait for end-of-season sales and other monthly or quarterly sales, thanks to online shopping. Most online websites offer regular discounts on products, both domestic and international. If you’re fashion conscious, then Jabong coupons is your answer to fashion nirvana! You can not only save time and energy but also money when you shop online.

3. Anything and Everything in One Place

Give your tired mind and body a rest and opt for shopping online. With just a click, you can purchase fashion pieces such as a tote bag, graphic t-shirts, and accessories. Want a bedsheet that goes with your new bedroom décor? Shop online for it. Need new office supplies? Shop online. Need to buy a birthday present for a friend? Well, shop online! Right from clothes to kitchen essentials, and hairpin to airplane (remote- controlled, of course), you can buy anything online! You can sit back on your comfy couch and start buying groceries, new clothes, textbooks, or anything else that you need with only a Smartphone, tablet, or a laptop in hand!

4. From your Smartphone to your home

With free home delivery becoming the norm with online shopping websites, you can sit back while you wait for your orders to arrive. No more dragging your whining husband around while you keep shopping and adding to the load the poor chaps have to hold!

5. Latest offers, only for you

Get the latest offers, set alerts for when your favourite online fashion brands offer a sale and stay updated on the latest trends with online shopping websites. Many fashion websites offer its users the option to join their newsletters where they can get access to exclusive offers. Furthermore, you can set an alert for when your desired shoe or pair of jeans becomes available at your chosen price point or even when they become available in your preferred colour!

Fair warning: if you’re a compulsive shopper, then we’d suggest that you delete any memories of reading this, or you will most definitely end up splurging on online shopping!

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Easy Style Tips for The Common Man

Style tips for common man

We all wish we could look like James Bond but let’s be honest. Most of us cannot afford to drop a yearly salary on a suit. Do not fear, just because you aren’t David Beckham or 007, doesn’t mean you can’t look good. Here are some easy style tips for the common man on a budget.

Shop Smart
The pitfalls of most common man’s wardrobe isn’t the lack of money or variety, it is the lack of thought. Try and think of the last 4 times you went out. What shirt did you wear? What pants? What shoes? Why did you wear this outfit? If the answer is “it was clean,” “it was the closest,” or “I don’t know;” you are doing it wrong. If you want to look good, you need to put a little effort into it. This goes for dressing and buying. Your wardrobe should consist of clothes you picked for a reason, not t-shirts you’ve collected from various 5ks and pub crawls. So make sure you are making conscience choices when shopping and when dressing.

Buy a Suit
Style tips for common man

Even if you don’t work in an environment that requires a suit, you should have one good suit. There will likely be several occasions each year that you have been “getting by” in jeans and and a wrinkly dress shirt. Instead of doing the bare minimum at the next wedding or funeral, wouldn’t you rather have a sharp suit hanging in your closet and ready to go. If you invest in one good suit you will not regret. Going out to dinner with your girlfriend, impress her and put on your suit, see the look on her face. There are very few situations were you will regret wearing a suit and also don’t forgot it versatility. You can easily wear only the suit jacket or the only the suit pants to class up any ordinary outfit. So make the investment and have a suit tailored to you, as long as you choose a flexible style it will last you for years.

Good Shoes
“The Shoes Make the Man” or so they say. There is definitely truth in this idiom. Any stylish man will have a closet with at least half a dozen pairs of shoes. It is important to know what shoes go when. You shouldn’t be wearing the same pair of shoes to the gym that you do out to dinner. Under no circumstances are you wearing your dancing shoes to work.  Shoes can also make the outfit, if you want to make your suit more casual, rock a pair of classic tennis shoes. If you want to make your jeans classier, put on some leather wingtips. If you want to go with a more rugged look, then consider pairing a square toe cowboy boot with your jeans. Remember you can never have too many shoes.

I hope these easy style tips for common man inspired you to go out of you comfort zone and make some simple choices to up your style game. This small suggestions can pay off in a major way.

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How to buy a gift for a boyfriend/girlfriend

Gift For Boyfriend/Girlfiend

So it is that time of year. It is always that time of year. Whether it is birthdays, anniversaries, Valentine’s Day, or Christmas; you need to get your significant other a gift. So here are some tips on how to buy a gift for a boyfriend/girlfriend.

Make it Unique
Nothing will make your spouse smile like something they know is unique and heartfelt. Try shopping at local markets for a handmade personal gift. If you don’t know where to go there are countless online retailers that specialize in unique, one-of-a-kind handmade gifts. Whether it is vintage or hipster, spend a little extra effort (and likely a little less money) and get him/her something that will truly show them how special they are to you.

Activities
Gift For Boyfriend/Girlfiend
Give the gift an experience. While no one will be unhappy with jewelry or clothes, how about dancing lessons or a once in a lifetime vacation. Nothin will be more memorable than spending time doing something out of the ordinary with your boyfriend/girlfriend. Maybe even buy a gift card to somewhere your significant other has been wanting to do but you have been hesitant to do, cooking classes, yoga, or even learning a musical instrument. You will both get out of your comfort zones and will get to see each other in a new light.

Books
I know it may sound dull at first but books are a gift that many people would love but maybe don’t spend the time and effort to pick out themselves. With millions of books in print, the hard part is picking out a book that is meaningful to your significant other. Finding the perfect book will not only show you care but it will also show you have a deep understanding of the recipient. The gift of a book also shows that you consider your boyfriend/girlfriend to be an intelligent and thoughtful person who will understand the time and effort you put into picking out this gift. The trick is to spend time picking out just the right one, there are countless websites that can helpful you find the right book and also there is nothing better than a experienced shopkeep at your local mom and pop book shop.

Something Homemade

While it may seem cheesy or cheap at first, I assure you it is not. A quality homemade gift can be the best gift. If you write your boyfriend/girlfriend a song its something they will never forget. Can you imagine the look on their face when you hand them a poem you specifically about them. How about how they would feel flipping through a custom printed photo book that chronicles your relationship together. So start thinking, what are your skills? What are you good at? Use this school to give your boyfriend/girlfriend a meaningful gift.

So next holiday that rolls around you will be ready. Remember that it is not the money that counts but how much heart you put into it. Your boyfriend/girlfriend just wants to feel special, they just want to know you care and that the gift you get them is personal and meaningful.

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