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Soon after your wedding, the natural stage to go into is family planning. If you are pregnant, there is another 9 months to prepare yourself and your home for the new addition to your family.

There are a number of things that you should buy in advance which are either necessary or could just make your life easier when you return home after birth.

Just like in a wedidng, you will be spending another big boom preparing for the new arrival of your baby.

I have been looking around for different baby prams.

Some are light and convenient to be brought around while others are heavy and bulky, though sturdy.

If you think that wedding planning is tough and have many things to be done, you have yet to see your to-do lists for your new born.
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This a short article contributed by one of my friends, Gwen.

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Do you know? Your skin condition can change with the weather.

So if you are going on a honeymoon anywhere outside your region, do check out the weather conditions so as to look for the suitable skincare products.

If you stay in regions where there is sunshine all year round, you would have the tendency to have skin that is dry on the outside oily from the inside. Dry because the sun evaporates the moisture from the surface of the skin. Oily because the skin is trying to replenish the moisture lost and diet. You will see fine lines on the skin and a couple of pimples.

Whereas if you reside in cold weathered countries, you might have skin which are delicate (you can see the capillaries on the skin) because there is a lack of moisture in the air. And there is a likelihood of dryness in the form of flaky skin surface (dead skin). If you get into the sun for too long you can get sunburnt easily.

A must-have is the correct moisturizer because a drastic change in the weather climate will affect your skin’s health. If you are travelling to Europe in Nov/Dec, prepare a bottle of moisturizer in a cream form (thicker texture and with more emollient). On the contrary, it would help if you have a lighter form of moisturizer probably with sunblock if you are travelling to Asia because of the humid weather.

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This a short article contributed by one of my friends, Gwen.

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Feel that your life is getting so messed up with the wedding plans, work and family? Lighten up your life with these quick and simple ways!

5 Ways On How to clean up your life from top to toe:

1. Trim your hair regularly and use a suitable shampoo. We should have the moisture “shine” and not the “oily” shine on our hair.

2. Do not leave the house without makeup. You will look and feel better with simple makeup will brighten up your face especially when you are already above 25.

3. Ensure you apply that deodarant (non-scented) if you sweat easily if not mask with body spray or perfume.

4. Shaved ladies! Your armpits, legs if you want to show them and also the “forbidden” region!

5. File your nails and lighten up with nail polish!

from sherlock88

Wedding is an occasion that makes you enjoy while it is an occasion for your bridesmaid to work for the whole day to make the wedding special. They are definitely the persons to help you conduct your wedding in a smooth way and you have to take more care when you are choosing a dress for them. Many brides feel that it is their wedding and they are allowed to choose any dress they want for their bridesmaid. But this is absolutely ridiculous.

They are your friends giving their hands for your wedding and you have to make them feel comfortable. For choosing bridesmaid dresses, you have to take as much care as you take for your wedding gown. Follow the following tips to choose the best dress for your bridesmaids.

1. For any purchase, budget is very important. You have to decide how much money you can afford and then search for the item you are looking for. The cost of the bridesmaid dress depends on how many bridesmaids you have. If you have a lot of friends, then you may have two or more bridesmaids. Buying an expensive dress for all of them is definitely not affordable. You can choose to have a single bridesmaid and spend your bridesmaid’s budget exclusively for her alone.
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I had the chance to interview Tommy, the owner and wedding photographer of Tommy Leong.

Here is the email interview:

1) Can you give me an introduction of yourself, when and how did you start out and what is your wedding site about?

I am a wedding photographer who feels wedding photography is about the process and preparations of getting married.

Not just the wedding ceremony itself.

In the past , we see only the ceremony itself and very little of what

happens before and after the ceremony. Today, photojournalism is about the whole event and we cover it as if it is a whole story. To tell that story, we need to string together key events, not just random pictures.
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If you really have the best interest of the couples at heart, you would want to provide something valuable for their future.

What about giving them a company or part of a company as a wedding gift?

Seemed far fetched isn’t it?

But this is one of the most unique wedding gift idea I have seen so far.

Buy a share in a frame.
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The happiest moment in anybody’s life is his or her wedding, where the bride and the groom are locked into the life of togetherness by the wedding band. Weddings are always fun filled if the planning is perfect. Planning for a wedding will take more time and efforts. These days, many people hire wedding planners to plan their weddings. These planners are expensive and you won’t have a personal touch during your wedding ceremony.

What can be more joyful other than watching your guests enjoying the wedding you have planned yourself? Always have a notebook and pen to note down your wedding plans and check the list often to know what you have to do next. Below are a few tips that will guide you to come out with unique wedding ideas to make your day more special:

1. Before you start thinking about the wedding ideas, determine what your budget will be. You and your groom have to sit together and finalize the maximum amount that you can afford to spend for your wedding. Wedding planning is all about purchasing and getting ready for the ceremony. Unless you know how much you will be able to spend, you cannot start planning for your wedding. You don’t want to be out of cash when you are about to start a new life.
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