Marriage, Reader Questions, reader question of the week

My Husband To Be Is a Murderer

May 2, 2012 at 10:15 PM by Tracy
Reader Question of the Week

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Ok.  This is really really going to sound insane.  I am a member of a women’s group and we do different volunteer projects.  About 4 years ago we were assigned to write letters to prisoners.  I was shocked when mine wrote me back.  And  a bit scared.  We used a PO box of course.  All I knew was he was 27 and in jail for 20 years for murder.  As I got to know him through letters i found out a different story.  He had come from an abusive family and got involved with drugs and gangs.  In a middle of an addicted haze (he hardly remembers the details) he shot someone.  The person he shot was a drug dealer and was trying to rip off my fiance.  He was arrested (his 2nd offense – first was possession of illegal weapon) and this time he was locked away for life. He had just turned 20.   He got clean and sober and realized the error of his ways and the source.  He is currently getting a high school and then college degree while in prison.  He is getting involved in a program to speak to at risk youth who are going down the same road he is. Through these letters and visit we have fallen in love and he asked me to marry him.  He could get out earlier with good behavior.  Am I nuts?!

Know It’s a Risk, Detroit, MI

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World’s First Diamond Ring

May 1, 2012 at 10:06 PM by Tracy
Tuesday Treat – Interesting Bit of Wedding History

For a mere $68 million this could be the ideal wedding ring for those with a bit of budget and a craving for bling.

Made by Swiss luxury jewelers Shawish, the makers are heralding it as the “world’s first diamond ring.” READ MORE

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Elizabeth and Jason’s Cape Breton Personal Touch Wedding

April 19, 2012 at 5:38 AM by Tracy
Location: Savoy Theatre, Glace Bay (Cape Breton), Nova Scotia (Canada)

When Elizabeth and Jason Fraser got married on Sept 3, 2011 while on a tight budget they knew they wanted atrue Cape Breton wedding, that was of course still very meaningful. They then decided to call on the special talents of family and friends. Every detail of the wedding that they did not make themselves was created by a guest. This participation ranged from a  bowl of potato salad to a floral arrangement, and even cleaning the kitchen at the end of the night. As much as possible was made out of recycled materials – brooch bouquets from second hand jewellery, banners out of used pillow cases, cupcake stands out of old dishes, and lace tablecloths out of old curtains.

The ceremony was held at the historic Savoy Theatre , a 1920s grand Victorian theatre in Glace Bay. A piano and fiddle, along with the groom’s kilt, gave the ceremony a true Cape Breton feel  with an atmosphere of having stepped back in time. Elizabeth  lucked out in  finding a second-hand Pronovias dress, of layers of lace and tulle.

She  complemented  her dream dress come true with many meaningful and personal touches. Elizabeth handmade the  fascinator while the rest of the accessories were from the most important people in her life -the pearl earrings were the mother of the groom’s, the pearl choker her grandmother’s,  pearls from her mother were worn as a  bracelet and she wore  her other grandmother’s diamond on her finger. The groom’s kilt was his family tartan, borrowed from his brother.

To have those you love most participate and contribute so intimately could not be topped by even the most  expensive of weddings.

Photos by Stephanie McHugh Photography

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And the groom has some handsome friends too.

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The cutest guest by far.  How did they contribute?

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ZANKYOU – CASH WEDDING REGISTRY

April 18, 2012 at 4:42 AM by Tracy

Looking for today’s best cash wedding registry service? There’s really only one answer—Zankyou. With an online cash gift wedding registry and free wedding website, Zankyou is the best option for  today’s modern couples. Here are five reasons why you should choose Zankyou  for your cash wedding registry.

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2.  Lowest Rates. You get the cash equivalent of the gift contributions to your bank account so you can take the cash or buy the actual gift when you’re ready. At only 2.85% per gift, Zankyou’s rates are among THE LOWEST on the market. If guests decide to cover the cost of the surcharge, then the registry is ABSOLUTELY FREE for you!

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3.  Guests Love it!!! Zankyou is present in over 17 countries and  8 languages! Guests will able to view your wedding registry in their preferred language. Zankyou’s international payment gateway ensures your guests can make payment wherever they are. It also saves your guests valuable time from going store to store or seeing if their gift has been shipped. No need for them to carry that big toaster around they picked for you.

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For more information on the best online wedding registry visit www.zankyou.com

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Would You Go On A Feeding Tube To Lose Weight For The Wedding?

April 17, 2012 at 5:57 AM by Tracy
Tuesday Treat – How Far Would You Go to Lose Weight for the Wedding?

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Bride-to-be’s are doing everything from going on feeding tubes to getting injections to lose weight for their wedding. How far would you go?  Let us know what you did/ are doing to lose weight for your wedding?  Are you?  Or are you OK as is?

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My Ring Is Too Small (and not expensive enough) – Do I Say Something?

April 11, 2012 at 5:38 AM by Tracy
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Q: Ideally you only get engaged and married once – right?  So the man I have been with for 5 years who knows my taste got me a completely small and obviously cheap ring for our engagement.  He does well so a nice ring shouldn’t be an issue.  I have pointed out and hinted numerous times what I want.  I always wanted a Cartier or Harry Winston and this is neither.  I know this might sound bitchy and if he couldn’t afford it I could understand, but he can.  And he should treat me like a princess and want me to be happy if he wants to marry me.  Do I outright say something?  Do I drop hints?

- Disappointed. Los Angeles, CA.

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World’s Longest Wedding Dress Train

April 10, 2012 at 5:38 AM by Tracy
Tuesday Treat – World’s Longest Bridal Train

The world’s longest bridal train set the record officially in the Guinness Book of World Records.  The dress itself was designed and made by the Andree Salon fashion house and took 10 seamstresses 100 days to stitch together. Model  Ema Dumitrescu, demonstrated just how long this train really was when she showed it off in a biannual Wedding Fair from up in an air balloon  READ MORE

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