Truly Wedding Blog

Is this a no-brainer? Everyone (even guys) have thought and dreamed about what their ideal wedding might be like. The problem is, however you imagine your wedding, your fiancé probably has a very different picture. So what should you do? You need to Discuss, Decide and Write it down.

You might not think that something like a vision could be so important. In order for a relationship to succeed and last for eternity, you must learn to communicate early. Catching a potential problem before it becomes a real problem turns out to be a critical ingredient in an everlasting marriage. Go figure, huh?

So, you two sit down and begin discussing your wedding. First thing – cost – how much, who pays, etc. If the cost factor involves relatives you will need to know how much they are willing to contribute. Once cost has been assessed, then you can talk about the ceremony – location. Where do you want to be married? In a church, City Hall, Las Vegas, where? And you both continue on until the major areas are settled – date, ceremony, reception, style, number of guests, etc. Each component of your wedding day should, ideally, be mutually agreed upon (or at least compromised upon).

The point of this tip is to communicate. If you reach a stumbling block, hash it out and compromise.
If you want your marriage to last forever, you need to learn now how to communicate, disagree and compromise with your soon to be spouse. Once you are married, you cannot think only of yourself because you are not alone anymore and every aspect of your life will greatly affect them as well.

Deciding upon the details of your wedding together will be a great test of the strength of your relationship, so enjoy it, and make it fun!

70 YEARS! That’s a long time if you think about it. Imagine being with the “One You Love” all that time. Well, that’s exactly what J.W. and Mable Best did. They have Truly beaten the odds.

The happy couple from East Texas, married in 1937, have only been apart one time during their marriage while J.W. served in WWII. “Naturally, I was worried about him because I knew he was going into battle, and I wrote him a letter everyday,” said Mable. The Best’s family held a celebration in J.W. and Mable’s honor Saturday. “I love her more today, than I did the day we met.” said J.W., adding that he “knew” she was the one.

After reading this article I wanted to see what the statistics are for couples sticking together this long. With the divorce rate at nearly 50%, what are the chances? Well, to my surprise, people are actually staying together longer, and the divorce rate is down, yet the rate of marriage is also down. The number of couples living together without any intention of getting married has increased.

I think that couples who share the same values as J.W. and Mable won’t have to worry about statistics one bit. Every couple should use the 2 “Key Things” that Mable says keeps a marriage together: Love & Devotion.

Let’s all toast to the “Bride & Groom” for a marriage well done! Truly exceptional!

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Siblings don’t always get along, but one Somali native decided to get back at his brother on a whole new level.

Ambe Abdillahi Omer, 39, attempted to kill the guests at his younger brother’s wedding celebration. Omer handed out approximately 200 poisoned candies to everyone that participated in the ceremony. He also poisoned the water jugs and eating utensils. Five guests became seriously ill while one of Omer’s own brothers and a sister died.

A local chairman, Hassan Mohamad Abdirahman, told reporters, “It’s a miracle that the bride and groom are safe!”. Omer confessed to the attempt, claiming he intended to kill as many people as possible. Omer made a point to say that he had no regrets. The reason behind the attack remains unclear.

Maybe Omer was jealous of his younger brother, but there are certainly better ways to handle it!

Father daughter wedding songs came to my mind recently when I heard the song “Brown Eyed Girl” on an internet radio station. This is the song that I danced with my daughter at my wedding in May of 2006. My daughter and I both looked forward to this dance very much, and it was wonderful (yes, that’s the real picture there). I guess it goes to show that you should choose your weddings songs carefully, because they will remind you of that day every time you hear them, probably forever. I decided to come up with a list of the 10 best father daughter wedding songs. Okay, so this list might be a little bit biased, but you get the big picture.

Here’s my list -

1. Brown Eyed Girl - Van Morrison
2. My Girl - Temptations
3. The Way You Look Tonight - Frank Sinatra
4. Butterfly Kisses - Bob Carlisle
5. What A Wonderful World - Louie Armstrong
6. Have I Told You Lately - Rod Stewart
7. Wonderful Tonight - Eric Clapton
8. Wind Beneath My Wings - Bette Midler
9. Isn’t She Lovely - Stevie Wonder
10. Hero - Mariah Carey

Well, we’ve shown you the world’s longest wedding dress and the world’s most expensive wedding cake. I guess the time has come for the world’s most expensive wedding bouquet!

This Vietnamese creation is made of 90 gemstones, 9 diamonds, and 1 star-shaped ruby. The glittering bouquet has made its way into the Vietnamese Guinness Book of Records for the most expensive collection of gemstones and flowers. How much you ask? It comes in at $125,000 USD. Okay, so its not $20 million dollars like the wedding cake, but it sure is a lot prettier. The bouquet is displayed on the 6th floor of the Ruby Plaza, one of Viet Nam’s largest trade centers.

My wedding bouquet cost around $100.00. But as most of you know, its not about what it cost, but about how it made me feel.

When you’re holding a beautiful, fresh, color-coordinated flower bouquet, walking down the aisle in front of 100 or more family and friends, the last thing that comes to mind is “Wow, I should have spent more on this”.

We’re working hard getting Truly up and running, and we’re surrounded by chaos. We live in Southern California, San Diego, and as most of you know, we’ve been battling wildfires for the last 5 days. We’re lucky that we haven’t been evacuated, but have come very close. In the midst of this chaos, we continue working long hours to get ready for the launch of Truly Wedding Favors. Our hearts go out to the thousands of families in San Diego who lost their homes in this tragedy.

As if the fires weren’t enough, this morning I discovered that someone had broken into Eric’s truck! The door was wide open, and the stereo equipment was missing. It looks as if the thieves rummaged through every nook and cranny, including the glove compartment. We’re definitely disappointed; we’ve lived in this neighborhood for 3 years and have never witnessed an incident like this here. In the midst of all this, we feel lucky to have been kept safe in our home. We’re in the office again, working on the task at hand, feeling positive about what the future holds.

I saw this picture and was completely dumb-founded. A Wedding Cake created to look like a person – the Bride no less! Don’t get me wrong, the cake looks great and I am sure it is a close resemblance, took a lot of time and effort to create and all, but I just don’t think I can wrap my mind around eating a cake that looks like someone. It just seems creepy.

Still, if you want something truly unique and unusual at your wedding reception, this certainly fits the bill. Can you imagine all the jokes being blurted out as the Bride and Groom cut their cake? And just where would you start cutting; at her head or neck or back or where?

Let’s hope the actual cake part wasn’t something like Red Velvet cake – yuck!

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Sounds too incredible to be true, but it is. A bride in Hoffman Estates, Ill., accidentally activated the emergency sprinkler system when she hung her wedding gown on one of the sprinkler heads. She was so inebriated she required help getting to her suite at the Hilton Garden Inn and shortly after 1:00 am, she hung her dress from the sprinkler head and set off the emergency system.

Her suite as well as the one next door were instantly flooded and rooms on the 2nd and 3rd floors were damaged while over 184 rooms were evacuated due to the accompanying fire alarms going off. Seven weddings had been booked at the hotel for the night. The Bride and Groom fled the scene and have not been located. Well, yeah! I don’t care how drunk you are, you do not hang anything from an emergency sprinkler system sprinkler head. That’s what closets are for!

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Wedding guests who chartered a bus from Philadelphia to attend a wedding held in St. Louis, MO. got more than they bargained for on the road home. Shortly after they crossed over into Ohio, the bus began smoking and eventually burst into flames.

The group of 55 had traveled from Philadelphia to St. Louis with the thought of saving gas, time, emissions, and hotel stays by renting the tour bus. Everything seemed to be working as they hoped until the bus driver began smelling smoke. After realizing the smell was not from a rider trying to sneak in a cigarette, he pulled over and noticed a tire was on fire. When tires catch on fire, it is virtually impossible to extinguish them. Even after the arrival of several fire fighters, the fire could not be stopped.

All the passengers and the driver escaped unharmed but their belongings and the bus were completely destroyed.

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I know, I know, but just think about it for a minute. For many brides-to-be, renting their wedding gown is the only way they can afford a more expensive one. Certainly there are many new gowns in the $100.00 - $300.00 range, but the problem with a less expensive dress is it can be sparse on detailing and often looks economized. However, for about the same amount of money, she can rent a gorgeous designer wedding gown for her special day. So, what are the pro’s and con’s to owning versus renting your wedding gown?

Owning Pro’s – It’s yours forever; you can pass it on to your children or grandchildren.

Owning Con’s – The expense; what if your marriage ends; storage preparation is $100.00 or more.

Renting Pro’s – Far less expensive; money savings can be spent on the wedding, honeymoon or a home; no one will ever know.

Renting Con’s – It’s not yours to keep forever.

Okay, so this may seem a little bias but let me set the record straight; I purchased and still have my wedding gown at a cost of $1500.00 back in 1990. If I had it to do over, I would rent my wedding gown and use the savings on our honeymoon. Our honeymoon was wonderful, but it would have been great to go to some exotic locale like Fiji or Tahiti rather than South Padre Island, TX. What do you think? Would you buy or rent?