My Mother always told me the key to a successful marriage is not only marrying the right partner, it is being the right partner. So what does that entail for those of us about to marry or remarry again? How can we avoid not being one of the latest marriages hung out to dry once [...]
Archives for November, 2011
The Steps We Take “To Blend” our Families
It’s interesting. There are so many terms now for family situations. There are traditional families, single parent families, step families and now the new term of today, “Blended families.” So you might ask, what exactly is a blended family and how is it different from a step family? The statistics state 65% of remarriages [...]
It’s all about the Dress and Shoes!
No matter if this is your first or third wedding, from our experience the focal point is always THE DRESS and then…THE SHOES! The consensus is those of us marrying later in life often choose a simpler, more elegant or sophisticated dress. Whether it be a cocktail dress or a flour length gown, popular [...]
The Steps we Take Blending Families
We have both inherited children from our spouses whom we have helped with planning their weddings. And now, we are planning their baby showers! As both of Marsha’s step girls are 2 months apart in delivering baby boys, we decided to combine a separate shower for each into one. The twist is we are celebrating [...]
