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15 Ideas for Mother-Son Dances
Tuesday, November 10th, 2009Think of traditional wedding dances and what comes to mind? First dance…father-daughter dance..what else? How about the mother-son dance?
Here my ‘kick at the can’ for 15 popular slecetions for mother-son songs:
1. Billy Joel – She’s Got A Way
2. James Taylor – How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)
3. John Lennon – Woman
4. Nat King Cole – L-O-V-E
5. Andre Bocelli & Celine Dion – The Prayer
6. The Beatles – In My Life
7. Ben E King – Stand By Me
8. Celine Dion – Because You Loved Me
9. Jann Arden – Good Mother
10. Jerry Vaille – Mama (Italian)
11. Kenny Rogers – Through The Years
12. Elton John – Can You Feel The Love
13. Rod Stewart – Have I Told You Lately
14. Josh Grobin – You Raise Me Up
15. Enrique Eglasias – Hero
Music to Cut Cake By…
Sunday, September 27th, 2009Cake cutting music? How ’bout these?!
1. Open Window – Sarah Harmer
2. When I’m 64 – The Beatles
3. Ice Cream – Sarah McLachlan
4. Sugar Sugar – The Archies
5. Love and Marriage – Frank Sinatra
6. Build Me Up Buttercup – The Foundations
7. The Sweetest Thing – U2
8. How Sweet It Is – James Taylor
9. I Got You Babe – Sonny & Cher
10. You Make Me So Very Happy – Blood Sweat & Tears
How to Establish Your Wedding Budget
Monday, August 10th, 2009No one likes budget talk. The fun of planning a wedding seems to evapourate pretty quickly when money talk rears its ugly head. But when it comes to a wedding, you have to know the dollars and cents of your planning.
One of the questions I get asked time and time again is “Am I spending too much?”. The answer really depends. Depends on what your overall budget is, what is important to you, how many guests you’re having, etc.
But there are those couples who are ‘foodies’ and MUST have great food at the reception. Or those who are passionate about music, for who a DJ won’t do. Those couple know that they are willing to devote a large chunk of their budget to getting the perfect details to suit their passions.
But many couples feel that yes, the food and music must be good but aren’t sure where to start in the budgeting process. For them, I would recommend the following breakdown by percent of their wedding budget:
Reception (45%)
Planner (12%)
Bride’s Attire (5%)
Photography (5%)
Flowers/Decor (5%)
Entertainment (5%)
Videographer (3%)
Transportation (3%)
Stationary/Invites (3%)
Wedding Rings (3%)
Wedding Gifts (3%)
Ceremony (2%)
Cake (1%)
Hair & Make-up (1%)
Groom’s Attire (1%)
Accessories (1%)
Accommodations (1%)
Miscellaneous (1%)
So for a wedding with a total budget of $25,000 it would look like this:
Reception (45%) – $11,250
Planner (12%) – $ 3,000
Bride’s Attire (5%) – $ 1,250
Photography (5%) – $ 1,250
Flowers/Decor (5%) – $ 1,250
Entertainment (5%) – $ 1,250
Videographer (3%) – $ 750
Transportation (3%) – $ 750
Stationary/Invites (3%) – $ 750
Wedding Rings (3%) – $ 750
Wedding Gifts (3%) – $ 750
Ceremony (2%) – $ 500
Cake (1%) – $ 250
Hair & Make-up (1%) – $ 250
Groom’s Attire (1%) – $ 250
Accessories (1%) – $ 250
Accommodations (1%) – $ 250
Miscellaneous (1%) – $ 250
And if the list above has things that you aren’t including, like a videographer, remove that line item and either add it to another category or put it back in the bank!
Hope this helps!
