Month: June 2022

First of all, let me offer my heartfelt congratulations to you and your future spouse! Take it from me, being married is one of the greatest joys in the world. My ten-year anniversary with my husband is coming up in just a few weeks, and I’m one of the fortunate few for whom the honeymoon period never ended. It’s my experience that if you marry the right person, you’ll find the next decade to be one of bliss, even in the mundanity of domestic life. The right person is someone you can unabashedly and proudly be you with, someone who can inspire you to be the best you possible and who will make you feel proud to be you no matter what. If you’ve found that person, this article is for you!

If you haven’t found that person, good luck buddy.

Before you can get to your domestic bliss on, you get to enjoy the wedding. The word ‘enjoy’ is doing a lot of heavy lifting in that sentence, and I can personally attest that the stress that goes into planning, paying for, and executing the thing can be excruciating. If we could do it over again, there are more than a few changes we’d have made, and almost all of those changes revolve around where we got married. Finding the right wedding venues can be a nightmare, but it doesn’t have to be. Learn from our experience getting married in Lincoln, NE!

Location, Location, Location

The first thing to determine is where you’re tying the knot. The going joke here is that there isn’t a whole lot of stuff to look at in Nebraska unless you really like flat plains and corn. People who make that joke have clearly never had the pleasure of spending time in Lincoln! If you know what you’re looking for, there are lots of great options for wedding venues. You’re not going to be able to do anything on a waterfront, as there’s not really much in the way of waterfronts to speak of at all here, much less somewhere that can be rented as a place to get married.

The most important determinations are going to be how many people you’re inviting and whether you want the ceremony to be indoors or outdoors. Both have advantages, but my recommendation is to pick something indoors. As you can see here, there are literally dozens of options for both! The problems with outdoor venues outweigh the advantages in my experience.

When I was married, we picked a lovely outdoor venue. It was going to be a small, intimate ceremony in the park, and we were excited. We had an indoor location for the reception, but the main event was outside. We just so happened to pick the one day that had an unexpected torrential rain! We had to retreat to the reception hall to do the ceremony. You’re going to need a backup indoor location if you choose something outdoors anyway; just commit to something indoors just in case.

Don’t Compromise on Style

This may be a little more controversial, but please remember: this is YOUR wedding. It isn’t your family’s, it isn’t your guests’, it’s yours. When we were married, our families made demands that we foolishly capitulated to. We wanted a theme wedding (we’re huge renaissance fair nuts, and we wanted a renaissance wedding), but our families gave us so much grief about it that we ended up changing a lot of our original vision. Out with the lute players, in with the string quartet, playing the traditional Pachelbel’s Canon instead of something from our favorite fantasy movie (Life Could Not Better Be from The Court Jester, in case you were wondering!)

We regret the compromise almost more than anything else. This was our day, and we didn’t stand our ground on celebrating us. If you need help finding a theme you can look at the most popular ones at https://elegantweddingdirectory.com/top-wedding-themes/, but no matter what you choose, make sure that it’s yours. Don’t let anyone else convince you to diminish who you and your spouse are, or what makes you and your love unique. You are wonderful, and your spouse to be thinks so, too. You deserve the perfect wedding, and what that means is entirely up to you two.…

The Modern Way to Buy Shoes

Many of us look back on how things used to be and think that times were once so much more simple. We may have this feeling when we consider many different aspects of our lives, from driving to shopping. But is all quite as it seems?

It strikes me that times have certainly changed, but not necessarily got any worse. Many of us have been living through an age of rapid technological change, although we may not even stop to think about it. The way in which we shop is a good example of how technology has brought about massive changes.

Do you remember how you used to shop for shoes, for instance? For most of us, a shoe shopping trip involved jumping in the car and heading into town, or maybe looking for our nearest retail park. Once there, we might visit one or two stores and look to pick out some shoes that we liked and that we thought were reasonably priced.

We probably didn’t stop to ponder the fact that we were often faced with a fairly limited range of buying options. We probably weren’t able to look at hundreds of pairs of shoes before making a purchase. We probably weren’t too sure if we were getting a good deal either. After all, we had very few options when it came to comparing prices.

When we look at the way in which we buy shoes these days we can see some fairly obvious differences. Many of us choose to shop online, believing that we can compare prices more easily. This should allow us to find some real bargains, as should the fact that internet retailers often benefit from lower overheads that their traditional competitors.

There’s no doubt that making use of the internet is a much more modern way to shop for shoes. It helps to show us that technology now shapes the way that we approach many actions in life. Has it made things worse? Many would argue that it has done the exact opposite.

Technology has often made things easier for consumers and helped us to save money.…

You Can Find Comfortable Ladies Shoes

Designers of ladies shoes often seem to concentrate on creating footwear options that look great. They’re often trying to push the fashion boundaries and to create new styles that will really capture the imagination. But are there problems with this approach?

It’s understandable that designers should wish to create shoes that really stand out from the crowd. They’re operating in a competitive industry and it can be difficult to generate sales unless you have a product that really offers something a little bit extra.

Many of us are very keen to find products that will allow us to look fashionable too. They allow us to gain a sense of greater self confidence and simply to feel better. But should this mean that we only care about how we look? Fortunately, many of us know that there are other important considerations.

Shoes should help to protect our feet, helping us to get around more easily. Many of us realise that poor quality shoes tend to do the exact opposite – they often cause us pain, making it harder for us to walk. They can even lead to more critical damage.

That’s why more and more consumers are looking at buying shoes that are both comfortable and fashionable. Although such shoes aren’t easy to find, some retailers have becoming alerted to the fact that there’s a real demand for footwear of this type. If you’re interested in finding comfortable shoes for women then you could start by reading independent, online reviews.

Such reviews can quickly point you in the direction of brands that are known for offering comfort. You can find out what previous customers have to say about their purchases too, allowing you to make an informed decision before making your own purchase.

There may not be a massive variety of comfortable shoes available right now, but they are out there if you’re prepared to look hard enough.…