Brides come in all ages and planning a wedding can be exceedingly stressful on anybody, no matter what the age. If you, as the bride, have handled everything perfectly, those few days before the wedding could still take their toll on your health and especially on your skin.

On her wedding day, every bride wants to have her skin radiant and free from lines and pimples, so she looks her best, and her photos and videos come out looking perfect. No bride wants to even imagine the possibility that, one day, her offspring might gaze at their parents’ wedding photos and remark on the blemish over their mother’s right nostril.

Telling a bride-to-be to avoid stress and to take things lightly is easier said than done; nevertheless, taking care of the skin, despite the stress and a busy schedule, is not only possible but it is a must.

* Start at least a month or two before the wedding date to personally care for your skin every day. If you are the outdoors type or your skin has been neglected for years, then begin much earlier, even before you hire the wedding planner or the photographer.

* If you suffer from acne, rosacea, or any other skin condition, make sure to see a dermatologist months before the wedding. There are wonderful medicated creams on the market available with prescription that can prevent acne or rosacea outbursts on your wedding day.

*Sun protection should have been your habit all along; however, if you have neglected that, it is never too late to start. If you have to be out under the sun, use wide brimmed hats, sunglasses, umbrellas, and especially sunscreen lotion. Even the smallest dose of UVA rays can take their toll on the human skin. The best use you can get from a sunscreen lotion is if you choose one with an SPF of 15-30 and apply it every few hours. After you apply the lotion, stay indoors or in the shade for a few minutes to let the skin absorb the lotion.

* Before you put the sunscreen on, fortify your skin with a vitamin C lotion. With some women, vitamin C softens the skin lines and helps the sunscreen protect the skin better.

*Exfoliate you skin often if your skin is rough. If your skin is very tender, keep the exfoliating to once a month. To exfoliate, first cleanse your skin with a facial cleanser, or if you like, lukewarm distilled water. Then, apply an exfoliating gel or cream and rub into the skin with small circular motions. Rinse with warm water and pat dry with a warm towel. Never use products or devices like washcloths, loofahs, or puff buffs on your face. They are known to gather bacteria easily.

* Hydration of the skin is easy and can be done with the most common materials. Add a few drops of oil to a bowl of steaming hot water. Johnson’s baby oil will do just fine, unless you want to use one your favorite oils or herbal solutions. Lean over the bowl until your face is about 8-12 inches away. Cover your head with a towel to capture the steam and relax for 15 minutes. Do this every day if you can.

* If at all possible, about three months before the wedding date, see a dermatologist or add an over the counter retinoid (Vitamin A Cream) to your daily skin care, if you are not already using one. Do not go under the sun immediately after applying a retinoid; wait at least fifteen minutes to half an hour. The most feasible skin care method for busy working women is a retinoid to be applied at night. If you are susceptible to dark circles under the eyes, an undereye lotion with alpha-hydroxy acids could be added to your daily care.

* If your skin is excessively dry, adding aloe Vera lotion or gel-mask to your daily regimen will help greatly.

* Avoid aggressive and experimental treatments, tanning, and facial waxing, one to two weeks before the wedding.

* Try to eat a well-balanced diet with extra fruits, vegetables, and leafy greens. They will help your skin and your figure at the same diet.

Give your skin a chance, and have your family and friends watch its glow match the glow in your eyes on your wedding day.

This article has been submitted by Joy Cagil in affiliation with http://www.Prye.Com/ which is a site for Wedding Invitations. Joy Cagil is a writer on writing.com.

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Romantic love is a heavenly feeling. Those who fall in romantic love are truly lucky, because this emotion is not in everyone’s fate. Treasure this and take care because you are amongst few chosen to enjoy this bliss.

How about creating moments that you will remember for a lifetime. No I am not talking about sitting below trees and singing poetry or watching the sunset. I am talking of moments that will get etched in your memory forever.

How about getting caught in rain and running for cover? A single such moment sometimes remains in memory forever. Searching for a gift for your sweetheart for days and then getting it. Then watch his/her face when she gets it. That is one such moment. Your sweetheart may be laughing many times, but for once the whole setting may be such that you will remember the laughter forever. Can one create such moments? yes and no. You can think of doing something that may become memorable. But generally this happens suddenly. The need is to prolong that experience for as long as possible.

What treasures do we value most -those that give us maximum joy. Such memories do that. The recollection itself brings a new life. Romantic love will not last for long. After some days, it will go away as suddenly as a rainbow. Savor it till it is there. Love gives life a new meaning. Love gives new enthusiasm and gives a new high. Love is lovely. Savor it and preserve the moments in your heart. Whenever you feel depressed, open the treasury and revisit them.

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Once upon a time, a girl decided to marry a poor miller. Her father was so upset by this that he refused to give her a dowry. So her friends got together and gave her everything that she would need to set up her home. Thus was born the tradition of the bridal shower.


Bridal showers have been around for ages. Like in the legend, the original purpose of a bridal shower was to give the bride gifts for her new home. Nowadays, most brides already have their own homes even before they get married so perhaps the original rationale for a bridal shower doesn’t hold up quite so well. But a bridal shower is still a great excuse for the bride and those near and dear to her to get together and party.

Here are some bridal shower ideas that are guaranteed to give a cool new twist to an old tradition:

• Have a bridal shower theme: There’s nothing like a well-chosen theme to make a bridal shower celebration unique and memorable. A theme also gives the event some structure and provides ideas for the decorations and entertainment. For instance, you could have a “Four Seasons Shower” and ask each guest to bring a gift that the bride could do with during a particular season. Another popular bridal shower idea is the “Celebrations” theme. The guests bring gifts that are linked to a particular festival. For a more unique bridal shower, pick a theme that reflects either the bride’s or groom’s interests or situation. For instance, if you know that the couple are going to be entertaining a lot, have “Great Parties” as a theme with guests bringing gifts that will make entertaining a lot easier. If the couple loves to cook, pick a theme centered around food and ask the guests to bring a favorite recipe of theirs along with a difficult to find (and non-perishable!) ingredient. If the bride is moving away from the place where she used to live, then a “Memories” theme would be perfect. Each guest could bring something that he or she feels will remind the bride most of him or her.
• Have a “Bridal Shower Keepsake” book: The book has various sections like “Wishes”, “Favorite memory of the Bride” and “Advice for a Bride-to-be” (add any more that you can think of). Each guest fills in an entry in each of the sections. After the bridal shower is over, add on snaps of the event. Is there a better way to preserve memories of a bridal shower for ever?!
• Make a photo collage: Ask each guest to bring a photo of themselves with the bride to the bridal shower. Put the collage together and get it laminated and framed after the party. We guarantee that the bride will love the idea!
• Think up a new game: Typical bridal shower games like charades and word scrambles can get a bit dull after sometime, so a new game can be a great bridal shower idea. For instance, why not design a quiz about the bride? Alternatively, each guest gets to ask the bride one question that the bride has to answer truthfully.
• Stage a musical: Put together an act with dialogues and popular songs that gently spoof the bride’s life so far. This one is guaranteed to bring the house down!

Remember that when it comes to bridal showers, tradition can only get you so far. With these great bridal shower ideas and your imagination, the sky is the limit.

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Let’s be real. With other pressures of life upon us, having to network can be a burden and increase stress levels.

How we decide to spend valuable time networking will determine our direct success now and for the future. When in transition we often prioritize, placing business networking sandwiched between “I know I should to what for?” kinds of attitude.

Many see the act of business networking as a waste of time, because the return on investment is not often immediate. In another sense, many professionals in transition make this an excellent opportunity to have “face time” with potential employers or perhaps receive viable leads.

Here are several keys to help you prepare for networking while in transition:

• Motivation. Keeping a positive mental attitude is critical. If you are not ready to meet valuable contacts, stay home. Networking requires effort and positive motivation for and to those around you.

• Perseverance. Being in transition is a difficult period, but perseverance vastly enhances your chances of receiving positive responses and more importantly builds rewarding relationships immediately and for the future.

• Follow up. There have been times when individuals test you by how, when, and how long you attempt to follow up. Having a follow up program in place will make sure that communications does not fail on your end.

• Personality. This is a time when you must let your personality shine bright. People want to associate with people who are fun, energetic and personable.

• Image. As the old saying goes, “Image is everything” and it is too. Now is the time to re-evaluate your current image from your clothing to your body language. What worked years ago may not be applicable in today’s market.

Remember that preparing for great networking is all about your motivation, perseverance, follow up, personality and a well-defined image. It is important to remember above all, the most critical element in being successful in your networking programis you!

Consummate Speaker, Noted Author & Certified Seminar Leader Melvin Murphy provides keynote speeches and seminars to educational institutions, civic groups, public associations, and corporations throughout the country. He can be reached at: MMurphy833@aol.com or 703/216.3888

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Viva Las Vegas Wedding Chapel is a comprehensive wedding service with several types of themes and plans that are common to a las Vegas chapel. You also can opt for a traditional wedding that will remove the need for creativity and development of ideas. Couples who wish to renew their vows likewise can choose from a vast array of styles to make their special event even more memorable in one of these las Vegas wedding chapel settings.

Choose from Elvis wedding packages presented by Las Vegas Elvis impersonators, June themes, 4th of July wedding programs, or hot summer nights for an August wedding. Other themes include Blue Hawaii, exotic Egyptian, and even gangster weddings. There are also outdoor and sunset ceremonies instead of choosing one of these las Vegas chapels for those who love simplicity and nature.

All the amenities are available, including stretch limo transportation between your hotel and the chapel, a wedding planner, wedding party gifts, a florist, and someone to help you with apparel. Make plans for a deluxe honeymoon that may take the form of a cruise or a trip to Mexico. Have everything ready before your plane arrives in Las Vegas so all you have to do is enjoy a special time with your soon-to-be spouse or longstanding wife or husband with whom you plan to renew vows.

Nevada Magazine voted Viva Las Vegas the area’s Best Wedding Chapel four years in a row. Katie Couric featured this chapel on her show, as have many television programs that include CSI, Animal Planet, and Soap Talk.

>From photography to cake and champagne, your wedding can become a spectacular event when you trust this site with the details. Display your nuptials live for free on the Internet so that family and friends can peek in back home. Whatever your interests or special needs, this chapel will make every effort to accommodate you in making your wedding the most exciting day of your life, one you will fondly share with friends and relatives.

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Spy gadgets are designed to help you uncover things that others might want to keep hidden from you. And one of the things that most people are anxious to hide is infidelity. In the past, it was common to do things like hire a private investigator to follow your spouse around or bug the phones or take pictures. This used to be reasonable. However, the fact of the matter is that with all of the spy gadgets and technology available today, there is no reason to go out and hire a professional. There are plenty of tools that are reasonably priced that you can use to get to the bottom of the mystery and discover for yourself whether your spouse is true.

One of the more common spy gadgets that can help in your investigation of whether or not you have to worry about infidelity is a GPS tracking device. These devices are great because they are covert. Some of them are small enough to hide in a purse or in the car. There are even cell phones equipped with GPS devices. Not only can you see where someone is right now, but you can also pull up a history of where the tracker has been. A fancy restaurant? A seedy motel? Or just to work and back? You can find out rather easily.

The main problem with tracking spy gear is that it is all very well to know where someone is, but it doesn’t lend good insight on what someone is doing at that place. Maybe your significant other is always in a place that seems innocuous. But maybe something else is going on. This is where listening devices come in. Listening devices can be hidden in a purse (like a pen), or even be a cell phone. You can have a cell phone that is called automatically when the phone your spouse has is in use. You can also dial in and hear what is going on in the same room, even when the phone is not being used.

But the best spy gadgets are the kind that give you biological proof. There are kits that you can purchase that can find bodily fluids on sheets or underwear. You can also compare your test results to your own body fluids and see whether those are the only fluids associated with your significant other.
Whether you substantiate your trust in your partner, or whether you find out he or she is not worthy of trust, you can do it yourself with spy gadgets.

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Secured loans are designed for all those people who are ready to offer their property as collateral. They are very suitable for homeowners. Secured loan is opted for your basic needs in life, which can’t be ignored.

It’s an intelligent decision if you take secured loans to answer certain unexpected and unavoidable plights in life. These loans give you money so that you can stand by, through the entire crisis situation. Offering collateral is mandatory in secured loans. It could be your home, car or any valuable asset. Your property is at stake till the time you don’t repay the entire loan amount. Lender will immediately repossess your property if he does not get all his money on time.

But offering collateral to the lender, gives you number of benefits. You enjoy low interest rate and small monthly repayments. Besides this lender gives you flexibility to repay amount as per your convenience. You are also provided with long repayment period so that you don’t feel any burden of loan. You are also allowed to borrow a large sum of money for your personal expenses as lender has security in the form collateral so he doesn’t fear a loss of his capital.

Secured loans plays a vital role to fulfill your personal requirements, such as-home renovation, car purchase, debt consolidation, education fees etc. Instead of having to use your credit cards, you can avail a secured loans as it’s undoubtedly a better option.

Secured loan is also useful for the people with bad credit history. Lender now days also give bad credit secured loans, because of the security attached with this. Internet is a major tool to look for the lenders. It also gives you chance to apply online for fast approval.

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Secured personal loan can be used for many purposes. Secured personal loan has the potential to fulfil all the financial demands of the borrowers. For obtaining secured personal loan, you will need to pledge your collateral as security.

Secured personal loan needs collateral that could be in the form of your home, land, etc. Collateral as security is important for availing secured personal loan. The ownership papers for your property as collateral will be in the possession of the lender. When the loan amount is repaid on time, lender will return the documents back to you. The loan amount is determined on the basis of the valuation of your home and the equity associated with it.

There are so many benefits of secured personal loan, these are mentioned below:

• Secured personal loan is a multipurpose loan that can be used for home improvement, debt consolidation, purchasing a car, purchasing exotic holiday package, etc.

• For obtaining big amount, secured personal loan is one of the best loans and also when you find difficulty in obtaining unsecured loan.

• Lenders, in case of secured personal loan are more flexible, allows the borrowers to get loans without any hassle. Lenders feel secured against the collateral.

• Secured personal loan is easily available on easy terms and the borrowers obtain such loans at low interest rate. Easy monthly repayments and longer repayment periods are additional benefits.

• Secured personal loan helps you in obtaining equity for raising funds.

Get secured personal loan and gratify all your needs and demands.

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Why is it that so many people believe that they don’t have time or the initiative to be romantic? Perhaps most men and women don’t accept that they are inventive enough to be romantic. Everyone is inventive! The definition of being inventive is having the ability or capacity to produce. The word invent offers a much broader definition than most people accept when it comes to the technique of being able to come up with something original or just sufficiently thought out.

Gifts that are considered to be traditionally romantic like candy and flowers are fantastic, but occasionally you want that something special that pushes to the extremes. If your partner enjoys flowers, you don’t have to settle for roses because they can become unexciting after a while! Present him or her with something totally original such as a daisy or another blossom where petals can be counted. Ask him or her to play the childhood pastime of ‘they love me, they love me not’ and watch them pull the petals as they go. Warning, don’t allow for the chance of him or her arriving at the ‘they love me not’ . Count the petals before you present the bloom to your partner and trim it so that there is an odd number of petals for the desired result!

Arts and crafts used to be a fun break from the drudgery of the public school day, but believe it or not, it will come in handy when it comes to original romantic gestures. Instead of promising that you will love him or her forever, show them. Get a piece of paper, ribbon or other fabric you choose and write “I love you” on both sides from end to end. Twist the paper 180 degrees and connect both ends of the paper until you have made what looks like the number eight. Tape or glue to ends together. You can present your love with a figure that shows them your love for them is an infinite love.

Creativity comes in many different forms! Being original can mean creating an atmosphere. If you want to plan the ultimate romantic evening but funds are low or you just don’t want to have to leave the house, close down the electricity and mimic a power outage (it’s up to you whether or not you tell him or her!). You won’t have any distractions or warmth, so it is up to both of you to keep the other heated and amuse each other.

Maybe romance is on your mind, but he or she is going on a trip out of town. Did you know that people on airplanes are typically incurable romantics? Any flight attendant would be more than delighted to make sure that your partner receives a special gift after the plane has left the area. Simply approach a crewmember after your partner boards the plane and they are, on the whole, more than happy to accommodate a hopeless romantic like you! (You might want to make sure that the present is unwrapped or keep it to a single rose due to heightened security.)

Creativity doesn’t have to come in the shape of gifts every single time. Gestures like getting up and dancing with your partner when a specific tune comes on the radio is quite inventive and amazingly romantic! Whenever the inclination strikes you, allow your creative juices to run wild!

Jeff Rose has published an eBook on romance in relationships and marriages entitled ‘The Magic Marriage.’ A free 5 day set of Romance Lessons is available at http://www.magicmarriage.com/tips.htm.

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There are many people finding love in the workplace, especially when they work in a team or do some long term projects. However, love at work is not always smooth and has certain disadvantages.

Of course no company prohibits love at work. However, it doesn’t mean they recommend love affairs among their employees. Love is a private issue and most employers don’t want their people to think of anything else besides work during office hours. Therefore, if fall in love with a colleague, you have to think twice about whether you two want to make your relationship public or not.

When you are in love, you always want to be close to your lover. However, this should be avoided in the workplace. In a company there are usually people of all ages and their views about love and relationships are very different. You must resist your feelings and be careful of offending others. You shouldn’t use work time to send emails or messages to each other, even though it may not affect your productivity, it can create a bad impression if you are caught engaging in private correspondence by other colleagues or worse, your employer.

Your love can be very romantic, beautiful and admirable. However, your boss and colleagues are not witnesses for your love. Therefore, never make a love show at work even it is at lunch time if you don’t want your love to be the topic of gossips in the community.

Your relationship can take a turn for the worse in the long run if you two are together all the time at work. You may be together during office hours, at lunch time and of course after work. It can be wonderful at first but after a while, you will become bored and fed up with it.

Working in the same area in the same company, you two are natural competitors. Think of the time when you have to compete against your lover for a promotion. This can badly affect your loving relationship.

When you are in love, you can hardly think of breaking up. However, there is no guarantee that your love will last forever. If it happens, can you still face him or her everyday in a natural way? Or would you have to try to find work in some other company? That would be a difficult situation.

Love at work is not easy. There are many problems you will encounter and many obstacles you have to overcome. Thus think twice before building a relationship at work. Love and a career don’t support each other sometimes.

Michael Russell

Your Independent guide to Love

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