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Swiping Credit Cards as Wedding Gift?
Of the Chinese weddings I’ve been to, about 9/10 do not have gift registries as the couple prefer cash gifts to help off set the wedding cost. About a week ago I read an article on Reuters-”Do you take this credit card?”-where it said that in Jerusalem, wedding guests can swipe their credit card at [...]
Wedding Invites
Since I took Monday off, I had a long weekend (Canada Day) last week. July marks the 12 months count down to the big day and also the month which I’ve decided to get a head start on the invitations. I had made the card design back in March and had started buying some of [...]
Drive Through Weddings?
Just read the article “Honk once for I do” on Reuters – Oddly Enough about a drive-in wedding which will be held next month at the Church of Sweden. There were 36 couples which had applied to get married in their cars. What I wonder is if parents and guests will be invited. If they [...]
Q: Unexpected Wedding Guests?
Last week I was able to catch up with Cory who’s having his wedding in August 2008. We touched based on traditions and the meaning of weddings. When I asked him what he found was the most difficult part, he said first it was having people to RSVP and second is he had some unexpected [...]
Lock in Your Wedding Catering/Banquet Cost Now?
Al forwarded an interesting article by Tralee Pearce from the Globe & Mail yesterday which talked about the increase in food prices and weddings. Here are some points which I found interesting: The average Canadian wedding cost $19,000. (Survey by Weddingbells) 50% of this amount were spent on food & breverages. Many catering companies are [...]
