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The 50th wedding anniversary cake topper is an important part of any golden wedding anniversary celebration. You will want it to not only reflect the celebration but the couple who is celebrating it. Reaching the 50th wedding anniversary is a big deal, so you want a special celebration and a special 50th wedding anniversary cake topper is a great place to start.

Some ideas for the 50th anniversary cake topper include having a replica cake and topper of their original wedding. Inquire to see what type of cake they had on for their original wedding and inquire as to whether there are any photographs of their wedding cake available. If this is not possible ask the couple if they can provide a description of their wedding cake and top in as much detail as possible. With right description it should be no problem to find a bakery to recreate that special day with a copy of the couple’s original wedding cake.

There is of course the option of the traditional 50th wedding anniversary cake topper of a golden number 50. Many couples go with this for their anniversary celebration but if that just isn’t for you, use some imagination to make it unique.

There are many options to choose from for the 50th wedding anniversary cake topper. You can choose anything from the number 50 made with a floral arrangement to crystal jewelry cake toppers. Wishing wells and a wide variety of porcelain cake tops are often a good choice for a fiftieth anniversary cake, but do not overlook all the beautiful options available with acrylic! Truly, any number of options can represent the 50th wedding anniversary; the choice is really up to you. The important thing, however, is that the cake topper should represent the couple and their life together.

With today’s modern technology it is simple enough to purchase a jeweled photo frame cake topper for the top of the 50th anniversary wedding cake. Then simply choose your favorite picture of the couple to insert into the frame. It is a classic way to add style and elegance to the cake while personalizing it at the same time. Another advantage of this option is that they make beautiful keepsakes for the loving couple!

There is even the option of having the 50th wedding anniversary cake topper made to order. Engage your local craftsman to help you put together your own unique image of what you want, whether that is the floral cake topper, or something that represents the couple themselves, such as a golden number 50 and a replica of the first car they bought after being married. The possibilities are endless. For the 50th wedding anniversary cake topper, personal is better.

While everybody is excited to be married when they first get engaged, not everyone is excited to have to plan a wedding. After all, weddings have always been pretty big and grand affairs, and these days nothing seems to have changed. While your wedding might not be as lavish and extravagant as the celebrity weddings you see on TV, it’s still guaranteed to be a giant headache to plan- unless you follow a few simple tips.

First thing’s first; you need to approach planning the event with as positive and relaxed of an attitude as you possibly can. Think about it, if you weren’t planning it and didn’t have it all on shoulders, it should be a fun year! It’s like having a bunch of mini parties. You get to go to a fancy dress shop and try everything on until you find the perfect piece for you. You get to reconnect with all the members of your friends and family you’ve lost touch with. You get to try all sorts of delicious catered foods and cakes. People are always congratulating you, and people will throw you a couple parties like your bridal shower. When you think about it that way, it sounds pretty great, doesn’t it?

To ensure that you can just enjoy the process, you have to do a few preliminary steps. First, you need to start planning as early as humanly possible. While I’m not suggesting you jump up as soon as you say yes and break out a three ring binder filled with wedding magazines and potential venues, but starting the next day isn’t a bad idea. It’s a good idea to start planning with your fianc. At this time you should figure out what each of you are going to do as far as planning goes. If your fianc wants to be there every step of the way, that’s great. But if not, you need to know as soon as possible so that there aren’t any hurt feelings or broken expectations. This is also a good time to figure out a budget, and how you’re going to pay for it all. Some things will be more important to you. For instance, you might want to splurge to get venue you really want- but do you need to give fancy ring bearer gifts and flower girl gifts?

Once you have some duties assigned and have an idea about the scope of the wedding, you’re going to be in a good position to start bringing other people on board. It’s important that you start looking for a wedding planner as soon as possible, provided you are going to work with one. This will give you plenty of time to make sure you find the right person, and it will give the two or three of you plenty of time to bond so that they can learn what you want from the event.

After that, you can take things at a little more leisurely pace. It’s a good idea to try and find a venue next, as you’ll be more likely to find the place you want on the date you want for the price you want if you book it way ahead of time. Beyond that, you can relax and enjoy the process. Overall you want to first take care of those things that will produce the most good the longer they are in the picture. It doesn’t really matter how far in advance you book the band, but it does matter how long you have to develop a relationship with your planner.

Marriages all over India are the mixture of happy and sad moments, the articles describes the cultures and rituals followed in a Marathi wedding

Marriages in India have always been an affair of grandness and sanctity, associated with the religious believes and social values of particular regions and states of the country. India is a country, which is famous for its colours in terms of different people and their cultural activities, and so are the different states and cities of the country. The cultures, religions, clothes, language, appearance of people keeps on changing with the change in the region and the state or as we move from place to place, within the country. Same is the case with the marriage rituals and practises, the customs or traditions vary from region to region, culture to culture in the country. Maharashtra, the third largest state of the country, having the second largest population and the richest state of the country, celebrates the occasion of marriage with the same pop and gaiety.

The state of Maharshtra mainly constitutes with people following marathi culture, so the rituals for the marriage in the state are also according to the marathi rituals and customs. The marriage ceremony in a Marathi wedding, takes place in the morning in front of the lord. The most important and the sacred practise followed in a marathi wedding is the matching of the horoscopes of the prospective bride and groom before the marriage. Match of the horoscopes is considered to be very important for the Marathi bride and the Marathi groom to lead a cheerful married life.

Like weddings in all other cultures, Marathi weddings are divided into pre, during and post marital functions and ceremonies. Following are the rituals practised in a marathi wedding:

Pre- wedding rituals:

Sakhar Puda: a packet of sugar if exchanged between the families of the bride and the groom to mark the informal engagement of the two alliances.

Wang Nischay: it is also called the formal engagement of the bride and the groom, in front of the idol of the family god or goddess. Separate prayers are performed at the respective houses of the bride and the groom, after which both families meet and take blessing from the god and the priest.

Haldi Chadawat: a paste with turmeric powder and some other ingredients is formed and mango leaves are immersed in the paste, one day before the actual ceremony. On the day of the haldi ceremony, the paste is applied on the whole body of the bride and the groom with the mango leaves in the direction from down to upwards direction, in their respective houses.

Wedding day rituals:

Ganesh Puja: prayers are offered to the lord Ganesha in the morning on the day of the wedding to seek his blessings for a smooth and happy processing of the marriage rituals.

Seeman Pooja: This is the welcome ceremony or the reception of the groom and his family at the entry gate of the marriage venue. After the pooja, the parents of the bride, washes the feet of the groom, and offer him with a bunch of gifts.

Ceremonial Breakfast: This is the breakfast, which is offered to the groom, family and the guests for the marriage ceremony. The food is of great variety and is served with great lavishness.

Gowri- har puja: a simultaneous puja called Gowri- har is performed with the bride and the groom eating their breakfast.

Wedding ceremony: The wedding ceremony takes place in the morning hours of the day. The bride is taken to mandap or the place of wedding by her maternal uncle, and the bride and groom are not allowed to see each other, till the recitation of the spiritual rhymes or mantras is performed. Ceremonies of kanyadan and satapadi are performed same as done in the hindu weddings, where the parents of the bride gives away the responsibility of his daughter to the groom and requests him to take care of her daughter for the rest of her life. Satapadi is the ceremony, where the bride and the groom take seven pheras or circles around the sacred fire, after which they are declard married.

Post wedding rituals:

Reception: reception is the big feast or treat given to the guests and the relatives after the wedding ceremony. The ceremonial sweet is distributed by the bride and the groom themselves to the guests.

Greh- pravesh: it is the reception of the newly wed bride in the house of her in- laws, where she receives a grand welcome by her new family and is given blessings by the new relatives and family members for leading a happy married life.

Few useful links:
http://www.jeevansathi.com/
http://www.jeevansathi.com/matrimonials/marathi-matrimonial/

If you have, then we are on the same boat. Anyway, for the ladies, I am sure you enjoy the parts of the wedding dedicated to exchange of vows, sort of like wedding poetry. Weddings! Here goes one of my poems for wedding; Ooh baby you are one of a kind. Although you nag me everyday I do not mind. I was in suspended animation, because she had caught my attention, I was almost caught in a precarious situation. Not another dream AGAIN! I found myself following her graceful walk from the top of her head to the tip of her toe.

When you whisper in my ear you give my heart a good wind, it is like ecstasy and opulence combined. This is because when I am with you to others I am blind, for you are the finest treasure a man could find. I once saw a girl in the streets at random and I just fell in love with her right there and then. Here goes; I just remembered this girl I saw, she was so pretty all I could say was ”whoa”. In fact, I liked it so much; I wrote a sample Wedding Poem for my future wife. I cannot shake you off because you have captured my mind, it is like my fate with you has been sealed and signed. Do you enjoy short love poems?

You got me wrapped around your finger just as a book has a bind; we are very close and tighter than an orange and its rind. If you are a man, I am sure that you are saying to yourself right now, ”oh, man, not again! I cannot explain why, I just did! I love that part too. I could not make a move though, because she was with a woman who looked like she could attack me with a crossbow. If you are a woman, I bet you like weddings. However, when I was at the barbers shop looking out the window pane. I hope your heart and mine are well aligned, this is one prison I do not want to break from, please keep me confined.

As I made my way to get a car, her cute figure lingered from a far, for she had disappeared into the masses just like the sunlight does a star. You have the right features in all the right places perfectly designed; everything from your head to your toes has been well defined. As I sat meditating in a bus, she suddenly came up from nowhere as conspicuous as a tattoo.

Just as she was making her way to the vacant seat next to me, somebody else rushed in and took it leaving me with a nasty feeling as if I had been stung by a bee! I thought then that I would not see her again; she was stuck in my mind just like a stubborn stain. This is one of the Short Love Poems I write about meeting a girl in the streets who I immediately feel a communication to. Have you ever fallen in love with a stranger even before talking to him/her?

The wedding day is drawing near. The invitations have been sent, the cake ordered, the rings purchased, the ceremony, reception and honeymoon have been planned. The bachelor party and wedding rehearsal are scheduled. What else is on the groom’s “to do” list?

What about the days following the wedding? After all of the investment in the wedding day, will the new husband and his bride weather the 50-50 chance of having a lasting and thriving marriage?

According to top psychologist Dr. John M. Gottmann, men are often emotionally deficient when it comes to expressing fondness and admiration to their spouses. Well, now may be an excellent time for grooms-to-be to intelligently plan the emotional success of their upcoming wedding.

Love letters. Are you and your fiancee exchanging them during your engagement? Personal love letters are one of the most revered ways that husbands and wives communicate. Drafting and writing a personal love letter takes energy, thought and time. As a matter of fact, the success of marriage preparation programs depends upon how willingly a couple shares their feelings, affectionate and otherwise, with each other.

Dr. Gottman’s book, The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work, builds on the concept of making regular deposits in a bride’s emotional bank account. One of the exercises for building fondness and admiration is thinking of and writing down one’s positive feelings for the other person. Writing a personal love letter to your bride for your wedding day is a gift that will be treasured for years. Here are eight rules to follow.

Rule Number One: Make the Letter Positively Personal
Anything put into writing can be read, saved and reread. The first rule for a personal love letter is to make it personal and positive. Love letters carry a message of worth from a groom-to-be and new husband that affirms and cherishes his bride. So, it is critical to make a list of the positive things about bride wife that you want to assert. Avoid any critical, ambivalent remarks. Let them go and focus on what you cherish about your new bride.

Rule Number Two: It’s About Her
A personal love letter is a direct communication to and with your fiancee. Use the word “you” early and often. Share your feelings. My parents have been married for more than 55 years. On my mom’s 80th birthday, our family gave personal testimonies that we taped and made into a DVD. My dad stood up and used the song, “You Mean All the World to Me.” He choked up with emotion in front of us all and it was so powerful to witness the love he had for his wife.

As a groom-to-be, you don’t have to wait 55 years to make that happen. (My dad didn’t!) Start now. Make your bride-to-be feel special on your wedding day and many days afterwards.

Rule Number Three: Start with a Special Endearment
If you have a special name for your fiancee, use it. Write a personal greeting, like
– My most beautiful ______________ (your bride’s name)
– Dear wonder of my life
– You’re the best thing that happened to me

Rule Number Four: Make it Specific and Meaningful
With a little practice, writing a personal love letter becomes a great habit! Make sure that the words you write express things that are specific and meaningful to your upcoming wedding, yourself and your bride.

For example, you may write a personal love letter that includes how you felt when you first met, what events in your engagement have meant a lot to you, things that you admire and appreciate about your fiancee, special thanks for favors done, or for any reason that you can find. (Remember, the more reasons, the more letters!)

Rule Number Five: End with Love
Don’t just write, “well, that’s about it.” Get creatively romantic. Use something that sums up your feelings and lets your bride-to-be know that you continue to love her. Use endings like: Forever Yours, All my love, With love forever, I am so happy you are in my life, You mean the world to me. Then, sign your name.

Rule Number Six: Make It Pretty
A bride-to-be loves getting a special gift and the packaging is often as important as what is inside. In other words, don’t write your personal love letter on the back of a paper bag. Make it pretty. Use special stationery (you can visit a scrapbook store and buy just one sheet for less than 50 cents.) Or write your letter in a romantic greeting card.

Use your own handwriting, too. A card typed on a computer seems artificial and mechanicals. Decorate your letter with a personal drawing like hearts or XOXO (shorthand for hugs and kisses), or use stickers. Use her favorite color envelope.

Rule Number Seven: Special Delivery
Make sure your personal love letter gets your fiancee’s attention. Use surprise. Mail your letter in a special envelope, like Priority Mail or through Special Delivery. Put the letter on the front seat of her car, on her dinner plate or tie a balloon to it when you pick her up for a date.

Rule Number Eight: Turn Your Wedding Letter into a New Habit
Trust and ongoing commitment rank high with every woman. Write another personal love letter when you go out of town or mail one to arrive on Monday after a long day at work. Your engagement and marriage will grow with love beyond your imagination as you regularly write a personal love letter to your fiancee.

With a little consistent effort, grooms-to-be can write personal love letters that create a hope-filled atmosphere, and enjoy a thriving and happy marriage that goes well past the wedding day.