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Getting to celebrate a 70th wedding anniversary is no small feat! A couple who will be celebrating 70 years of marriage should be paid tribute to. But what do you get the couple with 70 years worth of memories together?

To celebrate 70 years of marriage would be a miracle and a feat. Choose something that celebrates that 70-journey and all the fruit of it. Enlist all the descendants (children, grandchildren, great-grandkids, cousins, etc) to submit memories, photographs, drawings, newspaper headlines on scrapbook paper and I would compile a “This Is Your Life” type of memory book for the couple. Also give them a DVD, a retrospective on their life before and throughout their marriage with family members speaking of and to them. A gift like this acknowledges the anniversary couple respectfully.

A great 70th wedding anniversary gift for a couple is a photo or story quilt designed and sewn by a family member. The quilt could represent the highlights of the couples achievements and memories. Have a few favorite photos or appliqued symbols to represent them. Using pieces of favorite old and outgrown items of clothing that contain special memories will add a nice personal touch.

The 70th anniversary is the platinum anniversary. So for a spouse, someone might buy them a platinum band, as in another wedding band. From a friend or family member this would make a nice gift: There are pictures now that from a certain angle change to another picture. It would be so cool to have their original wedding picture and then what they look like today. What a keepsake!

Keeping in mind that the recipient of a 70th wedding anniversary gift would probably be at least 90 years old, the book ‘Diamonds in the Dust’ would be a thoughtful gift. The book, by Joni Eareckson Tada is a book of daily devotions. Diamonds are a symbol of the 70th anniversary so the title of the book ties into that tradition.

These ideas should get you started thinking about what makes a great 70th wedding anniversary gift. Congratulations to the couple celebrating an 70 year wedding anniversary.

In every wedding story that everyone dream to have and to experience for real, the chance of choosing the right song can never be missed. Every bride to be wishes to choose a wedding song that will perfectly fit to the dream wedding that they have in mind and most of these songs are Christian wedding songs.

Throughout the history of weddings, a Christian song goes with the picture of a perfectly gowned bride walking along the isle while the groom in his perfect suit waits. It comes along with the tick of the piano keys and the hymn of the choir and the blissful memory of a matrimony remains in the head of the witnesses through time. The Christian wedding song maybe played with a joyful tone or a mellow romantic type or serenade, nevertheless, the most important part is that, a Christian wedding song can never be absent.

The lyrics in every Christian wedding song continue to create a positive and fantastic feeling towards its listeners thereby letting them feel the true essence and meaning of how it is to have finally met the one that you can keep for life. It is more of a constant reminder that it is good to fall in love and be committed enough to stand for that love forever. It otherwise offers a full blown picture of what is forever that every one may only wish to feel and keep as well.

Unlike any other songs, a Christian wedding song has that harmonious hymn that secures every bride and those that watches the bride as she walks down the isle that while everything else fail along the way, they have each other to keep to continue to hold and love and stand for life.

One may choose another song during the venue celebration but nothing beats the rhythm of an angelic voice manifested through the singing of a Christian wedding song.

The very first thing you may be asking yourself is: “Why would I ever want to try and clean my own wedding gown?” If you noticed the wear tag in the dress it says something like: “Dry Clean Only”. So if you’re thinking of doing your own gown cleaning isn’t that taking an awfully big risk. Do you want to take the chance of damaging or destroying your cherished gown?

Probably the reason you’re trying to clean your own wedding gown would be to save money. Everyone wants to save money….so let’s examine this situation a little further.

Go ahead and read your fabric labels carefully. If your wedding gown is silk or is a silk blend then don’t even attempt to clean it yourself. If your gown and the lining are polyester then it is actually possible to do your own gown cleaning.

Before you start the process you should consider: Does the dress have beads on it? Are the beads sewn on or glued on? Does the gown have sequins? Are they sewn on or glued on? You need to be extra careful if the wedding gown is beaded or has sequins.

Ok, you still want to proceed!

The dirtiest place is around the hem of the gown. You’ll need to use a detergent mix, or even “oxiclean” made into a paste. Gently scrub the dirty hem with your mixture. Next pay special attention to the neckline and “arm pits” of the wedding dress. These areas also become more soiled than other areas and tend to stain easily.

Examine the rest of the gown carefully for any other spots or stains. Some wines spots will not leave a stain but should be scrubbed as well. Cake, food or natural oils from your hands can also leave areas that need special attention.

If you are going to use a washing machine to clean your dress instead of hand washing, turn the wedding dress inside out before placing in the washer.

It’s best if you have a large capacity front loading washer. Then just place the wedding gown inside and wash on the gentle cycle.

If all you have is a top loading waster you’ll need to be extra careful. The washing action tends to twist your dress up considerably.
Something also to consider before you start this process: are you going to try and press the gown yourself or have it professionally steamed/pressed after you clean it. If you are planning on hand pressing with an iron it can be very tedious and can damage – even scorch the fabric and it can melt the sequins and some beads.

However, if you’re going to have your wedding dress professionally steamed/pressed check before and see what you will be charged. Sometimes your local dry cleaner will charge nearly as much for this gown steaming and pressing as they do for their whole preservation service. (see the article on local dry cleaning compared to professional Wedding Gown Preservation on our website).

Usually if you actually want to save money, time and stress you should consider having your wedding gown professionally cleaned and preserved.

Several companies provide a complete kit that they will send you to make it easy. The wedding gown preservation kit should contain everything you need. It should contain a shipping box, a customer invoice, and complete instructions.

You’ll place your dress in the box provided with the invoice. Seal up the box with the sealing tape and place the pre-paid shipping label on the box. Everything is pre-paid so all you need to do is take the completed package to any UPS/Fed Ex. Store.

Your dress will be shipped back to you (no extra cost) to any address in the US (whatever address you have placed on the invoice).

Go ahead and Google “Wedding Gown Preservation” and you’ll find several options. Look over the websites and prices and choose the best option for you.

Hawaii is one of the most romantic places, a Polynesian paradise on earth with its breathtakingly dramatic scenery, pristine rainforests, beautiful beaches, dramatic sunsets, world-class hotels and a serene atmosphere. You can spend your destination wedding in your very own intimate and private oasis. If you are planning a Hawaii wedding, it is the ultimate getaway for couples who will get everything they could wish for and more!

Why is Hawaii one of the worlds most popular wedding destinations? Its simply because couples can get married in style in different backdrops and settings straight out of a fairytale. You and your better half can exchange vows on the beach, a hotel gazebo or near a spectacular hillside.

Every bride wishes for an unforgettable proposal. So where will you pop the question to make it really memorable? Hawaii offers six islands with the most idyllic settings for a dream wedding. You can promise your love for each other in a chapel overlooking a picture-postcard perfect seaside or pop the question in Kauai’s lush Kalalau Valley surrounded by endless natural beauty. Picture yourself renewing your vows on Waikiki Beach with gentle, calm waves as surfers ride them in the distance. You can whisk your lover away to the mysterious beauty of the island of Molokai. Spend your honeymoon in a romantic lodge, soaking up the sun on the white sandy beaches on the island of Lanai. Take a scenic drive with your spouse on the Road to Hana in the island of Maui, which promises the worlds best sceneries on the way with lush forest, bridges, canvases covered in waterfalls and a national park in between. To celebrate your timeless love, head to Hawaii Island, where you will find a striking contrast of black lava sand beaches, unique coves and the deep blue ocean. Other distinctive wedding settings can include a 2-3 day cruise or for the more adventurous, a helicopter ride to the mountains or an underwater wedding ceremony wearing scuba diving gear.

Hawaii is truly the place for picture-perfect celebrations, which will be romantic and special for couples on their wedding day. Your wedding in Hawaii will bring back magical memories of your special day that will last forever.

When you start to plan your wedding, it is very easy to become overwhelmed at the thought of everything you are going to have to address in order to plan your perfect wedding.

You can easily help yourself to take away this stress by breaking your wedding planning down into smaller steps and by building a priority list.

In this way, you will narrow down your focus and so take the whole of your wedding planning down into more manageable tasks.

In order to easily build your priorities list, one of the first things you both should do is to get together and write down what each of you feel are the most important elements that you would like to have at your wedding.

Then, mark the two or three that are the most important to you and on which you would be willing to spend a larger chunk of your wedding budget.

Whether it be the ceremony, the dress, the flowers or the reception, compare both of your lists and see which important elements are on each other’s list. These same elements become the priorities for your wedding!

By going through this exercise, not only will you have narrowed down your top priorities for your wedding, but you will also find the items that you might want to splurge a little more on and the items you want to cut back on. Now you can make adjustments to your wedding budget accordingly.

By having a priority list, you will see categories on your traditional wedding checklist that you can either live without or budget a smaller amount for, such as a limousine or cellist, etc.

If you do decide to cross an item off your checklist, it will also give you the added thrill of being able to cross off some of the traditional wedding expenses from the basic wedding checklist.

You can now take the money from these crossed off items and put that money towards your most important wedding elements so that you can truly have your most perfect wedding.