My second vendor recommendation goes to Debbie McLaughlin and Cakes-to-celebrate. This is another vendor I chose for my own wedding and would definitely suggest giving her a call or at least checking out her website. My wife and I have nothing but great things to say about Debbie. She was great to work with, very professional, and her cake was perfect!
When we first met, Debbie was an absolute joy. When the tasting was done Susan and I would have been happy to keep chatting and become friends. Debbie really seemed interested in finding out exactly what we wanted, she generated ideas and provided examples, and gave ample evidence that she cared about us and our wedding cake.
In addition to her great personality, her professionalism was also outstanding. From our very first contact via email through our wedding day, everything was well explained, organized, and perfectly executed. Debbie gave us a clear list of our sample choices, explained our options, and offered tons of information about cakes that we never knew existed. As a bonus, Debbie’s prices are more than reasonable. If you compare her to other bakers, you’ll see she is initially on the less expensive side. However, when you meet with her and start adding little things here and there, you’ll find she doesn’t nickel and dime you like some other places, therefore, making her an even better value. Debbie’s business sense is a great compliment to her amazing product.
While her personality and professionalism make you want to do business with her, her product seals the deal. She has a variety of cake choices (link directly to flavors page) you can find on her website. My favorite by far was Chocolate Almond Champagne! Each cake and toping was delicious and well made. During your meeting with her and via her website, you can find several examples of the beautiful cakes she can put together. My wife and I are still in awe over our beautiful wedding cake.
Once again, I am proud to recommend Debbie McLaughlin and Cakes-to-celebrate.
www.cakes-to-celebrate.com
Friday, January 15, 2010
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
Vendor Recommendation: The Photo Couple
January is the month many couples start getting to work on their wedding, so I have decided to start a month long series of blogs recommending vendors. After finding a venue, most couples move directly toward choosing a photographer. Therefore I am starting my vender recommendation series with The Photo Couple, Steve and Tammy Hermann.
The Photo Couple are a terrific team who I not only recommend for you, but I used for my own wedding. Steve and Tammy are professional, produce great results, and are a pleasure to work with. Throughout the process of my engagement, the photo couple were organized, easy to contact, and answered all of our questions. The photographer is one of the most important vendors you’ll choose because their work will be on your wall and the walls of your family for years to come. You’ll want someone who has tons of knowledge and skill, but also recognizes that you might have your own vision as well. The Hermanns completely understand just that. They gave my wife and me plenty of ideas to think about and were very open to our ideas as well. We had complete confidence in them throughout our engagement and the ceremony. In addition to that, they were completely reasonably priced. You really get a great value!
Being around quite a few weddings, I knew what I wanted and I knew the Photo Couple could deliver. Every couple is different, so what you want is a photographer with skill, knowledge, and an understanding that it is your wedding. The Photo Couple were prepared with everything from knowing the venue and where to take the best pictures, to having the pictures timed perfectly to the setting sun! During the ceremony we had no idea they were even there, but they somehow shot amazing pictures. They must have been floating around like ghosts! After the ceremony, they understood that we wanted a bunch of incredible pictures that didn’t take all night to take. They were efficient, fun, and gave great direction. What I liked best was their encouragement for us to take plenty of pictures just being ourselves, talking, laughing, and kissing in addition to the more formal poses. When all was said and done, we had more than enough amazing photos to choose from, imperfections in the landscape were photoshopped out, the sunset made our photos look as if they were from a fairytale, and our album was absolutely priceless!
Finally, the photo couple are a pleasure to work with. They are the epitome of “Do what you love and you’ll never work a day in your life.” You really feel like you are with friends who just happen to be great photographers. From the first meeting at their kitchen table, through the engagement photos on the lake near their home, and during the final photo selection process, we felt a positive and friendly relationship. For all of these reasons I am glad to recommend Steve and Tammy Hermann, the Photo Couple to you!
The Photo Couple are a terrific team who I not only recommend for you, but I used for my own wedding. Steve and Tammy are professional, produce great results, and are a pleasure to work with. Throughout the process of my engagement, the photo couple were organized, easy to contact, and answered all of our questions. The photographer is one of the most important vendors you’ll choose because their work will be on your wall and the walls of your family for years to come. You’ll want someone who has tons of knowledge and skill, but also recognizes that you might have your own vision as well. The Hermanns completely understand just that. They gave my wife and me plenty of ideas to think about and were very open to our ideas as well. We had complete confidence in them throughout our engagement and the ceremony. In addition to that, they were completely reasonably priced. You really get a great value!
Being around quite a few weddings, I knew what I wanted and I knew the Photo Couple could deliver. Every couple is different, so what you want is a photographer with skill, knowledge, and an understanding that it is your wedding. The Photo Couple were prepared with everything from knowing the venue and where to take the best pictures, to having the pictures timed perfectly to the setting sun! During the ceremony we had no idea they were even there, but they somehow shot amazing pictures. They must have been floating around like ghosts! After the ceremony, they understood that we wanted a bunch of incredible pictures that didn’t take all night to take. They were efficient, fun, and gave great direction. What I liked best was their encouragement for us to take plenty of pictures just being ourselves, talking, laughing, and kissing in addition to the more formal poses. When all was said and done, we had more than enough amazing photos to choose from, imperfections in the landscape were photoshopped out, the sunset made our photos look as if they were from a fairytale, and our album was absolutely priceless!
Finally, the photo couple are a pleasure to work with. They are the epitome of “Do what you love and you’ll never work a day in your life.” You really feel like you are with friends who just happen to be great photographers. From the first meeting at their kitchen table, through the engagement photos on the lake near their home, and during the final photo selection process, we felt a positive and friendly relationship. For all of these reasons I am glad to recommend Steve and Tammy Hermann, the Photo Couple to you!
Monday, December 21, 2009
Wedding Ceremony Ideas -Thanking Your Family
During this time of year you can’t help but think about family. I like to start ceremonies off by thanking family and friends for being a part of this special day. More importantly, I like to acknowledge that the people in the audience are to thank for creating the person you have become, the person your fiancée fell in love with, the person who is standing in front of them, making a commitment.
One of my favorite quotes comes from the bestselling memoir of all time, Tuesday’s with Morrie.
“The fact is, there is no foundation, no secure ground, upon which people may stand today if it isn’t the family. If you don’t have the support and love and caring and concern that you get from a family, you don’t have much at all. Love is so supremely important. As the great poet Auden said, ‘Love each other or perish.”
Morrie Schwartz not only exemplifies the importance of loved shared between family members, he also acknowledges that love in a family creates the secure ground for a new marriage to blossom. Remember their importance. Remember the love they have for you. Remember how much they helped create who you are. Remember to use them not only for laughs, but for support. They’re family and “Love is so supremely important.”
One of my favorite quotes comes from the bestselling memoir of all time, Tuesday’s with Morrie.
“The fact is, there is no foundation, no secure ground, upon which people may stand today if it isn’t the family. If you don’t have the support and love and caring and concern that you get from a family, you don’t have much at all. Love is so supremely important. As the great poet Auden said, ‘Love each other or perish.”
Morrie Schwartz not only exemplifies the importance of loved shared between family members, he also acknowledges that love in a family creates the secure ground for a new marriage to blossom. Remember their importance. Remember the love they have for you. Remember how much they helped create who you are. Remember to use them not only for laughs, but for support. They’re family and “Love is so supremely important.”
Monday, November 30, 2009
Wedding Planning Tips for the Groom
Congratulations groom! Not just for getting engaged, but for being an involved partner. Unless you two have already purchased a house or started a family, your wedding may be your first major project you’re doing together so I’m glad to see you’re eager to work on this as a team. Below you’ll find several tips I have for you. Some may apply, some may not. Check them out and use what can help you.
1. Be involved: Regardless of the size of the wedding or length of engagement, planning a wedding is hard work and having more than one person on the job is very helpful. Each couple is different so you’ll need to find your level of involvement, but at the very least you’ll have a few jobs, get them done. You may even be there every step of the way, good for you. Regardless of how much or how little, let your bride know you’re there to help. It is your wedding too.
2. Find a balance: I foreshadowed this already, but your first challenge will be to find your balance. Somewhere between your bride, your future mother-in-law, the maid of honor, and the bride’s maids there will be you. I don’t know your bride, but you do. Does she want and expect your input on everything? Does she want you to just show up at the right time? Do you want to be in on every decision? If you said yes to the latter, just remember that the other people mentioned above, want to have a say as well. Regardless of how much you want to be there for every step (and I encourage this) don’t forget that mother-in-laws and your bride’s friends are excited about helping out too!
3. She’s the captain: Chances are your bride has thought about the wedding more, has had more social pressure, and feels more obligated to create this wedding than you. I’m not saying you don’t care and I may be wrong about your situation, but more often than not, women have spent more time thinking and dreaming of this day than the average Joe. Therefore, she’s in the lead. Be involved, voice your opinion, engage in deep analytical debate if necessary, but at the end of the day, step back and give her the decision.
4. Handle your business: At the very least handle your business. There are certain jobs that traditionally fall onto the groom and his family. At the very least, take care of the ground work. These jobs usually include taking care of the rehearsal dinner, the honeymoon, and your groomsmen. I’m not saying surprise her will all this stuff, but make some calls, get online, find a few good places or good prices and show her all the work you did. It is a great way to be involved and support your bride.
5. Don’t be a stick in the mud: Okay, okay, so some wedding planning necessities are not the most masculine, I get it, but that doesn’t give you the right to ruin it for your bride. You might not know anything about flowers or color combination (maybe you do) but if your bride expects you to be there to meet the florist, get there, give your opinion, and do it all with a smile on your face.
6. Find the fun: Planning a wedding can have a lot of details and a lot of stress. I want you to find the fun. Here are a few ideas: a) Schedule several cake tastings. Yes that is exactly what it sounds like. You go to bakeries and you taste a bunch of cake for FREE! It’s awesome! b) Schedule appointments to see great venues even if you can’t afford them. Schedule appointments at museums or wineries to get beautiful tours, interesting information, or even free wine tastings. c) Create a website. There are several wedding websites to help you do this but my favorite is www.mywedding.com. I used this when I got married a few months ago and loved it! You can read more about wedding websited by reading my blog entry entitled "Building a Wedding Website."
7. Get away from wedding stuff: Do you and your bride a favor and plan weekly dates or activities that have nothing to do with planning a wedding. If you’re in the midst of planning a big wedding then making sure you have some time away from it is crucial. Weddings are a lot of work but they should be fun too, if you’re too wrapped up in them, the fun diminishes quickly.
8. It’s your wedding too! After all this, don’t forget it is your wedding too. Take a little ownership, be a part of its creation, and put some of yourself into it. I promise you won’t regret it. If you still want a little more help to prepare I have listed a few books that might help. Click the titles to go directly to the amazon.com link.
Groomology: What Every (Smart) Groom Needs to Know Before the Wedding. This book is pretty good. It doesn’t rely on a lot of silly or outdated stereotypes of men being neadrathals who can’t even pick out a nice tuxedo. It reads a lot like a novel and has several good tips. It’s an enjoyable little book.
The Groom's Instruction Manual: How to Survive and Possibly Even Enjoy the Most Bewildering Ceremony Known to Man. Admittedly, this book does use a lot of stereotypes and assumptions but still offers many solid pieces of advice and very basic descriptions of what a groom needs to do. I recommend you use what applies and ignore the rest, but it is still a pretty handy guide.
1. Be involved: Regardless of the size of the wedding or length of engagement, planning a wedding is hard work and having more than one person on the job is very helpful. Each couple is different so you’ll need to find your level of involvement, but at the very least you’ll have a few jobs, get them done. You may even be there every step of the way, good for you. Regardless of how much or how little, let your bride know you’re there to help. It is your wedding too.
2. Find a balance: I foreshadowed this already, but your first challenge will be to find your balance. Somewhere between your bride, your future mother-in-law, the maid of honor, and the bride’s maids there will be you. I don’t know your bride, but you do. Does she want and expect your input on everything? Does she want you to just show up at the right time? Do you want to be in on every decision? If you said yes to the latter, just remember that the other people mentioned above, want to have a say as well. Regardless of how much you want to be there for every step (and I encourage this) don’t forget that mother-in-laws and your bride’s friends are excited about helping out too!
3. She’s the captain: Chances are your bride has thought about the wedding more, has had more social pressure, and feels more obligated to create this wedding than you. I’m not saying you don’t care and I may be wrong about your situation, but more often than not, women have spent more time thinking and dreaming of this day than the average Joe. Therefore, she’s in the lead. Be involved, voice your opinion, engage in deep analytical debate if necessary, but at the end of the day, step back and give her the decision.
4. Handle your business: At the very least handle your business. There are certain jobs that traditionally fall onto the groom and his family. At the very least, take care of the ground work. These jobs usually include taking care of the rehearsal dinner, the honeymoon, and your groomsmen. I’m not saying surprise her will all this stuff, but make some calls, get online, find a few good places or good prices and show her all the work you did. It is a great way to be involved and support your bride.
5. Don’t be a stick in the mud: Okay, okay, so some wedding planning necessities are not the most masculine, I get it, but that doesn’t give you the right to ruin it for your bride. You might not know anything about flowers or color combination (maybe you do) but if your bride expects you to be there to meet the florist, get there, give your opinion, and do it all with a smile on your face.
6. Find the fun: Planning a wedding can have a lot of details and a lot of stress. I want you to find the fun. Here are a few ideas: a) Schedule several cake tastings. Yes that is exactly what it sounds like. You go to bakeries and you taste a bunch of cake for FREE! It’s awesome! b) Schedule appointments to see great venues even if you can’t afford them. Schedule appointments at museums or wineries to get beautiful tours, interesting information, or even free wine tastings. c) Create a website. There are several wedding websites to help you do this but my favorite is www.mywedding.com. I used this when I got married a few months ago and loved it! You can read more about wedding websited by reading my blog entry entitled "Building a Wedding Website."
7. Get away from wedding stuff: Do you and your bride a favor and plan weekly dates or activities that have nothing to do with planning a wedding. If you’re in the midst of planning a big wedding then making sure you have some time away from it is crucial. Weddings are a lot of work but they should be fun too, if you’re too wrapped up in them, the fun diminishes quickly.
8. It’s your wedding too! After all this, don’t forget it is your wedding too. Take a little ownership, be a part of its creation, and put some of yourself into it. I promise you won’t regret it. If you still want a little more help to prepare I have listed a few books that might help. Click the titles to go directly to the amazon.com link.
Groomology: What Every (Smart) Groom Needs to Know Before the Wedding. This book is pretty good. It doesn’t rely on a lot of silly or outdated stereotypes of men being neadrathals who can’t even pick out a nice tuxedo. It reads a lot like a novel and has several good tips. It’s an enjoyable little book.
The Groom's Instruction Manual: How to Survive and Possibly Even Enjoy the Most Bewildering Ceremony Known to Man. Admittedly, this book does use a lot of stereotypes and assumptions but still offers many solid pieces of advice and very basic descriptions of what a groom needs to do. I recommend you use what applies and ignore the rest, but it is still a pretty handy guide.
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Build a Wedding Website
One of the best suggestions I can give engaged couples is to create a wedding website. This is really easy and there are several websites to go to with pre-made templates so all you have to do is add a little content and a few pictures. If you want a very simple site and you’re using theknot.com for other things already, then that may work for your wedding website. If you would like more variety and room for a detailed website I strongly recommend mywedding.com. Mywedding.com has tons of options, makes the entire process extremely easy, and it is FREE. I strongly recommend making a website, it really helps out your wedding guests, it should be fun, and it adds yet another personal touch.
1) Your Guests: This is probably the biggest benefit you’ll have after making this website. Imagine a place where every guest you invite can find out all the necessary information about your wedding in one spot. Let me warn you, regardless of how much you have going on, people will call you and ask you for help booking flights, hotel rooms, or just to ask “when is this wedding?” Having a website answers a ton of these questions for you.
Your website can have a page with directions from every way possible, a list of all nearby airports, and directions from each hotel to the ceremony site. If you’re expecting a lot of out-of-towners you can choose a hotel(s), set up a group discount, and possibly have a link directly on your site to book a discounted room. This is just the beginning of how a website can help your guests and you.
2) For Fun: Making the website can be a fun activity for you and your fiancée to work on throughout your engagement. Sitting with each other to pick out the colors, the format, and figuring out what to write can be a relaxing and intimate way of working together. Not only can you work together to organize the nuts and bolts for your guests, think about how much fun you can have sitting together and writing the story of how you first met and sharing that story will your loved ones.
The website I recommend, mywedding.com, really makes the process as simple as possible. You don’t need to know any HTML code or anything like that. They have all of the pages set up for you, you just enter the information. They even have the most common pages like hotels, directions, and the registry set up for you.
3) Personal: Not only will creating the website be a good experience for you, but it is another way to share your relationship with the people closest to you. Your friends and family including the relatives you haven’t seen in a while might really enjoy reading about the proposal. It should be nice way to connect with your guests.
In addition, you can add a music recommendation page or a guest book so people can post a message for you. There are several options to make interact with your guests.
I hope this helps. If you have any questions, please post a comment to the blog or click here. Happy website building!
1) Your Guests: This is probably the biggest benefit you’ll have after making this website. Imagine a place where every guest you invite can find out all the necessary information about your wedding in one spot. Let me warn you, regardless of how much you have going on, people will call you and ask you for help booking flights, hotel rooms, or just to ask “when is this wedding?” Having a website answers a ton of these questions for you.
Your website can have a page with directions from every way possible, a list of all nearby airports, and directions from each hotel to the ceremony site. If you’re expecting a lot of out-of-towners you can choose a hotel(s), set up a group discount, and possibly have a link directly on your site to book a discounted room. This is just the beginning of how a website can help your guests and you.
2) For Fun: Making the website can be a fun activity for you and your fiancée to work on throughout your engagement. Sitting with each other to pick out the colors, the format, and figuring out what to write can be a relaxing and intimate way of working together. Not only can you work together to organize the nuts and bolts for your guests, think about how much fun you can have sitting together and writing the story of how you first met and sharing that story will your loved ones.
The website I recommend, mywedding.com, really makes the process as simple as possible. You don’t need to know any HTML code or anything like that. They have all of the pages set up for you, you just enter the information. They even have the most common pages like hotels, directions, and the registry set up for you.
3) Personal: Not only will creating the website be a good experience for you, but it is another way to share your relationship with the people closest to you. Your friends and family including the relatives you haven’t seen in a while might really enjoy reading about the proposal. It should be nice way to connect with your guests.
In addition, you can add a music recommendation page or a guest book so people can post a message for you. There are several options to make interact with your guests.
I hope this helps. If you have any questions, please post a comment to the blog or click here. Happy website building!
Wedding Budget Calculator
If you haven’t done so already, I strongly recommend you visit theknot.com. The knot really seems to be the ultimate wedding planning guide website that can help you directly or send you in the right direction for just about everything wedding related.
My favorite tool theknot.com has would have to be the wedding budget calculator. Even if you know your total budget, how will you know how much you can spend on your wedding dress if you don’t know how much you need to save for your cake? The budget calculator answers all of that for you.
All you have to do is put in your total budget at the top and hit enter. The calculator will tell you how much you should be spending on each part of your wedding. You can use this to determine how much you can spend on catering and how much you need to save for wedding favors. You can also customize your budget to take away items you don’t plan on paying for or add items that the calculator is missing.
In addition, the budget calculator will help you keep track of who you have paid, the balance, and when the next payment is due. Perhaps the best part is if you come in over or under budget on a certain item, once you click submit, the calculator will re-distribute your budget according. This can be a very useful tool.
To warn you, you will need to "join" the knot by giving your email address and information, but I am a member and I have never received any junk mail or spam from theknot.
My favorite tool theknot.com has would have to be the wedding budget calculator. Even if you know your total budget, how will you know how much you can spend on your wedding dress if you don’t know how much you need to save for your cake? The budget calculator answers all of that for you.
All you have to do is put in your total budget at the top and hit enter. The calculator will tell you how much you should be spending on each part of your wedding. You can use this to determine how much you can spend on catering and how much you need to save for wedding favors. You can also customize your budget to take away items you don’t plan on paying for or add items that the calculator is missing.
In addition, the budget calculator will help you keep track of who you have paid, the balance, and when the next payment is due. Perhaps the best part is if you come in over or under budget on a certain item, once you click submit, the calculator will re-distribute your budget according. This can be a very useful tool.
To warn you, you will need to "join" the knot by giving your email address and information, but I am a member and I have never received any junk mail or spam from theknot.
Monday, November 16, 2009
Planning a Wedding? Do Whatever Works
I watched a strange yet interesting movie yesterday. I’m not a huge Woody Allen fan, but his Whatever Works* starring Larry David was absolutely fascinating. While the entirety of the film was a rather dark comedy, the overall premise of “whatever works” was beautiful. The world can be hard, relationships can be difficult, and life can have struggles, so when it comes to love do whatever works. If you’re lucky enough to find someone you want to share your life with do whatever works, whatever makes sense, whatever you need to do to be happy.
I love this idea and I’m going to apply this to both your relationship and your wedding. The idea I would love for you to remember is that you should do what works for you. First let’s start with your wedding. Right now there are tons of books, websites, friends, and family ready to tell you what should happen. Everything from the right vows to what city the ceremony should be held seems to be an open debate for the world to decide. Before you get any further in your wedding plans, think about what is most important to you. Don’t think about budget or time frame, but instead ask yourself what is the most important thing your wedding can offer you. You may find out early that you want a small backyard ceremony or a monster blowout in a five star hotel. You may also find out that none of the details really matter as long as you’re married at the end of the day. You may find out you want a wedding like no one else has ever seen or a classic and traditional service. The goal here is to find out what works for you. Remember, this is your day. Your marriage. Your love. How do you want to celebrate? When you figure that out, do whatever works.
Before you know it wedding planning will all be over, you’ll be married, and wedding advice will quickly change to marriage advice. Hey, I’ll be the first to tell you that some pre-marital counseling , listening to loved ones with experience, or reading a good Gottman** book can significantly aid in the success or happiness of your relationship, but I also want to remind you that this marriage belongs to you. It doesn’t belong to your parents, your siblings, or the random person at Starbucks that added his or her two cents. Your relationship is yours to own.
For example, you may or may not have lived together before you got married. Regardless of which way you went, I’m sure you heard opinions about the subject. Your goal there was to take the benefits and the costs of each side and determine the best path for you. Your marriage should continue with that same routine. Hopefully you both will put in thought and do the best you can and make an educated guess on what will be right for you. As time goes by, if it’s not working, make a change. If it is working, keep it up. Your relationship is yours so do whatever works.
Therefore, my advice about advice is to soak it all up, think about it all, and figure out whatever works for you. The way you look at finances may be different than how your parents did it, you may want more independence than you see in your best friend’s relationship, you may love the traditional roles of your grandparents, and you may find relational inspiration everywhere you look. Copy, paste, cut, delete, move, shift, highlight, and italicize your own combination of whatever works.
*Whatever Works, 2009, directed by Woody Allen, Sony. To Learn more about this movie click Whatever Works
**John Gottman, Psychology Professor at the University of Washington, cofounder and director of the Gottman Institute, Groundbreaking relationship researcher, and author or popular titles such as The Relationship Cure and The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work.
To find Gottman books click John Gottman Marriage Help
I love this idea and I’m going to apply this to both your relationship and your wedding. The idea I would love for you to remember is that you should do what works for you. First let’s start with your wedding. Right now there are tons of books, websites, friends, and family ready to tell you what should happen. Everything from the right vows to what city the ceremony should be held seems to be an open debate for the world to decide. Before you get any further in your wedding plans, think about what is most important to you. Don’t think about budget or time frame, but instead ask yourself what is the most important thing your wedding can offer you. You may find out early that you want a small backyard ceremony or a monster blowout in a five star hotel. You may also find out that none of the details really matter as long as you’re married at the end of the day. You may find out you want a wedding like no one else has ever seen or a classic and traditional service. The goal here is to find out what works for you. Remember, this is your day. Your marriage. Your love. How do you want to celebrate? When you figure that out, do whatever works.
Before you know it wedding planning will all be over, you’ll be married, and wedding advice will quickly change to marriage advice. Hey, I’ll be the first to tell you that some pre-marital counseling , listening to loved ones with experience, or reading a good Gottman** book can significantly aid in the success or happiness of your relationship, but I also want to remind you that this marriage belongs to you. It doesn’t belong to your parents, your siblings, or the random person at Starbucks that added his or her two cents. Your relationship is yours to own.
For example, you may or may not have lived together before you got married. Regardless of which way you went, I’m sure you heard opinions about the subject. Your goal there was to take the benefits and the costs of each side and determine the best path for you. Your marriage should continue with that same routine. Hopefully you both will put in thought and do the best you can and make an educated guess on what will be right for you. As time goes by, if it’s not working, make a change. If it is working, keep it up. Your relationship is yours so do whatever works.
Therefore, my advice about advice is to soak it all up, think about it all, and figure out whatever works for you. The way you look at finances may be different than how your parents did it, you may want more independence than you see in your best friend’s relationship, you may love the traditional roles of your grandparents, and you may find relational inspiration everywhere you look. Copy, paste, cut, delete, move, shift, highlight, and italicize your own combination of whatever works.
*Whatever Works, 2009, directed by Woody Allen, Sony. To Learn more about this movie click Whatever Works
**John Gottman, Psychology Professor at the University of Washington, cofounder and director of the Gottman Institute, Groundbreaking relationship researcher, and author or popular titles such as The Relationship Cure and The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work.
To find Gottman books click John Gottman Marriage Help
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