On Your Wedding Day, It's All About the Dress…

From the day we are born, and from the time that we begin to dream, we girls have fairy tale visions of when we will we wed our very own prince charming. We draw pictures and we sort out the details so much so that the vision of this special day is etched in our brain and we wonder throughout our life just how it will transpire? Just like Cinderella, we're on a time clock too. We only have so much time to plan our fairy tale wedding.

So much goes into planning for a wedding…what to choose, where to wed, who to invite, or not to invite, who to ask to be in the wedding party, what colors to choose, themes, what flowers to order, what kind of cake, will it be a sit down dinner or a buffet style reception, open bar or no bar? Where will the honeymoon be? What will I pack? How much money will we need? All of these are quite important, but not as important as it is to find the perfect wedding dress.

In my personal opinion, your bridal gown is the most important part of the wedding. How will it fit? How will it flow? Will it be long or knee length? Will it be slim fitting or layered? Will it have beads and sequins? Will there be ruffles and bows? How long should the the train be? Will I wear a veil? No one knows…but you will.

The problem with so many weddings is that not only can they get out of hand but many women are on such tight budgets and as we all very well know…with budgets come sacrifices. Believe me, I know about this all too well. At age 19, I planned my own wedding in six weeks. My problem was that my parents accommodated me so much as to how I wanted my special day that it almost seemed too perfect. I was so busy worrying about churches, and banquet halls, bridesmaids and groomsmen, flowers, the cake, the DJ and all I forgot about the most important thing, the gown. Meanwhile, my parents came to me and said the one thing that no bride ever wants to hear…"Honey, you'll have to borrow someone else's wedding dress to wear, our budget is tapped out!" I was that bride that would never know what it would be like to save my dress and pull it out of a box 30 years later for my daughter to wear, or to just go into my attic or closet and relic over it.

Let's speed ahead 30+ years. Today things are really out of hand with weddings. Myself, I don't believe in choosing a specific designer nor can every woman afford it. I personally believe in choosing a wedding dress based on the 'wow' factor and not the designer. My guess is that 95% of your guests will not know if the bridal gown you walk down the aisle in is designer or not. It should be everything that you've imagined yet at a price that is reasonable.

With the average cost of a wedding in 2014 being just a little shy of $29K the average price spent on a wedding dress was $1211. Manhattan brides spent on average and at the lower end $2877 and women in Idaho averaged $878. Meanwhile, the average cost of a high school prom has risen to an average of $1139, that is 40% higher than just in 2011. Apples for apples what does this mean exactly? It means that young women are spending more on a dress and the prom than some women spend on bridal gowns. Here's my 2 cents…Your wedding day is far more important in my opinion than a night at the prom with some guy that you'll probably forget by your freshman year of college.

Recently I entered into a new business venture, and for all of you new brides to be, your dreams of your perfect day are also our dreams. Forget about the super high price tags! Coming Soon…Simply Delicious Lingerie & Bridal will carry a variety of bridal gowns. We'll also offer personalized bridal gift discounts, early bird VIP bridal sales to our email subscribers, super sales saving up to hundreds of dollars and we'll offer wedding accessory give-aways!

I will have an array of wedding dresses for new brides to choose from in sizes 2-28W. Our bridal gowns will accommodate women of all sizes starting as low as $98 and up. Whether you wed on a beach or in a church, whether you seek a maternity bridal gown, whether you choose the A-Line Gown, Cinderella Ball Gown, Euro Gown, the Mermaid Gown, Princess Gown or a Trumpet Bridal Gown, Simply Delicious Lingerie & Bridal will have something appeasing and affordable for everyone!

Whether you desire simplicity or chic, at our online boutique you'll find all the bells and whistles in bridal attire, and everything that makes them 'pop' nevertheless, at a cost that you are comfortable with paying. At Simply Delicious Lingerie & Bridal, we're expanding our market to selling bridal gowns. We want every woman's wedding day be an event to remember. With a little bibbidi-bobbidi-boo, the wedding day will be magical as you are united as one with your prince. For you, the beautiful bride, your wedding gown will look magnificent, because after all,  it is all about the dress!

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Finding Your Happy Ever After...

For the longest time most everyone I know has had their own idea about what the right person would be like, and by 'right person' I am talking their mate. We search and we search and often we come up empty handed..why?Most of us have the tendencies to see the birds-eye-view. Hey folks, it's time for a change of scenery!

The men/women that we search out appear to really have their shit together but as we dig deeper we find that they aren't what we anticipated. Are you looking for that perfect someone to share your life with? Finding that elusive ideal mate doesn't come that easily for most of us because we haven't learned the importance of being very clear in our thoughts what type of person would truly make us happy. It is nearly impossible for the universe to deliver a perfect package. 

Are we too picky? Some would say no. I say yes. Yes because you should want what you want and settle for nothing less. Lowering your standards isn’t the answer to finding love. Who wants to settle for someone less attractive, less caring, less intelligent, etc.? Some people are on an eternal quest to find a “perfect” partner, one who probably doesn’t exist outside of the storybooks. Since childhood, we’ve been taught to keep an eye out for Prince (or Princess) Charming. Grown-up movies and romantic comedies perpetuate these expectations and we’re waiting for the dashing hero/heroine who will intuitively understand our plight and rescue us from our suffering. Unless you fell off the turnip truck and conked your head, this doesn't happen...(the dashing in to save the damsel in distress part anyway...) The point I am trying to make here is that often we cannot see the true perspective in full view. You have to have the mindset of finding true love and happiness, not some mythical expectations that you'll live happily ever after. That way, if your speculations fall short, you won't feel so let down.

The truth is, until he or she arrives, most of the time we feel rather lost. Sure we all say that we enjoy the life of being single, but are you feeling the love when you go to sleep alone every night wishing that you had someone to share 'pillow talk' with? We all want love, want some lasting relationships. The  phenomenon of it all is that many people seem to believe that it is way hard to find. I beg to differ...I believe that your mate is out there and that somewhere he sits waiting patiently too for the right woman to come his way. My grandmother used to tell me that the right kind of love was like a hidden treasure. Buried deep below the surface, nonetheless transparent to that one person who could see through the particles that tend to get in the way of our somewhat clouded vision. Looks are not everything. Character, ethics, loyalty, morals, and values are all part of the equation that you should have in your list of 'wants and needs' in your partner. Ones demeanor, and expression transform into our desires. Don't skimp in the 'must have' department. When you meet the right person, things will all fall into place. 

This is love found looking in the mirror, an idealized image of yourself. An attitude like this is based upon non-acceptance of whom and what we really are. When we use another person to build up our own self-image, this kind of relationship is grounded in fear. Without this person we might feel as if we were nothing, and our lives were meaningless. Love can never be built upon a foundation that is not real. If we do not feel secure within ourselves, is it really so surprising we may not really be so eager, after all, for this perfect person to appear at our door?

Many people ask me; "What keeps us from finding the love we are so hungry for?" The most common answer to this question is that we must find the perfect person. There is always something wrong with the people we meet. We look for flaws, and imperfections.

Your particular idea of what attractive is, however, could be unrealistic. While it’s ridiculous to commit to someone you aren’t fundamentally attracted to, it’s amazing how much more attractive someone becomes when you love them. Attractiveness is a quality that can vary slightly an infinite number of times throughout the day. These variations are based partly on physical attributes but also on attitude, chemistry, personality and sense of humor.

Way too often, a first date never happens because the initial attraction isn’t there. But attraction that is fully developed on a first encounter is probably skin-deep; there isn’t much hope of ever becoming any more attracted to that person than you are right now. Mature attraction grows based on traits that may be initially less apparent. Equally important is your mindset — beauty is truly in the eye of the beholder. Choosing to continually look for your partner’s beauty (rather than for his/her defects) helps renew our initial attraction.

Appeal that is defined strictly in colors or measurements limits our creative capacity for seeing beauty in others. It also limits our dating options. You may be attracted to height — and that’s fine. But do you really need your partner to tower over you? You may prefer long and lean (or curvy) physiques, but are you willing to accept the common “defects” that often accompany each body type?

 Certainly ones looks are largely predetermined by DNA. However, we are made more or less beautiful by our actions and attitudes. Likewise, we have the ability to paint our impressions of others in either more generous or less generous strokes. When you find someone with the baseline traits you are looking for,... look past superficial flaws. 

My advice, and this is strictly non-professional of course,...Decide what attributes form the essential outline of your “perfect” mate; don’t worry if a few cosmetic features stray outside those boundaries. Love is art, not science. Small “imperfections” prove authenticity and can add unique beauty and dimension to a person. No he or she may not be a beauty queen or a handsome king, but oh the qualities that they hold within are worth their weight in gold and happiness is an attribute that is far more rewarding that someone who appears to have it all together on the outside but lacks so many true qualities on the inside. 

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