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Mother of the Groom Arrested at Son's Wedding

Here’s the lowdown: the groom’s brothers were trying to buy drinks at the bar and they were refused. The groom got angry and yelled at a staff member. The bride’s brother got in the middle and started fighting the groom. And then, to top it all off, the groom’s mother went after the bride’s mother. Are you serious?

Okay, is anyone else wondering why they had to pay money for drinks at a wedding. I know some people choose to do open bar, but at a yacht club? You’d think that the couple would spring for an open bar if they had the money to have their reception at a yacht club.

I know that’s not the worst offense regarding this melee’, but I had to ask.

Well, that’s my weird wedding news for now.

Have fun planning your wedding today!

Alison
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Another Hollywood Marriage Bites the Dust: Eva Longoria & Tony Parker

Allegedly, Tony Parker cheated on his wife with the wife of one of his teammates. Longoria allegedly discovered several hundred text messages between the two paramours. That’s beyond low. It’s one thing to cheat, but to cheat with a woman who is married to one of your co-workers? How can a man possibly do such a thing? I know it happens all the time, but it shocks me each time.

Apparently Eva Longoria is also asking for spousal support. Now, why on earth would she need spousal support? Isn’t the fat paycheck from Desperate Housewives enough to keep her happy? Does she just want to make him suffer, just as he allegedly made her suffer? The spousal support request seems a little fishy.

Anyway, it looks like he cheated with this woman earlier in their marriage, but Longoria forgave him of that indiscretion. I guess you can only forgive adultery so many times before you have to call it quits.

So, it’s important to marry the right person and to work on the marriage on a regular basis. Extravagant weddings are wonderful but they aren’t enough to keep a marriage going. In other words, don’t sweat the small stuff. You’ll have an amazing wedding no matter what.

Source: http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20442746,00.html

Have a great day!

Alison Rodriguez

http://www.WeddingChicago.com

Wedding Cake Disaster -- Brides Beware

According to the article, the bride was stunned, started crying, but regained composure quickly. The ballroom’s director approached her with several options to solve the problem, which actually included serving parts of the cake that didn’t actually touch the floor. Are you kidding me? Another option was for the staff to go buy pastries at Jewel to serve to their guests. She, of course, chose the latter option because she didn’t want her guests served any part of a cake that landed on the floor.

Well, when she spotted a piece of her wedding cake on a table, she questioned the ballroom director who said that the owner authorized serving the cake!! What??? Are you kidding me? In this day and age and in this bad economy, the owner actually authorized that against her wishes?? How could an owner of an eating establishment authorize something so unsanitary?

This is unbelievable to me. That owner should have come and apologized to the couple personally after that debacle. He should have given them a complete refund and offered them some type of credit on top of that. I cannot believe that some business owner would actually have the gall to override the couple’s wishes when they were the victims in this whole fiasco. They had to leave for their honeymoon with this mess completely unresolved.

The Problem Solver from the Chicago Tribune, Jon Yates, tried to reach the owner of the reception site four times to get his side of what happened and to reach a resolution for the couple. The owner did not return any of his messages.

Finally, the owner left a voice message for the couple when he found out that the story was going to run in the Chicago Tribune. He asked to set up a time to talk and to delay the column with the Tribune. The bride returned the message and never heard from him again.

Brides beware!!! You have rights. This couple paid for a cake that should have been served to their guests WITHOUT TOUCHING THE FLOOR! I might get some flack for blogging about this, but I don’t care. Some things you just don’t do. I’m sick of vendors taking advantage of couples. Now is the time to start acting more responsibly.

I will note that I have not talked to the owner of this establishment. I am completely referring to this article in the Chicago Tribune, a trusted source for news.

Source for this entry: Chicago Tribune

Have a great one!!

Alison
Wedding Chicago

Wedding Plastic Surgery TV Show

Now, I don’t have anything against plastic surgery necessarily. Do I think a number of women use it to fix the pain they may feel inside? Yes. Do I think that some women use it as a result of poor self-image and low self-esteem. Again, yes, I admit that I have strong feelings around the nature of plastic surgery. However, the fact that this wedding plastic surgery TV show even exists is a good example of the image-based society in which we now live.

Women, you are beautiful just as you are. If you choose to get a nip or tuck, that’s your business. Please don’t think that you need to go under the knife to look absolutely gorgeous on your special day. You will look gorgeous because you’ll have a wedding glow due to your extreme happiness on that day. Cosmetic surgery can’t hold a candle to the wedding glow. I tell you, it’s so important to be happy with yourself and with your decision to marry that man in front of you.

Here’s the link regarding that crazy show: http://livefeed.hollywoodreporter.com/2010/09/e-orders-extreme-plastic-surgey-bridal-competition.html

Have a great one!

Alison
http://www.weddingchicago.com

Real Housewives of Atlanta - The Drama is Back

Phaedra Parks is a high-powered celebrity attorney and apparently she married an ex-convict six months after he was released from prison. Now, I don’t know these people and I’m sure he’s a fine fellow, but why one earth would you marry someone six months after he got out of prison? Apparently he was convicted of racketeering in 2004 and was sentenced to 18 years in prison. He was released just short of 5 years in May 2009.

She’s a successful attorney. He’s an ex-convict who is 7 years her junior, which isn’t that big of a deal, in my opinion. But, why did they get married so soon after his release? She said that they’ve known each other for awhile, but I still don’t understand the need to wed someone within six months of his release from jail. Did they get engaged while he was in prison? Did they have an engagement at all? I don’t know.

On the show she stated that he signed a pre-nuptial agreement, which is a very smart move. They just had their first child this past July. Is that the reason why she married him so quickly?

I think about these things since I publish Wedding Chicago and other websites, and I’m sure they’re very happy together. The whole situation is a little odd.

Anyhoo, have a great one!

Alison R.
Wedding Chicago

Dog Pees on the Bride during her Wedding

You’ve got to check out this video: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/10/05/dog-pees-on-bride_n_751381.html

Credit: Huffington Post

Have a great one!

Alison
http://www.weddingchicago.com

Ready to Walk Down the Aisle? Have the Money Talk First! by Neal Hooper

It may not seem like it’s as much fun as selecting honeymoon destinations and tasting cakes, but coming together on financial issues before you come together as husband and wife is crucial to mapping your future. You have to know how and be willing to deal with the bottom line, both literally and figuratively. All couples will eventually face some kind of financial challenge or life-altering decision regarding money. No one is immune, no matter how healthy their bank accounts are.

Think about it. How many couples do you know who have struggled with finances and even divorced over them? To protect yourselves from joining the statistics of those who split over money, you have to learn how to discuss finances openly and honestly with your soon-to-be spouse.

Money is generally considered a taboo topic. It’s not something discussed in polite conversation, according to our social norms. But your future spouse is a crucial exception to this unwritten rule. Maybe you don’t know where to start. Or maybe you are like me and are embarrassed about how you have handled your finances in the past. Maybe you have bad credit; your spouse deserves to know because your rating can affect his.

There are countless reasons to avoid the topic, but you have one very vital incentive to broach the subject: Your marriage’s stability may very well depend on your ability to talk these things out. Communication is the foundation of handling financial issues, as well as any other challenges you’ll face as a team.

When I think back in my own family and friends, I know of several who would have benefited from guidance from a counselor who was also a financial expert. If they had someone outside of their immediate circle of friends considering their best financial interests, someone who provided an unbiased opinion, they would more than likely be together today.

I recently interviewed Sherry Julius, a woman whose first marriage ended in divorce mostly due to money problems. She told me that if she’d entered that marriage with the financial know-how and communication skills covered in my new program, “The Debt Stops at the Altar,” she thinks things might have worked out differently. She said she would’ve known what to do when money crises arose and how to work with her partner to get through them rather than fight her way out. Sherry said, “I know for myself, this is going to help so many couples, because it is helping me even in my second marriage.”

Whether this is your first marriage or you have been married 20 years, financial challenges arise at different stages. Your emotions can cloud your judgment in difficult situations, especially if things center on the person you love most. Let me share this: When we make decisions based on emotions, it often leads to further damage and conflict. We usually do not see the long term clearly or take the time to consider the consequences of our actions when our emotions are too strong. We just act out of pain, frustration and sometimes even pressure. That starts a vicious cycle of further pain and frustration.

Take the time to consider the relationship you want, the marriage you want for a lifetime and how you’re going to create that. If you are getting 30 minutes or one hour of counseling on finances during pre-marital counseling, unless you’re a financial professional, that’s probably not enough. You need more to protect your marriage and foster a healthy dialog with your spouse over a topic that causes strife and stress for so many of us.

Entertaining Children at Weddings

Keep in mind it is your wedding, so if a childfree event is best for you then nobody else can tell you you’re wrong. Don’t expect everyone to be happy about your decision though. Three times you have made your choice, try to be consistent. Allowing some children & not others is positive to cause resentment, which you don’t require on your wedding day. A great way to placate upset parents is by having an adult only ceremony, but allowing children at the reception. This ensures that there will be a number of the fun & laughter that children can bring to a wedding day, without any disruptions in the work of your ceremony.

In case you think about it as a disgrace to have a wedding without the tiny people present, but require to keep away from any tantrums, then look in to various ways of entertaining children at weddings. An entertained kid is a happy kid. Lots of of the forms of children’s entertainment available for weddings are also fun for the grown-ups (my personal favourite has to be Giant Jenga!) & will make for some hilarious wedding photographs. This, & similar lawn-games can be bought, or hired from various entertainment companies. A quick web search ought to lead you in the right direction. Wedding entertainers can also help to keep the tiny ones happy. Balloon sculptors & magicians are the most common choice.

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