Sound Advice
Ever since I announced the 'hitch plan' to friends and family, I've been receiving a lot of sound advice. Most of them funny, owing (OFCOURSE) to my inexperience but all of them effective (it seems) coming from dear friends who seem to have 'cracked the code'.
1. Do not make faces in wedding photographs.
Looking back you'll regret the fact that you don’t have a single photo (where both of you do not look like baby chimps on helium) that your parents can display at home
2. Always opt to go away on a honeymoon
It is NOT a cheesy thing to do. Apparently it helps in bond building and not the same as going away on illegal vacations together when you were single. Oh, and treks, rock climbing do not count.
3. Egg on Face
Beat egg whites into stiff peaks. Smear on face. Place face in oven for 15 min and bake at 100 deg. (hehehe...) But truly, egg whites smeared everyday, help to tighten skin and improve skin tone. Nepali women do this for a year before their wedding and that’s the secret of their glowing complexion.
4. First non-mover advantage
If you DONT do the things that you would normally do (like make tea and walk the dog), during the first few months of getting married, your significant other will do it out of courtesy for you. Apparently men are in the 'mode to please' which comes with an expiry period of 6 months. Make most use of this time to get them to do what you hate doing yourself.
5. Dress rehearsal
Once your clothes are ready, pick a day where you think you look your best. Put on some make up that you would on your wedding day and ask a professional photographer to take some nice photos of you in it. This you can slyly pass off as Beautiful Bride photographs, if all you have are Helium Chimp smiles and Fish eye (very likely in my case) Bride pictures.
6. Art direct your wedding
Colour co-ordinate the decorations on the mandap/ stage with your wedding outfit. Visualizations skills will help at this point in time. If you lack them, it is better to get an art director friend to help you out. Other wise, you might have a minor mishap on your hands, where if not executed properly, you might end up looking like part of the decor. It is not important to color co-ordinate the groom.
7. Your money is your money. His money is your money too
No prizes for guessing that this could only come from The Mother. Good advice which I intend to fully execute.
And last (which also happens to be my favorite)
8. Be kind to each other
Shit happens. All the time. Dog poop included. It’s important to have a kind word to say to each other at the end of the day.
Waiting for more good advice. They really help brighten up my day.
1. Do not make faces in wedding photographs.
Looking back you'll regret the fact that you don’t have a single photo (where both of you do not look like baby chimps on helium) that your parents can display at home
2. Always opt to go away on a honeymoon
It is NOT a cheesy thing to do. Apparently it helps in bond building and not the same as going away on illegal vacations together when you were single. Oh, and treks, rock climbing do not count.
3. Egg on Face
Beat egg whites into stiff peaks. Smear on face. Place face in oven for 15 min and bake at 100 deg. (hehehe...) But truly, egg whites smeared everyday, help to tighten skin and improve skin tone. Nepali women do this for a year before their wedding and that’s the secret of their glowing complexion.
4. First non-mover advantage
If you DONT do the things that you would normally do (like make tea and walk the dog), during the first few months of getting married, your significant other will do it out of courtesy for you. Apparently men are in the 'mode to please' which comes with an expiry period of 6 months. Make most use of this time to get them to do what you hate doing yourself.
5. Dress rehearsal
Once your clothes are ready, pick a day where you think you look your best. Put on some make up that you would on your wedding day and ask a professional photographer to take some nice photos of you in it. This you can slyly pass off as Beautiful Bride photographs, if all you have are Helium Chimp smiles and Fish eye (very likely in my case) Bride pictures.
6. Art direct your wedding
Colour co-ordinate the decorations on the mandap/ stage with your wedding outfit. Visualizations skills will help at this point in time. If you lack them, it is better to get an art director friend to help you out. Other wise, you might have a minor mishap on your hands, where if not executed properly, you might end up looking like part of the decor. It is not important to color co-ordinate the groom.
7. Your money is your money. His money is your money too
No prizes for guessing that this could only come from The Mother. Good advice which I intend to fully execute.
And last (which also happens to be my favorite)
8. Be kind to each other
Shit happens. All the time. Dog poop included. It’s important to have a kind word to say to each other at the end of the day.
Waiting for more good advice. They really help brighten up my day.
posted by Deena at 6:15 AM
1 Comments:
dear deena....good stuff.....funny and very deja vu!! spent from 11.00 am to 4.00 pm 'art directing' my reception, ran home, got dressed to play the helium filled chimp...all said and done, its a story thats brought back fond memories and the marriage still rocks!!
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