Secrets Of A Wedding Workout Plan In A Very Busy Time
July 29, 2010 by Francina · Leave a Comment
The time between getting engaged and getting married can be a very trying time. In addition to the many appointments, there is still the wedding workout plan and unfortunately for many of us, this may get pushed down the list. Whether you work with a trainer or on your own, there’s always the need to get more results in less time.
Experts believe adding interval training just a few days a week will display great improvements in fat burning and endurance as opposed to a long continuous cardio workout. These studies have been done with young adults (in different degrees of physical fitness) using stationary bikes and treadmills. The results showed that all subjects saw about a 36% increase in fat burned in a short interval training session as opposed to longer average cardio session.
These experts also believe results like these can be duplicated on various pieces of fitness equipment and with outdoor activities. While there isn’t an exact plan to stick to, you could cut your hour or so moderate session to 25 minutes, comprising of 4 minute bursts with a 3 minute recovery in between. It could also be 1 minutes bursts with 3 minutes recovery.
What’s important is that you experience strong times of working at about 85% capacity and then moderate to light effort to get the heart rate almost back down to normal before starting the cycle again.
The cardiovascular and fat burning results are shown to be evident in just a few weeks, so even if your are in the final wedding countdown, you could surely benefit from the boost changing to intervals would offer in your wedding workout plan. Remember that it’s important to warm up beforehand, and that while you should feel breathless, you don’t want to work yourself to exhaustion.
Those of you who work out on your own or have home gyms can consult a doctor or trainer for further advice and recommendations that are personalized to your fitness level, wedding workout plan schedule and goals.
DIY Wedding Invitation Kits
July 14, 2010 by Francina · Leave a Comment
You can follow these links to various sources for DIY Wedding Invitation Kits and/or Templates:
3. Laura Ashley Invitation Kit
5. Wedding Invitation Kit Template
To Your Wedding Planning Success
Francina
Wedding Planning Books
June 14, 2010 by Francina · Leave a Comment
Today’s brides should be very thankful to live in this era of technology and instant information. You can sit in the comfort of anywhere you’re comfortable and do all the research you want on the Internet. And to make it even better, experts share their experience and knowledge through Wedding Planning Books that can be purchased and downloaded in a matter of a few minutes to help you with planning your own wedding.
I am very happy to share the link to my FREE WEDDING PLANNING BOOK that is based on questions often asked by brides-to-be. Hopefully you will find some answers for planning your own wedding that will help to reduce the stress.
As I mentioned, this is a free book but I also found the following Wedding Planning Books very useful in the past:
1. “How To Plan Your Fabulous Wedding” is a must have for planning your own wedding. It contains great information about buying an engagement ring, shortcuts that can limit time spent on various projects and it even includes 3 BONUSES!
2. “Wise Wedding Planning” that can help with suggestions to cut wedding costs, how to get your dress at a great price and much more. You can read more about this very helpful source in another post.
3. The most “amazing” thing about “Amazing Wedding Planning” is that the author claims to be able to help you save between 50% and 80% on your wedding through various proven tips that she used for her own wedding.
Hopefully the information in my FREE book and any of the other Wedding Planning Books will help ease your mind somewhat about planning your own wedding. Remember to enjoy!
Design Ideas For Elite Do It Yourself Wedding Invitations: Part 3
July 21, 2009 by Francina · Leave a Comment
Previously we looked at basic design ideas and the layout for your elite do-it-yourself wedding invitations. Now we will continue with equipment and materials needed.
1. The most important item you will need is of course paper. Make sure you use fairly heavy card stock for the basic invitation and then thinner or lighter paper for embellishment or added interest.
The latter can be found in the scrap booking section at hobby stores and are available in beautiful vellums, pearlescent finishes and many shades and patterns.You can even use handmade sheets to add a very personal touch.
You can then buy card sheets and have it cut in the right size by a copy shop for a professional look or use your own cutting and scoring tool if you have one.
Another very practical and economical option will be to purchase blank pre-made cards. These can be bought separately or in packets and are already scored for easy folding. It is also available in a variety of sizes and colors so you are bound to easily find something that will work for you.
2. You will also have to have access to a printer. It does not have to be color and ink jets work just fine or you can go to a copy shop or Internet café to have it printed.
3. Start of with items you already have at home to keep costs down like a ruler, adhesive, pencil and scissors. These are very basic things that will get the job done but there are very handy tools available at any hobby and craft center.
Some of these tools will include a paper cutter that will allow you to cut up to five sheets at a time and many of them also have a scoring tool to make your folds with.
4. Then of course there are all the embellishment and decorations – all the beautiful little ready-made shells, buttons, flowers and knick knacks to add to your cards. Be selective since these can be a bit expensive especially if you have to make a lot of cards.
You can also use ready printed designs for your cards that can literally just be glued on but they are pricey.
Stamps and stencils are another way to decorate your cards as well as free down loadable illustrations.
As you can see the tools you will need for creating elite do-it-yourself wedding invitations are really basic things you may already have. The temptation is strong to use a lot of the pretty things in your design ideas but beware of over dressing your cards.
Design Ideas For Elite Do-It-Yourself Wedding Invitations: Part 2
July 6, 2009 by Francina · Leave a Comment
In the previous post we talked about basic design ideas of elite do-it-yourself wedding invitations. Today we will look at the layout and in particular the font you use, spacing and images. You want your invitations to be legible to all people and therefore the basic design should not have too many elements to detract from the text.
FONTS
Would you rather have something traditional or formal or contemporary or fun? A great resource for fonts is http://www.1001freefonts.com/.
You can even combine one or two different fonts but be very selective since it can become illegible. Sometimes even just changing the weight and size of the fonts will create the desired effect.
Larger sized fonts are usually used for headlines and a safe size for the body will be 12 or 14. It is not recommended to go smaller than size 8 since it becomes hard to read for most people.
SPACING
Attention is drawn to certain elements by leaving “white” space around the names of the bride and groom for instance. It makes the names stand out as very important information.
Determining the spacing between lines will depend on the font size, the amount and position of text and whether caps are used or not. It is best to play with different settings until you are satisfied.
TEXT AND IMAGES
If you decide to use an image on your invitations, be sure to pay attention to the following. Make sure you leave enough space between an image and text otherwise the text will not stand out as it is supposed to. And if you have text over a background image ensure to have enough contrast between the two elements for the best visual effect.
Like I said before creating design ideas for elite do-it-yourself wedding invitations is a matter of breaking it into separate steps and then following the steps. Stay tuned for the next step!
Design Ideas For Elite Do-It-Yourself Wedding Invitations: Part 1
July 1, 2009 by Francina · Leave a Comment
You really do not have to be a very creative person or even like to do art-and-craft projects to be able to make your own wedding invitations. And the best part of it all is that it will be totally unique and in a style that is true to the couple. We will therefore take a look at some design ideas for really elite do-it-yourself wedding invitations that may give you some inspiration.
All the details of planning a wedding can be totally overwhelming but you can overcome that by breaking the whole picture into little compartments or “bite-sized” pieces. Take one thing at a time and finish it before moving on to the next otherwise you will feel like you are running around in circles.
The same applies to the wedding invitations. The following number of posts will elaborate on the different aspects of designing and creating you own wedding invitations. Where do you start? What color? What design and can I do it? The answer is yes you can.
Maybe you have seen a design somewhere that you really like but it is very expensive. So take some of the details in that design and create your own unique invitation!
Some points you will have to consider are:
This may sound very confusing to you but it really isn’t and if you have a good eye for design, you will “feel” when the balance and other aspects are acceptable. Hopefully this post got you started on getting some design ideas for elite do-it-yourself wedding invitations. Stay tuned for the next post or even better – sign up for my feed!
Elegant And Inexpensive Do It Yourself Wedding Flowers
June 29, 2009 by Francina · Leave a Comment
There are so many expenses when planning a wedding that any suggestions to save some money are very welcome. One idea is to have do-it-yourself wedding flowers. It can be really inexpensive but yet elegant, beautiful and unique.
But where to begin if you haven’t arranged flowers before? Let alone making boutonnieres and corsages (which by the way are not nearly as difficult as you may think!)
The following points may be a motivation for you to do this:
You will have to learn about:
available and therefore less expensive
last longer
It is a lot of new information but fortunately there are step-by-step directions available online with clear pictures and directions with every step. So if you are ready for do-it-yourself, inexpensive but elegant wedding flowers, help is at hand. You go girl!
Inexpensive Wedding Flowers: Do It Yourself Wedding Bouquets
June 27, 2009 by Francina · Leave a Comment
I have never been to a wedding where the bride did not have a bouquet. And although this tradition has been around since ancient times when brides carried bouquets made of herbs to keep away evil spirits, there is no reason why you cannot have inexpensive wedding flowers by having a “do-it-yourself” wedding bouquet.
Designs have become bolder and more unique which is a wonderful thing. More and more interesting materials are being used in bridal bouquets and it gives the designer (you) a lot more to work with besides various flowers.
The bridal bouquet is certainly the “focal point” of all the flowers for the wedding and it can be either something really special and elaborate or very plain but elegant.
Here are some ideas for do-it-yourself wedding bouquets:
There are many ways to save and have inexpensive wedding flowers and one way is to have a do-it-yourself wedding bouquet. It can still be very elegant but also unique and besides you will have the satisfaction of having done it yourself (not the mention the extra money for something else – like shoes!)
Wedding Favors: Unique And Personalized But Wholesale And Cheap
June 20, 2009 by Francina · Leave a Comment
To have or not to have. Wedding favors that is! It can become a dilemma as to whether you should have wedding favors at your wedding or not. Many people will feel it is a waste of money especially at these trying economic times. But what if you can buy unique and personalized wedding favors cheap because it is wholesale?
That should change the picture all together right? It does add a nice personal touch to any wedding after all – just a little keepsake to thank people for joining you in your celebration. And it will be even a whole lot better if it is something practical and useful.
Here are some ideas to get your mind going:
for $2.50
This is just a few ideas that jumped out at me. You can find a lot more ideas for cheap, but very unique and personalized wholesale wedding favors here. Enjoy the planning!
Second Wedding Etiquette On Different Topics
June 17, 2009 by Francina · Leave a Comment
Etiquette is basically the “rules” set by society to do things a certain way that is acceptable to all. In this post we will take a look at different aspects of the correct etiquette for second weddings.
1. With a second wedding it is assumed that the couple already
has most of the items necessary for running a household and
therefore it is not considered correct etiquette to register for
gifts. Having said that it has become quite common to
give gifts for encore weddings.
Your friends may feel they want to give you something anyway
and you can indeed register for gifts like for your first wedding.
You may want to specify themes like art, linen or any
other area you may have a need.
2. The same etiquette applies to a bridal shower for
second weddings. A great idea for a second
wedding shower is to ask for items to stock the liquor cabinet
like glasses, ice buckets, shakers or a favorite bottle of
liquor which you can all enjoy together at some later date!
3. Next we will look at the correct etiquette on the cost
of a second wedding. You should not ask your
parents to pay for the wedding since they presumably already
paid for your first wedding. If they offer to help out it is okay
to accept.
You and your partner should discuss all the expenses in detail
and determine who will pay for what. Another way to do this
is to split all the expenses and pay equal amounts since you
are both getting married. I find the Wedding Cost Estimator
quite helpful.
Hopefully these rules on etiquette for second weddings helped to clarify some issues for you. You can read more about second wedding etiquette here.
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