I just want to introduce to you the future Chief Editor of this blog, “Carl Justine ‘CJ’ Laplana”. He’s my son who is currently 34 weeks and 6 days fetus. He will be coming out from his mother’s womb by the first week of May 2009.

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If you are married already, then reveal it in your Facebook, Friendster, MySpace or any social networking site by setting your marital status to “Married”. Don’t ever change it to “single”.

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What if you are the husband. You donated one of your kidney to your wife while you are still married because you loved her and wanted her to live longer with you and your children. But after two years, your wife found a man, felt in love with him, and cheated you. To add more [...]

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A subscriber of our blog sent me this comment and question:
Brother, Thank you for writing article that contains good advices.  I agree that we should follow the will of God because He is the founder of marriage.
“‘Til death do us part”. I really agree with that.
But friend, we are human and we are not perfect. [...]

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I was earlier asked by a reader of my article, “How do I choose my lifetime partner,” whether my wife and I are already successful in bringing up our relationship. At first, I consider her question an insult because it is obvious that my wife and I are still in our early days of living [...]

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We’re currently suffering from the effects of the continuous increase of oil prices. Our previous daily budget is not enough already to finance our current daily spending. The same is true in my wedding budget.
Regarding the Wedding Invitation that we recently used, that was actually one of the result of my effort to save [...]

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Some of you might wonder why the design and wordings of our wedding invitation do not follow the wedding invitation etiquettes and proper wordings as what some experts in invitation-making are following. A visitor of our blog (Learn Lessons with SELaplana) reacted as she saw our wedding invitation and told me through her email that [...]

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Whether you’re a traditional bride, a modern bride, or a downright outrageous bride, these tidbits and strategies will help you realize the wedding of your dreams. These 52 cards include tips on managing expectations, trimming the guest list, and balancing the budget. If used as directed, may help prevent jangly nerves and loss of humor.
BUY [...]

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With more than 100,000 copies in print, 1,001 Ways to Save Money . . . and Still Have a Dazzling Wedding has helped thousands of couples just like you afford the wedding of their dreams!
With the average wedding costing more than $25,000, many brides-to-be are disappointed to find their ideas of a perfect wedding financially [...]

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Yes, weddings can be expensive, but is it really worth giving up your firstborn child so you can have tulips in September? When your wedding day arrives, you want to be able to enjoy this once-in-a-lifetime event and know that the ceremony and reception are not going to put you in hock for the [...]

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