June - The Romantic Month for Brides-To-Be

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June has been known the month of wedding. Plenty of couple have opted this month to be their marrying month because of its popularity.  A lot may be scurrying to secure their venues ahead of time. Wedding invitations have been printed along with the other stuff required in a wedding. However, do you actually know why June is famous for marrying people? It can also be attributed to some of these reasons why people tie the knot in June.

Annual Bath

In the olden times, more specifically during the medieval period, people took bath only once a year as they do not consider bathing a necessary activity. The annual bathing usually occurs end of May to the first few days of June. A lot of people considered tying the knot in June as they still smell clean.

Juno, The Roman Goddess of Marriage

People chose to honor Juno, the Goddess of Marriage and decided to marry in the month of June, thus naming June after the goddess.

June Harvests

Many believed that if people marry in the month of June which coincides to the harvest time, the newlyweds will be blessed with good fortune and they also believed that they will have abundant harvest throughout summer to nourish and sustain a pregnancy.

June Blooms

A myriad of flowering plants are in bloom in June.  Couples take advantage of that because of practicality sake as well as flowers tend to be cheaper in June. Moreover, the place smells very nice because of the blooms everywhere, adding more drama and effect to an already romantic event.


So, if you are one of those who are planning to marry in the month of June without knowing why it is so popular, now you know why.

Fresh Wedding Invitations and Save-The-Date For The Modern Bride and Groom

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Seeing the new types, designs, colors and textures in a contemporary wedding invitation these days make me want to walk down the aisle once again with my hubby.  I love how the freshness, uniqueness and splashes of lively colors and use of decorative fonts are now in use in most wedding invitations I have seen so far. Makes me green with envy!

Just to give you an idea why I am the green-eyed monster right now, here are some lovely and really captivating wedding invitations I found in Minted which make me drool and want to print one for myself and hubby just for the sake of having a contemporary style wedding invitation for our keepsake.

Sweet Name Frame Wedding Invitations

from: Minted

Woodtype Poster Wedding Invitations

from: Minted

Calendar Finish Wedding Invitations

from: Minted

A Blessed Union Wedding Invitations

from: Minted

Splash of Paradise Wedding Invitations

from: Minted

Timeless Wedding Invitation Minibook™ Cards

The above samples are just few of my personal choices. There are more and you can personalize them and the waiting time for your invitations to arrive is not as long as how it was before where we had to go to the proper printing press, discuss the designs, choose the colors and textures of the type of papers, limit the page inserts for a cheaper wedding invitation and choose from limited types of fonts. That time, it was mostly the very formal cursive fonts and the stern block types.


Aside from the lovely wedding invitations, the save-the-date designs are also pretty and awesome!

Aurora Save the Date Minibook™ Cards

Love Letter Save the Date Cards

Good Ol' Fashion Love Save the Date Magnets

Don't even get me started with the photobook that is very famous now for newlyweds to use during their wedding reception where the guests can sign instead of a usual guest book.

How come they didn't print these kinds of lovely invites before? And those save the date cards were not too famous back then.

Happy 17th Anniversary Honey!

To the man I married 17 years ago and to the same man I will love till my last breath, HAPPY 17th Year ANNIVERSARY Honey!

Thanks for making beautiful memories with me and thanks for always being there.

I love you!

Happy 16th Anniversary Honey!

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I got caught up with the household chores yesterday (11 Jan.) that I missed to post this earlier than intended. Sorry honey!

I just want to tell you how much I appreciate your loving, generous, kind-hearted ways. You don't say "it" much but I know and I feel it.

And of lately, I may have been insufficient at expressing myself with words so I make up for it by making sure you have your toothpaste on your toothbrush every morning, your undergarments ready for the day, your socks all paired up, and your office wear are well pressed and the other little things which help you get by. I know I don't prepare your meals when I should. I just don't cook the way other wives do. I don't have that talent and I'm really humbled by the fact that even when I try my best to cook for you, you try your level best to accommodate my bland dishes. And with all my short-comings and imperfections, I want to thank you for loving me anyway.

Happy 16th Anniversary Honey. I pray that we may have more blessed and blissful years of togetherness.

Thank you for the wonderful surprise!

A Dream Wedding

Most girls dream of being a bride one day. I did too when I was young. And I must say, getting married is one of the best experience a woman can face in her lifetime. I don't even regret getting married because I married the person I love. We have been in this happy and sometimes challenging union for the past 15 years. Our union is nothing compared to the people I know who have been married for more than 50 years. And I too, would like to see myself growing old with the same man I married many moons ago.

I still dream of a wedding and this time, it will be for the second time with my husband. I keep teasing him that we should renew our vow and tie the knot in a place like paradise. I know it is a long shot to convince my pragmatic husband but I am already doing my research.

Our second union will be in a paradise here on Earth. I scoured the internet for great locations and have hits for fiji weddings, beach weddings, exotic weddings and a lot more. I am quite intrigued with Fiji.

I have heard that Fiji is such a beautiful, small island nation. The people are warm and friendly. The island is filled with lush vegetation and pristine, sandy beaches. I may have fear of the open seas but the calm and inviting ambiance of what I saw in Fiji's Namale Resort and Spa is enough to make me forget about my fears. If I am going to make a second memory of another love marriage then it will have to be in Fiji's Namale Resort and Spa. My husband will be captivated with the surroundings because he loves the beach area. And Fiji is the right place to be!

Fiji's number one resort, the Namale Resort and Spa has wedding packages and other offers as well to put fire in your romance and give your body and soul a time to relax too. The place boasts of dream houses, villas, bures and private areas where you can spend your honeymoon, reunion, gatherings and even location shooting with privacy. And all those in a place surrounded by clear waters and rich rain forest under the clear blue sky.

So, if you are dreaming of a perfect wedding, planning of a wedding or already married like I am, you can make a romantic memory in Fiji's Namale Resort and Spa.

Girls Talk - My One True Love

I am so relieved that last month's very intriguing theme is over and our marriage is intact! LOL! Since it is the month of Love, Niko decided to make this month's theme about love and your love.

My true love is obvious because I am married to the guy. My hubby is the man I will be with for the rest of my life. He completes me. He tames my mood swings. He neutralizes my craziness. He supports me in everything I do and he believes in what I can do even if I doubt myself. He is the father of my princess, the man who provides roof over our heads and food on our table. He is the man of the house. He is my husband and he is my true love...

I wonder who's who amongst my blogger sisters? Head on to Niko's blog and read their revelations :)

On Finding the Right One

I am feeling romantic these days. Hmmmm... Could it be due to our recent wedding anniversary? Or, I am just a hopeless romantic? Whatever the reasons are, I just feel like sharing this wonderful quote on finding love. However, I cannot recall where I read it and who said it so sorry if I couldn't give credit. The quote is so lovely though.

"THE KEY TO SUCCEED IN MARRIAGE IS NOT FINDING THE RIGHT PERSON; IT'S LEARNING TO LOVE THE PERSON YOU FOUND."

Nice right? That's the reason why I try my level best to overlook the imperfections of my very own marriage. I know my hubby's not perfect nor close to the ideal man I had in mind then but he makes me whole. I remember when we were still dating and I discovered how different we were in many, many things. I almost backed out but those differences made us connect. We learned to accept each other as two individuals with unique tastes. Those differences made our marriage colorful. So, I'm glad I didn't marry the guy I thought was "right" for me, instead, I married the man who made my life complete.

The Marriage Prayer

This is such a lovely prayer passed on to me by Gilbert and Cely of New Horizon. Thank you very much. I offer this prayer to all my family and friends, be they bloggers or not, who are married. May our marriages be blessed inspite of the trials.

The Other Half Of Me

I remember going out with friends on group dates while I was still available. I used to have dinner with pals and their boyfriends and being single then, I felt left out. I felt something was missing which I just could not point out because I didn't know what it was and that a part of me was not complete. However, I would go to the malls alone, eat alone in restaurants and felt the curious looks (those side glances...you just knew there were eyes on you...) of people around me. I thought there wasn't wrong being alone and able until I got married.

I got married 11 years ago and since then, my life has never been the same. I no longer view myself on a "me-me-me" situation but on a "we-we-we" basis. What I used to think of fun while I was single is not in my vocabulary anymore. I used to be independent and self-reliant. I could do things on my own without asking any guy for help. I suppose I was just too independent then. Now, being married to my husband for a long time has given me a better understanding of what co-dependency means and how two, totally different people, can actually live with each other, raise a family, have fun and do things together in a better light.

Marriage is all about that anyway, the synergy of two bodies, two minds, and two hearts. Now I know where my other half is...