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Expert Tips For A Fabulous Relationship!

A good marriage requires a little bit of work and a lot of love. Experts report on love, intimacy and tricks to maintaining a balanced relationship.

Love The Body

A new study reported in the Journal of Sex Research found that having a good body image may be the most powerful influence on your sex life. Women who perceive themselves as attractive are likelier to show an "increase in sexual response or activity" than women who don't, according to the researchers. And it doesn't seem to matter whether you're overweight, as long as you feel good about yourself. Are you inclined to be critical about your body? Forget about it—and you may end up initiating sex more frequently and getting more pleasure out of it, too. After all, you're marrying someone who finds you the sexiest thing ever, so you might as well agree with him and enjoy yourself to the max.

Marriage Myth

Women push for marriage, while guys drag their feet, right? Nope. A study at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that 66% of the men surveyed, as opposed to 51% of women (all between 15 and 44), agree that "it is better to get married than go through life being single." Now that's good news!

Kissing Up

Are you and your fiancé spontaneous kissers? Good for you, says Laura Berman, Ph.D., a couples therapist and director of Chicago's Berman Center. In a study of 2,000 women and men, Dr. Berman found that couples who smooch just because they feel like it have eight times less stress than those who kiss only when they have sex. They also experience "significantly higher levels of intimacy" in their relationships. Since most of the women she treats say they'd like more kissing and cuddling, she advises men to start there, if what they want is a better sex life and a closer feeling overall. Feeling closer leads to more and better sex, and more and better sex leads to greater closeness. It all starts with a kiss!

Anger Management 101

If the two of you are arguing over the details of the wedding, hide the newspaper or switch off the TV news—they may be making him more annoyed! A study of the ways in which the media affects our emotions, published in Human Communication Research, found that men who have already been provoked tend to fan the flames by reading or watching negative material, while women will use "positive media to regulate their moods and get rid of the anger," according to Sylvia Knobloch-Westerwick, Ph.D., a coauthor of the study. Hand him pictures of your honeymoon destination instead, and watch him chill out!

Love Letters

A study at the University of Texas found that writing down your feelings about your partner may help the romance. According to the research, people who express more emotion, both in writing and verbally, may have the power to improve the longevity of a relationship. Samara O'Shea, author of For the Love of Letters, agrees. "The first year of marriage is a good time to get in the habit of writing short, romantic notes to each other," she says.

Writing your feelings to your loved one lets you think about how much you appreciate him. It's different from text-messaging, O'Shea claims, because you can keep letters and reread them. One husband wrote a note to his wife that said, "You're a cute sleeper." She put it up on her bulletin board at work, and her colleagues "cooed" about it all day. O'Shea knows a couple who have saved 15 years of anniversary letters. Every anniversary they take them out and reread them. "Letters never get old," O'Shea says. "They are a way to constantly reclaim your romance."

Ideal Mates

What do we find most attractive in a potential mate? The quality of compassion is often what sells us on a person, according to research done at the University of Iowa.

We are also attached to sensitivity and trustworthiness. Interestingly, we may perceive ourselves as being "trustworthy, loving and sensitive." The report found that "people are attracted to others whom they perceive as secure, similar to themselves and similar to their ideal selves, because safety and familiarity are linked to well-being and survival," notes Eva C. Klohnen, Ph.D., the lead author of the study. Luckily, it seems that nature actually tries to help us make good choices!

What does your partner do to calm you down or make you laugh?

• "He always listens to my complaints, even if they're about him! Then he'll hug me and hold my hand and tell me we'll work it all out. He always stays very calm and on an even keel."
• "My fiancé got me started on meditating for five minutes in the evening after a stressful day. At first, I said, ‘no way,' then I got into it. I think I'm calmer overall."
• "My husband is a really big guy, and when he puts his arms around me, he completely swallows me up. His bear hugs are the best stress-buster ever."
• "When I get aggravated, she lets me vent. She's a problem-solver, so I usually end up feeling that I have a better handle on things."
• "Whenever I get crazed, my fiancé tells me, ‘relax, you're beautiful.' It always makes me laugh. It doesn't solve anything, but he's so sweet!"
• "My husband rubs my feet, kind ‘sole' that he is."

Source: Article: Bridal Guide.com 2010

How To Keep You Bridesmaids Sanity.......

If your like most of today's brides, your bridesmaid probably all live in different cities. So that everyone can be on the same accord, Here is were these bridesmaid fashion cards come in to play. Keep everyone in the loop and share all of the details on the dress shoes, and accessories for your fabulous day while minimizing the amount of email and phone tag you play. You can also add the contact information of everyone in your bridal party in the perforated side of the card so they can keep it with them in their wallet in case any questions arise.

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Top 20 Things You Can Have Your Groom Help You With.....

Top 20:

1) Attending the menu tasting

2) Choosing the signature drink

3) Comparing cake flavors

4) Designing your wedding website

5) Researching your honeymoon

6) Choosing favorite jams for reception

7) Choosing wedding day ride

8) Researching for directions/ map cards

9) Getting a day before massage

10) Dance lessons

11) *Practicing the first kiss

12) Writing his vows

13) Choosing Appetizer menu

14) Choosing what he'll wear

15) Choosing what his groomsmen will wear

16) Attending the bachelor party

17) Arranging pyrotechnics of any type-sparklers, fireworks, etc.

18) Unwrapping presents

19) Picking unique favors for guest

20) Asking his BFF to be his best man

Carmelo Anthony & LaLa Vasquez Planning Big Summer Wedding!

Carmelo Anthony & fiance LaLa Vasquez are officially planning a big summer wedding!!!

MTV V.J. LaLa Vasquez and basketball star Carmelo Anthony will tie the knot this summer after being engaged for five years.

LaLa announced the news on the "Wendy Williams Show" on Wednesday. " I'm getting married this summer and I wanted to come here and tell everybody that "LaLa" said.

The wedding will be coordinated by celebrity wedding planner "Mindy Weiss" and will take place in NYC where Vasquez is originally from. "I haven't decided," Vasquez said when asked if her famous friends will be bridesmaids. "they will be in it in some capacity."

Expected on the celebrity guest list and perhaps in the bridal party are singer Solange Knowles, socialite Kim Kardashian, and singer Ciarra. Are close friends of LaLa.

This will definetly be a grand event of A-listers. "Maybe 250-300 people ... Everybody's been waiting for it so long, we might as well invite everybody to come hang out," LaLa laughed.

Running Of The Brides, Or Should We Say Dresses & Sneakers???

A handful of "brides" prompted double-takes and blowing horns on North Front Street as the Canadian Cancer Society promoted its second-annual Running of the Brides. On Sunday, during the bridal show at the Ramada Hotel, Resort and Conference Centre, the Canadian Cancer Society will sell bridal gowns, mother-of-the-bride dresses and bride's maid dresses with all proceeds going to the local chapter of the Canadian Cancer Society. Participating in Wednesday's event were Matt Delgroso, Relay for Life co-ordinator; Karey Stephens, fundraising co-ordinator for the Canadian Cancer Society; Angela Tremblay, sales manager for the Ramada; Mary Sudds, sales representative for Quinte Broadcasting; Leanne Antoski, sales representative for Quinte Broadcasting and Quinte Broadcasting on-air personalities Charity Brown and Orlena Cain.

Get Inspired For Your Upcoming Spring Wedding!

Spring Is Around The Corner, Check Out These Hot Colors Trends For Your Upcoming Spring Wedding.......

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Backstreat Boy A.J. Mclean Is Officially Off The Market....

A.J. Mclean proposed to his girlfriend Rochelle Deanna Karidis on stage at his 32ND birthday at Hard Rock Hotel Wasted Space nightclub.

"He got up on stage and the DJ turned the music off. He asked her to come up on stage and he got down on his knee and she squatted down with him," an eyewitness tells PEOPLE. "He asked her and she said yes and hugged him. He took the ring out of his pocket and put it on her hand."

"She seemed very surprised and didn't seem to know why he was getting on stage," the witness adds. "Even his friends were shocked. They all knew he was going to propose but didn't think he would do it tonight."

Carrie Underwood's Dream Dress!

We got the exclusive scoop on what Carrie Underwood envisions wearing when she marries fiance Mike Fisher. Underwood talk with instyle.com exclusively. "I want it to be pretty traditional. I think I want flowers on it-not real flowers! It'll probably be by someone I've worked with before" she told instyle.com.

Whatever designer she chooses to do her dress, we know it will be just as fabulous as her "Jonathon Arndt" engagement ring.

From The Top Of The Dress On Up

Tips From Mary:

Bridal fashion doesn't just stop at the neck. After years of "naked hair" at weddings, brides are rediscovering head pieces, tiaras, crowns and other bridal millinery such as birdcage veiled effects and vintage-inspired looks that recall the dramatic glamour of the late 1940s and early 1950s screen stars."The more unique the headpiece, the better," noted Mary. "especially stinners made with peacock and ostrich feathers. A head piece adds finish to a look."

Color Me Couture

Here's something fun and festive, just add a little color & couture to your wedding attire. Check out these chic looks at Max Chaoul's, "I Love You 2010" collection. Just fabulous I must say!

What Will Your Look Be For 2010?

I Just Got Engaged Over The Holidays What To Do Next?

Congratulations on your upcoming wedding! Now that you have your fabulous ring, its time for you to figure out your next step. Planning a wedding can either be one of two things, stressful and overwhelming or it can be fabulous and exciting........

Here are a few tips that were shared on "Tonight Show With Jay Leno" for your upcoming wedding to be as fabulous as you dreamed it would be!!!

• Announce your engagement
• Choose a wedding theme and style
• Work out a basic wedding budget; research reception venues
• Determine number of guest
• Look through bridal magazines for attire ideas
• Meet potential wedding consultants; obtain bids
• Research wedding pros (photographers, videographers, reception bands or DJ's, ceremony musicians). Set up appointments, and review portfolios, tapes and recordings.