by romancetracker on July 2, 2008 | Filed Under Uncategorized | Comments Off
There are few things when it comes to weddings that are more important than the wedding vows. While there are many ways to deliver your vows when a bride and groom walk down the aisle, many people ask themselves whether they should give traditional wedding vows, funny vows or do something unique and original.
It’s true that anyone can find free wedding vows that have been pre-written on the Internet, and there is nothing wrong with finding inspiration for your wedding from other sources. If you want to search for free wedding vows online, there’s not much advice we can give you. But for those of you who want to make your wedding vows unique or even humorous, there are several things you should consider.
The first is the audience you will have at your wedding and reception. While some families would consider a humorous attempt at wedding vows to be a real treat, still other families and friends might find it inappropriate. Even if your fiance and you are the type who enjoy a good laugh, making your wedding vows funny might not be the best thing for your wedding.
In the same way, you can also go too far by making your wedding vows a little too sappy or lovey-dovey. If you can try not to be the cliche wedding couple who writes ridiculously romantic wedding vows that makes the audience want to throw up while you stare into each other’s eyes!
Instead, find the perfect middle ground when it comes to writing your wedding vows. You can write traditional wedding vows while still making them unique and original. Also, never underestimate the amount of time you should spend on your wedding vows to make them perfect. There is nothing wrong with writing you wedding vows months in advance and sharing them with your future husband or wife so that you can edit them and make them perfect!
by romancetracker on June 18, 2008 | Filed Under Uncategorized | Comments Off
When it comes to wedding gifts, sometimes it’s all too easy to do some last-minute shopping for the bride and groom, finding a gift that isn’t personalized but rather cheap and fast. And while that will suffice and is better than nothing, a personalized wedding gift is a much preferred option to buying something that could be given to anyone.
So, what is the best way to find the perfect personalized wedding gifts? And just how much money will you need to spend to add a personal touch to a wedding gift, anyway? Don’t worry about the cost: a personalized wedding gift isn’t necessarily something that has to be specially produced or emblazoned with the bride and groom’s initials. Instead, a personalized wedding gift is simply a wedding present that you put some thought into and that reflects the unique interests and relationship of the bride and groom.
If you have a good amount of money to spend, it would be great to get the newlyweds an expansive wedding present that is specifically made or manufactured just for them. Some expensive personalized wedding gifts include picture albums, furniture, photographs and even clothing. In fact, any large item can be personalized for a bride and groom if you put some thought and creativity into it.
But don’t let a small budget stop you from giving the bride and groom a personalized, wedding gift, because it doesn’t have to. Just take the time to find out what kind of hobbies or interests the couple has and spend a few days looking for an inexpensive wedding present that reflects those interests.
For instance, if the bride and groom enjoy sports, a great cheap personalized wedding gift would be tickets to a game or even matching team jackets. You really don’t have to break the bank to make your wedding gift personal and special.
So regardless of your budget, make your wedding present fitting to the unique interests and relationship of the bride and groom. This kind of personalized wedding gift will make the bride and groom—and you—feel great, and make their marriage day even better!
by romancetracker on June 4, 2008 | Filed Under Uncategorized | Comments Off
You wouldn’t know it from the bridal magazines, but there are plenty of brides who decide against buying expensive wedding dresses and opt for cheap discount wedding gowns instead. And guess what? The vast majority of them are extremely happy with their decisions! It’s the truth: finding a beautiful wedding gown doesn’t have to mean spending lots of money, and cheap discount wedding dresses are often just as gorgeous as their more expensive counterparts.
The price tag on a wedding gown doesn’t necessarily dictate its quality or how great it will look on a bride, and before you turn your nose up at bargains, it might be worth it to try on a few inexpensive dresses. I guarantee that if you put an expensive price tag on a cheap discount wedding gown, plenty of brides would never know the difference. Discount wedding dress stores are often home to real gems, and you’ll never find any of them unless you give them a try.
Hold on a second, brides-to-be: that doesn’t mean that you should go to the local thrift store to look for cheap, secondhand wedding gowns. Finding a discount wedding dress doesn’t mean that you have to wear a gown that someone else put on for their wedding. Besides, the chances are that the bride who wore that thrift store wedding dress saw an unhappy ending to her marriage, and you don’t want bad luck on your wedding day!
Instead of heading to a thrift store, take some time to research cheap discount wedding gown stores that offer quality, brand new dresses. Your wedding dress is the defining characteristic that everyone will notice on a bride, and you want to look as beautiful as possible for your groom on your marriage day. Don’t take chances when it comes to quality!
Finally, we can’t forget to mention that the very best, cheapest wedding gowns out there: and that’s the wedding dresses that your mother or sister or aunt wore for her trip down the aisle. If a family member offers to let you use their wedding dress, don’t turn your nose up right away. With some simple alterations and imagination, it could end up being just the kind of “discount” wedding gown you were looking for . . . and may bring you and your groom some good luck!
by romancetracker on May 21, 2008 | Filed Under Uncategorized | Comments Off
Not many brides and grooms make the decision to include wedding poetry in their vows or ceremony, but a good wedding poem can add a lot to your marriage day. Believe it or not, learning how to write or find a perfect wedding poem is not very hard to do, and you’d be surprised how simple it really is to put together some great romantic poetry for your wedding ceremony. Even if you can’t write worth a darn, finding great wedding poetry online is easy to do, as well.
The easiest type of wedding poems to write are the types that rhyme, although I would suggest to stear clear of this cliche kind of wedding poetry. Rather than try to rhyme words in your poem, let the words flow from your heart and pay more attention to the meter and flow of your wedding poetry than the rhymes. Adding a poem to your wedding vows is fine, but make sure it isn’t one that makes your audience roll their eyes during the ceremony.
And remember, be sure to keep your wedding poem short and sweet. Reciting poetry at the altar is fine, and can be very romantic, but making it too long can ruin the experience.
If you absolutely are a horrible writer and don’t trust yourself to pen your own wedding poetry, there are plenty of resources available online to find great poems that will be perfect for your wedding ceremony. Remember that although you aren’t allowed to reproduce or sell another author’s poetry, there is nothing wrong with making the perfect wedding poem out of some of your favorite verses. And don’t be afraid to check out the classics like Shakespeare; some of the greatest romantic wedding poetry is the oldest.
So if you’re thinking of adding some romantic wedding poetry to your ceremony or vows, don’t let your lack of writing skills scare you. With all of the resources available to us nowadays, it’s easy to find the perfect wedding poem to add something unforgettable to your special day.
by romancetracker on May 7, 2008 | Filed Under Uncategorized | Comments Off
There are plenty of examples of famous romantic wedding quotes out there, often spoken by brides and grooms lauded in literature and prose for years afterwards. The most famous wedding quotes in the world are often spoken by famous people, or are made famous by authors whose tales of romantic weddings are read by countless fans. But what if I told you that none of these wedding quotes are the greatest ever spoken?
It’s true! The greatest wedding quotes ever spoken are your very own, even if the only two people who hear them are the bride and groom. Whether your wedding quotes are heard by millions or only by a small church full of people, your romantic words to each other trump any other wedding quotes throughout history.
And why is that? Why are your wedding quotes more meaningful than the words from a bride and groom in a famous novel or movie or play? The answer is very simple: because the wedding that is most consequential to you and your spouse is your very own. While it’s fine to look to romantic works of art or entertainment or literature for inspiration or wedding ideas, in the end your wedding has to be perfect for only two people: the bride and groom. Whether or not the rest of the world approves of your wedding, or the words and quotes you utter during the ceremony, is of no consequence.
So if you’re looking for famous wedding quotes to use as a guide for the words that should be spoken on your special marriage day, that’s just fine. Find inspiration in the words of other brides and grooms, but don’t get worried about whether your wedding quotes will pale in comparison to the famous words in books and movies. If the words are spoken by you or your fiance, they will be very special.
So on your wedding day, don’t worry or even think about the quotes that will be spoken during the ceremony or afterwards at the reception. Just let things flow naturally, and concentrate on being happy and enjoying the day with your beautiful bride or handsome groom. The greatest wedding quotes ever will be the quotes spoken by you and your new spouse, whether you realize it or not!
by romancetracker on April 23, 2008 | Filed Under Uncategorized | Comments Off
Love is a funny thing: although it’s a very strong and unmistakable feeling, there have still been countless of people throughout history who have asked themselves the important question “am I in love?” Especially for someone who has never been in love before, romance can be very confusing, and trying to figure out if you’re actually falling for someone or whether you just like them can be a real romantic conundrum!
Luckily, there are a few symptoms of true love that can help you answer “am I in love?” and make your feelings easier to deal with. Unfortunately, love and it’s close cousins, puppy love and lust, can be easily confused for one another in the early stages, so it’s important to get it right and figure out if you’re really in love or if you just have a temporary crush on someone. As we wrote last year in our post Top 10 signs that you’re in love, it’s easy to define a few of the indications that your feelings are genuine love.
One very important factor to answer the question “am I in love” is whether you care more about their happiness and well being than your own. If you get the overwhelming feeling that you want this person to be happy no matter what, even if it means they can’t be with you, then you are probably falling in love with them. Putting someone’s well being above your own is a great indication that you are in love.
You’re also probably in love with someone if you don’t mind giving up certain aspects or good things in your own life in order to be with them and make them happy. If you find that you don’t care as much anymore about giving up your extra time or money on that special someone, or you don’t want to hang out with the same old crowd anymore, then you may have you answer to “am I in love?”
Even if you do decide that you are really in love, make sure that you take it slow and don’t rush your romance with this new special person. A romantic relationship is something that needs to be developed slowly and nurtured, and the slower you take your romance the better chances you have for it working out. So, “am I in love?” . . . well the answer to that question is up to you, and the success of your attempts have everything to do with how you approach the person you are falling in love with!
by romancetracker on April 9, 2008 | Filed Under Uncategorized | Comments Off
It’s actually the truth: there have been plenty of people, believe it or not, who actually thought they could get through their entire long lives without falling in love. But the inescapable truth is that human beings can’t help falling in love in some way during the course of their lives, because it’s really ingrained in our physiological makeup. Even the science of love shows us that we’re programmed to need love and project love, and if you can’t help falling in love you’re in good company: neither can the rest of mankind!
So, what is it in our physiology that makes us need love, want love . . . and unable to avoid falling in love? Some scientists and psychologists claim that because humans are social animals, and need to be surrounded in communities of people to survive, that we have developed a natural need to fall in love in order to be forced to stay around other people. Evolution and natural selection may have a lot to do with the fact that you can’t help falling in love.
Then again, there are others who say that evolution and science have nothing to do with falling in love, and that humans are subject to a mysterious, unexplainable force that makes us desire the perfect person for us. In this model, we can’t help falling in love because things are destined to happen a certain way, and there is no escaping the fact that you will meet the perfect person for you someday.
Regardless of which theory you subscribe to, you can’t deny that it’s really useless to try to escape falling in love. The harder you try to get away from it, the more your natural physiology rears its head. Face it: you just can’t help falling in love, my friend! 
by romancetracker on March 26, 2008 | Filed Under Uncategorized | Comments Off
So, what is the meaning of love? We’ve spoken before on Romance Tracker about the many different kinds of love, from romantic love to platonic love. But can the true meaning of love really be defined in any kind of objective way, or is the definition of love completely subjective and different for every person?
Perhaps as a reflection of the fact that the meaning of love is an intensely subjective thing, the dictionary has nearly 30 different definitions for the word “love.” The first love definition, “a passionate affection for another person,” is probably one that many romantic couples could relate to and understand. But just because this definition of love is widely accepted by people in a romantic relationship doesn’t mean that it’s the only meaning of love out there.
Another common theme on this website is that each romantic relationship is extremely unique, with different experiences and tastes that make up a dynamic that is exclusive as a single snowflake. Although we may agree on a textbook definition of love that can describe the meaning of love for most couples, there is really no way to accurately say what the meaning of love is for every lover in the world.
So, what’s the point of debating semantics when it comes to the meaning of love? Well, it’s to let you know that your own personal definition of love, even if it is something that differs from the majority of people out there, is nothing you should feel strange about. If the true meaning of love to you is something that you are comfortable with and if the way you define love doesn’t harm anyone else, then that is your prerogative and nothing you should be ashamed of.
More importantly, though, it is paramount that you and your lover share a common idea of what the meaning of love really is. If you and your significant other define the meaning of love differently, you’ll approach your romantic relationship and affection differently, and hurt feelings could be the result. If you haven’t yet, make sure you sit down with your sweetheart and ask them what the true meaning of love is to them. Share your real feelings about what love means, and if you define love in different terms, try to find common ground and come to a consensus about expectations in your relationship.
So, what is the definition or the true meaning of love? As you can probably figure out, love has a different meaning for everyone! Just make sure that your lover understands and appreciates your personal definition of love, and that you equally respect the meaning of love to them. When two people share a similar philosophy on what love means, there is no limit to the amount of romance they can add to their relationship!
by romancetracker on March 12, 2008 | Filed Under Uncategorized | Comments Off
Throughout human history, there have been many examples of love icons who have had exceptional pure romances that have inspired romantic couples for many years. Love icons are couples whose amazing romances shaped the concept of love and whose relationships often survived horrible challenges and hardships. Indeed, many love icons—such as fictional icons Romeo and Juliet—never survived their romance at all!
So, who are your favorite love icons? Sometimes it’s helpful to look to the best love icons to find inspiration for your own romantic relationship. While many of our romances may never make it into the love books, we can still find ideas and encouragement from learning about love icons from the past and how they romanced each other. Whether your love icons are Romeo and Juliet or perhaps a more contemporary example, there is nothing wrong with finding inspiration for love from other sources.
But before you think that you need to look to famous love icons in order to add something special to your romantic relationship, don’t underestimate your own ingenuity when it comes to improving things in your own life. The imaginative and dedicated lover doesn’t really need help from love icons to improve your relationship, and there is plenty of inspiration in your own everyday life to add something special into the mix.
When you really think about it, the greatest love icons in your life should really be you and your lover! It may seem silly to suggest that your romance is the greatest in the world, but there is no other relationship that you can understand and dissect in greater detail than your own. No matter how much you research and learn about your favorite love icons, you’ll never understand them as deeply and fully as you can understand the dynamics of your own romantic relationship.
So remember that there is nothing wrong with looking to famous love icons from other romantic times for inspiration in your love life, but always be careful not to put too much stock into other people’s relationships. Instead of studying the romance of world-famous love icons, it is better to take the time and effort to study the dynamics of your own romantic relationship . . . and you’ll be more likely to become a true love icon to your own sweetheart in the process!
by romancetracker on March 5, 2008 | Filed Under Uncategorized | Comments Off
For many of us, romance and love are mysterious and magical experiences that defy all explanations and attempts to quantify them. To think that there is such a thing as a science of love could exist, or that science could be used to make predictions and assumptions about love and romance, is sacrilege to many romantic people. In spite of the fact that much of the mechanics of love and romance are unknown and mysterious to us, however, there is still a science of love that can help all of us when we are looking for or involved in a romantic relationship.
No, there really isn’t such a thing as a literal love doctor in a white lab coat who can give you a love potion or instantly determine the name of your perfect romantic partner. But the science of love can help us determine what works and what doesn’t work in relationships, the physiological differences between men and women when it comes to romance, as well as psychological aspects of human beings that make us love one another.
The science of love includes things as powerful and unexplored as chemical phermones and their effects on our libido and romantic tastes, and other subjects which are perfect for researching in a laboratory. But perhaps more important than physiological aspects of the science of love are the psychological aspects of the science of love. The human mind is still a vast unexplored country when it comes to our thoughts and desires, and psychology plays a much larger role in romance and love than many of us realize.
As the science of love advances and scientists and psychologists make more discovers about why we do the things we do, our relationship and romantic problems will gradually become easier to solve. Still, even with the advancement of the science of love, there will never be a “magic pill,” so to speak, that will instantly make all of our relationship problems go away. No matter how technologically advanced our society becomes or how amazing our inventions are, it will still be up to the individuals in a relationship to work through their romance problems themselves, rather than relying on machines and technology.
So, does the science of love really have any kind of bearing on your relationship? Well, it certainly could, if you decide to study the psychological and physiological advancements that could be effectively applied to your romantic relationship. But rather than relying on the science of love to tell you about romance and solve your relationship problems, it’s better if you approach romance the old-fashioned way: by discovering and growing together!