Over the past three years, I have attended nearly a dozen weddings for various friends. And while there is a ton of advice out there on engagement and wedding etiquette, there aren’t many guidelines on post-wedding Ps and Qs. So, I thought I would outline some, all based on my pals’ experiences. While most of these don’ts are common sense, you’d be surprised at how many times I’ve heard about — or actually seen — people committing these uncool no-nos.

1. Pop the question
A couple at a friend of a friend’s destination nuptials got engaged less than 12 hours after the wedding itself ended, just following the next-day brunch, at the very hotel the bride and groom and all of their friends were staying. Sure, they were technically on vacation too, and, technically, the festivities were over. But, when they mass-texted the news to all of their mutual friends, their engagement took attention away from the couple everyone was there to celebrate — who was still on the property basking in the post-wedding glow with their friends.

2. Post all of your photos
Some couples prefer to keep all of their wedding photos private, which is their prerogative no matter how much you want to share how cute you looked in your semi-formal dress that night. Before you post anything to Facebook and Instagram, be sure your doing so is cool with the bride and groom — especially when it comes to images of their ceremony, which tend to be more sacred to couples.

3. Pester about the Facebook relationship status
You may be excited for your friend to change her status from “Engaged” to “Married,” but there’s no need to write annoying comments on her wall about it.

4. Text your friend when she’s on her honeymoon
Every friendship is different, so it might be totally natural for you and your bestie to message each other while she’s on a deserted island with her new husband. But, for the most part, you should refrain from sending her texts when she’s on this once-in-a-lifetime vacation, especially if said texts are about your guy problems or work crises.

5. Ask for her decorations
So, your wedding is in a few months and you would LOVE to reuse a bride’s table numbers, wood vase risers, or votives on your big day. Awesome! She’d probably love to sell you them for cheap (or even just give them to you). But definitely give her some breathing room before asking for her goods — during the reception is not the right time to make these kinds of inquiries.

6. Inquire about personal decisions
Pestering a couple about their name change decisions (or lack thereof), baby plans, et al, is off limits for at least six months post-wedding. Let them enjoy being newlyweds without any kind of social pressure.

7. Joke about the divorce rate
I think we all know why this is not okay, right?

What else constitutes bad post-wedding behavior in your book?

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Working at Robbins Brothers gives us the opportunity to flip through bridal magazines and peruse websites on a regular basis. Here’s a list of some of our favorite budget-friendly and creative wedding ideas.

Modern Wedding
*Wedding Dress–Skip the traditional wedding dress shops and visit consignment boutiques in art districts and high-end communities. (And who says you need to stick with a white dress?)
*Ceremony and Reception–Impress your guests and have your wedding at a museum, library or art gallery. Enlist the local culinary school to prepare an elegant menu, served buffet style, or have a Tapas bar.
*Music–Hire a graduate student from a music academy to play the saxophone or guitar, or have a harpist put a new spin on contemporary songs.
*The Wedding Cake–Instead of a multi-tiered design, opt for mini-tarts or a chocolate “bar” with several different candy options in dark, milk and white chocolate.
*Wedding Rings: Modern ring designs are fluid, sleek and eye catching. Adding a twist to the classic, these bold and distinctive rings are like sculpted pieces of fine art.

Vintage Wedding
*Wedding Dress–Check with family members to see if there are any romantic dresses from relatives tucked away in attics. Also visit thrift stores and antique shops; and if you don’t love the style of the dress, you can always take it to a seamstress and use the fabric for a new design.
*Ceremony and Reception–Local historic districts have old homes converted into B&Bs and tea rooms that would make for the perfect Victorian setting. Check with old clubs (Elks, Women’s Clubs, a university) for wonderful and stately rooms and gardens.
*Music: How about a men’s acappella group or a few violinists from the community symphony orchestra? A collection of CDs from the era of your choice would also work.
*Wedding Cake–A simple sheet cake or a few tiers would be perfect, and search eBay or antique stores for vintage cake tops. (If you can find inexpensive cake tops in abundance then use these as table décor, too.)
*Wedding Rings–Pave-set diamonds in rose gold, white gold or platinum are offered at Robbins Brothers in many vintage styles. Look for rings designed by Simon G., Tacori or Kirk Kara.

Classic/Traditional Wedding
*Wedding Dress–David’s Bridal has a terrific selection of styles that start as low as $200. (Be sure to check out the bridesmaid’s dresses too, as you could use one in white or off white as your wedding gown.) Consider borrowing the dress from a dear friend or family member as your “something borrowed.”
*Ceremony and Reception–If your wedding will be at your church or synagogue, why not have the reception in the adjoining banquet room or patio? You can also get married in the morning and have guests walk to a nearby restaurant for a “formal” breakfast or brunch.
*The music–When dancing is a “must” at your reception, get the iPod loaded up with a few hundred songs that will get everyone moving. A tried-and-true playlist could include “At Last” by Etta James for the first dance, “Celebration” by Kool and the Gang for the masses, and anything by Rihanna and Lady Gaga to get your friends on the dance floor.
*The Wedding Cake–Gourmet cupcakes are all-the-rage but at $6 each can get pricey when you’re serving 100 or more guests. Instead ask your “Food Network-addicted” aunt or friend to do the baking and decorating as a wedding gift.
*Wedding Rings–A classic and simple gold or platinum band or a two-tone ring created with alternative metals are options for a traditional symbol of your love. Rings from various Robbins Brothers Collections fall into the classic category.

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As any engaged couple will tell you, wedding planning is stressful. (Those who say otherwise, well…I’ve never met any.) Not only are you putting together the largest event you’ve likely ever thrown, but you’ve got two families and tons of friends to cater to, meaning that there’s a litany of relationships and emotions thrown into the planning mix.

So, it’s not unusual for romance to take a backseat to your wedding-related to-do lists and anxieties. However, you don’t have to wait until the honeymoon to take a deep breath and rekindle the passion that made you want to get married in the first place. The following eight tips will have you buzzing with love again in no time.

1. Don’t Replace Date Night with Wedding Planning Night
Carving out a time every week to romantically connect can be difficult for any couple, but wedding planning makes this ritual even more elusive. You may start setting aside time each week for wedding planning, eventually replacing your regular date nights with discussions on venues, flowers, what have you—but resist this at all costs. Keeping romance alive requires spending some time and energy being romantic. And while planning does have fun aspects, there is nothing romantic about balancing your wedding budget in an Excel spreadsheet, even if you’re both finance geeks.

2. Make Date Night a No-Wedding-Talk Time
When you do go out to revive the romance, fight the urge to fall into wedding planning chitchat. Yes, you may be stressed about the fact that your wedding coordinator still hasn’t answered your last email but try not to let that dominate your night. A few hours of relaxing and really enjoying each other’s company will make you realize that, whether she gets back to you or not, you’re really, really excited to get married and spend your lives together. And that’s what’s important.

3. Delegate Some Wedding To-Dos
If you’re feeling so overwhelmed that, between work and your other obligations, you just can’t find time to spend non-wedding planning time together, enlist support. Whether that looks like hiring a wedding planner or asking your bridesmaids to take over a DIY task, asking for help will keep stress from overwhelming you—and your relationship.

4. Make Wedding Tasks Passionate
Some parts of wedding planning are decidedly unsexy—i.e. choosing pima cotton or polyester table linens—but there are many to-dos that can be fun, even romantic. Some caterers offer take-home tastings, so why not turn trying food into a picnic? Or, if you’re stressed out about your first dance, why not take a few dance lessons? Even flipping through old photos to create a slideshow for the reception is a chance to reconnect: As you go through the images, allow yourselves to reminisce about all the fun times you’ve had together.

5. Don’t Hit “Pause” on Your Relationship
Engagement can sometimes feel like a purgatorial zone between “in a relationship” and “married” in which the only purpose is to plan a big party. But when you let the wedding overtake this special step in your relationship, you’re not honoring the fact that this time is incredibly unique—you’re more committed than ever but you’re still unmarried. Use these months to continue learning about each other, especially the aspects of your partner you may not know everything about yet (particularly bigger topics like kids, careers, family rituals and such). Really mapping out your future together can be a very intimate experience and bring you even closer together.

6. Try a New Activity
According to a study about what keeps couples happy in the long term, going on regular date nights alone won’t keep love alive. The key is continuing to try different types of activities and hobbies together, which will fuel your curiosity as well as strengthen your bond and your passion for each other. So, check out that spoken word event or try paddle boarding or take that tapas cooking class together now, don’t push fun new experiences back until “after the wedding.”

7. Make Honeymoon Planning a Priority
Even if you’re not taking a honeymoon right after your wedding (or even until months later), it’s important to take some time to at least conceptualize or dream about where you might want to go. While wedding planning can be punctuated with worry, honeymoon planning is all about fun—there are no parents to please, no expectations to fulfill but your own, and no dreaded seating chart (except for choosing where you’ll sit on the airplane). Honeymoon planning can balance out wedding planning and get you both excited for the big day to come—because afterward, you’ll be on your way to the paradise of your choice.

8. Verbalize Your Love
Wedding planning creates lots of to-dos—and honey-dos—so make a commitment to devoting as much of your talk time to expressing devotion as you do to giving tasks. Yes, actions may speak louder than words but talk ain’t cheap when it comes to keeping passion alive. Telling your partner you love him or her in the midst of wedding planning chaos can go a long way toward keeping you both sane.

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One question engaged couples get asked again and again—besides, of course, “what are your colors?”—is whether or not you’ll write your own vows.

Vows are, obviously, a big deal. I’d argue that they’re actually the most important part of the wedding. And as weddings become more personalized and tailored to each couple’s characteristics and idiosyncrasies, writing your own vows is becoming more and more the norm as well.

But, there is more than one way to DIY your vows. (In full disclosure, this statement is coming from a writer who’s choosing to say traditional vows rather than write my own.) For some couples, saying what they feel deep in their hearts in front of a crowd of people (even if said crowd is a collection of lovely people you care about), can be daunting. For others, writing isn’t the ideal means to express themselves.

So, for all the couples out there who want to write their own vows… but don’t want to actually write their own vows (*raises hand*), here are some alternative ideas that are in a similar spirit.

1. Write Each Other Letters
Rather than say them during your ceremony, shyer or non-writerly couples may opt to jot down their feelings—what they would have said in their vows—and exchange these letters the night before the wedding to be read the day of pre-ceremony. My fiancé and I plan to do this and I think it will not only allow us to express our love (without the pressure or possible censorship of doing so publicly), but it will get us even more excited to marry each other, too.

2. Put It on Scraps of Paper
About a year ago, I saw a cute idea on Pinterest in which a wife collected things she loved about her husband on little pieces of paper and then presented them to him in a jar. I think this idea would work really well for engaged couples: A few months before the wedding, cut up an even number of paper scraps for both of you—25 is a reasonable number—and then spend the weeks before the wedding filling up a jar with them. Write down everything from reasons you’re excited to marry your partner to promises you want to make to him or her. Then, the night before the wedding (or a few days before if you’re sleeping apart), tip over the jar and take turns reading the pieces of paper aloud to each other. Kinda like saying vows before the vows, eh?

3. Sing a Song
If writing isn’t your thing—and stage fright isn’t either—do as Justin Timberlake and John Legend did and serenade your sweetheart either during the ceremony or at the reception. This heartfelt gesture would go a long way, especially if you are musically talented and could write a song just for your soon-to-be spouse. Just be sure that you have the right acoustics (you want to make sure everyone can hear you) and have practiced before the big moment.

4. Create a Piece of Art
Whether it’s a painting or a sculpture you can unveil and display, or a film for your guests to watch at the reception, a surprise work of art can express what your words may not be able to. Your beloved will be touched by the time and commitment you put into your project and your creation would be something you can both cherish for years to come.

5. Read Something Special
Surprise your partner with a reading that has a significant meaning to your relationship, like a poem, a passage from a book you love or even song lyrics that speak to your feelings. Even though the words themselves aren’t original, the depth of your emotions will be clear when you say the words.

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There are many annoying things that people don’t tell you about wedding planning. Like, how wedding coordinators may try to shame you out of using Pachelbel Canon in D because it’s too stereotypical. Or, how those free cake tastings you’ve been looking forward to aren’t actually free. Or even how your fiancé will tell you he has no opinion about anything only to suddenly become very opinionated indeed about the most random details.

Oh, and how planning a wedding will literally give you nightmares.

My fiancé and I have just hit our five-months-to-go mark after getting engaged over a year ago. And while I can recount a number of bad dreams from which I’ve awoken, terrified, that the wedding we’ve been planning turned out to be a complete disaster, I have yet to have a happy one about our impending nuptials. This worries me.

To give you a sense of what these dreams are about, here’s a brief list:

1. That my (in real life very sweet) future mother-in-law demands I wear a different wedding dress and I comply because I don’t want her to be mad at me.
2. That I forget to get my wedding dress tailored and thus, can’t wear it because it pools in yards of extra fabric at my feet.
3. That my fiancé and I spend our entire wedding looking for each other, unable to reunite.
4. That the wedding happened but I can’t remember any of it.

Sure, these aren’t nightmares in the traditional sense—I’m not dreaming of, say, a serial killer chopping up our wedding guests while they’re dining on tri-tip or anything like that. But, after looking forward to our wedding day pretty much since I started dating my fiancé (like a total weirdo), and after having over a year to plan the actual event, I feel deeply emotionally invested in the outcome of the day itself. Which, I imagine is pretty typical of brides-to-be.

It’s this investment that’s likely causing the nightmares, if dream research has anything to say about it: In the 1950s, psychology professor Calvin Hall found that we use dreams to explore what concerns us in our waking hours, albeit in a way that’s not always rooted in reality. More recently, sleep researcher Rosalind D. Cartwright theorized in her book, The Twenty-four Hour Mind: The Role of Sleep and Dreaming in Our Emotional Lives, that dreams actually regulate our negative emotions, allowing us to process them and, hopefully, transcend our fears.

Plus, my gender is also to blame: According to a study by the University of Montreal, inter-personal conflicts and emotional drama is more common in women’s dreams. Meaning that I suppose I shouldn’t feel totally insane for having these bad dreams.

Another thing that makes me feel better is knowing that I’m not the only one. Before one of my best friends married her boyfriend of nearly a decade, she had a recurring nightmare in which her upper arms swelled to the size of watermelons. However, my college roommate, who’s getting married less than two months before I am, has been having a different kind of wedding-related nightmare, one that I can relate to all too well: The ex dreams.

Yes, I admit it, I’ve been dreaming about my ex. Typically, the scenario involves a wedding in which I’m marrying him, not my fiancé. Or I wake up, in the dream world, only to see that my ex is lying next to me. Or, I’m told that I need to choose between my current man and my former one, both of them standing before me.

I wake up from these dreams panicked, as you might imagine. But, rather than making me question my love for my fiancé—as dreaming about one’s ex can certainly do—these nightmares only reaffirm my appreciation and love for the man I’m about to marry. Because every time “dream Natasha” is forced to pick one or the other, she (I) always chooses my future husband. (Thank goodness, right?)

So, while I’m sure these wedding nightmares will continue (they’ve become more frequent the closer our date gets) I just need to remind myself that these latent fears are playing out because I really care about our wedding—these bad dreams are simply an inevitable part of the process. Just like my fiancé’s spontaneous feelings about signature cocktails.

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By Natasha Burton

As of this week, I’ve been engaged for a year. And I still have a while to go — seven months and change until the big day arrives. To some people, this might seem like a ridiculously long engagement but, for me, having just less than 18 months to plan every detail has been a relief. At this point, I really just have to finalize the menu, go with my fiancé to get his suit, and, well, show up.

Yes, even with more than half a year to go, we already have our wedding bands. (Which the lovely David Lee at the Woodland Hills store helped us pick out, I must add!)

The rings are sitting in their snap-close boxes, in their Robbins Brothers’ boxes, in our shared closet on a shelf that holds the rest of my jewelry and sunglasses. I know these specifics not only because I’m slightly concerned about misplacing our rings with so much time before our wedding but also because I can’t stop thinking about them.

You guys, I am dying to wear my wedding ring.

I know, I know, I’m going to wear it for the rest of my life so what’s the rush, right? And I’m sure it’s some sort of bad luck to wear your wedding ring before the ceremony. But the thought of my delicate, pretty pave band confined to its dark box-within-a-box makes me want to rescue it from its lonesome existence and slide it right on my ring finger.

Plus, I’d love to be able to wear it just out of convenience: My solitaire engagement ring isn’t the best thing to wear to the gym or while making dinner. My more subtle wedding ring? Much better.

Once a day, I’ll take it out and try it on just to, you know, remind myself how it looks on my finger. I know that, once it’s on, it’s on forever. And maybe it’s because my fiancé and I have been engaged for what feels like a long time now, but I’m pretty ready for forever to start already.

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On Saturday, my fiancé Greg and I finally got to pick out our wedding bands. I say “finally” because I have been so excited to take him to Robbins Brothers after I went down to the Woodland Hills store solo earlier in the summer to scope out bands for myself. So, it felt like I was waiting forever even if it was just a few months!

When we got to the store the manager, David, who was so incredibly helpful during my first visit, greeted us. I felt lucky to get the opportunity to work with him again and get his advice on which rings would be best for us.

Being the gentleman he is, Greg let me go first to start the ring-choosing process. On my last visit, I had picked three options for my band but, when David showed them to me, I realized that my concept of what I wanted had completely changed! Was not expecting that! However, David was so patient with me and selected some other options for me to decide between. (So, a tip for the ladies out there choosing their bands—take your time and maybe do a couple store visits before making your final decision just in case!)

In the end, I chose what I believe is the perfect wedding band: A delicate, super-skinny pave ring of diamonds that goes almost three-fourths around my finger. It will sit just slightly off my engagement ring so each piece of jewelry is distinct. Plus, I can wear the band to the gym or when I travel and still rock a bit of bling. I couldn’t be happier with my final choice—even if it wasn’t what I initially picked out.

But there were more surprises to come: When it was Greg’s turn, I thought he would go right for the titanium bands—not only are they affordable but they are strong. As in, strong enough to open a beer bottle. Yes, my fiancé wanted a ring that he could use to pop open his favorite IPA. Gotta love him, right?

However, when it come to fit, quality, comfort, and style, he went a totally different direction: Greg ended up choosing a sturdy, brushed white gold band—a very manly ring, if I do say so myself. David, again, was so helpful in showing us the difference among the metals and really guided Greg as far as what kind of ring would best fit his lifestyle—guys, I strongly suggest chatting with David before you choose a ring!

In the end, I love the ring Greg chose, not only because he won’t be showing off his ability to crack open a beer with it (white gold is too delicate for that!) or because I think it looks fabulous on him, but because our rings are of the same metal. I’m a fan of coordination, what can I say?

All in all, the ring process took less than 30 minutes, another surprise since I expected us to mull over the decisions for a while. Though, at Robbins Brothers, everything is so easy, hassle-free, and, best of all, fun. (Right after our ring shopping, Greg and I actually visited another, chain jewelry store to replace a lost earring in a set he had bought for me years ago and we found ourselves missing David and the Robbins Brothers way of doing business immediately—we couldn’t believe the difference between our two experiences!)

Choosing wedding bands is a huge deal and I am both happy and sad that the process is over: Happy because Greg and I have amazing new pieces of jewelry that we get to wear forever (!!!!) and sad because now we don’t have a reason to go back to Robbins Brothers and look at rings!

Though, Greg says he’s keeping David’s card handy—we certainly know where we’ll be going for all of our future jewelry purchases, that’s for sure.

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1. When you talk to your parents and your future in-laws, be sure to make it specific that you are asking them for a wish list of who they would like to invite (key word: wishlist). That will soften the blow when they find out that a few people are not going to get invited. If parents are not helping with the bill of the wedding, you don’t even need to ask (but it is a nice gesture to your parents, you know, the people who raised you!).

2. Go over the wedding guest list with your fiancé and start putting together a must-have list (family and close friends) and a maybe list (co-workers, new friends, fraternity/sorority friends). Ask yourselves the same questions for each maybe guest: How close is this person? When was the last time you saw them? Would having them at your wedding make or break your enjoyment? Will this person be a part of your lives forever?

3. Make your wedding adult-only. Parents will likely want to take advantage of making the most out of a kid-free night and have fun and indulge at your wedding. Also, those guests with young children won’t need to leave the reception early to tuck them into bed.

4. Unless your guest does not know a single soul besides the bride/groom at your wedding or is in a serious relationship, you can nix the +1 guest if you simply cannot afford to (either budget or venue space-wise). Just be sure to seat single guests with familiar friends or at one table so they can easily talk to other single people.

5. You can invite more people to the ceremony, but you don’t need to invite everyone to the reception. Be sure to organize who gets a reception RSVP card, who doesn’t and double check the list! You don’t want to mix up the two lists. Let ceremony-only guests know that they don’t need to send a wedding gift and that the honor of their presence is a gift enough. There are a few rules you’ll have to abide by, though. If someone bought a plane ticket to attend your wedding, you should probably invite them to the reception too.

6. Accept the fact that you will hurt someone’s feelings. You can’t worry about the way people are going to feel. Relationships change over time. You’re not going to be able to invite everyone whose wedding you’ve attended. Trust that some people (like married couples) understand how hard it is to pay for and plan for a wedding. Go with your gut and trust that you are making the right decision.

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My big day isn’t for another 11 months, but something I think about almost daily at this point is what jewelry I’ll wear at my wedding.

Yes, I realize how crazy it sounds to admit that this detail preoccupies my thoughts—with tons of time before the actual event!—but with so many options to choose from, I want to make sure I have the perfect combo of bling.

Ideally, I want to do a mix of new (my engagement ring and wedding ring could technically take care of that category!) and old (to incorporate pieces I got from my parents and grandparents growing up).

But even though I have a loose plan, there are still so many different directions to go in: Do I buy an amazing statement necklace and offset it with the simple gold bracelet my grandmother gave me as a child? Or, do I wear the necklace my mom wore on her wedding day and buy a fabulous beaded belt to pair with it? And then we have the earrings: Dangly or stud, bling-y or more low-key?

As far as hard and fast “rules” go, there really aren’t any for what you have to wear for your bridal jewelry. But here are a couple guidelines I’ve set for myself to help me decide which way to go:

1. You can either have a fabulous headpiece or super sparkly earrings. Too much head bling could be way overwhelming. Same goes with a statement necklace and crazy earrings. One or the other.

2. On a similar note, you can have a glittering statement necklace or the aforementioned fab headpiece. Don’t want to be too top-heavy, right? I feel the same way about wearing a statement necklace and an amazing belt—too middle-heavy. Though, I think a headpiece and a belt can work together because they are far enough part.

3. Limit your ring bling: Honestly, I think wearing just your wedding and engagement rings is perfect. But if you want to accent with something special on your right hand, as long as it not bigger or more sparkly than you left hand jewelry, then go for it.

4. You don’t need jewelry everywhere. There’s a great quote attributed to Coco Chanel that says, “Before you leave the house, look in the mirror and take one thing off.” I think that’s very applicable when contemplating wedding jewelry. Sure, you want to be the most decked out person at the event, but there is such thing as going overboard. Wearing earrings, a bracelet, and a necklace can be overkill so I’m going to aim to wear only two out of the three.

5. Make sure each piece is special, to you at least. My biggest reservation about buying new jewelry is that the pieces I have are very dear to me and I feel like they “deserve” to be part of my wedding look, as irrational as that might sound. But, if I can find a necklace or earrings that speak to me, they could end up being just as special–after all, I will be wearing them on my wedding day!

Tell me, ladies: How did you choose your wedding bling?

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There are many reasons why I’m excited for my man to wear a wedding ring. First of all, and most importantly, it’s a tangible symbol of our lifelong commitment. Plus, it tells other women to step off—sorry, ladies, but you may not board this dreamboat.

But, there’s a third reason: Because wedding rings make men look seriously hot.

Maybe it’s just me and I’m totally crazy, but I swear I can see a transformation in men after those rings go on their fingers. I’ve been to at least 10 weddings in the past couple years and, time after time, the guy just looks a little more appealing after the ceremony.

Clearly, these guys are my friends or my friends’ hubbies, so they don’t ever look that appealing, but there is a definite change that takes place in a man when he makes that commitment and puts on that ring.

While my fiance isn’t exactly stoked about wearing a ring, he knows it’s important to me that he gets one. All he cares about is that he can use the ring to open beer bottles, the way his best guy friend does with his Titanium band. But little does he know that his ring will be much more powerful than that: It will make him look sexier. Which is a pretty big perk, if I do say so myself.

What do you ladies think—do guys look hotter when they wear a ring?

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Wedding Professionals that will be attending the event include:
In Your Favor: Sue Johnson
Far HorizonsTravel: Sylvia Diaz
Lindmair Bakery
Kimberly Harrel – Make-up artist/ eyelash extensions
Nikeiai Ivery – Massage therapist (devneenlightenmentholistic.com)
Jay Stone – Personal trainer (jaystonefitness.com)
Mission Inn – wedding and engagement planning
Inland Empire Video and Photo (https://ievideoandphoto.com/)

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