Planning Your 2009 Wedding - A Few Tips From "Behind The Scenes..."

Love Those Smiles! Derrick & Liz

August, 2008 ~ Ed Hume Seeds Company

As I meet with couples this month and throughout the Fall for 2009, I'd like to share a few tips for your ceremony that will help you save money:

- Plan Your Ceremony For Mid-Day and Enjoy Brunch or Lunch: You'll save money by getting married in the late morning or early afternoon - enjoy a celebration lunch or brunch instead of a more formal or lavish dinner.

- Plan a Weekday Wedding, i.e., Monday-Friday: That's right! More of my couples are getting married on a Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday evening and save on all vendor categories. In addition, these couples are getting a significant discount from their venue/reception site for booking space that "is just sitting there."

- Stay "Local" - You'll save money by staying "local" and will avoid some of the hidden expenses of destination weddings, i.e., more hotel nights, transportation expenses for vendors, etc.

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Title: Red vs. Blue...Zombies

Red vs Blue
Do you have your zombie plan?

My plan goes with Griff. Cuz zombies will freeze then you can smash them to little pieces.

Title: 1 of 3: The Purpose, Planning and Packing your Bug-Out-Bag 1/3

The Purpose, Planning and Packing your Bug-Out-Bag 1/3

This video series goes over information concerning the 'Bug-Out-Bag'. For those just starting out this will give you a good idea on the basics of building your own BOB.

the Bug-Out-Bag
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bug-out_bag

Survival Kit
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Survival_kit

Ten Essentials
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ten_Essentials

BOBs are not new but are gaining popularity as ppl understand that they need to be responsible for the safety of themselves and their family members. Lots of info on BOBs can be found on the internet but you need to build your BOB for you, your location and the possible emergencies you might face. Many ppl cannot spend lots of money on their BOB, so the information here is geared toward those who dont have a lot of money &/or those who are just beginning to gather information on what a BOB is and how it is to be used in conjunction with various survival skills. You can have the most expensive and high tech BOB but if you cannot use the items to survival (IOW you have little or no skills) then your BOB is worthless.

A BOB is not just a bag of stuff, but tool to help you survive in an emergency. The greatest tool you have is you and your abilities to evaluate your situation, build a BOB and practice using it so your confident in your abilities and equipment. Remember this is just an introductory look and not an all inclusive video series.


I hope this helps.

:)

Steve



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Congratulations to MacKenzie and Eric - and Sweet Baby Kennedy!

MacKenzie & Eric and Baby Kennedy

Summer, 2008

Throughout the year, I get unexpected and wonderful emails from couples whom I have married, often with marvelous news to share.

Today, I got an email from MacKenzie and Eric and it made my day. MacKenzie and Eric were married on a very rainy and blustery July day in 2006 at the wonderful Kiana Lodge on Agate Pass. And this couple didn't let a few rain drops or a complete change in ceremony plans alter their kindness, passion or understanding of what a "wedding day" really is - i.e., the very first step on a long marriage journey!

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-Wedding Magnets

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Title: Congratulations Capilano Graduate Elicia MacKenzie

Elicia MacKenzie wins the role of Maria in Andrew Lloyd Webber's Canadian production of The Sound of Music

Title: Bench FANFAVDEN

The competition was stiff, and denver knows how to dance! But, the fans have spoken. Congratulations to Mackenzie Northburg with entry #29 - Bench, A Short Story!

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Three Important Things A Wedding Officiant May Tell You That Aren't Necessarily True...

The Wonderful Tim and Karen Grimm

March 29, 2008, Monte Villa Farmhouse, Bothell, WA

photo: www.chrissollart.com

In this work that I do, I attempt to be as transparent as possible. It's not every day that a couple "shops around" for an Officiant and selecting someone to share in a very vulnerable and intimate moment is a "big deal," if I may be so blunt and bold.

So, here are three things that you may hear from an Officiant - and if you do, I beg to differ:

"Trust me/I promise, I have a back-up." Right - on some of the fullest/busiest wedding days of the wedding season, if an Officiant has a crisis and can't be at your wedding, you may have a big challenge. I have been very fortunate and have been at every wedding of mine for the past six years. And one day, if I do this work long enough, I know there is going to be a problem. On many of the less busy days, an Officiant most often will have a back-up. On those very popular Fri/Sat and Sun times during the summer, this is much less so. I have a few additional strategies that I share with my couples that work and bring comfort.

"No paperwork needed." Get an agreement with your Officiant in writing. If an Officiant doesn't offer you a signed agreement, look elsewhere. Professionalism is key here and you want peace of mind that you are fully contracted for your date/time.

"No, no microphone needed." If you are having more than 50 guests, please consider using a microphone or similar amplification system, especially if you are outdoors. Often, beyond the fourth row or so, people can't hear as well and there is nothing that is more disappointing than attending a ceremony and not fully enjoying the words/rituals/moments.

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-Wedding Magnets

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Title: Lost Battalion - 3

3 of 9 Parts -
On October 2nd, 1918, units of the 77th "Liberty" Division from New York advanced into the dense terrain of the Argonne Forest in France. History was made over the next 6 days as this unit, the "Lost Battalion", refused to surrender even though they were completely surrounded, constantly attacked, low on ammunition and supplies, had no food, shelter and limited access to water. Of the over 600 men first trapped in the "pocket", only around 200 walked out. They received 3 Congressional Medal of Honors (CMO), many Distinguished Service Crosses (DSC), and many other awards. Their leader, Major Whittlesey, was declared one of the three most important members of the American Expeditionary Force (AEF) by General Pershing, Commander of the AEF. Two airmen received CMO's for their involvement in the event, the first attempted air resupply drop in military history. Others trying to releive the battalion also received the DSC. A carrier pigeon, Cher Ami, received international acclaim for heroically delivering a message. A movie of the event was made in 1919, and scores of books on the subject make it one of the most analyzed military actions in history. If that was not enough, Major Whittlesey committed suicide in 1921, and controversy has swirled around the event for over 80 years. A&E recently produced a new "Lost Battalion" movie, hopefully bringing new interest to this fascinating piece of American Military history.
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Title: Counting Calories- How many calories YOU should eat to lose weight (for fat loss)

The biggest dietary question I receive is: how many calories should I be consuming for my body? Well in both my free fat loss programs, my male and female programs I go much more into depth about how activity, BMR, age, height and other factors influence how many calories you should consume. For now you have to watch this video:

There are problems with counting calories. If you commit these errors, you can count till the sheep come home and it won't make a DIFFERENCE. The three major problems with calorie counting are: its a poor estimate at best, it causes you to focus on quantity not quality of calories and it detracts from other important factors for your weight loss success.

There are three problems with counting calories.

1. Its a poor estimator
We don't know the true value of calories, they are all estimates. Two eggs differ in size. Yet they still count for the same calories. Even when you weigh something with a kitchen scale, if you are off by 1 gram it adds up, 1 gram is 10 calories, do that enough times and you can be way off. On top of that food manufacturers estimate the amount of calories in their food, its not a concrete number. Big food chains

2. A calorie isn't a calorie.

People focus on quantity instead of quality and this is bad practice. Just because something is artificially sweetened with 0 calories (like a protein bar) doesn't mean those calories are the same as say cooked egg whites. Put another way, 100 calories of cheeseburgers will have a much different effect on your body than 100 calories of chicken breast. Focus instead on calorie of calories always.

3. Small things vs important things

You focus on the minute details instead of the larger picture. In other words you don't see the forest from the trees. Yes its good to know you are roughly eating 1500 calories per day, but how many hours did you exercise? Put another way, if you overeat by a hundred calories because you didn't count you can burn that by fifteen minutes of additional exercise. Put ANOTHER way, the same time allotted towards CALCULATING your calories can be used towards burning MORE calories. If you aren't exercising enough, eating proper foods and distressing your life, you can count as many stocks of celery as you want but you won't achieve your dream figure.

Conclusion
I've trained many people into awesome shape and everyone is different. I've trained figure competitors to competition WITHOUT them counting calories. Of course if you have no idea what you should be eating or how much, its a good idea to track your calories just to get a ball park estimate. Just remember to focus on whats holding you back, go for quality and success will follow. And thats what really counts.

Chef Buff out.

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