Great Tips for Your Wedding

These tips came from Beverly Clark’s WeddingLocation.com. They were so good, I wanted to pass them on! I especially like the beauty and the honeymoon travel tip.

Beauty Tip
Have a practice session for your hairstyle with your hair consultant and take two photos of the style you have agreed upon. Keep one photo for your records to bring with you the "day of" the wedding and ask your beautician to keep the copy in his/her records. These fine professionals do so many clients, it is easy for them to forget the fine details of what you discussed and you do not have room for error on your wedding day. This same tip applies for makeup artists.

Budget Tip
In order to maximize a limited budget, consider having the ceremony musicians stay on to play during cocktail hour; many have a minimum hourly commitment anyway and this works well with staying on into cocktail hour.

Etiquette Tip
Although grooming at the table is in poor taste, it is perfectly acceptable for the bride to quickly dab on a little lipstick at the dinner table. Combing hair or putting your hands to your hair anywhere food is served is considered unacceptable for both men and women.

Etiquette Tip
Besides offering activities for children to entertain them and keep them busy at your wedding, there are those weddings where the brides insist on no children whatsoever at the wedding. Etiquette states that you may not put this on your invitation. You may, however, place a note in with the invitation stating that the costs and event space prevent your asking all children under a certain age. You can also let your family and friends know so they may spread the word, too. Having stated this, you must make no exceptions. Outside of your own children or immediate siblings who may be children, inviting one child under your age limit could do irreparable damage and hurt feelings to others.

Honeymoon Travel Tip
Make photocopies of your passport, credit cards and travel documents. Leave a set of copies with family/friends at home; carry one set of copies in your luggage to help recover everything more quickly if your passport or credit cards are stolen.

Five Things You Never Knew Your Cell Phone Could Do

We haven't tried these, but if they're true, they're worthwhile to pass on. Let us know if they work! (And especially let us know if they don't!) So, thanks to Teresa and the website, snopes.com, here's the truth about these claims!

One - EMERGENCY SERVICE. The worldwide cell phone emergency number is 112. If you are anywhere in the world (even the USA), press 112 in case of emergency, and the system will search for the nearest emergency number in the area. This does work in some areas of the world, mostly Eurpoe.

Two - LONG-DISTANCE RESCUE. Scenario: you've locked your keys in the car and you have a remote keyless entry. So does your spouse, child, etc. Unfortunately, they aren't here to open the car. Call them on your cell phone, hold the cell phone about a foot away from the car door, have the other person press the unlock button, holding it near their cell phone. It will unlock your door! THIS DOES NOT WORK, according to snopes.com.

Three: THE HIDDEN RESERVE. If your cell phone battery is very low, press *3370@. This will activate the 'hidden reserve', and you will have approximately 50% more battery time. This 'hidden reserve' will recharge the next time you charge your cell phone. This is a feature available at additional cost with some providers. Reception quality goes down when using this feature.

Four: IT TAKES A THIEF. Right now, check your cell phone's serial number by keying in *#06# . A 15 digits number will appear on your screen. Write it down and keep it in a safe place. (Remember where you put it.) If your phone is ever stolen, you can call your service provider and give them this number. They can then block your handset so the thief cannot use the phone, even if they change the SIM card. You probably won't get your phone back, but isn't it somewhat gratifying to know that the thief can't use it, either? Not all phones will deliver the said number upon entering this key code.

Five: FREE DIRECTORY SERVICE. As you know cell companies charge us an arm and a leg for directory assistance. But there's a free service available. It's (800) FREE 411. Program it into your cell phone, and kiss directory service charges goodbye. This is free. Minute usage fees still accrue.

NOTE: WE HAVEN'T VERIFIED ANY OF THESE TIPS. WE'RE NOT TOUTING THESE, JUST PASSING THEM ON AS A BIT OF FUN. IF YOU TRY THEM, LET US KNOW IF THEY WORK! So now you know the truth of this, according to snopes.com. Thanks, Teresa!