Weddings are so lopsided that it boarders on complete and utter unfairness. It is all about the bride and almost nothing about the groom. Men might as well just turn into cellophane until it is time to say I Do. In a world of equality, the one thing that has not changed and shows no signs of morphing is the wedding.

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I remember one night I was watching the National Geographic channel, and they were discussing various traditions at weddings through out the world. Now at the beginning of the episode, it seemed as though every culture celebrated their unions differently. That was until I suddenly realized that all of these cultures share some of the same common aspects.

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The marriage is one of the oldest and time-honored institutions around and it is still thriving today. It all started back in the early years of humankind with a cave dweller who went by the name Crotch. Back in the days of Crotch, things were much less complicated then today. Back then, if you wanted a woman, you hit her over the head when the other tribe people were not looking and drug her back to your cave. There, the two of you lived happily, as she cleaned the cave and cooked the meat and the lucky cave man sniffed out food for the family. Prehistoric man had a much keener sense of smell than we do today.

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Have you ever wondered what it would be like to have a wedding on the beach? The way you see actors do it in movies, leaves so much to be yearned for. It seems to be the perfect casual location, which can double as a formal setting as well. No doubt about it, a beautiful beach practically screams romance. Maybe this is the reason why we always see beach front weddings on movies and on television shows.

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It is perfectly natural to be nervous on the day of your wedding. It does not matter if you are the bride or the groom, wedding day jitters comes with the territory. Just because something is natural, does not mean that you can’t do something about it. You can minimize your wedding day nerves by taking a few common sense steps the day before and the day of the blessed event. Each of these steps works to a certain extent but when it comes right down to it, nothing works better than being aware of how you are feeling and controlling it. A little mind over matter will power will do wonders for your state of mind.

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