Having a family member take photos as well as a professional photographer can be flirting with disaster. However, it can also be a blessing in disguise as it will not only keep the pros on their toes but you never know where that one great shot is going to come from. The trick is to make sure to have a reliable and responsible member of your family taking the extra photos and to have a candid conversation of what you expect from their behavior. Most families have a natural or someone who just seems to take great pictures.

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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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Gift-giving can be a burden to a lot of men such as when giving gifts to their buddies. On the wedding day, giving gifts to your groomsmen is something that you have to do to show your gratitude to your close friends who were there to help make your day special. Besides assisting you with the wedding ceremony, your groomsmen are most probably your closest friends who have been there for you through thick and thin. Giving away those presents on your wedding will show them your appreciation and recognition of their presence.

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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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