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Uganda: Israel to Train Ugandans in Business Leadership

Effective this September, the government of Israel will take 25 Ugandan middle class level business executives to pursue specialised training capable of developing them into top level managers.

The move aimed at improving the quality of Uganda's business leaders through skills and knowledge is expected to enable the country to be competitive in the global market at all levels and forms of business.

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Spaeth gains strength, confidence

Aaron Smith has been limited during offseason practices, but the veteran defensive end should be ready to go when training camp starts in late July.

Smith, who is recovering from a torn bicep that ended his 2007 season last December, has been participating in some individual drills.

"I think I'm ahead (of schedule)," he said. "We'll see."

Backing the Pens

The Steelers have been among the biggest supporters of the Penguins, and that includes quarterback Ben Roethlisberger.

The Penguins, trailing 2-0 in the series for the Stanley Cup, will need all the support they can get tonight when they host the Red Wings, but Roethlisberger said not to count them out.

"I'm not a hockey guru to understand everything that's going on," Roethlisberger said, "but they'll be all right; they'll bounce back."

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India-South Africa business ties to soar despite challenges: survey

Johannesburg, May 27 (IANS) Indian and South African businesses see huge investment opportunities that could be mutually beneficial, says a survey that also highlights unique challenges in the two countries that need to be overcome. These are the findings of the PricewaterhouseCoopers' survey, 'Trade winds - Setting sail for investment opportunities in South Africa and India', which was released here Tuesday.

The survey was the first of several ones planned by the new PwC India-Africa Desk, established to serve a growing need among investors considering the two countries as investment destinations.

Indian companies expanding into South Africa perceive the country to be an excellent investment destination and a "gateway" to Africa and African investment. But crime, health and safety issues and the perceived high corporate and individual tax rates are seen as business challenges. more

PGP moves HQ to Menlo Park Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal

PGP Corp., which focuses on encryption for enterprise data protection, said Thursday it moved its headquarters from Palo Alto to Menlo Park, where it will sublease space from Intuit Inc.

The company's new offices are at 200 Jefferson Drive.

"We've seen steady growth at PGP Corporation since we first opened our Palo Alto headquarters in 2002," said CFO Alex Doll. "We knew the day would come when we would need to increase our space, and it was important to us to find a location that would not only afford us more room, but would also help us build our presence in Silicon Valley."

The company said its new space is 70,000 square feet, almost twice the size of its first headquarters.

The 3-year sublease deal with Intuit (NASDAQ:INTU) was aided by real estate brokers Rich Branning and Steve Levere of Jones Lang LaSalle. more

Expand Networks Drive Expansion and Bolster Revenue Opportunities

Expand's Compass Platform is already providing many Russian businesses with the application acceleration, WAN Optimization and Wide Area File Services they need to comprehensively overcome the latency and QoS challenges laid down by today's distributed working environments. Expand has already sold into many financial institutions including one of the largest high street banks, and has also been particularly successful in the energy, gas and telecoms sectors with high-profile customers including SurgutNeftGAs, Dasvidania and Equant Orange Business Services. Expand's increased presence across Russia will see the company further develop its customer base across all vertical markets.

"There is a huge market for the superior capabilities and flexibility of our technology," said Elie Barr, CEO, Expand Networks. more

Latest Wedding Planning Business Plans News

Hilary Duff Planning a Small Wedding - Transworld News

Hilary Duff plans to have a small wedding. The actress, who was engaged to hockey player Mike Comrie in February, also ... WooEB Community is a business, music and social networking community . WooEB provides members with a wealth of applications ...

Underwood flying high as "Play On Tour" starts - San Francisco Chronicle

She plans to fly over the audience, for starters ... Underwood is taking a similar Zen-like approach with planning her wedding to Mike Fisher of the NHL's Ottawa Senators. Trying to plan a tour and wedding at the same time could be overwhelming, but ...

Virginia banks offer online money management - Richmond Times-Dispatch

They include such diverse topics as eating healthy, making a budget, saving for retirement, teaching children about money, protecting one's identity, planning an affordable wedding, managing ... find out what the site owner plans to do with their ...

Never on time? Author offers advice, theories for the ... - Enterprise

The cure, she said, also lies in organizing in advance and planning to be early rather than timing arrivals to ... Last summer when he was to be the best man at his brother’s wedding in Newport, R.I., he arrived at her house only to find her not ...

Defining fun in Lake Tahoe - Sierra Sun

... the board, said that business owners should not fear master plans, as they allow developers an opportunity to explore different recreational opportunities from the start of the project. “People should not be afraid of master planning efforts ...

'A desire to do for others' - HometownAnnapolis.com

Hankinson's oldest son, Austin, 17, is planning a separate missionary trip to Ghana early this summer and will accompany the family for part of the August excursion. But he plans to return ... and run her designer clothing business. She's 100 percent ...

Washington weddings begin for same-sex couples - Alexandria Daily Town Talk

Couples had a variety of plans for their ceremonies ... District residents Eva Townsend and Shana McDavis-Conway said they were planning a wedding Tuesday by their plot in a community garden, where they have grown carrots and potatoes.

Businesses seek better relations with city - HometownAnnapolis.com

And removing the political red tape will begin with a physical consolidation of offices that cater to construction and business, he said. Currently, the Department of Planning and Zoning ... He said he has short-term plans for the historic landmark ...

Latest News - dBusinessNews.com

... sale in Atlanta Atlanta -- What if you could score a designer wedding ... in moving plans forward and affirming decisions. New articles, photos, tips and ideas for home bars are included to help address the issues. Intial planning topics on ...

Home & Garden: Garden center grew on them - Shelbyville News

Kim said she was toying with the idea of opening a wedding planning business, so the purchase of Elsbury’s and Cindy’s Flower Mart was a good combination to provide an outlet for her creative plans. Brian is an engineer who already runs three ...

Open Question: I am in need of SERIOUS prayer. Please help me?

I REALLY NEED SOME HELP HERE!!! I believe I may have inadvertently sold my soul not knowing the true nature of the beast that now toys with me as lovingly as a Yo-Yo. You see everything; you must have seen what happened to me. There I am minding my own business when the most peaceful and beautiful face Ive ever seen saunters up to the empty bar stool next to me and asks if she can sit down. I motion to her yes since Im too busy watching the Bruins to pay much heed to the rest of her charms but she engages me in conversation and, in a game show hostess manner, shows me her wares. Shes saying all the things a guys like to hear; Youre really handsome, Youre so intelligent, The Bruins were never the same after they let Bobby Orr go you know; The "I think Im in love with you lines. She strikes me as an angel, pure, innocent and kind. Before I know it, but it must have been really soon because the Bruins game is still on, were in a cab heading over to the North End necking like a couple of high school kids leaving the prom. That was how it felt, refreshing, young and real. We get to her apartment and YOU know what happens. You see everything. I feel shame and sneak out the next morning while she is in the shower. Yes God I know it was gutless. I told you so in church that day. Guilt, shame and remorse were how I felt and Im pretty sure that no one else in mass that morning prayed as hard as I did. I love my fiance and shes coming home this Saturday but you already knew that as well. My problem, and maybe because of what Ive read that you cant see whats going on there, SHE keeps calling me. God Im convinced that SATAN has an earthly name and that name is Jennifer. She/He has assumed this form to torment weak men such as myself and dammit is it so wrong to like to be a little bad. So anyway SATAN has now placed me under her spell and I cant get away. Im meeting my family (parents, sisters, nephews, nieces) tomorrow to go over wedding plans and Satan already knows about it. Shes planning to meet us all for lunch. The future ex-Mrs. Me is flying home tomorrow night and Satan has strongly suggested that she will pick her up at the airport to let her know of our new arrangement. So GOD where are you???? Have you too been busy surfing Answers.yahoo looking for souls to save. Well here is one!!! Right Here!!! Right Now!! Jennisatan has strongly indicated that she & I made an arrangement. Im no attorney and I only consented to the realm of physical possibilities that occurred in the North End apartment last Saturday. So does that put my soul into the negotiating pool of hell. I hope not. more

Open Question: Business License in Syracuse, NY?

I'm starting a wedding planning business with some other talented people. What do we need to do to legally be a business? We're planning on offering creative/graphic design, photography, catering, bar tending, planning and budgeting services. We'll need alcohol licenses and food licenses right? What else do we need? more

Resolved Question: should i get married now and risk losing finacial aid?

i have met the man of my dreams, my boyfriend, and we are planning on getting married. he keeps telling me that he is waiting on me to get married and me to start a family. i am in school, in a dental hygiene program that will end next may. i decided that exactly one year form now we can try concieving. i don't do pregnancy well and get VERY ill, so i am not going to mess up my schooling when i could wait a few months. financially it makes more sense for the both of us. i would prefer to be married first since i already have one child out of wedlock (him as well). i know we will be together, it is just a promise i made to myself that i would like to try to keep, and i do not want to be married while preggo. the whole marriage thing comes into play because if we marry now, i will lose my finacial aid and all other aids i am given.because it is a full time program i am unable to work and living off loans. i am getting governement assistance from my apartment, to food to almost everything. (trust me, they will make it all back and then some when i am out of school!) he is a stuggling business owner and i don't think we are financially ready. what should i do? i am the kind of girl who just wants to get a nice dress and head to the court house with our best friends, and then have a reception with all our friends and family. he however wants a big wedding. we somehow compromised on vegas, so it will be small and invite our close friends and family. something small, short and most of all relaxing and fun! what should i do? more

Open Question: Small business fees/taxes?

I would like to own my own photography business someday. I plan to do mainly wedding/outside work and therefore plan to just have an in-home studio. What kind of fees or taxes will I have? Just a regular income tax? Or will there be more? more

Open Question: Is it worth it to explain to my Mary Kay consultant why I don't want to give her business anymore?

I originally went to a Mary Kay party back in December to take one for the team. (My fiance hangs out with a friend who is friend's with her husband. They aren't close, and quite frankly my fiance can't stand the husband, but I thought it would be a nice thing to do.) I had no intent of buying anything or becoming a "customer of Mary Kay" (aka, working for them). In the end I did decide to order some product and give it a go. About a month later, I was invited to a "get together", which was actually the promotion of my consultant's person above her. It was more like Mary Kay church, where people were witnessing to how fabulous working for Mary Kay is. I considered it but spoke with my consultant and told her the timing was not right. ( I am doing work toward my master's degree and planning a wedding, plus I teach full time. Sure the extra money would be nice but I am *not interested*). Another month passed and I was interested in scheduling another appointment with her to discuss a color palette for makeup. (I am clueless with that sort of thing.) This is where things start to get hairy, and in my opinion, boundaries were stepped on. She told me she had a goal to meet by a certain date and that she *needed* me to bring two girls to a party, and she'd *prefer* I not reschedule. I felt she was being subtly pushy, making it *my* job to fulfill her goal. Plus, I had been to one of those parties already. I did not want to hear the schpiel for the third time about how I am a great candidate to work for Mary Kay. Also, I had already referred her to all of the women who I thought would be interested. My other friends would HATE going to one of those things, esp. when they really can't afford to invest in the products. (I don't care if I get "free stuff" for bringing them....besides, to me that feels like I'm using my friends, plain and simple.) Oh, and in the end of the converation, she throws in a "You're awesome! I love you!". 1.) The only reason she thinks I"m awesome is because I'm bringing her money. 2) The "I love you" is pretentious. We are not friends. This is strictly a business relationship, and I felt even more used after she threw that line at me. The more I thought about her attitude, the more it infuriated me. In the end, I cancelled my appointment and told her I had no intentions of rescheduling. Really, I would have been quite content to have a one on one with her....but at that point, I felt I did not have the tolerance for it. I figured if she asked why, I'd explain. She has contacted me twice since then to ask if "everything is okay, and she hopes it is something she didn't do." Part of me feels responsible for informing her, and part of me feels like I should just leave it and let it be. Why get more involved than I need to? Also, while I"m on a Mary Kay rant, I really do like the product I'm using. Is there a generic "Mary Kay" online store I can buy it from, or do I have to find a consultant and join this crazy circus? Thank you for your input! more

Voting Question: What should I do? I'm confused about my relationship soon to be marriage. :(?

I am very confused about my relationship. I need some advices. I have been with my fiance for 1 months and we are official getting marry next week. Here's the story; I only dated him for 2 months, and within those 2 months there were so many dramas. Lets talk about him, he was married once, and his marriage failed due to that they both were young and wasn't ready, it lasted for an year and half. Ever since the divorce, he told me that he have change somewhat from it. Alright, lets just get to fact, the whole time I was dating him, he was cheating on me with two other girls. He claimed to me that they are the one who keep contacting him. I asked him to attend two special events with me, and he decline it and said that he had to attend some family's event. So I brushed it off my shoulder. Three day after I moved in with him, my best friend went through Facebook and saw his Facebook. He uploaded pictures of him and the other girl attending the same events that I asked him to go with me. I was so disappointed, I thought that I could of trust him. I didn't mention anything to him, when I moved in with him last month, he promised me that he threw all the things he had in past already. He said that now I am going to be a marry woman, he instantly want me to delete any Social Networking I have and anything I have about the past should be throw away. And no more connection with anyone who can ruin or stop our marriage. I kindly ask him why, I explain to him that the Social Networking is one of the way I can contact my family and friends. He was angry at me for disrespecting his rules. He also said that I am his soon to be wife, so from on I need his approve to do anything and need to follow his rules. I was pissed off, and just left the room to clam myself down. Two weeks ago, I found that the girl he was cheating with, was pregnant and he was super excited but somehow she abortion the baby without telling him. So he got angry at her, and explain to her that he was planning to marry her, why did she had to do that. Oh gosh I cry my heart out when I found out about it. I confronted him and he said that it was in the past so why am I mentioning about it. He "promised" to be faithful from now on and he swear by his name that he not hurt me anymore and I am the only one he love and want to spend his entire life with me. He said that he deeply love me so much that he chose to marry me and not the other girls. I am not going to lie, I saw some text messages and phone calls from the other girls and acted like nothing is wrong. My best friend was worried sick about me and I confess to her that I think he is still having contact with the other girls, and I saw one of the message from the girl, she said that Hun, I miss you and how are you doing, give me a call when you can. I was torn apart, and he walked in me reading it and he snatched the phone from me, and yelled angrily that I have no reason to go through his privacy and I need to stay out of his business. I was so torn and angry at the same time, and I just start saying everything, I was like you promised me not to keep contacts, you said you love, and why are you doing this to me huh. He didn't answer my question, he angrily said that he hate my attitude and guts, I need to stop being a bitch and I better change myself by the time we are officially together. Just do today, I went for a interview and I couldn't the job, he was disappointed at me, and demand me to find another one. I kindly explain to him that his town have no job for me, and we just need to move to the city after the wedding. He angrily rise his voice that why am I always having a nasty attitude and he is so fed up with all my stupidness. He is just so sick of me and all the things I do. I was going to blow out, and I raised my voice and I was like I have always been like this, what do you expect from me. He angrily said that I need shut up and listen to him cause how the way I am acting is nasty and stupid. Oh gosh, he even have the guts to say that if we were only dating, he would left me already. I was so heart broken, I just sat there like a dumbass. I couldn't run away cause I don't have my car with me, its back at home. Right now this moment I am confused and stupidly still deeply love and cherish him after all these dramas. I'm not sure of myself about leaving him cause I know I will fall right back for him all over again. I need help and advice before it is too late for me to turn back and change my mind about this marriage. I have a confession, my whole family and friends disapprove of him, due to that fact he's divorce, and he cheated on him more than twice. They have been trying to convince me to stop this marriage before its to late and right now I am in stuck in the middle. I am grateful to have all these wonderful people helping me and standing by side. I Pray to God that He Will Help and Guide Me to the Right Path and Choice of Life, and Heal this Broken Heart of Mine. more

Voting Question: What should I call my wedding planning business?

I am opening a wedding planning business that will cater to American weddings and Indian weddings. I need a name that invokes wedding images, but the name should not be too Indian or too American. The name should convey that I am a wedding planner of both types of weddings and also easily pronounceable. thank you more

Resolved Question: The Bachelor: Jason and Molly's Wedding, HELP!?

It premired on March 8th at 8:00 pm. I recorded it on March 8th at 8:00 am. I checked if it was recorded at 7:00 pm, it was. I had to leave the next morning, for a business trip, so I didnt watch it. I came home this morning, day off, PHEWW! I was planning to watch it, but then I CANT FIND IT!! So please tell me, how can I watch reruns? Do they have a DVD? Is this on YouTube in good quality, that I can watch? Are they gonna show it on TV again? Please help, I am so pissed off! I have been waiting for their wedding, EVER SINCE JASON CAME TO DEANNA~! A long, long time! I feel so pissed and guilty, please help me out on this one! more

Voting Question: I need help coming up with a classy slogan for my wedding planning business?

I am opening up a wedding planning business and thought I would get some of your ideas on a good slogan for the business. The name is Visions Wedding & Event Boutique. My idea is to cater to a select number of brides to give them that individual attention they deserve, rather than trying to book a thousand brides and not having that one on one with them. Any suggestions?? more

Resolved Question: deppressed and cant stay focused! please help!?

I am a pretty vain person, im not shallow, competitive or mean-spirited, i just kindof make a hobby of the way i wear cosmetics and wear my clothes. So looks are pretty important to me...not more important just really important. anyways, the december of 2008 i was working part time, going to school full time, living with my parents, helping my sister watch my nephew on my days off, my (now husband) left for afghanistan and i was worried sick about him. my close friend, who was 2 hrs away at art school, was really busy and we were both broke so i didn't get to see her much. and i HATED cosmotology school the girls were crazy and it was really stressfull just to hear them go at it with eachother every second of every day. things calmed down a lot when my husband got back from afghanistan after 6 months. At work there was a new manager hired and she was AWFUL. long story short i was the last to quit of everybody. i moved out of my parents house and planned my wedding while still going to school i finished cosmotology and finished all that business and changed my major to radiology. i ended up gaining 10 Ibs. I went from 130 to 140 I got an elipticall and i use it an hour a day everyday (its been a week)... but i am busy and i can only do so much of a workout a day the problem is its all i think about! i cant focus on my schoolwork, it consumes every thought i have throught the entire day and i just want to crawl into a hole and die... -____- i dont know what to do with myself and id appreciate any insight or advice!!! more

Resolved Question: hypothetically speaking: wedding planner?

Here's a question for all you brides. I currently operate a very small wedding business; I make handmade wedding stationary, favors, and other essentials. I do it online and I attend a few wedding expos to build clientele. My husband and I moved across the country for his job, and before we moved, I was venturing into consignment wedding dresses. Anyway, now that I'm in a new city, I'm thinking about starting to go a little deeper into the business and go into wedding planning. I planned my own Mexico wedding and it was very successful plus I acted as wedding planner for a friend's wedding [directed rehearsal, dressed the hall, and detailed the entire day even down to grabbing a pail when the ceiling of the hall started to leak all over the head table, sending my husband out to find new fish for centerpieces after I found that the heating didn't work in the hall and half the fish had died, and burning the back of my leg putting out a fire that a guest had lite]. Unfortunately, my friend and I had a falling out since then, so I cannot use her as a reference. Anyway, I feel extremely confident in my abilities, I am going to university right now [I'm in my last year of a double degree so there isn't a way for me to go and take a wedding planner course or something]. How do you go about hiring someone? What credentials do you look at? Help? ~~ more

Voting Question: Victim of Premiere Productions Inc. Training Scam and Ripoff. What should I do?

I am currently enrolled in the Events and Wedding Planning training program offered by Premiere Productions Inc. There are a lot of negative reviews and press about this company's business practices. I have been in the their training program for 9 weeks now and I feel that my experiences with Premiere Productions Inc. is very similar to the many unhappy students and clients who have preceded me. First of all, there is absolutely no personal and direct interaction with any formal instructors which was promised when I was sold on their 12 week training packages. Much to my surprise all of their so called training is done exclusively online through webinars that are conducted once a week. On multiple occasions, the instructor had to cancel the webinar at the very last minute without any advance notice. Very unprofessional. Furthermore, there are no opportunities to shadow or work with any experienced event and wedding planners which seems very suspect to me since Premiere Productions Inc. is supposed to be an event and wedding planning company. It turns out that a lot of vendors, brides, and couples will not work with Premiere Productions Inc. because of their bad track record and reputation in the industry. I have also been disappointed by the lack of training materials. There are no textbooks, workbooks, guides, manuals, etc... Overall the quality of the webinars have been terrible. In addition, the content of the instructor led webinars lack depth and educational value. I also get the impression that the instructor lacks formal knowledge and practical experience in Event and Wedding Planning. The training and webinars offered by Premiere Productions Inc. have been a big disappointment and waste of money. The instructor is always unprepared and doesn't seem to know what she's doing or talking about most of the time. I have completed about half of the training program with Premiere Productions Inc. and it is nothing like what they advertised. All of my emails to the instructor and Executive Director have gone unanswered. The one time that I track down Maria Cook the Executive Director, she told me that should would discuss my concerns with the corporate office. She did not seem very sincere about addressing my concerns. I followed with her several times, but she kept on giving me a lot of excuses and told me that they would make me happy. As it turns out I recently discovered that she is the President and owner of the company. I feel that I have fallen victim to their suspect and deceptive business practices. I would like to quit the training program and recover the money that I have already paid them. Now I understand why I forced to sign a non-refundable payment agreement at the time of payment. Everything about the training packages, program, and school were completely misrepresented. What do you recommend I do? Should I hire an attorney? Should I sue them for fraud since everything about the company was grossly misrepresented to me?The company's website is www.premiere-productionsinc.com more

Voting Question: Please help: I need to think of a traditional contemporary catchy name for a wedding/event planner company?

I have been given the task of helping out on naming a wedding/event planning business....something traditional, contemporary and catchy....any ideas? The name of the person who company it will be is Karen Holmes....I didn't know whether to put that in or not...can anyone help me please? more

Resolved Question: Are you a BRIDE to be, living in GLASGOW?

if you are planning your wedding in 2011 or 2012, how keen would you be to hire a wedding planner who was just starting out in her own business, who was offering her services free of charge and yours was her first wedding? the reason she would do this is to generate tetimonials/referrals about her service. Please give reasons for your answer - thanks :) more

Resolved Question: Wedding Planning Business?

I am starting a wedding planning business and i am having trouble with coming up with a name. Any suggestions? thank youi was thinking maybe "Save The Date" more

Resolved Question: If you had a wedding planning business, would you name it after your own name or use something else to name it?

and if you were planning a wedding, what kind of business name would attract you attention. what would you call your wedding planning business? more

Resolved Question: if you had a wedding planning business, would you name it after your own name or use something else to name it?

...and if you were trying to find a wedding planner, what sort of business names would attract you attention most ? :) more

Resolved Question: Which places have high demand for wedding/event planners?

How do I get into the business? Pros and cons? Will I actually earn enough money to make a living off of event planning, or would I need a 2nd job? (I don't care if it's not a lot of money, just enough to survive solely on) Also brides, what do you expect of a wedding planner, and if you had one, how much did he/she cost? Thanks all! =) more

Resolved Question: I'd like to get into the event/wedding planning field and open my own business. Any advice?

I'm really wondering if I should really do it? What do I do to get started? And, any other planners out there - would love your thoughts! more

Resolved Question: Things a high school student can do to prepare herself for a job in wedding planning?

I know how stressful a job in wedding/ event planning can be, and trust me I can handle it :] I am just really curious if there is anything I can do right now, as a high school junior, to get myself started on the right track. I'm already planning on getting a degree in business from a university, but what else can I do? Please help me!I am most likely going to open my own, and CeeCee Baby I live in Colorado Springs, I'll open up my email so that you can email me about it if you're nearby, I can't email you... more

Resolved Question: Wedding/Event Planning Business Name?

I am in the process of starting up a Wedding/Event planning business and I am having a VERY difficult time coming up with a name. I am trying to focus on Wedding Planning so I would kind of like that to reflect in the name if possible. Any suggestions? more

Resolved Question: Wedding Planning Business Name....?

Resolved Question: I have a few questions about my bridal business. Please help be a part of my success by giving your opinion?

Hello All! I am a few months away from opening my own bridal store. I'm currently a full time college student with a full time job. I'm about to be certified in bridal consulting. I'm so excited about this opportunity I was blessed with. My dream is to give every couple a wedding they deserve for an affordable price. Not only will it be a bridal consultant business but it will be a wedding retail business as well. I plan to have a variety of merchandise from couple's counseling books to wedding dresses, table linens, wedding decorations, engagement/wedding rings, his and her household goods, honeymoon lingerie, wedding journals, etc. I know not every bride can afford a wedding planner to help her. So my goal is for the modern bride to be able to walk into my store and plan most of her wedding herself for less then 500 dollars. And if my bridal consultant help is needed charge a small fee. I have other income like my job and my husband's job, so money isn't really the object here. We found a nice building in a very busy intersection by a mall. HERE'S MY QUESTIONS: There are some items very expensive I will like to sell like chocolate fountains for a reception. The vendors price are too expensive but I found a few on eBay that's really affordable. (with a sellers permit isn't this legal and legit to buy off the internet and resale at a affordable price at my store?) LAST QUESTIONS: BRIDES TO BE OR FORMER BRIDE AND GROOMS. What kind of things would you like to walk into a store like this and purchase? What kind of things did you spend a fortune on and wish it the cost was more affordable price? At my grand opening i plan to give a way tons of free prizes for customers. Good idea? more

Resolved Question: Trying to advertise a home business, cheap and legal?

Hi, everyone! I've been posting quite a few questions lately in different categories, and here is another one! I have been certified as a wedding consultant, since October of 2009. I practice in Michigan, where it is not necessary to be certified, but I did that for myself. I want to start advertising to brides in Michigan without spending a ton of money up front. My fiance and I are planning our own wedding, plus he's the only one working since we are still in school. I don't know if I should invest in business cards to leave with some bridal shops, I can do that for about $20. Does anyone know of any bridal forums I could post to? Does anyone have any other ideas that are somewhat cheap but totally legal. I'm not against spending money, I know that it takes money to have money, I'm just looking for some other creative ideas to help me get things going. My website is @: http://weddingprofessional.samanthasanborn.com/consulting.htm I already have a special deal, first 5 clients to sign with me, I will do for free, simply to gain clients and experience. Thank you. more

Resolved Question: What classes should I take to open my own Bridal shop?

So I'm a college student at a community college and I'm hoping to open my own wedding shop. A bridal shop and wedding planning office in one. What kind of classes should I take in order to do this? Small business management? Hospitality? I've worked in retail for a long time so i know how that end of a business goes. Should I just get my general AA? Or something in particular? HELP! Category more

Resolved Question: I'm thinking of opening my own Bridal shop/ Wedding planning business. What kind of classes should I take?

Resolved Question: can you help me with this i have a feeling im going to be upset about this?

im really tired from planning a beautiful wedding which i was happy about. i have worked hard enough for some thing like this because it meant some thing to me. At the moment i only had one month to go for our date, but i have to do all the reschedules now and a few more orders to set too. The venue and caterer are difficult to deal with because they can end up charging me additional fees if the date i need to book for isn't convenient for them and if they feel i have wasted a bit of there time for business.. they said i can only reschedule the difference for within one month. And the only date they have available is 2 weeks away from the first date which i have now changed. It will be good because it will be in the beginning of the easter break which is nice.. The problem i am having and my frustration with him is, i think he fails to recognise how much time this took me, what it means to me and the efforts i made for it. Its difficult to ask some one to reschedule everything; because i have worked with every thing on time for that date, and the one thing his parents needed to do. The only one thing they needed to do was have their holiday visa ready for the wedding date, they had been informed of the date about the wedding 8-10 months ago. And they applied for it at the last minute and those have been declined! On the phone with me his mum was crying about having to miss the wedding which i can really empathise with.. I have never met, and i hardly talk to her on the phone but i was just a bit '?' with her reaction with which was a bit to take in on the phone when i just breifly spoke to her this saturday. and i feel nervous, quite stressed and in panic enough as it is.... I feel like saying to him ''Why didn't you apply for those visas earlier ???'' And i feel like being angry because i do feel this is quite stupid, i do not want to have any additonal charges because a wedding is quite expensive as it is, and the deposit booking money does make a huge difference to people like me.. i just feel like may be i shouldn't have bothered with a nice wedding for me, him, and i was also going this for his family. but i feel let down, and tired, and 'i really don't need people now getting too upset about it all', due to their lazy neglegeances.... i still want people to be happy for us, but not depressed.... i want my wedding to be a happy occasion but with this happening and them now getting so upset, i feel like ......!!! i would have just had my registry here, travelled gone on holiday with my family, enjoyed that a celebration and spent the time with his family too.... if i knew this is what they were going to end up doing with me. I felt it was an awkward thing for her to do, i got suprised and i feel they have been unorganised with this...... I was just fine with dealing and trying to do my best to help out with the situation, But what upset me was when we all were thinking about what to do and as usual we can sort every thing and arrangements out, and now im just quite tired. ive spent my time and money on this, my wedding. .day. i also feel upset because i did everything i could... and the only thing they needed to do they didn't do it well. even now i have tried my best but there is ony so much i can do at this stage now after everything, i als planned it all perfectly, and i feel he doesn't realise how much effort and planning went in to everything. for my wedding day. and for them all too....I know i wouldn't do this as relationships are full of compromises and imperfect people.... but i feel like that when i see him and if he says anything wrong, dumb or is just too slow with wanting to understand any thing i would really consider dumping him. But i don't know how i got this far with him, he wasn't even that bothererd with sharing his thoughts or knowing my ideas or any plans for our wedding, which i excused assuming he is a stupid ignorant guy, but at this level he would be an ignorant pig more like it.. its rather insensitive, crazy enough as it is, and quite inconsiderate, lazy and disorganised for me.forgive me for being so harsh, but i really feel like just saying.. if his parents can't make it within the extended time i have now and things have gone wrong i really don't need people being depressed when there isn't any thing you can do and ruining just the wedding occasion. id rather cancel it and just pay the additional charges, and id rather cancel it then move so far along that i have to pay for the additional fees and the whole wedding, unless they are happy to pay all the additional fees.Ow thanks Jeffery C, that is nice since im the only one who planned everything on time for this wedding, ..the one thing i left out, ow their travel visas! btw, im being sarcastic you pig. more

Resolved Question: My fiance wont stop lending his sister money, what should I do?

My fiance and I are planning our wedding for this year, and we are paying for it ourselves. My fiance used to live with his two sisters, one is 28 and the other one is 41. The 28 year old moved out because she just had it with the 41 year old. She is a shopaholic and social maniac. She gets home from work and goes right to the house phone and chats the afternoon away. They used to split all bills, but the 41 year old sister would never have her part of money complete and they would end up without a phone line in the middle of the month. this has been going on for years until recently the 28 year old sister moved out. My fiance now lives with her and basically bails her out of everything because he does not want to go without electricity or water at the end of the month, he ignores the phone bill because he never uses it, but he ends up calling his parents from his cell phone number, which I pay because its on my name. Every month I pay like 20 dollars of international calls, that he makes because they don't have a phone line anymore because his sister could not pay her part. Even if he pays the whole bill, she wont stop calling and calling, long distance, nation wide you name it. On top of that she constantly asks him for money, I know its none of my business what he does with his money, but we are paying a wedding! and once we move in together her sister is not gonna learn and she's gonna keep on asking for money because she won't be able to support herself. She's got a government job, nice pay and everything that comes along with it, and still every month she struggles to make ends meet because she won't say no to expensive dinners, she won't say no to cosmopolitan at the five star hotel's bar and she won't stop shopping! I told my boyfriend about it and he got upset and he told me she is his sister and he's going to help her out even if she's 80 years old. I'm really frustrated now! what should I do?I pay for the phone bill 1) because its my credit 2) because it doesn't hurt me exept for when he goes over like 20 dlls! 3) because whe split other bills, like the furniture that we are buying etc, he doesnt make me pay for anything I pay it because I feel its my fare share but it drives me crazy that he pays for phone at his house and I end up paying more because of his sister. more

Resolved Question: Got a "surprise" raise?

For the past 5 years I have been constantly told that the owner can't afford to give me a raise. 2 weeks ago my immediate manager quit, and the one other person in my department is looking for an other job, leaving me the only person in the department who knows anything about what's going on. I was not offered the position of manager when my boss put in her notice. Instead, the owner made his niece the new manager, even though she is from another country and has no idea what she is doing. She knows this, as does the owner. The owner has never said a word to me about this transitional period, and has never in the entire 6.5 years I've worked there ever acknowledged my contributions to the department. Today I opened my paycheck to see that I had been given a 16.8% raise. It is blatantly obvious to me that he is only paying me more because he is afraid that I'm going to quit, too. I have already been looking for another job and have had 3 interviews. All have said that they are not hiring right now and to check back in a few weeks when the business starts to pick up for spring and summer (I work in the wedding business). So, if you were treated with the same lack of respect, would an extra $400 a month entice you to stick it out and train a complete moron to be your boss? Or would you bail? PS: I'm planning on bailing...just wondering what others would do. more

Resolved Question: I am trying to come up with a fun and unique name for my Event Planning Business. Got any suggestions?

I want to plan all kinds of events; cooperate meetings, anniversaries, birthdays, weekend retreats,wedding, etc., so I want a name that when people see it, they do not think Wedding Planner. more

Resolved Question: Name for a Wedding Planning business?

It has always been my dream to be a wedding planner. Every aspect of weddings excites me and it is something I really want to get involved in. I have an idea that may help me get on the wedding planner ladder and begin my career as a wedding planner but I need a business name first... So far the only one that I can think of that I like is Wedding Belles. Does anybody have any other suggestions? I would like something elegant yet trendy if that makes sense! :) Thank You :) more

Resolved Question: Would you Use a Wedding Planner?

Im starting up my own Wedding Planning Business and im wondering how many of the British Public would use a Wedding Planner? I know Wedding Planners are huge in the US, but are they as big over here in England? more

Resolved Question: Communication difficulties?

My husband of four months told me the other day that he wants a trial separation. He doesn't know how long for, or whether we should be allowed to date others, nor does he want to go to counselling; he said he just wants time alone. I am five months pregnant (we planned the wedding before we knew, & my husband was overjoyed). I did tell my husband that I don't want this, that if we separated its for good as if I have to find the strength to go it alone now, then why go back after baby is born? I've now found out that the person who suggested this is the woman at his voluntary job (which he's just returned to). This woman (who I already know as she split up my friend and her boyfriend) slept with my husband before we met. Then when she found out about me she went mental sending him texts & emails calling him all sorts of names. My husband confessed that she loved him, but the only reason he slept with her was because he was in a bad place (they met a a day psychiatric hospital) and she was a friend & seduced him. She emailed me upon his return saying how much she missed his friendship & how I ruined it. My husband & I had an argument when he told me he still wants to be friends with her, & it's none of my business. He has spoken to her about us & she suggested the separation. He also won't talk to me about the baby. He refuses to discuss names, yet as soon as his son comes in they talk about names. He also tells me about his ex's pregancy & how he used to massage her, yet never talks to me, let alone rubs my back. He's been really nice to me for the last couple of days. He said that even if we donm't separate we need to live apart as he won't move out of his 2bed house & his 20 year old son lives with us. He refuses to move as he's scared that being with me will be intolerable full-time & he doesn't want to lose his son. I've asked his son could stay with his mum when the baby is born (he usually goes to his mums during holidays) but hubby says he doesn't want to ask him. I've asked him if he would stay with me when the baby is due & in the following weeks (I have a high risk & want to spend time with hubby ), but he refuses saying he has responsiblities & will see me a few nights a week, after he's cooked his son meals, but not every night as he doesn't want to leave his son alone. I have a son the same age who lives alone, so don;t get where he's coming from. Plus my husband doesn't work so could see me in the day. Also he is going to spain - alone- to buy tobacco, and his son will be alone then. How can I make him see that I need his support now, or not at all? more

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Resolved Question: Applying for a US tourist visa?

Last 2008 i went to US under fiance visa. but me and my fiance didnt get married bcuz we needed to take a BIG opportunity here in Phil. that time the recession just got started. So we decided to just hold our wedding plans and work for our future first. I did not overstayed in US i only stayed there for 2 months. Now that everything is doing great here in manila. We established our own company business. We both part of the company and we are stll very much together..I want to try and get a tourist visa so i can spend summer in US with him and his kids to catch up with them after 2 years of being in US. We doesnt have any plans of getting married in US. We already made our decision to stay here in Phil. for good and marry next year. I really just want to get a travel visa. Any opinion will be appreciated. Do i have a chance to get a travel visa? I can explain everything to the consul if they will ask me about my past. I heard they say one should just be honest wit their anwers and everythin should be alright? i am for sure the topic in my interview will be about my previous visa..anything im missing in here? thank you so much more

Resolved Question: I want to start my own business with my own website?

not sure yet what to start and not sure whats best... any list of things i could do?? like cleaning, wedding planning, slumber parties, taking calls for trouble teens.. any ideas?? please help!! thanks a bunches...... more

Resolved Question: Getting More Business?

I have been in business since 2006 and I am looking for some inexpensive ways to advertise. I still get told a great deal that no one knew I was here. I do work out of my home but I would love to get more clients. I have done lots of research and just get more confused than answers. Can anyone help me with this? If it matters the business it is a floral/event planning business. We are your one stop event/wedding shop. We handle everything in house with the exception of a few things. I have also just recently added speciality linens as well as tents and balloons bouquets and funeral flowers too. Any good and useful ideas and suggestions would be greatly appreciated. thanks so much more

Voting Question: applying for a US tourist visa?

Last 2008 i went to US under fiance visa. but me and my fiance didnt get married bcuz we needed to take a BIG opportunity here in Phil. that time the recession just got started. So we decided to just hold our wedding plans and work for our future first. Now that everything is doing great here in manila. We established our own company and business. I want to try and get a tourist visa so i can spend summer in US with him and his kids. We doesnt have any plans of getting married in US. We already made our decision to stay here in Phil. for good. I really just want to get a travel visa bcuz i will also need in the near future. Any opinion will be appreciated. Do i have a chance to get a travel visa? I can explain everything to the consul if they will ask me about my past. I heard they say one should just be honest wit their anwers and everythin should be alright? thank youi went home before the 90 days got expired. more

Voting Question: Is there a school in or near the Pittsburgh area that offers a program in Event Coordination and Design?

I recently went back to school to pursue a career as an event/wedding planner. I'm currently pursuing an Associate's Degree in Business Management from CCAC. Although I know that real world experience is what I really need, I'm asking if anyone knows of any certificate programs or courses in Event Planning, Wedding Planning, Event Coordination, Event Design, etc. in the Pittsburgh, PA area that is NOT an online course. I have found programs in Las Vegas, San Diego, and other cities, but can't seem to find anything on campus close to home. more

Resolved Question: How much would you pay a party decorator?

O im starting a party decoration business but eventually want to get into full wedding and event planning. But since im starting small I would like to know how much would people pay for a event decorator? Themed parties,birthdays,kids,retirement, anniversaries etc! more

Resolved Question: Would you buy from my business?

I'm thinking of starting my own home based wedding flower business. I owned my own flower shop for years so I know how to make beautiful arrangements. The business would cater to brides on a tight budget. My question is if you were getting married would you buy from someone experienced and knowledgeable who worked from their home opposed to going to an actual flower shop? I have a spare room that is very nice that I plan on setting up as my "shop". It is plenty big enough to have people in to talk about their wedding and create the arrangements. I could save someone a ton of money since I will have no overhead expenses but I'm not sure if people would be interested. more

Resolved Question: Name for a business.?

I am thinking of starting my own..wedding planning/consultant business. I have come up with the name Aphrodite's Enchantment what does anyone think? Feed back please. more

Resolved Question: Starting a wedding planning business?

I'm really interested in wedding planning. Do I have to gave a degree in wedding planning? I have dine other types of events planning. Also, how do I get my first client? more

Resolved Question: how to become a wedding planner?

hi i am training to be a wedding planner with the uk aliance of wedding planning. i wish to set up my own business once i have finnished my course, but i need to do a business plan, does any one know where i can get a good template of a business plan. also i need some advice on where would be the best place to advertise my new business, and also where would be the best place to get a little work experience. i live in wolverhampton in the west midlands, any other helpful information would be appreciated thanks alot more

Voting Question: am i overreacting to this situation?

Ok so here's the story. I have been with my boyfriend for about 6 months and we are wanting to get married hopefully in august (i know it seems a little sudden but i really love this guy a lot) but there is a kink in our plans. when i first met him he had just gotten back from iraq (he is in the army) and is in the middle of trying to get a divorce. he married this girl about 2 years ago when she said she was pregnant, and they purchased a car together but he put it in his name since she could not be approved to have her name on the title. shortly after he got deployed to iraq , she said she had a miscarriage and that she was no longer wanted to be married to him and had apparently moved on to another poor unsuspecting solider. so anyways he worked out a deal with her that she could keep the car if she continued to make payments on it (which surprise surprise the entire time he was gone which was 4 months she didn't make one payment on the car and destroyed his credit). when he did get back from iraq me and him had met and hit it off pretty quickly and he explained his complicated situation and assured me that the divorce would be finalized next month (which would have been october we met at the end of august). he usually didn't come out and update me on the situation unless i asked so i asked him around the first of october if the divorce was done, he told me that the paper work got "screwed up" and would have to be refiled. after he told me this i kind of dropped the questions for a while but around thanksgiving time he was hinting that he was planning on asking me to marry him and giving me a ring, so naturally i asked him again if the paperwork had been filled out and turned in, he told me that it had and the divorce would be finalized that coming tuesday. of course since he had told me that it was done i started making plans for the wedding in august, my parents offered to pay for the wedding but since they were skeptical of my boyfriends past they wanted proof that he was in fact divorced before they did put any money towards a ceremony. well come to find out i see him text messaging and being rather "sneaky" about it and i ask him who he is talking to and he tells me a "friend from work". i glance over at the screen while he's not looking and i see his ex's name. i don't confront him right away because sometimes i like to think before i speak and i ask him the next day what she was messaging him about. he told me they were trying to figure out their taxes (which by the way he already done so i know that's a lie) and i say ok well let me see your phone to conform that, all his messages where magically missing. finally he fesses up that he STILL is not divorced and to "mind my own business" which of course enraged me, I mean if we're supposedly engaged wouldn't something like that be of concern to me as well? i continue to pry for answers and he tells me he intends to send in the paperwork again because before he didn't have the money to do it, which irritates me because i feel like that is not something to put on the back burner when you have plans to marry someone else. so long story short, here we are, beginning of february and it still has not been done and he has no date as to when it will be done, all he knows is he has some sort of family counseling class on the 23rd which is mandatory, but he told me he wouldn't be surprised if the divorce wasn't done in time for august and he might have to plan something for the winter. this really upset me and i cant help but get angry at him for lying to me about this whole thing and it makes me question if i am doing the right thing by marrying someone who is already being sneaky and underhanded about things when we have only been dating 6 months. My family says i am being way to hard on him and these things take time and the only reason he lied to me was because i get mad with him if it's not progressing, and he tells me the same thing. don't get me wrong he is a wonderful man otherwise and treats me very good, and i am by no means implying he has feelings for his ex, but i have always had a thing against people who lie to me. please tell me if i am being ridiculous i would honestly like to know. more

Resolved Question: Bridezilla or Dithering wreck? How did you react to the many conflicting demands while planning your wedding?

In a few months I'm marrying into a family that gets up in each others business to a degree I've NEVER SEEN- very few boundaries!! To maintain independence, I've consulted my fiance and some friends on all details related to the wedding but have avoided his family - compromise is not in their vocabulary! Any sense of being open, is taken as the first step of an assumed full surrender. It has to be experienced to be believed. IT'S AWFUL Last night I lost it at a family dinner and told them I felt like I was being invaded and they needed to back off. I was accused of being a Bridezilla. My fiance, God Bless him, supported me in deed and word. My future sister in law, who previously was a good buffer is now silent and has removed herself from the situation. The stress is getting to my fiance - curiously our relationship is stronger than ever -but this is driving a massive wedge between him and his family. I feel awful and torn. Suggestions on how to proceed. I'm losing all perspective!!We've already gone ahead and booked a small wedding ceremony after refusing to have a MASSIVE wedding of 300+ guests. Deposits have been made and my fiance and I are both happy with our decisions. Now they're trying to muscle in on all the minutia details. It's mostly my mother in law and to a lesser degree the siblings, but there are 8 of them, don't understand compromise. I think they're use to eroding away resistance judging by the friendly jokes other family member make. Their counter "suggestions," which they always assume I'm going to run with, are WAY OVER budget and do not respect the elegantly simple theme we're going with. They react by constantly making snide comments,disguised as jokes, regarding my tastes, unbelievable references to my losing my mother at a young age, so not knowing how to function in a family!! and running a major guilt train on my fiance - he's better at ignoring them but the stress is getting to him. more

Resolved Question: What do you think are the best kind of wedding favors?

it's coming down to the business end of my wedding planning & I'm trying to decide what we should get as the favors. I'm leaning more towards something edible, but I really don't like the sugared almonds, I think they're a little outdated & seem a bit tacky. in your own personal opinion what do you think are the best kind of wedding favors? what would you want take home or would you "accidently" leave behind? more

Voting Question: How to tell my mother to mind her own business?

OK I am a collage student and I live with my fiancee' of 2 years, we hit a ruff spot, to help... my step-father and my mother offered to let us rent their camper. Just until we found a place and got everything worked financially. Well ever since we moved in it has been; do this for me, go get this, you have to do this the way I tell you to because I said so. As soon as we moved in the fact that we had free will and minds of our own did not exists. I love my mom but when my fiancee' and myself go stay with some friends and don't come back until the next day that is our business. Not hers by any means at all. We wanted to get away from her for a night and they let us stay with then as a place to hang out after classes. No I did not tell her that we were not coming back that night. The camper was locked and before I left out that day I called her and asked if she wanted me do anything around her house before I went on. I got no i love you night and she hung up! Then when our car was not there the next morning she called us. My cell was dead and he left his at home. When we get home she asked a ton of questions that wasn't any of her business and then walked out the camper door turned around and looked at me like I'm the bad person. It hurt the look she gave me was pure hate. and she don't look at people like that often because she is a really a a good and happy person. I told her i loved her before she went to work that morning i do anything she asks of me and all. But, i should not have to tell her where i was at or who i was with. if i do then why? i have a part-time job and i am a full-time collage student. i am not 10 or 15 anymore i work i go to school and i am planning my wedding. how do i tell my mother to basically back off mind her own business i have my own stuff to do and am not going to let her treat me like this? in not so many words and in a nice way? preferably without getting yelled at. more

Resolved Question: Should I have my future sister in law as a bridesmaid even when I don't want to?

I already have five people who are dear to my heart being my bridesmaids--one of them is my only sibling...my sister who is the maid of honor. My fiance has two siblings--a brother and a sister. He is taking his younger brother as his best man but left out his much older sister. We discussed her in the beginning of our plans and he agreed that I should not have to take her if I am not comfortable with it. She is eight years older than me, a drama queen, married, lives about an hour and 20 minutes away from me, talks wayyy too much to the point you can't get a word in, and does not drive. I also only see her twice a year and I feel uncomfortable around her like she does not like me. I researched and discovered in all sources that I only pick people who are closest to me. But it is "nice" to have the sister in law. Also I found that it is becoming common for the groom to have a "grooms woman." So therefore, she could be my fiances wedding attendant and stand on his side. However, he will not do this--I think he doesn't want to take his own sister! His mother is very angry at me for not deciding to take her daughter as a bridesmaid. And then suddenly one day, my fiance was angry at me and said he changed his mind and thinks I have to take her because she is a girl and belongs in the "bridesmaids section." I still refused, being strong in my beliefs that he should take his own sister....because that is his own sister. If I had a brother I would not lay a burden on him--I would take my own brother as MY wedding attendant! After all our arguing he still will not take his own sister. I found out recently that his ENTIRE family knows about this...I'm talking parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles (he has a huge family) ...everyone BUT his sister (I hope!). His mother called everyone up and told them about it! And even my fiance took part in this by telling them himself. Also he has family members calling him left and right about it and making him feel bad! I feel very disrespected and that this was none of their business...and scared that she will find out! What I am most angry about at this point is that my fiance and his family are all forcing me to do something I am very uncomfortable with and quite frankly, something I am not even really required to do! His mother got on me about it face to face and my fiance would not even stick up for me in the slightest. Then his mom finally said she doesn't care which side her daughter is on...but she HAS to be in the wedding party. And I am convinced my fiance does not want to take his own sister either. I am so sad and disappointed by my fiance and all of his family--mostly my fiance. I feel that if we are getting married he should protect me and stand by my side as a husband and not let people think horrible things about me. I think he his forcing this on me because he is feeling the pressure from everyone else and doesn't want to be the one at fault. He almost always sides with his mom over me and I am so tired of this. I feel that everything is going his mom's way, his family's way and his way when it comes to the wedding. We are not having it at the place I want it, not having it in the year I want it, not having the food I want, and not having the only wedding attendants I want. Also, I asked him if he would take one of my best male friends as a groomsman just to see what he would say, and he refused! Saying that would be weird and uncomfortable and he belongs on my side because he is my friend! Then I told him he knows how it feels now...but he claims that it is totally different. I am so sick to death about this! We may not even get married now...because he thinks I am not compromising for him....and I think he is not compromising for me. I am almost to the point of just taking his sister to end all of this...but I know his mom will be forever angry at me and will shove it in my face...and his family will still think what they think. And I will be a pushover the rest of our marriage. His mother will continue to make the decisions for the rest of our lives. I can tell him all of these things but he is so stubborn (we both are) that he will not listen and will not understand. Please be honest with me and not harsh. I am very open to anything at this point. All of my friends and my mother think I should stick to my guns because this is representing the rest of our future together. One of my friends says I should give in however (she is also a bridesmaid) and I respect her insight. All of his friends and family are on his side of course--and do not know my story or reasons which makes it unfair. Lay it on me. I'm open.I value each and every response, keep them coming. I also wanted to add more of his point of view. He (his family) argues that I should have her as a bridesmaid because it will hurt her feelings if I don't and also it "ties the family together" and will give me a chance to get to know her better. I agree with this. But it doesn't solve the underlying problem that is developing between me and my fiancee--him not standing up for me in the beginning and taking his own sister with open arms. I truly believe this would have made everything okay. I also believe I can't ever do anything to keep his mother happy with me and if it isn't this...then it may be something else. I think he needs to stick up for me? Or am I wrong? more

Resolved Question: how to go about this - fiance was fired from work by my (our) friends - invite to wedding?

hi all~ there are 3 issues here; first the background - i'm the fiancee of a great guy and one of my best friends and her husband hired him in mid-2009 to work in their small biz shop. (My fiance also counted them as his friends; he has his own history with them. They've been friends with me 8 years, with some time off cause we were living in different states; a little less for him.) They spoke to us that my fiance could really be the guy for the long-term, they want to groom him, and well, my fiance was excited. The nature of what they sell is *very* specific and you might say a little controversial and I personally have literally not met anyone in my major metropolitan area who would a) have that specific knowledge or b) truly care as much as my fiance did about his work and my friends' business. My fiance created a product that went viral soon after it was placed for sale -- it received coverage in a major newspaper. My fiance's freaking smart. :-) well - first time they let my fiance go because their small biz was broke - they literally showed us the bank account statements - and they couldn't afford to pay him. Fine. A week or so later they apparently realized their mistake and hired him back. He had extreme loyalty to them, and they had hired him to replace TWO employees. Well, as weeks progressed and my friends the business owners still hadn't set systems in place for organization and work process, my fiance began to hear his boss tell him to work more quickly, multi-task more, take less time on quality. My fiance did the best he could and tried to be understanding. Long story short the male biz owner called my fiance on a Sunday night right after he had put in a half day of work on the weekend to say, sorry, too slow, things are still too backed up, we need someone in here who can do everything faster, you're out of a job. My fiance was BLINDSIDED. He was in *grief*. Actual literal grief. My heart ached for him, and I felt foolish for being so optimistic in the first place. My fiance, by all my observations ( i'm aware i have a bias ) was the very best and most *trustworthy* person they'll hope to find. I fully respect that a business owner can run his/her business as he sees fit. My thing is, I feel there was so much missing in terms of communication, smarts and basic respect from them while he was on the job... I saw sides of them I'd never seen before, and I was disappointed. issue A) - my own personal problems with my female friend the biz owner; I feel ignored and cast aside. One month before they fired him, my female friend had been very difficult to get responses from via phone or email, not responding to messages, if we would run into each other afterwards, I always heard the refrain of "sorry I've been busy". Usually I would have to place calls to her just to be social. One time when she and I were face to face at the shop I invited her to lunch, she said yeah, definitely, we'll do lunch next week. I said great... but no follow up from her, nothing. I understand busy-ness. I work full time and got lots going on and keep a busy schedule too. It was at this time my fiance got me my beautiful custom made engagement ring and we formally announced our engagement. Messages and calls poured in for best wishes and congrats -- again, I heard *nothing* from my female friend! She hadn't seen the ring and expressed no interest in seeing it. I was and continue to be ASTONISHED at this. ...But a week or so after her husband FIRED my fiance, she left a message to call her -- she wanted to know if we were coming to her Halloween party, apparently as her 'no hard feelings' gesture. I could only laugh. Here we were, newly engaged, planning a wedding, with one of us suddenly out of a job, money tight as hell, newly moved into a new apartment -- and she's concerned about if we will grace her goddamned party. Well suffice to say, she got nothing from us. My fiance had been curious if her husband would even call just as a follow-up, or to see if he found a couple cds of his - nothing from him. Meanwhile, I wanted to see what she would be motivated to do in November. No follow up calls, no emails did I receive from her either. issue B) - is my fiance's grief/disappointment and lack of respect for our friend the male business owner. Last time we discussed it, my fiance did not want anything to do with them, and him especially. However, the other day my fiance did say that he did not want to hold a grudge against them. NOW... our WEDDING is coming up- and we have- issue C) - is I want to respect my fiance and create the best day for him, as he is for me. He has not yet suggested we be in talks with them or invite them to the wedding. I *could* feel good about inviting them, but in my opinion my female friend would have to get right with me first and stop being such a deadbeat friend (it's always "call me!"). I feel like I've made too many overtures that were spurned, and that s(continued) that she just plain didn't care about what was going on in my life. Yet we heard through the grapevine that they were worried and upset that we weren't at their party. This sucks. We're in a limbo, no one wants to make a move first, and I'm seriously thinking of enlisting the assistance of a third party -- a mutual friend to all four of us. As it stands right now, I'm going to be sad if they wouldn't be there at the wedding, and sad if they would be there at the wedding without a full airing out of the situation and grievances. Ideas, plans, admonishments, praise, criticism? Let me know! Thanks. ** p.s. - he and I met, by and large, through this couple. :-( :-) ** more