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Congratulations!
You are engaged to be married.
You are at the door steps of the most exciting time in your life.
Enjoy it! Chronicle it! Put your journey in a journal! and include
your thoughts and feelings. Or better yet, transform your journal into
a Wedding Scrap Book.
Create a family
legacy to share the memories of your engagement, wedding and life
together with your children and grandchildren. Keep a diary of actions
taken, experiences and feelings as they occur or shortly thereafter.
Put your ideas, dreams, goals desires and aspirations on paper. Write
about family happening, activities you participated in, and about your
friends and your loved ones.
Keep a little
pad and a pen handy in your pocket, purse or bag at all times and
write in it. This will assure that what you write is fresh and is not
written from memory. Actually keeping a journal will help you prepare
for your wedding and beyond.
The action of putting your experiences, thoughts, feelings, ideas,
dreams, desires and aspirations on paper will accomplish more than
merely a record to look back to and share with the following
generations.
When you make
your journal, your "best friend", it will help you reduce
the stress that builds up as you prepare for your wedding. If you
continue after your wedding, the mere act of journaling will reduce
stress that comes with married life. Additionally your journal will
help you set goals, get organized and focus on the task at hand.
Your journal is
a reflection of you! Make it very personal and very special!
choose what you will write in, what you will write with, what pictures
you will include and whether you'd like to add some quotes to reflect
your personality. look at as many options as are available to you and
select the ones that are "you".
Whether you opt for natural paper books and fancy pens, or prefer to
write using your computer you must be comfortable with the tools you
choose. If you opt for the computer, make sure you are comfortable
with the set up and that you not only back it up, but print the pages.
Writing your
journal should be fun. Don't be afraid to express yourself in all
aspects of your chronicles. You'll encounter days with more, days with
less and days with no material to write about. and this is ok. Always
remember that the journal is your most personal record. You are in
charge! There are no have tos, no excuses, no judgments and no criticism.
So, as you
prepare for your wedding and your new life ahead, keep a journal, and
place it for safe keeping.
Eventually, your journal may become a treasured keepsake - a family
heirloom!
Think of how much fun it will be to review it with your loved one as
you celebrate a significant anniversary or other special occasions, or
as your child or grandchild prepares to get married.
If you want
to store your Chronicles in a Wedding Time Capsule
Happy journaling!
ENJOY!
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