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September 10
Conscious Weddings | Bridal Counseling Sessions

By Sheryl Paul, Author of The Conscious Bride

My colleague, Leila Talore, and I will be starting a telephone group in September for engaged women and couples. To help you prepare most effectively for marriage, I will be leading four of the phone sessions with a focus on individual work and Leila will lead two of the sessions focusing on couples.

A group is not only a more affordable way to receive guidance through the wedding transition, but it’s also extremely effective and comforting to hear about other engaged peoples’ experiences. Every time I have a session with a new client I hear, “Why am I the only one who feels this way?” Through this group, you will no longer feel alone with your feelings of anxiety, doubt, confusion, loss, and disorientation, and you’ll learn the communication skills you and your partner will need in order to weather this transition gracefully.

The group will begin Sunday, September 26th, and will run for six weeks. It will meet from 4:00 – 5:30 MST (6:00 – 7:30 EST). The fee for the group is $160 and will be limited to six participants.

If you and your partner have been searching for a non-denominational marriage preparation forum, this group is for you. And no matter where in the world you live, the telephone conferencing creates an immediate way to bridge the distance.To register please email Sheryl or Leila directly at:
sheryl@consciousweddings.com
leilatalore@gmail.com

Through this group you will:

* explore your fears in a safe, supportive setting

* help prepare you for your marriage, not just your wedding

* sidestep the landmines that often create conflict for engaged couples

* learn why your anxiety is actually a gift

* validate that everything you’re feeling is normal

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September 9
Denver Wedding DJ | Live Band or DJ?
Advice and tips from A Music Plus, a Denver Entertainment Company.
Many clients ask us if we recommend live music or a DJ for their event. That answer really depends upon each individual event. What we offer here is some considerations to make when deciding which is best for you.
 
Live Band
 
Live Music  
Quality live musicians bring energy, enthusiasm and ambience to any event. Live music at a wedding ceremony (soloists, strings, etc.) offers elegance and romance. A great jazz trio or dance band can adapt to the situation and adjust their music and energy accordingly. On the other hand, live music is almost always more expensive. Bands take breaks, risking an energy loss while they are offstage. Musicians generally have styles of music they can and cannot play, making them less flexible than a DJ.
 
DJs 
DJs can bring thousands of songs to your event, far more than any band or musician can play and the music sounds just like the original recording. A DJ should be extremely flexible, able to play most any song at your request and at an easily controlled volume. DJs generally do not take breaks, so there is no dead air or loss of energy and DJs are almost always much more affordable than live music.   On the other hand, while a great DJ can really get a crowd going, they don’t have the ability to alter songs on the fly (lengthening them, adding solos, bringing guests on stage to sing, etc.); DJs have what has been pre-recorded as their only option.
 
How about Both?
 One request we are seeing more and more often is for a band/DJ combination. With this package, you eliminate any negatives associated with either while enjoying the best of both worlds. A soloist or trio can start off the event, with a DJ onsite to play during breaks and to help with announcements. During dancing, the DJ can play during the band breaks, offering the availability of songs that the band may not know or be able to perform. Many clients then have the DJ play the last hour or so of their event, again offering perhaps newer music that most variety bands don’t play.
Thank you to A Music Plus for sharing these valuable tips on how to choose a band or DJ for your wedding.  You can also read their wedding advice on choosing your ceremony music.
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August 30
Marriage Advice | The Grass is Always Greener Syndrome

 
From Sheryl Paul at Conscious Weddings

I had a client last year who, in her own words, suffered terribly from the grass is always greener syndrome. She had initially called me about two months before her wedding and couldn’t stop crying throughout her session because she was so tortured by the thought that she was making a mistake. She had been with her fiance for about five years but had struggled almost from the beginning with wondering if she was with the “right” man.

For the rest of this blog and more great posts on marriage advice, click here to go to the Conscious Weddings website.

Photo Credit:  Karie Mclain, Colorado wedding photographer

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July 29
The Search for Perfection: From Marrying to Buying a House

“Perfection is for the Gods; completeness and wholeness is the most humans can hope for.” – Marion Woodman

One of the most common and pernicious beliefs among my engaged and newlywed clients is that they’re supposed to marry their perfect match. While they may be rationally aware that perfection doesn’t exist, it’s not the rational mind that is activated during the wedding transition, but the fantasy mind. This certainly isn’t true for everyone who marries. There seems to be a segment of the population who sail through transitions with ease; those just aren’t the people who find me. And I would venture to hypothesize that those people aren’t perfectionists in other realms of their life. I think it would be safe to say that at least 99.9% of my clientele over the past twelve years are perfectionists. And that includes me.

To read the rest of this fantastic marriage advice from life transition expert Sheryl Paul, you can read the full post on her blog.  Conscious Weddings is a StudioWed Denver vendor.

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Sheryl Paul, M.A., is regarded as an international expert in transitions.In 1998, she pioneered the field of bridal counseling and has since counseled thousands of people worldwide through her private practice, her best selling books, “The Conscious Bride” and “The Conscious Bride’s Wedding Planner,” her websites, www.consciousweddings.comand www.consciousmotherhood.com,and her blog, http://conscious-transitions.com.She has appeared several times on “The Oprah Winfrey Show”, as well as on “Good Morning America” and other top television, radio, and newspapers around the globe. Phone and Skype sessions available internationally for all types of transitions. She lives in Boulder, CO and is a member of StudioWed Denver.

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