How far is too far?

I read this article the other day, and couldn't believe it.

Cosmetic procedures for a wedding??  I instantly thought this was going too far.  I thought about it and teeth whitening, ok.  Botox, I don't really like the idea... but surgery for a wedding?  That seems like too much.

What are your thoughts?

Proposals aren't dead...

I knew I couldn't possibly be the last hopeless romantic out there.

A little while ago I wrote about an article I saw on CNN that suggested that people were just agreeing to get married over casual discussion, leaving out the surprise and romance.

The other day I read this post on another blog site, What Junebug Loves.  Laurel, a Seattle, WA photographer tells the story of a proposal/engagement soot that she was recently involved in.


The cutest story I've heard in a while... This is what movies are made of!

"I Me Wed"

It sounds like a silly idea, a silly title for a silly movie.  While, my mum caught it on t.v. not so long ago and told me about this cute little movie she just saw.  Turns out that it was filmed in our fantasic city, although, according to the film they were in Boston.

There are some great shots of a picnic by the canal, a great centretown home, and an apartment building on Bronson.

It's not an Oscar Award winning film, but it is a movie that entertained me for the evening.  It was empowering for girls, with a strong message that, we don't NEED a man to make us happy.  BUT that's not the whole message.  The movie goes on to show that being true to yourself, with or without someone else, is the important part.

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It seems to be a big topic today...

So please check out White Knot.

As it says on the front page, the White Knot is a symbol for marriage equality.

This page is very informative, gives facts about same sex marriage. The map below shows where the world is at currently with respect to same sex marriage and the punishment for it. That's right there are still places in this world that punish people for being themselves.

From the White Knot page.

Same sex marriages are legal in Belgium, Canada, Netherlands, Norway, South Africa, Spain, and Sweden. Many other nations have same-sex civil unions or registered partnerships. See a complete list. This map also shows nations where homosexuality is punishable by law, even death. (Note: Not shown on map, Nepal now permits same sex unions but does not have an official law.)

██ No information

Homosexuality legal

██ Same-sex marriage

██ Civil unions or other recognition

██ No recognition of same-sex couples

██ Foreign same-sex marriages recognized

Homosexuality illegal

██ Minimal penalty

██ Large penalty

██ Life in prison

██ Death penalty

The next battle over same sex marriage

New Jersey, it the next state to propose a bill that would allow same-sex marriage.

Please read the article here.

what a pessimistic view...

The people writing the "Relationships" columns on the CNN page all seem to be a little jaded, today while I was reading I came across this article Are Marriage Proposals Dead?

The article is suggesting that the idea of a proposal isn't the same now. That people talk about getting married, shop for a ring together and that's it. Kind of the way Carrie and Mr. Big did in the Sex and the City movie.

Are we losing all our romance, the element of surprise, the grand gestures? I really hope not. I've admitted before to being a hopeless romantic, I've had friends tell tales of scavenger hunts, grand speeches, proposals on hikes in the mountains and renting of skating rinks. Is it wrong to want to be surprised and swept off our feet? I want a story that I will be able to tell forever and that will make my friends jealous.

I think maybe I just need to cut my self off of romance novels, and cheesy romantic movies... or maybe I'll just hold on to my hope that romance isn't completely dead.

Does anyone have a great proposal story to share?