Paint your picture of you two in terms of your first experiences. After all, we are the creations of our experiences. Here is a list of traditional firsts, but do add you own flavor. If you are into sports or nature or arts you will have other, interesting firsts to add.
You'll also note that there is a second section which focuses on you as a couple, which is is quite romantic and revealing. Fill it in together and lump it onto your 'Our Story' page. Or fill it in separately and have it as your 'Who is the Bride/Groom' pages.
(Nice to know: Page menu titles can be changed on personal wedding websites with www.OurweddingPage.co.za)
LIST OF FIRSTS
by http://www.ourweddingpage.co.za/
My first words were
My first pet was
My first home was
My first school was
The first medal I won
My first family holiday was
My first college/varsity was
The first song I could play was
My first holiday on my own was
My first job was
My first own home was
My first car was
My first income check was
The first time I
The first thing I bought with my own money was
The first thing I noticed about my partner
The first date we went on
Our first kiss
Our first fight
Our first holiday together
The first person we told we are getting married was
Our first Christmas together
The first thing I am going to do after our wedding
On our first anniversary
Thursday
Twenty Questions for your personal wedding website bio
Another great bio idea for both of you is to answer typical magazine interview questions. We've compiled a list of those we've noticed elicits interesting answers. We'll be expanding the list, and do let us know if you have some nice ideas.
Another approach, based on the same questions, is to change the question to '3 things ...', as in '3 nicknames I've had' or '3 things you'll find me doing on a Saturday afternoon' or '3 stars I can identify by name' (This is a fun one: some of us will be listing filmstars, others sport stars, some birth signs, still others graphic designs and yet another group will be thinking of the Southern Cross or Pole Star ... or some stuff we aren't thinking of right now ...)
Choose any … sort them around a theme … add your own … answer them together ... answer them secretly and separately to see what you each put on the table ... BUT don’t answer all of them … you’ll just be exhausted!
The http://www.ourweddingpage.co.za/ Collection:
1. My full names, or nickname
2. What gives you a kick?
3. What makes you kick ass?
4. Do you cook? When & where?
5. What makes you blush? Why?
What makes you yawn?
6. What gets you up in the morning?
7. Coffee or tea … or water? Or actually ....?
8. If a fire breaks out what will you save?
9. What makes you laugh? And cry?
10. Your idea of the perfect holiday?
11. Your oldest possession?
12. Your favourite possession?
13. You cannot be without…?
14. What is the title of the best/thickest/most fascinating book you’ve ever read?
15. What ambition/dream/ideal will really get you going?
16. On what do you not waste a single minute?
17. Name an activity that absorbs you so deeply that an hour feels like a minute?
18. With what can you be bribed?
19. Where won’t you ever be found?
20. Where can you be found on a typical Sunday?
21. What are you going to do some day soon?
22. Most beautiful spot on Earth?
23. What unexpected thing are you pretty good at?
24. If you could choose a talent what would that be?
25. If you had a sack of money what would you do with it?
26. What is your motto?
27. What living person do you most admire?
28. What historical figure do you most admire?
29. If you could have lived in another era, when would it have been and who would you have been?
30. If you could choose another occupation what would it be and why?
31. If you are to climb a mountain or run a marathon which one would it be?
32. What is in your fridge at the moment?
33. What do always keep in your car?
Partner Parley
34. What about your partner makes your heart beat faster?
35. What about your partner makes him/her your soulmate?
36. What do you promise your partner?
37. How would you treat your partner?
38. If your partner wants to indulge you, what should he/she do?
39. Your partner’s best characteristic?
40. Where are you going to take your partner someday?
41. What would make your wedding really special?
42. What is your partner’s best feature?
43. What is your partner’s cutest fault?
44. What is the most beautiful words your partner has ever said to you?
45. Where can you two be found on a holiday and what will you be doing?
46. What about your partner makes you proud of him/her?
47. How is your partner ingenuous?
48. Your idea of a romantic evening?
Add yours!
Another approach, based on the same questions, is to change the question to '3 things ...', as in '3 nicknames I've had' or '3 things you'll find me doing on a Saturday afternoon' or '3 stars I can identify by name' (This is a fun one: some of us will be listing filmstars, others sport stars, some birth signs, still others graphic designs and yet another group will be thinking of the Southern Cross or Pole Star ... or some stuff we aren't thinking of right now ...)
Choose any … sort them around a theme … add your own … answer them together ... answer them secretly and separately to see what you each put on the table ... BUT don’t answer all of them … you’ll just be exhausted!
The http://www.ourweddingpage.co.za/ Collection:
1. My full names, or nickname
2. What gives you a kick?
3. What makes you kick ass?
4. Do you cook? When & where?
5. What makes you blush? Why?
What makes you yawn?
6. What gets you up in the morning?
7. Coffee or tea … or water? Or actually ....?
8. If a fire breaks out what will you save?
9. What makes you laugh? And cry?
10. Your idea of the perfect holiday?
11. Your oldest possession?
12. Your favourite possession?
13. You cannot be without…?
14. What is the title of the best/thickest/most fascinating book you’ve ever read?
15. What ambition/dream/ideal will really get you going?
16. On what do you not waste a single minute?
17. Name an activity that absorbs you so deeply that an hour feels like a minute?
18. With what can you be bribed?
19. Where won’t you ever be found?
20. Where can you be found on a typical Sunday?
21. What are you going to do some day soon?
22. Most beautiful spot on Earth?
23. What unexpected thing are you pretty good at?
24. If you could choose a talent what would that be?
25. If you had a sack of money what would you do with it?
26. What is your motto?
27. What living person do you most admire?
28. What historical figure do you most admire?
29. If you could have lived in another era, when would it have been and who would you have been?
30. If you could choose another occupation what would it be and why?
31. If you are to climb a mountain or run a marathon which one would it be?
32. What is in your fridge at the moment?
33. What do always keep in your car?
Partner Parley
34. What about your partner makes your heart beat faster?
35. What about your partner makes him/her your soulmate?
36. What do you promise your partner?
37. How would you treat your partner?
38. If your partner wants to indulge you, what should he/she do?
39. Your partner’s best characteristic?
40. Where are you going to take your partner someday?
41. What would make your wedding really special?
42. What is your partner’s best feature?
43. What is your partner’s cutest fault?
44. What is the most beautiful words your partner has ever said to you?
45. Where can you two be found on a holiday and what will you be doing?
46. What about your partner makes you proud of him/her?
47. How is your partner ingenuous?
48. Your idea of a romantic evening?
Add yours!
Wednesday
Homepage Pics on OurWeddingPage.co.za
www.OurWeddingPage.co.za/ has some of the most beautiful (not some ... the most beautiful!) designs for a personal wedding website. With us your homepage photo is framed beautifully, as if a professional lay-out artist or page-designer was at work on your homepage.
We've noticed another option, and thought it might be nice to know that you can have your personal picture on your home page as big as you can fit in. Here is how to do it:
1. Each homepage actually consists of two elements: an outer frame and an innner frame.
2. Both frames are beautiful, and it works equally well to use both frames or only an outer frame. (Anyone! Around twenty to choose from, and more coming up!)
3. If you would actually like your own pic to be bigger on your front page, choose the 'no homepage' option. You will then have only an outer frame.
4. Then simply load your pic on this page. Your pic will be bigger and beautifully framed.
Add your text, as you would have had you chosen a homepage effect. Your page is indefinite in length: it does not have a 'bottom' like a wedding invitation or a book
We've noticed another option, and thought it might be nice to know that you can have your personal picture on your home page as big as you can fit in. Here is how to do it:
1. Each homepage actually consists of two elements: an outer frame and an innner frame.
2. Both frames are beautiful, and it works equally well to use both frames or only an outer frame. (Anyone! Around twenty to choose from, and more coming up!)
3. If you would actually like your own pic to be bigger on your front page, choose the 'no homepage' option. You will then have only an outer frame.
4. Then simply load your pic on this page. Your pic will be bigger and beautifully framed.
Add your text, as you would have had you chosen a homepage effect. Your page is indefinite in length: it does not have a 'bottom' like a wedding invitation or a book
The World According to Me ... a bio idea for your personal wedding website
The World According to Me
Answering these questions collected by http://www.ourweddingpage.co.za/ is huge fun ... and quite revealing. Choose the ones you like best ... or add your own ... no need to answer all of them, though!
1. My partner thinks …
2. To pamper my partner I’ll…
3. My partner is perfect for me because …
4. I wonder why …
5. When my partner greets me he/she …
6. This year I am …
7. I dream everyday we will ….
8. A real holiday for me is …
9. If I can go anywhere on earth it would be to …
10. It’s been years since I’ve last …
11. I admire my partner for …
12. If I can give my partner an award it would be …
13. My partner needs ...
14. My strangest habit is …
15. I dream about …
16. When I am happy I …
17. The gadget I love best is …
18. I possess ten …
19. My best piece of advice is …
20. The best advice I’ve ever received …
21. The best advice I’ve never listened to …
22. In the shower I sing …
23. If I win the Lotto I will …
24. When my partner walks in …
25. My partner taught me ...
26. My partner hopes to teach me …
27. The first thing I do when I wake up …
28. The last thing I do before I go to sleep …
29. More people should …
30. Fewer people should …
31. If I could be 16 again I would ...
32. By 30 I’ll …
33. If I can go on a road trip tomorrow …
34. If I invite people over we …
35. My favourite possession is …
36 If I am to write a book it will be about …
37 If I can write a song it will be titled …
38. Be nice to your partner because …
39 The sport I like best is …
40 The best about sport is …
Answering these questions collected by http://www.ourweddingpage.co.za/ is huge fun ... and quite revealing. Choose the ones you like best ... or add your own ... no need to answer all of them, though!
1. My partner thinks …
2. To pamper my partner I’ll…
3. My partner is perfect for me because …
4. I wonder why …
5. When my partner greets me he/she …
6. This year I am …
7. I dream everyday we will ….
8. A real holiday for me is …
9. If I can go anywhere on earth it would be to …
10. It’s been years since I’ve last …
11. I admire my partner for …
12. If I can give my partner an award it would be …
13. My partner needs ...
14. My strangest habit is …
15. I dream about …
16. When I am happy I …
17. The gadget I love best is …
18. I possess ten …
19. My best piece of advice is …
20. The best advice I’ve ever received …
21. The best advice I’ve never listened to …
22. In the shower I sing …
23. If I win the Lotto I will …
24. When my partner walks in …
25. My partner taught me ...
26. My partner hopes to teach me …
27. The first thing I do when I wake up …
28. The last thing I do before I go to sleep …
29. More people should …
30. Fewer people should …
31. If I could be 16 again I would ...
32. By 30 I’ll …
33. If I can go on a road trip tomorrow …
34. If I invite people over we …
35. My favourite possession is …
36 If I am to write a book it will be about …
37 If I can write a song it will be titled …
38. Be nice to your partner because …
39 The sport I like best is …
40 The best about sport is …
Writing Your Personal Wedding Website Biographies
Somewhere on your personal wedding website a biography is usually expected ... a page the friends of your partner are eagerly going to read, or at least skim-read. You are the celebrity of the day, after all.
But writing about oneself can be tough stuff, at least for some of us. If you are not a natural try a formula – journalists often do.
Another option is to each write about your partner. After all, saying how wonderful s/he is is easy – and it is great for your partner to bask in your admiration!
We’ve assigned titles to each formula to distinguish them, but you need not add the title to your biography. Use the examples and questions as triggers.
And although we used ‘partner’, 'me' and 'my' we think it would be so much nicer if you used your name or your partner’s name ... or your pet names
Below are the titles of http://www.ourweddingpage.co.za/ ideas. Watch the posts for a full exposition of each
30 Minutes with Me
The Times of My Life
Twenty Questions
Yes … or no?
Me at a Glance
My Personal Guinness Book of Records
Are you …?
Highlights of My Life
My firsts
Three things to know about me
Ten situations ...
They Touched My Life
My Life as the Alphabet
But writing about oneself can be tough stuff, at least for some of us. If you are not a natural try a formula – journalists often do.
Another option is to each write about your partner. After all, saying how wonderful s/he is is easy – and it is great for your partner to bask in your admiration!
We’ve assigned titles to each formula to distinguish them, but you need not add the title to your biography. Use the examples and questions as triggers.
And although we used ‘partner’, 'me' and 'my' we think it would be so much nicer if you used your name or your partner’s name ... or your pet names
Below are the titles of http://www.ourweddingpage.co.za/ ideas. Watch the posts for a full exposition of each
30 Minutes with Me
The Times of My Life
Twenty Questions
Yes … or no?
Me at a Glance
My Personal Guinness Book of Records
Are you …?
Highlights of My Life
My firsts
Three things to know about me
Ten situations ...
They Touched My Life
My Life as the Alphabet
Saturday
A Word of Welcome - Writing it Right
After the pic on your personal wedding website comes the text, and here you would like to make your first impression - one that lasts forever!
Why?
Because your Welcoming Note sets the tone not only of your personal wedding website but also of your wedding. It spells out 'stylish' or 'fun-loving' or 'formal' or 'elegant' or 'romantic' ... whatever message is perfectly you.
Getting it just right is a challenge. Some ideas http://www.ourweddingpage.co.za/ knows work well:
Start off with a quote. A romantic quote is easy to remember and usually contains a lovely truth worth carrying into your relationship. We collect romantic quotes - just scroll down on our blog.
Do a poem. Write your own poetry, or check the web or blogs for poetry. The lyrics of your favourite love song is often pure poetry!
Do the newspaper report. Choose a striking heading, followed by text answering the who, what, where, when, why and how. What for a heading? You've so often surprised and amazed us ... so go ahead and be creative!
List it with stars in your eyes. Invoke all the romance you can! Choose a slogan or catchphrase and expand on it, listlike. You need examples? How about 'We dream of ....' and list your dreams of the future
Another one? "With you ...." and list how you enrich each other's life. Quotes are often good starting points.
Do the formal announcement. 'We, John A Johnson and Christie-Anne Brinker, intend to be married on the first day of May 2007 at 5 pm at .... We are pleased to share this joyful occasion with you on our wedding website.'
Write your love history. Tell how long you've known each other and why a wedding has become the next step. Keep to the headlines with just enough to tantalise your guests. You want them to read your love story and how the engagement happened on your further pages.
Saying thank you. Thankfulness is as part of love as romance. You may feel like thanking your fiancee, and everything/everyone who co-operated in getting you together
Make it a letter. Write a personal letter, starting off with 'Dear Friends' or 'Hi All' or something similar, and inviting them personally to your wedding.
Do the informal thing. 'Hi! Guess what? ...'
Just add your wedding invitation. Of course you could be (will be? may be? should be? are? it depends on your take on etiquette!) sending out real wedding invitations. But a virtual wedding invitation is actually a very green, eco-friendly option. If you go virtual no trees are lost, no poisonous gasses emitted into the stratosphere and no extra waste material ends up corrupting our overburdened Mother Earth.
A personal wedding website with http://www.ourweddingpage.co.za/ offers all the MS Word Lay-Out Tools. This means if you invest a little time you'll be able to create a stunning web wedding invitation. Or you can have an on-line card created for you, to copy and paste onto your personal wedding website.
How about a compromise as the most satisfying option?
Have a small number of wedding invitations made up, say 20 instead of 200 (or 500!) and give them only to those guests who really will treasure them as keepsakes ... like both the mothers, bridesmaids, sisters and grannies. The rest of your guests can get your dates and detail (and more) on your personal wedding page.
How to be the Celeb on your Personal Wedding Website
You are the star of your own love story - of course you are!
But celebs don't write about themselves. Journos fall over themselves to do that for them!
Yep, true. But you can copy the pro's and do a pretty fabulous job of your personal wedding website. Here's how to fascinate your guests on your http://www.ourweddingpage.co.za/
Step 1
Ever heard 'A picture speaks louder than a thousand words' ? It does. So get a good pic. One in which you two glow. We, your guests, want to see the love. Looking at your love is good for us! (and although there is no research to prove it, it might even make us more generous givers of wedding gifts ...)
A good wedding picture means one in which you two look straight to the camera. No side-way stares into the romantic future. The only other option is to look at each other - but then you'll loose eye-to-eye contact with us. It does not have to head-and-shoulders straight: you can jump or joy or do any fun/loving thing.
Do check the background. Something neutral, like mono-coloured curtains or nature works well. A TV in the background and clutter does not.
For http://www.ourweddingpage.co.za/ you will need two pics: a portrait (vertical) photo and a landscape (horizontal) photo. This is because we offer a lovely range of homepages with our personal wedding websites. The one you like best could require a vertical picture or, for another wedding website, a horizontal photo. Uploading both means you have free choice.
It also means you can change your mind anytime: if you want to switch to another look for your wedding website, you can do so by simply choosing a different homepage and template.
If you've loaded both photos you only need to press two buttons ... easy to be lovely!
But celebs don't write about themselves. Journos fall over themselves to do that for them!
Yep, true. But you can copy the pro's and do a pretty fabulous job of your personal wedding website. Here's how to fascinate your guests on your http://www.ourweddingpage.co.za/
Step 1
Ever heard 'A picture speaks louder than a thousand words' ? It does. So get a good pic. One in which you two glow. We, your guests, want to see the love. Looking at your love is good for us! (and although there is no research to prove it, it might even make us more generous givers of wedding gifts ...)
A good wedding picture means one in which you two look straight to the camera. No side-way stares into the romantic future. The only other option is to look at each other - but then you'll loose eye-to-eye contact with us. It does not have to head-and-shoulders straight: you can jump or joy or do any fun/loving thing.
Do check the background. Something neutral, like mono-coloured curtains or nature works well. A TV in the background and clutter does not.
For http://www.ourweddingpage.co.za/ you will need two pics: a portrait (vertical) photo and a landscape (horizontal) photo. This is because we offer a lovely range of homepages with our personal wedding websites. The one you like best could require a vertical picture or, for another wedding website, a horizontal photo. Uploading both means you have free choice.
It also means you can change your mind anytime: if you want to switch to another look for your wedding website, you can do so by simply choosing a different homepage and template.
If you've loaded both photos you only need to press two buttons ... easy to be lovely!
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