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LOW PRICE Wedding Gifts, Large Selection of Wedding Gifts, Special Wedding Gifts Wedding Gifts Wedding Solutions.com Offers Three Great Options for Wedding Gifts 1) You can register for wedding gifts from many of the top national merchants. 2) Or you can request cash contributions towards your honeymoon as wedding gifts. 3) And you can choose from the largest selection of wedding gifts for your wedding party at Wedding Solutions.com Register for Wedding Gifts at Many of the Top National Merchants Wedding Solutions.com offers the largest centralized gift registry service where you can register for your wedding gifts by creating a centralized online gift registry. You can register for wedding gifts from companies such as Macy's , Linens’ n Things, Sears HomeCenter, The Sharper Image, Spiegel, Red Envelope, Cooking.com, BestBuy.com, Domestications, Circuit City, Brookstone, Hammacher Schlemmer, Sony.com and many more national merchants. to view a list of merchants offering wedding gifts at Wedding Solutions.com. Register for your honeymoon instead of registering for wedding gifts. Wedding Solutions.com offers a great option where you can register for cash contributions towards your honeymoon in lieu of registering for wedding gifts. You can register for cash contributions towards all or any aspect of your honeymoon; i.e., airfare, rental car, hotel, meals, activities, spa treatments, etc. Unlike traditional Gift Registries, you can split each aspect of your honeymoon into segments and assign a value to each segment. Guests can purchase one or more segments towards any aspect of your honeymoon as your wedding gifts. Guests can also send you a personal message and print a wedding gift receipt that they can insert in a card that can be given to you on or before your wedding day. When your honeymoon registry expires (a week before your wedding date), Wedding Solutions.com will mail you a check for the amount of wedding gifts contributed by your guests. More and more brides are choosing this option as wedding gifts. to view a sample honeymoon registry to register for your honeymoon Purchase wedding gifts for your bridal party You can choose from the largest selection of wedding gifts at Wedding Solutions.com. Choose from a beautiful Silver Heart Box, Textured Stainless Steel Flask, Tiffany Style Keychain, Flower Girl Necklace, Cherry Wood Humidor and many more wedding gifts. to visit our store Advertising Opportunities | Policies | Contact Us | FAQ | Photo Credits | Links | Home | Wedding Services | Other Wedding Resources | About Wedding Solutions | Honeymoon | Wedding | Wedding Registry | Wedding Gifts | Wedding Invitations | Wedding Dress | Wedding Planning | Engagement Ring | Wedding Website | Wedding Photography | Wedding Videographers | Wedding Cakes | Wedding Flowers | Map 1 | Map 2 | Map 3 | Map 4 | Map 5 | Map 6 | Map 7 | Map 8 | Wedding Photographers | Wedding Bands | Wedding Limousines | Wedding Receptions | Wedding Planners | Wedding Caterers | Wedding Favors | Wedding Rings | Wedding Gowns | Gift Registry
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Bridal Showers - Pre-Wedding Parties Front Page - Features Unique Wedding Ideas Wedding Forum Ask Fran Customs & Traditions Wedding Etiquette Planning Your Wedding Wedding Planner Honeymoon Checklist Local Wedding Vendors Punch Recipes Who Pays for What Mother of the Groom Mother of the Bride Maid of Honor Best Man Thank You Cards The Invitation Honeymoon Checklist Discovering The Past Around The World Engagement Customs Pre-Wedding Party Bridal Showers Choose Your Gown Ceremony Timetable Wedding Survival Kit Calendar of Events Children in the wedding Customizable Wedding Planner Infant Specialties Contact Us Advertise Wedding Vendors - get listed . All Accessories Wedding Invitations Bookmarks Cake Servers Cake Tops Ceremony Essentials Coasters Decorations Favors Garters Gifts Thank You Notes Reception Essentials More The Music of William Jenks Classical Guitar music perfect for your wedding. Free Downloads - Click here OurMarriage.com Home > Planning your wedding > Pre-wedding parties > Bridal Showers Pre-Wedding Parties The Bridal Showers The Bridesmaid Luncheon The Bachelor Party The Wedding Breakfast The Bridal Brunch The Rehearsal Dinner Bridal Showers Traditionally, bridal showers are given by the maid/matron of honor, or close friend of the bride. It is not proper for an immediate family member of the couple to host the shower . To do so, would appear they were asking for gifts and is not in good taste. The party itself may be scheduled at any time convenient for the bride and her hostess, although the last week before the wedding is considered poor planning. There are so many last minute details, that a shower would likely be more stressful than joyful. Showers are known as parties with a purpose. The purpose of a shower is to assist the couple in equipping their new home or for the bride to assemble a trousseau. Showers today, often surround a particular party theme. Recipe showers, kitchen showers, bath showers, lingerie, linen and garden or camping showers...the possibilities are endless. As might well be expected, kitchen showers have long been the most popular shower theme, because of the endless range of paraphernalia every newlywed couple needs to set up housekeeping. Novice cooks, especially those who have never kept house before, need everything from pots and pans to mops and brooms. One variation of the kitchen theme has each guest including their favorite recipe, along with an item needed to prepare that recipe. As an example, a flour sifter or hand mixer with a cake recipe. Muffin tins alongside a recipe for pop overs. Rock salt, when giving an ice cream maker. Use your imagination. When requesting favorite recipes as part of the shower planning, it is a good idea for the hostess to send uniform, ready to use, recipe cards in the invitation. A recipe box is then given to the bride during the shower, to begin assembling her favorite recipes. Lingerie showers are a favorite of the bride, especially when she is honored with more than one party. Long, frilly, sexy nighties, baby doll pajamas, lacy bra's and panties, one piece body huggers, are all terrific ideas for gift giving. Sewing accessories, closet or drawer organizers, certificates for special services, such as beauty treatments, hair care products or nail enhancement are also perfect gifts given at a lingerie shower. It is the job of the hostess to plan a party that compliments both the theme and her guests. Be sure when several showers are planned, the guest list is different for each one so no one ends up feeling obligated to attend and buy several shower gifts, as well as a wedding gift. When the bride lives in a small town or community it is considerate to suggest people join together to host one shower, rather than several small ones. Showers are almost always informal gatherings with a simple menu and often only include cake, mints and punch. The hostess issues invitations by telephone, mail, or in person. It is considered in poor taste to invite people who do not personally know the bride, although, they may be friends of her family or fianc. However, etiquette for the 90's allows exceptions to every rule. A shower may be the time, chosen by the mother of the groom, for instance, to bring family and close friends to meet her prospective daughter-in-law. Showers are not times to call in social obligations. During the shower, games are played for fun and entertainment. You can find notebook style, pads of games to play at your local card shop or dream up your own. Ideas include, a small basket of kitchen utensils with 15 to 20 items, shown to the guests for 30 seconds, then removing the basket and asking them to write down everything they remember seeing. Writing the full, soon to be married name of the bride, across the top of a page, and seeing how many words can be made from the name in four or five minutes is another popular choice. Of course, in both instances, the person with the highest number wins the prize. Be sure to have a couple extra gifts on hand for those times when two or more are the winners. It is also fun to give each guest a clothes pin, to clip on their lapel, with instructions they are not to cross their legs during the party. If caught crossing their legs, the person catching them, gets their clothes pin. The one left holding the most pins at the end of the party, wins a prize. One further point needs to be made concerning the guest list for a shower invitation. The thoughtful bride, who has planned a formal wedding, also sees to it, if possible, that people not invited to the wedding, are not put in the position of being invited to a shower. Every guest will bring a gift. It would be in very poor taste to ask someone to bring a gift for a bride who has not chosen to invite that individual to her wedding. Traditionally, shower gifts are smaller and rather less expensive than wedding gifts. As a courtesy to family and friends, it is a good idea for the couple to register their preferences in the gift registry department of their favorite store. If you have ever tried to decide on just the perfect gift for someone, and didn't have a clue as to their likes and dislike, you will understand the thoughtfulness of a gift registry. Be sure to include small, inexpensive items, such as kitchen towels, wooden spoons, or hot pads, as well as larger items, such as blenders, toasters, bread makers, and coffee machines. Elderly guests may be on a fixed income, and a very limited budget, but also appreciate knowing the gift they buy is something truly desired and appreciated. Thus, the purpose of registering small, inexpensive items. And last, but hardly least, a mention of sending thank you cards, (also see "How to Write a Thank You Card") must be included in our discussion of bridal showers. At one time, notes were not considered necessary when you thanked someone in person. Today, with showers being larger and guests busier, a personal note is the only way to make sure sincere appreciation is expressed. A unique idea for sending thank you cards begins as the guests arrive and register for a door prize by filling out her name and mailing address on "thank you" envelopes. The door prize winner is drawn at the end of the shower from the envelopes which are then given to the bride. This enables the bride to more quickly send out her thank you cards, and eliminates returns due to incorrect addresses. For more information on this and other related topics see Ask Fran OurMarriage.com Home > Planning your wedding > Pre-wedding parties > Bridal Showers OurMarriage.com respects your privacy. See our privacy policy Unique Wedding Ideas: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Submit your own unique wedding Idea. Wedding Customs || Ask Fran || Forum || Wedding Planner || Wedding Etiquette Unique Wedding Ideas || Planning Your Wedding || Newsletter || Honeymoon || Home © 1998- 2005 OurMarriage.com All Rights Reserved. 360 Wedding Invitations- Click here Infant & Children's Specialty Appare l Christening Gowns and more. 78 page fully printable & customizable wedding planner for only $4.95 No ads or annoying borders. This planner has a simple and clean look that you can customize to your own liking. Print as many pages as you need! Plus! Download 125 additional unique wedding ideas not posted on our website... Free with planner! Click here "Brides Against Breast Cancer" Making Memories Breast Cancer Foundation launches National Wedding Gown Collection Drive. Click here
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Cool Unique Jewelry Gifts- Fairies - Celestial Moon Stars Suns - Cats - Frogs - Turtle Cool unique jewelry gifts - allpacked neat in a trinket box. Fairy, celestial, cats, frogs, turtles,even Noah's Arc Shipping will be adjustedon multiple item orders. On heavier weight items- we calculate shipping zip to zip by weight of package and add only$1 handling charge to package (not item). To Order: Click button nextto any item to add to cart - the page will "flicker" quickly - next ViewYour Cart Contents & Check Out to Complete Order links are located at thetop and bottom of each page on this site. RunicLove Amulet This amulet features themasculine cross embraced by the feminine circle. The runic inscriptionon the inner circle translates: "the seeds of love grow in trust". Eachcorner of the amulet's cardinal point's are protected by the runes of love,passion, trust and joy to ensure a harmonious loving relationship for thewearer. The Runic Love Amulet comes with a 36" cord, accent bead and booklet. $14.95 ea. + $2.95 s/h A Talisman is an objectwhich is reputed to offer protection or other magickal service to the carrier.It differs from an amulet by being constructed and charged by the witchrather than being found in nature. We suggest you personally charge yourtalisman by the light of the full moon. Multiple item orders willhave s/h adjusted. Talisman for Love - Thisdesign is a combination of the magical "Pentacle of Venus" and it's corresponding"Seal of Venus". Prepared during the waning crescent, when the moon andVenus are in conjunction, this talisman is meant to assure success in love! Talisman For Safety inTravel - Those in possession of this talisman will be protectedand guided during any journey, physical or spiritual, as the alchemicaland zodiac symbols work there magic! Talismans for Love, Health, Luckor Travel Talismans are alldouble-sided, have 36" cord, accent bead and booklet. Love Travel $14.95 ea. + $2.95 s/h $14.95 ea. + $2.95 s/h USA FLAG APPLE PIN A beautiful puffed applepin with the flag design. Shiny clear stones, gold, red, pearly whiteand blue create a wonderful patriotic pin. Perfect for you or asan affordable gift for a teacher too! PIN - USA APPLE Measures approx. 1.5" X1.5" X .5" deep $12.95 + 2.95 s/h MEDICAL TACK PINSET Tack pins for the medicalprofession ! Use one on different uniforms or use a cute, affordablegift for your nursing staff or friends! Includes 3 pieces shown onphoto. TAC PINS - NURSING MADEIN USA Each measures approx. 1/2" $12.95 + 2.95 s/h FAIRY TACK PIN SET Tack pins for the collectorof fairies ! Use together as a group or a particular color for theother jewelry you'll be wearing. Place a tack pin on your car visorto bring a smile to your face! Use on a hat, a jacket or your blouse! Includes 3 pieces shown on photo - 1 copper color, 1 gold color and 1 pewtercolor. Split the set and have three little gifts for co-workers orclub members and friends. TAC PINS - FAIRIES MADEIN USA Each measures approx. 3/4"X 1/2" $12.95 + 2.95 s/h ANGEL TACK PIN SET Angel tack pins for friends,loved ones and for you ! Place a tack pin on your car visor to bringa smile to your face! Use on a hat, a jacket or your blouse! Includes 3 pieces shown on photo - 1 copper color, 1 gold color and 1 pewtercolor. Split the set and have three little gifts for co-workers orclub members and friends. TAC PINS - ANGELS MADEIN USA Each measures approx. 1/2" $12.95 + 2.95 s/h CELESTIAL MOON STARSPIN Wild Celestial Moon featuresa whispy "air" along with stars and saturn - the perfect pin for your jacket,hat or even as an interesting touch to your sun visor in your car! Measuresapprox. 3" x 2". A favorite of the teenagersand the young at heart - created from Pewter PIN - CELESTIALMOON Pewter MADEIN USA Measures approx. 3" x 2" $10.95 + 2.95 s/h FAIRY STARS PIN A whimsical fairy settingin a crescent moon dropping stars to the skies! Measures approx. 3" x 2". A favorite of the teenagersand the young at heart - created from Pewter PIN - FAIRYSTARS Pewter MADEIN USA Measures approx. 2" x 2" $10.95 + 2.95 s/h RED HAT LADIES PIN A beautiful woman sportinga red hat - young or old, you'll be in style with this lady! Measures approx.3.25" X 1". A favorite of the teenagers and the young at heart - createdfrom Pewter PIN - RED HATLADIES' PIN Pewter MADEIN USA Measures approx. 3.25" X1" $10.95 + 2.95 s/h FROG PIN A jolly fellow - even therain can't keep this frog from smiling! Covered by a purple canopyumbrella with the "rain drop" falling anywhere but his head - he's sureto bring smiles! Measures approx. 2" x 2".A favorite of the teenagers and the young at heart - created from Pewter PIN - FROG Pewter MADEIN USA Measures approx. 2" x 2" $10.95 + 2.95 s/h LEPRECHAUN PIN A jolly fellow laid backon a green clover drinking a pint - cheers to all! Measures approx. 2" x 2".A favorite of the teenagers and the young at heart - created from Pewter PIN - LEPRECHAUN Pewter MADEIN USA Measures approx. 2" x 2" $10.95 + 2.95 s/h CLOVER KEY RING A lucky penny attached toa large clover - a key ring charm for anyone! Measures approx. 2". A favoriteof the teenagers and the young at heart - created from Pewter KEY RING - LUCKYCLOVER Pewter MADEIN USA Measures approx. 2" $10.95 + 2.95 s/h PALM TREE PIN A pertty little palm treefor the beach lover in all of us! Created with genuine capiz shells. Measures approx. 2" x 2".A favorite of the teenagers and the young at heart - created from Pewter PIN - PALM TREE MADEIN USA Measures approx. 2" x 2" $10.95 + 2.95 s/h GOLDEN CROSS PIN A pertty cross with genuinecapiz shells. Gold filigree and designs top an orange/tan color makingfor a very rich looking pin. Measures approx. 2" x 2". A favoriteof the teenagers and the young at heart - created from Pewter PIN - CROSS MADEIN USA Measures approx. 2.5" x2" $10.95 + 2.95 s/h Alljewelry sets are created from lead free pewter - each will arrive in awhite box. Rising Sun PewterJewelry Set The Rising Sun box measuresapprox. 1.5" across" x 1/4" high.. The lead free pewter box holdsa sun necklace on a 15" chain and two post pierced sun earrings and whenremoved, the top of the box is pin! A cool little treasure chestof jewels and absolutely unique! MADEIN USA Rising Sun JewelrySet You receive: Sun Box,15" necklace, 2 post earrings, top of box is a pin $10.95 + 2.95 s/h Celestial Blue MoonPewter Jewelry Set The Celestial Blue Moonbox measures approx. 1.5" x 1" x 1/4" high.. The lead free pewterbox holds a tiny half moon necklace on a 15" chain and two post piercedblue stone earrings! Another affordable gift for little girls orbig ones too! MADE IN USA Celestial BlueMoon Jewelry Set You receive: MoonBox, 15" necklace, 2 post earrings (no pin) $10.95 + 2.95 s/h Alljewelry sets are from lead free pewter - each will arrive in a white box. Butterfly Pewter JewelrySet This little treasure measuresapprox. 1" x 1" x 1/4" high yet it's packed with jewelry for little andbig girls. The lead free pewter butterfly box holds a butterfly necklaceon a 15" chain, two post pierced butterfly earrings and when removed, thetop of the box is a butterfly pin! A cool little treasure chest ofjewels and absolutely unique! MADEIN USA Butterfly JewelrySet You receive: ButterflyBox, 15" necklace, 2 post earrings, top of box turns into a Butterfly Pin! $10.95 + 2.95 s/h Siamese Cat PewterJewelry Set Another unique gift item- our Siamese Cat box measures approx. 1.5" x 1" x 1/4" high.. Thelead free pewter box holds a Siamese cat necklace on a 15" chain, two postpierced cat earrings and when removed, the top of the box is pin! Another affordable gift for little girls or big ones too! MADEIN USA Siamese CatJewelry Set You receive: SiameseCat Box, 15" necklace, 2 post earrings, top of box turns into a Pin! $10.95 + 2.95 s/h Turtle Pewter JewelrySet Another cool collectiblethis year - this Turtle box measures approx. 1.5" x 1" x 1/4" high.. The lead free pewter box holds a tiny turtle necklace on a 15" chain andtwo post pierced turtle earrings! Another affordable gift for littlegirls or big ones too! 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Bridal Showers - Pre-Wedding Parties Front Page - Features Unique Wedding Ideas Wedding Forum Ask Fran Customs & Traditions Wedding Etiquette Planning Your Wedding Wedding Planner Honeymoon Checklist Local Wedding Vendors Punch Recipes Who Pays for What Mother of the Groom Mother of the Bride Maid of Honor Best Man Thank You Cards The Invitation Honeymoon Checklist Discovering The Past Around The World Engagement Customs Pre-Wedding Party Bridal Showers Choose Your Gown Ceremony Timetable Wedding Survival Kit Calendar of Events Children in the wedding Customizable Wedding Planner Infant Specialties Contact Us Advertise Wedding Vendors - get listed . All Accessories Wedding Invitations Bookmarks Cake Servers Cake Tops Ceremony Essentials Coasters Decorations Favors Garters Gifts Thank You Notes Reception Essentials More The Music of William Jenks Classical Guitar music perfect for your wedding. Free Downloads - Click here OurMarriage.com Home > Planning your wedding > Pre-wedding parties > Bridal Showers Pre-Wedding Parties The Bridal Showers The Bridesmaid Luncheon The Bachelor Party The Wedding Breakfast The Bridal Brunch The Rehearsal Dinner Bridal Showers Traditionally, bridal showers are given by the maid/matron of honor, or close friend of the bride. It is not proper for an immediate family member of the couple to host the shower . To do so, would appear they were asking for gifts and is not in good taste. The party itself may be scheduled at any time convenient for the bride and her hostess, although the last week before the wedding is considered poor planning. There are so many last minute details, that a shower would likely be more stressful than joyful. Showers are known as parties with a purpose. The purpose of a shower is to assist the couple in equipping their new home or for the bride to assemble a trousseau. Showers today, often surround a particular party theme. Recipe showers, kitchen showers, bath showers, lingerie, linen and garden or camping showers...the possibilities are endless. As might well be expected, kitchen showers have long been the most popular shower theme, because of the endless range of paraphernalia every newlywed couple needs to set up housekeeping. Novice cooks, especially those who have never kept house before, need everything from pots and pans to mops and brooms. One variation of the kitchen theme has each guest including their favorite recipe, along with an item needed to prepare that recipe. As an example, a flour sifter or hand mixer with a cake recipe. Muffin tins alongside a recipe for pop overs. Rock salt, when giving an ice cream maker. Use your imagination. When requesting favorite recipes as part of the shower planning, it is a good idea for the hostess to send uniform, ready to use, recipe cards in the invitation. A recipe box is then given to the bride during the shower, to begin assembling her favorite recipes. Lingerie showers are a favorite of the bride, especially when she is honored with more than one party. Long, frilly, sexy nighties, baby doll pajamas, lacy bra's and panties, one piece body huggers, are all terrific ideas for gift giving. Sewing accessories, closet or drawer organizers, certificates for special services, such as beauty treatments, hair care products or nail enhancement are also perfect gifts given at a lingerie shower. It is the job of the hostess to plan a party that compliments both the theme and her guests. Be sure when several showers are planned, the guest list is different for each one so no one ends up feeling obligated to attend and buy several shower gifts, as well as a wedding gift. When the bride lives in a small town or community it is considerate to suggest people join together to host one shower, rather than several small ones. Showers are almost always informal gatherings with a simple menu and often only include cake, mints and punch. The hostess issues invitations by telephone, mail, or in person. It is considered in poor taste to invite people who do not personally know the bride, although, they may be friends of her family or fianc. However, etiquette for the 90's allows exceptions to every rule. A shower may be the time, chosen by the mother of the groom, for instance, to bring family and close friends to meet her prospective daughter-in-law. Showers are not times to call in social obligations. During the shower, games are played for fun and entertainment. You can find notebook style, pads of games to play at your local card shop or dream up your own. Ideas include, a small basket of kitchen utensils with 15 to 20 items, shown to the guests for 30 seconds, then removing the basket and asking them to write down everything they remember seeing. Writing the full, soon to be married name of the bride, across the top of a page, and seeing how many words can be made from the name in four or five minutes is another popular choice. Of course, in both instances, the person with the highest number wins the prize. Be sure to have a couple extra gifts on hand for those times when two or more are the winners. It is also fun to give each guest a clothes pin, to clip on their lapel, with instructions they are not to cross their legs during the party. If caught crossing their legs, the person catching them, gets their clothes pin. The one left holding the most pins at the end of the party, wins a prize. One further point needs to be made concerning the guest list for a shower invitation. The thoughtful bride, who has planned a formal wedding, also sees to it, if possible, that people not invited to the wedding, are not put in the position of being invited to a shower. Every guest will bring a gift. It would be in very poor taste to ask someone to bring a gift for a bride who has not chosen to invite that individual to her wedding. Traditionally, shower gifts are smaller and rather less expensive than wedding gifts. As a courtesy to family and friends, it is a good idea for the couple to register their preferences in the gift registry department of their favorite store. If you have ever tried to decide on just the perfect gift for someone, and didn't have a clue as to their likes and dislike, you will understand the thoughtfulness of a gift registry. Be sure to include small, inexpensive items, such as kitchen towels, wooden spoons, or hot pads, as well as larger items, such as blenders, toasters, bread makers, and coffee machines. Elderly guests may be on a fixed income, and a very limited budget, but also appreciate knowing the gift they buy is something truly desired and appreciated. Thus, the purpose of registering small, inexpensive items. And last, but hardly least, a mention of sending thank you cards, (also see "How to Write a Thank You Card") must be included in our discussion of bridal showers. At one time, notes were not considered necessary when you thanked someone in person. Today, with showers being larger and guests busier, a personal note is the only way to make sure sincere appreciation is expressed. A unique idea for sending thank you cards begins as the guests arrive and register for a door prize by filling out her name and mailing address on "thank you" envelopes. The door prize winner is drawn at the end of the shower from the envelopes which are then given to the bride. This enables the bride to more quickly send out her thank you cards, and eliminates returns due to incorrect addresses. For more information on this and other related topics see Ask Fran OurMarriage.com Home > Planning your wedding > Pre-wedding parties > Bridal Showers OurMarriage.com respects your privacy. See our privacy policy Unique Wedding Ideas: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Submit your own unique wedding Idea. Wedding Customs || Ask Fran || Forum || Wedding Planner || Wedding Etiquette Unique Wedding Ideas || Planning Your Wedding || Newsletter || Honeymoon || Home © 1998- 2005 OurMarriage.com All Rights Reserved. 360 Wedding Invitations- Click here Infant & Children's Specialty Appare l Christening Gowns and more. 78 page fully printable & customizable wedding planner for only $4.95 No ads or annoying borders. This planner has a simple and clean look that you can customize to your own liking. Print as many pages as you need! Plus! Download 125 additional unique wedding ideas not posted on our website... Free with planner! Click here "Brides Against Breast Cancer" Making Memories Breast Cancer Foundation launches National Wedding Gown Collection Drive. Click here
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Associate Alumnae of Douglass College - Gift Giving ABOUT US ALUMNAE CURRENT STUDENTS NEWS AND EVENTS GIVING BACK HOME About The Douglass Fund Distributions of income earned in the prior year by endowed funds of The Douglass Fund are administered by a Trustees Committee composed of the Dean of Douglass College, the president of the Associate Alumnae of Douglass College, two alumnae, and another person appointed by the Dean. The Douglass Fund receives both unrestricted and restricted funds. Many of these gifts come from savings or brokerage accounts, Charitable Gift Annuities, or through bequests, insurance, or some other form of deferred giving, and represent a significant commitment, often payable over five years, or after one's death. They can be non-cash assets such as real estate, business holdings, or other estate assets such as IRAs. Many alumnae choose to restrict their gift to endow a scholarship or to support or endow a particular program or initiative at the college. An important reminder . . . If you are including Douglass in your will or other financial/estate plan, please remember to review the wording of your designation to ensure that your gift is specifically for "The Douglass Fund," as you intend. The correct wording for gifts and bequests to The Douglass Fund is: The Associate Alumnae of Douglass College for the Douglass Fund . If you use other wording, your gift may not reach The Douglass Fund. About Us | Alumnae | Current Students | News and Events | Giving Back | Douglass College | Rutgers University | Home