First Wedding Anniversary Gift for Your Wife
Your first wedding anniversary is a big milestone in your life as a couple. It means that you were able to weather the most difficult year of a marriage. Your wife deserves a special first wedding anniversary gift from you. It need not be anything expensive but an expression of your love and appreciation for her. Check out these suggestions for a 1st Wedding Anniversary Gift for your wife:
Romantic gift
Since paper is the material associated to first wedding anniversaries, the most romantic first wedding anniversary gift for your wife could be a love poem or love letter written on scented paper. It need not be a literary masterpiece, all you have to do is put your heart in writing the love poem or love letter.
Accompany the love poem or love letter with other traditional gifts such as flowers or chocolates and gift it to her immediately when she wakes up. This will show her that you remembered the anniversary days before and spent time writing the love poem or love letter. this thought and your penned words will really endear you to her.
Personalized novel
A personalized novel with you and your wife as main characters is a a gift that will be valued forever. Provide the author with the details such as your names, places and even the names of your pets and other characters for the story and give the author the plot of the story or choose a title from a long list of exciting and romantic titles that you want. This book comes in a personalized cover to add to add to the final touch.
Playing cards with your favorite wedding photos
If you and your wife enjoy playing cards, then deal your wife with playing cards with your favorite wedding photos. There are shops that will do this for you. All you need is to upload the wedding photo images and they will feature it at the back of a whole deck of 52 cards.
Whatever you choose to give your wife for your first wedding anniversary, the best way to give the gift is in a breakfast tray of a breakfast you have specially prepared for her, served in bed.
Dress Shirts vs Sports Shirts for Men
A long sleeved sports shirt is not a dress shirt. It may look like a dress shirt but it still is not a dress shirt. More and more work places allow the use of sports shirts as an office wear, the reason for its growing popularity with the male species. With this rise in interest in sports shirts, men wear manufacturers have been introducing sports shirts that are even billed as dress shirt. But there is a difference between a dress shirt and a sports shirt, and men should be able to differentiate one from the other.
Sports shirts are very versatile men wear; they are great worn as is with jeans, slacks and even shorts. They come in all solid colors as well as prints, short or long sleeved, and are made from polyester or cotton. They are great worn underneath a blazer, or a V-neck sweater or cardigan but never on a suit. However versatile sports shirts are, they should never be treated as dress shirts.
The main difference between a dress shirt and a sports shirt is in the fit. Dress shirts are more tailored and are meant to be worn underneath a suit and with a tie, although they are also great on their own. Dress shirts should fit you like a glove, are better constructed and with finer detailing than sports shirts. Dress shirts are almost always made from quality cottons and are a bit more expensive than sports shirt.
Dress shirts should fit a man’s body perfectly and when it comes with a spread collar it the perfect dress shirt worn with a tie. In fact it should not be worn without a tie. While oxford button down dress shirts are not as formal and can be worn with a blazer or paired with khakis. A dress shirt with a pointy collar lies in the middle of the two; it is not as formal as a dress shirt with a spread collar or as casual as a button down. It is the most common dress shirt style and can be worn without a tie if so desired.
Semi Formal Wear for Teenage Boys
Semi Formal Wear for Teenage Boys
Teenage boys hate the idea of dressing up in what they call “adult’s clothes” such as semi-formal or formal attire consisting of a tuxedo, dark suit and jacket and tie. But there are occasions when wearing such adult’s clothes cannot be avoided such as attending a formal wedding, a bar mitzvah, a school dance, or a prom.
Justin Bieber’s Stylish Look
Semi formals for men have different connotations. The correct definition, if the rules of etiquette should be followed is a dark suit since a semi-formal occasion is tantamount to a black-tie event. But society’s standards change and these days the rules are more relaxed depending on age, socio-economic status, and even geographical location. A classic example is between a teenage boy and a successful professional. It is acceptable for a teenage boy to arrive at a semi-formal event in slacks and a button down shirt but a successful profession is expected to attend in a dark suit. Here are some rules or tips on what a semi- formal for a teenage boy should look like:
• A teenage boy is not required to wear a tuxedo or even dark suit for a semi formal occasion. A dinner jacket over a dress shirt paired with tailored trousers and slacks is highly suitable but a button down shirt with tie paired with tailored slacks or trousers is also acceptable. What should be avoided are jeans or tracksuits or anything that is considered a casual or informal wear.
• In some semi formal events even a polo shirt or a fitted shirt with a collar worn with chinos or khaki pants paired with dress shoes are acceptable outfit for teenage boys, it is crisp, neat and wholly personable and a great choice for teenage guys who abhor the idea of a suit or a jacket but could not get away from attending the event.
• For a semi-formal occasion, sneakers, sports shoes and sandals are out and dress shoes are in. Wing tips, dress loafers and dress oxfords in dark colors are the acceptable footwear for teenage boys in a semi-formal event. Photo Copyright of PR PHOTOS
Inexpensive Dating Tips for Men that She Will Love
Inexpensive Dating Tips for Men that She Will Love
A date does not have to be expensive to be memorable and pleasurable. Your special someone will love you more for coming up with dates that may not be pricey but well thought of, appealing to her romantic and sentimental side or specifically tailored to her inclinations and activities that she is partial to. If you want to please your lady love, check out the following suggestion for an easy on the pocket dates she will love:
Wine tasting and impromptu picnic
If your girl is the sophisticated type she will love a wine tasting date where you get to compare the merits of a Chardonnay, a Merlot or a Cabernet Sauvignon. Buy some exotic cheese from your local delicatessen and get a bottle of wine from one of the wineries and continue the “party” at the tailgate of your car while you’re park in a pretty spot in between wineries for a charming view.
All you’ll spend for are the cheese and the bottle of wine since wine tasting is free.
A free concert at the park
In most big cities there are free concerts and performances during summer time held in public parks. Take a blanket with you, a cooler with refreshment, fruits, cheese and crackers. This is a lot better than pushing and shoving with a big crowd in an overpriced concert.
Spread the blanket in a chosen spot in the park and enjoy the free music with your lady love as you sip wine from a plastic cup, feed each other grapes and cheese.
Watch the sunset
If your girl is the romantic type, she will love the idea of driving to the beach and watching the sunset from a top a sand dune. All you’ll spend for is the price of petrol
A date at the farmer’s market
One early Sunday morning, surprise your domesticated girlfriend by picking her to shop at the farmer’s market where she will have the time of her life wandering from one stall to another of fresh organic veggies. She will be very pleased with you and might even cook you breakfast after.
How to Look Great on a Budget, Fashion Tips for Men
How to Look Great on a Budget, Fashion Tips for Men
A man can look great without spending a fortune on clothes. Style does not equate to expensive or lavish. It only needs a little savvy and know-how to look wealthy and stylish without burning a hole in your pocket book. The technique boils down to buying wisely. Here are some tips on how this can be done:
Proper matching
Proper matching of clothes is the first rule to follow if you want to look great on a shoe-string budget. Start off with several classic pants in neutral colors that can easily be matched with any style and color of top. This should include flat front trouser (flat front trousers are more classic than pleated front) in neutral colors – navy blue for the colder months and tan or khaki when the weather gets blistery hot, a good pair of jeans, and khaki shorts for summer wear. These monochromatic colors can easily be matched with any jacket, dress shirt, polo shirt or t-shirt, in solid colors and even with pattern such as stripes and checks. In matching pants with tops, the basic rule is either contrast or complementary. Match your outfit with the right kind of footwear so investing in quality pair of loafers one in black and one in brown, is a better idea than lace-ups. This way you will have something to match with any of your preferred outfit that will not clash.
Buy quality over quantity
It is a grave mistake to think that you are actually making a savings when you buy cheap. I f you want to look like a million dollar even on a shoe-string budget then invest in quality clothes. Two or three pieces of good quality clothes will be cheaper than a dozen of mass-produced items in the long-run since they tend to last longer and also looks much better. Never sacrifice quality for quantity. Designer clothes and named brands will only be as good though as their fit. Make sure that when you buy those branded they really fit and fit perfectly otherwise it just like throwing away money.
