Wacky snap of the week.

So you`re still trying to cut out second cousin Sarah to save a few dollars on the reception. How about these people in China who fed over 3000 people at a reception for 3 DAYS.

Got single friends.

Have em learn Chinese!!!!

(CNN) -- Some 24 million Chinese men of marrying age will find themselves lacking wives in 2020, partly because of the country's one-child policy, which has led to the abortion of female fetuses, state media said Monday.
Sex-specific abortions have led to a large male population born since the 1980s, the China Daily newspaper said, citing a study conducted by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.
The gender imbalance means that the next decade will see many intergenerational marriages: young men married to women much older than them, the study said.
China's Communist Party implemented the one-child rule three decades ago, amid fears that the country would not be able to feed a skyrocketing population. The policy has prevented about 400 million births, China Daily said.
Couples living in cities are barred from having more than one child, unless neither parent has siblings. In rural areas, the law allows for a second child under certain circumstances. And the guidelines are looser for ethnic minorities with small populations.
Enforcement varies, but usually takes the form of fines to discourage extra births.
The policy has curbed population growth, and has led to forced sterilization in some parts of the country, the U.S. State Department said. Because of a traditional preference for male heirs, many Chinese also have aborted female fetuses, according to human rights groups.
Even within the country, calls to overhaul the law have increased in recent years, China Daily said.
But China has said it will maintain its one-child policy for at least another decade.

Ottawa Wedding Magazine

For my first post of the New Year, here is something new for Ottawa, our own wedding magazine.

It seems that Wedding Bells has finally met its match in the local market. For years they have
ignored locals and charged rates that were outrageous. Who did you think was paying for those $8000 a page ads, but little ole YOU. I suppose it was fine for the big guys, but little merchants
who paid those rates eventually passed them on to clients and more than one I know went out of biz owing Wedding Bells big cash. Eventually a megacorp took over Wedding Bells and they jacked the rates even more.

Congrats to some locals for seeing the business opportunity and creating a mag that is well printed and features ONLY local content. The first issue is very strong visually, though the writing is a little weak and the ad content to editorial is way too high. Hopefully they will not
follow the Wedding Bells trail and turn into one big ad surrounded by a few wire story tips.

I hear you can pick it up at any of the major wedding merchants and that it will be available at
the Bridal Fair next week. In case you can`t find one, here is the online version.
http://www.myvirtualpaper.com/doc/coylepublishing/ott_weddings_virtual/2009120801/