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Dear Amy. I like very much your wedding photo. I can see that Ed is really happy!!!!!!!! I'm prepariong my wedding, but as yours It won't be very showy. Time for homework: 1)Zillions of them DON’T know that, because the main opponents are themselves. 2)All the money IS on the politicians' pockets 3) What we Brazilian dentists do, most part of the population doesn’t know because we work silent among 4 walls. 4) Simple and poor people who has sold all their belongings believE in a new wonderful life here. 5) I started ANother activity 6) We made a good profit and everybody wanted our sandwichES 7) One of the TRAININGS was at the company where I work today. Best regards

Hi, teacher Amy. I feel like your dress look so cool and neat wedding dress exactly. Well, I have one question to ask you. Why the cake have tree piece,four piece or something like that in the wedding ceremony? See you next time.

Dear Amy, Most of the people who are familiar with New Delhi know that it has hot summer and when it is muggy, certainly there should be rainfall to cool down the temperature. But you suffered raining inside and outside of your room due to leakage of airconditioner. Comparison of wedding between your wedding and Indian wedding can not highlight actual wedding ceremonies in Hindu tradition. In Hindu tradition it takes more than 1 day to complete ritual functions except feast. Here are the corrections of sentences: 1) Zillions of them don’t know that, because the main opponents are among themselves. 2) All the money is in the politicians' pockets. 3) What we Brazilian dentists are doing, most part of the population don’t know because we work silent within 4 walls. 4) Simple and poor people who have sold all their belongings believe in a new wonderful life here. 5) I started other activities. 6) We made a good profit and everybody wanted our sandwich. 7) One of the trainnings was at the company where I am working today. Here are the meanings of the words: To rain buckets –to rain heavily A minefield -complicated and full of hidden problems To bump into -to meet someone you know when you have not planned to meet them To engineer (see context) -to arrange cleverly and often secretly for something to happen, especially something that is to your advantage To hang out -to spend a lot of time in a place or with someone Teeny weeny –very small To take place –to happen(held) To cheer -to give a loud shout of approval or encouragement A blast (see context) -a sudden loud noise Lavish -more than enough, especially if expensive; very generous Partially -not complete To ask for someone’s hand in marriage –ask permission for marriage A charity shop- a shop in which a charity sells all types of used goods which are given by the public, or in which they sell new goods, to make money for the work of the charity To be disheartened- to discourage

Hi, Amy. You used a construction in your last blog that is very troublesome for me. I always get confused when I come to using it. You said: "my parents had nothing to do with US meeting". Would it be correct to say "my parents had nothing to do with OUR meeting" too? Which sounds more natural: "I hope you don't mind ME disturbing you like this" or "I hope you don't mind MY disturbing you like this"?

Hi Amy!!! Wow! Your dress only costed 20 pounds! You look so terrific wearing it! A bargain indeed! :-)Apart from that, your wedding cake looks scrumptious. Yummy! Oh Amy, I´m going to owe you the today homework. I´ve been worked 12 hours a day recently, so I want to rest a little bit. Later alligator ;-), Ana Paula xx.

Hello Amy! It was very interesting to read about how you and Ed met. Humm Ed,you had started to like Amy that's why you engineered those chance meeting:) and why not, Amy is a pretty women isn't she? Amy you look stunning in the photo and the best part I liked is that, the bride is not in that traditional white dress. Naheed:)

Hi Amy! Unlike the UK, more and more couples cohabitate over here and if they get married, they choose a civil ceremony. Most Italians are Roman Catholic and if you decide to get married in church, you have to attend a pre-marriage course. If you do not attend it, you cannot get married in church. Several people argue over this because they consider it unimportant, but you have to bear in mind that you do not have to get married in church, if you do not want it. As for the party after the ceremony, it depends on your family habits and where you live. Southern people are usually more traditionalist and their weddings tend to be like the Indian ones, but they last just one day because the banquet usually includes lunch and dinner whereas most couples that live in the north of the country usually throw a shorter banquet that can include just a refreshment party ( it has become popular to have just it)or a main meal. It depends on the time of the ceremony. Mind you, if you have a civil ceremony, it is usually like yours. Loads of people have just a refreshment party in the open air or they rent a mansion where they throw a party. As far as I am concerned, no matter the type of ceremony, If I got married, I would throw a refreshment party. I am not just saying that because I am from Northern Italy, but because loads of people get bored when a party lasts too much and I do not want to see my guests bored. Sorry for my English. Thanks for replying to my comment. I so appreciate it! Have a good week-end, Filippo

Hi Amy! I love your wedding photo indeed. The dress suit you perfectly and blue arrangement evoke me instantly that you are mother of the happy Luie!You both with Ed look evidently very happy. Civil mariages were common and only official allowed before 1989 in my country. My oldest sister(a dentist) got married in a church secretly without a family or friends in a distant area and a half year after the official weddeng ceremony arranged in our caste with a registrar. For this with a party we were there only twelve persons, too, as the closest family. Nowadays, after the change of the political situation in this region, there came an opportunity for people to make big money due to a free access to begin with privat businesses and they organize pompous weddings in a church along with that in the caste here. You would hardly see coming two persons in your style with their two witnesses only as befor. Thanks for the long post. Best wishes!

hi! Amy When i was reading the first paragraph of your blog it reminds me of frogs.Frogs know when it rains because they breathe with their lungs and skins.That means if they breathe with their skin,the skin has to be wet.So they have super sense of water or damp air.Before raining it's easy for them to breathe.I think you are very clever indeed.you look beautiful in blue and of course your man also looks good. sorry i am a bit in a hurry so i can't edit my blog nicely like using capital.have a good day!

You asked if we liked your dress. Well, yes- the dress is nice, but YOU look just perfect;)

Hi Amy, You are correct. People are ready to spend as much as amount they want for wedding. Frankly it is not all necessary. Particularly for food and dresses we spend too much. Other wise friends and relatives think in a different way. I know people spend Rs.20000 for crackers alone for wedding. It is really a waste. There are lots of formalities to be fulfilled at the marriage time. You have to give new dresses for close relatives. Those costs alone add the bill heavily.

Hello Amy, I loved to know about your marriage. Your dress was lovely, but I must say I went crazy about that cake. I love wedding cakes. Yet, I was bestman to my cousin in her wedding last saturday but I left the party before the cake was cut. Can you believe that? My mom wanted to go home and I had to take her. Let me try to do the homework: 1) zillions of them doesn’t (DON'T) know that, because the main oponents are themselves. 2) All the money are (IS) on the politicians' pockets. 3) What we brazilian dentists do, most part of the population doesn’t (DON'T) know because we work silent among 4 walls. 4) Simple and poor people who has (HAVE) sold all their belongings believing in a new wonderful life here. 5) I started (AN) other activity 6) We made a(NO NEED FOR THE ARTICLE) good profit and everybody wanted our sandwich 7) One of the trainnings was at the company where I work today. (ISN'T THIS ONE CORRECT?) Well Amy, thank you once more for your nice words. Bye.

Hello Amy :-) I like the picture of you and Ed cutting the wedding cake. You write that in England the bride and groom are supposed to do the first cut together. I think that it's an international tradition or custom because in Poland, at least where I live, tis tradition is very popular. The same with the tree-storey cake, the difference is only that I've never seen a white wedding one: they are normally multicoloured with 'All the best' written in cream. By the way, why sometimes you can come across 'a picture of me' and 'a picture of you', and sometimes 'a picture of myself' and 'a picture of yourself'. Does it make a big difference or it's just a style of saying or writing? Could you please spare some place in you blog and explain it to me?

Hello Amy! Wow! What a photo! You look so nice and happy, the dress goes well on you and the cake is yummy! Also interesting to know how your wedding took place and weddings in India do. They go almost similar to ours here. Amy, will you have your conditioner fixed or discard it? We usually have out-of-work machines repaired repaired repaired until they can't be :). Thank you for the present perfect lesson. Best wishes, Myen.

Hi Amy, You mentioned that Ed and you visited many places in India before your marriage. I would like to know which one is influenced you both to visit and stay in India. You said neither of you are religious. But you are interested in learning about religion. It is strange to know that you are learning different religion without practicing it. Have you heard about “Revolutionary Marriages”? E.V.R. Ramasamy is one of the revolutionary leaders in Indian history. He is the founder of Dravidian Party in India. Actually we are celebrating his birth anniversary today. He was totally against the tradition hindu marriages surrounded by lot of rituals which many of us do not know the meaning. He had performed revolutionary marriages without the presence priests like you did in front of registrar. Now many of the politicians in Tamil Nadu are following his footsteps. In this context your marriage was also a revolutionary one. But you can’t think that Indian parents will allow their children to get to know each other before four years their marriage. Now some educated parents permit their children for few weeks or few months before marriage to know their likings. How did you decide to keep away from your traditional white marriage dress? This one is also a good. But still you want to maintain the tradition of cutting cake in the marriages. You both are nice behind the cake. You made for each other.