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"So there&amp;#x27;s this simple thing I like to do on my and Paul&amp;#x27;s wedding anniversary (which is today!), and I think it will come in handy when you&amp;#x27;ve had it up to HERE with wedding planning... No, it won&amp;amp;#8217;t make your wedding vendors call you back faster or lower their fees, but it will remind you why you&amp;amp;#8217;re putting all that effort into wedding planning so you can celebrate with your friends and family: Go back in your archived email inbox to the date that people found out that you and your guy got engaged. Then read all those congratulatory notes, be they direct emails, Facebook messages, or Facebook wall posts. You&amp;amp;#8217;ll be astounded by how many people got in touch to let you know how happy they were to learn that you&amp;#x27;re getting married. Some examples from the first few weeks of my engagement that make me smile: From my friend Emily&amp;amp;#8217;s mom: Emily just told me about your engagement and I wanted to be sure to drop you a note to say how thrilled I am to hear the news! I don&amp;#x27;t know Paul, but I do know how long you have been with him, so he must be a great guy! How romantic to be proposed to in Paris! You must be on &amp;quot;Cloud 9&amp;quot; as we used to say. I hope you have fun with the planning. From my internship buddy, Liz, who&amp;amp;#8217;s now the editor of Oregon Bride: OMG!!! CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!!!! It&amp;#x27;s about damn time, right? I heard you and Paul were in Paris and the first thing out of my mouth was, &amp;quot;He&amp;#x27;s going to propose.&amp;quot; I might have flown back there just to punch him if he didn&amp;#x27;t. :-) Anyway, WOW, I&amp;#x27;m so excited for you both! From my mom&amp;amp;#8217;s childhood friend, Mindy: Your mom just told me the good news--can&amp;#x27;t believe she waited sooo long to tell me. CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!! I am thrilled for the two of you. May your lives together be filled with happiness and joy. I know that you are not rushing ahead with plans, so I will wait to hear where and when you register. (My gifts arrive late anyway, so if I plan now, they may just be on time!) Will you try this trick when wedding planning gets you down? Who wrote you the sweetest &amp;amp;#8220;Happy engagement!&amp;amp;#8221; email? What did it say? More Things to Do During Your Engagement Take Note of What Changes (and What Doesn&amp;amp;#8217;t) Post-Proposal Hang Out With Your Single Guy Friends--Ain&amp;amp;#8217;t No Shame in That! Enjoy These Top 5 Moments of Wedding Planning More Ways to Get Glamour Visit ShopGlamour.com for cute stuff starting at just $10! Download Glamour Magazine for your iPad! Enter the latest Glamour sweepstakes! Follow us on Twitter! Add us to your iGoogle homepage. Photo: Jupiterimages"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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