2016 Farmingdale Fair

 Hi All,

Did you know?  That the Farmingdale Street Fair is this weekend.  Actually it started on Thursday - yesterday - and runs through Monday (which is Columbus Day). 

For more information, click on this link from FairsandFestivals.net - the site bills itself as being where art and fun mean business.  Click on this link for directions to the fair. 

So...what does the fair include?  You guessed it... there will be great food, great vendors, pickles, lemonade, pony rides, inflatables, flowers, plants, toys, and more. Fun for the whole family.

Hours:
Thursday: Carnival - 5pm-10pm
Friday: Carnival - 5pm-11pm
Saturday: Street Fair - All Day. Carnival - 12noon -11pm
Sunday: Street Fair - All Day. Carnival - 12noon -11pm, Parade 6pm, Fireworks 9pm
Monday: Carnival - 12noon-10pm

Enjoy the fun!

Regards,
Stu

Wedding Anniversaries

Hi All,

Weddings are special.  Wedding anniversaries are even more special because they celebrate that special day!  This blog entry discusses weddings, anniversaries and the associated customs and background attached to a wedding.  Enjoy the links!

Click on this link from About.com (Marriage section) that discusses traditional anniversay gift ideas.
1st-10th
11th-20th
21st-30th
31st-40th
41st-50th
51st-100th (wow!)

Click on this link from TheKnot.com to learn about ideas, the wedding registry, wedding etiquette, finding vendors, engagement rings, finding wedding dresses and wedding planning 101. 

For a long, comprehensive article about weddings, readers can click on this link from Wikipedia. 

Click on this article from Slate.com entitled 'The Wedding Industry's Pricey Little Secret'...interesting reading for the newly engaged!  Readers also might want to visit the site PerfectWeddingGuide.com for assistance in making the wedding planning simpler. 

For those who want to write their own weddings vows you might want to visit MyWeddingVows.com or Wedding Vows/The Knot.com.  Other wedding vows websites include About.com, OffBeatBride.com and Wikipedia's entry which can be found by clicking on this link.

Enjoy the links and the wedding and the food and the music and the big day.

Finally, the library has an extensive collection of wedding and wedding-related books and materials for the newly engaged.  Click on this link to see what material we have in the library's card catalog!

Regards,
Stu