Archive for November, 2008

Bridesmaids, of course, are the key players, whether it is a formal or informal wedding.

Usually, bridesmaids are friends or family members often time a sister or cousin of the bride. They have done so much for you, not only as a part of your wedding party but also as a friend over the years.

So, your wedding is the perfect time for you to thank them for their wonderful support. If you are looking for some unique bridesmaid gifts, select something personalized and chosen especially for that particular bridesmaid.

Butterfly Compact Mirror

This sweet compact mirror is perfectly adorned with beautiful butterfly. You can specially design the compact mirror with your bridesmaid name or traditional engraved on it.

The compact cover of this butterfly mirror has swirls of pearly white enamel. A silvery butterfly is adorned on the mirror with 4 sparkling rhinestones, which increase the beauty and look of the mirror. [ via ]

Photo Key Chain

You can keep a picture of your bridesmaid and her best friend inside this romantic pocket size locket. This silver plated photo key chain features a key ring attached to locket holder.

Nowadays, most modern brides have given up the traditional all-white wedding dream, and seek out colors that suit their complexion and taste.

If white is not your favorite color or if you feel it makes you look washed out, your favorite color can do the trick stylishly.

If following a traditional wedding style doesn’t appeal to you, a colored wedding dress is certainly the best option.

Not only is it socially acceptable to add amazing colors to your wedding gown, but the wide range of choices also allows you to make your wedding a uniquely personal.

Finding the right color

Use different shades that complement your complexion. For example, if you look gorgeous in pink, choose a white wedding dress that has a pale pink tint to it.

By incorporating different shades in your wedding dress, you can maintain the traditional all-white impression if you desire.

A splash of extra color will enhance the overall look of your wedding dress and you’ll look just as gorgeous in your favorite colored wedding dress.

On the other hand, instead of going for a partially white wedding theme, go for an entirely different spectrum of colors, which will look just as stunning on the most special day of your life.

An officiant plays a major role in a wedding, and you will probably be extremely lucky if you are able to find an officiant who would be open to all your ideas for the wedding, and is flexible and open to your suggestions, and who does not oppose everything immediately he hears you.

After all, it is your wedding, a once in a lifetime affair, and if you get an uncooperative officiant, then it will be a great dampener on the festive wedding spirit.

If you prefer the traditional officiant, then remember, you have several options. The officiant who conducts your marriage could be a Judge, or a Notary, a Clerk at the County Courthouse, or he could be a Justice of the Peace.

I once attended a wedding when the bride’s father’s close friend acted as the officiant for the wedding. This was a wedding I cannot forget, because the proceedings were so very informal, and there was absolutely no tension on any side, because everyone knew the officiant, and the officiant knew everyone at the wedding, and he knew exactly what was what.

Wedding has many parts-the guest list, the wedding dress, the decorations and colors, the invitations, the themes and many more. For decoration purpose and as favors for guests, candles will be absolutely perfect.

Candles can most easily be found in all seasons and come in all sorts of shapes and sizes-small tea lights, votive candles, floating candles, large bar candles, and candles sculpted into different animals and items.

Here are few ideas for you to decorate or present candles as favors for your wedding guests.

Mini-Candle in Gift Box

This warm wonderful gift arrives completely in small packages. This cute little hand painted candle brings a big impact to any event including wedding. The wick of the candle is cleverly disguised at the apple stem.

“Apple of My Eye” tag included, but a personalized tag is also available, for brides wishing to include an extra note of sincerity and thankfulness to their wedding day. [ via ]

Elegant Rose Ball Candle

Measuring 2″ in height, these rose ball candles adds charming and warm look to your wedding reception table. They are made up of tiny rose buds and are also available in white color.

I know you want to look your very best on the most important day of your life, your wedding day! Have you taken any steps, however, to achieve this? If you have, congratulations! If not, then what are you waiting for?

Remember, a good looking bride is most probably a healthy one as well, and only good health can bring that extra special glow to your face and skin on your wedding day.

Here are some tips for you to become healthy or healthier as the case may be, as your wedding day approaches.

1. Exercise moderately everyday. Do not wait until the last minute, start at least six months before your wedding day. Perform exercises that will tone up your body and get rid of the excess fat on your body. Try Pilates, its excellent!
2. You could practice some of these things: never lie down when you can sit up while watching TV, never sit down when you can stand up when you are talking to your neighbor, never stand up when you can walk around while you are talking on the telephone, never walk, but run if you can up the stairs. These simple steps will help you shed excess weight, and shape you up for your wedding day.

I am sure that there is no one on this earth who can honestly and truthfully say that he or she doesn’t love cocktail hour, and if we are talking about a wedding, then there can be absolutely no doubt that cocktail hour would be the best part of the wedding celebrations.

This means that the wedding cocktails not only have to be creative and special, but should also showcase the predominant theme of the wedding, including the wedding colors and decorations used.

For example, if the wedding has a Victorian theme, then you could use goblets to serve your cocktails.

• You could perhaps actually create a bar, keeping in mind the theme of the wedding and the colors and motifs used. This could well turn out to be the most attractive space at the wedding venue for your guests!
• Don’t forget, never serve cocktails without serving munchies first; the results could otherwise become disastrous…!
• The munchies too could be in keeping with the theme of the wedding, or be original and creative by themselves. Whatever you serve, make sure it goes with the drinks you are serving, and also that your guests do not fill themselves on just the snacks; what about the wedding feast then?

It is imperative that you look good, no, great, on your wedding day.

I know you must be anxious and stressed about the wedding, with so many details to take care of, and coping with the miscellaneous irritating and stress causing situations that arise just before a wedding.

One of the most important things that you can do to achieve a union of mind, body and spirit so that you can look gorgeous on your wedding day, is to de-stress with a massage.

Remember, a good massage given by a trained professional masseur will help you get relief from stress, will help you to relax, will promote deep and easy breathing, will reduce an elevated blood pressure caused by anxiety, will increase your general health and well being, will bring a glow to your skin, and even release endorphins, the body’s natural painkiller.

Start months earlier; don’t wait until the last minute to have that massage. Remember, it is only if you have had several massages already that you will be able to derive the benefits I have mentioned above.

The thing about a wedding is that this is the time when everyone wants to display their cultures and traditions, even if they had not really been interested in them before.

When it is a multicultural wedding, then it can be even better (or worse, as applicable), with both the bride’s side and the groom’s side wanting to showcase their own traditions, which is the way it has to be done, rather than trying to give more importance and prominence to one tradition over the other.

One must of course learn to respect all the traditions, and with couples today marrying across cultures, religions, and even nations, today’s weddings are indeed a mix of cultures, and can be multi racial, and even multi national.

How do you plan such weddings?

Here are some tips for you:

1. Conduct a proper research into the wedding customs of each side involved. Remember that even if the young couple isn’t all that convinced about following traditions, there may be elderly people who would want to, and you have to take this into account.
2. Start from scratch. What must the wedding invitation be like? Must it reflect any specific tradition and use symbols associated with them, or must it be neutral?

As long as the culture of weddings exists, there will be wedding myths and superstitions to accompany them.

Like most of the things, the ideas of myths and superstitions regarding wedding have come from far and wide world.

Some of the wedding myths may seem like funny, while few of them can appear to be quite harsh.

Even not all wedding myths may bring bad luck to your life, there are also some wedding myths and superstitions that can bring good luck to your life.

Popular wedding myths:

1. Rain on wedding day!

Concerning rain on the wedding day, some brides believe that many tears will be shed in the marriage, while others say that rain brings good luck and blessings to couple.

A rainy wedding day also foretells that many children to be born to the couple as the rain promotes growth in farmer’s fields.

2. On the way to church!

It is believed that it is fortunate for the bride to meet dove, spider, a lamb or a black cat on her way to church. Some brides feel themselves as fortunate if they see a policeman, doctor, clergy man or blind man on her way to church. The groom should give a coin to the first person he sees on his way to church for inviting good luck in his married life.

When the site of your wedding is very far from your living place, or when you want to wed at your favorite holiday destination, your wedding planning becomes a bit complicated, but it is not impossible.

It is absolutely possible if you approach with perfect plan.

While many couples choose to get married locally, long distance wedding can be a special treat for you as well as for your guests.

Although many holiday vacation spots have special wedding packages, planning your own wedding can remain as memorable and special experience for everyone involved. So, to help you out in your long distance wedding plan, here are few planning tips.

1. Save the date of your wedding!

This is the most important thing that you should have in your mind. This can possibly make your wedding plan easy for you to some extent and will give you some peace of mind.

Even, the advance notice for your guests will give them an opportunity to assign vacation time and to start budgeting for travel.

2. Hire wedding coordinator!