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Symbolism of Wedding Rings
The meeting of two personalities is like the contact of two chemical substances; if there is any reaction, both are transformed.... Continue Reading
Wedding Cameras
Wedding cameras definitely have a place and a purpose at your wedding celebration.... Continue Reading
Planning a Tuscan Theme Wedding
Tuscany is a region in the middle of Italy. It is world renown for its food, wine and magnificent scenery. Vineyards, olive groves, farm houses and castles grace the land and green mountainsides. ... Continue Reading
2006 Spring Bridal Styles
Change is in the air! Designers are offering more styles to choose from and letting the brides-to-be express themselves. Next spring season will bring flourishing changes!... Continue Reading
Autumn Harvest Wedding
Autumn is the perfect time of year to get married with the beautiful scenery and rich fall colors. Autumn is a time of year that symbolizes and celebrates prosperity and abundance what a perfect way to start a new life together. For an earthy couple or couple that enjoys gardening, an Autumn Harvest theme wedding can celebrate the things you love.... Continue Reading
Countless Themes and Color Schemes for Creative Centerpieces
Though they won't be the center of attention, the decorations that adorn the center of the guests' tables at a wedding deserve quite a bit of careful contemplation.... Continue Reading
Get in Shape!
According to a study by Modern Bride, 61% of engaged women start a new exercise routine. Chances are that after a bride has experienced trying on dresses the first time, she vows to go on a diet, whether she needs to or not! It doesn’t matter what size you are there is something about trying on form fitting, tight and restrictive dresses that hoist up most of your upper body for the free world to see, that spurs these weight awareness feelings. We are not medical professionals, but I don’t think you have to be one to dissuade people from crash diets or to persuade people to take a healthy approach to losing weight.... Continue Reading
How to Select a Caterer for Your Wedding Reception
When you hire a caterer for your wedding, you will need to meet with that person well before your event is planned. You need to make sure that you meet a caterer with whom you are in sync and who will help to make your big day a success. Some caterers only work in certain venues, so you will need to have the venue down before you select a caterer.... Continue Reading
The Wedding Caterer
The wedding reception is an integral part of your wedding and therefore you should consider hiring a wedding caterer to do the job. Why you might ask? Because there are many details that must come together for a successful reception and caterers bring a wealth of knowledge and experience with them to the table during the planning of your event. The right caterer can focus on the details of the reception, leaving the bride to focus on other important details of her day.... Continue Reading
Who would be a Wedding Speech Writer?
What better way is there to enjoy eating, drinking and getting merrier by the minute? Other than to attend one of the most traditional of occasions, the wedding reception.... Continue Reading
8 Questions Brides Ask About Setting up a Wedding Registry
In theory, setting up a registry is simple. You decide on one or several stores, create a registry online or in person, select various items, and get the word out to your guests. In practice, things are a little more complicated -- but only a little!... Continue Reading
Selecting Matching Jewelry for Bridesmaids
Ever since the days of Eve, women have been obsessed with the desire to look pretty and beautiful. All over the world, jewelry has always been an essential and integral part of a woman’s ensemble towards this objective. A wedding, of course, is a very special occasion. Selection of dresses and jewelry of a bride and her maids is a very important area of deliberate planning in a wedding.... Continue Reading
Summer Weddings on a Budget: The Backyard is Perfect
The number one dilemma for some couples just happens to be where to have the wedding. Couples search high and low for adequate locations that are both beautiful and easy on the wallet, the backyard is free.... Continue Reading
Beach Weddings
Are you planning to get married in a special never-to-forget kind of way? Then, a beach wedding is a definite choice. Nature shall add its own grandeur to the extraordinary ceremony. The cool breeze, the soft white sand under your feet, the vast gently moving expanse of the sea, and the sun or the moon light - all these, infuse a sense of sanctity to the occasion; and make the event truly memorable.... Continue Reading
Bring the Simple Pleasures of Life to Your Wedding - Wildflower Bouquets
With a bright and cheery, delicate appearance, wildflowers can truly bring a nice sentiment to an already gorgeous wedding ceremony. Giving the wedding ceremony and reception a unique and carefree ambiance, wildflowers add a nice touch of simplicity with a soft, beautiful floral glow. Grow wildflowers yourself, find a location where you can pick them without a problem, or speak with your florist to get additional ideas.... Continue Reading
The Wedding Gown
The wedding gown is steeped in history and symbolism. The white wedding gown that we have all come to know as the traditional wedding gown actually came to be around 1920. Before that time, women made their own matrimonial wear and the wealthier the person was, the more extravagant the dresses became. When the white wedding dress was introduced in mass production around 1920 or so ‘white’ was believed to symbolize the ‘innocence’ and ‘purity’ of the bride to be. This is still a popular belief today.... Continue Reading
The Wedding Present
You are sorting through the usual bills and junk mail you find in your mailbox regularly, when you are drawn to a curious envelope embossed with calligraphy and having some weight to it. You open it to discover that you are invited to the wedding of a dear friend and her future mate. You are excited about the upcoming nuptials and the chance to get out for a good party, but what to buy for a wedding present?... Continue Reading
Wedding Cards
Wedding cards aren’t restricted to just wedding invitations. A new trend to appear in the last few years is ‘proposal cards’. These are meant to accompany the ring, and the actual proposal, making for a memorable flair. After you have accepted his proposal, you can send ‘engagement’ cards to family and friends to let them know of the commitment you both have made to one another. You can follow these up with wedding cards that ‘announce’ that a date has been agreed upon for your wedding, if you choose. Then of course, there are ‘wedding shower’ cards to send. You can now send your wedding invitations to your guests. Remember to include, ‘response’ cards so that your guests can RSVP you.... Continue Reading
Ordering Wine for Wedding Banquets Made Easy
Wine has long been the emblem of life and spirit. It is a must at any celebration, and weddings are incomplete without wines and champagnes. Despite this, we often pay very little attention to the ordering of wine. It is considered the job of a connoisseur, and is left to the caterer, who often makes a hefty margin on this aspect.... Continue Reading
Fast Wedding Facts, Trends, and Tips
The wedding industry pulls in $25.3 billion per year. I’ll just give you a minute to absorb that. The wedding industry includes dresses and tuxedos, catering, banquet halls, rentals, flowers, photography, limousines, cake, invitations, favors and so on and when you consider that over the past two decades between 2.25 and 2.40 million weddings occurred in the US alone, and the average cost of a wedding is $20,000 to $25,000, well you can see how those numbers add up.... Continue Reading
Wedding Planning: 9 Months Out
Nine months before your wedding, you should have the major details out of the way. You should know where your wedding will be, what your budget is, and who will provide the services. Now it’s time to get down to some of the more detailed planning so that you will hit the 6-month mark ready to get down in the trenches of planning your wedding.... Continue Reading
Two Sensual Products for Creating a Romantic Bath
Would you enjoy a cozy and pleasurable setting where you and your sweetheart can totally relax and relish each other’s company? Create a luxurious, sensual and very romantic bath! You can easily turn an ordinary tub of water into a self-indulgent spa for two with a little imagination and a few special items. Here are ideas to try with reviews of two of my favorite bath products.... Continue Reading
Guide To Eternally Memorable Wedding Photos
Your wedding is one of the most beautiful and important days in your life. Something you definitely want to capture with great photographs - both for yourself and for future generations. However, a worst case scenario, could have you paying lot's of money for a bunch of pictures you really are not satisfied with. This article will walk you through some of the most important aspects of wedding photography.... Continue Reading
Wedding Shower Ideas
A happy couple you know is getting married and it’s up to you to come up with some wedding shower ideas. Don’t panic, it’s not that hard! The first thing to consider is what type of shower will it be? Do you want to host the same old traditional wedding shower, or do you want an event that will be remembered as the shower of the year?... Continue Reading
Bridal Shower Games
You have guests, you have gifts, you have food. The only thing missing in planning your best friend’s bridal shower is entertainment. What are the guests going to do after they eat while they are waiting for the blushing bride to open their gifts? They could chit chat, shoot the breeze, catch up on old times, or better still, play games.... Continue Reading
Marriage License
Everyone loves weddings, but they can prove to be a very hectic time for the couple-to-be. Obtaining a marriage license should be the least of your worries, midst the headaches that are caterers and seating arrangements. Before you pull all your hair out, follow these simple steps to obtaining your wedding license. Then, when you say, “I do,” you won’t feel “done in.”... Continue Reading
"Stock the Bar" Wedding Shower
Modern times have progressed the traditional bridal shower to more thematic events that now include both the bride and groom. The couple shower allows the bride and groom an opportunity for gathering with friends to celebrate their future nuptials. Best of all, grooms have grown increasingly as participants in the wedding planning and events.... Continue Reading
How to Budget for an Engagement Ring
An engagement ring is an important purchase as it marks a special time in the lives of two people. As with any important decision, a little time and energy should be spent preparing and planning.... Continue Reading
How to Choose the Right Wedding Band
You’ve heard the "4 Cs" of smart diamond buyingcut, color, clarity, and carats. But what about the wedding band? Wedding bands are not the most expensive wedding purchase you will make and you may not spend a lot of time researching your wedding band purchase. But many people end up wearing their wedding band more often and on a day to day basis compared to their engagement ring.... Continue Reading
Lab-Created Diamonds – Simulated Diamonds And Manufactured Diamonds Review
Consumer confusion about lab-created simulated diamonds exists. Here you will find clarification to simplify the selection process when choosing a lab-created diamond or manufactured diamond jewelry.... Continue Reading
Eleven Inexpensive and Fun Wedding Favor Ideas
Are you tired of seeing the same little net bags of sugar coated almonds sitting on the table at every wedding you’ve ever attended? If you want to stand out from the crowd with your wedding favors, but do not want to spend a fortune on them, here are some great wedding favor ideas.... Continue Reading
Wedding Favor Ideas
The big questions with wedding favors are 1) what type will you have and 2) do you make them or buy them? More often, brides are making their wedding favors as supplies and ideas are abundant. Here are a few ideas.... Continue Reading
Creative Wedding Gifts to Give, Favors to Receive
Every time I turn around it seems as if someone else I know is getting married! My original plan—to handcraft a blanket for each couple—is fast becoming a ridiculous impossibility as I learn of more and more friends on the road to marriage.... Continue Reading
How to Find the Perfect Wedding Photographer
Your wedding is a big deal. It doesn’t matter if your ceremony is large and lavish or small and sedate; you want to document the moment. In this day of video, photographs are still the preferred medium of recording personal events. Watching a video cannot replace the warm feelings received from flipping through a family photo album.... Continue Reading
5 Insider Beauty Secrets Other Women Don’t Want You To Know! (Part 1)
Imagine what you would do if you knew miracle working beauty secrets. And if you had the self confidence that comes with being beautiful.... Continue Reading
5 Insider Beauty Secrets Other Women Don’t Want You To Know! (Part 2)
By far one of the most important of our beauty assets is our smile. Who can resist an enigmatic sparkling white smile? You also can’t hide yellow teeth like you can most other physical defects. So you should always be sure your smile is at it’s best.... Continue Reading
Is a Wedding-Honeymoon Package Right For You?
Every bride envisions the perfect wedding. However, the “perfect wedding” also involves months of organizing, planning, and cost. Cost will mean a lot more to you if you and your fiancé are the ones who will be paying for the wedding, rather than your parents. Not to mention that you will want to save money for your beautiful honeymoon in a magical place. You can have a perfect wedding and the beautiful honeymoon at a lowered cost. How so? By purchasing a wedding-honeymoon package in the destination of your choice.... Continue Reading
From Condos to All-Inclusive Resorts, Honeymoon Accommodation Choices Abound
For a frazzled bride-to-be, honeymoon planning can be yet another frustrating task to tackle before the big day arrives. Since where you spend your first vacation as Mr. and Mrs. can be just as important as the dinner you serve at your wedding, an understanding of accommodation choices is important. Below is an in-depth look at several options, along with a list of pros and cons for each.... Continue Reading
Honeymoon Cruise Packages: Sailing With Your Sweetie
You’re thinking about taking a cruise for your honeymoon, but aren’t sure if it will be relaxing or private enough. You want something memorable and romantic. Honeymoon cruise packages, and cruise weddings are becoming the choice of brides worldwide and most major cruise lines offer honeymoon cruise packages.... Continue Reading
When to Buy the Dress?
A safe bet is to have your dress six months before your wedding, but don’t panic if you‘re still looking at three months prior. The less buy the bridal season, the closer to the wedding date you can buy it, since seamstresses aren’t as booked.... Continue Reading
Spend Less on Your Wedding Dress
Your wedding dress is one of the most important aspects of your wedding, but you don’t want it to be one of the most costly. A savvy bride can save a lot of money on a dress and still look like a princess.... Continue Reading
Before You Shop for Your Wedding Dress
Shopping for the perfect wedding gown is what most little girls dream of. A memorable experience, you can make it more enjoyable with some of the following suggestions before you even set foot in a bridal shop.... Continue Reading
Money Saving Tips for Weddings
One of the most stressful aspects of planning weddings is financing your perfect day. In the process of planning my own wedding, I discovered several money saving tips other couples may find beneficial.... Continue Reading
10 Tips for Choosing a Reception Site
Determining where your reception will be held is a BIG BIG deal, for several reasons. The first, is that no matter how lovely your ceremony is, the reception is really the bulk of your wedding. It's what people talk about the most.... Continue Reading
Planning a Wedding Reception on a Tight Budget
The key to planning an inexpensive, but still remarkable wedding reception is to take advantage of the local specialties and to shop smart. Here’s how one bride and her mother planned a reception for 70 people for less than $1,500.... Continue Reading
Wedding Favor Idea: Wine Glass Charms; Easy & Affordable
Your wedding is a personal reflection of you. Everything at your wedding should reflect your life, dreams, interests, and your love as a couple. A unique wedding favor is one of the tools you will use to communicate the theme of the day and share a piece of your personality with your guests.... Continue Reading
IceHotel: A Winter Wedding Wonderland
Looking for the ultimate snuggle-spot for your honeymoon? If you like the beauty of snow and ice, have a yen for a unique honeymoon, and happen to plan the big getaway during the cold season, Sweden’s beautiful IceHotel may be for you. While you may not get to show off that sexy swimsuit (unless you’re a member of the Polar Bear Club), and you can’t really work on your tan, this is the ultimate getaway for those who long to walk in a winter wonderland.... Continue Reading
Wedding & Shower Favors: Bottled Bubble Baths
The possibilities are endless in the world of custom crafted wedding and shower favors. For bridal showers, weddings and baby showers, decorated bottles filled with pleasantly scented bubble bath or shower gel are a more than appropriate choice.... Continue Reading
Themed Bridal Showers: Wine and Recipes
Summer months are synonymous with bridal showers and weddings. A bridal shower is the perfect opportunity to equip the blushing bride with the tools necessary for setting up her household and to celebrate the upcoming marriage. Themed bridal showers are increasing in popularity and are a great way to break away from the traditional kitchen gadget shower.... Continue Reading
How About a Disney Fairy Tale Wedding?
Getting married at Walt Disney World? It's definitely not a surprizing question, as Walt Disney World is reportedly the most popular wedding/honeymoon location in America since 1995, when Disney went officially into the wedding business. This needs not be proven, as it is only natural for such an event location to be a success.... Continue Reading
Wedding Hair Style – Achieve The Perfect Beautiful, But Formal Look
With formal hairstyling trends taking a step back from the rigidly crafted styles of yesterday, today’s wedding hair styles are free, natural and a great deal easier to attain than they were a few years ago. But even though this is true, the bridal hair style is probably the most important style that you are going to choose for quite a while so it is best served by a little research and practice before the big day.... Continue Reading
Common Format Of A Wedding Reception
This informative article outlines the common chain of events at a wedding reception.... Continue Reading
Weddings In Gibraltar
Read about Gibraltar as a dedicated destination for wedding specialists and online wedding planners in London offering all-inclusive wedding packages in Gibraltar.... Continue Reading
How To Hire A DJ For Your Wedding
Know what questions to ask before hiring a DJ for the most important day of your life, your wedding. ... Continue Reading
How to Choose your Wedding Invitations
Planning a wedding is a great deal of fun, but it also requires a significant amount of planning. Once you have set your date, one of the first wedding details you should turn your attention toward is the selection of your wedding invitations. While at one time traditional wedding invitations appeared only as white or ivory with engraved black in, today there are numerous options available for the modern bride. Due to the wide variety of designs and styles in wedding invitations available, you'll want to get started early in choosing the perfect wedding invitation.... Continue Reading
The Name Blame: To Change or Not to Change
Is there nothing more romantic than taking the last name of your husband-to-be, or do you see it as a bureaucratic-form-filling-out-nightmare? Do you wish the world to know you’re married just by seeing your names side by side, or do you fear every achievement up to that point will be forgotten as your name vanishes into thin air? Was your single life one embarrassing event after another and you welcome this new “identity”, or is his name about 15 more letters than imagined possible? ... Continue Reading
Buying a Tungsten Carbide Wedding Band Ring
When you decide to marry, one of the most important decisions will be about your ring. Traditionally, gold, white gold, silver and platinum have been used in wedding bands. But today, the selection of metals is broader, reflecting the change in our tastes and lifestyle.... Continue Reading
Common Wedding Reception Mistakes
Find a list of common mistakes made by today's brides and grooms. If you are getting married, don't make the same errors. Make this a wedding to remember for you and your guests.... Continue Reading
Special Wedding Dresses For Special Brides
Buying a wedding dress is a special occasion in and of itself. After all, the wedding day is a special day and requires everything about it to be special starting with the bride’s wedding gown.... Continue Reading
Don’t Be a Bridezilla!
Tips to a Tear Free Wedding Day... Continue Reading
BALLOONS – THE IDEAL GIFT
Balloons come in all shapes and sizes, colours and designs. From plain coloured latex balloons, to multi coloured super shape foil balloons – it would be hard to think of a balloon design that doesn’t exist, however elaborate!... Continue Reading
Wedding Guest Book Turned Photo Memento - Here's How
Every wedding I've been to has had a guest book at the wedding reception. It's a simple, easy way to get your guests current names and addresses so you can have them handy when you write out the thank you notes.... Continue Reading
Choosing the right person for your event photography
There are so many types of event photography: wedding, corporate, sporting and other special occasions. You might be confused with just what to look for when you choose a photographer. The below guidelines may help you in your decision making efforts.... Continue Reading
Bachelorette Party Planning
So your best girl is getting married and you need to throw the bachelorette party. The entire night’s festivities rests on your shoulders. Fear not! There are only a couple of basic elements to every bachelorette party that will guarantee everyone has a great time. Remember: no one knows the bride like you do! You know her interests, and what she’ll want to do the weeks before she gets married.... Continue Reading
Venues for Bachelorette Parties
Bachelorette parties are designed to let the bride, in the company of her friends, let her hair down for one last romp as a single woman. The opportunity is one that will never present itself to her again and therefore, it often enters the world of the dangerously silly, enticingly naughty, and uniquely goofy.... Continue Reading
Bachelorette Parties
Although bachelorette parties haven’t gained as much notoriety as bachelor parties, they have been held for years in a variety of venues. Certainly, if the gents get to go out on the town for a night of single independence, so too, can the ladies.... Continue Reading
Bachelorette Party Ideas
A bachelorette party is symbolic of the last days of singledom before taking that final step. It’s no secret that the guys like to go all out come stag time. Why should the ladies settle for any less? Party planners looking for just the right ideas and tips have a wealth of information at their fingertips. There is always a way to pull off that perfect party.... Continue Reading
Girls Only Party
Having a fun party before getting married is not just for men. A bride-to-be’s wedding attendants often host a bachelorette party sometime before the wedding. The two most important things to consider when planning a bachelorette party are to make sure the even is safe and fun.... Continue Reading
Men’s Titanium Wedding Rings Shopping Guide
Congratulations-You are getting married! Now that you have begun your search for the wedding ring of your dreams, you have some decisions to make, starting with the choice of metal. Titanium is the perfect choice for a wedding ring today. No other item of jewelry has played such important role in demonstrating affection as the wedding ring. Of the precious metals used to create wedding rings, titanium has merits that supersede gold or platinum in its beauty, quality and value that make it an ideal choice as the symbol of your love.... Continue Reading
Choosing the Perfect Wedding Outfit
You've spent years dreaming of the day you would walk down the wedding aisle, a radiant vision in white. Now the ring is on your finger and it's time to make that dream a reality.... Continue Reading
Creating a Butterfly Wedding
When the magical time comes, and you are walking down the aisle with your partner for life, will you have your guests throw rice? Maybe your guests will blow bubbles or perhaps throw rose petals? Maybe you have even thought of having doves released to increase the magical feeling of the moment.... Continue Reading
Calming Those Frayed Wedding Plan Nerves
The article discusses ways to keep calm while planning a wedding. Learn how to reduce stress!... Continue Reading
Relax at Casa Valerie in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
A brief look at one of the great places to stay in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. If you were looking for a private place to relax in luxury, this is the place for you.... Continue Reading
