Tuesday, March 9, 2010

Monday, March 1, 2010

Winter Wedding Invitations: Many Styles to Choose From

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Many brides choose winter dates when planning their big day for a variety of reasons. For instance, if they have a favorite winter holiday, it is not uncommon to plan a big event to coincide with that. If families live a distance apart from where the wedding is going to be held, holiday weddings can be a way to bring the family together at times when they would normally be travelling to be together anyway. For other brides, winter is a favorite time of year, between the brisk chill in the air and the beauty of snow drifts. For whatever reason you have chosen to have a winter wedding, you can find many different styles of winter wedding invitations to choose from.

When planning the theme for your wedding day, you may find that the sights and sounds of winter are the most obvious choice. In order to coordinate your invitations with your winter wedding theme, you may need to find the perfect stationery that represents winter. Fortunately, there are many different styles to choose between for this large decision.

One of the easiest ways to represent the winter season in your wedding invitations is through the color of cardstock that you use. Although many wedding invitations are traditionally white or off-white, it is perfectly acceptable to use nearly any color of card stock for your stationery. A light blue could represent the brisk blue skies associated with winter. Reds and greens can help show the proximity of your wedding date to Christmas. Deep reds, oranges and greens are colors typically associated with a wedding around the holiday of Thanksgiving. Carefully consider the overall theme of your wedding to find the right colors to use.

Another way to represent the winter season in your wedding invitations is by having watermarks added to your stationery. Think about the images that best remind you of the winter season. You can add them as a subtle design to nearly any stationery, even combining the colors of winter with a watermarked image. Watermark images can be a very subtle way to remind your guests of the winter theme for your wedding. An example of wedding stationery utilizing a winter theme may have snowflakes along with a light blue color around the invitation.

If you prefer more overt images, you can select pre-designed wedding invitations that have been printed with wintry scenes. From falling snow to intricate snow flakes to leaves and traditional images associated with winter holidays, you can find pre-designed wedding invitations that suit any desire. Many wedding invitation designers have developed entire lines of winter-related stationery, so that you can use a consistent theme with your wedding invitations, envelopes, reply cards and other related paper products.

If you cannot find a pre-designed wedding invitation that perfectly suits your needs, you can work to design your own. Many stationery businesses have templates that you can use in order to pick the type of paper, colors, images and fonts to create the perfect invitations for your big event. These templates include many different options for each choice that you have to make; this allows you to create nearly any design that you have in mind.

If you are creative, another option you can choose is to create your own wedding invitation. When you start from scratch on your own, you can literally design every single aspect of your winter wedding invitations. One idea if you create your own wedding invitations are to use pre-designed paper or paper that already has a pattern, and the rest of the invitation can be created on your own. Another idea is to use special add-ons instead of having flat paper invitations. Special add-ons allow you to emphasize the unique nature of your invitations. For instance, you can have a vellum sheet over the actual invitation, giving a glazed look and held in place by a winter-designed ribbon.

You have so many different options to consider when you are choosing your winter wedding invitations. You simply need to evaluate your own design needs and how unique you want your invitations to be and you will find the perfect solution. For no-fuss, no-muss weddings, pre-designed invitations can be your best bet. If you are crafty, consider designing your own invitations. In between, there are so many ideas you can consider for working with a stationery business to put together the right invitations for your big event.

There are many options available when planning for a winter wedding. Several colors to consider are green, white, red or orange. These colors help emphasize the winter holidays while providing a gentle design. An invitation design can be purchased at any stationery store or you can design your own invitations. Whichever option you choose, these winter styles can help you find the right design for your wedding.
by Suzanne Bradley

see also my other post on wedding gustbook, wedding favor and wedding event planning

Saturday, December 26, 2009

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Friday, December 25, 2009

Wedding Dress and gown Ideas

Creative and Informal Beach Wedding Dress Ideas For the Bride and Groom!

There are so many fun choices that the bride can make for her beach wedding dresses when the plan is for a casual wedding. With a truly informal beach wedding dress you could even take the idea of Pam Anderson and wear a swimsuit in the colours you pick for the beach wedding them, and cover it with a sarong, or soft translucent caftan style sheath dress. Even the men can wear caftans over their more informal swimwear that way. This calls for an informal beach wedding dress for the bride and groom, especially if you're having the wedding at the beach where practicality is more important than fashion.

So, how do you find the perfect beach wedding attire for men? You'll have to find out what style suits the groom. What about his dress size? .Follow the theme. Naturally, the wedding is beach-themed. However you want the groom's wedding attire to be, you'll have to make sure it fits the theme. If you are choosing a 'flower-power' Hippie theme with beads and flowers the caftan is perfect for the men as well as the women, and are naturally flattering for all body shapes. For the Tropical Island theme its simple to pick a Hawaiian style bright patterned shirt and comfortable trousers or board shorts worn with simple open sandals.

It's his wedding after all. Finding the perfect informal beach wedding dress won't be worth anything if he doesn't want to wear it on the wedding day. In many cases, when you look at the wedding photos of the beach wedding attire for men, you see that the men simply wear trousers with shirt unbuttoned at the neck, sometimes with a vest left open, and sandals without socks. The colors can be sand themed soft linens, or simple black trousers, white shirt and even a bright colored vest in red for example if using a bright theme, or gypsy theme for your informal beach wedding dress.

How to Include Color in Your Wedding Gown

Wedding gowns are more eclectic and beautiful than ever these days. One beautiful way to spice up your bridal gown is with color. The gown itself can be in a hue other than white, or touches of color can be added to a white background. If a bride just loves pink, maybe she would be happiest in a lustrous satin gown in the palest of pinks. Certain skin tones will absolutely glow in a soft gold wedding gown. For a very traditional bride, choosing a gown in a color besides white or ivory may feel too risky, but there are other ways to get a little pop of color into your ensemble.

Long tails in the back of the gown add drama during the ceremony, and then can be bustled up with the gown for the reception. Delicate floral embroidery covering the bodice of a gown is beautiful in a pale blue or pink. A very hot trend right now is bold scrollwork designs embroidered in black thread on a white gown. Brides who choose that look often like to have the motif from their gown repeated on the wedding cake. I have also seen magnificent hand embroidery around the necklines of simple silk gowns.

Whatever color you choose, carry it into a stunning set of crystal bridal jewelry for a beautifully coordinated result. A dash of color in your wedding accessories is also a fun way to jazz up an all-white gown. One of the most innovative uses of color I ever saw was in the custom wedding gown worn by a ballroom dancer. The gown was created from layers of white silk chiffon and fluid silk crepe. Underneath all of the white layers of the skirt was a final layer of silk crepe in true red.

When the bride walked down the aisle, she was a vision in white, with little flashes of red peeking out as the layers of her gown flowed and floated. It was an incredible wedding gown. Adding a dash of color to your bridal gown is a terrific way to make the dress reflect your personality.

Wednesday, December 23, 2009

Wedding Dresses on a Budget

Now that you're planning your wedding, one of the first things you're going to need to consider is your wedding dress budget and how to stay within that budget. Fortunately, being able to get wedding dresses on a budget is possible. Once you have a firmer idea of sizing, you're ready to start shopping.

One place you can look for your dress is to check out local thrift shops. If someone drops off a dress to be cleaned and boxed for storage, the dry cleaner has the right to sell the dress for whatever they can get if the dress is not picked up and/or paid for in a set amount of time. Yet another source is vintage clothing or a consignment clothes shop. If you know someone who can sew, it is also possible to find patterns for wedding dresses offered by many commercial pattern companies at your favorite fabric store.

If you can work out a deal where the actual construction of the dress is considered as that person's wedding gift, you will only be out the cost of the material and notions for the dress. Other possibilities include dresses that are offered for sale in the classified ads or dresses that are offered for sale at deep discounts by the national commercial bridal shops. One national chain offers semi-regular dress sales starting at $99. One word of caution should be considered before buying a used dress.

Wedding Dresses - Necklines and Waistlines

Waistlines for wedding dresses:

Dropped - Waistline dips below natural waistline and sits more on the hips. It is suggested for brides with undefined waist, or brides having larger hips.
Natural - Waistline sits between the empire and dropped waistlines. This waistline works with most body types.

Necklines for Wedding Dresses:

Bateau - This neckline follows collar bone from shoulder to shoulder. It is suggested for women with smaller chest size.

It is suggested for women with short waist or women with broad shoulders. This neckline should be avoided by brides with thin figures. This neckline is suggested for those with an hourglass figure and should be avoided by brides with broad shoulders or fuller arms.

Scoop - Scoop is a wide "U" shape neckline. Spaghetti Straps - This neckline has thin or very thin straps that go over the shoulders to back. This neckline is suggested for women with an average or small chest. Sweetheart - Heart shaped neckline. It is suggested for an hourglass figure or those having larger chests. It is suggested for girls with smaller chest and to be avoided by those with larger chests.

The Many Choices for Irish Wedding Dresses

Those who want to wear Irish wedding dresses can choose from many different styles and designs. When it comes to Irish wedding dresses, bust lines and hemlines vary from one bridal gown to another and even the colors are dress-specific.

The magic handkerchief is one feature that is common to all traditional Irish wedding gowns. In Irish culture, the magic handkerchief is part of the lovely bridal tradition. On the wedding, the bride carries a handkerchief. Since the magic handkerchief doubles as a baby’s bonnet, it is very special to the bride-to-be. The bride can quickly transform the hanky into a baby’s bonnet with a few stitches thanks to the innovative design of the magic handkerchief.

Irish wedding dresses are unique because they have an element that will be worn by the couple’s first born child. This appealing aspect of Irish wedding dresses is a crucial part of their appeal, although it is commonly overlooked. This marriage tradition carries on from generation to generation. Many people enjoy the practice of trying on a number of Irish wedding dresses for their special day.

Monday, December 21, 2009

Wedding Dresses

All women dream of having the perfect wedding. What else makes a perfect wedding but a wedding dress that will make every bride look like a queen even for a day or night, depending on the time of the wedding ceremony?

A wedding dress is a piece of clothing worn by a bride during the wedding ceremony. In modern times, western culture wedding dresses normally come in white and various shades of white, namely eggshell, ivory, or ecru. The queen chose white as the color of her wedding dress and other women followed her lead. Later, the color white became synonymous with virginity.

The term bridal gown came from the word al which means “party” combined with bride equals bridal party gown. A Western woman normally wears a veil on her wedding day if she chooses an all white wedding motif. Brides used to wear their hair long, flowing down their back during their wedding to symbolize virginity.

Over the centuries wedding dresses have changed, but a bride has always wanted her dress to be special, to make her look more beautiful. Centuries ago, only the rich could afford materials of red, purple, and true black; therefore, the wealthy brides would wear dresses of color adorned with jewels. In the 1800's, gray became a color for wedding gowns for brides of lower classes because the dress became re-used as the bride’s Sunday best.

The “traditional” wedding dress as known today didn’t appear until the 1800's. By 1800, machine made fabrics and inexpensive muslins made the white dress with a veil the prevailing fashion. By the nineteenth century, a bride wearing her white dress after the wedding was accepted. As times passed, women’s fashions changed. Hems rose and fell, but the long dress, with or without a train, remained the length preferred by brides. Today’s wedding dress fad appears to be the strapless dress, which looks lovely on some figures. Some brides still want styles of the past.

Saturday, December 19, 2009

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Simple Tips to Choose the Perfect Wedding Rings Sets

What are wedding rings sets?

we can say that Wedding rings sets are sets of rings which include the matching wedding band or the engagement rings and something even the groom' rings.

What's new with wedding rings sets today?

  • Enhancer-style wedding rings sets are simple, and rest up against the wedding ring, just beneath the diamond. These are most frequently seen with solitaire wedding rings, or where a simple, sleek look is desired.

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  • Contour-style sets feature wedding rings that curve to echo the shape of the wedding ring. These wedding rings sets often feature uniquely shaped or curvilinear wedding rings that would not rest flush against a simple enhancer band.

  • Scaffold-style sets are generally designed to allow the wedding ring to slide between two portions of the wedding band so that the wedding band supports and frames the wedding ring like scaffolding. These wedding rings sets have a very cohesive design, and once they are slid into place can truly look like a single ring rather than two.

With all of these new options, it's easy to get a little stymied by the idea of choosing between a wedding rings sets and individual wedding/engagement bands, and there are advantages to choosing each.

Tips in Choosing Wedding Rings Sets


There are a few things that must be considered when choosing wedding rings sets.

Need Time to choose the perfect Wedding Rings Sets

It is important to find the perfect wedding ring sets; however, it may take some time. Avoid rushing or buying just any wedding ring sets that do not even match your style. Start looking for it at least 2-3 months before the wedding. This will give you more time to search and decide on the best wedding rings sets for you and your loved one.

Wedding Rings Sets Price

Prices for wedding rings sets vary greatly and depend on the metals and stones used as well as the designs on the ring.

Hallmarks and stamps in Wedding Rings Sets

Wedding rings sets can be very expensive. To make sure you bought quality rings, check if they are stamped or hallmarked.

Setting and Material of Wedding Rings Sets

The materials and the ring setting are two important considerations when choosing wedding rings sets. This is because the couples's lifestyle has to be considered as well so that the rings will not be damaged easily as they are worn daily. For couples with active lifestyle, more durable ring materials are ideal. Also, the ring setting should be able to hold the gemstones securely.

A wedding ring set is a perfect complement to a romantic relationship. Couples may not be able to find their ideal wedding rings, but just as long as the rings match the sentiments of their relationship, the rings will be perfect.

We will carry a wide collection of timeless and high quality wedding rings sets that will surely fit every taste and budget. Big discounts and exciting prices are also offered. Just browse though the amazon.com for wedding ring sets affordable items. So celebrate love with our beautiful wedding rings sets.