When I looked at my betrothed moments before we were wed, I saw a man. thirty minutes later, when I looked at my husband, I saw a future.
Showing posts with label wedding. Show all posts
Showing posts with label wedding. Show all posts
Thursday, May 21, 2009
Thursday, January 15, 2009
Engagement Ring Sales Still Strong In Today's Economy
Recent data shows that Jewelry stores nationwide report a sharp decline in sales across all categories except one, Engagement rings. Engagement rings have held steady over several years. This is because this is not a luxury purchase but a necessary and purposeful purchase. The number of engagement rings sold in 2008 has held steady with past years sales but the size of the diamonds has shrunk. People are still getting married, as in better economic times, but they are doing it on a budget. Florists, caterers, and many ancillary wedding vendors are reporting that couples tying the knot are opting to do many of these services themselves or sharply curtail their spending on such services. Couples are deciding to make their own centerpieces and have cold cuts over a sit down surf and turf dinner. In a related side note: Divorce attorneys are reporting a decline in divorces being filed for.
With money issues being one of the leading causes for divorce one would think that hard economic times would lead to a rise in splits among couples. The opposite is holding true. Couples are choosing ( many times out of sheer necessity) to stay together. The added costs of divorce and maintaining two separate households is proving impossible in the face of recession. The lack of money and credit that is facing couples today are forcing them to work out their differences instead of giving up on the marriage. It just goes to show that adversity can many times show you what is really important in life.
With money issues being one of the leading causes for divorce one would think that hard economic times would lead to a rise in splits among couples. The opposite is holding true. Couples are choosing ( many times out of sheer necessity) to stay together. The added costs of divorce and maintaining two separate households is proving impossible in the face of recession. The lack of money and credit that is facing couples today are forcing them to work out their differences instead of giving up on the marriage. It just goes to show that adversity can many times show you what is really important in life.
Thursday, January 8, 2009
Monday, December 22, 2008
Risky Wedding Dresses from Chinese Bridal Online Stores
Are you looking for a wedding dress and with today’s economy you need to find a deal? You may feel to get a high end look that you may have to go with a Chinese dress online store? Before you make that jump I want to share real work issues that have arose from people who have attempted to buy from these websites. Don’t confuse American online wedding stores with the ones from China.
6 Tips on Why Buying Wedding Dress from China is a bad idea
Bridal gowns from China may take a long time to come in. With all the plans that go into your wedding, worrying if your dress will ever arrive is not one of them. Most people don’t even start looking for a wedding dress in a long enough time for a Chinese wedding dress online stores item to arrive.
Chinese bridal gown sites often steal the photos from American based online bridal stores. When women open the dress that arrives they find that the dress is nothing like the photo.
So there is an issue with your dress, good luck attempting to return your bride’s dress back to China. Unfortunately you take the risk. Even if they do decide to take it back they often want you to pay the return international shipping and new shipping to send a new dress back. You could buy a new dress for what it costs to ship something to China.
There is a something still for American made. Many women complain that dresses from China are not the quality they are looking for. Many dresses are not made to be able to handle simple stresses from just wearing it on your wedding day. Alterations start to add up which you have to take into account with the total price.
The worst of all is people have actually never even gotten there dress. There is also no way to get your money back as rules for American businesses don’t apply to sales online from China. You do take all the risk when you buy dresses from China.
The last issue is the obvious issue of language. Almost all women have specific alterations or questions as it relates to your bridal gown. The language barrier can bake it impossible to get the wedding dress the way you want it.
United States bases online bridal stores are your best option for discount wedding dresses and other wedding supplies that you can trust you are getting the quality and the price you need.
6 Tips on Why Buying Wedding Dress from China is a bad idea
Bridal gowns from China may take a long time to come in. With all the plans that go into your wedding, worrying if your dress will ever arrive is not one of them. Most people don’t even start looking for a wedding dress in a long enough time for a Chinese wedding dress online stores item to arrive.
Chinese bridal gown sites often steal the photos from American based online bridal stores. When women open the dress that arrives they find that the dress is nothing like the photo.
So there is an issue with your dress, good luck attempting to return your bride’s dress back to China. Unfortunately you take the risk. Even if they do decide to take it back they often want you to pay the return international shipping and new shipping to send a new dress back. You could buy a new dress for what it costs to ship something to China.
There is a something still for American made. Many women complain that dresses from China are not the quality they are looking for. Many dresses are not made to be able to handle simple stresses from just wearing it on your wedding day. Alterations start to add up which you have to take into account with the total price.
The worst of all is people have actually never even gotten there dress. There is also no way to get your money back as rules for American businesses don’t apply to sales online from China. You do take all the risk when you buy dresses from China.
The last issue is the obvious issue of language. Almost all women have specific alterations or questions as it relates to your bridal gown. The language barrier can bake it impossible to get the wedding dress the way you want it.
United States bases online bridal stores are your best option for discount wedding dresses and other wedding supplies that you can trust you are getting the quality and the price you need.
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Thursday, December 18, 2008
Wedding Planner Career - Tips on Preparing the Wedding Budget
Once you have gotten a basic idea of what the couple is imagining, you can begin to figure out how much the couple's dream wedding will cost, and how much money the bride and groom (or their families) are planning to spend.
Obviously, not every couple has unlimited funds to plan their nuptials. A good wedding planner will be able to take the couple's picture perfect wedding and scale it down to size as necessary to fit their budget. However, the budget will definitely influence many of the couple's decisions about the wedding. There are two ways to determine the cost of the wedding. The couple's first option is to set the budget and plan the wedding accordingly. The second option is to plan the couple's dream wedding and figure out how to fund the affair later.
Factors that will affect the cost of the wedding:
- Date and Time
- Formality
- Number of Guests
- Food
- Flowers, Music, and Photography
- Ceremony and Reception Venues
- Location
You will quickly learn ways to manipulate these factors to cut costs as necessary. The bride and groom must be able to prioritize their wish list. If the couple's dream wedding is a black-tie affair in June with a catered, sit-down meal for 500 people in an expensive hotel ballroom, the couple better have a lot of cash or be ready to make some compromises. A good budget will take into account every aspect of the wedding. Your role is to help the bride and groom find ways to choose the most important elements and downscale in 30 other ways as necessary. The black-tie affair in the fancy hotel ballroom could cost significantly less if the couple chooses to have the wedding during an off-season month or day (think a Friday night in April or November) or has a late-evening reception with drinks and dessert. An open bar, designer gown, live music, or elaborate floral arrangements are all expensive options that can be scaled back to cut costs -- unless the couple is set on that specific detail. Odds are the bride and groom are not the only ones with big ideas for their big day. Parents and families on both sides will likely have their own idea of what the wedding should entail. If the couple's parents are footing a large portion of the bill, remind the bride and groom that their parent's opinions should be taken into consideration.
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For more information on how you can become a wedding planner and get paid to plan weddings, visit http://www.mommyempire.com/
Obviously, not every couple has unlimited funds to plan their nuptials. A good wedding planner will be able to take the couple's picture perfect wedding and scale it down to size as necessary to fit their budget. However, the budget will definitely influence many of the couple's decisions about the wedding. There are two ways to determine the cost of the wedding. The couple's first option is to set the budget and plan the wedding accordingly. The second option is to plan the couple's dream wedding and figure out how to fund the affair later.
Factors that will affect the cost of the wedding:
- Date and Time
- Formality
- Number of Guests
- Food
- Flowers, Music, and Photography
- Ceremony and Reception Venues
- Location
You will quickly learn ways to manipulate these factors to cut costs as necessary. The bride and groom must be able to prioritize their wish list. If the couple's dream wedding is a black-tie affair in June with a catered, sit-down meal for 500 people in an expensive hotel ballroom, the couple better have a lot of cash or be ready to make some compromises. A good budget will take into account every aspect of the wedding. Your role is to help the bride and groom find ways to choose the most important elements and downscale in 30 other ways as necessary. The black-tie affair in the fancy hotel ballroom could cost significantly less if the couple chooses to have the wedding during an off-season month or day (think a Friday night in April or November) or has a late-evening reception with drinks and dessert. An open bar, designer gown, live music, or elaborate floral arrangements are all expensive options that can be scaled back to cut costs -- unless the couple is set on that specific detail. Odds are the bride and groom are not the only ones with big ideas for their big day. Parents and families on both sides will likely have their own idea of what the wedding should entail. If the couple's parents are footing a large portion of the bill, remind the bride and groom that their parent's opinions should be taken into consideration.
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For more information on how you can become a wedding planner and get paid to plan weddings, visit http://www.mommyempire.com/
Tuesday, December 9, 2008
Hawaiian Wedding Dresses and Wedding Gowns
Numerous Hawaiian brides plan having their wedding on the beach, where one could choose between a conventional ivory or white wedding gown, or a tropical island themed Hawaiian bridal dress. We also have an article on Hawaiian wedding traditions.Wedding dress floral prints
There are different floral prints that are used for Hawaiian bridal dresses, and these can be described as ginger shadow that is in a light shade, alii, makamae, royal, beach, moon haleakala, sand Hanalei, cloud pele, day kaluapapa, mist iao in pink, cream maui, and tangerine kealia. Other floral prints that light up Hawaiian wedding dresses with an infusion of color and genuine Hawaii Island charm are patterns like milk, coconut, honeymoon, garden, ivory paradise, sundance Polynesian, calla kahanu, cream Waikoloa, cream cattleya, and cream sweetheart.
Holoku, the native Hawaiian wedding dress
These floral prints are incorporated in the wedding dresses, together with a fusion of timeless silhouettes, and enduring, simple fabrics. Brides that want a marriage that is not traditional, but conventional enough choose these. This is where these island inspired gowns come in, while there are still a number of brides who are content with traditional, all white flowing wedding gowns, complete with train, bonnet, and all the other conventional trimmings. The holoku, which is the wedding dress for the Hawaii bride, is native to the island of Hawaii. This bridal gown looks fabulous in all colors, ranging from elegantly white, to ecstatically black. The holoku compliments most body types, and can be worn to the loose or fitted, though with the loose version, it sways in the wind for a perfect beach scene!
Wedding dress styles
Some women look flattering these gowns coupled by a ceremony held at the beach, with racy ruffles at the bottom. The other style favored by Hawaiian brides is the dress made to the mermaid style, which is made to complement the bride figure or form, featuring a bottom with a wider edge, and a figure hugging silhouette. Other varieties are made up of halter gowns, several styles of spaghetti strap styled bridal gowns, and strapless bridal dresses. A Hawaiian wedding dress must speak of the island's romantic and tropical character, such as the radiant beauty surrounding motif on a black gown or dress, utilizing such bright colors as yellow, green, and red, being highly desirable. Subtle or pale colors also work well for these gowns, with shades of pale blue, pink, green, yellow, combined with patterned leaves or delicate flowers make up a spectacular choice of a bridal dress.
Wedding dress accessories
Accessories are important to the overall wedding attire, and to that end, lei can enhance any Hawaiian marriage dress. This accessory is made from delicate shells and silk flowers, and popular versions of lei shells consist of Ni'ihau, puamana, and koa shells. Jewelry may be crafted out of mango wood, freshwater pearls, shell strands, kukui nuts, and pearls, which go hand in hand with beautiful and tropical marriage dresses. Other options for wedding dress accessories that are open to the Hawaiian bride are paper parasols, decorations for the hair using sweet smelling and island beautiful flowers, decorative air fans, hair combs that are delicately placed in the hair, and marriage veils that are in different flower motifs.
There are different floral prints that are used for Hawaiian bridal dresses, and these can be described as ginger shadow that is in a light shade, alii, makamae, royal, beach, moon haleakala, sand Hanalei, cloud pele, day kaluapapa, mist iao in pink, cream maui, and tangerine kealia. Other floral prints that light up Hawaiian wedding dresses with an infusion of color and genuine Hawaii Island charm are patterns like milk, coconut, honeymoon, garden, ivory paradise, sundance Polynesian, calla kahanu, cream Waikoloa, cream cattleya, and cream sweetheart.
Holoku, the native Hawaiian wedding dress
These floral prints are incorporated in the wedding dresses, together with a fusion of timeless silhouettes, and enduring, simple fabrics. Brides that want a marriage that is not traditional, but conventional enough choose these. This is where these island inspired gowns come in, while there are still a number of brides who are content with traditional, all white flowing wedding gowns, complete with train, bonnet, and all the other conventional trimmings. The holoku, which is the wedding dress for the Hawaii bride, is native to the island of Hawaii. This bridal gown looks fabulous in all colors, ranging from elegantly white, to ecstatically black. The holoku compliments most body types, and can be worn to the loose or fitted, though with the loose version, it sways in the wind for a perfect beach scene!
Wedding dress styles
Some women look flattering these gowns coupled by a ceremony held at the beach, with racy ruffles at the bottom. The other style favored by Hawaiian brides is the dress made to the mermaid style, which is made to complement the bride figure or form, featuring a bottom with a wider edge, and a figure hugging silhouette. Other varieties are made up of halter gowns, several styles of spaghetti strap styled bridal gowns, and strapless bridal dresses. A Hawaiian wedding dress must speak of the island's romantic and tropical character, such as the radiant beauty surrounding motif on a black gown or dress, utilizing such bright colors as yellow, green, and red, being highly desirable. Subtle or pale colors also work well for these gowns, with shades of pale blue, pink, green, yellow, combined with patterned leaves or delicate flowers make up a spectacular choice of a bridal dress.
Wedding dress accessories
Accessories are important to the overall wedding attire, and to that end, lei can enhance any Hawaiian marriage dress. This accessory is made from delicate shells and silk flowers, and popular versions of lei shells consist of Ni'ihau, puamana, and koa shells. Jewelry may be crafted out of mango wood, freshwater pearls, shell strands, kukui nuts, and pearls, which go hand in hand with beautiful and tropical marriage dresses. Other options for wedding dress accessories that are open to the Hawaiian bride are paper parasols, decorations for the hair using sweet smelling and island beautiful flowers, decorative air fans, hair combs that are delicately placed in the hair, and marriage veils that are in different flower motifs.
Island Wedding Dresses and Wedding Gowns
A wedding on a tropical island invokes images of sand, surf, and rolling waves. A gentle breeze and shimmering sunshine the bride who awaits her island wedding, in her beautiful island wedding dress.
Island wedding dress fabrics
Island wedding dresses are more an idea or a feeling than style per se. several aspects must be respected for the bride to feel comfortable at the beach during an island wedding. One of these is the trade winds, which are breezy and light. To be capable of using these trade winds in a bride's favor, fabrics that are light weight are best, such as georgette, linen, charmeuse, gauze, satin, cotton, silk, and chiffon. The advantage to these fabrics is their easy mobility; to limit the amount of sticking or clinging a fabric may have against a bride's skin, in the hot weather.
This means the bride's wedding dress will have to be packed, therefore a dress that irons well or less likely to crease is a safe bet. In keeping with an island wedding theme, sarongs, tea length dresses, or short wedding dresses lend themselves really well. A train that is extended is not advisable when the wedding location is outdoors, but a shorter version is acceptable.
Colored Island wedding dress or colored detailing
Tropical island statements are made by colored wedding dresses, as opposed to the more conventional white or ivory, which are still very good color choices for island wedding dresses. Color adds character and island charm is infused into the ceremony, and as such any color can work well with an island setting wedding. For those brides who prefer otherwise, a few details of the wedding details can be in color, such as appliquýs, embroidery, some piping, or sash, can be in color. This finer detailing will hint at color, without overwhelming the senses.
As a tribute to the stunningly beautiful nature of island weddings, quite a number of the well respected designers in the wedding dress industry have entire lines of island wedding dresses. The style of dress can range from spaghetti straps, strapless, and halter necks, to A-line, empire waist, cut out low back, and full skirts.
Island wedding dress accessories
Island wedding dresses have to be paired with the appropriate footwear, as traditional pumps are not practical in sand. As a consequence, sandals, which are elegant and simple, will work well with wedding gowns. One strap sandals are particularly recommended. Flip-flops, adorned with flowers that are hand painted, jewels, or shells are a popular choice of island wedding dress footwear, as are barefoot sandals. These are jewelry that embellishes the top of a bride's feet, at the same time leave the soles of her feet bare. Adornments may include flowers, rhinestones, and pearls.
Jewelry should be kept simple, as a simple rule. A lone gold chain, pearl earrings, is normally adequate. Fans, be they of straw or white elegant paper, can also adorn an island wedding bride, as well as parasols can. Brides retain a feminine look with parasols draped off the shoulders. A hair ornament will add romance to any island wedding, with a tiara, jeweled comb, or flowers completing the ensemble.
Island wedding dress fabrics
Island wedding dresses are more an idea or a feeling than style per se. several aspects must be respected for the bride to feel comfortable at the beach during an island wedding. One of these is the trade winds, which are breezy and light. To be capable of using these trade winds in a bride's favor, fabrics that are light weight are best, such as georgette, linen, charmeuse, gauze, satin, cotton, silk, and chiffon. The advantage to these fabrics is their easy mobility; to limit the amount of sticking or clinging a fabric may have against a bride's skin, in the hot weather.
This means the bride's wedding dress will have to be packed, therefore a dress that irons well or less likely to crease is a safe bet. In keeping with an island wedding theme, sarongs, tea length dresses, or short wedding dresses lend themselves really well. A train that is extended is not advisable when the wedding location is outdoors, but a shorter version is acceptable.
Colored Island wedding dress or colored detailing
Tropical island statements are made by colored wedding dresses, as opposed to the more conventional white or ivory, which are still very good color choices for island wedding dresses. Color adds character and island charm is infused into the ceremony, and as such any color can work well with an island setting wedding. For those brides who prefer otherwise, a few details of the wedding details can be in color, such as appliquýs, embroidery, some piping, or sash, can be in color. This finer detailing will hint at color, without overwhelming the senses.
As a tribute to the stunningly beautiful nature of island weddings, quite a number of the well respected designers in the wedding dress industry have entire lines of island wedding dresses. The style of dress can range from spaghetti straps, strapless, and halter necks, to A-line, empire waist, cut out low back, and full skirts.
Island wedding dress accessories
Island wedding dresses have to be paired with the appropriate footwear, as traditional pumps are not practical in sand. As a consequence, sandals, which are elegant and simple, will work well with wedding gowns. One strap sandals are particularly recommended. Flip-flops, adorned with flowers that are hand painted, jewels, or shells are a popular choice of island wedding dress footwear, as are barefoot sandals. These are jewelry that embellishes the top of a bride's feet, at the same time leave the soles of her feet bare. Adornments may include flowers, rhinestones, and pearls.
Jewelry should be kept simple, as a simple rule. A lone gold chain, pearl earrings, is normally adequate. Fans, be they of straw or white elegant paper, can also adorn an island wedding bride, as well as parasols can. Brides retain a feminine look with parasols draped off the shoulders. A hair ornament will add romance to any island wedding, with a tiara, jeweled comb, or flowers completing the ensemble.
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