The choices are endless for fall brides. From flowers and colors to décor, fall brides can create the wedding of their dreams simply by using their imagination.
While they may not have spring's tulips or summer's peonies, many flowers and colors are available for fall brides.
"Burnt orange was big last summer and I'm still seeing some of it this year," says Ryan Larson, owner and wedding coordinator of Savoir Flair Wedding Coordinating in Los Angeles. "But the big thing this year is chocolate brown. Chocolate brown and hot pink, hot green or hot blue -- [that's] very in."
Monday, April 28, 2008
Tuesday, April 8, 2008
2008 wedding trends: letterpress invitations
A wedding invitation is the earliest hint your guests will receive about your wedding. It sets the tone for your event. It gets guests enthused and makes them look forward to your big day. Letterpress invitations will be especially in vogue for 2008 weddings, with couples designing their own unique invitations and graphics.
Letterpress invitations are created just as the wording suggests; each individual letter is put into place and then pressed into the paper. In modern letterpresses, the impressions are from metal typeset and custom engraved plates. The surfaces of these plates are inked and then pressed onto the paper to obtain a reverse image. Excellent letterpress work gives greater visual definition to the typeset and artwork. Wedding invitations made with letterpress are very unique works of art.
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Letterpress invitations are created just as the wording suggests; each individual letter is put into place and then pressed into the paper. In modern letterpresses, the impressions are from metal typeset and custom engraved plates. The surfaces of these plates are inked and then pressed onto the paper to obtain a reverse image. Excellent letterpress work gives greater visual definition to the typeset and artwork. Wedding invitations made with letterpress are very unique works of art.
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Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Choosing Wedding Rings
Wedding rings are the seal of a marriage and as far as a couple is concerned, the most important aspect to get right; the rings will be on for a long time so great care needs to be taken in their choice. Despite opinions to the contrary, they have great meaning; find rings that symbolize your commitment to each other in the years to come. You may have to seek out a specialist wedding ring jeweler; do not bother with one of those from a jewelers chain found in every mall.
Although you will undoubtedly find you can buy this type of ring in a mall jewelers; they may not have the range or the quality of a specialist. Of course it should go without saying that the wedding ring you choose must complement the engagement ring that your partner is wearing.
Be sure the wedding ring is not so elaborate that it detracts from the beauty of the engagement ring; try, if possible to buy rings that were designed to complement each other. Alternatively you will just need to spend time trying new wedding bands until you find one that matches the engagement ring.
Although some metals are fashionable for a while, including: (1) White Gold, (2) Titanium, (3) Silver and (4) Yellow Gold; more lately, platinum has become the ring of choice, especially for men that are looking for something more durable. The groom is often the one that needs a harder ring and that is certainly the benefit of platinum. Traditionally, men are more likely to cause damage to a ring; they are the ones who will have the most marks and damage if examined.
Sizing is very important and essential if you do not want a problem putting the wedding rings on at the ceremony; after all the expense involved, you need the rings to fit correctly! It can be embarrassing if the rings are too loose or too tight; no-one wants to lose their ring.
It is important that you allow the jeweler enough time to complete your ring order by your wedding day; be sure that you go looking for your rings a few months before your wedding so they will be ready for your big day. With so many wedding band designs available today, picking the right one is not a fast process; this will certainly take longer than you expect and another reason not to delay.
Keep in mind that wedding rings are a symbol of love and commitment; there isn't a stronger symbol of the love two people share.
Although you will undoubtedly find you can buy this type of ring in a mall jewelers; they may not have the range or the quality of a specialist. Of course it should go without saying that the wedding ring you choose must complement the engagement ring that your partner is wearing.
Be sure the wedding ring is not so elaborate that it detracts from the beauty of the engagement ring; try, if possible to buy rings that were designed to complement each other. Alternatively you will just need to spend time trying new wedding bands until you find one that matches the engagement ring.
Although some metals are fashionable for a while, including: (1) White Gold, (2) Titanium, (3) Silver and (4) Yellow Gold; more lately, platinum has become the ring of choice, especially for men that are looking for something more durable. The groom is often the one that needs a harder ring and that is certainly the benefit of platinum. Traditionally, men are more likely to cause damage to a ring; they are the ones who will have the most marks and damage if examined.
Sizing is very important and essential if you do not want a problem putting the wedding rings on at the ceremony; after all the expense involved, you need the rings to fit correctly! It can be embarrassing if the rings are too loose or too tight; no-one wants to lose their ring.
It is important that you allow the jeweler enough time to complete your ring order by your wedding day; be sure that you go looking for your rings a few months before your wedding so they will be ready for your big day. With so many wedding band designs available today, picking the right one is not a fast process; this will certainly take longer than you expect and another reason not to delay.
Keep in mind that wedding rings are a symbol of love and commitment; there isn't a stronger symbol of the love two people share.
Friday, March 21, 2008
Leap Day can be a perfect wedding day
February 29 only happens once every four years. It's a leap day, and for some, it's also their wedding day.
A leap day, to take the big leap.
"Now will the both of you promise together before god and all of these witnesses," says the minister at Coeur d'Alene's Hitching Post.
Vanessa and her fiancee, Joel decided earlier this week that this would be their day.
"Cause it's more fun that way," Vanessa says. "I don't know, I could tell people I only have to remember one anniversary every couple of years."
Holding hands, in front of family and friends, the pair exchange vows.
"Vanessa, do you take the gentleman by whose side you now stand, and whose hand you hold?" the minister asks during the ceremony.
They're not the only ones saying I do in the leap year. By noon, 20 couples had reservations to get hitched at the Hitching Post in Coeur d'Alene.
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Thursday, March 13, 2008
Kathy's Wedding Showcase designed as one-stop shop
When Kathy Niesen invests time and effort helping area brides organize their weddings and doesn't hear from them again, its like one of her children has left home.
"They sort of become family when you're working with them," said Niesen. "Then, they don't come back."
"We go through everything with them," Niesen said.
Niesen, 59, former owner of Kathy's Hallmark, has carved a unique niche in the ever-burgeoning wedding planning industry. She owns Kathy's Wedding Showcase, 101 Bank St., which is designed as a one-stop shop for brides.
Kathy's joins other Grass Valley wedding businesses, including Vanity Faire and Lynette's Tux-n-Tailor/Lynette's Bridal Boutique.
Vanity Faire recently added traditional bride and bridesmaid dresses to its offerings through a store catalog. The store continues to offer nontraditional wedding dresses that it's had since the store began 10 years ago, said shop owner Sherri Soares.
It wasn't until the past week that Kathy's Wedding Showcase, which opened its doors in July, had a broad spectrum of vendors offering services through the store.
The expanded services and last month's wedding fair at the Miners Foundry in Nevada City bolstered business, Niesen said.
"We're just jumping out of our shoes," said Niesen late last week.
The shop's 23 vendors include: photographers, disc jockeys, a bridal fitness business, wedding cake groups, wedding gown services and gifts for bridesmaids and groomsman. Niesen's goal is to eventually have more than 100 vendors offer services through her shop.
Beyond the one-stop concept, Niesen said she's offering what a wedding consultant or planner would offer without charging.
"I'm like a booking agent for them," Niesen said. Most professional consultants could charge between $1,500 and $10,000, she said.
Niesen makes her money by charging the vendors fees for locating in her shop and she does wedding invitations herself.
"I don't want them to fill in the blanks (on their wedding invitations)," Niesen said. She said she wants the brides to come up with invitations tailored to the couple personally.
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"They sort of become family when you're working with them," said Niesen. "Then, they don't come back."
"We go through everything with them," Niesen said.
Niesen, 59, former owner of Kathy's Hallmark, has carved a unique niche in the ever-burgeoning wedding planning industry. She owns Kathy's Wedding Showcase, 101 Bank St., which is designed as a one-stop shop for brides.
Kathy's joins other Grass Valley wedding businesses, including Vanity Faire and Lynette's Tux-n-Tailor/Lynette's Bridal Boutique.
Vanity Faire recently added traditional bride and bridesmaid dresses to its offerings through a store catalog. The store continues to offer nontraditional wedding dresses that it's had since the store began 10 years ago, said shop owner Sherri Soares.
It wasn't until the past week that Kathy's Wedding Showcase, which opened its doors in July, had a broad spectrum of vendors offering services through the store.
The expanded services and last month's wedding fair at the Miners Foundry in Nevada City bolstered business, Niesen said.
"We're just jumping out of our shoes," said Niesen late last week.
The shop's 23 vendors include: photographers, disc jockeys, a bridal fitness business, wedding cake groups, wedding gown services and gifts for bridesmaids and groomsman. Niesen's goal is to eventually have more than 100 vendors offer services through her shop.
Beyond the one-stop concept, Niesen said she's offering what a wedding consultant or planner would offer without charging.
"I'm like a booking agent for them," Niesen said. Most professional consultants could charge between $1,500 and $10,000, she said.
Niesen makes her money by charging the vendors fees for locating in her shop and she does wedding invitations herself.
"I don't want them to fill in the blanks (on their wedding invitations)," Niesen said. She said she wants the brides to come up with invitations tailored to the couple personally.
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Wednesday, March 5, 2008
Award winning designer sings praises of wool
LOCAL woman Fiona Kliendienst, owner of Tuscan Elegance, took out the professional section at The Australian Woll Fashion Awards with a wedding dress that she had designed for a friend.
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Mrs Kliendiest has been committed for a long time to working with wool, and was last year named Rural Woman of the Year for her efforts in the development of fashion utilising wool.
As well as making singlets for shearers, she prides herself on stocking a number of wool evening gowns and wedding dresses at her couture evening wear store, Tuscan Elegance.
Like many other designers, she sings the praises of wool as ‘a beautiful product to work with, especially silk wool, which drapes really beautifully and holds the pleats in the dress really well’.
She says she designed the dress specifically for a friend’s upcoming wedding, with the idea of a dress that is for a quintessential country woman.
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Thursday, February 28, 2008
When ketuba didn't wow, bride created her own
Tsilli Pines couldn't find a ketubah that she and her fiance liked. The Jewish wedding contract is often artfully handwritten and later framed as a wall decoration. But Pines, 33, a Portland, Ore.-based graphic designer, wanted something modern and simple. So she designed her own ketubah -- and then one for a friend.
"I started thinking that other people might also be drawn to what I was doing," she said.
Pines researched the historical precedent of the form and was attracted to the asymmetrical designs from Iran, which were very much in the spirit of modern graphic design.
"A lot of the early, native ketubot were incredible, too -- they were more bold than ornate, and I found that beautiful," she said.
Having grown up in Northern California, she found the simplicity of Japanese design a big influence: "I've looked at an enormous amount of material in the course of studying and practicing design, and I'm sure a lot of that makes its way into my work."
Pines is creating ketubot that feature trees or flowers or birds or moons under the name New Ketubah.
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"I started thinking that other people might also be drawn to what I was doing," she said.
Pines researched the historical precedent of the form and was attracted to the asymmetrical designs from Iran, which were very much in the spirit of modern graphic design.
"A lot of the early, native ketubot were incredible, too -- they were more bold than ornate, and I found that beautiful," she said.
Having grown up in Northern California, she found the simplicity of Japanese design a big influence: "I've looked at an enormous amount of material in the course of studying and practicing design, and I'm sure a lot of that makes its way into my work."
Pines is creating ketubot that feature trees or flowers or birds or moons under the name New Ketubah.
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Wednesday, February 27, 2008
Nikki J
Established 1990 Nikki J specializes in, Wedding dresses, bridesmaids dresses, mother-of-the-bride outfits, veils, shawls, boleros and other special occasion wear. All individually designed and fitted to perfection in highest quality beautiful fabrics. (Worked with the Emanuels.) An extremely friendly, professional & personal service with very reasonable prices...Fully couture Wedding Dresses from £700!! Please call or email to book a friendly appointment. Open...Mon - Sat...10 - 7pm Nikki J, Studio 28, Baseline Business Studios, Whitchurch Road Notting Hill London
Friday, February 22, 2008
Winter Wedding Favors That Won't Leave You Out in the Cold
"Your satisfaction is our greatest reward." That is the mission statement for Raymond Miller, founder of My Wedding Reception Ideas and is a guarantee that he takes great pride in. With the winter wedding season swiftly approaching, My Wedding Reception Ideas is proud to announce that their new line of winter wedding favors and accessories have arrived. With everything from intricately detailed snowman candle favors down to personalized ribbon to tie around gift boxes, any item from this new line of winter themed accessories is sure to stand out against the same old, boring favor ideas from party hosts of Christmas past.
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Thursday, February 21, 2008
Invites to Wedding Website: Making it Match; Popular Online Stationery Retailer Wedding Paper Divas Partners with ..
Wedding websites that match wedding invitations! This partnership marries popular designs from Wedding Paper Divas exclusive stationery collection to the personal wedding websites for engaged couples available from Nearlyweds!. Couples can easily select design templates for their wedding websites on Nearlyweds.com that coordinate with chic stationery ensembles available at Wedding Paper Divas for a polished wedding theme.
Mountain View, CA (PRWEB) February 5, 2008 -- Brides passionate about coordinating every wedding detail can wake up less stressed this morning.
Monday, February 18, 2008
Bridal Affaire draws crowds to Gallatin Mall
It was matrimonial merriment, only in miniature.
ERIK PETERSEN/CHRONICLE A fashion-show model displays a tuxedo with flair to the crowd attending the Bridal Affaire at the Gallatin Valley Mall Saturday afternoon. Caterers doled out tiny cupcakes and small sample portions of roast beef to brides- and grooms-to-be in an empty storefront decorated for a wedding reception at the Gallatin Valley Mall Saturday.A life-size Irish band played soothing tunes from one corner of the small pseudo-reception hall. The runway for a bridal fashion show was set up in the back half of the room.Debbie Flikkema and Leanne Moss, of Churchill, came to the Bridal Affaire 2008 "to get ideas" for their daughters, both of whom are getting married soon and live in other states.Many others were there for similar reasons, and they strolled through the mall in search of ideas for cakes, flowers, food, decorating, gowns and tuxedos.Read More
Sunday, February 17, 2008
How did you get engaged: Readers tell their stories
We asked our readers share their stories. We got so many great stories, that we can't fit them all in this space. More stories can be found online at www.thedailystar.com.
Some of the proposals were simple expressions of love, and others were complex paths to the final question. Some were spur-of-the-moment decisions, many others involved much planning and many people involved.
All are special to the couples involved.
Here are their stories:
I was on vacation in Paris with a girlfriend, having lunch, when the waiter sent over a rose. "From the gentleman," he said. Only there was no one in sight except for a couple and an elderly man. Next came a bottle of champagne, again, a gift from "the gentleman." We couldn't figure it out _ who could be sending these presents? Next thing you know, my boyfriend tapped me on the shoulder, dropped to his knees and presented the ring.
Thursday, February 14, 2008
Busty Brides are Going Strapless with New Bra
Snares of Venus makes new strapless bras for women with larger cup sizes.
Bakersfield, CA (PRWEB) February 7, 2008 -- Custom bra and Corset Company Snares of Venus have launched a new strapless bra and it is changing the way busty brides shop for their wedding dresses. Strapless gowns are now on the list girls.
With popular wedding dress styles like off the shoulder, deep plunging necklines and of course strapless dresses, many women with a cup size of DD and up often relinquished their favorite designs because they were unable to secure the proper undergarments to support the style of the dress.
Not anymore.
Made of cotton, satin or silk charmeuse, the new Snares of Venus Strapless bra provides a good lift and excellent support for bra sizes up to a T, yes T (20" between the ribcage and the bustline).
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
Herberger's sponsors bridal fair
Herbergers sponsored a bridal show on Saturday, Feb. 2, at Heritage Village Mall, 1645 N. Spring St. Nine vendors participated, including "Designs for You" that showed wedding dresses and bridesmaid dresses. They also put on a bridal fashion show and had two models that showed some of the dresses. D&D limousine service parked a limo in front of the mall and had a table set up in the event. Floral expressions had floral arrangements displayed. Old hickory Country club offered their services for a reception. Taylor Rental provided all the linens used on all the tables for the vendors. They also provided a display with pictures.
Monday, February 11, 2008
Some dos and don'ts for planning your wedding
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. -- You're planning the day of your dreams - your wedding. It may be the first time you and your husband-to-be collaborate on a major event and you both want it to be perfect. And it should be because it's the beginning of your life together, whether it's your first or second marriage.There's a lot to deal with and a lot to think about. Emotions may run away with each of you before you walk down the aisle to exchange rings because you're overloaded with "do this" and "don't do that" tips from everyone around you.To help you get through all the preparations, the Founder's Inn in Virginia Beach, Va., put together a "wedding do's and don'ts" list. They are professionals, so they can help you keep your cool and enjoy the day you've always dreamed about. Do hire a wedding coordinator.
Sunday, February 10, 2008
Bridesmaids revisited: Etiquette for wedding party focuses on ...
They made the pact when they were children, long before there was a proposal and a ring.
Since she was a young girl, Laura Stanger has known that when her older sister got married, she would be the maid of honor.
But that did not stop the 21-year-old Red Bank woman from being completely at her sister's service.
"I called her almost every day," Ms. Stanger said. "I would go to appointments with her."
Ms. Stanger helped plan the bridal shower, rehearsed her reception toast and, on the big day six months ago, held her sister's flowers and passed her the bridegroom's ring at the right moment in the ceremony.
"I really wasn't even worried about how I felt or how I looked," she said. "I was more worried about her."
When couples get married, they often ask close friends or relatives to participate in the wedding party.
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Since she was a young girl, Laura Stanger has known that when her older sister got married, she would be the maid of honor.
But that did not stop the 21-year-old Red Bank woman from being completely at her sister's service.
"I called her almost every day," Ms. Stanger said. "I would go to appointments with her."
Ms. Stanger helped plan the bridal shower, rehearsed her reception toast and, on the big day six months ago, held her sister's flowers and passed her the bridegroom's ring at the right moment in the ceremony.
"I really wasn't even worried about how I felt or how I looked," she said. "I was more worried about her."
When couples get married, they often ask close friends or relatives to participate in the wedding party.
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Saturday, February 9, 2008
Cancer bride dies just 90 minutes after death-bed wedding
A bride died from cancer just 90 minutes after her wedding and after a desperate race against time to carry out her last wish.
Elaine Stephenson, 48, a former nurse, married her partner of 11 years Chris Johnson, 50, in a bedside ceremony.
Tragically she died just an hour and a half later with Mr Johnson and her son Ashley, 17, at her side.
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Elaine Stephenson, 48, a former nurse, married her partner of 11 years Chris Johnson, 50, in a bedside ceremony.
Tragically she died just an hour and a half later with Mr Johnson and her son Ashley, 17, at her side.
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