Planning and organizing a wedding budget can greatly reduce the stress of putting together a wedding. The very thought of a wedding conjures up images of finery and elegance, music and dance, fun, frolic and lavish spreads. However, all the extravagance can cost quite a pretty penny. Thus, whatever the size and style of the [...]
You’ve been in a flurry attending to the details of your upcoming wedding. You’ve chosen your wedding dress, picked your maid of honor and bridesmaids, decided on a wedding theme or color motif. You’ve flipped through hundreds of pages of photos before you finally saw the perfect wedding cake. You’ve argued over the menu, and [...]
With the high cost involved in hiring professional vendors and the cost of the other components of your wedding, it is a very prudent idea to invest some cash into a good wedding insurance policy. The question of whether or not to purchase a wedding insurance policy is one of personal preference. Some argue that [...]
Your wedding day should be as joyous, momentous and memorable as you wish it to be; a day of celebration and happiness. Careful planning will help to ensure that your wedding day runs as smoothly as possible for you and your guests, and one of the most important choices is that of your wedding venue. [...]
Having a detailed itinerary to see that everything goes smoothly is a very important part of the overall success of your wedding celebration. Your wedding day is a big event and there is a lot going on involving a great many people working toward the common goal of making it come out right. With caterers [...]
Catering for the wedding reception can be one of the most expensive parts of the celebration. So it is very important that consideration is given to every element. Here are some tips that should prove helpful as those choices are weighed. As you prepare for the upcoming wedding, planning the reception is crucial to a [...]
Traditionally, brides do not give speeches. Her groom speaks on her behalf, when he delivers his speech. However, that a bride cannot give a speech is not set in stone. When a bride does decide to give a speech, she usually delivers hers last,the final speech and thanksgiving for the night. As the bride, here’s [...]
If you and your future husband are fans of William Shakespeare, you might want to consider having an Elizabethan theme wedding. Shakespeare had it! Here are a few tips to lend your own Elizabeth theme wedding some authenticity: The wedding dress: In Elizabethan times, a bride didn’t wear white on her wedding day. Instead, she’d [...]
Traditionally, the best man’s speech is delivered last, after the parents of the bride speech and groom’s speech. Because most weddings nowadays also include speeches by the groom’s parents, the maid of honor and the bride, the best man’s speech doesn’t necessarily have to be delivered the last. It can be delivered anytime, as long [...]
It takes a fair number of people working together to coordinate and execute a successful wedding ceremony. It takes more than two to be a successful wedding party. The entire entourage of your wedding ceremony is involved in this select group and each has special areas of responsibility they cover to make the event run [...]
Bridal accessories are as necessary to complete the bridal look, as packaging is to a wedding gift. The wedding gown would be incomplete without matching wedding accessories. Here’s a quick rundown of the bridal accessories you want to pay attention to. Wedding veils: Other than the wedding gown, the veil is another piece of wedding [...]
Ancient engagement rites are still practiced in Bulgaria today. There have been very minimal changes in its traditions. In a traditional Bulgarian engagement, the bride’s agreement is required. The groom does not go to the potential bride’s house. Instead, he asks a friend to go there and ask for the blessing. The decision lies on [...]
In a traditional Greek wedding, the bride and groom visit a priest three times for counseling. The number three is significant for it symbolizes the Holy Trinity. Only after the counseling can a couple be married. The groom performs an engagement tradition. He goes to the bride’s house to meet her family. Once the bride’s [...]
The Japanese usually hold their Asian weddings during their favorite seasons – spring and autumn. Religious Japanese weddings are held in a shrine, Shinto style. Shinto, which means “the way of the gods”, is one of two of Japan’s major religions. The other being Buddhism. During the ceremony, the couple is dressed in kimono. Kimono is the [...]
