You may think that there is no way for you to get a dress which is elegant and at the same time cheap. However, I can tell you that there are some ways to save money on this item.

So, the question here is how to make your wedding dress inexpensive.

In fact, one thing you need to understand is that it is totally possible for you to find a cheap wedding dress which is also elegant and beautiful. You do not need to sacrifice the quality just because you will need to search for inexpensive items.

As a matter of fact, one of the ways to get a cheap wedding dress is to wear the one your mother wore when she got married. The point here is that you will be wearing a vintage item and it will certainly be very stylish.

To this end, you may need to discuss with your mother to see if she can help. Some brides may even consider discussing about it with their grandmothers. Yes, it is very true that the dress your grandmother wore when she got married will be a perfect one.

It is because it is extremely meaningful for you to wear this dress. Remember, meanings are always important when it comes to a wedding.

Of course it will be quite impossible for you to just wear the wedding dress your mother or grandmother wore.

The size may not totally fit you. You will need to have someone to help you to make some necessary alterations. To this end, you will still need to spend a bit of money. However, it will not be a large amount at the end of the day.

You can also try to search for a cheap wedding dress by go for the option of purchasing a second hand item. There are some brides who do not really want to wear a second hand dress. However, the point here is that the dress may only have been worn once.

It will look like a brand new item. As a result, there is nothing wrong to purchase a second hand wedding dress. However, you will need to check the dress carefully when you purchase. You will have to make sure that there is nothing wrong with the dress.

Besides, you will also need to ask if the shop will help you make the alterations. If this is not the case, you will need to find a tailor to help. You will certainly need to spend some money on that.

At this point, you may wonder if it is possible for you to purchase a cheap wedding dress online. Yes, it is totally possible for you to do so. You can try to visit eBay and see if there are some dresses you like.

Yet, be sure to check for the reputations of the seller before you purchase!

Size-wise, Russia is the largest country in the world, but it is not the richest. That is the reason why most Russian women try to look out for a foreign husband from a more advanced country, so that their standard of living can improve.

Western countries are more preferable. In order to gain their chance, they will use their classic seductive looks to ensnare their men. This has been happening since several decades, giving rise to the rumors and tales of hot Russian brides.

Russian brides can be the hottest, sexiest women on the planet, walk down a street in a Russian city and you will think you are in heaven. Russian women are ready to give up a lot, The women, on their part, will try their level best not to give any cause of complaint to the men who have given them their higher standard of living.

While these hot Russian brides are giving their men almost everything they want, they do expect small tokens of love from their husbands, and love to receive flowers and a love message. Even small gifts would suffice.

Russian brides are not known only to be hot and sexy, they are also staunchly loyal to their husbands. The mothers of Russian girls do take it upon themselves to train them properly how to lead happy married lives.

They are taught to believe in a male-dominated household, which does suit the men well. These traditional values still exist in Russian women of today. They will look upon the man as the breadwinner of the family, even though they have careers of their own.

In their turn, they will fulfill the duties of a wife to the hilt. Your hot Russian bride will always look hot and sexy for you all day long, it is in their culture to look beautiful at all times for their husband.

There are many Russian women who are interested in dating foreign men, which makes all of us foreigners very lucky. If you know how to treat your Russian lady, with luck, she could be yours forever! And you will be so lucky to be the envy of many with your hot Russian bride.

If you are searching for a hot Russian bride, don’t give up it may take time and effort but in the end you will be rewarded well. There are many Russian women who are looking for plain romance with their men.

Russian women looking out for romance will love it if their men can learn their language, but it is not a prerequisite for a date. Most Russian women can speak good English quite well nowadays, and they would be very willing to learn your language, irrespective of whether you have an inclination to learn Russian or not.

Some words could please them, though. Try greeting a Russian woman by saying “Privet”. It means “Hello” in Russian, or “kak deyela” it means “how are you” in Russian. You will see the radiance on her face with just that one single word.

Even better buy a “learn Russian cd” and really surprise her, you can win her heart with just a few small gestures. Romancing a Russian woman is a different affair altogether. It does not mean just holding hands and watching a movie, or mere telephone conversations about who is doing what.

They will love to have meaningful talk. Their talk could be full of plans of marriage, and after-married life too. They might tell how they are ready to give up their everything to get a faithful and loving husband.

Hot Russian brides are not just hot in bed, they will be very supportive to their husbands in all walks of life. And they will make this felt during the courting days itself. It is a well known fact that marriage to a Russian bride is more likely to out last marriage to a women from your own country.

You must have heard a lot about hot Russian brides, but you must also know that they are not too self-conscious of their sexuality. They will not demand much from you. Howsoever much hot they are, they will want to settle down and have a good family life.

Underneath all the hot sexiness, which might intimidate many men, Russian brides have a warm heart yearning for a happy married life. Russian women are known to be amongst the most beautiful, stylish, well dressed, educated & family orientated women on the planet.

If you are serious about finding a Russian bride , you should search a reputable dating site such as http://www.email2femail.com.

 Over the years Barbie has appeared as a businesswoman, doctor, flight stewardess, athlete and many others. There was even a Filipina Barbie who has a very tan skin and was portraying a role of a Filipina bride.

 She has even starred in the movie like “Barbie of Swan Lake”, “Barbie in the Nutcracker”, “Barbie as Rapunzel”, and “Barbie and The Diamond Castle”.When I was a little girl I used to play Barbie games with my friends.

 We dress up our Barbie dolls with different kinds of cute outfits. I remember having my Barbie doll dressed as a rock star! For me that was indeed the best dress I have for my precious doll. Aside from dressing her up we also do her hair.

I personally like my Barbie’s hair tied up in a bun.Nowadays, Barbie games are perfect bonding time for mothers and daughters. It is one way to reach out, to make their relationship stronger and let their little princess feel how special they are.

Below are some practical suggestions that you can apply in your playtime. All you need are funky wardrobes, fabulous accessories like bracelets, necklaces, earrings and much more. Add up make up, glitters, lip gloss and your ready.

This is called the “Dress me up like Barbie Game”. This is a very imaginative Barbie game which can let your daughter enjoy and be creative at the same time. To dress up your daughter like Barbie, first you must picture out an image of Barbie you would like to imitate.

 Think pink the color of Barbie. Think fashion and glamour. A perfect Barbie get up I would like to suggest is Barbie as the Swan princess. Pick out your daughters old gown and jazz it up to make it look like Barbie in the Swan Princess.

Put make up on her to make her look like a real Swan Princess. After that, make her trot like a real fashion model around the house. Capture her perfect model moments using your digital camera to preserve your sweet memories together.

Another adorable suggestion for a “Dress me up Like Barbie Game” is Barbie as Thumbelina. To make it more meaningful you could first watch the movie together. After that ask her to pick out dresses from her closet that would make her look like a Thumbelina Barbie.

 Be creative and make her a cute pair of wings to perfect her Thumbelina look.Dress me up like Barbie games are perfect bonding time for mother and daughter. It creates a fun and exciting experience and makes the bond stronger and lets them enjoy each other’s company.

 Togetherness is the key to a happier relationship. Just be imaginative and creative to make your playtime your ultimate bonding time.

There is something magical about opening a cute little box with the expectation of finding a precious and beautiful object.
Unlike, say, an electrical appliance, a piece of jewellery is a very personal gift: it is worn on the skin, it is highly visible and it also makes a statement of wealth, taste and fashion.

Would a woman ever get tired of being given jewellery? The answer is emphatically “NO”, but do try to vary what you buy.
You should consider the occasion, the personality, age and size of the wearer, current fashion trends, materials and last but not least, price.

Occasions:
Wedding anniversary
The major anniversaries are usually assigned a particular stone or material. For example, 25 years is Sterling silver, 30, pearl, 35, emerald, 40, ruby and so on? making it easier for you to choose.

Birthday
Birth months are also assigned a stone but this should only be bought once or twice. No problem if she was born in April (diamonds) but a little tedious if she was born in December (garnet)
Christmas
is usually an occasion for something sparkly and showy to go with all those party dresses.

So go for diamonds if you can afford them otherwise, crystals or facetted stones.
Valentine’s Day
A piece with a heart is a popular and charming idea. The heart could be made of silver or gold but also of gemstone, crystal or unusual hand-made foiled Murano glass.

The birth of a child
In my opinion, the birth of a child should always be marked by a piece of jewellery. Choose a pink stone for a girl (rose quartz, pink sapphire, star ruby) or a blue stone for a boy (sapphire, tanzanite, lapis lazuli, blue topaz, blue lace agate).

Pink or blue freshwater pearl earrings would also be a good choice. Childbirth is a joyful but also painful and traumatic event in a woman’s life. Everyone naturally fusses over the baby often ignoring the mother.

Show her how proud you are of her and how much she means to you by this thoughtful and unexpected gift.
Sorry
Yes, flowers might work but a gift of jewellery would go a long way towards eventual forgiveness! It would show that you really mean it.

Thank you
Show your appreciation by buying her an unusual piece of fashion jewellery unexpectedly. You will get lots of Brownie points for this one.
Your partner’s taste and personality:

Is she a larger than life character who wears huge earrings and bright colours? Then a thin chain with a small pendant will almost certainly not be to her taste.

Large, bold earrings or a 3-strand necklace with lampwork beads or a clinking colourful cuff will be more her style.
Does she like or hate a particular colour? Be aware of this when buying jewellery.

Older ladies look their best in pastel colours. Choose rose quartz, lavender amethyst, pale milky green amazonite, aquamarine or pearls.
Size matters:

There is no pleasure in wearing something that is too tight or too large.

Bracelets and rings will be lost if they are too loose.
If you buy on the Internet the size of the piece ought to be mentioned.
Unlike clothes which are sized to fit women from the thinnest to the largest, jewellery is not.

Bracelets in particular only go from 6.5 to 8.5″. I see a lot of women with bracelets tight around their wrists when they should be hanging loosely.
If your lady is outside the middle range of sizes:

Measure a piece of jewellery that you know fits her well as a guide and take a note of it.

Choose necklaces and bracelets with extension chains.
Consider bespoke jewellery where the piece will be made to your specifications and measurements. It costs very little more and you have a truly unique piece.

(I also enclose a card explaining the design, the materials and even name the piece after her).
Fashion

How important is fashion in jewellery? The answer is: VERY. Jewellery has been worn since times immemorial but if you look at what ladies were wearing in a particular era you will notice that the pieces are similar but also very different from another era.

For instance, jet was the thing to wear under the reign of Queen Victoria; in the 1920’s flappers were never seen without their very long strands of pearls.
The younger your partner, the more fashion tuned she will be but remember the baby boomer generation of women is not settling down to twin-set and pearls either.

That said, there is no need to be a slave to fashion. You can’t go wrong if you buy freshwater pearl jewellery for instance.
The clever Chinese have found a way to dye them in all colours thereby giving a classic material a very modern twist.

Semi-precious stones in all shades, cuts, sizes, shapes have also
become very popular and make jewellery much more affordable.
Price

Yes, finally, we come to cost and let me first de-bunk the idea that jewellery is an investment.

Few pieces resell at a profit as the consumer is charged a huge mark-up plus tax. The jewels that sell for fabulous sums have either been owned by a famous person (Princess Margaret, the Duchess of Windsor, Jackie Kennedy for example), made by a famous house or have an antique value.

On saying that, precious metals do keep up with inflation and are very durable as are good quality diamonds.
Here we come to a divergence of opinions. Men get really hung up on the price. They equate the amount they spend with the size of their love.

Now, don’t get me wrong: women know cheap when they see it! But they will be much more impressed and will derive far more pleasure from a piece of jewellery that their partners have spent time, effort and care in choosing.

It is not necessary to spend a fortune. It is far better to purchase a one-off, well designed, quality piece of fashion jewellery than a mass-market, common piece.
What women prize above all else is the attention and time you devote to her.

Money comes a poor third. In fact, it’s a substitute when you don’t give her the other two.
So, come on chaps, you know she’s worth it.
? 2006 Martine Callaghan – All rights reserved
Thwarted by my mother who thought that I should train for a safe job with a pension, I am now one of the half million UK qualified teachers who do not teach and I am finally earning a living making what has been a lifelong passion:jewellery.

I trained as a silversmith and am also proficient in beading and wire-wrapping. I make good quality fashion jewellery. All my designs are original as I never seem to run out of ideas. Each piece is made only once due to my very low boredom threshhold.

I offer a personal service to brides and also make pieces to order (discretion assured). I have customers all over the world and I aim for 100% customer satisfaction.
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My bridesmaid and my best friend came to my rescue. Thanks to her, I realised that I could still get my dream dress and so what if it was second hand. You too deserve to know why and how you could also get second hand wedding dresses.

Your first search option should always be within the family. That’s because you can trust the quality of the product you are getting. There are no apprehensions about its quality. Also, if they are willing to accommodate your request, remember to check if you can cut it short or alter it basis your liking.

The old time Vintage look also works very well. What especially worked for me was, wearing my mom’s wedding dress made my wedding so much more special. I intend to pass it on as heirloom.

If that doesn’t work for you then get some exercise for yourself by browsing through the thrift stores until you can find something worth the big day.

It’s a good idea to look through the thrift stores located in the more opulent part of the town as they would have second hand wedding dresses that are thrifty, but don’t look so. All that you’d be left to do is some dry cleaning and you’d be all set- at almost nothing compared to the price of a brand new wedding gown.

Parallel to your search in and out of the stores; remember to check online stores that offer you great designs at affordable rates. The good news is you don’t have to stop your search at eBay. There are a number of websites that specifically cater to second hand wedding dresses.

It is amazing how some of them even offer discounts, which suits your planned wedding budget so much spotlessly.

If you are still hesitant, then here are a couple of things you should consider. A seamstress is always planned with the rest of the wedding budget.

Instead of having them work on a brand new wedding dress, they can do the same work on a used dress at a lesser price. Moreover, you get to customise it exactly the way you want-even if that mean taking the original design away completely.

I had modified my mother’s long sleeved, boat necked gown into a dramatic off shouldered fitting knee length dress-almost unrecognisably so to its original design.

Lastly, you don’t have to spend exorbitantly to look gorgeous.

It’s a good idea to spend that instead, on a long vacation or in buying that condo that you dreamt of living in, with your loved one. Be a smart bride and let everyone know that your second hand wedding dress isn’t something you just picked off the rack, instead it is an extension of who you are.

Why wouldn’t it be a good idea to include things that show the groom’s interests and passions, just as much as the brides?

You may ask how you can include rugged pastimes, guitars, or sports into your wedding day and still retain class.

There are many ways to do this and have a lot of fun in the process. I am going to share stories of two weddings that I have attended and absolutely loved. With both of these weddings, could clearly see and feel that you were there for the couple, not just a day for the bride to feel like a princess.

The first was September 28th, 2002. I remember the date well because it was for a friend of mine that I’ve known since kindergarten. It was an incredible Fall afternoon in the Allegheny Mountains of Pennsylvania.

The trees were bursting with deep shades of red, gold, purple and orange. The directions were specific until they stated “Once you reach the foothills of Horse Valley, make a right onto the wooden bridge and continue for three miles down the dirt road.

” We ended up at the Groom’s Grandfather’s cabin in the woods, the wedding was held in a pavilion that was next to the house. It sat on the edge of a huge lake that had mountains rising on the opposite side that looked as though they were painted in Autumn hues.

It was breathtaking!

At 6:10pm, the groom’s mother came and made an announcement to the 70 guests, that they were about to start. We all took our seats on wooden benches that were lined up along two very wide and deep steps that lead you from the pavilion to a large landing overlooking the lake.

To our surprise, the Bride was the first to appear with her Maid of Honor. They walked down from the cabin and onto the landing and waited in front of the incredible backdrop of the mountains. For a few minutes I was a little confused.

Where was the groom? Then all of a sudden, way on the other side of the lake, you could see two people in a canoe. It took them a few minutes before they were close enough to see who they were, but sure enough, it was the Groom and his Best Man!! They docked the boat in the sand next to us and walked up, he kissed her on the cheek, and the ceremony began.

It was the most romantic thing I had ever witnessed.

The second was for two very dear friends of mine, he is a drummer and she is an artist. They had a very small, simple and relaxed wedding in St.

Lucia, a beautiful little island in the West Indies. Sixteen of us joined them in their celebration on an incredibly beautiful, breezy day on a cozy resort called Villa Beach Cottages. All of the guests stayed together in a small cluster of cottages on the beach, on the afternoon of the wedding, we met by the pool near a pretty white gazebo.

Steel drums rang out lots of fun tunes as we waited for the Bride and Groom to arrive. About fifteen minutes before the ceremony, the Groom came out, he dawned a very casual, white linen shirt and khaki slacks, no shoes! He joined us for a fruity cocktail, Sea Breezes to be exact, and a few laughs before tying the knot.

When the ceremony started, we all gathered around a pretty ribbon that laid on the ground in a circle in front of the gazebo. The Bride came out with her father in a very simple and airy, strapless white dress that was accented with Swarovski Crystals, and of course, no shoes! She was carrying the most incredible Swarovski Crystal Bouquet.

She looked absolutely stunning because in the sun, the crystals made hundreds of rainbows that shined off of her and everything around her. She also wore a Swarovski Crystal Tiara that seemed to twinkle on top of her head.

As she reached her place next to the Groom, we were instructed by the officiant to pick up the ribbon so that we made a ring that started with the Maid of Honor and ended with the Best Man. As the ceremony was proceeding, we passed their rings along the ribbon and blessed them with good tidings for the soon-to-be newlyweds.

It was so nice because we all felt that we really got to be a part of their special day.

After the ceremony, there were more steel drums with a couple of hours of cocktails and a beach barbeque. We chatted, danced, hung out in the sand, and ate incredible food as the sun set over the ocean.

It was great because there were no annoying photographers trying to capture cheesy “moments to cherish”, he left after the ceremony and we were the photographers for the reception. We were free to have fun in whatever way we pleased! After the sun went down, they had lit candles in white paper bags that were scattered all over the beach.

And since they had rented the whole resort, we weren’t on any time constraints, some guests were on the beach until dawn. It was truly a blast!!

For the next two days we all stayed on the island and the owner of the resort, a friendly Jamaican man, gave us suggestions of what to do on the island, “It’s all about the experience” he continually told us.

Some of us explored caves, some went sea turtle watching or shopping at the small markets, while others decided to relax by the pool or on the beach at the resort. At the end of the long weekend, the Newlyweds saw us off and headed to the south of the island for their honeymoon.

It was an incredible trip and one that I’m sure that I will never forget.

The point of my article is to show how incredible a wedding can be if you consider the tastes and interests of the couple, not just the bride.

In so many weddings, the Groom is left in the shadows while the Bride takes most of the glory. And let’s face it, there wouldn’t be a wedding without him.

Best Wishes, and Happy Planning, and most important, Have Fun!

Especially when the flowers are in season like spring it is a great time to purchase wholesale because of the stock of flowers. Remember to check your arrangement in a mirror with you holding it so you would picture how it would look like to someone else’s view.

This is a new generation and silk wedding flowers are the rage.

White wedding dresses come in a wide variety of shades of white; you want to make sure that the flowers that you choose will coordinate with your wedding dress so you should match it with a swatch.

Professional florist know accent the flowers just so, so they will attract attention to you in the way that you want. There is no shame in learning from the success and failures of others and doing so will generally save you a lot of grief.

Your florist will help you with which flowers are seasonal if you are still unsure as to what to go for. Your local florist can recommend the many colorful options available. You are in for a pleasant surprise at your local florist.

Florists can customize flowers to what ever you like, these fresh flowers with professional cutting them will make your bouquet outlast any store bought flowers.

The bouquets can be the same color as the bride’s bouquet or a different color.

Bouquets can also be fashioned by keeping in mind the family tradition. Any good wedding florist should have at least a few sample bouquets they can show you. If no live bouquets are available, however, be sure to look through the photo book the florist has.

Ensure that gift bouquets are ordered for the mothers. Problems arise because of last-minute flower substitutions due to weather or transportation issues, which may be more expensive. Women find themselves making last-minute decisions about changes to their arrangements, often without seeing what the revised bouquets will look like.

Spring flowers make attractive centerpieces for tables and rooms. Bridal bouquets can be prepared with them.

The best way to evaluate how and where to allocate your wedding budget is to determine exactly what your priorities are.

These days, 4 out of 5 couples pay for their own wedding and it helps to know how your budget should be broken down. It is with the budget that you can set realistic goals for your wedding and whether or not if your budget is realistic to your finances.

Since summer is the most popular time for weddings, it is very important to decide in advance the type of wedding flowers wanted by the bride. Since the florists are bound to be busy with many other weddings, the bride should be sure of her choices.

Florists will also deliver all the flowers to your destination. Flowers in the center of the table always makes a good center piece, your guest will want to take these home and make your wedding day memorable.

Most wedding florists will have a portfolio of photographs from past weddings, and they should be happy to share this portfolio of past work with potential customers. Most established florists are not one-man shows but a huge network of florists in different places.

You might think that weddings are exasperating events that will require you to spend exorbitantly on a choice for a wedding dress and spells out lavish and luxurious bridesmaid dresses in bold letters.

Think again, ranging from food to flowers, your wedding plans can end up to be a sustainable and pro-nature event. Learn the ‘hows’ to scheme a green bridal show.

1) Recycled Rings. Instead of buying new rings, you can settle for treasured and memorable family rings.

A local jeweler can melt old rings and fashion it for a new style that will fit your wedding dress. Specialized rings stores even suits you with variety of rings and trinkets made from recycled materials.

If you still prefer diamonds, at least do a little research, some profits from this are illegally funding civil wars in Africa.

2) Invitation Makes. Save trees by considering electronically mailed invites as oppose to paper made ones.

There are many themes you can choose from the internet, you can also scan your own wedding dress photo to paste as a background for the invitation. Save a little cash for your sweet honeymoon getaway.

If your so in to the paper made, pick out recycled papers.

3) Wedding Outfits. You can redesign your mother’s wedding dress for a few bucks cheaper than buying a new gown. You can also select bridesmaid dresses and grooms men attires from thrift stores or rent them in bridal shops for a shoestring budget.

4) Rules on Consumables. Reduce the resources for food preparation, cater with organic foods can locally raised consumables. Vegetarian style would be great. Choose organic wines and natural juices in contrast to carbonated ones.

Avoid disposables. Instead of throwing dollars for buying wedding cakes in Toronto, purchase locally designed ones.

5) Packed Presents. What is more sweet than a hand-made gift for your wedding? There’s really no need for expensive out of the box wedding gifts.

You can also opt for presents made of recycled materials and even hand down your own treasured wedding dress for a bestfriend’s nuptial.

6) The Ride. Do away with the limo, and astound your bride with the horse and carriage effect.

Persuade your guests to carpool and supply them with information about public transportation, to minimize there carbon footprints.

7) Vicinity Choice. It is best to hold the ceremony near your house.

You, your entourage and guests will not expend too much just to attend the celebration. You may want to have it on a pretty outdoor site with a romantic view. Or choose a community garden where you can also lend a hand to nonprofits who will benefit from your wedding.

Your wedding plans should include welding plans for your future as well. Greening your wedding will take nothing but your conscious effort to help make the world a better place.

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The bridesmaids are the shoulders the bride can count on to cry on when she feels too overwhelmed by all the decision and the groomsmen are notorious for throwing awesome bachelor parties.

Hence, the tokens of appreciation you give them should reflect how much you appreciate them sharing this special time in your life and how they have taken out time from their busy schedules to make you a priority.

Depending on your budget you can choose the simplest to the most elaborate favors for your wedding party but just keep a few etiquette pointers in mind.

No Favoritism

Even if you are close to two out of the three bridesmaids, do give identical favors.

If you are going to play favorites, it is better to not include less-liked people in the wedding party from the beginning rather than making someone feel left out or less important once you have asked them to share your special day.

You could give the maid or matron of honor a different gift especially if she is your mother or sister, but all the bridesmaids should receive identical wedding party favors.

To differentiate them a little, if you must, you could choose the same item in a different color, but do not go beyond that as what may seem like justice on your part can be misinterpreted as playing favorites when you look at it from someone else’s point of view.

Pretty but Practical

You would like your wedding party favors to look good; however do not make them so sentimental or mushy that no one has any practical use for them. There is only a small proportion of people that keep things commemorative of other people special days; they have enough memorabilia from their lives to store.

If your wedding party favor can be practical, they might just use it and think of you along the way.

Many people like to give monogrammed favors to the wedding party so that they do not seem run of the mill standardized products.

However, it is preferable to have their initials on the bag, jewelry box or frame you choose to gift rather than yours. It may sound cute now, but Jessica wouldn’t really keep an A monogrammed frame on her mantle forever.

Help with Costs

Expensive wedding party favors can also be replaced for costs of the wedding. For instance, the bride can pay part or all of the cost of the bridesmaid’s dresses instead of them having to shell out big bucks.

Or the bridal couple could foot their hotel bill for the bridal party if it is a destination wedding. That way you are thanking your close friends and family to be part of the wedding, and are really making it easier for them not to have to cough up money for a dress that most likely you have chosen.

Donation

If members of your bridal party are very well to do and you feel they have everything under the sun, then perhaps you could give them a small trinket plus make a donation to a good cause in their name.

You could give them a certificate from the March of Dimes or Red Cross or any other good cause thanking them for their generous contribution. This way not only are they not stuck with yet another photo frame or purse, but they can feel good about contributing to a worthy cause.

The wedding party is undoubtedly the closest group of people you will have during the course of the wedding preparations and the big day. Therefore, take some time to show that you really appreciate them by choosing some great wedding party favors with these suggestions in mind.

It can be particularly attractive for the bride planning her wedding because it eliminates one of the many difficult decisions she has to make. Chocolate wedding favors? Definitely! They come in many different forms, many different flavors.

They cover the spectrum from cheap to expensive, whatever fits your wedding budget needs. They’re always a hit with your guests; you can’t wrong. And they’re easy to order online.

Let’s take a look at some of the range of possible chocolate wedding favors .

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Chocolate coins have always been popular. Today, yours can be personalized with your initials or a picture of the bride and groom. You can even get them in different shapes … a wedding cake, a butterfly, the Statue of Liberty, the theme of your wedding, just about any shape you can imagine.

Or how about delicious milk chocolate leaves foiled in green and gold for an autumn wedding?

Then there’s gourmet chocolates for those serious chocoholics. These can easily add a touch of the luxurious to your wedding reception.

A one or two piece gold box wrapped with an elegant, satin-finished ribbon will light up the sensory receptors of even the most hardened wedding goer. You can choose between white, dark, and milk chocolates as well as chocolate truffles.

What better way to add a beautiful touch to your special day?

Or try something truly unique … a chocolate-dipped berry bride and groom. One artistically dipped in the shape and coloring of a tuxedo, the other dipped in the form and elegance of a wedding dress.

How’s that for a creative keepsake that your guests will be talking about for years to come?

Or how about personalized, miniature chocolate wine bottles, with an edible label?

Or a completely edible chocolate wedding invitation, in its own box, with a clear lid and gold bow?

The point is .

.. there really is no limit to the possibilities.

Chocolate is the flavor of love, of Valentine’s Day, Mother’s Day, Easter, almost any special occasion. And now, more than ever before, it’s easy and economical.

So when you’re ready to start searching for the perfect way to say thank you to your wedding guests, please their palates with chocolate wedding favors. They’ll thank you for it!

A legal assistant’s jewelry should be simple yet elegant.

What is the perfect jewelry selection for work? Pearls.

Resting among the oldest and most universal of gems is the pearl, shining in its many splendors.

Pearls are symbolic of purity and chastity, the ultimate of feminine charm. Ancient Romans considered pearls a symbol of wealth and social standing. Pearls were also held in high esteem by the Greeks.

Fair maidens during the Dark Ages believed there was magic in the lustrous gems which would protect them from harm. These maidens often graced a favored noble knight with a strand. Knights thus favored would even wear those strands of pearls into battle.

The royal courts of Europe were adorned with pearls. At one time, several European countries ordered that only nobility were allowed to wear pearls.

Pearls are available in the entire color spectrum making them easily adaptable to any outfit.

Rose’ and silver/white pearls better compliment lighter skin tones. Pearls with a creamier hue or gold-tone flatter darker skin tones.

Sharp business fashion is satisfied by stranding pearls in two different ways.

The first way combines pearls of the same size and shape. The second option is a necklace of similarly shaped pearls, but graduating in size to the middle of the piece. A tip: wear necklaces no greater than 16-18″ in length.

This keeps another’s focus automatically pulled upwards, toward the face, which is best for work communication. Another tip for paralegals when wearing pearl necklaces: add just a touch of gloss on your lips.

A pearl necklace captures focal point attention, moving upwards, first to the subtle lip shine and upwards again to shining eyes.

Pearls are beautiful jewelry staple for office wear. They are also very adaptable to many occasions in a woman’s life.

The petite gems are often a “rites of passage” gift for young ladies, such as a 16th or 21st birthday. Pearl necklaces can be either store-bought for such gifts, or hold the sentimental value of being handed down family generations.

Pureness is symbolized in weddings by white gowns, white lace?and pearls. The luminescent beads are worn by brides, ladies in the wedding party itself, and mothers of the bride and groom. Female wedding guests may also wear pearls.

Pearls are just as appropriate for other occasions, such as church services, or an evening at the opera. Add a pearl necklace to a social mixer outfit and the outfit is complete. Tiny pearl earrings can be worn anywhere for any occasion.

Pearls are quite literally gems that a woman can infuse into her wardrobe for many occasions in her life. Versatility of color hue makes mixing and matching a breeze. Combined with the pearl’s history of symbolic purity and wealth, what better accessory is there for a paralegal to wear?

A paralegal will greatly benefit from simply adding pearls to her wardrobe.

The benefits are both in the sense of appropriate business fashion, and to her as a beautiful woman. A woman’s pearls shine, just like her eyes do, as she succeeds both professionally and personally.

If you have not done so already, add pearls to your wardrobe today.

“I don’t think so.”
This is a fairy tale myth we believe in as we are an infant, toddler, little boy/girl, teen-ager, and then an adult. We have this image of finding the right man/woman and living happily ever after.

“I don’t think so!”
Now some of us are lucky to find our dream boats in high school, and get married, and some of us are lucky to get married at the age of eighteen. You can say that I fell into this latter category.

I got married at eighteen and he was twenty-one years old. I was a romantic fool because I believed in love at first sight, and love all over the place.
I blame my lack of the real world on Harlequin Romances.

I began reading them at fourteen and at this time, the 80’s, there was girl meets boy, girl and boy get married, girl and boy make love, girl and boy living happily ever eternally after. This is the way the Harlequin Romances read.

At the time when I was reading them they didn’t have the modern romances now where you didn’t need to get married to have sex. Harlequin has come along way now, and they have entered into the real world.

You can say that I was a fool for love. I met him on the train, and later that year we got married. I thought I was in love, and I knew he loved me by his actions. We made the perfect couple, and we were so pretty and handsome.

We embarked on our lives as a married couple – getting the apartment, and furnishing it; going to work because we both had jobs, and coming home and making love to the wee hours of the morning. My husband and I were living in the fairy tale of a Harlequin Romance.

I thought I had died and gone to heaven. I was the luckiest woman to be married to a kind, handsome, sweet, giving, considerate, and loving, cooked for me, took me to work and practically carried me home from work man.

I was in a band wagon of love. I felt sorry for the other eighteen year old women who couldn’t, wouldn’t, shoulda been in my shoes.
My mother adored my new husband, my father was bias because he never wanted to see his little girl get married; my sister and brother was thrilled that he was in the family, and my cousins and friends envied me in a good way.

I had the world in the palm of my hand and then some. I was a Taurus and he was a Gemini, and the two should not meet, but we clashed together and it was a rainbow of ever loving madness in the romantic kind, of course.

Three years passed and a daughter interrupted on the scene and she brought our family together in more ways than one, and we couldn’t get any happier. Again the fairy tale was one of the Harlequin Romances, and they could write about me because I had it going on.

Of course you know when something is going so wonderfully, you have to pinch yourself, and pat yourself a few times. The devil is whispering in my ear that I’m about to rain on your parade, baby, and the honeymoon is over.

I tried not listening to Satan, because he didn’t get to me. When he couldn’t throw the match on me, he found another solace to conquer in the name of my husband.
He began whispering into his ears at every turn, telling him -”Find another woman, and sleep with her because your wife is sleeping around with other men, she doesn’t love you, and only married you because you were there; she’s in love with another man, she hates you, and she’s going to divorce you before you can say your name backwards.

Cheat on the whore because there are plenty of women who’d love to be in your pants, and your bed. You’re the most handsome man in the world, and your wife doesn’t deserve you.”
The demon has risen and it’s his name of the game to ruin happy marriages, and my husband gave him the loaded gun, and he used it with bells on.

He cheated on me left and right, and our marriage lasted for ten years, and I filed for divorce. I became a single woman, and it was the most devastating feeling in the world because I didn’t want to intrude on the dating scene.

I never thought I’d have to fly down this route again.
My daughter and I began living as a single family with no husband or father around. I was a failure because of my marriage. I was unhappy for a while because I never wanted to fail at anything.

I was better off without my husband. He was now my ex and I had come to terms with my divorce, and was glad that the baggage was tucked away forever.
As the years passed and 2005 hit upon the scene, I kept in touch with the antics that were on going in my ex-husband’s life because my daughter kept in touch with him along the way.

He’d call me from time to time, and we’d talk for hours. I didn’t hate the man, and my husband realized at this point that I was really a good woman.
Guess what, he wanted me back, and he didn’t waste time expressing his views about the subject.

He was mature now, and wanted to settle down with the woman he should have never divorced in the first place. When he approached me with this ridiculous scenario, I thought he was on drugs or something.

I had moved on with my life, and my ex-husband wasn’t constantly on my mind zone. I met different men, lived with one, and almost married one, not once thinking about my ex-husband. He had made the mistake of living with a good woman, but he didn’t appreciate me when I was his wife, and now he was going to honor and respect me.

I had this philosophy that “once a cheater always a cheater.” “A leopard was never going to change his spots.” Did I forgive him for his indiscretions? I forgave, but I would never forget.
My husband has been literally harassing me.

He wants to take me to dinner, the movies, walks on the beach, the museum, amusement parks, parties, bars, restaurants, and the list is endless.”
It’s 2006 and we’re speaking on the telephone, but I haven’t agreed to go out with him.

I don’t believe in going back to the past, and my ex-husband is definitely the past. Can we really go back? Can we really marry our ex-husbands and live happily ever after? I don’t have the answer to that one.

I just know that my ex-husband ain’t no fool. He just knows a good woman when he sees one, and I’m a diet coke and a Matai all in one. (1,225)
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But there are a few who throw a monkey wrench in the works by dominating the planning and demanding that everything be done her way.
To begin let’s just state: It is your daughter’s wedding, not yours.

Please, please, please, let her have something to say about what she wants and what she needs you to do. Yes, you are probably spending a great deal of money on this wedding, but it is still your daughter’s wedding.

It is wise to sit down with your daughter in the beginning of the planning stage and volunteer to help (notice – it says help and not “take over.”) Let her ask for your advice and, when she does, give her the advice she asks for rather than using it as an opportunity to tell her how to do everything else as well.

She and her fianc? should pick the cake, the flowers, the music, the venue and the minister — together. If they ask for your opinion, then freely give it. If they choose not to follow your advice, let that by o.

k. and don’t let your feelings be hurt.
Some stories from my own experience may help clarify what I mean.
Arriving a few minutes early, I checked the ceremony site, tested the microphone and generally got my bearings.

I looked up to see the mother of the bride in a bright-colored, form fitting, spaghetti strapped dress going up and down the aisle as if to say, “Look at me. Look at me.” A caution flag popped up in my mind.

I then went to check on the bride who, as is usual, was hidden away in a dressing room. Just a few moments before it was time to go out, the mother came in with a very formal bouquet (the bride was already holding a beautiful bouquet of spring flowers).

The mother handed her the very formal bouquet and announced, “You will use this bouquet because I paid $50 for it” and, not leaving time for a response, she promptly left the room. The bride, after taking a few moments to regain her composure and with tears brimming, said to her maid of honor, “I won’t allow her to ruin my wedding and the bouquet isn’t what’s important here.

” She picked up mom’s bouquet and proceeded to the place for the processional. It was a beautiful ceremony that could have been an emotional disaster had the daughter not reacted in such a mature way.

At another wedding, the mother of the bride pitched a total tizzy-fit when her former husband came in with his new wife. In front of all the guests, she screamed, “You can’t sit here (on the front row) and made the new wife go to the back row.

The father, obviously embarrassed — as were many of the guests — went back to accompany his daughter in the processional. The bride, who had heard it all, was in tears and we had to wait while she regained her composure.

Now I ask the couple at our initial meeting if either of them have parents who have divorced and remarried and if there is conflict. The seating is worked out well in advance to avoid such a dilemma.

I’m sure the memory of that incident will remain strong in the bride’s mind for years to come. I know I won’t forget it.
A few days before the wedding, one mother of the bride read the ceremony the couple and I had designed and insisted that it be changed to the traditional wedding ceremony.

The bride, not wishing to have a confrontation, yielded to the mother and I’m sure she will always wish she could have had the beautiful ceremony that had been designed just for them.
There are many similar stories However,the critical point is that the mother of the bride is a very important person in her daughter’s life and in her wedding.

Planning a wedding is a time that mother and daughter can build delightful memories that last a lifetime or a time that damages their relationship for years to come. It can be a time of wonderful sharing, planning, shopping and laughing — or not.

Mom, it’s up to you.
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While you accept apparently done some of your appointment already, flicked through a acutely amaranthine accumulation of marriage magazines, and accustomed some admonition from your mother, there are a few things you may ambition to accede afore embarking on your adventure in seek of the absolute gown.

Your Budget
Before you alpha arcade accept your account formed out. Figure out the best bulk you are accommodating to absorb on your dress and try to stick to it. Slight deviations from your account may be acceptable, but this actually depends on your own claimed circumstances.

It may be that if your dream dress costs a little added than you can allow but you actually accept to accept it, you will charge to accomplish cut backs on addition aspect of your wedding. Alternatively you may accept to opt for addition dress that fits aural your account or conceivably hire your marriage dress.

While renting your marriage dress may assume like a alive advantage (after all you will alone be cutting the dress for one day), you may ambition to anticipate again. Some brides who adjudge to hire their marriage dress advance an adapter to it, and generally affliction their accommodation if it comes to giving it back.

Your Equipment
Having little or no acquaintance at arcade for a marriage dress, alive what to yield forth with you can absolutely be tricky. While abounding salons accumulation accessories to their customers, there are a few items that you should absolutely accomplish abiding you accept with you if arcade for your marriage dress.

A strapless bra is an essential, your best of dresses are not bound to those with straps, and you are added than acceptable to abrasion something strapless on your marriage day anyway. Even if you accept not absitively on your conjugal lingerie yet, and you apparently haven’t, yield forth some underwear that is agnate to what you anticipate you ability to abrasion on the day.

The aforementioned goes for your shoes. Marriage shoes are frequently called afterwards your dress, but why not yield forth a brace (or a few pairs) agnate to the appearance you brainstorm yourself cutting on your marriage day.

Any accessories you already accept absitively aloft should aswell be taken along.

Your Wedding
Wedding dresses appear in a array of shapes and sizes, with styles to clothing altered styles of wedding.

A dress that may be absolute for a ample ultra-formal marriage may attending out of abode at a added breezy accident and vice-versa. You will charge to accept your marriage appearance sussed afore you can actively alpha cerebration about the blazon of marriage dress you ambition to wear.

With this durably in your mind, accomplish abiding you acquaint your expectations for your marriage appearance and atmosphere to the adviser at the conjugal salons you visit. Using this admonition they should be able to adviser you appear a alternative of dresses in stock.

Your Entourage
So you anticipate you are accessible to alpha shopping? Now who should you yield with you if arcade for your marriage dress? You may anticipate that the added altered opinions you can get the better.

While for some people, several altered credibility of appearance can be accessible but for a lot of humans it can all get a little too confusing. Generally the beneath humans you yield forth with you if arcade for your marriage dress the better.

Yield one or two of your a lot of trusted accompany or ancestors associates forth with you, accept to their advice, but do not let it stop you from authoritative your own decisions. Afterwards all it is your wedding, and you will ambition to attending and feel abundant in a dress you like.

Afterwards the aboriginal annular of consultations at conjugal salons, you will hopefully accept narrowed down your choices to a few dresses. You may even be in the advantaged position of accepting collapsed in adulation with just one dress.

Now is the time to accompany added humans in. Get admonition from your mother, your bridesmaids, and added gal pals to advice you accomplish your final accommodation and accept and alterations and accessories.

While this may assume like a lot of admonition to yield in, arcade for a marriage dress is absolutely a lot of fun. Keep an accessible apperception and a absolute attitude, and you should acquisition the one appropriate dress eventually than you think.

• Check Lists: As the best man, a check list is your absolute best friend. As soon as you accept the honor of being your buddy’s best man, pull out a pen and paper and start making a list of things to do.

  In the early stages of wedding planning you’ll have to start helping the groom choose tuxes as well as making sure the groomsmen get together for fittings. As the wedding day gets closer you’re responsibilities will include involvement in the bachelor or stag party, the rehearsal party, the wedding and finally the reception.

  Having a list of things you’ll need to do, places you’ll need to be, and people you need to see/speak to, will help keep you organized.

• Bachelor Party: While some responsibilities designated to the best man are less than exciting, the bachelor party is not one of them.

  You’re the head honcho when it comes to planning the grooms last night out as a single man. A few months before the wedding, talk to the groom and get an idea of what he wants his bachelor party to be like.

  Once you have a good idea what the groom wants, start talking to the rest of the groomsmen and get planning. Early planning will allow for plenty of time to make arrangements, find out who is definitely going to be joining you that night, and figure out how much money it’s going to cost and how it will be divided between the groomsmen.

• That Morning: The groom has a million things going on in his mind the morning of his wedding. As the best man, it’s your responsibility to do the important thinking for him. There are certain things that you will need to remember to bring on the wedding day.

  This includes the wedding license as well as the couple’s rings. Before you leave your house or hotel room the morning of the wedding take a look at your checklist and make sure you have everything you and the groom will need for the day to go smoothly.

• At the Ceremony: On the wedding day, take a long look at yourself in the mirror or grab the mother of the groom and make sure you have your tux on right. After you’ve established your dressed your best, make sure the groom looks impeccable.

  After that you’ll need to inspect the groomsmen to make sure they look just as good as you do walking guests to their seats and the bridesmaids to the altar.

• Travel Plans: Before the day of the wedding finalize the new couple’s honey moon traveling arrangements.

  Once again, this day is all about them, so that means they shouldn’t have to worry about anything. Be the best man and make sure they have a ride to the air port, and that they have their tickets, money and luggage.

• Reception Duties: Everyone, including the bride and the groom, wants to have fun at the wedding reception. To many guests, the reception is time to cut loose and take advantage of the open bar.

  If you’re no stranger to fun and love to drink a few at weddings, you’ll need to watch your alcohol intake on the day you are filling the best man’s shoes. Your job is to help the newly married couple make it through their big day that means that you should be coherent and capable until they leave for their honeymoon.

  You also are responsible for making a speech. Don’t make a fool out of yourself and the couple by slurring all the way through it. Sure have a few drinks and have a great time, but save the blackout for a wedding you don’t have an important role in.

]]> http://www.1motherofthebridedresses.com/be-the-best-man-you-can-be-fulfilling-your-responsibilities-to-the-bride-and-groom/feed/ 0 http://www.1motherofthebridedresses.com/10-themes-for-scrapbooking/ http://www.1motherofthebridedresses.com/10-themes-for-scrapbooking/#comments Tue, 03 Nov 2009 09:00:22 +0000 Ana Dress http://www.1motherofthebridedresses.com/10-themes-for-scrapbooking/ There are so many reasons out there to scrapbook! For one, it’s history, right? And it’s important for us to remember and cherish these memories, especially for our generations to follow. I would have been so thrilled had my mother saved stories to go along with all her photos.

She still keeps my baby photos and photos of her and her family in shoeboxes. Awful thought isn’t it?

Well, we all have those tons of photos of our ancestors, at least most of us do, but there are so many other memories to cherish besides family trees.

How about a baby’s first year? You can document month-by-month how your baby is growing and all the things he or she is learning. This makes a great present come wedding time.

Apropo wedding, of course you’ll want to save your precious wedding memories.

Not only the professional photos, but also those of the reception, the church, maybe even your engagement party. There are subthemes such as the ring, the dress, the bride, the groom, the kiss, etc. There are entire lists!

What about your vacations! You don’t want to just slap these photos in a regular album! That would be a waste! You’ll want to share your story about where you went, what you saw and did, right? Names, places, dates are all very important for scrapbooking.

That is the reason we scrapbook, to tell our story! The same goes for holidays, such as Christmas, Thanksgiving, Easter, etc.

Do you have any pets? There are so many cute ideas and embellishments for pet pages out there.

It is incredible! I’ve scrapped my big red tabby cat Pooky and made really adorable memory pages. To some people, pets are like children!

Ever remodeled an old house and have shot before and after pictures? Now, there’s a super scrapping idea.

You can journal in all of the work you’ve done to restore the house, how long it took, and any blunders that occurred along the way!

Scrap your feelings about something. There doesn’t even have to be a picture on the page, just use your imagination and create a nice layout using just your words and emotions.

It’s kind of like writing in your diary, except it might be something you’ll want to show someone else. So keep it clean! What about your hobbies? I’ve made scrapbook pages about scrapbooking!

Just a few more to get you going: graduation/school years and your job (in case it’s worth scrapping).

Have FUN scrapping!!!

]]> http://www.1motherofthebridedresses.com/10-themes-for-scrapbooking/feed/ 0 http://www.1motherofthebridedresses.com/interesting-wedding-night-rituals-from-other-countries/ http://www.1motherofthebridedresses.com/interesting-wedding-night-rituals-from-other-countries/#comments Sun, 01 Nov 2009 11:23:58 +0000 Ana Dress http://www.1motherofthebridedresses.com/interesting-wedding-night-rituals-from-other-countries/ All over the world, people’s beliefs, culture and history has affected this memorable event.

It is (almost) common knowledge that wedding ceremonies are different all over the world, but did you know that the diversity extends even on the wedding night?

Read this to know the interesting activities that couples, families and friends do before letting the newlyweds reach a night of wedding bliss!

It is customary in an American wedding for the bride and groom to hop into a get-away car with tin cans attached to the rear of the car, off to their secret honeymoon, immediately after the wedding.

Did you know that this rooted from escaping a Celtic wedding night tradition?

In Gaelic cultures, it was a tradition for friends and family of the couple to mess with the couple’s wedding night. In the olden days, when couples spend their wedding night in a barn, girl friends of the bride would dress her for bed and ask each of the male guests to kiss her good night.

The friends would do other things to prevent the groom from seeing her new wife. Even if the couple finally comes together, they would disturb the union by making noise outside the barn and even peep into the couple, while drinking the night away.

The couple waits for everyone to get too drunk to eventually leave them alone. This kind of prank is something that newly weds want to get away from, thus, they keep their honeymoon destination a secret and speed away after the wedding.

More Celtic wedding night ritual come from Scotland: sleeping in the barn on the first night, sprinkling water on the marriage bed for luck and staying for a week with the bride’s parents before moving into the newlywed’s home.

The Germans and the French do a similar tradition of “disturbing” the wedding night, called Chiverie, known in the US as Shivaree. They make noise outside the place where the couple spends their first night together.

Some even play around with the room where they will stay, like put plenty of balloons, spread food all over the bed, and hide alarm clock everywhere, just for fun.

The Romans believed that it was bad fortune when the bride stumbles when entering the newlywed’s house for the first time.

Thus, after the wedding, male friends of the couple would carry her over the doorstep. At present, the groom is expected to do the job himself.

In Benin (Western Africa), they value virginity. The bride’s mother rewards her with cash if she’s a virgin at their wedding night! In the morning, the sheets that the couples used are inspected for bloodstains.

Some mothers even “fly the flag” out the window, showing off their daughter’s bloodstained nightgown.

For the Chinese, at the night of the wedding, candles designed with a phoenix and a dragon is lit to drive the evil spirit away.

The newlyweds will drink wine from goblets tied together with a red ribbon, while arms intertwined. Then the bride will be given half-raw dumplings, which symbolize prosperity.

Marquesasian (from Polynesia) brides have a notable wedding night ritual: they are expected to have sex with all the male guests and then saving the groom for last.

Now that can make your wedding night extremely unforgettable!

]]> http://www.1motherofthebridedresses.com/interesting-wedding-night-rituals-from-other-countries/feed/ 0 http://www.1motherofthebridedresses.com/choosing-your-wedding-gown-bridal-shops/ http://www.1motherofthebridedresses.com/choosing-your-wedding-gown-bridal-shops/#comments Sat, 31 Oct 2009 04:04:43 +0000 Ana Dress http://www.1motherofthebridedresses.com/choosing-your-wedding-gown-bridal-shops/ Choosing the right shop is a crucial step toward purchasing your wedding gown. The reputation of the store owners and the duration of the time they have been in business usually prove to be of great significance.

For that, at first asking around and visiting several shops without making an impulsive decision is a must.
A positive sign for any store is when the shop owner or a sales person is willing to tell you the types of policies they have concerning disasters like fires, weather mishaps, or bankruptcy that could shut down the store and force them not to deliver the dress on time.

Many a wedding has been made less than 100 % perfect because of a bridal shop’s failure to deliver.
The location of the store matters. A bride, with everything she has to do, does not want to travel long distances for the fittings, and remember that a bridal gown may require several fittings, no matter how perfect the torso of the bride may be.

The average price of the bridal gowns sold in a shop should be the first question to ask, since that will give an idea up front if that store is for you. Then, the next question should be if the alterations or wedding dress preservation are included in the price.

Some establishments offer reasonably priced package deals that include fittings, alterations, dry cleaning, and preservation.
Bridal shops come in many sizes. Besides a selection of ready-made or made-to-order bridal gowns, most of them offer other services as well.

The expanse of the inventory and the quality of the merchandise carry a weight in giving the bride several options in sizes and styles. Whether the shop has veils or not is of essence. There are some high-end bridal shops that only sell the gown but not the veil.

A bride needs to have her veil match her dress.
The condition of the shop is another consideration. An efficient bridal shop has to be clean and well-organized; it needs to have good lighting, several professionally angled mirrors, and lots space to move around for the bride to see herself in a gown from all sides while standing still and while in motion.

It is also imperative that the sales staff are informed enough to know the answers to the bride’s questions. A pushy, rude, and patronizing sales person can turn the pleasant experience of choosing one’s bridal gown into a nightmare.

Sales people should respect the bride and her time. When you are on time for your appointment and they make you wait for more than ten minutes, then it is a good idea to search for another place.
When the sales people steer the bride toward a style that flatters her figure the most, that store will be recommended by many people to others.

When my niece opted for a slim-line gown and her mother insisted on a full skirt, the sales people came to their rescue with a designer slim-line gown and a full-skirt train that looked like a full skirt with a flowing rich train from the back, while its straight lines up front favored the bride’s youthful shape.

Since the train was removable for freer movement and dancing during the reception, the gown turned out to be practical as well as being elegant.
Searching for the perfect wedding gown is fun and it should be an enjoyable experience.

A wedding dress is the most important dress you’ll ever wear in your life, because in it, you’ll take an oath to spend the rest of your life with the person who will be your mate.
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]]> http://www.1motherofthebridedresses.com/choosing-your-wedding-gown-bridal-shops/feed/ 0 http://www.1motherofthebridedresses.com/wedding-traditions/ http://www.1motherofthebridedresses.com/wedding-traditions/#comments Thu, 29 Oct 2009 04:00:05 +0000 Ana Dress http://www.1motherofthebridedresses.com/wedding-traditions/ When you’re learning about something new, it’s easy to feel
overwhelmed by the sheer amount of relevant information
available. This informative article should help you focus on the
central points.

The old saying that a bride should carry or wear something old,
something new, something borrowed and something blue is a
time-honored tradition that is supposed to bring the bride good
luck.

Each of these items represents something different and can
be incorporated into the bride’s attire in several different
ways. This fun tradition dates back for centuries and is still
honored by many modern day brides who are interested in ensuring
a little bit of luck for themselves or simply honoring a
tradition that has been passed on in their family for years.

Choosing to wear something old expresses a desire to retain your
connections with your family after you enter into your marriage
and begin your own family. You may choose to wear a locket with
a picture of your grandmother on her wedding day inside to
express this sentiment.

This old picture reminds you of your
family and keeps them close to your heart. You may also wish to
incorporate something old into your attire by having a
handkerchief used by one of your ancestors sewn into the lining
of the skirt of your wedding dress.

Incorporating this item into
your wedding dress as a permanent feature is a special way to
ensure that you will always remember your family and that they
will always be a part of the new family that you and your
husband create.

Wearing a new item on your wedding day conveys the message that
you and your husband are creating a new union that will endure
forever. There are countless ways to incorporate something new
into your attire.

If you opted to include a picture of your
grandmother on her wedding day into a locket that you wear on
your wedding day, you might want to consider putting a photo of
you and your husband into the other side to represent your new
item.

Another new item to consider is a piece of jewelry,
besides your engagement or wedding ring that was given to you by
the groom such as a necklace or bracelet. This is a special way
to wear something new because it expresses the love that you and
the groom have for each other.

If you find yourself confused by what you’ve read to this point,
don’t despair. Everything should be crystal clear by the time
you finish.

Wearing a borrowed item on your wedding day is used to symbolize
your love and admiration for the person from whom you borrowed
the item.

Wanting to wear something that belongs to a loved one
lets them know that you want to include them in your wedding in
a very special way by wearing something that either is held very
dear to them or is something that represents them symbolically.

One nice way to express this sentiment through a borrowed item
is to wear your mother’s wedding ring on your wedding day. Doing
this lets your parents know that you admire their marriage and
their respect for each other and that you hope to have an
equally satisfying marriage.

It also lets them know that you
will be thinking of them on your wedding day and that you want
them to be with you in a special way. Another way to incorporate
a borrowed item into your wedding day attire is to borrow a
friend’s signature piece of jewelry.

If you have a close friend
who has worn the same necklace for as long as you have known
her, you might consider borrowing this particular necklace for
your wedding day as a reminder of your friendship.

Wearing something blue on your wedding day is a symbol of the
couple’s fidelity to each other. It may sound as though
incorporating blue into your wedding attire is a difficult task
but it really is much easier than it sounds.

One simple tip for
wearing blue on your wedding day is to wear a necklace with a
blue stone. This is a beautiful yet inconspicuous way to wear
blue on your wedding day to ensure fidelity. Another way to wear
something blue is to include blue flower in your headdress.

Some
brides also opt to wear a blue garter under their wedding dress
to represent their blue item. If you choose this option you
might want to consider wearing two garters if you plan to follow
the tradition of having the groom remove your garter and toss it
to the single men in attendance.

If you plan to do this you
might want to wear a blue garter and a white garter and instruct
the groom to remove the white one so that he is not tossing away
your garter that symbolizes faithfulness.

Brides have been honoring the tradition of wearing an old, a
new, a borrowed and a blue item during their wedding for
centuries.

Although wearing these items is supposed to symbolize
luck for the bride, they are also just a fun tradition that
gives the bride an opportunity to express her admiration for a
few special people in her life.

There’s a lot to understand about wedding traditions. We were
able to provide you with some of the facts above, but there is
still plenty more to write about in subsequent articles.

]]> http://www.1motherofthebridedresses.com/wedding-traditions/feed/ 0 http://www.1motherofthebridedresses.com/irish-wedding-traditions/ http://www.1motherofthebridedresses.com/irish-wedding-traditions/#comments Tue, 27 Oct 2009 12:05:00 +0000 Ana Dress http://www.1motherofthebridedresses.com/irish-wedding-traditions/ If you’re seriously interested in knowing about Irish wedding
traditions, you need to think beyond the basics. This
informative article takes a closer look at things you need to
know about Irish wedding traditions.

Many nationalities have their own wedding traditions. The people
of Ireland have their own distinct traditions that make it easy
to distinguish an Irish wedding from weddings of other cultures.
The traditions include Claddagh rings, superstitions, a special
toast, as well as kilts and bagpipes.

The Claddagh ring has a special meaning in a traditional Irish
wedding. The Claddagh ring is a traditional ring that looks like
two hands holding a heart that is adorned with a crown.
Tradition holds that Claddagh rings be passed down from mother
to daughter.

As these rings are meant to be passed down for
generations, it is not considered proper to buy a Claddagh ring
for yourself. Yet another tradition involving the Claddagh ring
relates to how it is worn.

An engaged or married woman or man
would wear the ring with the tips of the crown facing towards
their fingertips. In this position the ring is considered to be
turned inward and symbolizes that the heart of the person
wearing the ring is taken.

A man or woman who is not involved in
a romantic relationship would wear the ring with the tips of the
crown facing towards their wrist. This outward position of the
ring symbolizes that the person wearing the ring is reaching out
for companionship.

Traditional Irish weddings also adhere to several unusual
superstitions in an attempt to ward off bad luck. A rain or
overcast day might be cause for concern at a traditional Irish
wedding. This is because one of the strange superstitions is
that the sun must shine directly on the bride to ensure that the
couple will be blessed with good luck.

Birds also factor into
some of the traditional Irish superstitions. Hearing a cuckoo
bird or seeing three magpies are also considered to be signs of
luck for the couple. Yet another final superstition relates to
offering well wishes to the bride.

At a traditional Irish
wedding it is considered bad luck for a woman to be the first
one to congratulate the bride and wish her well. For this reason
a close friend or relative of the groom will also take it upon
himself to ensure that he is the first to congratulate the
bride.

If your Irish wedding traditions facts are out-of-date, how will
that affect your actions and decisions? Make certain you don’t
let important Irish wedding traditions information slip by you.

A traditional Irish wedding usually concludes with a toast that
has been recited for many years.

At the end of the reception the
guests will gather around the couple for the final toast. The
couple will begin the toast by saying, “Friends and relatives,
so fond and dear, ’tis our greatest pleasure to have you here.

When many years this day has passed, fondest memories will
always last. So we drink a cup of Irish mead and ask God’s
blessing in your hour of need.” The guests then respond to the
toast with the following answer: “On this special day, our wish
to you, the goodness of the old, the best of the new.

God bless
you both who drink this mead, may it always fill your every
need.” “Friends and relatives, so fond and dear, ’tis our
greatest pleasure to have you here. When many years this day has
passed, fondest memories will always last.

So we drink a cup of
Irish mead and ask God’s blessing in your hour of need.” The
guests respond: “On this special day, our wish to you, the
goodness of the old, the best of the new. God bless you both who
drink this mead, may it always fill your every need.

“

Of course, no traditional Irish wedding complete without the
presence of bagpipes and kilts. It is customary for friends and
family members to bring along their bagpipes and pipe the couple
into the mass and into the reception.

They may also continue to
charm the guests with an assortment of bagpipe tunes suitable
for dancing. Not only do friends and family members enjoy
performing for the couple and the other guests but they also
enjoy taking the opportunity to dress in traditional kilts for
the occasion.

The look and sound of the bagpipers creates the
feel of a truly traditional Irish wedding.

A traditional Irish wedding is a festive occasion filled with
good friends, food and music. In addition to these traditional
elements the Irish people also have traditions regarding the
Claddagh ring and standardized toasts that are used to wish the
new couple well.

Superstitions also play a role in a traditional
Irish wedding. Many of the traditional superstitions relate to
objects or occurrences that are thought to bring the couple good
luck.

You can’t predict when knowing something extra about Irish
wedding traditions will come in handy.

If you learned anything
new about wedding traditions in this article, you should file
the article where you can find it again.

]]> http://www.1motherofthebridedresses.com/irish-wedding-traditions/feed/ 0 http://www.1motherofthebridedresses.com/top-10-ways-to-save-money-on-your-wedding/ http://www.1motherofthebridedresses.com/top-10-ways-to-save-money-on-your-wedding/#comments Mon, 26 Oct 2009 08:02:30 +0000 Ana Dress http://www.1motherofthebridedresses.com/top-10-ways-to-save-money-on-your-wedding/ Budget-Savvy Weddings Transcend Their Price Tag

January 7, 2002– Its wedding planning season again! With the country in a recession and job security at an all time low, many couples are wondering how they can host a wedding that will live on in memory–not through bills.

It’s no wonder that people get antsy when they start to think about coordinating a wedding; the average cost of one is over $19,000! But does it have to be this way? “Absolutely not! There is no need to spend tons of money on a wedding when the most important thing is to make it personal,” exclaims Kathleen Kennedy, a chef, stylist and event planner with over 18 years experience in the hospitality industry.

Whether your budget is $3500 or $35,000+, the following budget-savvy strategies from author Kathleen Kennedy’s new book, Priceless Weddings for under $5000 (Three Rivers Press, $14.00), will help betrothed couples get the most for their money:

** Prioritize – Before couples begin planning their wedding and reception, Kennedy urges them to sit down together and discuss what their top 5 priorities are.

Kennedy states, “This will help to determine where to go all out — and where its fair game to cut corners. For instance, if it is important to you that the wedding and reception by held at the restaurant that you went to on your first date or you know you MUST have a specific designer gown or a certain DJ that you really like — then you can fit that into your budget and decide to save money in other areas.

“

** Limit the Guest List – Keeping the guest list as concise as possible can help to drastically reduce reception costs. Most caterers, restaurants and banquet halls charge per-person, so the difference between 100 guests and 150 will be significant.

Reverend Roger Coleman of Clergy Services, Inc. in Kansas City, Missouri specializes in small family weddings and is quoted in Kennedy’s book. He suggests, “Not to invite more guests than you can spend one minute of time with.

If you invite 300 guests spending one minute with each would take over 5 hours” not including the ceremony, eating, dancing…

** Food – Food can be the biggest expense at a wedding. Strategies to save on food and catering include choosing to have a buffet instead of a sit-down meal, or hosting a high tea, dessert reception, brunch or luncheon instead of a multi-course dinner.

Or consider drop-off catering, where the caterer delivers already prepared food and sets it up. Catering all or part of the reception yourself is another possibility.

** Location – There are many options for low-cost or no-cost locations

including local and national parks, forest preserves, your own back yard or that of a friend or relative.

Also consider a location that offers an all-inclusive package on the wedding, reception, and sometimes the honeymoon too. Choosing to have the wedding during an off-season or on any day but Saturday will also help to cut costs.

** Wedding Attire – A few creative money-saving alternatives to shopping at a traditional bridal salon include: purchasing a gown at an outlet, from a department store in the special occasions off-the-rack area, buying a vintage or once-worn gown and purchasing a traditional gown through the Discount Bridal Service (DBS).

Or consider bidding for a gown on-line auction, renting a gown, redoing a mother or mother-in-law’s dress or wearing a designer suit.

** Flowers and Decorations – Those that choose to wed in a location that is already decorated will see big savings.

To set a stylish mood without much work, plan the wedding to take place in a garden, art museum or a beautifully furnished home. Or consider doing the flowers and decorations yourself. Kennedy states, “One bride I interviewed for the book planted 200 bulbs months before their wedding, and then married right in the middle of the fully blooming cheerful yellow tulips.

Another bought 13 dozen roses at a great price from a warehouse store.”

** Invitations – This is definitely an area where do-it-yourselfers can

show off their skills and pocket the difference in costs.

“We “printed” our invitations right on the computer and no one would ever have guessed! We also printed a newsletter that we sent out a few months before the wedding. This helped to alert out-of-towners to make reservations in advance and plan a mini-vacation if they wanted to,” Kennedy explained.

** Music – For some couples a band is an absolute must, for others a DJ, which is usually much less expensive, is a great way to cut costs, plus you get an MC to move the reception along. For the die-hard live band or music folks, look for bands that have day jobs and “jam” for fun and/or high school -aged bands.

Or have a child violin virtuosos perform for the ceremony–there won’t be a dry eye in the place. A rock-bottom budget option is to make your own tapes of your musical favorites.

** Photography and Videography – Weddings tend to go by so quickly, and each moment is so precious, that having a photographer chronicle the event with a still and/or video camera is the only way to really capture the moment for posterity.

But can photography be affordable. Kennedy assures that it can, “When we were married, we knew that photography and videography, were important to us, but we also knew that we did not want to spend top dollar for the services.

We hired a friend of a friend who was an art school graduate. She gave us a package deal of a full day of shooting, a wedding book, the 3″x5″ roofs and the negatives for a VERY fair price. Another friend videotaped the wedding in lieu of a present.

“

** Bar service – Eliminating or limiting a traditional full bar to one or

two hours will really cut costs. Alternatives include serving beer and

wine only, not serving alcohol at all or only pouring a champagne toast.

Depending on the local laws and the rules at your reception hall, if you

are able to buy the liquor yourself and then hire someone to pour it– the savings potential is enormous.

While writing “Priceless Weddings.

..”, Kennedy interviewed dozens of

couples whose weddings cost “under $5000.” From her vantage point she feels that “weddings should not be about how much was spent or saved. They should reflect the individual personalities and priorities of the couple getting married.

“

“Our wedding was only $3500 and it was very low stress and intimate, yet elegant. We celebrated our commitment, our vows and our friendships and really rejoiced in the days’ events. I then went on to write the self-help guide, Priceless Weddings for under $5000, so that other couples can plan the wedding day of their dreams, for less than they ever dreamed possible.

” To ask a question about wedding planning or learn more about “Priceless Weddings”, log onto www.pricelessweddings.com.

Sidebar:

Kathleen Kennedy’s wedding to Gary Kovalsky was held on the July 4th in Bolinas, Ca.

at a horse ranch B&B that had spectacular wildflower gardens and a gazebo overlooking the Pacific Ocean. The short ceremony was presided over by their maid of honor and best man who were deputized as justices of the peace for the day by the local town hall.

Kennedy wore a silk shantung wedding ensemble that had a fitted rembroidered lace bodice. The groom and the best man wore traditional tuxedos.

Following the nuptials, each pair of 2 guests (there were 50 guests in all) were given a picnic basket and tablecloth.

As guests spread out on the lawns under the Eucalyptus trees, they feasted on pesto brie, long stemmed strawberries, champagne grapes and baguettes. There were also bubbles in each basket, which young and old alike delighted in.

After the appetizers were finished, everyone moved to tables on a terra cotta patio. The pair served a buffet of their favorite foods, including spare ribs, fried chicken, al fresco salads, shrimp salad sandwiches, raspberry-lemonade and iced tea.

The festivities also included dancing on the terrace to prerecorded tapes, plus croquet and softball for the kids.

Everyone moved indoors to antique-filled rooms for dessert. The cake was a multi-tiered lemon cake filled with berries and covered with buttercream frosting and fresh flowers.

Coffee, fresh fruit and Peruvian wedding cookies were also served.

Following the guests’ departure, the newlyweds spent the night as private guests of the inn.

Contact:

Kathleen Kennedy

mailto:chefkk@attbi.

com

847-425-9650

847-691-2145 (cell)

1224 Oak Avenue

Evanston, IL 60202

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]]> http://www.1motherofthebridedresses.com/top-10-ways-to-save-money-on-your-wedding/feed/ 0 http://www.1motherofthebridedresses.com/mother-of-the-bride-dress-colors-for-spring-2008/ http://www.1motherofthebridedresses.com/mother-of-the-bride-dress-colors-for-spring-2008/#comments Sat, 24 Oct 2009 15:03:24 +0000 Ana Dress http://www.1motherofthebridedresses.com/mother-of-the-bride-dress-colors-for-spring-2008/ Every new season brings in different styles and in exciting colors to the mother of the bride dresses. The special occasion dress manufacturers will be introducing their spring/summer lines from January through April.

The spring and summer season are when mothers of the bride and groom begin to look for a special gown to wear to their daughter or son’s wedding. They are in a “panic” mode as in the hustle and bustle of the wedding preparation, they tend to overlook searching for their own formal gowns.

Mother of the bride gowns this spring 2008 will still feature rich fabrics with names like shantique, hammered shimmer, brocade, hi twist crepe, satin, etc. Lace is still available but mostly as accents or forming one part of the gown for interest.

Beads, rhinestones, and embroidery are always a must for formal gowns as these add the sparkle and uniqueness to the outfit, separating a regular dress from a special occasion gown. These fabrics are made of polyester blends which will retain their shape and are generally wrinkle-free.

Mothers of the bride and groom surely do not want their dresses to pull and crinkle while performing their individual duties.

For spring of 2008, the mother of the bride and gown manufacturers are introducing interesting colors like glacier, aqua, sea breeze, and cinnamon.

Sage and dust rose are always popular from one year to the next and these are the staple colors for this spring as well. Tried and true colors of champagne, burgundy, silver, gold, navy, and black, are still very much in style as these are the basic colors that will look good not only for the wedding but can be worn to any other social occasion.

The mother of the bride is definitely an integral part of the wedding, as she is the most important person next to the bride and groom. She has numerous duties in helping her daughter prepare for the wedding and the mother of the bride dress is often the last thing on her list.

Mother of the bride dresses shown online, are very competitively priced with the traditional bridal stores and many gowns are priced for very much less. Additionally for internet bridal stores, you can shop for the color that you wish to wear by typing in the color or its variation, in the “search box” of the website.

Every good website should have this feature which shows a blank box for you to type in the keyword you desire. Online stores usually carry the current season’s styles as they have the real-time capability to post the latest mother of the bride dress styles and delete the ones that are no longer in stock or sold out.

This spring 2008, mother of the bride and groom dresses are offered in “youthful” styles. Long gone is the dowdy looking mother of the bride. Check out the 2008 styles by Karen Miller, Scala, Cachet, and Ursula as they pave the way for trendier and upbeat styles.

Audrey’s Mother of the Bride (website: http://www.audreysmotherofthebride.com) offer these styles in affordable prices and with wide size selections.

They cater especially to the plus size or full figure mother of the bride and groom. Petite sizes are also available.

]]> http://www.1motherofthebridedresses.com/mother-of-the-bride-dress-colors-for-spring-2008/feed/ 0 http://www.1motherofthebridedresses.com/budget-friendly-tips-for-buying-mother-of-the-groom-dresses/ http://www.1motherofthebridedresses.com/budget-friendly-tips-for-buying-mother-of-the-groom-dresses/#comments Thu, 22 Oct 2009 18:32:11 +0000 Ana Dress http://www.1motherofthebridedresses.com/budget-friendly-tips-for-buying-mother-of-the-groom-dresses/ At the wedding the mother of the bride has the first choice of outfits, the mother of the groom, as etiquette dictates, must choose a complimentary outfit of different color but similar cut and style. Because of this they usually collaborate on their outfits for the wedding to avoid any complications.

However, in some cases, the mother of the bride chooses her dress without coordinating with the groom’s mother. In this case it is up to the groom’s mom to call and get the information on what the bride’s mother will be wearing.

The information is then used to choose her dress. What this means is that if the bride’s mother wishes to wear a full length ball gown in very formal style, so must the mother of the groom. Likewise, if the mother of the bride chooses to wear a short simple dress, so should the mother of the groom.

In many cases, the bride’s mother will forgo tradition and permit the groom’s mother to wear whatever she wishes. In either case there is a wealth of shops which have dresses dedicated to every taste and style of woman.

Many shops specialize in ladies dresses for special occasions, and many of those deal directly with bridal wear. Along with wedding apparel, these shops carry dresses for Quinceanera, and other momentous occasions in a woman’s life.

A son getting married definitely qualifies as a momentous occasion.

If you are given the opportunity to coordinate with the mother of the bride, do yourselves a service by choosing tea or knee length dresses for the wedding.

These styles of dresses are often wearable to numerous other formal or semi formal events. Likewise you will want to purchase gowns without an excessive amount of beading, applique or other embellishment.

If a gown is too beaded, or appliqued, it ends up being used for only formal occasions and thus is not very budget friendly. Suits are a very good choice to wear as long as the wedding isn’t too formal.

For a more formal occasion a simple black dress can be long and then shortened later for more versatility.

The best color choices are navy, beige, lavender, yellow or soft pink; unless they are the colors of the wedding party.

Neither parent should dress in any color of the bride, bridesmaids or maid of honor.

There are thousands of shops to choose from locally as well as on the Internet. If you plan to purchase online, be sure to have your exact measurements including height from hollow to hem, bust, waist and hips.

Each designer will have their own measurements, be sure to use their recommendations for sizes.

]]> http://www.1motherofthebridedresses.com/budget-friendly-tips-for-buying-mother-of-the-groom-dresses/feed/ 0 http://www.1motherofthebridedresses.com/can-the-mother-of-the-bride-and-the-mother-of-the-bride-in-the-dresses-of-the-same-color/ http://www.1motherofthebridedresses.com/can-the-mother-of-the-bride-and-the-mother-of-the-bride-in-the-dresses-of-the-same-color/#comments Tue, 20 Oct 2009 04:42:34 +0000 Ana Dress http://www.1motherofthebridedresses.com/?p=26 If the dresses were of a dark color,say navy,then it would be fine,people would be looking at the style of dresses. No one would think twice. Now,if they both chose something in turquoise,it won’t matter if one dress is long and formal and the other is a day suit, the women will look odd and twin-like.  So,the answer is yes,they can wear the same color,but look very carefully at whether they SHOULD.

Q: When should I start shopping for my Mother of the Bride and groom dress?
A: From the absolute devotion Most mothers wait until the last minute to shop for themselves. We suggest that you focus on the purchase of three or four months before the wedding. Most of the styles that complement the season of your event in the stores two to four months earlier.



Q: What colors should I use?
A: You should always use colors in which you feel beautiful, given to complement the wedding party. Most industry experts would say to stay away from wearing black to a wedding unless it is black and white and / or you have grace of the bride to wear black. Most mothers do not wear the exact color of the bridesmaid dresses but complements or is a slightly different color.

Since the absolute devotion Most mothers wait until the last minute to shop for themselves. We suggest that you focus on the purchase of three or four months before the wedding. Most of the styles that complement the season of your event in stores …

]]> http://www.1motherofthebridedresses.com/can-the-mother-of-the-bride-and-the-mother-of-the-bride-in-the-dresses-of-the-same-color/feed/ 0 http://www.1motherofthebridedresses.com/mark-is-missing-and-julie-kramer-is-the-author-to-help-find-him/ http://www.1motherofthebridedresses.com/mark-is-missing-and-julie-kramer-is-the-author-to-help-find-him/#comments Tue, 20 Oct 2009 04:30:14 +0000 Ana Dress http://www.1motherofthebridedresses.com/mark-is-missing-and-julie-kramer-is-the-author-to-help-find-him/ In the second book with television news reporter Riley Spartz as the engaging main character, Julie Kramer gives us MISSING MARK, a wonderful little mystery just right for summer. This story opens as Riley finds an ad that says “Wedding Dress for Sale: Never Worn” that catches her attention.

Riley wants to see if there is possibly a story behind the dress that she could produce as a feature for the upcoming sweeps month for her station. As they say, be careful what you wish for, as Riley certainly does find a story.

What appears to first be a jilted bride and mother left with a red face and 300 angry guests at one of the high society weddings of the year, the groom doesn’t show up and nobody seems to care. Well, nobody except the bride and her mother it seems.

As Riley investigates where Mark, the would be groom, might be, she becomes dangerously involved in a case that before never even made a spot on the news. She finds that missing men are not quite as interesting for news hounds as when a woman goes missing.

Along with this case, Riley becomes involved with a K-9 dog with a strong sense of smell when it comes to drugs and a strong way of getting Riley involved with some major drug gangsters. As Riley deals with a missing groom, the dog and the drugs, and a neighbor who is as quirky as they come it would seem at first because of his frequent yard sales at all hours, she finds more than she can report on let alone handle.

Riley gets closer to a solution to a MISSING MARK and a high ratings story, but also to the danger it involves. Will she find Mark….dead or alive, or at all? Does the fact that a rare fish from the Mall of America that is stolen really mean bigger ratings than what she is working on? Struggling with her boss on what she knows is important for the news almost gets Riley in the news more than she cares to be.

The story is full of page-turning killing and chaos, along with love mixed in with deceit, that all come together to create a fun and fast read…just what you would want in a summer book! If you missed STALKING SUSAN, the first in the series, you can still read this as a stand alone novel, but may want to check it out first and read the series in order.

]]> http://www.1motherofthebridedresses.com/mark-is-missing-and-julie-kramer-is-the-author-to-help-find-him/feed/ 0 http://www.1motherofthebridedresses.com/before-the-nuptials-nips-and-tucks/ http://www.1motherofthebridedresses.com/before-the-nuptials-nips-and-tucks/#comments Sun, 18 Oct 2009 14:29:57 +0000 Ana Dress http://www.1motherofthebridedresses.com/before-the-nuptials-nips-and-tucks/ Los Angeles, CA August 16, 2004– When R. L.’s wedding day rolled around last May 7th, her nose, which she had hated for so long, had been at last fully repaired so she could stare into the many cameras present on the big day with confidence, if not a huge measure of sass.

“With my old nose, I knew I would hate every wedding picture taken that day,” R.L. told CosmeticSurgery.com. (She asked her full name be withheld.)

R.L., now 30, suffered a botched rhinoplasty (nose job) when she was 16, followed by another surgery years later to try and repair the damage.

But it did not work.

She did some research and started looking for a surgeon who specializes in cosmetic surgery revisions.

“My nose was an absolute atrocity,” says R.L., who works in marketing in New York City and just married a graphic artist.

She shopped physicians for the pre-wedding revision surgery by reading doctors’ websites for information about their training and background and then ventured out for face-to-face interviews of three.

One in particular impressed her with price, training, patient testimonials and a warm beside manner.

“I knew I had to get it right this time,” R.L. says. “When I went in for surgery, my nose was twisted, and the left side was collapsed so badly, I could not breathe through it.

In the past, when a picture was taken, I made sure the photographer was far off or that only my good side was pictured. Once my nose was finally straightened, I couldn’t believe I had been walking around so long, looking that badly.

“

R.L. is not the only bride looking for a surgeon to perform a nip, a tuck or more before taking that walk down the aisle. Cosmetic surgeons and others report seeing many more wedding party members seeking procedures before the nuptials.

“Cosmetic surgery procedures for brides-to-be, mothers of the brides and others in the wedding are up 300% over this time last year,” says Cho Phillips, executive director of Lovegevity.com, a Northern California website devoted to engagement, marriage and other family issues.

“First-time brides tend to have liposuction and breast augmentation in preparation for their big day.”

Yet another wedding consultant says pre-nuptial cosmetic surgery is so common, most couples should think about carving out a budget for facial makeovers.

Arlene Howard, 64, a Beverly Hills public relations practitioner, had the striking good looks of a model in her early 20s. Now, she has an October 10th wedding date at the Bel Air Hotel in Beverly Hills.

So for a segment of tv’s “Dr. 90210,” Arlene underwent a facial peel that took 25 years off the calendar ??” after a two-month recovery time — and made her, in the words of her husband-to-be, “a trophy bride.

“

“I wanted my outward appearance to catch up with my self-image,” Arlene says. “It will now be the wedding I’ve always wanted.” Compliments have been so encouraging, Arlene says she will also have a tummy tuck before the wedding.

Says Robert Freund, M.D., a Manhattan plastic surgeon, “As the field of cosmetic and plastic surgery receives more attention in the media, cosmetic surgical procedures become more widely accepted.

Plus, the medical technology is getting better and that allows plastic surgeons to offer more sophisticated rejuvenations, with quicker healing time and less post-operative bruising.”

It was another uncomely schnoze that drove Tara, J.

a 29-year-old magazine writer in New York State, to see about repairing the damage caused by a surfboard that broke her nose years ago. Her rhinoplasty was done in February to prepare for an October (2003) wedding.

“I think everybody noticed my new nose at the wedding,” she says.

“Because all eyes will be on the bride at the wedding, the perfect time to start a new skincare routine is at the engagement,” says Keith LaFerriere, M.

D., president of the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (AAFPRS) which reports the two most popular procedures for brides-to-be and their mothers are Botox and chemical peels.

“If a bride goes in for Botox or chemical peels, she should have it done weeks in advance because swelling and redness can occur,” says Dr. LaFerriere who is also a clinical associate professor at the University of Missouri, Columbia.

According to Leo McCafferty, M.D. a Pittsburgh plastic surgeon and immediate past chair of the public education committee of the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons, (ASAPS) the mother of the bride is more likely to get a pre-wedding nip or tuck.

“Most often, the mothers of brides and grooms are seeking facelifts or eyelifts, sometimes, up to a year before the wedding,” Dr. McCafferty says.

That was what drove Mary Anne R. of Brooklyn, New York, to see a plastic surgeon before her daughter’s wedding in May 2004.

Except, in her case, Mary Anne wanted less to be more attractive.

“I’ve always been very large chested and learned I was a candidate for breast reduction after reading about typical symptoms such women have,” says Mary Anne.

“For instance, I was having pain in my shoulders and down into my arms from my bras which, in some respects, were almost like wearing harnesses. I really wanted to go to the wedding in a strapless dress, but that was impossible before the surgery.

I would have popped right out!”

Mary Anne underwent a breast reduction in November 2003, and says she had completely healed and “looked great” by the wedding date in March, 2004.

“At the ceremony, I received many compliments in my strapless dress and everybody told me how wonderful I looked,” she says.

“Plus, my husband is my biggest fan of my new look.”

Jennie H., of Union Town, Pennsylvania, actually didn’t think too much about cosmetic surgery until a close friend at her health club pointed out how tired she looked.

“I took a look in the mirror, and said, ‘My god! She’s right! I don’t look good.” Although it was only six weeks before the wedding, Winnie had upper and lower blepharoplasty (eye lids and eye bags) performed on May 7th, 2004, and was healed in time for her daughter’s July 26th wedding.

“At the wedding, virtually everybody noticed and complimented me on how young I looked,” Jennie says.

Michael C. Bruck, M.D., director of plastic surgery at New York’s Juva Skin & Laser Center in New York City finds the most common pre-wedding cosmetic surgery mistake is waiting too long to see the surgeon about major procedures on the face, eyes and abdomen.

“The other busy time for special occasion requests is before high school and college reunions,” Dr. Bruck says. “For some reason, those people come in much farther in advance of the event. Maybe they want to look extra good for old flames.

”

About one quarter of patients, who visit doctors for pre-wedding consultations ??” but did not go ahead with the procedure ??” come back after the wedding for the operation, he says.

“Once a patient starts thinking about a particular cosmetic procedure, it seems to stick in her mind,” says Dr.

Bruck who reports using a lot of Restylane, a filler that gets rid of blemishes, acne scars and some minor lines and wrinkles.

However, all is not lost if you do find yourself short on time. For instance, David J.

Goldberg, M.D., dermatologist and director of The Skin Laser & Surgery Specialists of New York & New Jersey, says some wedding ceremony patients come to him a scant week before the ceremony.

“For younger brides, physicians can offer smoother skin through laser dermatology and some filler agents to fill out lips,” Dr.

Goldberg says. “Hylaform is good because it produces quick results and is a natural substance, so no skin or allergy tests are required. Those tests take time.”

Blushing brides find microdermabrasion helps makeup go on smoother.

There is usually no bruising because the needles used to inject some fillers are as thin as one human hair.

A current trend is giving cosmetic surgery as a gift. So, six months before opening her other gifts, Sheryl H.

, a 30-year-old medical transcriptionist in Springfield, Missouri, opened an envelope containing a gift for six dermabrasion treatments. “I had little dark areas of complexion on my face but dermabrasion made my skin lighter, smoother and fresher,” she says.

“The treatments make your face feel wind burned but your skin glows more afterwards.”

Mothers of brides in a hurry often ask for fast relief of crow’s feet, wrinkles and worry lines. Dr. Goldberg says Hylaform usually fills that bill, too.

But whatever procedure is used, girls ??” and their moms ??” just wanna look good.

For more information, visit http://www.cosmeticsurgery.com

]]> http://www.1motherofthebridedresses.com/before-the-nuptials-nips-and-tucks/feed/ 0 http://www.1motherofthebridedresses.com/the-father-of-the-grooms-role/ http://www.1motherofthebridedresses.com/the-father-of-the-grooms-role/#comments Sat, 17 Oct 2009 01:30:01 +0000 Ana Dress http://www.1motherofthebridedresses.com/the-father-of-the-grooms-role/ When it comes to planning a wedding, there is no agnosticism that the parents of the benedict can end up activity like an afterthought. To be sure, a lot of of the absorption is focused on the helpmate and her parents, but that does not beggarly that the mother and ancestor of the benedict cannot be a adapted allotment of the wedding, as well.

Here, then, is added about the important role that the groom’s ancestor plays at a wedding.

One of the a lot of important things that the ancestor of the benedict can do is not accounting about in alliance amenities books, nor does it arise on any checklists.

His a lot of key job is to action the abutment and admonition bare to admonition his son be not alone a admirable groom, but even more, so an accomplished husband. Back in the day, there was abundant accounting about the aboveboard allocution that the bride’s mother would accept with her afore the alliance to adapt her for affiliated life, and in accurate the alliance night.

These days, it is accepted ability that a lot of brides and grooms are able-bodied acquainted of what goes on amid newlyweds, and so this acceptable heart-to-heart has gone by the wayside somewhat. But this does not beggarly that the groom’s ancestor should aswell carelessness the pre-wedding allocution with his son.

Not too continued ago, I witnessed one of these on a tv absoluteness show, and the groom’s ancestor gave him what I anticipation was a absolutely academician section of advice. The adolescent man’s ancestor told him that if he came home from work, his wife was traveling to wish to altercate every detail of their days, no amount how minute.

This astute father’s admonition to his son was to accept to her (even if he was not at all interested!), because it would appearance his new wife how abundant he cared for her and was absorbed in what she thought.

The ancestor of the benedict can aswell accommodate his son a duke if it comes to acrimonious out alliance adornment gifts. A lot of adolescent men are not acclimatized to purchasing ability of jewelry, and a alliance calls for several.

There is a alliance present for the bride, cufflinks or watches for the groomsmen gifts, and conceivably even a adapted bagatelle for the groom’s mother. The groom’s ancestor can be a big admonition by lending the ability he has acquired through years of allowance affairs to accomplish the assignment easier for a active groom.

There are some added accurate things that the groom’s ancestor can do to admonition accomplish the alliance a success. It is accepted for the parents of the benedict to host the call dinner, which is a admirable allotment of a alliance weekend.

In addition, if it is financially feasible, it would be absolute anxious of the groom’s ancestor to action to admonition with some of the costs for the alliance itself, such as the band, or the florist, or the bar.

Sometimes the ancestor of the benedict ability aswell wish to admonition the benedict pay for the amusement trip, as well.

How abundant of a role the groom’s ancestor takes in the absolute alliance commemoration depends in allotment on your family’s community and heritage.

In a Jewish alliance ceremony, it is acceptable for the helpmate to be escorted down the alley by both of her parents, not just her father. A absolute nice allotment of this attitude is that the benedict is aswell escorted by his mother and father.

This is a admirable custom, and is aces of application for admittance in your alliance no amount what your acceptance may be. This ritual symbolizes the abutting of two complete families by the abutment of the helpmate and groom.

In agreement of attire, the ancestor of the benedict should plan to dress like the bride’s father. If it is a atramentous tie wedding, absolutely he would abrasion a tuxedo. For a beneath academic affair, a nice aphotic clothing would be appropriate.

By all means, accomplish every accomplishment to attending as affable as possible; your son’s alliance is a abundant alibi to amusement yourself to a new clothing or a beautiful new tie. If the alliance is appreciably beneath formal, conceivably at a bank setting, again a anorak and biscuit trousers ability suffice, but annihilation added accidental would be too awkward for the groom’s father.

So you see, the groom’s ancestor does accept an important role to play in a wedding. He is never traveling to be the centermost of absorption (nor does he wish to be, in all likelihood), but his efforts are still admired and appreciated.

The ancestor of the benedict can absolutely do a lot to admonition get his son’s new alliance off to a agitating start.

]]> http://www.1motherofthebridedresses.com/the-father-of-the-grooms-role/feed/ 0 http://www.1motherofthebridedresses.com/11-tips-for-beautiful-bridal-hair/ http://www.1motherofthebridedresses.com/11-tips-for-beautiful-bridal-hair/#comments Thu, 15 Oct 2009 20:33:50 +0000 Ana Dress http://www.1motherofthebridedresses.com/11-tips-for-beautiful-bridal-hair/ 1. Be accurate to yourself
Don’t accept a hairstyle that makes you feel not yourself. Brides generally get pressured into assertive styles because of “tradition”. If a accurate appearance makes you feel uneasy, don’t accept it.

It does not amount that your mother, best acquaintance or hairstylist like it – what absolutely affairs is YOU.
2. Beforehand a bright idea
Before traveling to the stylist, try to beforehand a acceptable abstraction of what blazon of hairstyle you would like.

Cut out the pictures of your admired hairstyles from magazines and accompany them to the stylist. If you can’t acquisition any pictures, be able to call absolutely what you want.
3. Do a convenance run
Try out the hairstyle in advance, afore your marriage day.

Schedule the “practice run” with your stylist. If the hairstyle that you envisioned does not attending as acceptable on you as you had hoped, you’ll be animated you begin that out afore the big day!
4.

Is it comfortable?
Walk about with this hairstyle for several hours to accomplish abiding it’s comfortable. The endure affair you would wish is to accept hair pins affliction you and ruining your fun.

5. Yield pictures
At the “practice run”, accompany a Polaroid or agenda camera to yield burning pictures. Ask the stylist to yield pictures from the aback and added angles. The pictures will accord you a bigger abstraction how the appearance would attending to others (as adjoin to just searching in the mirror).

6. Does it authority up?
Make abiding your hair appearance does not get absolutely messed up several hours later. Try affective about and see if the hair stays put. You would not wish a hair adversity during the aboriginal dance!
7.

Matching with your dress
Your hair appearance should go able-bodied with your marriage dress and headpiece. Archetypal dresses go best with archetypal hairstyles. Non-traditional dresses ability attending odd with the academic updos.

Buy the dress afore you baddest a hairstyle. Accompany your headpiece and the account of your dress to the stylist, so the stylist can appraise whether it’s a acceptable match.
8. Watch out for chemicals
Don’t accept any appearance or actinic treatments done appropriate afore the marriage – these can go wrong, and there will not be time to fix them! Do them several weeks in advance.

9. Stay consistent
Don’t accomplish desperate changes. Your marriage day is not the time to blush your hair in a absolutely altered blush or cut off continued locks. After all, you would still wish humans to admit you at your own wedding!
10.

Beware of the acme effect
Be acquainted that updos will accomplish you attending taller. Depending on your situation, it ability plan for you or adjoin you. If you are already taller than the benedict or are the aforementioned height, don’t do an updo.

If you are short, use the updo to your advantage.
11. Keep it sensible
Don’t accomplish your hairstyle too baroque – it should not attempt with your face and your dress. You would wish to abstain the bearings area your hair is the alone affair that all-overs out at humans if they attending at you.

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]]> http://www.1motherofthebridedresses.com/11-tips-for-beautiful-bridal-hair/feed/ 0 http://www.1motherofthebridedresses.com/my-mom-and-plus-size-mother-of-the-bride-dress/ http://www.1motherofthebridedresses.com/my-mom-and-plus-size-mother-of-the-bride-dress/#comments Wed, 14 Oct 2009 07:54:54 +0000 Ana Dress http://www.1motherofthebridedresses.com/?p=20 I’m starting to look for ideas to show our mothers for their dresses, and I was wondering if y’all could post photos of what their mothers wore, and in which they were received. I know they need to start looking soon, and probably both have to special order – MILF is high, and my mom is shorter, probably also had much room as the Lane Bryant store, with larger sizes for women .

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

For a little help, these are the best pictures I have of our moms

Kiowa mom … not occur to me until after she was dressed in black does not matter at all, but I suggest that perhaps Kiowa could say to pick something to compliment our wedding colors, I know I never did and I can almost guarantee that probably never transmit our wedding colors to their ways.



Raif mom is on the left with a dress that is on sale Bergner. It was a dress with a jacket over it and flattered, though a little darker than I expected.

My mom on the right is what is actually using a bridesmaid dress David’s Bridal, with the jacket. It was a size sixteen, and looked much into it. It was felt that for the bridesmaids, but when he chose not to, my mom liked it so much that I wanted



I do not think that’s horrible! I also wanted our mothers to coordinate well with our wedding colors. After all, are in many of the paintings, and I wanted everyone seems to belong together.

My Mom:
This dress was purchased at JC Penny. They have a good selection of dresses from size, I think this was a size 18. He was also on sale for under $ 80. I also had a very nice jacket pure, but not end up using it.

]]> http://www.1motherofthebridedresses.com/my-mom-and-plus-size-mother-of-the-bride-dress/feed/ 0 http://www.1motherofthebridedresses.com/wedding-checklist-flowers/ http://www.1motherofthebridedresses.com/wedding-checklist-flowers/#comments Wed, 14 Oct 2009 03:36:13 +0000 Ana Dress http://www.1motherofthebridedresses.com/wedding-checklist-flowers/ Weddings are a busy affair – so many things are happening all at
the same time. Because of all the things that are happening in
unison it is best to prepare with a wedding checklists. Weddings
could be super stressful for the unprepared.

Wedding checklists
are important to keep track of things in a wedding and to keep
things in order and so as to not forget anything important when
it comes to the crunch. A wedding flower checklist is
important to keep track of the decoration component of your
wedding.

When you start to make checklists, make sure you also have a
wedding flowers checklist to ensure the themeing and
decorations for your wedding run smoothly and without too much
hassle. Of course, the most basic and important part of your
wedding flowers is the floral bouquets.

The usual set of
bouquets that are ordered for weddings are the Bride’s bouquet,
Bride’s toss away bouquet, Maid of Honor’s bouquet, the
bridesmaid’s bouquets and finally the flower girl’s floral
basket or bouquet.

Write those down in your wedding flower
checklist and we’re on a roll…

The next set of flowers to consider for your wedding flowers
checklist is the floral accessories for the other members of the
family.

Corsages would be the next set of flowers to consider:
the bride and groom’s mothers need one as well as attending
grandparents from both bride and groom. The men also need floral
decorations. It is part of the wedding tradition that the groom,
the best man, ushers, ring bearer and the fathers of the bride
and groom as well as attending grandfathers are entitled to wear
a floral boutonniere.

The colors and mixture of flowers you
choose should be chosen with consideration of the wedding theme
as well as synchronized with the colors of the women’s corsages.

To tie up the official end of the wedding floral plan, you may
want to add this to your wedding flower checklist: You may also
want all of your wedding party as well as your immediate family
to have some flowers to attach to their suit or dress as a sign
of ‘membership’.

Now, there are other points you may want to add to your wedding
flower checklist. It doesn’t end with simply the floral
arrangements that are carried or attached to members of the
wedding party. There would be also flowers surrounding the
wedding ceremony and around your reception area if you choose to
do so.

You may want to have flowers to decorate your rehearsal
dinner. You may want ot keep it simple by having a floral
centerpiece for the main table. If you aren’t on a tight budget,
well you can go out and get as many centerpieces as you want.

For the wedding reception you may want the following list of
floral arrangements present in your wedding: The main table
centerpiece, centerpiece for the gift table (if there is a gift
table), a centerpiece for both the buffet table and bar.

For the
wedding ceremony you may want to consider floral arrangements at
each pew or at the central area where you will be married.

You may want to delegate the responsibility of your wedding
flowers checklist so you can depend on someone else while you
concentrate and ponder about your own wedding.

Good luck in your
wedding planning and hope your wedding flowers go to plan
according to your checklist.

This article “Wedding Checklist: Flowers” can be
found in our Wedding Planning category.

]]> http://www.1motherofthebridedresses.com/wedding-checklist-flowers/feed/ 0 http://www.1motherofthebridedresses.com/chapeau-noir-listen-to-how-cheap-chic-travels/ http://www.1motherofthebridedresses.com/chapeau-noir-listen-to-how-cheap-chic-travels/#comments Mon, 12 Oct 2009 21:38:47 +0000 Ana Dress http://www.1motherofthebridedresses.com/chapeau-noir-listen-to-how-cheap-chic-travels/ You’ve got a favorite photo from your last vacation, right?

Mine is of moi in Paris on the Champs Elysee. I’m posed at the
edge of boredom. After all, I am an American in Paris, and can’t
look too exited.

Looming large in the photo behind me is the famous Louis Vutton
store. Ladies, you know what I’m talking about. Gentlemen, if
you don’t, you are better off not knowing. This knowledge will
cost you.

The Louis store is a temple to designer excess, fashioned as a
towering classic leather trunk bag. It has a Land of the Giants
feel, and, “the little people” with deep pockets enter this
palace of style, awed by its scale and grandeur.

The French have
built it, and people come. And people buy. Thousands of francs
per day are spent there even in the face of a declining dollar
by style conscious Americans in Paris like moi.

But I didn’t spend.

Instead I had my picture snapped in front of
the faux leather facade. Me, the queen of faux, I am standing
tall in my digital photo in other people’s clothes.

You see, nearly everything I wear is lovingly broken in by
someone before I buy it.

So my favorite photo is me walking a
mile on the celebrated French street of stylish dreams in
someone else’s shoes. Literally. Thrift store or East side NY
designer consignment, I’ve tried them all.

But there is more to
parlez-vous. I score big in Paris. And I don’t even go into the
Louis store. My favorite photo chronicles me at an important
moment. I am on the verge of the biggest fashion score of my
consignment career.

Unknowingly, I’m ready to hit the mother
load. And those who are spending their Euros in the Palace of
Vuton have a lesson to learn that I will soon teach on the
streets of Paris: cheap can be so chic.

Killer style in Paris is not housed on runways or within the
grand walls of the fashion giants, but shelved in small
consignment stores in the side streets of the City of Lights.
And it is style that takes you to scale new fashion heights.

..or
in this case widths.

What I bought in Paris is a hat the size of Texas, Black. Le
Chapeau Noir of any woman’s dreams, the hat that rivals Audrey
Hepburns’s Ascot straw, designed by Edith Head for My Fair Lady.

One of a kind, and one hell of a price. Now, think back to Louis
Vuton where my “sistahs” are laying down thousands of dollars to
carry a genuine French Louis purse. Me, I am opening my own
Vuton knock off bag, a clutch Louis — direct from Canal Street
NYC–spending 40 euros.

And it buys someone else’s black shiny
straw hat. Okay it’s bigger than a pizza. But Kate Winslet
regally wore a similar the chapeau in the opening scene from
Titanic. Why not me?

And did I need a hat that dramatic? Absolutement!.

I was going
to a wedding on the Siene the next day and I would meet the
challenge of style suited to a Parisienne yacht wedding at dusk.
And I would do it without forking over the equivalent of a
mortgage payment.

That alone created high drama.

As I carried my purchase to the taxi for the ride to the hotel,
I had a feeling that the hat had changed everything for me on
that trip.

My first clue that things were going to be different was simply
getting in a taxi.

I love to walk in Paris, but my fabulous hat was presenting
problems as I carried it along the Rue St. Honore. It was
drawing sidelong looks from passersby and getting in the way of
pedestrians as I navigated the twisting street, so for time and
convenience sake, we took a cab.

The hat rode in the front of
the taxi while my husband and I shared the back seat. Little did
we know that the hat was now in the driver seat for the rest of
our stay.

Another indicator that the hat was exceeding its purchase value
came later that evening.

Upon returning to the room from
dinner,I scolded my husband for moving the hat to the hotel’s
window ledge risking the chance that it might fall to the
courtyard below. He emphatically denied touching the bargain,
thus giving way to the obvious: either the turn down maid had
found the hat irresistible as moi and had tried on the chapeau,
or the hat had taken it upon itself to travel.

The allure of the 40 Euro French chapeau continued. It inspired
me.

The next evening, I wore the hat with a consigned, strapless
cocktail dress, making me feel like some cross between Andy Mc
Dowell in Four Weddings and a Funeral and Natasha in Rocky and
Bullwinkle.

I bought black lace stockings and had the
overwhelming urge to don a pair of sleek black sunglasses to top
off the effect.

So strong was my impression of a Parisian somebody as I stood
across from the Louve, that the doorman of the Hotel pleaded
with me to return to the lobby.

He was trying to hail a cab to
take us to the River Siene. The hat was stopping traffic. Horns
blared and French curses filled the air. Even the most jaded
Parisian seemed taken with the sight. A tour bus group of
Japanese visitors nearby me, could not resist pointing their
cameras,” Le Chapeau Noir” became the final stop on the tour.

I
found myself instinctively taking on the pose in the Louis
photo, look bored. Look stylish.

The hat had was now in charge.

The rest of the evening was memorable for the Chapeau Noir. It
was the hit of the yacht wedding, challenging the bride’s own
tasteful beige tulle hat, and mocking it with its striking
presence.

And did women love it. The hat was passed around from
guest to guest, photographed to the point of distraction. Women
who did not smoke cigarettes lit up when wearing the hat. I
suspected that my theory about the chambermaid was true.

The hat
was irresistible. It had to be experiencd. It danced the night
away on the heads of young and old and finished the evening at
the Bastille where it was worn briefly by a charming French
waiter who served up the last bottle of champagne at 5:00 in the
morning in an all night caf?.

It was the last time I saw my treasure.

As much as I loved my chapeau noir, I felt it belonged to the
world. And I also knew that I was boarding a flight back to the
US in a few hours and barely able to get myself on the plane
after an all nighter in Paris, I entrusted my hat to a friend
who lived in NY City.

She promised to bring the hat home at any
cost. Yet, my other theory would hold true. The hat, set free
from the consignment store, had its own plan…it wanted to
travel.

Since then, the Chapeau noir has journeyed through Switzerland,
Italy, Britain and France.

It graces the heads of women, friends
and friends of friends who are taken by its chic, cheap charm.
It has smoked endless cigarettes, drunk countless glasses of
wine and has, I suspect, even witnessed trysts It is lent,
borrowed and returned, over and over.

And its power to make
drama wherever it goes makes it killer style. It is the subject
of emails that have flown back and forth from the USA to the UK
to Paris.

And like a child that has a special place in your heart, that
you’ve set free, it is missed.

You want it to come home.

In short, fini. I want my chapeau back.

So sometime soon I will board a plane to Paris and bring my
summer treasure home. Adding it to my collection of clothes that
other people wear, I will use free air miles and stay with
friends when I collect it, keeping the cost of owning the cheap
40 Euro hat from breaking me as I claim it for myself again.

And
this time, I plan to return to the Louis Vuton store on the
Champs Elysee and take a new travel photo. Moi, in my beloved
chapeau noir, not outside the temple of style, but inside the
extravagant interior.

I will pose for this photo beside the
Louis Vutton bags wearing a million dollar smile and a 40 Euro
hat, that, if it could talk, would render it priceless.

Quelle photo…An American in Paris, not looking bored, but
looking tres stylish in a chapeau noir that travels, taking all
who wear it to fabulous heights of glamour.

]]> http://www.1motherofthebridedresses.com/chapeau-noir-listen-to-how-cheap-chic-travels/feed/ 0 http://www.1motherofthebridedresses.com/buying-a-wedding-dress/ http://www.1motherofthebridedresses.com/buying-a-wedding-dress/#comments Sun, 11 Oct 2009 13:02:31 +0000 Ana Dress http://www.1motherofthebridedresses.com/buying-a-wedding-dress/ For every season, for every motif, for every person and for every color symbolism, there will always be the right wedding dress. Choosing what to wear in your wedding is as critical as choosing the the man you will be spending your sunset days with.

There’s a multitude of wedding dress styles to choose from – in some countries that have veered away from much of wedding rituals and traditions, dress styles number in the thousands. With this dizzying array, how do you choose yours? How do you make sure that your dress will be a reflection of the real YOU, not the fashion model on the glossy cover of magazines that grace bridal boutiques and corner stalls in the metropolis?

Buying a Wedding Dress: Style
The style of your wedding dress will depend on about four factors.

There may be more but these are the most common ones we can think of:

? Type of wedding
? Your personality
? Your budget
? Your culture and that of your future husband

If you write down your thoughts about these four factors including any other detail you can think of, you’d have a good starting point for discussions with the boutique consultant.

By rattling off your preferences, she can already come up with a short list and show you the styles immediately. This will save you time from browsing through voluminous catalogues and the sometimes crowded store racks.

Type of wedding: are you going to be married in a church and will the reception be inside a hall, OR are you going to be married in the beach, garden or in some enchanted island where guests will be free to roam around and then gather in an outdoor tent to offer their best wishes and congratulations?

An outdoor wedding would narrow your choices.

You will certainly want to consider not wearing a gown that would require you to wear high heels, unless you want to leave permanent marks on that beautifully manicured lawn. Wear a gown that looks right with a pair of sensible but stylish flats to keep you from boring holes on the ground.

For practical reasons, you may want to seriously not wear a long, down to the ankles type of dress. This will spare you from having to deal with a muddy hem. Make sure the hem is heavy enough not to fly up at the first sign of a sudden gust of wind.

For the same reasons, a train is not ideal for an outdoor wedding. You will likely find it covered in mud and grass stains by the end of the reception. If your dress comes with a veil, keep it weighted to keep it from blowing around too much, unless again you’d want your groom and pastor to chew on the lace by the end of the service, or risk the veil pin landing on someone’s cake.

Your personality: “tell me what you wear to your wedding and I’ll tell you what kind of person you are” may ring true, but remember that you need not be forced into wearing anything because it’s tradition or your rich mother-in-law has done the cherry picking in some designer’s rack.

Your dress is you, inside and outside. Let it bring out the message on this special day.

Also, you’ll have to take your body type into account. If you have a good figure, show it off within the limits of decency, of course, especially if you’re getting married in church.

Not that the pastor’s opinion should carry weight in the choice of your dress, but it is his church nevertheless, so be respectful of the place where your marriage will be solemnized.

A sleeve dress (one that clings to your body from neck to ankle) looks best on someone with a slim figure and curves to show off.

If you’ve always been proud of your hips, look for a dress that flairs out a bit at the waist. If you want an overall slimming effect, do not invest in fluffed up sleeves and huge skirts, or you will look bigger than you really are.

A skirt with lots of fabric so that it drapes and folds would be ideal. Do not add puff to the lower portion by adding a hoop or other fabric.

Your budget: who says you need a designer dress? One does get “suffocated” by the usual styles out there.

You could spend thousands of dollars on a wedding dress that will end up in an attic somewhere, only to be looked at when nostalgia strikes. Many brides think of their future daughters when they buy their wedding dress, but remember that your daughter could end up saying, “how could you wear a thing like that to your wedding, mum?”

If you have other wedding expenses and don’t want your wedding dress to take up the lion’s share, you can ask a sister or close friend to help you design a wedding dress.

We know of a few friends who asked a private seamstress to do their dress, and they charge considerably less than boutiques and designer outlets.

Culture: The factor of culture plays a dominant role in weddings and when one wears a wedding dress that is typical of one’s culture, then the conversation gets livelier.

For example, if you’ve been to a Scottish wedding, you’ll know that tartans and Highland kilts will be the dominant features of the wedding attire. Tartans are colorful fabrics that are also known as plaid.

Scottish people also put accents to make the dress more attractive – like a Celtic knot that stands out.

Or you’ve seen the traditional Chinese attire. Brides will usually wear a red Chinese dress because red symbolizes love.

If you’ve been to a Greek wedding, you’ll notice that both bride and groom wear flowers on their head instead of a veil.

Buying a Wedding Dress – Color
The color white, traditional for wedding dresses, was originally used to signify the bride’s virginity to the gathered witnesses.

This virginity was likewise attested to by the hanging of a blood-soaked sheet the next morning. Though the custom of the bridal sheet has died, the customary bridal color still seems to be alive and well for the most part.

Widows or divorcees might choose an ivory color to keep from claiming the white, but if tradition prevails, brides stick with what is expected in this sense.

The color white is not mandatory though.

A differently colored dress would make a wonderful splash on your wedding day. The color red, for example, means joy, love, and fertility and is traditional for brides in China. No rules exist saying brides cannot wear purple or sage; indeed, an outdoor wedding might look even lovelier with a deviation from strict tradition.

Always check with your pastor to see if you and your entourage can wear different colors, and ask him which colors are strictly forbidden.

Buying a Wedding Dress – Stories for You
If you’re feeling a tad overwhelmed by wedding preparations and agonizing over your wedding dress, you may want to take a break, sit and lounge on your favorite armchair, and curl up with a good book.

We’d like to suggest My Wedding Dress: True-Life Tales of Lace, Laughter and Tulle published last month (January 2007) by Random House (ISBN: 978-0-676-97846-9; 0-676-97846-0). It’s an anthology of thoughtful essays that cover the full range of bridal sentiments, before and after the wedding.

One of the contributors said that “the most important thing about the dress was that it wasn’t white, it wasn’t long and it had not a whisper of tradition clinging to it.”

There are about 26 essays from different women who talked about their wedding dresses and some of them, already divorced, described how their dress “felt all wrong” or “didn’t fit” or “it just wasn’t me.

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By taking time off from wedding preparations, you can re-charge yourself by reading about weddings. Wedding stories never fail to bring a warm glow to heart or trigger your love for laughter. For example, we looked for a story about wedding dresses and we found a funny one online from the Canadian Press (May 2005).

It tells the story about a couple, Christopher Cummings and Charity O’Brien, both from Missouri, who got married on the Mendenhall Glacier in Alaska. The title of the news story caught our attention: Weddings on Ice.

Exchanging Vows on Alaskan Glaciers.

Guess what the bride wore to her glacier wedding?

The usual, white traditional – complete with sequins. But what else did she wear with it? We’ve chosen this paragraph and want to share it with you:

“The bride wore a curvy, strapless white satin gown sprinkled with sequins.

She also had on tights, sweat pants, rain pants and a pair of hefty hiking boots fitted with spikes.”

“The groom was charmed. ‘That’s the way she is?’ ‘although the dress was a surprise.’

Don’t forget.

YOU get to choose, not anyone else. It’s personal, it’s special, and it’s an occasion that may happen only once in your life.

]]> http://www.1motherofthebridedresses.com/buying-a-wedding-dress/feed/ 0 http://www.1motherofthebridedresses.com/8-tips-for-picking-the-perfect-wedding-dress/ http://www.1motherofthebridedresses.com/8-tips-for-picking-the-perfect-wedding-dress/#comments Sat, 10 Oct 2009 02:01:15 +0000 Ana Dress http://www.1motherofthebridedresses.com/8-tips-for-picking-the-perfect-wedding-dress/ When little girls spend their math classes daydreaming of weddings (instead of winning the World Series — not to say you can’t do both), what do they dream of first? The perfect wedding dress, of course: a gown in white satin with a bustle and sweeping train, the perfect embellishments, and the perfect shoes.

There are few occasions in our modern world where a woman finds herself in a position to wear a no-holds-barred ball gown, much less a crystal tiara, and all too many where she’s called on to wear to a neutral suit or uninspiring “biz-caz” combo.

No wonder that with so many brides, their wedding plans start with the dress.

Many of these brides are lucky. They may search high and low, braving chilly department stores and pushy bridal shops, but eventually they come face-to-face with The One.

They know this is The One because they start crying, or their mother or friends all start crying at once. Suddenly the rest of the planning … the theme, the tone, the right kind of venues … it all springs to life.

Other brides aren’t as fortunate. They’ve searched just as hard, working their way through shops across three or four states, but they haven’t found The One. Instead, they’ve found three or four Contenders, all of which are serviceable and nice, but not earth-shattering enough to tell them that now is definitely time to stop the searching and get on with the planning.

These brides have it harder.

Even if you’re the first kind of bride, buying the dress is such a momentous decision that you run a risk of falling into that wallet-skinning category known as the Two-Dress Bride.

Here are some tips for picking the perfect dress and avoiding that awful fate.

1. Bring the entourage, but don’t buy. It’s fun and useful to bring your mother, friends or sisters on the dress-shopping expedition.

It gives you a buffer against an overbearing sales staff, and it’s fun to see if your impressions of perfection are shared by your loved ones, not to mention how they’ll love being part of such an important decision.

But no matter how enthusiastic everyone gets over a certain dress, don’t buy in the heat of the moment. Give yourself time to reconsider and buy with a cool head later, alone. The vast majority of dresses are non-returnable, so when you’ve bought it, you’ve bought it.

2. Don’t buy too early unless you must. Bridal gowns can take four to ten months to come from the manufacturer, but there’s no reason to buy over a year ahead of time, unless your chosen style is going to be discontinued.

Give yourself some time to sit on your decision. Once you pick a gown, you’ll see a hundred others nearly like it. You’ll become a walking encyclopedia on that style of gown. All the better if you still have room to choose.

3. If you’ve bought “The One,” stop shopping. Any more window-shopping at this point will only lead you down the road toward the dreary land of Two-Dress Brides. What you need to do instead is remember that blissful feeling of having tried on The One.

Go get The One out of the closet, put it on and stand in front of the mirror. You’ll remember exactly why it’s The One.

4. If you’ve bought “The One” and can’t stop shopping, get a second opinion. Show your first and second choices to other brides.

Be honest — tell them you’ve already remortgaged your condo for the first dress, but you think this second dress might be It. They’ll be truthful, too — the first one was better. You’ll feel reassured.

5. Don’t tell yourself “I’ll sell the old dress and choose a new one.” This old saw of the Two-Dress Bride just won’t work. You’ll never get more than a fraction of what you paid for your first dress if you bought it new.

6. Don’t be afraid to aim high — no matter what your budget. Some brides knew from the start they wanted a designer label, but life just didn’t cooperate by making them heiresses. Yet all is not lost if you’re willing to shop courageously.

At any given moment, a better-heeled bride is selling her once-used St. Pucchi or Ulla-Maija on eBay. She paid thousands upon thousands, but you, smart shopper, will pay half that or less. To take this road, you must shop earlier than other brides so you’ll have a choice of gowns.

Always pay with a credit card so you’ll have recourse if the dress doesn’t arrive in acceptable condition, and again, shop early so you can buy another if necessary. Shop courageously, but not recklessly.

7. Shop online, but never send a check. Bridal gown businesses sometimes have a way of disappearing overnight. No matter what the proprietor tells you, never make a purchase as large as a wedding gown without the chargeback protection of a credit card.

If they say they can’t take plastic, move on.

8. Don’t hold out forever for The One. Some brides never find The One. What they do find is a few dresses they look beautiful in. If you’re this bride, try starting your planning from the theme instead of the dress.

You’ll probably eventually get sick to death of dress shopping. When that happens, “good enough” really will be good enough. Concentrate on other aspects of the wedding that mean a lot to you, like the venue, the food, or the inevitable adoration of your soon-to-be husband.

]]> http://www.1motherofthebridedresses.com/8-tips-for-picking-the-perfect-wedding-dress/feed/ 0 http://www.1motherofthebridedresses.com/make-your-wedding-venue-feel-like-home/ http://www.1motherofthebridedresses.com/make-your-wedding-venue-feel-like-home/#comments Thu, 08 Oct 2009 23:01:59 +0000 Ana Dress http://www.1motherofthebridedresses.com/make-your-wedding-venue-feel-like-home/ Historic mansions are a wonderful place to hold a wedding. If you do not happen to have one in the family, every region has gracious old homes that are available to rent as wedding venues. To make your wedding venue even more special, decorate it with the personal touches that will make it feel like home.

The standard decorations for a wedding venue include things like flowers and candles, but there is so much more that you can do to customize your space. When your wedding site is an historic mansion, one of the best ways to decorate it is with personal items that come from your own family, or at least look like they did.

You can situate these personal touches around the reception venue in a way that looks very natural and not staged.

When you are looking for elements to enhance a graceful old home, think about the time period of the house, as well as the types of special things that you have in your family.

Pay extra attention to the things that have the most sentimental meaning or nostalgic value to you. For instance, if your grandmother has a beautiful silver tea set that she always has on display in her home, perhaps you could borrow it to grace the mantel in the venue’s dining room.

Add a few tapered candles in mis-matched silver holders, and you will have a beautiful vignette.

The personal items that you bring into your reception site do not have to be formal. Perhaps you will be having an afternoon reception on the porch of an old house.

Instead of renting generic vases from the florist, create your centerpieces using pitchers from your mother’s kitchen. The eclectic set of vessels will add a warm and homey feel to an informal reception.

If your mother is not the sort to collect pitchers or vases, you can always fake it with items picked up in vintage stores and at yard sales.

Family photos are a very special way to dress up your reception space.

This works particularly well in a rented mansion, as you can scatter photos around the space just like you would in your own home. It is especially meaningful to include wedding photos of the bride and groom’s parents and grandparents from their own weddings.

Baby pictures of the bride and groom are also always a sweet thing to include. Give some thought to matching the types of picture frames to the style of your site. This may mean temporarily exchanging a modern frame for a more vintage looking one for the day of the wedding.

When you are taking such care to make your reception venue include items from your family, don’t forget about including a few sentimental elements in your bridal ensemble. The most nostalgic idea of all is to wear your mother’s wedding gown, possibly re-cut in an updated style.

If you have a beautiful brooch belonging to your grandmother, you can pin it on the waist of your wedding gown or on the ribbon that ties your bouquet. Since weddings are all about the blending of the old and the new, feel free to have new pieces of custom bridal jewelry created to complement any older family pieces that you may be wearing.

It is quite easy to blend newly made bridal jewelry with antiques when you have it custom made from the same types of gems, whether it is crystals or pearls.

You will find that adding the personal touches to your wedding will make it feel even more meaningful to you.

Be sure to include pieces from both the bride and the groom’s families, so that all sides are represented. Honoring the past is a wonderful way to begin your new life together.

]]> http://www.1motherofthebridedresses.com/make-your-wedding-venue-feel-like-home/feed/ 0 http://www.1motherofthebridedresses.com/no-matter-tones-plus-size-mother-of-the-bride-dresses/ http://www.1motherofthebridedresses.com/no-matter-tones-plus-size-mother-of-the-bride-dresses/#comments Thu, 08 Oct 2009 12:44:31 +0000 Ana Dress http://www.1motherofthebridedresses.com/?p=16 Women’s mother of the bride dresses are some of the most sought after wedding dresses. Each year, women begin to plan their wedding, clothing becomes an important component of this. For mothers who have more size, the design will have to find the right dress. Also the mother of women size wedding dresses, the need to fall in line with the wedding theme. These dresses also must fit into the overall color scheme of the event.

For these reasons, there are many considerations to make before finding the right plus size dress mother of the bride. Fortunately, there are many specialty shops that carry a wide range of plus size formal wear for the mother of the bride. Most large department store chains also carry, in addition to size options. It may take a little research to find the style that is best for your mother, but is possible.
No matter tones Plus Size Women’s Mother of the bride dresses?



Color tones are important considerations for dress any woman. It’s a good idea to look at the skin tone of the mother of the bride, choosing the tone of her dress. You want to keep your dress in line with the rest of the bridal party, and the color theme. But finding a shade variation may be necessary.

For example, there are many beautiful shades of pink. Some of them complement each other, while some colors do not match at all. When you are looking for mother of the bride dress, take it with you. This is a great way to accentuate your skin tone, and keep your colors to match, too.
Is it OK for the Plus Size Women’s Mother of the bride dresses for a different texture?

In most cases, the Plus Size Women’s Mother of the bride’s dress is completely different in the design of the bridal party. However, brides usually try to keep the same theme. If the rest of the dresses are satin, it would be nice if the dress of the mother were too. When shopping for a dress plus size, both in time and variety are crucial.

If time is an obstacle in the selection of plus size dress, then you may be limited in variety. In other words, take the time to locate the mother over the wedding dress size you need. Searching on the Internet is also a great way to identify the styles of dresses of great size. Remember to know specific sizes, before ordering anything online, however.
Mother Plus Size Women’s are the best of the bride dresses made by hand?

There are many talented seamstresses available to design dresses. Plus size dresses are no different in this case. However, some women are a combination of sizes. His boss does not match the average size, or against. In this case it may be necessary to have a dress designed specifically for this individual.

You will want to accentuate the figure of his mother, and make it pretty. Some Mother’s plus-size women in wedding dresses, which is, can not achieve its objective.

]]> http://www.1motherofthebridedresses.com/no-matter-tones-plus-size-mother-of-the-bride-dresses/feed/ 0 http://www.1motherofthebridedresses.com/wild-flowers-for-a-wild-wedding/ http://www.1motherofthebridedresses.com/wild-flowers-for-a-wild-wedding/#comments Wed, 07 Oct 2009 17:24:10 +0000 Ana Dress http://www.1motherofthebridedresses.com/wild-flowers-for-a-wild-wedding/ Flowers are a great way to spruce up any wedding or reception. The combinations and choices available are limited only by your budget and personal taste.

A professional florist can locate just about any flower you want, no matter what time of year it is.

Keep in mind, that flowers that are currently in season will be the least expensive way to go. If you choose to have flowers shipped halfway around the world, it will quickly raise the cost of the flowers.

Before deciding on a florist for your wedding, it is important to meet with several different ones. Prices can vary dramatically from one florist to the next. You will also want to feel confident in your choice of florists.

Choose a florist that will go over the details thoroughly with you, rather than trying to rush through the process.

The type of flowers couples need vary depending on the location and size of the wedding.

Sometimes, the place where you have the wedding may have some flowers already. In that case, you may want to simply add a few flowers that you have a particular fondness of.

Chances are, you will want to pick out a floral bouquet for the bride, as well as the bridesmaids.

The bride’s bouquet will be larger and more expensive than the bridesmaids. When choosing a bouquet for the bridesmaids, consider one that will complement their dresses.

Many times, florists will suggest that a bride buy two bouquets.

The first bouquet will be used to carry down the aisle and will be kept as a memento, while the second one will be the one that is tossed to the unmarried guests. The first bouquet will often time be the more expensive of the two, since it is the one that will be kept as a keepsake.

The groom, groomsmen and father of the bride, traditionally wear a boutonniere, which is pinned onto the lapel of the tuxedo or suit. Of all the boutonnieres purchased, the grooms will be the most expensive.

The word boutonniere originated from the French word ’bouton’, which means button. Originally, the boutonnieres were worn in the button hole of the tuxedo lapel.

In some instances, florist will suggest that the wedding cake be decorated with a few fresh flowers.

Generally, these are seasonal flowers that highlight the cake and add color to it. You will not want to overdo it, but rather just add a few touches of color to the cake.

Finally, you will need some corsages for the bride’s mother and the groom’s mother.

Corsages are simple floral arrangements, generally worn on the wrist. More than likely, the corsage will coordinate with the bride’s bouquet.

Choosing the right florist can make all the difference in your wedding.

With so many options to choose from, it is important to find someone you can trust and have confidence in their suggestions. Flowers can have that extra special touch to any wedding.

]]> http://www.1motherofthebridedresses.com/wild-flowers-for-a-wild-wedding/feed/ 0 http://www.1motherofthebridedresses.com/mother-of-the-bride-hairstyles-essentials/ http://www.1motherofthebridedresses.com/mother-of-the-bride-hairstyles-essentials/#comments Tue, 06 Oct 2009 08:14:40 +0000 Ana Dress http://www.1motherofthebridedresses.com/mother-of-the-bride-hairstyles-essentials/ There are assorted data to accede if your babe is accepting married. You will aswell accede your dress, makeup, shoes and added accessories. There are abounding choices if it comes to allotment your mother of the helpmate hairstyle.

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Since there will an array of added issues on your apperception while accepting accessible for your daughters marriage day, you will wish a hairstyle that is simple to advance afterwards a acceptable accord of around-the-clock touch-up.

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You will wish to abstain any blazon of bouffant hairstyle if you will be cutting any blazon of arch section such as a hat, back your hair will attending collapsed afterwards removing the hat. A layered or bob cut is acceptable for framing the face if your hair is short.

Medium to continued hair is actual acceptable if coiled and swept up and abroad from your face and is an ambrosial hairstyle.Getting Accessible for the Appropriate DayTo attending your actual best for the wedding, you will wish to get a superior crew at atomic a anniversary or two afore the wedding, whether you wish to artlessly amend your accepted hairstyle so that it looks beginning and admirable or if you are traveling for a absolutely altered style.

You will again acknowledgment to the hairstylist on the day of the marriage to accept your hairstyle to your preferences.You can ask your stylist for admonition while accepting your hair cut as able-bodied as analytic through assorted magazines and books that affection mother of the helpmate hairstyles.

You can aswell seek for your own hairstyle and again either accompany in the photos that you acquisition or book them out to accompany forth with you for your hairstyling appointment.If your hair is blush damaged, dry or breakable you can yield a few weeks or months afore the marriage to adapt your hair to attending its best.

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You can aswell beating your attic consistently to access the breeze of claret to the scalp, which encourages the advance of new hair. Bethink to consistently use a adjust on wet hair to anticipate accident and never agilely rub wet hair if anhydrate drying.

Rather you should acclaim clasp and pat the hair while using an absorptive anhydrate as this will abate the abrasion and breaking the hair.Choosing Your ColorWith your advantageous arch of hair and a abundant cut to acclaim your facial appearance you may wish to accede appearance your hair.

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Planning advanced is essential. These mother of the helpmate hairstyles tips and account will be accessible if allowance your babe plan out her appropriate marriage day and searching your best.

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]]> http://www.1motherofthebridedresses.com/does-the-mother-of-the-bride-dresses/feed/ 0 http://www.1motherofthebridedresses.com/how-to-choose-beauty-shoes-for-mother-of-the-bride-dresses/ http://www.1motherofthebridedresses.com/how-to-choose-beauty-shoes-for-mother-of-the-bride-dresses/#comments Tue, 06 Oct 2009 03:17:52 +0000 Ana Dress http://www.1motherofthebridedresses.com/?p=7 It is a matter of common knowledge that the wedding is the day of the bride, but is almost as important for the mother of the bride dresses. The mother wants to present itself in a way that distinguishes it from other wedding guests, while at the same time, complementing the look of your daughter. This means she has to find a spectacular dress and a pair of shoes that are equally impressive.


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Step 1

The first thing to consider when choosing shoes for the mother of the bride dresses is the wedding season is scheduled for. While the thong sandals and sandals are a wonderful choice for a summer wedding, which seem out of place if used for a winter wedding. For winter weddings, pumps and boots, dress style is a wonderful selection. If the wedding is planned for spring or fall can be output using any style of dress shoes.

Step 2

The next thing you need to consider when you are choosing a pair of shoes for the wedding of his daughter is what kind of clothes you wear. If the dress she is wearing a long dress you may need to use a pair of shoes that have a high heel. If using a short skirt or trousers, usually can get away with wearing a pair of shoes or a pair of shoes with a kitten heel.

Step 3

The next thing we must consider is your body type. If you want to make you look taller and thinner you may want to consider purchasing a pair of shoes that have tapered toes and thin heels. If you are a tall mother-of-the-bride and want to watch a bit smaller, you should consider using a pair of shoes that are either flat or has a thick heel.

Step 4

Once you have settled on a style of shoe you want to use the wedding of his daughter, you must choose a color. The general rule is that the color of your shoes should match your skirt hem. If you can not find a pair of shoes to match the skirt color, will have to find shoes that neutral colors like black, brown, nude, or beige.

]]> http://www.1motherofthebridedresses.com/how-to-choose-beauty-shoes-for-mother-of-the-bride-dresses/feed/ 0 http://www.1motherofthebridedresses.com/how-do-i-choose-mother-of-the-bride-dresses-for-special-occasion/ http://www.1motherofthebridedresses.com/how-do-i-choose-mother-of-the-bride-dresses-for-special-occasion/#comments Tue, 06 Oct 2009 02:56:31 +0000 Ana Dress http://www.1motherofthebridedresses.com/?p=3 Are you looking for the mother of the bride dresses? If so, you may feel a bit overwhelmed. First visit your local clothing stores just to get discouraged. Although he thought he knew of its size, it seems to fit well. Then, things you find in large, plus sizes do not seem to feel good. This can be quite annoying too.

How can you find the look you want? When it comes to finding plus size wedding gowns, cocktail dresses well or just the special occasion size best fits perfect size, make sure you are given all the things that look amazing.

Search the classification

The first thing to do to find the perfect mother of the bride dresses, dresses for special occasions is that your body size. Visit a professional to take your measurements down. This is important to visit retail websites that offer a sizing so you can see, but if you do not know the size of the hips or bust, they will not be able to choose correctly immediately. Since many manufacturers offer smaller sizes than standard sizes pants or shirt, is essential to know your measurements before you start finding special occasion, plus size perfect dress.


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Then have to search his body to the right dress for special occasion plus size mother of the bride dresses needs. When your problem areas and what area of your body you like better? By learning this, you can then find a dress that offers the look you want. If you are after a wedding dress size, for example, is a line of something that appeals to you and part of your body? What is it? You can always find clothes that enhance a good part of his body, like breasts or shoulders, and this could help deflect attention from those areas that are not as flattering to you.

Determine the need: do not forget to look to the formality of plus size costumes or special mother of the bride dresses you need. For example, if you need a plus size mother of the bride dresses in it, then you want to make sure you choose a style and color that works for the wedding celebration and not something that is impeding the receipt of the wedding.

When it comes to finding just special occasion dress for mother of the bride dresses, be sure to look at the options until you find what appeals to you. One of the most important factors to consider is your ability to find something you like.

When you wear something you love, you feel good about yourself and then see even more amazing.

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