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Theme weddings are getting more popular. If you have ever seen the movie “27 Dresses, Katherine Heigl plays the part of a woman who has been a bridesmaid 27 times and she had a bridesmaid dress for the theme of each wedding. Themes can be fun and tend to express the true you.
A lot of weddings are centered around a theme of whatever season the wedding is in. Springtime weddings can be themed with pastel colors and lots of spring flowers. Summertime wedding ceremonies are great outdoors, unless it is in a rainy season or very hot. There are endless theme possibilities for a summer wedding. Of course Autumn weddings, being my favorite season, can be the most impressive of all season themes. You have an array of deep colors to choose for your bridesmaid dresses as well as your own wedding dress. And last, but certainly not least, that very popular winter wedding has an endless number of themes for that all important event….YOUR WEDDING.
You might want to choose the theme for your wedding and then choose your date accordingly.
There is something sexy about a gal in red. All ladies have a streak of adventure in them. Choosing a sexy red wedding dress shows a sense of adventure and assertiveness for a bride on her wedding day.
Red wedding dresses have gained popularity for the braver sophisticated bride over the more conservative white wedding dress.
When choosing a red wedding dress, there are endless accessories to literally set off the glamor and appeal of the red. If the red veil looks a little much, a good choice would be a soft cream or pearl color. You can dress up with flashy jewelry or just a simple pendant. As for shoes, since red comes in so many shades, I would advise dying the shoes to match the color of the dress.
As for the bridesmaid dresses, flower girl dresses, and mother of bride dresses, several color options will work. The same shade of red as the wedding dress or a different shade of red that will accent the red in the wedding dress. Black is also a good alternative. A black and red combination is very nice.
Whatever color you choose for the attendants, your sexy red wedding dress will light up the room and tell people you are in control of your life.
A Matron of Honor is just that. It is such an honor to be asked to serve in that position. Your role is very important to the Bride for help in all the endless planning and decisions to be made throughout the whole wedding experience. As a Matron of Honor, you have one of the most important roles in making sure the bride and groom’s wedding is a success.
A Matron of Honor will need to be willing to assist the bride in whatever she needs. You may be asked to help with choosing her wedding dress as well as the bridesmaid’s dresses and the flower girl’s dress. Keep in mind however, that the bride has the final choice. Be willing to freely give your time and effort. The chores could be endless.
A dedicated Matron of Honor is a “true friend indeed” to the bride. She can always count on a true friend.
If you have ever been in Rome, you will undoubtedly have witnessed the many weddings performed there each day. It seems like every other church you pass, there will be a wedding party with the bride in her beautiful white wedding dress and the groom in his debonair tuxedo and all of their handsome attendants assembling outside the ancient old doors of some of the most splendid Baroque churches.
Getting married in Rome would be one of the most romantic experiences of your life. In the Eternal City you can breathe the dreamy atmosphere and take in all the beauty of the city. Rome is the Romantic City. A wedding in Rome, A honeymoon in Venice. What better place would there be for starting out your life together, as long as money is no object.
As I was flipping through the T V channels the other night, I happened upon a program about weddings. I was enthralled with the beauty of the bridal gowns and all of the luxury that was poured into these weddings. These weddings had to have cost a small fortune.
There was only one small problem. At the end of the program, a statement was made concerning the fate of these gorgeous dresses after the wedding. The new fad is “Trash Your Wedding Gown”. This blew my mind.
Brides, please don’t trash your wedding dress after the ceremony is over. No matter what the cost of the wedding dress was, cheap or extravagant, There are those out there that would love a beautiful wedding gown to get married in but cannot afford whatever the cost.
Just a couple of hundred years ago or so, weddings were often more than just a union between two people. Weddings or the union of the couple could be a union between two families, two businesses or even two countries. The bride was expected to dress in a manner that cast her family in the most favorable light reflecting the bride’s social standing and the family’s wealth to the wedding guests. Money was no object in choosing a wedding dress.
Today, there are wedding dresses available in all price ranges, and Western traditions have loosened up to include a rainbow of colors, variety of lengths, and materials used including chiffon wedding dresses. Brides can purchase a ready-made wedding dress, wear a family heirloom, or they may choose to have a dressmaker create one for her.