Creating A Wedding Time Capsule
February 28, 2010
One of the trends, the wedding really revving up brides today’s the addition of a time capsule, the marriage prep process. Yes, that’s the Wedding Time Capsule is a growing trend – up to the point where you can buy a ready-made kit from many sites.
In the set, take your wedding time capsule form of an attractive tin, in which you place various mementos – photos, videos – as well as predictions for the future, then you seal it all with some festive stickers, to help discourage premature peeking. You decide ahead of time, how long do you wait until you open it again – your 10th Birthday? 25th Anniversary? And then a star directive to get on the tin to help you to keep the agreement.
Although most people equate “time capsule” with “something to be buried in the earth,” Bury Your Wedding Time Capsule is not a good idea. Not only that the contents are subject to extreme temperature fluctuations, but with the U.S. Census recently reported that moves the average American every five years, leaving the chances of you buried behind a capsule before the expected high birthday rolls around are indeed . Instead, keep yours from the elements and avoid somewhere relatively kind – wet attics, but a climate-controlled closet would be perfect.
Some of us to do just like the things on our own way, and one wedding Time Capsule is no different. Of course, you can create your own! And a good way to do this is to get close friends and relatives in on the fun. Do they have to scribble a few predictions – or perhaps marital counseling. Take advantage of a pre-wedding party to snap photos of your confidant, and storing the photos in the capsule. If you really want to motivate people to get involved, hold any kind of drawing for participants, such as a wedding gift to raffle – a box of cigars, a bottle of sparkling wine or even an afternoon at a spa.
While you have let others in the campaign, there are several ways to go about it. One is to compose a list of predictions for everyone to guess – the whole experience is like filling out a junior high slam book, and as much fun. For example, ask participants to predict:
How many children you have,
what type of household robots, you must
how many you have been through career changes,
What great nation we are closest, and we’re mad at us,
what an animal of the coolest animal,
… and so on.
It is another to make your wedding and close friends to compose short letters to yourself. Give them each envelope, and they instruct you on the outside when it’s time to tell you to open the envelope’s. Some will simply say “fifth anniversary”, “10th Birthday”, or “if the first child is born.” Others are more creative – and you’ll probably find that there’s a lot of fun to the Time Capsule Concept stretch in this inventive, unpredictable ways.
Accessorize Your Wedding Attire with a Stunning Bridal Handbag
February 21, 2010
Bridal handbags, or wedding purses, come in all shapes and sizes with many dashing designs, and with just enough room to carry those small personal items such as touch-up powder, eye liner, lipstick, deodorant, a comb or brush, keys, handkerchiefs, or maybe even a little spare change! After the wedding, there are always photos, reception food and drink, and a time of fellowship with family and friends.
Types of Bridal Handbags
Bridal handbags are usually very small and easy to carry. They may be decorated with sequins, beads, crystals, lace, ribbons, miniature tassels, or precious stones. Wedding handbags are usually made of materials such as satin, silk, nylon, or polyester.
There are three basic styles of handbags for brides: clutch, fancy, and structured. Clutch bridal purses are typically made of silk or satin, have an inner lining, and do not have straps or handles. Fancy handbags are usually made with elegant designs embellished with precious stones, crystals, or beads. Structured wedding handbags have a stable bottom and are usually made of satin, silk, nylon, or polyester.
Accentuate Your Wedding Dress
Bridal handbags are a great accessory for your wedding attire. Choose a bridal purse that matches or complements your dress, jewelry, tiara, and wedding shoes. If your dress has lace and white pearls, find a wedding purse decorated with lace and white pearls (or beads that resemble pearls).
Choose a bridal handbag that fits your style and your figure. The handbag should be easy to handle and not too large. It should add a touch of elegance without dominating the reception photos.
Wedding Handbags as Bridesmaid Gifts
Wedding handbags can also be ordered to match the dresses of bridesmaids and given as gifts from the bride. Choose handbags that your bridesmaids can use for other occasions, not only at the wedding. Every woman and girl loves a new handbag, so these make excellent gifts!
Bridal Jewelry: Fulfilling a Wedding Tradition
February 14, 2010
‘Something old’ could most often be a piece of bridal jewelry that is a family heirloom. Sometimes the groom would give to his bride a ring or another piece of jewelry that had once been owned by his mother, grandmother, or past brides in his family. Maybe the bride would wear her own mother’s antique jewelry or some other gem that has been handed down to brides in the family from generation to generation. One thing is certain, wearing such bridal jewelry would reinforce a sense of family, tradition and continuity in a wedding ceremony.
‘Something new’ hardly needs any explanation. Thousands upon thousands of bridal jewelry stores, both the Internet e-commerce sites and bricks-and-mortar stores, offer a dazzling array of accessories to make the bride shine on her wedding day.
At first thought, ‘something borrowed’ doesn’t seem applicable to bridal jewelry. After all, a bride would most probably want to wear her own jewels and not have to borrow and then return them. Many establishments rent out antique or estate bridal jewelry, including necklaces, bracelets, and earrings, and only the rental fee plus a refundable deposit need to be paid.
Finally, for that ‘something blue’ in a bridal jewelry ensemble, there are several gemstones that fit the bill. Depending on the shade of blue that she wants, a bride can opt for a necklace, bracelet, or earrings that are accented with sapphires, aquamarines or blue pearls. Hair ornaments or tiaras with other blue-tinted stones such as agate and topaz are also beautiful accessories for the bride.
Celtic Wedding Rings and tying the Knot
February 7, 2010
Celtic settlements stretched from Turkey and the Balkans right across Western Europe. Although perhaps the true significance of these patterns has been lost over the millennia, Celtic designs remain increasingly popular in our modern world.
The design of the Claddagh consists of a heart as a symbol of love, a crown as a symbol of fidelity or loyalty and the hands depicted friendship. Tradition states that if you are spoken to you should wear the Claddagh on your left hand facing inward but if you are unattached it should be worn facing outward on the right hand.
Celtic crosses, which predate Christianity, can symbolize the four quarters of the earth and or the four elements – earth wind and fire. Celtic crosses are often worn as jewellery such as rings or on chains around the neck.
Geometric designs have always feature prominently in Celtic artwork with spirals, chevrons, scrolls and knot work. Many of these patterns can be seen decorating stone carvings or ancient manuscripts and religious books.
The Celtic spirals are very symbolic with the single spiral generally thought to signify growth expansion and cosmic energy. The dual centred spiral found often on stone carvings signifies duality and nature and is associated with motifs from other cultures such as the Ying Yang symbol.
Celtic knot work designs remain popular today and can vary from single elegant knot patterns to complex intricate interlaced patterns.