Archive for June, 2010

Western Wedding Theme

Friday, June 25th, 2010

A wedding ceremony that has a cowboys and Indians, an old time western theme with horses and the whole works could be a lot of fun. In the city that never sleeps, Las Vegas, you can choose from many great themes including the very popular western theme.

For your western theme there are saloon type backdrops, wagon back drops, and also outdoor backdrops. You can get a staff to cater the event that is all wearing wild west outfits. Many of the themes will hang wanted posters of the bride and groom. You can design the western setting yourself or pay a wedding planner to do it for you. Some venues in Las Vegas already have pre-designed sites to choose from as well.

You can have your wedding reception in a saloon, outdoors, a western themed general store, a bank with a western theme, or even at a jailhouse. The venues cater to whatever amenities you wish to add to make the experience as pleasant as possible.

The food at the reception can stick with the theme. Ribs are a favorite of many, but chicken, and steaks could go well too. Side orders of baked beans, corn, carrots, and green beans also fit the theme nicely.

For color and flower decorations you can choose to go with dried flowers and bouquets or you can go with the Texas state flower which is the bluebonnet or Utah’s state flower with are the sego lilies. If you do not have a lot of money to spend on floral arrangements you could always decorate the theme with cactus’s. Western colors are generally yellow and red. Blue will go nicely with the Texas state flower and green is also a nice choice.

Dressing the groomsmen in cowboy boots and hats will fit the theme nicely. You could even have the groomsmen wear black hats and the groom to wear a white hat to. White hats are generally the “good guys” and black hats are generally the “bad guys”. It’s all for fun.

Wedding venues in Las Vegas can work to fit any of your needs. If a western theme is not what you want and you desire something else many will go out of there ways to make you happy. Las Vegas is one of the most fun places to visit and with a theme of your choice, your wedding will be one of the most memorable days of your lives.

Wedding Gowns For Brides in India

Sunday, June 20th, 2010

Marriages in India have always been the most stunning and the commendable events, which one gets to witness in his life. The extravagance and the hugeness in terms of money spent can be surely seen with the arrangements made and the decoration done at the marriage menu and venue. It’s not only the venue, but also the whole attire, ceremonies, rituals and many more things in the Indian weddings, which makes it flashy and happening. The wedding dress of the brides in India and groom is one thing, which catches the most of the attention. Whether it’s the Indian bride or the Indian groom, every one is crazy and very excited about their wedding dress. As this is the only day, when a person gets to wear the finest of the clothes and dress at his best.

Indian brides enjoy most of the attention. As the dresses and the whole attire of the Indian bride is majestic and it is generally said that the Indian bride looks totally different on her wedding day. The glow and the shine the bride has on her face add to her beauty and she certainly looks out of this world. The jewelry, dress, dupatta, regional add- ons, helps the bride take her auspicious look of Indian bride. The most important part of the Indian bride is her wedding gown. The wedding gown differs according to the religion or the community to which the bride belongs to. In fact, the entire dressing up of the new Indian bride corresponds to her cultural thoughts and family background.

The different styles of wedding dresses, which an Indian bride is seen to wear on her wedding day, are:

Lehnga- choli
Saree
Ghagra- choli
Fish- cut lehanga
Wedding salwar kameez
Anarkali suits

All these dress types are available in different designs and colors, the trend for which keeps on changing. Like before, now red is not the only color which is worn by the brides in India on her wedding day. Many new colors like golden, green, combination of green and red, pink, pink and blue, and many other new color combinations have come up. The brides in India, do not only stick with the old styles of wedding gowns and dresses, the dressing styles, saree draping styles, lehnga choli, etc, have been seen changing with the time. More of modernized approach has been adopted by the Indian brides on their wedding way.

The fabric of the wedding gown is also important to choose. Both in cases of the stitching and in case of the ready made wedding gowns, the fabric for the wedding plays an important role. The whole look and finishing of the wedding gown depends on the fabric used in it. The most common fabrics used in the making of the wedding gowns for the Indian brides are chiffon and pure crepe. These clothe forms are preferred because they are pure in form and made of silk and give a very refined and a pure look. The flowing nature of the cloth also makes it more demanding.

The wedding gowns also refer to the modern approach in the wedding dresses adopted by the brides in the Indian weddings these days. The wedding gowns are influenced by the western wedding dresses. The flowing nature and the frock styles in the suits and the lehangas have been adopted by the western wedding dresses. The ethnicity and the feeling of being an Indian can still be felt in the Indian wedding dresses. One cannot say that the western culture has totally overpowered the Indianness of the brides in India. These colors and styles in the Indian weddings has in fact added more flavors to the wedding and has made it more happening and enjoyable.