Archive for March, 2008

Published by admin on 26 Mar 2008

Bridal Veil colors

Wedding veils is a garment that is used to cover the head and the face. It is an important drapery to be worn by the bride at the time of her wedding. It is available in a number of styles, sizes and colors. You have to make the wisest selection by choosing a veil that will match the personality of the bride.

Basically the veils are available in four primary colors namely: white, ivory, diamond white and shimmer colors. What is the difference between these colors and the importance of each color? Let’s have a look on the article below to get a brief idea regarding this:

White: it is the well known and a very popular bridal color. Most of the wedding dresses are available in white colors. It is recommended to use a white colored veil, if the color of your wedding dress in plain white.

Ivory: this color is preferred by the brides for their second or the third wedding. The ivory colored wedding veil goes well with candlelight or ivory wedding dresses. Even ivory color has many shades in it and different varieties of material used might make it appear a little different. You will not always get an exact ivory match with the wedding headpiece and the dress. You have to try to match the veil as close as you can.

Diamond white- also referred as off-white, is a shade between ivory and white color. This colored veil goes well with an off-white wedding dress.

Shimmer colors- shimmer colors are similar to the above mentioned colors; only they have a distinctive shine and are more noticeable in lightning.

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Published by admin on 25 Mar 2008

Homemade wedding favors

Making a homemade wedding favor is one of the most rewarding and a fun wedding crafts. Wedding favors are a way to thank your guests for attending your functions. It is a little token presented to all from the bride and the bridegroom. The wedding favor may be an edible favor that is supposed to be eaten before the dinner or it can be a keepsake favor that has to be taken home by the guests. The wedding favors include bells, noisemakers, champagne glasses, wedding CDs, seed packet favors, etc. they are symbolic, decorative and functional.

If your wedding is in winter, then you can give hot cocoa in bottles. Pack it in a decorative way with the homemade cocoa mix. It is relatively cheap favor that is sure to warm the hearts of your visitors. This is a cute and a functional wedding favor.

Homemade wedding cookie favor Recipe- it should include some easy to make and delicious recipe. You can make use of the cut-outs for creating yummy favors that will be enjoyed by your guests. Freeze them for some days to serve it to the guests on time without any hassle.

Scented bath scrubs- they are very simple and cheap to make. It will be an excellent home made wedding favor. It will smoothen the skin within a few days.

CD wedding favors- it will be a right choice for your guests and you. You can customize it by using a wedding CD label or a wedding CD cover.

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Published by admin on 25 Mar 2008

Making a tiara at home

Making a tiara or a headband is very easy and it takes just an hour or two to do the job. For making a tiara at home, you will need the following supplies: floral wire, beads, wire headband, wire cutters and needle nose pliers.

Cut the wire headband in short pieces and then thread it in the beads till it gets settled in a proper angle. Pinch both the ends together. Now hold the bead in your hands and the pother end of the wire with scissors. Start twisting the ends of the wire along with the beads till it gets twisted tightly. Now leave both the free ends untwisted and cut them so that they become even. Trim the free ends upto 3/4th” in length. These ends can be wrapped around your headband when you wear it.

Once the antennae is ready, then start wrapping the free ends at the base of the headband and then the ends should be flattened with the help of the pliers on the headband. They appear bended and you can also straighten them or curve them. You can modify them accordingly to make it appear exactly the way which you want.

After this wrap a long wire on the band, put beads on it covering the base below the antennae. This will cover all the wire ends that are otherwise, seen. You can also add a viola to your homemade tiara for the sake of finishing and decorating it.

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Published by admin on 22 Mar 2008

Making a bridal veil

It is your wedding and hence you can make your own bridal veil, the way you want. You can use your own creativity and imagination power to create a unique veil with the help of the instructions given below in the article.

The first thing to make a veil is you have to get the fabric of your choice may it be chiffon, organza, silk or tulle. Cut it to the desired length and then sew it on your trim. You have to sew only the three sides of the fabric as the forth side will be the top of the veil that will sew in your comb. Fold the edges and add the trim on the three sides with the help of a needle and thread.

Now attach the trimmed veil to the comb by finding the center of the top edge of the veil and sew it in your comb. Bunch the veil and continue sewing it in the comb. See that you are sewing on the outer side of the comb. Now you can decorate and finish your bridal veil sewn at home. You can add trim, beads on the top portion of your comb. This will also help to cover up the visible stitches, if any present on the comb.

The veils available in the market are very expensive ones that everyone cannot afford it. Thus, you can use these instructions to prepare your own artistic veil at home at a reasonable price.

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Published by admin on 22 Mar 2008

Choose a tiara according to the shape of your face

A tiara is referred as the princess of headpieces that gives you the most impressive effect. They add a fantastic accent to any type of wedding gown be it a simple sheath styled one or a ball gown style. You can wear a tiara with or without a veil that is usually decorated with crystals, pearls and rhinestones.

It is important to choose a tiara depending on the shape of your face. The tiara that you wear should draw the attention of others towards your face and not draw attention away from it. A wrong-shaped tiara can make your face appear very long or thin or very short and full. So it is important to select the tiara properly.

For a round face, to make it appear a bit longer, a tiara with some height or the one that has a peak is generally recommended.

For those with a long face, tiaras with a very little or no height is suggested. This will extend above the head from either of the sides up to an uneven height.

Brides with oval face should avoid the tiaras with a peak at the top. This is so because tiaras wit a peak will make the face appear even longer. It is recommended to wear a forehead piece, hair band or a back piece. This will help in making your face appear less oval.

For those with a full face, wearing a tiara that makes a “V” at the top is well suited. This creates an illusion of a longer face.

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Published by admin on 21 Mar 2008

Visor veils

Veils are either long or short. If the wedding veils are short, they are known as “visor veils”. They are alike the ones seen in the old 50s movies. These veils either made of tulle or free flowing organza fabric is a symbol of tying a knot. It is very important to see that the veil you select matches your wedding gown.

The 18”wide visor veil is a symbol of true elegance. There are pearls sprinkled all over the edges of the veil. You can also get the veil available with rhinestones sprinkled all over the edges instead of pearls, if you wish so. It is made from French Illusion. The veil is placed on a 2.5” metal comb. The metal comb also has a border of pearl or rhinestones. This is a long visor bridal wedding veil that has pearl accents on it.

Another visor veil includes the 18” Illusion cage. This visor veil is placed on a small metal comb. Rhinestones or pearls are seen scattered along throughout the edges of the veil that exhibits sophisticated beauty of the veil. The veil can also be customized by adding scattered pearls, beads or shimmer veiling.

The bird cage visor veil comes with a face blusher and Swarovski stone brooch hair clips. Shimmering rhinestones are scattered lightly throughout the veil. This veil is available in white color along with the silver Swarovski component ornament hair clips on the either sides.

Use these visor veils according to your wedding gown to adorn yourself and make you appear more beautiful.

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Published by admin on 21 Mar 2008

Wedding veils

Veil is a garment that covers the head and the face. There is an extensive collection of wedding veils that will surely go perfect with the headpiece that you have selected. Or you can also wear the veil on a Satin comb. Mostly, the veils are made with shimmer veiling and they are available in ivory, white or diamond white colors. You can also decorate the veil by adding scattered rhinestones or scattered pearls to it of your choice.

The different types of wedding veils are as follows:
The 36” one tiered veil is a best choice that can create sweet memories for you. The bride wearing the veil gets a feeling of serenity by its cut edge, 108” width that is done with a 4” satin comb. You can also customize your wedding veil by placing scattered pearls, shimmer veiling or scattered rhinestones on it.

Another gorgeous wedding veil is the 36” cut edge veil that will surely make the bride perfect on her day. The 4” satin covered comb and its 72” width will not be able to stop the groom’s eye towards his beautiful lady love.

If you want a more sophisticated wedding veil, then the 36” veil having finished edges would be incomparable wedding veil that could be worn on the day of your wedding. It has a stylish width of about 72” and the 4” comb covered fully with satin gives an inspiration of romance to the bride and the bridegroom.

You can personalize your wedding veils yourself by intensifying your imagination level and creativity.

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Published by admin on 20 Mar 2008

Wedding garters

A garter is an elastic band that is either worn around the leg to hold the sticking or around the arms to hold up the sleeves. The wedding garters that you must have dreamt of are now available to you very easily.

The different types of the wedding garters are:
A pretty satin garter- this garter is edges in lace with an exquisite bow made of satin. The bow has a metal butterfly studded in rhinestone. This garter is 1 ¼” wide and this is the size that fits most of the people. This garter is available only in white and ivory colors.

Your wedding day is the day of your extra luck. Then this cute keepsake garter will serve something special to you. It is luxurious matte satin garter embellished with a bow made of organza and satin. It also has a sparkling horseshoe charm that displays exquisite Swarvorski crystals. Free tossing garter is also available along with it and it is available only in white color.

The stunning starlight collection wedding garter is the one that is adorned with a unique combination of glass pearls and genuine Swarovski crystals. The organza garter is enhanced by the fanciful display of intricate beading and embroidered flowers. The rosebud garter is considered as the ideal garter for the wedding. It is made from rich matte satin and decorated with 3 exclusive roses. The beach collection garter has organza and satin decorated with a starfish that is ornamented with diamond dust and topped with a sparkling crystal.

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Published by admin on 20 Mar 2008

Bridal purses

Wedding is a special day and a special occasion for the bride. Everything that she wears and uses is of some special importance and has some special value. Then, how can you ignore the purses used by the bride. There are different varieties of bridal purses available for the bride to make her feel special.

The Grace Kelly Bridal Purse is a vintage-style handbag that was one time the classic of 1950s has now taken an advanced look. It is made of a luxurious silk satin fabric and is available is black, white, candlelight-ivory and champagne colors. There is a snap closure and hidden zipper in it.

The Satin Diva Bridal Purse is draped richly is lush feathers of the ostrich. Japanese pearls and Swarovski crystals are used for its decoration. You can have it in bright gold, antique gold or sparkling silver setting. This bridal purse is about 5” high and 7” wide.

The Grace Amare Bridal Purse is made of luxurious satin that is trimmed with silver stitching. The sequin flowers used on it for decoration purpose add daytime or evening sparkle to the day of your wedding. It is available in candlelight ivory, white and champagne colors. There is an optional shoulder strap. You can tuck it inside the purse when you do not want to use it.

The Chiara bridal purse is another slim lined design purse resembling modern style. It gives a classic Hollywood look and a fresh update. There is a silver closure and an optional shoulder strap. It is available is a number of colors.

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Published by admin on 19 Mar 2008

Veils for short hair

The bride’s hair can be either short or long. The hair pieces and the other decoration should be done taking into consideration the size if the hair. This is so because some headpieces or veils are suitable for short hairs; whereas the other ones are more suitable for the long hairs.

Let us see the different types of veils that can be used on the bride if she has short hairs. One is the 30” x 36” 2-tier metallic finished edge veil. This veil is about 108” in width and it is sewn on a satin comb. You can customize your veil by adding scattered rhinestones or the scattered pearls on it. The veil is available in ivory or white colors. But you can also demand for colors like shimmer white, diamond white, pink, shimmer ivory or shimmer diamond. This veil goes well with clear, silver headpiece with a natural pattern of flowers accented with rhinestones, pearls and reminiscent of fresh spring buds. This headpiece opens at the back.

Another veil is the 2-layer fingertip length veil measuring upto 30” x 36”. It has a cut edge that is decorated with scattered pearls. The width of the veil is 108” and it is sewed on the headpiece that exhibits unspeakable beauty. The headpiece is 4” x ½” in size that has the details of the pearls and the crystals. It is accented with a cut edge veil scattered all along with pearls. The veil and the headpieces are available in white or ivory colors. You can demand for the pink, shimmer white, shimmer diamond white, shimmer ivory or diamond white colors, if you want to have them.

There are a variety of veils available for short hairs and you can personalize them to make your veil for short hair unusual and indifferent from the others. Boost your creativity and imagination to create a unique veil.

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