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What About Planning a Wedding At Home?


One of the first main things to do when preparing for a big event such as a wedding is to choose the location. Actually related to weddings there are two locations that have to be established: on one hand, the church, in case of a religious ceremony and on the other hand, the place where the reception takes place.

Recently a lot of people consider planning a wedding at home. Such a decision is taken because it is cheaper, because they don't have to pay anymore for the cost of a reception held at a restaurant or somewhere else.

Another reason for planning a wedding at home is that spending the most important event in a familiar place charges it with a greater significance and thus it becomes more meaningful.

Nowadays people tend to organize at home both the religious ceremony and the reception. However there are some things that need to be considered when the couple decides upon planning a wedding at home.

First and foremost, those who want to have their weddings celebrated at home have to decide if it will be an outdoor or an indoor one.

Indoor Weddings

Most homes can accommodate a small number of persons. That is why the amount of guests has to be very much reduced. Actually probably this is the whole idea of planning a wedding at home: it should be a very intimate event that is spent only with the family and the ones who are close to its members.

Probably some pieces of furniture will have to be moved and it would be necessary to bring some more chairs, which may be rented, particularly for much older guests. The couple may choose to stand in front of the fireplace or they might rent an arch.

There shouldn't be any problems in as far as the decorations are concerned as they can be minimal limited to some natural flowers only.

Outdoor Weddings

If the house has a yard then it is the perfect place for planning a wedding at home. This way they won't find themselves in the situation of reducing the list of guests. This may be indeed a wedding of dreams.
But such a wedding imposes another kind of etiquette regarding the clothes of both the bride and the groom and the guests. It would still be a fancy event but especially women should pay attention to the kind of shoes they would wear and also they should not wear skirts that the slightest wind could raise.

When planning a wedding at home, in the garden or in the courtyard there is also the risk of not being so lucky regarding the weather. This is the reason why the bride and the groom should be prepared to move their ceremony in the house in case it rains.

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The Several Styles Of The Bridal Bouquet
By Victor Epand

 Wedding bouquets are one of the quintessential symbols of the beautiful bride in Western culture. Of course, their origins are a bit less pristine. Back in the days when people only bathed about once a month, carrying a bunch of fragrant flowers was a convenient way for the bride to mask the odor of her unwashed body. Not exactly the stuff dreams are made of. Fortunately for modern wedding attendees, brides today only carry bouquets for the beauty of the flowers and the tradition. In fact, there is a wide variety of bouquet styles to choose from, not only regarding flower types, but bouquet arrangements as well.

The nosegay is a traditional and still popular form of bridal bouquet. It consists of a small, round cluster of flowers, all cut to a uniform length, and very little greenery is visible. Usually made with one dominant flower or color, nosegays are wrapped tightly with ribbon or lace for a delicate effect, which is a nod to the style's Victorian Era origins. This style of bouquet is very ladylike and convenient if the bride wants to create a fairly uniform look among herself and her bridesmaids. One popular trend is for the bride's nosegay to simply be larger than the bridesmaids' while using the same style and flowers.

The beidermeier bouquet is similar to the nosegay in that it is also round. However, these bouquets are formed of concentric circles of different flowers. The style allows for the same general appearance as the nosegay, but allows the bride to inject a greater variety of texture into the effect.

Cascade bouquets are desirable for the dramatic yet elegant impression they create, and they are often used at formal and traditional weddings. These bouquets can be created using any kind of flowers, although roses and lilies are the most common. When a bride holds the bouquet at the traditional level, trails of flowers and often leaves and ribbons stream down from the main part of the bouquet. The effect resembles a waterfall of flowers. The teardrop bouquet is very similar to the cascade, except that this style is stiffer.

Hand-tied bouquets are often popular with brides who want to create a less formal ambiance. These arrangements are designed to show the natural growth of the stems, which are often wrapped in pretty ribbon or braided together. Any flowers can be used in a hand-tied bouquet, which means that they can be easily designed to suit the general decor of the wedding.

Arm bouquets are different from those listed above due to the manner in which they are carried. While most bridal bouquets are carried with both hands in front of the body, arm bouquets are cradled in one arm so that the heads of the flowers are to one side of the body. The effect is simple yet elegant, especially with the right kind of blossoms. This style of bouquet works better with some flowers than with others; orchids, calla lilies and any other flowers with a long stems are best. The flowers are left in their natural state and usually simply tied together with a ribbon.

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