Category: Wedding

No day can be as exciting or grand for lovers than when they tie the knot. This momentous event is best celebrated in the company of family and friends. Aside from the wedding gifts the couple receives, guests are also treated to special tokens of gratitude for taking part in a momentous occasion. Now, personalized wedding favors are a great gesture of appreciation by the newly-married couple to their guests.

Overtime, the small gifts have become more personalized to truly represent the bride and groom as a couple. While many still opt for traditional mass-produced and generic wedding gift bags, there are also alternatives to include more personalized wedding favors that fit with the wedding’s theme. Couples are now taking the time to consider what kind of token of appreciation they want their guests to receive. Couples are becoming more inclined to ensure that the wedding favors carry have a very unique and individual feel.

Most soon-to-be husband and wife start the customized-effort through wedding invitations online. Optimizing the online platform for your wedding invites are also made easier with the abundance of talented web designers to assist couples in making them. The soon-to-be husband and wife can customize everything online, from the typography of their invites to the overall color scheme of their wedding website. Online invitations also make it easier for guests to RSVP for the wedding, and receive the pertinent information including the wedding’s location, the reception, and the wish-list for gifts.

Personalized wedding favors make the weddings more intimate and special. The wedding tokens will also make the guests feel more special while at the same time, ensure that the wedding is reflective of a couple’s combined likes. Some of the more popular custom wedding favors include bubble bottles, bath essentials, picture frames, dove birds, and unique jeweled monograms that carry the name or initials of the bride and groom. Others include unique cotton tote bags, chic wine glasses, coffee favors, candle holders, candy tin cans, or even personalized drink labels.

There are plenty more ideas for unique favors on your wedding day to make it more personalized. For couples with an eye for detail, monogrammed tissue packets, fortune cookies, hand lotions and wet wipes can be used. Even the traditional wedding gift bags can be personalized using chic, satin bags to carry other custom-made items like candy boxes, notebooks, bottles or mint tins. Remember wedding favors come in different shapes and sized and the only limit to it would be the couple’s imagination.

The sky is the limit when it comes to personalized wedding favors. Couples are only limited by their imagination, and the task at hand gives them an opportunity to be as creative as they want to be. What’s best to remember is that these little tokens will be something guests truly appreciate and cherish. When your guests see how much effort and thought you’ve invested in wedding favors, they will surely appreciate it and take them home as small but real testaments to your dedication as a couple.

The oathing stone tradition goes far, far back into the Celtic spirit. The ancient Celts were often seafaring groups of tribes, who by the time they had reached the British Isles, had a very firm and strong relationship with the sea or at least the waters surrounding their homes. Celtic tribal people were, like many tribal folk in those times, severely tied to spirit of place. In fact many of the old tribal names are descriptive of a particular place or natural feature such as a lake, river, valley or mountain. In the Celtic world view, Spirits were associated with each of these places, often tied directly to the tribe. In many cases, these spirits were regarded as ancestral spirits of the forebears of the Celts living there now.

It was important to seek blessing and it was important to state intentions in the form of an oath. This often took place at these sacred locations, special to the various tribes. So, it was not uncommon for a couple to not get wed in the eyes of their people and their chief, but also in the eyes of their ancestors to help gain their blessing and protection for the new adventure before them.

One of the origins of the wedding vow is this process of oathing the stone. In ancient times, vows were given at the very place and some physical object was used to help transfer these oaths to the spirit energies present in this sacred location. Sometimes a stone was used. Other times a piece of wood or some other natural object. This them would be gifted to the sacred place in some fashion. Perhaps thrown into the lake by both the bride and groom, laid reverentially upon a cairn of similar vows in a glade, niche or hollow. Perhaps thrown over a cliff into the sea far below.

As Celts became Christianized, such traditions, while allowed in the early Church, began to be cracked down upon and treated as idolatry and pagan worship. Yet with the Celts (and many other tribal folk, really) old ways died hard and what became a serious obligation of honoring one’s lineage and ancestry, slowly changed to a quaint and novel custom.

With the emergence of the New Age type of perspective, such traditions have been slowly coming back into favor and the meanings have subtly changed to be declared an honoring of the spirit of place, or a charm for luck and prosperity. In ancient times, it would be extremely bad form to neglect one’s ancestors on such a propitious day as a day of wedding. The Oathing Stone was but one way of honoring them.

In the more modern version of this ritual, the officiant (minister/priest) will be presented the stone by a member of the wedding party. The Best Man, The Chief Maiden perhaps or a parent of the Bride or Groom. The officiant will hold the stone and invite the groom to lay his hands onto the stone, and therewith give consent to in the presence of all of his ancestors both living and dead to bear witness to the words of power that he will speak. The words of his personal commitment to the woman he loves by the vows he brings forward. The same invitation is made to the Bride. Once both are holding the stone, they each recite their vows to one another.

Once complete, the stone is placed in a place of honor for the remainder of the ceremony. After the ceremony is complete, the newly married company release the stone back to the elements by whatever means is felt as being the most appropriate. Some people may toss it into the sea or the lake or river. Others may lay it upon a mountain or a man made cairn. Still others may wish to keep the stone and add it to the garden of the new home they make together or in a prominent location within their home.

If you are serious about your Celtic roots, this tradition is a great piece to add to your wedding ceremony and indeed to other of life’s little and great ceremonies, like naming your children, their coming of age, celebrating all the important times in their lives and yours, marking the passing of loved ones and so forth.

Oathing the Stone, while by today’s standards is a quaint little custom, it was in ancient days, a very serious part of many Celtic Tribe’s spiritual life.

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Making all kinds of preparations for the wedding is not an easy task. We all know that there are so many preparations that have to be taken care of before the D-day, like booking the venue, arranging for the decorations, choosing the caterer and, most important – shopping. After the wedding shopping begins, it is the bridal trousseau that takes most of the time and effort. A bridal trousseau has to comprise of everything that the bride might need, after her marriage. This is mainly because, during the initial days, a bride is usually shy and feels awkward asking her husband or in-laws for little things. So, her parents make sure that she has all necessary items, be it of everyday use or just party use, with her. In case you want to know what all should be a part of a brides wedding trousseau, the following information will come handy for matrimonal.

Jewelry Jewelry is one of the most important components of a bridal trousseau. Conventionally, yellow gold jewelry, in the form of necklaces, earrings, chains, rings, bangles, anklets, toe rings, armlet and waistbands, has been given to the bride during her wedding. However, the trend has changed now, people, these days, opt for white gold, platinum and diamond jewelry as well. Those who cant afford to buy prefer giving silver jewelry to their daughter.

Sari As far as bridal clothes are concerned, saris surely top the list in an Indian wedding. Traditional type of saris, such as Bandhani, Banarasi, Brocade, Kanjeevaram, Kota Silk, Mysore Silk or Paithani, is the most common choice for a bridal trousseau. However, one thing is for sure, the saris will have heavy work done on them, in the form of thread embroidery, zari work, zardozi work, etc, and will be in bright colors.

Salwar Kameez – In some regions of north India, salwar kameez is an integral part of the bridal trousseau. Like saris, they bridal suits also have heavy work done on them, which might include gold / silver thread embroidery, zari work, zardozi work or the use of sequins, crystals, lace, etc. Wedding suits are usually of bright in colors and even the dupatta / chunni is adorned with work.

Shoes – An Indian bride, as a part of her trousseau, must also carry lots of shoes and sandals along with her. Besides carrying sandals of usual colors, like white, black, cream, brown, silver and golden, the ones particularly matching her saris or salwar kameez should also be included. In fact, some of the brides carry a separate suitcase, which consists of just their shoes.

Handbags A handbag is one of the most important accessories for a woman. So, handbags form a part of the Indian bridal trousseau as well. The number of handbags to be carried along as well as their quality depends upon the budget of the bride’s parents. While some buy bags in the universal color, like white, black, brown, silver and golden, other might purchase a separate bag for each of the outfits in the trousseau.

Cosmetics Like all other countries in the world, cosmetics are the other important part of the bridal trousseau in India. The cosmetic kit of a bride comprises of the usual items, like moisturizers, lipsticks, nail paints, eye-shadows, mascara, eye-liners, lip-pencils, blush-on, foundation, creams, and so on. Besides that, there maybe many bride would carry another important item called bindi.

Linen As a bride is given everything new in the marriage which she uses in her day to day life, parents think that linen. It is a general belief that a bride will have to set up her new home, after getting married. This is why; linen forms an important part of the Indian bridal trousseau. It usually includes items like bed sheets, bed covers, blankets, quilts, curtains, table covers, mats, pillow covers, etc. Along with that, bath linen (towels) will also form a part of the trousseau.

Other Items Other basic items that are included in an Indian wedding trousseau include toiletries (soap, toothbrush, toothpaste, etc), night wear, lingerie, watch, etc. The main idea behind taking these items along is to make sure that the bride does not have to ask anybody in her new home, for something, at least in the initial days after her marriage.

Never assume you have the wedding reception venue retained unless you have a written contract. At the very least, you must make sure the following things are part of your contract.

Everything that you agree on verbally should become part of the contract between you and your wedding reception venue.

The exact date of your wedding day. The exact time of you event should also be included.

Total cost and itemized rundown of what is included. Be sure to have accessories such as tables, chairs linens, etc. included.

How much decoration is included? What specific decoration is included? If you agreed on specific colors, be sure it is also included.

The date and dollar amount of your deposit and the date of when the total amount due.

The exact location of your event. If they have multiple rooms for events, be sure the name of the room is included in the contract.

Their cancellation or refund policy.

Emergency contact person. You should be provided with name and phone number of the emergency contact person.

Room capacity, to make sure the site accommodates your wedding party.

Contracts are a serious matter. They are legal and binding, so you might want an attorney or a wedding professional review the contract for you before you sign it.

Before signing the contract read it over carefully. Some companies will ask you to pay half of the total amount upon closure of the contract. Others will ask for a down payment. Be prepared with cash, personal check. To protect yourself, try to pay with a credit card. When reading the contract and before signing, find out what your obligations are. If you guests drink a bit too much, find out who would be responsible should anything happen.

Once you made your choice, you need to receive a written contract signed by the person in charge, and dated. The contract must include all of your responsibilities and all of the responsibilities, warranties and guarantees offered by the facility.

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