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Everyones wedding day is unique and special, but there are certain flowers that we all die for when talking about that special day. And even thou many of us might use the same flowers we all used them in different ways, that is what makes our special day unique.

Through this article, I will take you down a very special garden so that you can pick some of the most wanted wedding flowers for you special day.

What would the world be like without roses? They are well known to inspire love and love and beauty, they also impose great elegance. From experience, roses are easy to work with. They allow themselves to be used in different types of arrangements such as kissing balls, centerpieces, bridal or bridesmaid bouquets. You can never go wrong with roses, especially these days when rose varieties keep increasing.

Along the same path, we have tall calla lilies which are beautiful and elegant. They do not require much effort since because they are beautiful just as they are. Commonly used for bridal bouquets, calla lily flowers only need around half a dozen callas wrapped with a stunning ribbon and you have yourself a beautiful bouquet. Mini callas are also well known to fit perfectly for grooms boutonnieres. Most brides go for the classic white callas, while others take risks and use more colorful ones. Either way, all calla lilies add elegance and beauty to wedding portraits.

If you have always dreamed of beauty and elegance for your wedding, but you are under a budget, ranunculus flowers are the perfect choice. They will not only suit your budget but also are the closest choice to roses and peonies. They also come in many different colors, open beautifully, and look extremely sweet and romantic.

For a vintage or an antique wedding, gardenias are the most wanted. These majestic flowers inspire purity, love and devotion. Moreover, gardenia flowers embellish your wedding flowers and decor to a platinum level. For white colored weddings, these flowers will scream elegance. If you wish to add a little bit of color, they go well with roses or colorful anemones.

Anemone flowers are the latest trend for weddings, and are simple, amazingly beautiful and unique in their kind. These flowers have gained a strong position in the wedding flower business lately. The white anemone with the black center is the perfect choice for an all black and white wedding. For a more spring or summer like wedding, anemones also come in bright stunning colors.

Most, if not all of these wedding flowers, are extremely popular by diy brides, wedding planners and florists. That is why they are qualified as the most wanted flowers for wedding.

There are many beliefs and counter beliefs related to wedding rings and also with engagement rings. One of them which is very common is wearing the ring on the ring finger. It is however known to all that the wedding ring is worn on the ring finger, but on which hand, depends on the place where the couple belongs. As for example in western countries it is worn on the left hand, whereas in countries like Russia, Germany, Bulgaria and others it is the custom to wear it on the right hand ring finger. Now the question is why is it worn on the ring finger? It had been believed that the ring finger is the vein love and this is why the tradition started on of wearing the wedding ring on the ring finger. The perfect circle of the wedding ring also has its own symbolic presentation. It is believed that it represents the eternity of love.

Now the matter is of choosing ones wedding ring. In most cases it is seen that the couples look for a matching wedding ring for both. This doesnt mean that you are bound to choose matching wedding rings. The perfect is that which meets with the taste of both of them. The two may have different types of wedding rings according to their choice. And if both are satisfied, only then it can be said that it is the perfect choice of wedding rings.

Yellow alloy of gold, hardened with copper and Silver or tin and bismuth have got a chance to make the list complete. Copper, silver, tin or bismuth is used to make the gold more durable and hard. Now a day a trend is that wedding ring can not be made with out platinum or titanium. These are more durable and fashionable too. Platinum with white alloys of gold are demanding by the wedding couples. Slightly yellow white gold alloys which was used with gold is now replaced with cheaper nickel-gold alloy with a plating of rhodium. This can be cheap than before but it is it is not at all durable and good. As we have said earlier that titanium has become a hot element for making a wedding ring and every couple wants that. The reasons are its durability, affordability, and gunmetal grey color. Tungsten carbide is also another metal which is gradually picking its name in this list of wedding ring materials. With gold or platinum inlays tungsten carbide is used. The most inexpensive and common ring material is nickel silver. Now the most shocking and striking news in this ground is that couples are also considering stainless steel as the material for their wedding ring. It is equally durable like platinum and titanium and can be molded to a finer finish than the metals mentioned before. But probable problem is that it corrodes over time and thus do not convey a sense of permanence. That is the same problem with metals like brass, silver and copper.

A good advice for making a wedding romantic and truly special is to make the ceremony debt-free and low-key as possible. Couples should save their money and not pay much attention to wedding advices features in magazines. Love is basically between the couple that will be getting married so its best they focus on each other.

A morning wedding followed by a luncheon reception is ideal, as it will give the couple enough time for their honeymoon, starting a new life and have enough energy to perform immediate post-wedding activities. Over 200 guests waiting at an expensive sit-down dinner will not add anything special to the romance.

A morning wedding will also help the couple save money and their eager energy and more than half a day to savor the moment of finally getting hitched.

Etiquette in a morning wedding

A morning wedding can be formal, semi-formal or informal. The bride can be outfitted with a short wedding dress or suit. In a formal morning wedding, the bride’s gown should touch the floor and veil fingertip or slightly below the middle knuckle of the mid finger. A fingertip veil becomes more attractive when it is used with an elbow length blusher. For a semi-formal morning wedding, the gloves and blusher veils are optional.

The groom’s attire is typically composed of a business, sportcoat or morning suit in accordance to the level of formality. In a semi-formal morning wedding, proper etiquette dictates that the groom can sport a dark stroller or suit without black or gray tails. In a formal wedding, a morning suit, which is composed of gray pinstripe trousers, ascot, gray vest and a cutaway coat, is suffice. The groom also has the option to wear a tuxedo if he wants to.

The groom and bride’s attire should complement each other. If the bride is wearing a casual short wedding dress, then the groom should wear a business suit or sportcoat instead of a tuxedo.

Regardless whether the wedding is during the morning or late in the evening, there is a certain etiquette that should be followed in the ceremony.

– Bridesmaids and groomsmen should assist in the ceremonies if the morning wedding is not held strictly in private.

– The bridesmaids should not have dresses that is not too eye-catching but will match the wedding dress. In addition, they should be younger than the bride. The dresses can contain more ornaments and should consist of light, graceful fabric. Flowers should serve as the main decoration.

– The wedding dress should be simple but elegant and can be decorated with few ornaments or jewels that come from the parents or the bridegroom. The dress needs to have an attractive veil and garland.

– The bride needs to be assisted by her bridesmaids in wearing the wedding dress, receiving visitors and locate themselves at her left side. The first bridesmaid for easy access should keep the bouquet and gloves.

– The clergyman should be received by the groomsmen and led to the couple that will be married. They will also serve as assistants for the bridegroom, during the occasion.

– Guests should wear something light and fresh. A breezy dress or a light-colored suit would be appropriate. Those who are fond of hats are in luck in a morning wedding, as wearing one will complement the ease and energy of the ceremonies. Dark suits and dresses should be avoided.

The Wedding Breakfast

If the bride appears during breakfast proper etiquette dictates that she sits beside her husband at the center table, while the father and mother occupy the top to bottom and greets the guests coming in. Once the cake has been cut and every one has eaten, which include offering a toast to the new couple and giving acknowledgements, the bride and groom meet with their friends and eventually exit from the ceremony.

The newly-married couple can start in their wedding journey at around two or three o’clock, while the rest of the guests and family member depart from the reception area shortly after.

Weddings abroad are becoming increasingly popular for couples from small towns in India who are looking to keep costs down, and the guest list limited.

When the trend of organising destination weddings first began to grow in India, many of the couples originated from fast-paced cities where exotic weddings abroad were the answer for those who maybe didnt have the time or the desire to organise a lavish traditional wedding at home along with an ever-expanding guest list.

However, this trend has now expanded to couples of all backgrounds across many locations in India and getting married abroad is now associated with cost savings, intimate ceremonies and exotic wedding destinations.

Honeymoons abroad are also on the increase and after returning from his honeymoon in Australia, Nikhil Vohra, said that he would have missed out on an exquisite and thrilling experience if they had not planned the trip abroad to celebrate their nuptials.

“We were in Australia for five days and enjoyed our stay till we were exhausted. Visiting the foreign country also helped us understand each other better as we shared some exclusive moments,” said Vohra.

College friends, Atish Kumar and Gurjeet Singh, shared a honeymoon abroad with their new wives and said that the experience allowed them to feel more comfortable in a foreign country.

“We wanted to share some exclusive moments with our wives on a trip abroad,” said Atish.

Indian travel agents are also seeing an increase in couples booking overseas weddings and honeymoons with many choosing New Zealand, Australia, London and the United States for their romantic destination.

City-based travel agent, Prakash Kumar, said: “People now love to visit Singapore, Bangkok, New Zealand, Australia, London or the US and are planning their honeymoon trips a couple of months ahead of their wedding,”

Tour operators have also jumped on the bandwagon by providing Indian-themed Caribbean weddings for couples and romantic experiences across South East Asia and Europe.

Tour Operator, M K Roy, explained: “However, destinations closer to home, including Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore have more attraction.

“Honeymoon packages range between ‘50,000 to ‘3 lakh, which even small town people are now able to afford.”

Kumar added: “For Asian countries, one has to spend between ‘50,000 and ‘1.5 lakh, for European countries between ‘1 lakh and ‘2 lakh and for other Western countries like Australia and the US, one spends between ‘2 lakh and ‘3 lakh.”

The Indian culture is amalgamation of various cultures, each representing different colours of India. Various communities residing in India follow their own rituals and customs when it comes to celebrate a wedding. Impact of regional variations can be clearly seen in the pattern of performing a wedding in India.

The Maharashtrian community is one of those Indian communities which follow the simple way to conduct a wedding. The culture of Maharashtra is a mix of the Aryan and Dravidian culture. The impact of both north Indian and south Indian culture can be clearly seen in the food habits, wedding rituals and other customs. The wedding rituals in Marathi Matrimony are known as sacraments. A wedding in the Marathi community is usually performed during the day time, which is considered as the best time to conduct a marriage.

Like other Indian communities, marriages with other communities or caste are not much appreciated in the Marathi matrimony, and marital alliances are usually fixed with the same community. The Maharashtrians have faith in arranged marriages, where the parents find the perfect match for their children, with their consent. According to the Maharashtrians, marriage binds two souls together not only for one life, but for the coming seven lives. A wedding alliance unites two families, and makes the partners believe in the institution of marriage.

It is believed that such alliances help the community and its members to grow and progress. A matrimonial time in India is celebrated as a festive occasion, when the family members, relatives and friends involved in the wedding get the chance to flaunt their traditional clothes. It is the day for a bride and a groom to look the best of all and be the center of attraction for all.

Wedding Attire for a Marathi Bride

A Marathi bride is an idol of femininity, which very nicely represents the Indian bride. For the wedding day, the Marathi brides wear bottle green nine yard long sari, draped in a typical Marathi style. Generally the bride in Maharashtra wear Paithani sari, which is a Maharashtrian patterned sari, having intricate designs of gold and silver threads, and have beautifully, embroidered borders in golden. Some of the brides in Marathi matrimony also wear green Kanchipuram sari, which give a gorgeous look to the bride.

Hair of the bride is neatly tied to form a bun, which is decorated with the bunch of jasmine flowers. The Marathi brides wear simple jewellery for their wedding. The bottle green wedding attire is beautifully accessorized with strands of pearl. The brides wear thin strands of pearls on their forehead, necklace made up of gold and pearls, and a gold nose ring studded with nine pearls. The earring worn by the bride contains seven pearls

The bride also wears a set of green bangles paired with gold bangles in Marathi matrimony. The bangle set is known as chooda, and is the sign of the marital status of a bride. Beautiful waist band made up of gold, and silver toe ring are also worn by the Marathi brides.

A Marathi groom dons traditional dhoti kurta, preferably white or off-white. The kurta is embroidered, and sometimes has some stone work. A Marathi groom wears gold rings in his fingers, and pearl beads around the neck. A large piece of cloth is kept on the right shoulders of the groom, which is tied to brides sari and then the seven steps are taken, when the bride and groom make promises to each other.

The bride and groom also apply designs of henna on their palms as a sign of fertility and prosperity. The rituals and customs followed in Marathi matrimony are quite similar to other Hindu wedding, but the regional impact adds beauty to it.