Wedding TBC

The word wedding itself raises spirits in the minds of people. In fact, the very sound of the word wedding gives us a joyous bump. Ever wondered what it is about weddings that enthralls and fascinates everyone. Nothing in this world is so gaily celebrated as this union of man and woman in a ceremony called wedding. Everywhere in the world, different kinds of weddings have different ceremonies, as each culture has its own bunch of traditions and customs, based on their ethic origin.
Similarly, the Christian weddings in South India is a blend of Indian and Western customs since the time Christians in India are Indians who have been converted to Christianity by the British Christian missionaries, when Britain ruled India. Therefore, the Indian Christians, while still sticking to their Indian culture have also incorporated some western customs in their weddings. This jovial mingle of Indo-Western customs reflects on the Indian Christian wedding ceremonies as well! But then, one should not mix the concept of Indian Christianity with Indian Christians with Anglo-Indians whose parentages are a mixture of both Indians and British and they just follow only the western culture and traditions.
Well, talking about weddings, as in all other Indian ethnicities, the Indian Christians too opt for the traditional arranged marriages, though that trend is gradually changing, as the generation of today likes to choose partner on its own.
How the Bride and the brides maids dresses up
The Indian Christian bride is supposed to wear a white or off white saree with or without veil. The brides maids (again in sarees) and the flower girls dresses have to match the color decor of the wedding! However, of late, it has been observed that many brides are choosing to wear gowns and veils for the church service and then change over to the traditional silk sarees for the wedding reception.
On the day of the wedding, just a few hours before the church service, the sisters of groom and his cousins carry decorated trays containing the wedding saree, the veil, a bible, traditional coconuts, dried fruits like almonds, pista, cashew nuts and Indian sweets to the brides residence and place them in front of the bride. The church pastor, who is also present in the wedding, blesses the saree and hands it over to the bride. After that, the grooms group leave for the church where he awaits the bride at the church alter.
The Church Service During The Wedding Day
The wedding service in a Christian matrimonial is conducted just like all the Christian church weddings in the western countries but there is one difference, instead of the ring the groom places the Thali or ‘Mangalsutra’ around the neck of the bride amidst the peals of the church bell. The ‘Thali’ or Manglasutra is a gold chain with a gold pendant in which the symbol of the cross is entrenched. A woman wearing a Thali is a married woman. At times, during the wedding, rings are also exchanged in church. But usually rings are exchanged only during the engagement ceremony. Now, the groom takes the wedding promises holding the gold cross pendant, Thali. Another deviation in an Indian Christian wedding from the western custom is that the groom does not kiss the bride in church as kissing in public is sort of outlawed in India. Finally, the bride and the groom are pronounced as the man and the wife by the church pastor.
After the wedding service takes place, the newly-wed couple walks down the aisle, while the Church Organ plays the Wedding March and the congregation shower rice and flower petals on the couple symbolizing blessings.
After that, there is the usual wedding reception with some usual ceremonies like cutting of cake, proposing the toast to the bridal couple but no dance. Since the Indian christian weddings are a very social event with a huge crowd, dancing and singing are meant for the close family members who dance only when all the guests leave. And then, the couple is forced to drink a glass of milk and banana (a symbol for prosperity and fertility), the couple leaves for their honeymoon. Thats about all regarding the rituals of Christian weddings in South India!

Due to the shine and elegance, bejeweled bridal dresses are widely popular in this day and age. When you are wearing these all day while youre dancing, or running around, you are filled with fun so as to enjoy yourself. And dont forget that one of the most essential parts of your wedding ceremony is your wedding dress! Why not give a hit to a beaded and bejeweled wedding dress?

The most wonderful thing about beaded wedding dresses is that they can be combined with almost anything to add fullness and richness for your big day. Just imagine if there’s ever a time to sparkle and shine, and it must be your wedding day! Beaded and Bejeweled wedding dress absolutely makes a perfect match with the meaning of your wedding.

To signify a shift to more elegant, romantic bridal styles, beading is usually used to bejeweled wedding dresses in a more demure, delicate way. This ensures the whole design for better. I must say, when I found the bridal designers really struck the perfect balance of bling bling and bridal beautiful wedding dresses, I was over the moon! I believe all the girls loved the glamour that beading brings to a classic white or ivory wedding dress!

Beaded and bejeweled gown is always a particularly lovely trend. Discovering a few lovelies to spark all-dressed-in-white, we are fond of extending our imagination. It is universally acknowledged that the word wedding is associated closely with the words beauty and tradition. All of your family or friends will be present, and the first thing you want to do is to be at your most beautiful in front of them. With the original yet shinning wedding gown, you’re sure to look more than just beautiful and be the center of your day!

Bejeweled wedding dress offer wide choices owing to all kinds of jewelries. For instance, a crystal encrusted bridal dress exudes elegance and grace and fun! Or a hint of rhinestones and jewelry pieces on a sexy dress or trendy tops will surely turn heads and make you feel like a million bucks.

There is no doubt that girls mostly love to shine! As old saying read, diamonds are a girls best. Therefore applying them to your wedding dress must be attractive. Besides, some styles of your wedding dress require metal accents for that added sparkle and uniqueness. Nothing more makes you feel more sparkly and shiny. All in all, wedding dress is simply a must for your memorable wedding.

Australian wedding photographers are well known for the excellent services. Professional wedding photography services offered by Australian wedding photographers are par excellence.

Wedding in Australia is always a grand affair and people love to make it memorable in all aspects. They do everything for making wedding moments the most special for the rest of their life. Remembering those moments in future will be a nostalgic experience for bride, groom, family members, and also for coming generations. Therefore, people prefer capturing all awesome moments in form of wedding photos.

An Australian wedding photographer understands this importance well and makes it possible for people to recount all those moments through awesome photos in their wedding album.

Destination Weddings in Australia
Australia is also famous for its excellent destination weddings. There are several places in Australia which are just awesome and provide perfect setting for memorable destination wedding. The beaches and islands witness lots of weddings every year.

Sydney is among the hottest spot for destination weddings. People getting married in Sydney dont need to worry for their wedding photography, as Sydney has some of the best wedding photographers of Australia. That means no worries of finding wedding photographer.

Sydney wedding photographers have experience of capturing several grand wedding celebrations. Their knowledge of photography, experience combined with the unforeseen creativity result in the best wedding photos. The quality of wedding photos taken by Sydney wedding photographers leave leaves people amazed.

Finding The Best Sydney Wedding Photographer
No matter you are resident of Sydney or living around the place of just came here for a destination wedding, finding the best Sydney wedding photographer is not that tough. To find the best wedding photographer in Sydney or Australia, people can take help of Internet. Australian wedding photographers are geeks and have their wide presence over internet. Their websites reflect past wedding assignments, wedding photography packages as well as all the other services being offered by them.

Perform a simple search on Google about Sydney wedding photographer of Australian wedding photographer, you will get several results. However, to find the best from them needs some extra effort. The decision of hiring a professional wedding photographer should be taken only after reviewing their past wedding assignments and customer testimonials.

Wedding celebration is not all about the fun activities and food. It is also about the solemnity of wedding ceremony speech, which is prepared by special people important to the bride and groom to welcome them into the amazing union they have both willingly entered together.

As mentioned, the honor of delivering a wedding speech is usually given only to those who are really close to the couple. These usually are the parents and the best man. The order of the speeches is generally as follows: the bride’s father’s speech which includes a toast to the bride and groom; the bridegroom then comes in to respond to the father of the bride’s speech, and includes a toast to the bridesmaids; and then the best man’s speech is a response on behalf of the bridesmaids, and should be lighthearted and humorous.

Avoid making wedding speeches that are more than three to five minutes in length as you would not want to bore the newlyweds and the guests. It should be short but simple and remarkable heartfelt messages or advices.

List all the things you want to say in your wedding speech. Later on, you can narrow it down to the most essential and interesting things only. Making an outline and drafting it first before making the final wedding ceremony speech is very helpful. It helps also if you practice in front of a mirror as frequently as you can or ask someone to help you out by pretending to be an audience at the wedding reception. The most important thing in making wedding speech is that it should show how much you care for the couple. Wedding speeches are the big moments when the guests will either laugh and cheer – or yawn and look at their watches. So it is important that wedding speeches must have the following characteristics:

1. Sincerity – The message you intend to deliver must be heartfelt and moving to the audience.

2. Humor – The message must tickle the whole audience without being offensive to anyone. Never attempt humor that embarrasses anyone in the audience, especially the bride and groom.

3. Flow – There must be a smooth flow of your speech and smooth transitions in your speech. Make sure you read it and practice it several times out loud prior to the big day.

4. Impact – There must be great openings and endings so that your speech can have an impact on the newlyweds and the audience.

It really is quite simple but it takes some effort on your part. Following this guide will help you to deliver a smooth and great wedding ceremony speech.

Culturally rich, full of colors and livelinessthats how I would like to describe India. Though describing a country like India in one sentence is complex therefore I wouldnt try to commit that mistake. Instead I would like to go some extra mile to enlighten everyone about the vibrancy of what I like most about Indian customs and tradition. Its none other than the effervescent big fat Indian weddings. India is known for its cultural and religious diversity, where each state has something special to offer in terms of tradition, ritual and fashion.

Wedding trousseau trunk of Indian brides varies from state to state and religion to religion. The trousseau of a Bengali bride boasts of two primary colors red and white. Considered as auspicious color in Hindu weddings, red colors rules the trousseau of a Bengali bride accompanied with intricately crafted gold jewelry. Choker necklace, jhumka earrings with shankha pola (red & white bangles) are considered as the most treasured pieces in her bridal trousseau.

Contrary to the Bengali bride, a Rajput bride put emphasis on the grandeur and opulence of the Rajput culture. Her trousseau will be packed with embellished outfits dipped in rustic color palette with accents of golden zari and gota work. Her treasure box essentially comprises of gold choker necklace, nath (nose pin), earrings and the bor (traditional maang tika). Classic heirloom jewelry assortment and charismatic kundan ornaments prettified with colorful gemstones like rubies, emerald and topaz add a touch of royalty to her trousseau.
Punjabi weddings are all about more glamour and glitter. Amidst the drum beats and festive galore, a Punjabi bride is decked up in richly embellished lehenga choli or a gorgeous salwar kameez. Scintillating gold jewelry highlighting opulence with zari and zardozi embroidered Indian bridal wear completes her look for the wedding. The trousseau of a Punjabi bride includes a large variety of Indian bridal dresses ranging from salwar kameez, sarees, and lehengas.

Moving from north to south, a bride from a Malayali family exudes beauty through sparkling precious yellow gold jewelry. Draped in the traditional white Kasavu saree with golden self woven threads into it, the bridal trousseau of south Indian bride include dozens of gold necklaces, earrings, saree belt, bracelets and bangles that are a symbol of prosperity and growth of the family.

With every passing season, fashion is evolving and so is the wedding industry. Fashion designers are experimenting with Indian bridal wear designs. From jacket style lehenga to bridal sarees with a sari belt, fashion designers are bringing up new styles to allure the modern brides. According to the Indian wedding dresses 2013 trend report, new refreshing colors will be ruling the palette for example aquamarine, ivory, vintage pink and peach. Haute couture dresses with extra flare and ruffles and a touch of vintage will be the new fashion for wedding 2013.