What is vintage and how old is vintage?

Let us talk about years here and vintage can be 1980’s also and the vintage can be 1990’s also. It all depends on your perception as to what is modern versus the old style but in general till the 1980’s is vintage

Vintage inspired dresses in years

1920’s – Flapper style dress

1930’s – Wedding gowns

1940’s – Pin up dress (Polka dot dresses)

1950’s – Taffeta Wedding dress (queen of Heartz Style).

1960’s – Modern or retro wedding dresses

Now in the 1950’s style vintage weding dress there are a lot of styles

Queen of Heartz – Taffeta Wedding dress, Tulle dress

Floral style dress

Brocade dress

The main emphasis was on the lace. There was not too much of a skin show. These dresses were simple with very few accessories. These had long sleeves and had shoulders which were rounded. The trends was to have the log flowing dresses and that had layers. Now these layers were all lace and/or huge layers of nice fabric.

Cinderella style wedding dress – No year but is considered a fairy tale wedding dress with vintage unknown.

Vintage theme – If you are planning to do a vintage theme wedding then planning assumes prime significance as everything has to be vintage starting with wedding dress to the table decoration to the arches and also the wedding dress that the groom will wear.

Victorian wedding dresses – Now if you are going to go really into the royalty style wedding then Victorian wedding dresses are the way to go.

Retro style wedding dress

Retro by all definitions means the wedding dresses inspired by the 1950’s and the 1960’s .In truest definition it is the dresses made before the 1980’s. Most famous for retro style are James Dean, Marilyn Monroe and Debbie Harry.

Styles of retro style dresses are

Polka dots

Tea length dresses

Wear it with a veil which is elbow length veils

Tips for a vintage theme wedding dress

1) Always select the vintage wedding theme first as that is mot important thing. After the selection of the vintage wedding dress then go for the other decorations. The reason being that a perfect vintage inspired wedding dress may be difficult to get than other decorations.

2) When buying vintage dress it is better to buy a vintage dress that has been newly made buy vintage inspired instead of the vintage dress by itself. Old vintage gown may be worn and have stains. These stains will proved to hard to remove.Again if you are looking for the vintage mother of the bride outfits guide then this is the place to go.

3) Vintage dresses that you buy online will need to be exactly measured and only then ordered. The sizes are different between now and then. Take exact measurement of your height, bust and shoulders. In general most vintage dresses may be a bit lose. You should be ready to accept these as a way to go with vintage dresses. You can instead go for the vintage inspired reproduction of the 40’s or the 50’s style wedding dress.

4) You can buy these on eBay or specific vintage boutiques as well as you can find them on the craigslist.

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Wedding favors is a way to show your appreciation to the guests that they have come to wish you good luck and also it shows your gratitude to them. Wedding favors is a time honored tradition and if you have a green wedding then bamboo is the way to go.

Now among bamboo favors there are lucky bamboo wedding favors and also the bamboo favors which are not lucky bamboo are generally dwarf bamboo plants in a vase or a pot. It is up to you to decide which one to give.

Bamboo coasters as the wedding favors

A very good bamboo favor is the bamboo coasters. These come in a pack of four or six and look very good.

Bamboo Steamers as wedding favors

Mini bamboo steamers can also make good eco friendly wedding favors. These look very elegant and if you want to give only a single piece as the wedding favor then go for the large bamboo steamers.

Bamboo fans

Bamboo paper made hand fans is also a good idea when it comes to the wedding favors.

Lucky Bamboo wedding favors.

In the bamboo wedding favors the best wedding favor is the mini bamboo plant wedding favor and these lucky bamboo plants are known to bring good luck.

Even in the lucky bamboo there are various styles and designs like

Mini Spiral

Straight

Bamboo Stalks

Single stalk

Also you will need to see what you want as a pot or the vase. Select a color for the plants and also you will need to select the style by that I mean if you want the plant to be in the water or you want the plant in water but the entire vase has the pebbles and the water is not to be seen.

Again the style of the pots is important some are made up of glass and some are made of the normal wood or generally pottery style vases with shape that is either round or square. If you need more style and decoration then you can tie a nice ribbon around the pots.

What is lucky bamboo?

In the Chinese culture the bamboo is considered as something which brings good luck to you. Lucky bamboo plat in Feng Shui is considered to bring positive energy and balance to any room. This I am sure will go down well with the guests. To give details about the lucky bamboo make sure to attach a small tag with a ribbon on the stalk explaining what lucky bamboo and how it creates positive vibes in the whole room. That way the wedding guests can appreciate the Luck bamboo plant.

That said in different cultures it has different significance. A lot of cultures like Philippines, Malaysian. Japanese and Vietnamese consider these bamboos as lucky and also related to love and marriage.

How to take care of the lucky bamboo plant?

Lucky bamboo pants do not need much care apart from the fact that they will need to kept way sunlight and they will need to have the stalks always dipped in fresh water.

How to make your own bamboo wedding favors

If you are on a budget and want to do it your self bamboo wedding favor then you will need just a few things and these are

Small pebbles – To fill in the pot

Small glass pot or vase – This can be of various heights depending on the size of the bamboo stalks. I would say that you would need a minimum of 2” to hold the stalk properly.

Ribbon – To tie around the pot or the vase

Wedding tags – To write about the lucky bamboo plant

Lucky bamboo – Single stalks or the bunch of bamboo stalks tied together in a round fashion.

Thin wire – If you need to tie together the single bamboo stalks.

Glue – To have the ribbon or the wedding tag glue to the stalks or the pot

You can buy the tied together bamboo stalks or you can go for single stalks and then tie them together yourself. Once that is done then put the stalks into the pot. Make sure that they are centered and then add fresh water into the vase. Add only a small quantity of water and then just fill the vase with pebbles or the rocks or the marbles. Your wedding favor is ready. Use the glue to attach the ribbon to the pot or to the stalks.

The height of the pot will depend on the height of the bamboo stalk.

If you have bamboo wedding theme then make sure that you have the bamboo wedding dresses as the bamboo wedding invitations as well a good bamboo wedding backdrop arch

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Now there are a variety of dress materials that you can use for the wedding dress if you want to go organic and these are

Bamboo

Eco Silk

Organic locally grown pure cotton

Hemp

The best part is that a lot of wedding designers are making very good dresses with these materials and you just cannot fell bad or unkempt in these. They look absolutely fantastic and gorgeous.

Almost anything can be made out of the organic material and I am talking about

Eco Wedding gowns

Corsets

Organic veils

Organic wraps

There are a lot of places where you can buy the bamboo wedding dress and you can start with the many dresses here and then can also go to eBay. You can even have the local wedding shop make something for you if you can find some good bamboo fabric.

Now the bamboo wedding dresses are generally not purely bamboo and they will have the organic cotton lining to make sure that the wedding gown has that nice flow.

Now if you are wondering about how bamboo fiber is made then it made from the pulp of the bamboo grass and looks very similar to cotton. The bamboo plants have an internal mechanism to fight the bacteria and the fungus. This material is known as bamboo Kun and that is precisely the reason why bamboo plants do not use the pesticides and hence are totally organic. A lot of companies will use the organic bleaches to make sure that the fiber has white color. A lot of companies who make the bamboo fiber do not bleach it and hence the cloth is of natural color.

As far as the eco friendliness is concerned bamboo plants do not requires any pesticides and they grow faster than any plant that is out there. They consume 45% more carbon dioxide than cotton. That is why it is preferable to have the bamboo wedding arch

This can go very well with a bamboo theme wedding where you can have a variety of things that can be bamboo and these are the

Bamboo wedding invitations

Bamboo wedding favors

Bamboo place card holders

Bamboo wedding centerpieces

Lucky bamboo plants for wedding

A lot of people also opt for good bamboo wedding gifts in the registry. But, more on that later.

Three are a lot of designers making eco friendly dresses are

Isadora

Rene Geneva designs

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Yes you can do that or you can wear a plus size wedding dresses. Do not despair if you are a full figure woman.

All the designers nowadays make the plus size dresses and these include the Alfred Angelo plus size wedding dresses and several others like Mon Cheri, Bonny, Sophia Tolli. Talking of designers even the renowned designers like Vera Wang have the Vera Wang plus size wedding dresses. It is a too huge a market to ignore. In turn that means that not all females are thin and slim and are like the famous actresses. Most are real normal females and can have a plus size for sure.

Here are some of my suggestions for wearing these plus size wedding dresses

If you have upper rams then I would suggest that you should not even think of wearing the sleeveless, strapless and halter-style dress. It is always better to wear something which will cover your upper arms and these are cap sleeves.

Do not wear something which can make your arms look even bigger like a tight fitting sleeve gown.

If you have a heavy busty then wearing the halter or tank style dress will not look good. Wear something that is not too revealing and also does not amplify the bust. The portrait style dress is a good style. Another good style is the sweetheart neckline.

Look at the square neckline in the picture below.

Another good one is the Queen Anne neckline

As far as the prices go then search for the salons or the online stores for the cheap plus size wedding dresses and you will get a lot of these nowadays. These stores will have dresses ranging from the $150 to $1000 or even more. With the alterations the cost will be slightly more. Alterations usually cost between 100 – 200 dollars.

Where to buy?

Your first stop has to the local salons

Second stop is the online stores

Third stop has to be the eBay plus size wedding dresses section

Best Wedding dresses for plus size

A-line dresses work well as they can easily cover your waist.

No ball gowns please

No Puffy sleeves

No tea length dresses

Go for as many alterations as you can. Your ultimate goal should be that you should be able to walk and easily dance in this dress.

Flutter sleeve can do very well to hide the upper arms

A jacket dress can be very good option

All in all it all depends on the type of wedding that you are having. In some cases if you are having a beach wedding dress then you need to wear the plus size casual wedding dresses. These are informal wedding dresses which can be worn at beaches, backyards, clubhouse and the private home weddings.

Here are pictures of the plus size wedding dresses

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How is the Seashell tiara and here are the things that you will need if you going to save money here and try doing a do it your Seashell tiara

Seashells

Mother of pearl beads

Freshwater pearls

Headband

Champagne colored pearls

Aqua colored pearls

You can easily get a tiara base and on that you can easily glue the pearls stylishly or even use the pieces of wire to attach the pearls and then attach these pieces of wire onto the tiara base.

Alternative to seashell tiara can be the seashell hair vine or you can have the seashell tiara and your bridesmaid can wear the hair vine. Tiara combs are another alternative as these can be easily worn.

Where to buy seashell tiaras?

There are a lot of online sellers as well as you can get these on eBay very easily. Apart from this if you are a beach location a few days before the wedding make sure that you search for a few shops in the area. Generally there will be plenty of shops that will have the seashell tiaras.You can also find very good beach wedding supplies vendor.

If not then at least you will find a lot of shops selling the pearls that I mentioned above. You can use them together to create a headpiece or a tiara.

Now there are several shops where you can buy these seashell tiaras both online and offline.

Traditional Tiaras and you the beach bride

Tiaras traditional have been worn by the Greek goddesses symbolic or beauty and power. Of course on the wedding day it is you who is the Goddess.

Tips on putting on the Tiaras

1) Always make sure that your hairstyle is perfect for putting on a tiara

2) If you have a round face then select a tiara that is a bit pointed in the center and it will give that increased height.

3) If you have an oval face then wear the headpiece rather than the tiara or a tiara comb

4) If you have blonde hair then ivory, white colored pearls will do and if you have the light brown hair then only ivory would do.

5) For a beach wedding dress and the tiara should be in harmony and that will mean that if you are wearing ivory dress then make sure that the Tiara is all natural colors and if you are wearing and aqua dress then the Tiara can have the champagnes and the aqua colored pearls.

6) Make sure that the overall beach theme is the seashell theme otherwise the tiara may look a bout out of place. You can have the seashell wedding cake too and the overall decoration has to be the seashell decoration including the seashell wedding cake, centerpieces and even the seashell champagne glasses.

7) Never wear a veil for the beach wedding. But in general if you are wearing a veil with tiara for a traditional wedding then always have the tiara and the veil snugly fit.

A Hair vine in place of the tiara

If everything else fails and you still feel that a tiara has to be worn then make sure that you go for the crystal tiara. There are several shops that sell tiara replicas of famous actresses and personalities like the Audrey Hepburn Tiara replicas or the Princess Diana tiara replica.

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In brief the Vera Wang biography is that Vera Wang is the ace designer whose Vera Wang wedding dresses are the rage among brides. She was with Vogue for a number of years and then was with Ralph Lauren. Now she opened up the first luxury salon in 1990.

She is simply the best with a special high being that in 1994 she dressed Nancy Kerrigan and then again she had the Michelle Kwan. Now she has the whole list of celebrities that have worn her bridal dresses and those are Jennifer Lopez with Marc Anthony. Jessica Simpson wore her meringue dress. Vera Wang Stephanie dress is very popular.

Sharon stone wore her pale-pink dress and other celebrities are Uma Thurman and Mariah Carey, Holly Hunter and Karenna Gore.

Now as far as the costs are concerned there are a variety of costs and some collections begin from $6000 and go up to $12000. She also has some sales in the New York Salon where the discount can be huge.

She has no expanded to include the Vera Wang perfumes and the new one in 2009 was the Vera Wang rock princess. There are the Vera Wang purses.

Some of the most popular wedding dresses that she has are the brocade wedding dresses as well as the new Vera Wang lavender label.

Some of the favorite wedding dresses are the Vera Wang white dresses. The best way to have a budget wedding is to get your hands on the cheap Vera Wang wedding dresses.

Vera Wang has a salon in New York where there is a sale and the discounts can be huge like 75%.

You can also try the past season Vera Wang wedding dress and see if you can get some discounts on the wedding dresses

You can definitely find discount Vera Wang wedding dresses on many shops that sell discounted designer wear. Then you can also check with the pre-owned dresses or the used wedding dresses shops online.

Here are some pictures of the Vera Wang wedding dresses and they are by no means the cheap wedding dresses

Jessica Simpson Wedding dress By Vera Wang

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I will not be going into the detail of what and how many types and styles of wedding dresses you can have but rather this is a conscious effort to dig out and the resources and tips for you give you a complete low down on the cheap wedding dresses and how to stylish and creative with the wedding dresses.

Best Place to shop for cheap wedding dresses

Needless to say there is nothing which is easier than searching for your wedding dress than shopping online.

Tips for buying the cheap wedding dress

• Have your specifications ready
• Start the search for the wedding dress very early and that believe will help you save costs.
• Have the theme and the venue of the wedding already finalized before you buy the dress. That help you select a good themed dress for example a beach wedding dress or a Church wedding dress
• Have the style of the dress in mind . An A-line strapless knee-length wedding dress made out of satin will be less expensive than a dress which is princess sweetheart cathedral train style.Another one is the tea length wedding dresses.
• The color may also determine the cost and of course white is the safest and the best choice. Another color which is the favorite is ivory.
• Search for online websites which have the wholesale wedding dresses as opposed to those who only offer exclusive wedding dresses
• There are a lot of Design by Myself wedding dresses shops that are selling the stuff so be careful if they are really inexpensive as they are charges for shipping and handling and in some cases if you are not getting the wedding dresses from their regular store then sending in your design for customization may cost you a lot more extra.
• A lot of sites do business with retail wholesale and OEM. So make sure that you check out if there are any extra taxes when they sell retail.
• For those inexpensive wedding dresses there is another option which the online auction site called eBay which will have the used,new and vintage on sale and you can surely find some good bargains. It is a bit risky to shop there but in general you will get the good quality dresses there. Always check the seller ratings before you buy.
• Do not go for veil or if at all you want to then make your own veil or as they say it do it yourself veil (Diy veil).
• You can go for the preowned wedding dresses or the used wedding dresses. Now these cheap wedding gowns may not be cheap so to say if you ant to go for used designer dresses but you can definitely try the option of used dresses. The challenge of course is to overcome your sentimental attachment to the dress and emotional you will want to have a new dress.
• Make sure that the dress is perfectly fitted at the first go and hopefully the money spent on alternations will be saved.
• As I said start early and that will mean that you will have time for bargain hunting and yes there are a lot of wedding dresses at available at the departmental stores as opposed to the regular bridal stores.

Most cheap and the inexpensive dress that is out there till now is the A-line satin strapless dress. The short length wedding dresses are the best when it comes to picking the budget wedding dresses.A good short wedding dress is generally available for $250 -$300.00. Now this is not bad considering that you would have end up with a 1000 dollars dress.

Cheap Plus size wedding dresses

The general notion is that the plus size wedding dresses are expensive as of course they are more expensive to manufacture but what has happened is that with the increase in demand the plus size dresses are very common. They are manufactured in bulk and that has made sure that you get the plus size dresses which are not that costly.

Most of the advice will work as I have given above but the major thing that is there which is that will you be able to wear that A-line dress, probably not so I will suggest wear something very simple , elegant and bit flowing which does not has too much show and you are to dance and move in that dress easily.

That is not to say A-line will not work but have to have an A-line gown or an empire style gown. Get the dresses which are less frills or puffy and of course you can shop at departmental shops for good bargains.

Apart from this mother of the bride outfit is alo really important and you can get good tips on how to pick the correct mother of the bride dress.

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Try the unlit tiki torches along the entrance path

The best way to decorate the entrance path or even mark the path for the bride in a beach wedding is to have unlit tiki torches on either side and these will form kind of a path.

As far as the decorations are concerned make sure that you use the organza or the white chiffon for adding some style. On the top of the tiki torches where the actual flame should have you can use some nice floral arrangements or even fill the cavity with the petals.

For a daytime wedding this will work and the bamboo tiki torches will be great decorations.

For the wedding reception at night on a beach or otherwise the tiki torches will work wonderfully and you can create a good Hawaiian luau wedding touch to any wedding.

Tiki Centerpieces

Tabletop bamboo tiki torch centerpieces are the most in vogue and easily they are the big money savers and they only cost about $5 on an average. You can easily procure them on eBay or Amazon and get it shipped to the venue of your choice. They also go with the bamboo wedding arches on the beach wedding.

Decorations of the Tiki Torch

Get a big tiki torch made up of metal like copper or brass and then make sure that use all the tropical greens and the nice limes that are available on the island especially in Hawaii style and decorate that torch. Usually you can have the green leaves runner along with artificial fruits in many florists and crafts shop.

A copper tiki torch without decoration along with the nice flower petals all around it also looks good.

Flowers like calla lilies and plumerias can be used to decorate the upper part of the torch from outside generally and this way you can also easily hide the patterned reed holding the wick and use the ferns runner on the stem or the shaft of the torch.

Colors – Use burnt orange, red and the yellow colors for the decorations.

Tiki torch where to keep it.

As I suggested earlier you can keep it on the path to the wedding venue as a set of five on each side.

Lot of people light the torch when it comes to the wedding vows and they are a good backdrop. You can only use one as a backdrop which will in the center of the tow individuals when you see it from the other end or you can put one on each side of the couple.

Tip: Always use the bamboo tiki torches as the stainless steel tiki torches or the copper tiki torches will not have that required elegance. The metal tiki torches are good for the outdoor décor of the home but not for weddings.

The other challenge with gas based tiki torches is that you will have to hide the gas tanks if at all you are using them instead of the canisters.

If you are doing a tiki themed wedding or you are a tiki aficionado then make sure that you everything which is tiki including the tiki torch wedding centerpieces, tiki mugs as favors, tiki stools to sit on and tiki wedding cake topper on the wedding cake. You can have the small tiki hut shaped glass boxes as the weeding favors.

To complete the tiki theme use the tiki bar signs for the directions for the guests.

For pure experience of the tiki weddings the best way is to go to Oahu in Hawaii or the Kauai or Kailua or the most famous for tiki called the Waikiki.

Additional tip ; If you are getting married in Hawaii , make sure that you have the luau or the wedding feast.

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This post of mine is all about church decorations as well as making sure that you understand what type of flowers go with the church décor as well as how to save money while doing church decorations.

Also wedding decorations in the church can be of many styles and types and I will touch on those just for the purpose of clarity and hopefully make you understand what the church weddings is all about.

Here are the main elements of a church which will need to be decorated apart from the fact that there is the bridal bouquet as well as the bridesmaid bouquet and the various corsages and the boutonnieres

Entrance

Lych-gate

Pew Ends

Isle Ends

Altar

Window

Ceilings

Wedding arch

Pillars

A few things about the church floral arrangements that you will need to keep in mind are

Church folks generally do not allow outside floral designers to come in and do any decorations. So you may want to consult someone and then guide the floral helper of the church.

In the heavy wedding season rush there will be more than one wedding planned and that will mean that the floral decorations may have to be shared by two couples which in turn will mean that you just cannot have the decorations all by yourself so make sure that the flower arrangements are based on the mutual acceptability of both the couples.

Church Weddings are formal and traditional

Church Weddings are formal and that will mean that you can easily select the color white for all sorts of decorations and you will never go wrong including the white wedding flowers

White wedding flowers with a lot of green is the most traditional and the best flower arrangements for church.

Red rose and white rose along with greens is also very much traditional and that is the whole point that weddings in church cannot be very much outrageous.

You can experiment to a certain extent and that will mean things like the blue and white wedding flowers as opposed to traditional white and green flower arrangements for a church.

Always Check with Chapel

A lot of churches as in house packages available for use and these simply the packages which are ready made and there will be packages that are not ready made so you will have to call in a few days in advance and ask for those special custom made floral arrangements for the church wedding.

Altar Flower arrangements are large enough and on each side so that they can be easily seen.

Pews generally are decorated with simple ribbon and nice smaller flowers. Apart from these you will need the pew pomanders and the pew foam.

Candelabra flowers – In the traditional church setting you will need flowers for all sorts of things including the candelabras.

Always consult the Minister for church flower decorations

This is a must otherwise you may be in a for a rude shock later as you near the wedding day because there are do’s and don’ts for each church as far as wedding decorations are concerned.

Placement of Flowers within the Church

Most of the churches will allow flowers in the chancel and that will mean the place between the communion rail and the altar.

Pews are generally fine with all the churches

Altars flower arrangements are also Ok as far as flowers are concerned on both sides.

The Narthex or the end of the sanctuary is generally allowed but you may need to check with the minister.

For the Altar generally there are large floral arrangements.

For the candelabras use the floral arrangements but those on the floor just use the greenery as opposed to the flowers

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Before you read ahead make sure that you have completed all the Dominican Republic wedding requirements.

Here is the stuff that you just cannot miss if you are getting married in the Dominican Republic

Beach wedding dress

Beach bridal shoes

Seashells and Starfish and sand dollars – there are many varieties of these so make sure that you add the correct ones to the kitty

Wedding cake

Bridal bouquet

Groom buttonhole

Bamboo wedding arch

Carpet

Floral Decorations – Order beforehand and you can get some good silk tropical flowers for less.

For a quiet wedding in the Dominican Republic you can just use the guide which I have here for the beach weddings for putting together everything.

Wedding tradition in the Dominican republic

However if you are looking for wedding tradition in the Dominican republic then you can use a few tips here and these are

It is customary to sing the wedding songs as opposed just playing the instruments. So make sure that your wedding planner arranges for the same.

Coins exchange is a must too and that means that ten cent coins will be carried by a small boy who will give it to the priest and he will in turn give to the groom and he will in turn give it to the bride. The basic essence of this is that it signifies that the groom will provide for everything for the bride. Remember it is a traditional thing.

Apart form this there are no special wedding decorations apart from the general beach decorations and favors like the seashells, star fish, sand dollars and all items related to beach.

However the other thing that you can do is see what you can get locally from the Dominican Republic and use that for decorations like

Dominican larimar – It is nice thing to wear for the bride so that she looks more traditional.

Another one similarly is the Dominican Amber – which again is the traditional strone available in the Dominican Republic.

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