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June Bride

Month of June again, for sure lots of couple would choose to be wed in the month of June. June is the most popular month to say I do and became a tradition for so many years. Based on history, some married in the month of June to honor Juno, the Roman goddess of marriage. June was also a good month to marry and then conceive so the child would be born the next spring. This provided a better chance for survival. During the 1400 and 1500, June was considered the time when people came outdoors after a long winter and bathed communally. This would be the best time for a fresh smelling bride. Traditions say the bouquet would help mask any smells after the annual bath, explaining how carrying the bouquet started. June weddings also come from the Celtic calendar. Even the term “honeymoon” has a historical origin, referring to the first moon after the summer solstice – June 21 – which was called the “honey moon.”

source: http://www.examiner.com/article/why-june-is-the-time-for-weddings-and-the-best-spas-for-brides

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Beach Wedding Dresses

Wedding is the most auspicious occasion. Instead of the normal wedding party, some of you might prefer your wedding at an exotic location with an ocean view. Organizing wedding on a beach would convey your message to your beloved how romantic and thoughtful you are. Although it may sound a very unique concept but many beaches around the world are witnessing the vows of two hearts. Now days it has become very common for a couple to fly down to tropical island and take their vows on the surface of beach and sand. The wedding at beach doesn't let you wear long flowing gowns. The wedding is very informal which makes it important to wear something comfortable and casual. Keeping this in mind, varied ranges of beach wedding dress are available which provides refined and classy look. Some of the wedding dress that could be worn is strapless dress, halter, one-shoulder dress and ones with sleeves as well. 

With this wedding trend becoming more popular, the designers are coming up with innovative and unique ideas perfect for the occasion. For the beach wedding, its utmost vital to consider the quality of fabric as you might have to travel a lot and also the fabric should not be out of place in high humidity. The destination brides should spend some time in market research for their wedding dress so that they can look trendier yet they should feel like a bride and not like a guest in a party. The beach wedding dress should be a perfect merge of elegance and simplicity. The beach wedding can let you enjoy the sun tan in your comfortable wedding outfit. The wedding becomes more personalized with only few of your close friends and relatives attending the ceremony. This involves more frolic and enjoyment. After the small celebration, the newly wed couple skips off to honeymoon in their pre-arranged accommodation. 

Even though the beach wedding is very informal, make sure to pick the right accessories with your wedding dress. The bride will look magnificent by plugging some fresh flowers in her hair. It will not only make you look fresh but also will complement the wedding theme. Try not to tie up your hair completely, instead allow it to flow naturally. Proper care should be taken to cover up your lovely feet. Go for flip-flops or sandals instead of shoes, which will go right with an informal beach wedding dress. This would be the most appropriate decision yet it will come in your budget as well. Also, inform your guest well in advance that it would be an informal party otherwise they will end up in formal outfit. To make the wedding livelier, the invitation card should also relate to the theme of the party. It should be vary casual and to provide a more personalized touch give a hand made invitation card. Also plan what you are going to give to your guest as favors. A pair of flip-flops or sandal to ladies would be a great as well as an inexpensive idea. 

One of the unique selling points of a beach wedding is that you don’t have to much thoughtful about your wedding attire. In fact, the wedding dress could be picked off the rack for the couple with short engagement. You might even be lucky to get a perfect fitting beach wedding dress without any need for alterations. Even if alterations are required it would be normally minimal and wouldn't take much of your time. One important factor to consider is the weather. Even if you have planned your wedding in a beautiful day, the breezes at the ocean might blow off some loosely fitted part of the dress. Look for some better options to avoid such inconvenience. Make sure to pin your hat properly, if you consider wearing one. Besides, opt for the dress as per the season as well. If you are uncomfortable to carry a floral bouquet with your wedding informal frock, take few long stemmed lilies or white roses beautifully laced with a ribbon. A small basket filled with roses, lilies or daisies look good too. In fact, flowers perfectly complement your beach wedding. 

While giving the order for your beach wedding dress make sure to ask about the expected delivery time. Make sure that your wedding attire is handover to you few days well in advance. This will give you enough time for trial and making some alterations if required. If possible ask them to give in writing about the arrival time of your dress. Most important thing is that it’s the most important day of your life so try to make it as special as you can. The perfect location, perfect man and your perfect dress, there could be nothing more that you could have desired for.

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5 Most Expensive Wedding Ever

For those who are rich, they make their weddings really glamorous and elegant. Most of the times, the people who really spent a lot of money to their weddings are the celebrities, or high profile public figure. Here are the five's of the most expensive wedding ever.

#5 Liza Minnelli and David Gest

The broadway star married music producer David Gest in 2002 in a lavish ceremony that cost them $3.5 million. The wedding included a 60 person orchestra, and performances by Stevie Wonder and Natalie Cole. The couple spent over $1 million on the cake and flowers alone.

#4 Wayne Rooney and Coleen McLoughlin

It was the classic story of British girl meets one of the highest paid soccer players of all time, they fall in love and get married. Nothing extraordinary so far, but the bill sure was, since the wedding was estimated at $8 million in 2008. The ceremony took place at a 17thcentury villa and the wedding reception was in a medieval abbey.

#3 Prince William and Kate Middleton

30 years after his parents’ wedding was named wedding of the century, Prince William married Kate in a highly secured ceremony that was estimated to be upwards of $34 million. The sumptuous ceremony had an international TV audience.

#2 Vanisha Mittal and Amit Bhatia

Indian weddings are known for being incredibly big and expensive but this one beat them all. $60 million was its price in 2005 when the daughter of billionaire Lakshmi Mittal married the owner of Swordfish Investments.

#1 Prince Charles and Lady Diana

The most memorable wedding of all time cost $48 million in 1981 and is estimated to be nearly $110 million today. Lady Di looked stunning as she said “I do” to the oldest son of Queen Elizabeth II. St Paul’s Cathedral was the place where dozens of royals attended the wedding of the century, while 750 million people watched it on TV.

source: http://www.slatevenues.com/blog/the-five-most-expensive-weddings-ever

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