Weddings
Suggested bridegroom gifts
Your best friend or close cousin is getting married and you want to give him something special, here is a list of things you could choose from, either that he and his bride can enjoy as a couple, for the home or exclusively for him.For the home1) PaintingsIf he’s into modern art or loves a good...
By Futurescopes Research Team
Planning the First Dance for a Wedding
One of the loveliest of traditions related to a wedding is the first dance. The new couple takes the floor and initiates the dance which appears to become a metaphor for the balance and rhythm required of two people if they are to start a life together. But symbolism apart, a perfect first dance...
By kalyani10
Building a wedding website
Technology has permitted so many advanced changes in our lives that are apparent in wedding planning as well. Wedding websites are now becoming increasingly popular as effective tools to manage relevant information pertaining to the wedding and to keep guests abreast and updated on various aspects...
By Louella Vaz
Best Man's speech
A wedding is always an occasion for celebration. And even more so if you’re an important part of it or you have the honor of making up the wedding party. If you’re the Best Man you have the pleasure of dancing with the bridesmaids and it’s an added perk if they’re pretty and available! But for many...
By Louella Vaz
Wedding invitation software
A wedding invitation is the first formal announcement of your wedding. If you decide to plan and create wedding invitations by hand, it may take a long time. However, technology has advanced to such an extent today, that there are now many practical and useful Wedding Invitation software to make...
By Rakhi Abraham
Dress for a summer wedding
What’s the first thought that springs to your mind when you receive an invitation to a wedding? After the initial curiosity is satisfied over the date and the venue, for most women and some men, the immediate question is, "What am I going to wear?" No longer are venues restricted to hotels or...
By Louella Vaz
Planning a wedding - going from the proposal to the honeymoon!
He’s popped the question, she’s accepted. They’re both walking on cloud nine. It’s a glorious time to revel in the beauty of the moment and envision life ahead. She’s probably dreamt of her ‘Prince Charming’ sweeping her off her feet and living ‘happily ever after’, since she was a little girl. He’...
By Louella Vaz
Duties of the Groomsmen at a Wedding
The Groomsmen are usually the bride and groom’s brothers, cousins or close friends who are there to assist the groom with any activities he may need help withDuties of the GroomsmenAssist the Best Man with hosting the bachelor’s partyAttend the rehearsalArrive for fitting/ appointments at scheduled...
By Louella Vaz
Duties of the Best Man at the Wedding
The Best Man is often the groom’s brother, cousin, best friend – a confidant or someone he has been close to for a better part of his life.Duties of the Best Man (If from out of town, then all the duties may not be possible)Pre-wedding Assist the groom with wedding-related shopping such as his tux...
By Louella Vaz
The Flower Girl at a wedding - duties and outfits
The Flower Girl is usually the niece of the bride/groom, a close friend’s daughter or any other young relative, generally between the ages of three and eight.Duties of the Flower GirlAttend the rehearsalArrive at the ceremony at the designated hourWalk with the ring bearer or behind him, preceding...
By Louella Vaz
Duties of the Ring Bearer at the wedding
The Ring Bearer has these duties to perform at a weddingAttend the rehearsalArrive at the ceremony at the scheduled hourWalk in to the ceremony bearing rings on the pillowPay for the wedding attire, accessories.Pay for travel and lodging expenses (latter could be borne by the couple)It might be a...
By Louella Vaz
Free printable wedding invitations
Wedding invitations set the tone of your wedding ceremony, whether a church wedding or a beach party. If the purpose was only to inform, you could as well use a postcard or e-mail. But the wedding invite is more than that - It is a memento of a couple's love and a souvenir for the guests, to be...
By Rakhi Abraham
How to Buy Bridal Lingerie - Tips and Advice
A wedding is one of those events where even a thousand things need to be planned and taken care of; and yet all the trials and purchases only serve to build up the excitement, not dampen it. So in the midst of major attention-grabbers like the wedding dress, church seating and catering, don’t...
By kalyani10
Free wedding toasts and speeches
A wedding toast and speech is a way of wishing a newly married couple good fortune and good luck on their wedding day. While a toast maybe 1 to 6 lines long and may last only one to two minutes, a wedding speech may be longer, for 5-6 minutes.Traditionally the toasting is done by the Best Man but...
By Rakhi Abraham
Planning wedding expenses - deciding who pays for the wedding
From the blissful dreams of your ideal wedding, emerge the hard realities of facts and figures. Wedding expenses can hit you hard and you have to budget realistically, based on the following factors…1. What you can afford Establishing a budget within which you will try and fit all wedding expenses...
By Louella Vaz
How to lose weight before your wedding
Your special day is here…the day all little girls dream of. You’ve come a long way…you’ve left your awkward “I hate all boys” phase far behind, you’ve kissed many frogs and you’ve finally found your prince. Now, your parents want to give you a wedding party you’ll never forget and you’ve already...
By A Ayyar
Wedding planning guide - Planning a frugal wedding
It is your dream wedding. You want to make it memorable, spectacular and unique. You may fear your budget will not allow you to have your wish but you couldn't be more wrong. You can have the most memorable and enjoyable wedding while ensuring it doesn't cost the earth! All it needs is some...
By Rakhi Abraham
Wedding gift registries - A guide to registering and etiquette
When invited to a wedding, one of the first things that come to mind for a guest, probably following close on the heels on ‘What shall I wear?’ is the question ‘What gift should I give?’ A wedding gift is a guest’s way of showering on the newlyweds a tangible expression of their wishes for the...
By Louella Vaz
Tips for Maids of Honor, Bridesmaids and Junior Bridesmaids at the wedding
The Matron of Honour, Bridesmaids and Junior Bridesmaids have to keep the following in mind: Pay for their own wedding attire and accessories, hair and make-up. Pay for travel expenses (if from out of town). Accommodation is ordinarily taken care of by the bride, but not always.Give an...
By Louella Vaz
Save money when you buy wholesale flowers
You may have at some point sent a bouquet of flowers through an online florist to someone and found it to be rather expensive. Yet, when you want flowers in bulk or wholesale for a special occasional such as a wedding, fund raiser or some other event, you'll find costs come down considerably as...
By Futurescopes Research Team