Getting to know lace wedding dresses

With the advent of the peak of Spring wedding, i’m sure that brides-to-be will engage to find your best wedding dresses online sale.Wow, congratulations! Do you know lace wedding dresses? In 2015, lace wedding dresses or other lace party dresses will be in vogue again. Today, let’s uncover the mystery of lace wedding dresses.

What’s lace?

There are some many fabrics in our world. Many people don’t know much about the fabrics until make a deliberate survey on them. Lace is an openwork fabric, patterned with open holes in the work, made by machine or by hand. The holes can be formed via removal of threads or cloth from a previously woven fabric, but more often open spaces are created as part of the lace fabric. Lace-making is an ancient craft. True lace was not made until the late 15th and early 16th centuries. A true lace is created when a thread is looped, twisted or braided to other threads independently from a backing fabric.

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Lace wedding dresses

Lace weding dresses is vintage and graceful, its popularity will never fade away. Though wedding dresses many differ in differet times, the lace wedding gown by no means disappear.Lace is born to display the good temperament and nature of feminity.It’s out of question that a lace wedding dress will add more glamour to our brides on their special days.

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The lure of lace wedding gowns

In traditional Chinese culture, we advocate a hazy beauty. Do not know whether there is commonality of world culture, but I believe that with our quest for lace wedding dress, lace dress charm across cultures and countries.

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How about a Fruits theme wedding ?

Been busy preparing the upcoming autumn wedding and seeking an idea of decoration? Persun is here to inspire a whole new decorative idea for your wedding theme : the fruits! Leave aside the decorative accessories and opt for edible decoration: apricot, strawberry, melon, apple … all the fruits to enjoy and to put in the wedding scene!

Where begin ?

Never thought about your wedding decorated with fruits? You can start with your reception tables by choosing all the fresh fruits depending on the seasons, their shape and colour to fit your wedding theme.

fruit theme wedding decoration ideas, orange, mango

Choose your wedding theme color of fruit

As an essential element of the welcome region in a wedding ceremony, cocktails can not be ignored. Choosing the same fruit elements, you can specially design several delicious and engaging cocktails and they can also be one of the guests’ welcome gifts. Bright color, sweet and cool taste can both well reflects the fresh autumn wedding and ease the journey fatigue of guests, making them into the atmosphere of the wedding. Of course, if the budget is relatively well-off, the raspberry wedding is also a good choice. What is more, purple can well demonstrate the elegance of the wedding.

Ensure that the wedding is full of fruity every corner

Since it is a fruit theme, of course, the fruit appears in all the details of the wedding design making guests the most impressive. Do not ignore the wedding scene in every corner, it is best to choose something incense of fruity aromas to decorate in space, so that the whole wedding scene is filled with fresh fruit aroma. And the wedding turns into a sweet Eden and full of fruit!

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The details reflects the most exquisite design

Details decide the victory, which is the same last word. With carefully selected orange as vase, matching with a simple floral design, it will be able to reflect the original intentions. In the design of main table flowers floral, you can stick the tiny petals on the delicate ribbon and, both well balancing the sense of distance tall vase generating, but also adding to the elegance for the entire design. The more eye-catching is the vase decoration, with pieces of fresh oranges filled it; the fresh fragrance of oranges will make guests applaud for this delicate decoration.

Table cards can also be a unique wedding gift

Table cards appear to be normal, if carefully designed, in fact, make the guests moved. Echo fruit theme, select appearance lovingly crafted green apple, plus specially designed name card, fresh and elegant, is to give the guest a small gift.

Holding flowers also have fresh fruit

In the fruit theme wedding, the bride with white wedding dress should be like a beautiful fruit elves in the dream of Eden and generally appear in front of the guests. Bouquet specially designed holding flowers exuding fresh fruit aroma is of course the bride’s winning product.

Delicious and delicate fruit cake is essential

Of course you can make a tiered wedding cake according to your own preferences, fully decorated with all kinds of fruit. However, we still recommend Cup Cake of fruit flavors replace the traditional wedding cake, which is now more in line with international fashion trend. Cup Cake should be finer than normal weight. It could allow the visitors to taste several flavors and avoid unnecessary waste.
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Brightly colored cocktails are good decorative elements

As an essential element of the welcome region in a wedding ceremony, cocktails can not be ignored. Choosing the same fruit elements, you can specially design several delicious and engaging cocktails and they can also be one of the guests’ welcome gifts. Bright color, sweet and cool taste can both well reflects the fresh autumn wedding and ease the journey fatigue of guests, making them into the atmosphere of the wedding.

 

To create your brands-seats, you can simply use apples by planting a stick with a tag on which is inscribed the names of the guests. This is an original idea to impress your wedding guests.

Decorate your reception table with an amazing bouquet of fruits and vegetables. You can even customize the bouquet with yellow tomatoes, strawberries, grapes according to your tastes and your desires!

If you have opted for a wedding color theme, you can aso enjoy this wonderful fruity idea for your colorful wedding tables. Each table can be decorated on the basis of a particular fruit.

Fruit fit easily as elements of decorations and of taste. Use a kir of raspberry, peach or blackberry to naturally add the fruits elements in the wedding.

Animate your wedding by making available a small bar for your guests, where they can create their own fruit cocktail.

For desserts, leave place for stuffed or iced strawberries. Treat your guests with small customized jars of jam, they will enjoy!

There are some online websites which can offer online creation of your customized media labels: bottles of wine, champagne, olive oil, books and so on. Add photos, your own texts … the limit is only your imagination!

These fruity ideas have given you ideas? What fruit are you going to put in scene for your wedding?

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How to get ready for a beach wedding ceremony ?

a new couple kiss each other for their wedding at the beachThe wedding day is the most memorable day and joyful celebration in human beings life! Everybody wanted to make it the most cherishing day in their life. Especially when it matters with ladies beach wedding dress which plays an important role. A beach wedding can be conducted with a lot of amusement and fun. That is the charm why so many couples go for a beach wedding plan these days. You can make it simple, affordable and also you can plan it as a big bash too! It all depends how you want to make the event as a memorable one. Many people would not like to make their marriage as an expensive affair due to various reasons. It could be part of social commitment to make it a simple and private affair. But still there are lots of things to be taken care of as you are bound to invite your friends and relative to be part of the ceremony.

There could be a number of options in a beach wedding and you can plan your wedding in a beach resort or lake side resort or even consider a rich beach resort with full of activities. The choice is always yours as this is your wedding ceremony and you have all the say on this particular day, how the entire episode needs to be conducted. But, remember no matter what you’ve decided to do and how the functions are going to be conducted, the bride is the princess of that day, and hence the bride need to dress in the finest form of wedding dress that can give her the required special appeal.

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How do you plan your wedding? Well, there are lots more to discuss and decide. You need to start doting down the plan if you are not engaging a wedding planner. You have to choose one of the best venues with pristine beach and wonderful sun set from the plethora of options to make the event a memorable one, not only to you but the guests too! Just imagine, when you are able to tie your knot with your lover, the finest moment of your life among a group of friends and distinguished guest in the back drop of nature’s most beautiful location, with gentle breeze kissing all over your body!

Budget:

Planning your marriage is simple. You have to decide how you want to have the event. Whether you are planning for a simple marriage with close friends and relatives or a traditional function with a large group of people you can still opt for beach wedding! Certainly there would be lot of fun and the ambience of love you can enjoy in a beach wedding. You can select an exotic beach location if you are having good budget to meet the expenses. The decision on location is directly related to your budget and types of guests who are going to participate in the vent. A private resort attached to hotel is always a good venue to conduct a beach wedding. The venue of the beach wedding should be easily accessible to the guest with good and safe parking locations.

Groom hold his bride whose hand holds a bouquet without shoesThe right moment:

Plan in advance the time of the wedding ceremony. You can decide the “I do” function within the back drop of sun set. Never plan the beach wedding very late after the sun set. The beauty of the beach wedding is to conduct the ceremony during the sun set time. Sun set time would be ideal to take photography. The sea beach will be generally quiet and calm!

Ease yourself:

It is better to appoint a wedding planner and bridal consultant who can do a good coordination job for a beach wedding. Sometime, the wedding venue required permission from the authority. The consultant can organize officials to register your marriage which is a mandatory affair. The bridal consultant can take care of your wedding dress preparation. The only special occasion in your life ““ your wedding day, make memorable with the most of you!

Orange Wedding storms

Orange is one of the most fashionable colors, and it as the wedding theme color is also excellent in the early autumn! Whether decorate wedding using pure orange, or mix with brown, black or gold, it can create a unique wedding. How to use the orange in autumn to create a wedding?
Orange Wedding storms

Step 1 reasonable proportion of colors

Orange itself is active and bright enough. If you blindly use orange in a large area in the wedding scene for decoration, it is likely to cause visual fatigue and clutter. So be sure to plan the design of ratio on the use of orange before the wedding.

Step 2 decorate the sign area according to conditions.

If you select a specialty restaurant to hold the wedding, you can choose the most interesting corner as the wedding attendance zone. In early autumn, the sun will be more dazzling, choose an ancient framework with Zen design as the background of the sign and decorate it by hanging the large and small orange garland above it, bringing the visual cool for the guests in the bright sunny day!

Step 3 wedding invitation is the first orange gift.

The invitation must be designed in unity with the wedding theme color. You can select the elegant orange card to break the traditional style-the greeting card style invitations. With a high-quality brown ribbon, you can connect the invitations, reply cards and wedding venue maps together and hand in the hands of guests like a string of beautiful photo frames, which is the first orange gift prepared for them.
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Step 4 Delicious orange dessert is the sweetest welcome gift.

It is the best time for guests to enjoy your wedding decorations during waiting for the ceremony begins after the attendance. Some prepare delicious desserts specially designed for the guests and of course, they will be fresh and natural orange color.  Wake up the taste buds of guests with the sweetest welcome gift and bring them a good mood.

Step 5 level of scattered orange floral

The wedding table of elongated shape can match with simple and elegant orange flowers. You can choose orchids, orange roses or dahlias as a major wedding floral. Not too many floral acquired processing, select the same simple vase, showing the most natural beauty of flowers and unity with the fresh style wedding. If it feels too saturated of pure orange, you can add a little embellishment of goose yellow floral.

Step 6 elegant orange bride holding flowers

The pure orange flowers, elegant gold ribbon, holding a bouquet of orange in your hands, with the most pure smile, today you is the noblest orange bride!

Step 7 sweet delicate orange makeup and orange dress

The stylish orange wedding, of course, you should have stylish orange dress. Choose for your bridesmaids orange dresses, or your wedding dress could be bright orange. Or you can use a pair of beautiful orange high heels or an orange handbag to run through the wedding theme in the end. Then wearing a delicate sweet orange makeup, a vibrant orange wedding bride is the most wonderful protagonist.

Delicious orange dessert for wedding table set

Step 8 special salute draws a perfect full step for the wedding.

Select a special salute, marked with delicate packaging; back to donate guests after the end of the wedding. A deep sense of gratitude will warm the hearts of every guest, making a perfect ending.

5 Unique Wedding Themes

Having trouble brainstorming new, creative ideas for your big day? Let us help you with these 5 unique wedding themes we are sharing with you today! I am excited to debut these one-of-a-kind weddings that have been featured all in one place! I hope you will gather some inspiration for your special day! My personal favorite from the list we are sharing today is the “Sparkle and Glam” wedding theme! A girly girl at heart, I can never deny anything with glitter and sparkle! What is your favorite theme?

1. Schoolhouse Wedding by Leah Bullard Photography

Imagine saying “I do” underneath a grand oak tree, and then having your reception in an old schoolhouse! I am loving this creative idea! This wedding is filled with several fun surprises that have me gasping at every picture.

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2. Outdoor Wedding in the Woods by Watson-Studios Photography

Ever thought about taking a little hike before exchanging your vows and saying “I do” on your wedding day? Well, this outdoor wedding in the woods is one of a kind nestled in a cozy area in the middle of the forrest! If you are outdoorsy and love nature, this unique wedding is for you!

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3. Vibrant City Wedding by Kristin La Voie Photography

City weddings can be hard to make bright and colorful with the gray city backdrop. This Chicago wedding is far from that, overflowing with vibrant shades of purple and pink that have my heart thumping! I also love the unique decor made from paper goods. With the help of Tam Tam designs (owned by the bride herself,) everything from the escort cards and table numbers, to the flower arch at the ceremony, was designed with paper! Definitely a one-of-a-kind city wedding!

Vibrant City Weddingbridesmaid in purple with red shawls and bouquets under a bridge

4. Whimsical Garden Wedding by Candice Benjamin Photography

This whimsical, bright, and fun wedding is so happy and joyful my cheeks hurt from smiling! With several youthful touches, this wedding is definitely unique and one of my favorites. The couple even gave away vintage coke bottles with personalized tags for wedding favors, how adorable is that?

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5. Sparkle and Glam Wedding by Dixie Pixel Photography

I can’t think of a better theme for a New Years Wedding than all things glitter and glamorous! On top of all the jaw dropping sparkle, there are so many classy and glamorous elements incorporated into this wedding as well. Not to mention some amazing art eye-candy! Even though this theme is very fitting for New Years, it can be done at any time of year. This one is my favorite, for sure!

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Finally,hope everyone enjoy your big day!

The etiquettes of cutting wedding cake

Wedding cake reportedly first appeared in Roman times, which means “happiness”. Today, wedding cake-cutting has become one of the most touching scenes. Imagine that the couple with wedding dresses cutting the white cake together, how wonderful. The new people also pay more and more attention for custom cakes. About the common sense of wedding cake, how may do you understand?

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Speaking of cake, it is very easy to remind of large-scale the wedding cake on the stars’ weddings. But as today’s tendencies, more and more people prefer the custom cream cake. This is also in response to the changing needs of newcomers. The benefits of milk cake include that you can give to guests immediately after cutting the cake and you can talk with the guests while personally sending it and so on. As part of the wedding, the cream cake can bring a lot of active atmosphere.

There are many kinds of cakes nowadays of different number of layers and different shapes and colors. You have many choices on you wedding. And it seems that the more the layer number of the cake, the more luxurious it will be. Or you can also DIY your wedding cake by yourself. But the most popular form should be the custom one.

You can design the pattern what you want of your wedding cake. On the top of the cake, it will be the picture your first meeting in ski country or the scene playing golf together or your first date and so on. It will be fun in the process of customizing and it should cause a small high tide when showing it at the banquet hall.

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Feed cake to each other. There may be this part in your wedding. It is often set on a small wedding only for the family members and the relatives. On each table there will be set cake and lit candles around. After cutting the cake, the couple feed it each other. In Europe there is a custom that when the couple’s eyes are blindfolded, the one can smoothly feed the cake into the mouth of the other will be the dominant party in the future life.

Make your own cake yourself. This form will be used when the number of guests is large and the venue is large. Puff cake soaked miles milkshake melts easily, so choose when to pay attention. Prepare cakes of no pattern in advance and allow the guests embellish it freely before the cake cutting. You can also prepare fruit or chocolate in advance, so that guests can leave a message trying to convey to the newcomers. It is also pretty good.

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To the custom cakes from other stores, you should be sure to confirm in advance whether you can bring your cake. There is something about customizing the cakes you should pay attention below:

Through the photographs, confirm the booking. In order to answer to the clerk explicitly what cake you want to customize, you can bring in magazine pictures or portraits. And you should depict the details of the size of the venue, the atmosphere you want and the number of guests, so as to smoothly determine cake size.

If you want a cake of the complex pattern, you should customize it as soon as possible. The cakes with particular pattern of tiny puffs as cake decorations will take much time to do. Generally it should be one week in advance.

Delicate Headwear Make the Brides more Elegant and Fashionable

Beautiful wedding dress allows the bride to show grace and elegant gesture, but a suitable bridal headwear is able to make the bride’s styling more brilliant. Different bridal headdresses build out different effect. Bridal headwear is the crowning touch of the bride’s entire modeling. Here we will take a look at four most popular elegant bridal headpiece.

1. Crown

Crown is a symbol of noble and elegance. In the bride’s headdress, its style can be divided into three types: classical, grand and gorgeous. Bride should choose the most suitable crown according to their own temperament and wedding dress characteristics. Classical for petite and introverted bride, grand type suitable for independent woman, and gorgeous model is suitable for enchanting bride.

Bridal Crown

2. Pearl

Pearl symbolizes satisfactory and happiness. Applying pearls to bridal headdress doesn’s only let the bride look dignified and generous. This beauty is gorgeous but not ordinary, impressive but not coquettish. Whether with normal wedding dress or evening dress, the pure and elegant pearl headdress will make the bride look more charming. In general, pearl hair accessories are more suitable for satin or chiffon wedding dress, which can help bring out the bride’s gorgeous and elegant feeling.

Bridal Pearl

3. Veil

There are many types of veils. In the whole wedding dress styling, the magic of the veil is undeniable. The dreamy feeling it brings can better bring out the bride’s lovely flavor. Lace, tulle, or accessories, no matter which kind of veil texture, is able to add a different charm to brides. Bride walks into the church, with her head wrapped in the veil, bringing a noble and beautiful feeling to the present.

Bridal Veil

4. Flower

Flowers headdress are favored by more and more brides. Whether in outdoor wedding, garden wedding, beach wedding or villa wedding, flowers have become an indispensable wedding material. With flowers to decorate the bride’s hairstyle is a top choice for showing stylish and elegant atmosphere. Whether for long, rolled-up hair, or even short hair, it can use flowers to bring out the bride’s sweet and charming flavor.flower-headwear

Have you found out a suitable style of headwear that belongs to you? After picking a beautiful wedding dress, don’t forget to match a suitable headwear. It will make the entire styling more brilliant and wonderful.

9 must-have in an Amazing Red theme wedding ceremony

Once upon a time, we mistakenly believe that red is antonym of western wedding, and no one dares to wear a red gown on her big day. No! No! No! Red stylish wedding gowns are coming on the vogue these months! In fact, as long as the red is used properly and you focus on the harmonization of the scene and the re-combination of details, it will show everyone plenty of new ideas and surprises.

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Be a red modern bride, will you?

Strawberry Corner

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Fresh berries and strawberry and bright red flowers decorated in red and white ribbons on a white wedding cake bring incomparable fresh feeling. The traditional three-tier wedding cake is filled with vanilla cream and hibiscus jelly, wrapped by a layer of white sugar paste, liking an elegant young girl wearing a sweet new clothes.

Bouquets of red hapiness

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The structure of bouquet in the bride’s hands is not complicated. Just red roses, sea jade, cockscomb and red orchid freedom combine with a number of dazzling laces, silhouetted against red flush of joy on the bride’s face, flaunt incomparable happy expression.

Warm seat card

Table card spelled by rose petals with warm and unrestrained written numbers on it, waiting for guests to find them. They act as a seat card role of the appropriate guidelines. The dotted fresh and elegant flower pattern on the silver-gray silk tablecloth echoes silk saffron on the welcome table.

Red joy

Red invitations set the tone of beaming and the printed handwriting is angrier than stiff writing body. Florists personally glue a bow on the cardboard and glue one of the most beautiful roses with the help of the tweezers, simple lines, warm feelings, just waiting for the guests to go to this wedding dinner.

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The vodka blends with fresh strawberry juice and the girl guests will love this cup strawberries sinks. The lemon slice on the edge of cup, red tablecloths, red edge of napkin, these make every single girl recall their last single time.

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Red chairs for wedding decorations

Red chair flowers behind the white leather seats avoid the unexpected sense in the visual brought by the white; while two roses adorn the main table in the back / direct guests seated, echoing the overall tone and style.

Sincere thanks

The heart-shaped chocolate cookies packed in plastic sheets, hung red ribbons by the bride and groom, representing newcomers most sincere gratitude.

Red bridesmaid’s dress uniform

4 Red bridesmaid gowns in short

Under the blue sky, the bride with white wedding dress is the most beautiful woman. As a bridesmaid, how to echo the red theme? Maybe red bridesmaid dress is a little too stunts, but if everyone takes a red silk umbrella, it is not only elegant but also full of Chinese characteristics?

The red color is the most suitable bride

Red reveals fashion and passion. The bride wearing a red haute dress appears in the dinner to entertain guests, with the right handbag and jewelry, this evening the “most Reds” is the beautiful bride anyway!

These Global Luxury Honeymoon Places

Sugar Beach Viceroy Resort locates at a beautiful coast in Caribbean, 59 villas are surrounded by deep blue sea and greenery high mountains. Waterfront lodge is a perfect location to enjoy breathtaking views such as the Caribbean sunset. In the big soft bed, you can also have a good night’s sleep. In Sugar Beach Viceroy Resort, there are also other exciting events, like going to the beach and enjoying fresh grilled fish, swimming in the warm waters, or a tropical rainforest Spa, you may enjoy a unique honeymoon right there.

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NIYAMA, Maldives

Maldives Island and Huvafen Fushi are both belong to the same hotel group, and Huvafen is positioned into young fashion style compare to NIYAMA. The hotel has beautiful views with white sand beaches and underwater nightclub-Subsix, where under the water at six meters, in Subsix you can watch the reef sharks. Beach Star Cinema, 24 hours Spa, offshore restaurant and rooftop bar, can meet a variety of entertainment needs. What’s more, you can take your wedding photos with your beach wedding dresses to match this suitable and clean beach.

Loisaba, Kenya

LOISABA locates at a high ground in the plains of Kenya, it is called that the sky is its beds, not only can overlook the infinite beauty of prairie creatures, but also they can look up the pure sky of Africa. This bed is the most unique one in the world and each bed is above the ground ten feet, and more than one hundred feet away from each other, can be fully guaranteed the privacy. Kenya’s grassland and sky absolutely gives a taste of wild beauty.

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Taj Like Palace, India

Taj Lake Palace Hotel is considered the most romantic hotels in India, the 250-year-old white marble building is located in Uday Pupi Chula Lake, it is the former summer palace of the king of India. Fairytale like igloo, magnificent carved window fascinated people, rooms in the hotel are equipped with dedicate antique furniture and hand-painted murals. In the floating punt, full with lighted candles, you and your love can enjoy a romantic dinner. Indian cuisine and mystical beauty views will surely leave unique memories in your life.

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Ponta dos Ganchos, Brazil

Ponta dos Ganchos is locates at a private peninsula on the Emerald Coast of Brazil, simple design make you feel relaxed. Dior Spa (the only one in South American) consists of three white sea Puntas, 25 sets of private villas with swimming pool and lookouts will brighten your eyes. The staffs in the hotel are all attentive and intimate, they will remember the guests’ hobbies, like their favorite cocktails, and even made guests’ name initials into latte.

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Cipriani, Venice

Cipriani is locates at Giudecca Island which is opposite the Piazza San Marco in Venice, it can be reached in four minutes from the square by boat. Guests can not only enjoy the serenity of the island, but also can turn into San Marco Piazza’s lively atmosphere. Hotels are the palaces which were built in the 15th century, the rooms are all decorated with exquisite local handicrafts and antique furniture, you can overlook the green garden, swimming pool, lagoon and views of St. Mark’s Square from the hotel.

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What bride price is acceptable

Summer wedding in NigeriaI spent last summer visiting a few tribes in Nigeria and for each of them I ensured I attended a wedding before I left; not only to observe the various wedding dresses but also to have a wholesome experience their various wedding cultures. I discovered a number of practices similar to what we do in Europe. The subject of the bride price and dowry particularly fascinated me and while these mean different things to different people in their different cultures, in Africa, religion has a role to play in what rites and practices are upheld.

The bride price is a very important part of the wedding rites. In fact, until the would-be groom fulfills the bridal price requirements he cannot “˜have’ the bride. The Bride price is just as the name goes; a price paid for the bride. In certain quarters especially among the younger generation, it is argued that collecting a bride price is wrong as it signifies that the bride’s family is “˜selling their daughter off at a price’. The elders refute such claims saying that anyone who needs someone else’s daughter must prove his seriousness and commitment to her upkeep and wellbeing by paying a price.

In some parts of the Igbo culture in Nigeria, the groom is made to pay more than just an amount for the bride price but must also provide the money for the wedding dresses of not just his bride and her mates but for the bride’s families as well. In the one I attended, the would-be groom and his bride fell on their knees pleading that some of the requirements on the “˜list’ be truncated off. My host would explain to me later that such acts could rip off the groom of so much money that when they eventually begin living together as man and wife, upkeep would be tough for the following months.

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In some other areas in the Igbo tribe, the amount for the bride price is fixed and has been passed on generation after another. The equivalence today is very little but the groom must prove that not only will he take care of the bride but will also be a “˜good in-law’, showing his commitment to the needs of his in-laws when the needs arise. In the Sub Saharan countries, both families must have series of meetings where they must negotiate the value of the bride price. For these, the negotiation is a vital part of the wedding rites. Usually the bride’s family knows there are things on the list they can “˜waive’ and the groom’s family has the right to question some things on the list. The practice aids in fostering unity and togetherness in the families becoming one.

One wonders what becomes of the bride price if the groom dies after they had married. This varies from people to people and of course also on the circumstances surrounding the death of the groom. For some, the family will return the bride price and not the wedding dresses while taking back the lady while in some, another member of the family takes the bride as his since it is believed that a woman is married to the entire family not just the groom.