A wedding in India
A wedding is a wonderful occasion to explore other cultures and plan something unusual. Indian wedding have always been a a source of inspiration for many brides. These ceremonies are full of rituals, traditions and colors.
In the traditional Hindu ceremony, a wedding can last for days and each of them have a special meaning, understood by priest. The ceremony begins with the Menhi ceremony the day before the wedding. Henna is applied on hands and feet of women as skin decorations and for blessing the bride.
Traditionally, the ceremony is held at the bride’s family place. On the wedding day, the groom arrives to the venue riding a decorated horse or elephant along with his family and guests in a procession. He is dressed in a sherwani (long jacket extended to the knees) and churidars (trousers) and a turban. The bride wears a red or white and red sari, and beautiful accessories and jewellery.
As in western weddings, the groom arrives first and led to a small stage where he waits for the bride. Meanwhile, he is greeted by the brides relatives. The bride is then brought to the stage and exchanges garlands with the groom which is the symbol of acceptance of each other as husband and wife.
Another step of the wedding is the Pratigna Karan, the couple walk around the fire while taking solemn vows of loyalty and life long fidelity to each other. Then they will have to puff rice rice offered as oblations into the sacred fire. Then comes the Parikrama or Pradakshina or Mangal Fera: the couple have to circle the sacred fire seven times which legalizes the marriage.
Here is a video of Indian wedding with all the wedding ceremony steps:
Latte art for an original wedding coffee!
Are you thinking of serving coffee on the wedding day? You may not have thought of this before, but your guests will be delighted to discover something unique on your wedding. These drawing are fantastic and you may think it would take hours to make it, but check out this video!
This could be a real attraction at your wedding. And you could match the drawing to your wedding theme or the feel you would like to give at your big event. If you are not convinced yet,take a look at these drawings.
What are you planning to do to surprise your guests?
Ameliste wedding list service in UK
Ameliste is a wedding website that allows couples to set up a wedding list as unique as they are. The aim is to give complete freedom to let them choose absolutely anything they would like to receive for their wedding. This unique online service is perfect for couples who have no idea of what to ask for their wedding. Ameliste also provide a free and customizable wedding website to help couples spread the word about their wedding list without being too rude.
Ameliste
On the website of Ameliste, couple can create their personal website and have fun compiling their wedding list with any item. The customizable wedding site also features many options to share the big event with guests and friends. For brides and grooms to be, this is the most flexible and customisable option for a wedding list for the twenty-first century. Not only does it allow the couple to communicate on their wedding but also guests to get involved in the big day planning. After creating the personal website, the couple can share photos, map of a selection of interesting accommodations in the area and give up-to date information about the wedding day schedules. Once the couple is ready, they can invite their relatives to visit their website and stay in touch with every body. The built-in chat room tool will allow guests to leave comments and even know each other better before the wedding. Another useful tool is the free software to help the couple add gifts to their registry very fast.
How is possible to create a wedding list with any item?
In fact, Ameliste is not affiliated to any vendor where you would have purchase your gifts. Ameliste want to give absolute freedom to its members. Ameliste does not purchase these items for the couple but transfers the total value of contributions directly on the couple’s bank account. This is the best way to let them do whatever they want with their cash gifts.
Your guests contribute online while browsing your wedding list. They buy the gifts they would like to please you with. An email notification is sent to you right away to let you know about your new contribution. Whenever you need, you can request a bank transfer of your contributions on your bank account.
The most important, is that it’s free!
Check out our wedding list examples to inspire.
Find out more on http://www.ameliste.co.uk
The most expensive wedding cake in the world
Wedding cakes are real piece of art at the wedding reception. There are cake suppliers who can make wonderful wedding cakes and the trends now is to use diamond or gold that can be eaten to make expensive dishes. I came across this video about the most expensive wedding cake in the world at the moment and i was wondering how much people are ready to spend on your wedding cake? Well everyone wants an unforgettable wedding and spend money to have a gorgeous wedding. But is this very useful to spend million for something that would disappear at the end of the reception? Any way, I guess, when you can afford it, you don’t even think about that! You just want to have something unique.
Here some normal wedding cakes you can find in our Ameliste Wedding directory, please click on the image to find out more about the supllier:
