Using Modern Wedding Vows to Create an Unforgettable Experience on Your Wedding Day
wedding vows
By: Sharon Vaz
Modern wedding vows have sometimes been thought of as being non-traditional and, therefore, strange or inappropriate. However, many brides and grooms today are choosing to write their own wedding vows that put a personal and unique aspect into their dream wedding. For example, some of the most unique and beautiful wedding vows are combined with the lovely unity sand ceremony. Traditionally, it was the minister or officiant who decided upon a couple’s wedding vows according to either a religious affiliation or a civil ceremony. Today’s couples are taking a more active role in writing their own wedding vows according to their desired expressions of their steadfast love throughout the years.
To find a variety of modern wedding vows isn’t at all difficult. Most book stores have books that will help you decide upon romantic wedding vows that will make your special day memorable. Or you can choose to write your own wedding vows. This is especially easy because of the many workbooks available that teach you how to write your vows together, straight from your heart! If you would like to combine your own modern wedding wording with the elegance and emotionally moving unity sand ceremony, there are on-line sites that will take you through every step you need to perfect your sand ceremony vows.
Whether you select your modern wedding vows or write your own, both of you can express yourself in words and phrases that are meaningful for you. An intimate wedding where you pledge your hearts and your lives to each other is a day that will always live in your memory. You’ll find that the language of today’s vows, especially when combined with the unity sand ceremony, is also more modern. For example, one of the more traditional wedding verses includes the words, “And thereto I plight thee my troth.” Today’s brides and grooms have difficulty determining just what this means! A modern wedding vow in this case could read, “And today I pledge to you all that I own, and all that I am.” Modern English is much more suitable for today’s couples than vows spoken in the Middle English of Shakespeare’s time.
Read the rest of this entry »
Wedding Accessories, Accessorize in Style
wedding accessories
By: Ahmad Wali
Wedding accessories don’t just have to be for the bride and groom, the entire family can be brilliantly adorned parts of the wedding party. Wedding accessories like necklaces, earrings, cufflinks, and pins can all be a veritable treasure trove of wedding ideas. Classic, modern, or fancy, a wedding accessory can be something that can bring a wedding together. So don’t make a faux pas while choosing that special something to wear on neck, doublet, or cuffs.
A woman’s wedding accessories have a certain style and grace. Modern wedding accessories don’t have to be huge and gaudy. They can be slick and savvy in the finest metals. Technology for jewelry has been unsurpassed in this day and age with carbon fiber and other new fads setting the trend for jewelry. To be chic and in mode jewelry should be something that can be shown off as the epitome of the new age. A woman’s accessories don’t have to be the traditional gold or silver, they should complement the style of the wedding dress. Small details count the most when choosing wedding accessories. The bride and groom’s favorite flower or symbol can be included or etched within their rings, necklaces, or cufflinks giving a singular style throughout the ceremony in the spirit of unity. A nicely made and engraved necklace that matches the groom’s cufflinks can be a wonderful addition to the bride’s trousseau and gives a bit of pizazz to her wedding gown. It could even hold a special message from the groom to the bride, expressing the feeling of eternal love and joy.
A modern and snappy groom shouldn’t be left out when choosing wedding accessories. His input should be added onto the bride’s. He might want something fun and unique as a wedding accessory like a pay of comedic or patriotic cufflinks showing his personality as he walks down the aisle. Even the groomsmen can get into the spirit by having a matching cufflinks style as the groom. The groom and groomsmen can have fun and still be stylish with handmade silver and wonderful printing. Each cufflinks is finely detailed and would be a wonderful reminder of your wedding for years to come. Even things like lighters, key chains, and pens can be wonderfully inscribed accessories for a modern groom.
Read the rest of this entry »
Wedding Dresses – The Magical Stuff of Summer Wedding Dreams
wedding dresses
By: Sarrah Beaumont
You float down the aisle towards the altar where your groom waits, and in the background, your hear the soulful serenade of Chris Ledoux:
“Just look at you, girl
Standin’ here beside me
Starlight on your hair
Looking like a dream I dreamed somewhere…”
You are indeed a beautiful vision in your wedding gown of French lace and pastel floral beadwork. That’s how wedding dresses can magically transform brides to fairy princesses. So choose one design from those lovely wedding gowns to make your march down the aisle the stuff that dreams are made of.
Choosing THE Wedding Dress
Something old, something new, something borrowed – but should it always be something blue? Modern brides are getting out of the traditional norm when choosing wedding dresses. It’s no longer the customary long white gowns they want to wear. They choose something that personalizes their personalities and their fantasies.
If you’re fantasizing to float down the aisle like a dream, spend more time deciding your wedding dress and leave the other bridal details to your mom, sisters, and best friends. The motif of wedding dresses is central to your wedding plans, and if you’ve decided on a wedding outfit that evokes the tantalizing spell of summer, the other details will easily follow.
Read the rest of this entry »