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 eva
 Red Wedding Dresses |
[Some parts of this message have been automatically truncated to conform to system message limits.] 221.137.174.219 ...  Do you specifically want a red wedding dress? How do you find the best wedding dresses?For the most part, big white wedding dresses have been the norm in our culture for generations. While some brides have been experimenting with adding a small splash of color on a traditionally white wedding dress, other brides are looking for something out of the ordinary like red wedding dresses to make a bold statement on their wedding day. Red wedding dresses or red wedding gowns aren’t exactly what I would call common, I don’t believe I’ve ever been to a wedding where the bride wore all red, but if you’re looking for something that is unique and different from every other bride out there, then a red wedding dress may be worth looking into. Red wedding dresses let you express your bold sense of personal style, but just the thought of getting married in a red wedding dress is enough to make many women nervous about what people will say about it. But when it comes down to it, your wedding should be completely that, yours. Red wedding dresses may make your mother and grandmother want to cringe, but it is ultimately your choice. So if you are seeing visions of red wedding dresses floating through your head, here are some great benefits for choosing them.
Red Wedding Dresses and Good Luck?
In ancient times, brides did not traditionally wear white wedding dresses, but colorful ones that helped signify their joy. The color red is associated with love and romance here in the states, and was also a popular color in medieval times as well. But did you know that in many countries, red is considered to be a very lucky color? In China, Japan, India and other nations, red wedding dresses are often worn to give the couple good luck in their lives together, as a sort of blessing on their lives. Many other women choose red wedding dresses merely for cosmetic reasons in that they want to stand out in such a warm and vibrant color, or they just think that they look better in red wedding dresses than white ones.
Are Red Wedding Dresses the New White Wedding Dress?
Personally, I don’t think so. While red wedding dresses may be extremely popular in other countries, and many brides are choosing this bold new style, red wedding dresses have yet to hit the mainstream North American markets in a big way. I will say that red wedding dresses is quickly becoming one of the most popular alternatives to traditional white wedding dresses, but I think that for the most part, a majority of women in the United States still prefer white to red wedding dresses.
Picking out the right wedding dresses for you can be an overwhelming task, especially if you want to go with something completely un-traditional and different - such as a red wedding dress, as many brick and mortar stores don’t carry them. While many people aren’t exactly in love with red wedding dresses (myself included - I’m traditional at heart, what can I say?), your choice needs to be yours, for it’s memories are go | 06 Aug 2009 02:44 |
meredith
Red Wedding Dresses |
Red wedding dresses are cool, but I really like the idea of a black wedding dress. I got the idea here:
http://black-wedding-dress.com/
I'm really glad color is starting to be introduced to wedding dresses. I look terrible in white | 21 Jan 2010 21:19 |
me again
red wedding dress |
try that link again
http://black-wedding-dress.com/ | 21 Jan 2010 21:20 |
hina g
Wedding Gifts for Young Couples |
Brides and grooms are making things much easier on their guests nowadays. When it comes to wedding present shopping, most couples pick a few stores, set up a bridal registry of gifts they’d like to receive, and leave guests to choose items from their lists.
And while shopping from the gift registry is sure to secure a present you know the happy couple will want and enjoy, it doesn’t leave you with the most original, creative wedding present by any stretch.
If you want to give the bride and groom a gift they will love and cherish for years to come, you had better find something besides that decorative potholder set or the trio of mixing bowls. Here are just a few creative options for your consideration.
For the cultured couple
Find a stunning piece of artwork – a painting, a sculpture – or get a professional artist to render a sketch or painting from a photograph you provide of the happy couple. For friends with a passion for music, consider passes to the orchestra, the symphony, or the opera.
For the domestic couple
If your friends love to cook and/or eat, get them a unique cooking appliance. Forget about your run of the mill mini kitchen gadgets and devices… you need something unusual and unforgettable. Better yet, get them something they can both use at the same time – like a fondue set, or Raclette, a Swiss dish that has a grill on top of the appliance and little dishes to melt cheese or heat sauce underneath.
For the fun-loving couple
For spur of the moment, say anything, try anything once type friends, the wedding is sure to be a blast and your gift had better be, too! Ponder a few upscale game sets that would nicely accent their fun style. Check out dartboards that come with their own solid wood cabinet, or look for other social items. Scour the glassware section for a classy margarita set, some shooters, and other useful barware items.
For the sentimental couple
Ahh, the memories. If your best friend or a close relative is just about to tie the knot, think about all your memories together and the best possible gift may come to mind. Create a memory book or a scrapbook for your friend, showcasing many times you spent together. Use your own handiwork to craft a handmade blanket. Pick out some velvety photo albums and elegant photo frames so the new couple can fill their home with happy memories and images of loved ones. Rack your brain for any details about the couple’s first date, the proposal, or any event in the relationship that could relate to a gift of some sort. Indulge them with a gift basket if you think of too many memories!
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melinda
amazing color wedding dress |
i found many nice colorful wedding dress ,http://www.joobay.com/6517,parent_id,categories, they are also very attractive . | 12 Apr 2010 05:51 |
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bailey
How to select the right wedding dress style suitab |
Everyone thinks they know how to choose a wedding gown. What most women don’t realize is fabrics, style and measurements can influence the style of wedding dress that best complements a particular body type.
This article will help you choose the right wedding dress style for your own body shape.
The Full-Figured Bride
If you’re a full-figured woman, the best silhouette is the A-line style. A-line style lengthens the whole body without drawing attention to your waistline. The empire waist is another good choice. The empire is narrowest just below the bust, which conceals your waist and hips.
Many plus-sized girls tend to purchase wedding gowns that cover a lot of skin. If religion isn’t an issue, don’t be afraid to show some skin. Skin is sexy, and showing your arms and neckline can often make you appear slimmer.
Deep V-necks and scoop necks flatter curvy figures, and always look best on full-figured women.
The Petite Bride
A-line wedding dresses are also flattering on petite women. As we stated earlier, this style lengthens the body. Sheaths seem to shorten a small body even more, so petite women should avoid sheath-style wedding dresses. Also steer clear of very full skirts, which will make you look ‘bottom heavy’. You want to keep your wedding dress proportionate to your body.
Be careful with strapless gowns — a petite woman may have to lift her arms to reach up to her new husband (can you say ‘wardrobe malfunction’?). A cap sleeve gives the feeling of a strapless gown, and also serves the practical purpose of holding the gown in place.
The Large-Busted Bride
Off-the-shoulder gowns look wonderful on a full bust. It draws our attention upward, emphasizes the shoulders and minimizes the chest. Keep your skirt narrow. Wearing a full skirt will make you look large both on top and bottom.
The Bottom-Heavy Bride
Women who are larger through their hips and buttocks should look for a wedding dress that focuses on their upper body — preferably with a full skirt.
Show off your arms, back and bustline.
A corset-style bodice with lacing will highlight your upper body. We want to draw attention away from your hips. Avoid pleats or gathered fabric around the waist. An A-line skirted wedding dress always works the best for this body type.you can have look at http://www.comeonsale.com/timed_scare_buying.html | 20 Apr 2010 07:44 |
PAKJEWELRY.NET
My opinion on a Black Tie wedding and other stuff |
As a preliminary matter, it is NEVER proper to write the required attire on the invitation itself. People will figure out what they are supposed to wear based on the formality of the invitation and by word of mouth. So whatever you choose to go with, you should be aware that it is an etiquette faux pas to write this on the invitation. If you feel you must include it, it's slightly more acceptable to write it on the reception card instead of on the invitation itself.
Additionally, if you write "black tie" on the invitations, this means that black tie is required, not optional (meaning men MUST wear tuxes and women must wear long gowns). If you want black tie to be optional, you need to put "black tie optional" or "formal dress." (Some etiquette books will tell you that black tie optional is also incorrect, but I think most people know what it means). At a black tie optional or formal event, men can wear a dark suit in lieu of a tux. Women can wear long dresses or fancy cocktail dresses.
Unless you run with a high society crowd who frequent black tie events, I would imagine your guests will be annoyed by a black tie mandate (especially if they think black tie is required). Most people don't have a tux lying around, so to attend a black tie event they would need to rent or buy one. This could cost anywhere from 75 to 200 dollars, depending on what you rent and where you rent from. Additionally, a lot of women may not have a long evening dress lying around, so they would need to purchase something as well (I can think of only two friends of mine who own formal wear, and both work in PR and attend gala events regularly). Add this to the cost of attending a wedding generally, and you might make attending your wedding cost prohibitive to some of your guests. At the end of the day, do you care that 100% of your guests are in tuxes and evening gowns but twenty people you care about can't come because they couldn't afford to pay for airfare, hotel, gift, AND a tuxedo and/or gown? Unless it's for a family member or a very close friend, I'd generally decline an invite to a black tie event because the added expense is more than I am willing to spend for DH and I to attend a wedding. I don't own an evening gown, so if DH and I had to attend a black tie event next week it would cost us at least $75 for the tux rental and maybe another $200 for a dress for me, in addition to whatever we're already spending on a gift and travel.
On the registry question - if you're not having a website, then word of mouth is the way to spread the word. People attending must know SOMEONE involved in the wedding, whether it's you, your bridal party, or one of your families, so they will find someone to ask. If there are people being invited who don't know anyone they could ask, then why would they be invited??
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http://www.pakjewelry.net | 20 Apr 2010 12:35 |
PAKJEWELRY.NET
Three secrets to bridal success |
1. Build-it-yourself
If the recession taught jewelers one thing, it was that they need to wean themselves off of the habit of over-stocking inventory that does not move. Enter the next generation of bridal ring-building programs, which let jewelers and customers get exactly what they want, minus the risk.
"Some people might not believe in it...but I think it's a good add-on for your existing business," says Pat Javaheri, president of Los Angeles-based manufacturer Amden Jewelry.
Five years ago, the 35-year-old company got into the business of crafting the orders that come from custom ring-building programs. Since then, the number of existing programs has increased by roughly 20 percent, Javaheri says.
2. Fake it 'til you make it
It's a stand-off: Retailers are hesitant to plunk down cash to fill their display cases with diamond engagement rings that are not sure sellers, and vendors have trouble securing the credit that enables them to supply entire showrooms on memo.
One solution comes via the growing number of suppliers offering "brass-and-glass" inventory
programs that allow retailers to purchase engagement ring replicas made of metal alloy and cubic zirconia at a fraction of the cost of rings made of diamonds and precious metal. If your initial reaction is "not in my store," you are not alone.
"We have a lot of customers that when we introduced it, said 'This is not for me, I only sell the real thing,'" Gabriel and Co.'s Dominick Gabriel says of his company's Bridal Sample Program, launched in January 2008. Yet those same jewelers reconsidered after they saw how well the systems were working for other retailers, he says.
Gabriel and Co. offers eight different assortments of its best-selling mountings, and also gives jewelers the option to handpick their own mixes.
Bridal consumers do not complain about the look of the replicas--nor do they seem to mind the wait that comes with ordering either, as the majority of bridal is custom ordered anyway, Gabriel says.
One word of advice Gabriel offers to retailers who carry the samples: carry about 10 to 20 real sets of popular engagement ring styles.
3. Seize the celebrity endorsement
Colored diamonds have been red-carpet regulars over the past few years, but more recently, diamonds with hue have been heading into happily-ever-after territory thanks to big-screen veterans and chart-topping songbirds alike.
Jennifer Lopez famously kicked off the trend back in 2002, when actor Ben Affleck presented
her with a pink diamond solitaire, says Robert May, executive director of the Natural Color Diamond Association (NCDIA). The engagement may have gone belly-up, but the allure of colored diamonds was set in stone-and in photos.
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http://www.pakjewelry.net | 20 Apr 2010 12:39 |
PAKJEWELRY.NET
Hope Diamond Knock Off |
The Smithsonian Institution recently announced that it has licensed its renowned gem and jewelry collection to create a line of bracelets, brooches and other baubles with the TV shopping network QVC.
The jewelry line expected to launch this fall will be based on the National Gem and Mineral Collection at the National Museum of Natural History, which includes the famous Hope Diamond, The Wittelsbach Blue Diamond and Marie Antoinette earrings among 375,000 specimens. Curators will help oversee creation of the jewelry line.
"With all of our licensed products, everything is reviewed and approved by curators in advance," said Smithsonian spokeswoman Linda St. Thomas in a press release.
Curators also will record interviews for QVC to help introduce the collections and offer a glimpse behind the scenes at the museum in Washington, she said.
"We will create jewelry that is not only fashionable, but also serves to educate the public about the Smithsonian and the jewelry, gems and minerals found in its collections," said Carol LeBlanc, director of consumer products for the Smithsonian Enterprises business unit.
The QVC line will include primarily costume jewelry and semiprecious stones. Some of the earrings, rings, bracelets, pins and brooches will be based on designs of pieces in the museum, while others will simply be inspired by its collection, including the 45.5-carat, walnut-size Hope Diamond, long rumored to carry a curse. The line won't include real diamonds
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http://www.pakjewelry.net | 20 Apr 2010 12:41 |
PAKJEWELRY.NET
Drilling holes in beach stones to use for beads |
When drilling beach stones, I would suggest you avoid the advice about buying the best drill bit you can find. When drilling stone, diamond bits wear out quickly, whether you buy the twisted ones (expensive) or the straight ones (far less expensive.) So go for the straight ones.
I'd suggest you go for the economy diamond cylinder drill packs from Rio. They come 25 in a pack and cost less than a buck each, compared to $2 or $4 each for twist bits. You can get through five or six stones with a single bit if the stones are not too hard.
Start your hole with a diamond ball burr, say 1 mm Hold the stone underwater with your hands in a small plastic bin, like Tupperware or glad disposable. Make a small, round divot in the stone.
Once you have a achieved a small divot, drill through the stone in with your cylinder diamond drill bit. Unless your stone is very small, avoid any bit less than 1 mm. The .75 mm bits have a tiny shaft and break often. The 1 mm bits have a reasonably strong shaft.
To make sure you don't drill through the bottom of your container, put a couple of pop sickle sticks under your stone. Hold the stone under water, on top of the pop sticks. Use clear water so you can see what you are doing. The top of the stone should be just barely under water. As you drill, a long tail of dust will drift off from your stone in the water. Press a little, pull back a little, and get a rhythm going. When you get 4/5ths of the way through, turn the stone over to see where the hole is going to come out. Mark it with a sharpie, knick that place with a ball bur and start drilling from the back. When the hole meets the other side, everything else becomes easy.
Widen the hole with successively larger (cheap) diamond drill bits, drilling under water. I find a 2.5 mm hole holds a nice rivet and makes a nice pendant.
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http://www.pakjewelry.net | 20 Apr 2010 12:42 |
PAKJEWELRY.NET
The winner of Rolex Young Laureate Award |
The five visionaries, all under the age of 30 and hailing from Ethiopia, India, Nigeria, the Philippines and the United States, were chosen from a pool of nearly 200 candidates worldwide in the inaugural Young Laureates Programme, an expansion of the Rolex Awards for Enterprise.
An international panel of judges selected the winners based on their passion and conviction to overcome challenges in the areas of health and science, applied technology, exploration, the environment and cultural preservation.
The winners are: 26-year-old Jacob Colker from the United States, 25-year-old Reese Fernandez from the Philippines, 27-year-old Nnaemeka Ikegwuonu from Nigeria, 29-year-old Piyush Tewari from India and 28-year-old Bruktawit Tigabu from Ethiopia.
The projects of each of the winners are varied in scope. U.S.-based Colker runs an Internet-based program that allows volunteers to use their smart phones to donate spare minutes to charitable and scientific organizations, thereby changing the way people get involved in community service. In Asia, Tewari has set up a foundation to train a network of police officers and volunteers to respond more quickly to road accidents and administer medical care, while Fernandez's Rags2Riches enterprise helps alleviate poverty by training people to become social entrepreneurs, empowering women to earn a living by turning scrap metals into fashion accessories. In Africa, Ikegwuonu intends to boost the living standards of millions of Nigerian farmers through an interactive, mobile radio network that provides for the exchange of information on sustainable farming practices and health issues, and Tigabu is building on the success of a television program on health that she and her husband are producing for preschool children and their parents.
"Rolex is delighted to support these exceptional young men and women who represent the best of their generation," Rebecca Irvin, director of philanthropy at Rolex, said in a media release. "In tackling the problems that face humanity, they do not think in traditional ways or stick to old ideas. Their innovative projects have begun to have a profound effect on their own communities, and potentially could improve the lives of millions of people."
In addition to the designation as Young Laureates, the winners will receive $50,000 over the course of two years. A total $25,000 will be given to each recipient during the first year, helping them to focus on their pioneering projects, while the balance of the funding will be distributed the second year, helping to propel the award winners forward in implementing their projects.
Rolex will mark the Young Laureates accomplishments at an event on Nov. 10, 2010, at the recently launched Rolex Learning Center, a hub for educational exchange at the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne in Switzerland.
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Jayarr
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Tom&Jerry
My idea |
In ancient times, brides did not traditionally wear white wedding dresses, but colorful ones that helped signify their joy. The color red is associated with love and romance here in the states, and was also a popular color in medieval times as well. But did you know that in many countries, red is considered to be a very lucky color? In China, Japan, India and other nations, red wedding dresses are often worn to give the couple good luck in their lives together, as a sort of blessing on their lives.
http://www.pakjewelry.net | 30 Jun 2010 12:05 |
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