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Planning a Weddings 2

Many visitors sent A-wedding Day inquiries about holiday and birthday gifts that brides and grooms will appreciate. The typical inquiry is as follows. "I - we have a bride, a groom or an engaged couple on my - our holiday gift list. Do you have any recommendations?" or "What will make a nice Christmas - Chanukkah gift for a bride, a groom or an engaged couple?"

The general tendency is to gift the bride, groom or engaged couple with items for their home. These gifts are nice but gifts that will help them realize their dream wedding will be much more appreciated.

Planning a wedding even a modest wedding on a tight budget, costs thousands of dollars. According to a study conducted back in 2002 by The International Institute of Weddings the average cost of a wedding in the US was $21,300. It is much higher today. So any contribution (not neccessarily in funds,) will be very helpful.

Gifts for the wedding do not have to be expensive yet each item will become a cherished keepsake. Your gifts will be remembered. Today, theme weddings are very popular and wedding colors are important. So, before you proceed, you may wish to find out if the bride and groom plan a theme wedding. If so, what their theme is. Additionally find out what their choice of wedding colors is. Having and adhering to this information will assure that your gift will coordinate well with the wedding.

Planning a Weddings.

When planning their dream wedding, a bride and groom put into motion the services of wedding professionals and the wedding accessories thar will put the final touches to the celebration. The fees and the costs of the bridal accessory accumulate rapidly, thus the high cost associated with weddings. Though not all couples will utilize all, here is a list of services in alphabetical order:

Locations and Services

Accommodations - Bride and Groom, Family, Wedding Guests

addressing and calligraphy

banquet facility

beauty - spa, make-up, nails and hair

catering-

Florists, Floral Designers, Decorators

honeymoon

musicians - live or DJ

officiant - clergy

jewelers

printers - invitations and other wedding stationery if they do not print their own.

transportation -

Wedding Attire - Gowns, Tuxedos

Wedding Cakes

wedding gift for - best man, maid of honor, bridesmaids, ushers, kids, other

wedding gifts for - family, wedding party, other

Wedding Photographers - videographers

Wedding Planners

wedding ceremony site and wedding reception site

They may even have other important considerations. Now that you have some idea of what creating a dream wedding entails, let us examine how you can give the bride and groom a gift that will be most welcome and very highly appreciated. Choose the gift(s) that are within your budget and if you can add participation as follows.

I'like to Married!What I have to do?

This is one of the most common questions asked by guests.

In this article, I'll do my best to give wedding goers some direction but the information is provided only as a guideline.

Even though the article seems to be directed to wedding guests, brides and grooms should read and consider it.
If you are a bride or a groom, you know your guests and what attire they would be most comfortable wearing. This in turn will help you plan the kind of reception that will complement your style and be appropriate for your invitees.

Following are a few considerations to appropriate dress:

"The season"

Autumn

Winter

Spring

Summer

"The location"

"The time of day"

"The Style of reception"

Is it a theme or a dress-up period wedding?
If you are invited to

a theme wedding such as Country or Western,

Heritage weddings such as Chinese, Indian, Irish etc…

or a period theme wedding such as Victorian, Ancient Egyptian, Roaring Twenties etc…
it may be appropriate, though not necessary to wear period attire.

Women:
If you are invited to an informal or semi-formal or even a formal daytime wedding, that is, morning, early afternoon or tea time wedding you may wear a conservative dress, a suit or anything you'd wear for business providing you do not work at home in your pajamas and you do not wear jeans to work. If you are invited to a formal daytime an informal or semi-formal evening wedding, an After Five, or Cocktail Dress will be most appropriate but be sure it is conservative and not too revealing. If you are invited to a formal evening or a black-tie affair a long dress, gown, or cocktail dress are most appropriate. Add some jewelry and sparkle. Whatever the appropriate attire, do not were plain white if this is the color of the bride's gown. If you are not sure how formal the wedding reception is, use your best judgment. If the reception will be outdoors, bring a change of clothing and follow the bride's cues. If the bride changes to sportswear, it is perfectly ok for the guest to do the same.

Men
If you are invited to an informal or semi-formal or even a formal daytime wedding, that is, morning, early afternoon or tea time wedding you may wear a dress shirt and slacks, and bring a sports jacket. Take cue from the other guests. If most do not wear sport jackets then it is your option not to wear yours. If the majority does wear jackets, then you are prepared. Either way, don't forget the tie.

If you are invited to a formal daytime an informal or semi-formal evening wedding, wear a suit and tie.

If you are invited to a formal evening or a black-tie affair wear a dark suit and either a straight or a bow tie. Unless you are in the wedding party, do not wear a tuxedo, unless the invitation specifically stated "Black-Tie".

If you are not sure how formal the wedding reception is, a dark suit with a conservative tie are always appropriate. If the reception will be outdoors, bring a change of clothing and follow the groom's cues. If the groom changes to sportswear, it is perfectly ok for the guest to do the same.

Children
Boys: A dress shirt and slacks with or without a tie. Ring Bearer, either a suit or a tuxedo as arranged by the bride and groom.

Girls: A pretty dress. Flower Girl, a pretty dress usually chosen by the bride, with or without head dressing.

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Wedding 60

A wedding 60 is a ceremony that celebrates the beginning of a marriage or civil union. Wedding 60 traditions and customs vary greatly between cultures, ethnic groups, religions, countries, and social classes.
In some countries, cultures and religions, the actual act of marriage begins during the wedding 60 ceremony. In others, the legal act of marriage occurs at the time of signing a marriage license or other legal document, and the wedding 60 is then an opportunity to perform a traditional ceremony and celebrate with friends and family. A woman being married is called a bride, a man called a groom, and after the ceremony they become a wife or a husband, respectively.