The Perfect Wedding Dress Guide By Darius Cordell

Weddings are always special in our hearts. It’s that one special moment that every girl has dreamt of in her life. So she wants everything to be special and perfect on her wedding day. This auspicious occasion gives memory for a lifetime. There are a lot of big and small things one need to think and plan over for weddings. But for girls, nothing is more stressful than a perfect wedding dress.

The market is flooded with the wedding dress but you ought to choose the right one that fits you well and is according to your style. Because why be mainstream won’t be when you can stand out and shine. Wedding days can’t be compromised at all, you got to have that perfect look and dress. Though, deciding which marriage attire to wear can be difficult, if you have a complex form. Certainly, the wedding outfit you are following might look perfect on some fashion model but not on your body shape. But don’t worry everybody has that perfect wedding dress to crush on which will compliment your body shape.

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Let’s look at some tips for dressing up for people having different body shapes. So without any further ado let’s get started:

So for all the plus size ladies, your outfit should be such that it devises a slimming impact. Darius Cordell collection has got the perfect solution for the plus size ladies so that they never lose their confidence just because of their body shape. As every girl is beautiful irrespective of their body shape, their color, it just a matter of styling up with the correct dress. So add asymmetric pleating, outfits with rushing waistlines in your wardrobe to get that perfect look. Also avoid wearing flowy, floor length dresses.

• For ladies having pear-shaped bodies having their hips wider than their bust. Darius Cordell experts has some valuable advises which you can get along while choosing the perfect dress for you.  Some of the wedding dress ideas for the pear-shaped body type ladies are:
• Always choose satin or taffeta as your fabric choices for your marriage costume.
• Design the dress and try going for spaghetti strap or V neck.
• For laddies, who have broad shoulders, a broad body and are normally equal proportioned, Darius Cordell  have some perfect ideas for you for your wedding dress So always go for Lace or ruche detailing work on your dress to enhance your special areas and again you can flaunt your body type with the perfect V neckline.

14 Signs Wedding Planning Is Taking Over Your Life

From the time you get engaged until your walk down the aisle, your brain will be full of wedding planning details. It’s easy to get caught up in the whirlwind of it all, but it’s important to not let it consume you—your engagement is supposed to be a happy time! Here’s how to tell if wedding planning has taken over your life.

1. You skip happy hour with your co-workers because you need to watch the latest SYTTD episode for wedding dress inspiration.

2. Working out feels like a vacation because you knows it’s at least an hour of your life not spent wedding planning.

3. The choice between crossback and chiavari chairs feels like the hardest decision of your life.

4. You’ve set weather.com as your homepage and check the forecast for your wedding date every single morning, resulting in a daily panic attack.

5. The last fight you had with your significant other was about your wedding hashtag (PS: solve that problem here!)

6. You’ve developed strong, passionate feelings for color coordinating everything (down to the groomsmen’s socks).

7. Your maid-of-honor has stopped answering your phone calls because she doesn’t want to hear about your wedding favor drama for the 57th time.

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8. Your phone buzzes every 30 minutes with selfies from your mother-in-law asking if you approve of her dress.

9. You’ve temporarily replaced your daily venti triple caramel macchiato with generic instant coffee all in the name of your honeymoon fund.

10. You’ve considered inviting the UPS delivery guy to your wedding because he’s at your house so often delivering packages filled with last-minute wedding purchases.

11. You completely spaced out during a work meeting because you were too busy doodling your new last name.

12. Your most-played songs on iTunes are all sappy love songs because you cannot for the life of you pick a first dance song.

13. You don’t know what’s going on in your parents’ lives despite talking to them daily because your conversations only revolve around table linens, appetizer options, and ceremony music.

14. You talk to your wedding planner more often than you talk to your fiancé(e), and you live together.

via 14 Signs Wedding Planning Is Taking Over Your Life.

5 wedding ‘staples’ to skip – Yahoo Finance Canada

The save the dates are in and the invitations on their way. In just a few short weeks, wedding season will be in full swing, along with the stress of the average $31,213 price tag for the happy couple and $592 average cost for guests. That’s according to the annual wedding report from The Knot and a recent survey by American Express.

With weddings and pre-wedding events already crowding the planner pages of every other spring and summer weekend, it’s time to think budget. Every year, the same financial concerns come up, and despite the whispered misgivings of the budget-conscious and financially-strapped, the unreasonable wedding culture continues. Even the most grounded and low-key brides-to-be eventually fall prey to the hysteria of wedding mania, as the most frugal guests get caught up in unreasonable expectations and fears of violating misguided laws of etiquette.

Social, cultural and familial precedents, along with high emotions and unrealistic expectations set by media and pop culture, fuel the continuous escalation of a simple celebration into a high-cost, high-stress event.

What the wedding industry seems to be suffering from is a gross lack of perspective. Practices that are completely and entirely optional have become thought of as must-have staples, driving many couples either further into debt or farther from major financial goals such as buying a home or starting a family.

While every bride and groom will have his or her own priorities when it comes to planning the big day, it helps to start with the bare bones of what’s required — a marriage license and officiant. Remembering that everything else is optional might help infuse a long overdue dose of reason into the wedding industry.

Here are some prime examples of optional wedding rituals turned overblown staples that you might be better off without.

The engagement ring: After the reception, the engagement ring is the second biggest wedding expense, coming in at an average of $5,598 in 2013. What couples seem to have forgotten is that it’s the commitment to marry that makes them engaged, not the money spent on a piece of jewelry that will become redundant once wedding bands are exchanged.

The standard three months’ salary spent on a ring could be used to fund so many alternate, shared endeavors, such as furnishing a home or kick starting future college saving. Buying into an artificially controlled diamond supply will not make your love or relationship any more valuable, but it certainly can result in a significant hit to your net worth.

The pricey wedding dress. You don’t have to skip the dress entirely, but you can certainly pass on the several thousand-dollar price tag. Wedding dresses are for one day only. Affordable alternatives can be found online, through resale sites and dress rental companies. You might even be able to borrow a dress from a family member or close friend.

Paper: It’s the thick of the digital age and despite a slight decline in average spending on invites, the 2014 mean price tag still sat at $439. Given the ubiquity of digital correspondence, including five different pieces of paper in one invitation that already references an online website for more information seems awful wasteful, both financially and environmentally.

Pre-wedding events: What started as a singular precursor to the big day has evolved into an engagement party, lingerie party, spa day, bachelorette party and goodness knows what else, each with its own set of commitments and fiscal expectations. The tab for these cumulative events tacked onto wedding day costs can easily soar into the hundreds if not thousands of dollars. Add to that a destination event, an increasingly common choice among couples, and you can pretty much count on kissing at least one of your personal financial goals goodbye.

Gifts: With so much spending required for guests to simply attend nuptial celebrations, a return to “presence as the present” might be in order. The $592 average cost of attendance doesn’t even include gifts that often follow the misguided “cover the cost of your plate” myth — easily tacking on an extra hundred bucks or two. As the etiquette experts say, an invitation is not an invoice. Give in line with your budget and in a way that makes for you and your relationship with the happy couple.

A wedding is a celebration, and stressing over overblown costs is a total buzz kill. It’s time to strip away the many so-called staples and redefine weddings, building from the ground up, prioritizing what’s most important. While expectations and emotions run high, you can stay grounded in your fiscal reality by connecting with what’s ultimately the most important part of your big day — your new relationship.

via 5 wedding ‘staples’ to skip – Yahoo Finance Canada.

When to order wedding dresses | Articles

While some couples plan a whirlwind wedding with a four month engagement, most take at least a year or even two to plan the big day. Most brides want to start shopping for that wedding dress as soon as they have a ring on their finger, but how soon is too soon, and how late is too late?

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Here are the answers to some of the common questions brides have about when to order wedding dresses:

When should I order my dress?

Ideally, you should begin looking at dresses twelve to eighteen months before your wedding, with a view to ordering your dress about a year in advance. This will give you plenty of time for alterations to be done thoroughly, and for you to find the right accessories, flowers, and hair style to complement the dress.

Brides buying a dress off the rack will still need to have some alterations done, but they may be able to get away with ordering a dress six to nine months before the wedding; around three months should be scheduled between the first and final fittings to allow time for alterations. Having a dress custom made will take longer, and will require three or four fittings, so a year is advisable.

Brides that are ordering a dress online, or looking for a pre-loved gown should also order a year in advance to give them time to find an alternative if they are disappointed with the gown when it arrives.

If I order it too early will my dress be out of fashion?

Bridal fashion is always a year ahead of itself because brides are expected to order their gowns a year in advance. However, it is true that a whole new range of gowns and styles will be released if you order more than a year before the big day.

If you are really concerned about being in fashion, you should wait until the bridal wear ranges for your wedding season have been revealed, but the changes in wedding gown design from one year to the next aren’t that dramatic, and you can be sure your guests won’t know if you are wearing last year’s dress. If you buy a dress at the end of its season you might even get a discount.

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Should I wait to order it until after I’ve lost weight?

Many brides want to lose weight before their big day, but waiting to order your dress until you have achieved your dream weight isn’t advisable. Unless you plan really drastic weight loss, you will probably only drop one dress size, and most gowns can be altered to accommodate this.

Even if you lose weight your basic body shape should be the same at your first and final fitting.

Tell the assistant that fits your wedding dress if you plan to lose a lot of weight and they will be able to tell you a date for final alterations. This is usually around six weeks before your wedding, and after this time it will be difficult to have your dress altered to account for further weight loss.

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What I Didn’t Expect to Learn Planning My Gay Wedding | BridalGuide

A wedding is a wedding. The only difference between gay ones and straight ones is what the officiant pronounces you at the end of the ceremony. Right?

OK, so that’s like 80 percent true. As my fiancée (now wife) and I learned while planning our wedding alongside our good (and straight) friends marrying the weekend after us, the issues were the same: When are RSVPs due? What can we get for favors? Speakers cost how much? But in a few situations, being gay can tack a few extra items onto your to-do list, or at least some considerations.

I’m going to share a few of the things you don’t have to worry about — and, of course, those that you do — as a gay couple planning your big day. Here’s how it was both the same as and different than planning a straight one.

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What’s Different

Finding a venue: After coming this close to putting a deposit down on a place we discovered didn’t allow gay weddings at all, my fiancée and I were pretty heartbroken and a bit shell-shocked to boot. So don’t get your heart set too soon, and research mindfully — consider finding a local gay-friendly venue database. Nothing beats having an event coordinator who’s almost as excited about the Prop 8 ruling as you were.

Picking titles: Mr. and Mr.? Ms. and Mrs.? Who’s the bride — anyone? People won’t know what to call you unless you tell them, so particularly with photographer contracts and other wedding paperwork, you’ll need to at least have agreed upon something for official documentation. Even if you don’t feel strongly about it, have an answer ready so you don’t leave anyone guessing, feeling awkward, or — worse — offending someone else.

Dealing with drama: Unfortunately, there are still plenty of people against same-sex marriage. Recognize that the topic is sensitive for some, and don’t expect it, but at least prepare yourself for negative feedback. It only took one uncle’s call about my sinful ways to dampen my excitement and cause a rift among family. Lean on your support group: my fiancée and I had 109 incredibly loving people attend our wedding, and they are all OK with ignoring the naysayers. Allow yourself to be the bigger person, accept others’ perceptions of you, and enjoy what you have.

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What’s Not

Choosing your traditions: Just like your brother and sister-in-law got to walk down the aisle — together — to “Take Me Out to the Ball Game,” you can do whatever you want for your big day! Have both your dads walk you down the aisle, let Doctor Who inspire your outfits, or even invite your officiant to stand alongside a baby elephant, like my gay acquaintances did for their Thai destination ceremony. It’s your day, so plan whatever tickles your fancy.

Applying for a license: In the 13 states where gay marriage is legal, applying for a marriage license is as easy as a Google search and an afternoon appointment. Check your local jurisdiction for more filing rules, but the process is the same for all couples (just remember to have those titles ready!).

Having fun: OK, this one’s a given, but nothing about who you choose to love will dictate how awesome planning your big day is. So just sit back, relax, enjoy as many free cake samples as you can, and organize yourself one heck of a dance party.

Photos by Rachel Castillo

— Emelie Burnette

via What I Didn’t Expect to Learn Planning My Gay Wedding | BridalGuide.

Wedding Articles & Tips – Formal Weddings

Formal weddings are ideal for couples who value elegance.

Formal weddings aren’t necessarily traditional – modern weddings ooze glamour!

Your venue will set the scene. Consider ballrooms with expansive dance floors, museums or 5 star establishments. Fine china with artistically inspired and presented hors d’oeuvres, canapes and lobsters, a 10-tiered wedding cake and exotic cocktails served on silver trays.

Candlelight is key, tall candelabra’s to illuminate the room and create the ultimate ambience. Nothing emanates class like white. Consider white cushions and chair covers, white tablecloths with overlays in rich fabrics and hundreds of white roses, orchids or fragrant gardenias.

The bridal couture is typically a formal beaded, floor-length wedding gown (usually a full-skirted ball gown or A-line silhouette).

An up-do hair style is a must and a long tulle veil that compliments the length of your train. For the glamorous touch, a gem encrusted tiara will make any princess shine.

The groom typically wears a black tuxedo or modern black suit with black or white tie, groomsmen wear black tie.

Big, bold wedding invitations engraved in black or silver ink on heavy card stock or rich marbled papers will certainly make an impression.

Select elaborate typefaces or hire a calligrapher to hand address all your wedding invitations. Whatever option you choose, extravagant invitations will announce your wedding in true glamorous style. Generally, the more formal the wedding is, the later in the day the wedding is held. Look in our Latest Trends section for the latest in wedding invitations.

For the ultimate in formal wedding entertainment, you just can’t go past the big band or string orchestra providing the finest in background music.

When your glamorous night comes to an end, drive away in the sophistication and elegance of a vintage Rolls Royce or Bentley wedding car. For the remainder of the day, consider black stretch limousines.

via Wedding Articles & Tips – Formal Weddings.

Plus-size Brides: 5 Tips To Looking And Feeling Your Best On Your Big Day |

Plus-sized. It’s a phrase that’s used a lot to define women who wear clothing in the double-digits. Although personally, we have to admit that we prefer words like voluptuous, curvaceous and… stacked. So, if you’re a woman who fits nicely into this demographic, then automatically, you can get excited about just how stunning you’re going to look on your wedding day. Simply by being you.

But if you would like a few tips on things that you can do that will help you to look and feel your absolute best in your dress, then you’ve come to the right place. We’ve got five proven tips to help you feel and look your best on your big day.

Choose a dress that best complements you
It’s one thing to look at a wedding dress in a magazine and like it, but in order to know if it will look beautiful on you, you should definitely try it on first. And while you’re shopping for one, we feel that it’s a good idea to keep in mind what best complements a plus-sized bride. An A-line skirt offers a flattering silhouette, an empire-gown provides a waistline that falls right below the bust and if you want to be a sexy bride, don’t hesitate to try on a couple of sheath dresses—they are designed in such a way that they are fitted from top to bottom and will show off all of the right things while camouflaging areas that you don’t want to be seen. As far as the kinds of fabrics that work best, blended silk, charmeuse and organza are all truly elegant.

“Build” on the right foundation
Honestly, no matter what size a bride is, she should make sure that she has the right foundation; however, this is especially important if you are a plus-size bride. So, from your bra to your girdle/Spanx to anything else that you’re planning to wear under your gown, make sure that it gives you plenty of support, makes you feel comfortable and looks virtually seamless under your dress.

Don’t be shy with your bust line
If you happen to be a woman who has a full bust, don’t be shy about showing it off. Sweetheart necklines can be absolute show-stoppers, especially if you complement it with a fabulous gemstone necklace.

Get your dress altered
Sometimes a bride can look larger in a dress than she actually is simply because she failed to alter her gown. For most women, losing at least a few pounds before her wedding day is a priority and even five pounds can make a dress fit in a different kind of way. That’s why it’s important to have a formal fitting of your dress as little as 7-10 days before your wedding day to see if any last minute-alterations are needed.

Don’t forget about your hair
This last tip actually has nothing, and also everything, to do with your dress. Being that you want to look stunning from head-to-toe, have fun with your hair. Many stylists recommend that plus-sized brides get their hair cut in layers while adding some highlights to it. By finishing the look off with some flowing waves, you can look picture perfect and also unforgettable to your groom.

As you’re getting ready for your wedding day, remember that being an incredible-looking bride has nothing to do with size. It’s all about finding what works best for you and then…working it!

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Strapless wedding gowns: They’re unflattering. Why are they so popular? Section: DoubleX

Two months after getting engaged, I started the process that is supposed to thrill every bride-to-be: the hunt for a wedding dress. I scoped out some modestly priced New York boutiques and a few places that offer discounts on sample dresses, knowing that I didn’t want the full Kleinfeld experience—an elaborate and expensive process, often involving crying and clouds of tulle, that is meticulously documented on the TLC reality show Say Yes to the Dress. I just wasn’t willing to spend thousands of dollars on a gown I’d wear once.

For my first appointment, I brought along a wise and fashion-savvy friend and began digging through the shockingly heavy bags on hangers containing beaded, fluffy frocks. For fun, I tried on a peach Vera Wang strapless number with a billowing skirt. I felt like a double-wide cupcake. Spying my lack of cleavage in the mirror cemented one certainty for me: I didn’t want a strapless gown.

This decision turned out to be a problem. Strapless wedding gowns are by far the most common style. Kate Berry, the style director for Martha Stewart Weddings, estimates that while alternative necklines are starting to become more popular, about 75 percent of wedding dresses are strapless. Kim Forrest, the editor of WeddingWire, an online marketplace for engaged couples, says strapless “is the standard for wedding dresses and that won’t change anytime soon.”

All of which left me in a bind. Spurning strapless styles eliminated most of the looks in that first store. The only dress I liked was a simple floor length gown with a V-neck and a touch of lace. It turned out it was a white bridesmaid’s dress.

Why didn’t I want a strapless wedding gown? The truth is, I’ve always avoided strapless styles. I’m 5-foot-7 and a size 6. I normally don’t have much trouble finding clothes that fit well, but strapless dresses don’t do me any favors. They accentuate my broad shoulders. They make me look flat-chested. They make my arms look bloblike and undefined. Plus, they are uncomfortable. “Wearing a strapless dress” might be more accurately described as “worrying that your strapless dress is about to fall off.” Not a recipe for bridal peace of mind. Why would I get married in a style that hasn’t ever worked for me? And why are strapless wedding gowns so popular anyway?

Dan Rentillo, design director for David’s Bridal, has a hypothesis about why strapless gowns are so dominant. Because ball gowns and big, long skirts are so popular, women prefer to show more skin on top as not to seem too covered up, which can make them look conservative and older. Even women who don’t wear strapless dresses in civilian life often feel drawn to them for their weddings. “A lot of women want to feel like a princess,” Rentillo says, “and this is their chance to wow everyone.”

But it may not be just the preferences of brides that are driving the strapless trend. Rentillo admits that strapless gowns also much easier for wedding-dress designers to construct. “Adding different necklines and sleeves lead to more design challenges. It’s easy for [fashion designers] to design strapless gowns all day long.” Kate Berry concurs that strapless dresses are easier to make, and that sleeves can present more alteration challenges. Call me high maintenance, but if I’m going to spend more on a wedding dress than I ever have on an outfit before, I don’t mind making a designer work a little harder to put together a flattering neckline.

More diversity in wedding dress styles wouldn’t just help sleeve-loving shoppers like me. At the risk of alienating virtually every married woman I know, I maintain that pulling off a strapless dress is no easy feat. Other common problems that the strapless dress presents? Visible tan lines. Spillover cleavage. Pouches of skin that bunch around the armpits. Stick-figure arms. Uniboobs. Generalized sagginess. And having a good figure alone doesn’t guarantee you’ll look great in a strapless style. One colleague, already thin and in shape when she got engaged, detailed the extensive workout regime she underwent to ensure her arms were strapless-ready. While I have known gorgeous brides who’ve pulled off their bare shoulders with flair, why does the bridal industry expect women to fawn at the chance to wear the one style of neckline that is far from universally flattering?

Given all the hoopla a woman hears about how her wedding is supposed to be her special day, a bold expression of her beautiful uniqueness, it’s ironic that by and large the fashion choices presented by the industry are so, well, uniform.

So what did I do about my own dress? Due to the lack of appealing nonstrapless options from traditional bridal lines within my price range, the wedding industry lost my business entirely. I decided to get an eccentric dressmaker in SoHo who specializes in cocktail and eveningwear to make me a dress in cream. It’s more affordable than many wedding dresses I looked at, and it has an appealing, round neckline—with cute, flattering little sleeves.

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5 Signs You’re Becoming A Bridezilla |

 

When women get engaged, they dread being called the dreaded B-Word: Bridezilla. We’ve all seen reality TV shows that depict crazy women throwing tantrums left right and center when things don’t go their way and vow that there’s no way we’ll be this way when we plan our own weddings, but how can you be sure?! Here are a few warning signs that might be able to catch you before you’re in too deep.

#1 You’re Not Very Empathetic
Your motto seems to be, “My way or the highway!” to others, but you don’t see it that way – you just think your ideas have been the best of the lot. While it’s fine to say, “This is my day!”, other people’s feelings and needs also need to be taken into consideration. If your fiancé doesn’t like the colors you chose, or your mother is hurt you’re not wearing a piece of jewelry she wanted to pass down to you, use this magic word… compromise! Come to a compromise that will make everybody happy.

#2 You Don’t Find Time For Anything But the Wedding
You’re not giving anything the time of the day that is not wedding related in some way. The only thing you talk about is the wedding, and everything revolves around wedding details. You’re giving yourself, and everybody around you, wedding exhaustion. Here’s how to stop it: make sure that one night a week, you have a night with your fiancé where you don’t talk about the wedding under any circumstance; call your mom once in awhile to talk to her and find out how she’s doing without bringing up anything wedding related; set up a lunch date with your BFF where you focus on what’s going on in her life. Make sure that you continue to maintain the relationships that you have.

#3 Nobody Is Taking Your Calls
You’ve been trying to reach wedding-related people for weeks, but nobody will answer their phone, or return a text message. It’s not them – it’s you. Everybody has more going on than your wedding (like, their own lives, for example) and may begin to resent you if you forget about that. To assure that your choices during wedding planning don’t have repercussions for after, please be considerate of those you involve in your wedding.

#4 You’re Unrelenting
Of course, you have a specific vision for the wedding. Most of the time, though, sacrifices and compromises need to be made for a multitude of reasons. If you’re refusing to compromise your vision even though that might put you out of house and home, you’re falling off a steep cliff. Back away, before it’s too late. Of course, this is a special day, but remember, it’s not worth the destruction of your life.

#5 Your Registry Total Is More Than Your Wedding
The total amount of money on your registry reaches an astronomical proportion that is out of consideration with your guests and the amount of people you’ve invited. Here is some tough love: the gift is the presence of your guests, not the presents they bring with them. If they do bring presents, that is a sweet gesture that should be thanked profusely for, even if it’s not the brand new camera you put on your registry. Don’t be a spoiled brat.

While your wedding is incredibly special (no argument!), it is just one day. Make sure that you don’t do anything that could ruin that one day, but more importantly, that could make life beyond that one day awkward and difficult for you. If you keep that in mind, you can avoid falling in the Bridezilla trap.

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Wedding Planning and Logistics – Last Minute Tips For a Successful Wedding – Bride Online

Your wedding day, the one you will remember and cherish, is finally here. So far, it’s been crazy fun planning and looking forward to the ceremony and reception. However, just when you think you’ve got it all together, little, almost insignificant things, go wrong with the result of throwing your mind into a tailspin of anxiety and frustration. Here are some tips for those chaotic last minutes that will ensure a successful wedding.Timing is Important, But Not EverythingCreate a run sheet of the day and schedule everything down with times allocated to each session. One of the main ways wedding and reception times can be thrown off kilter is through photography sessions. Typically, the photographer will meet with the wedding party prior to the ceremony. If the session is supposed to start at 3:00, tell everyone required to attend, from bridesmaids to family members, including the mother of the bride, the session starts at 2:30. When the inevitable late runners finally arrive, you still have leeway. However do bear in mind when creating your time schedule for the big day Shana Thomas the Wedding & Events Co-ordinator at the Crowne Plaza Adelaide advises “Don’t over complicate your run sheet for your reception. Time and time again timings don’t run to schedule and then the bride and groom become disappointed. Focus on including the main points and let the rest fall into place on the night.”Last Minute Facial? Think Again!Although a facial before the wedding sounds like a great idea, the kind of facial you get can potentially cause you issues. A normal facial is designed to bring out impurities from underneath the skin resulting in pimples and bad skin. This is the result of the surfacing of toxins and bacteria which hide underneath the top layer. You would be right in doing a couple of facials to improve your skin however make sure the last one still gives you four weeks before your wedding day to clear up any unwanted spots. The week of your wedding day try opting for a paraffin facial. This type of facial is designed to plump up the skin and reduces the appearance of fines lines and wrinkles giving a glowing appearance. If you are not a fan of botox, then this is the facial to have prior to the event.Safety in PinsIt’s true, grandma always has a safety pin in her handbag! You need grandma’s handbag or an emergency kit for the big day. After all, there’s a 55% chance somebody’s strap will break, hem will drop or hair will flop on the day. Also, a spray can of deodorant can be shared without the ‘ick’ factor for the two or three who forget theirs. Breath mints, hairpins, a sewing kit, band-aids, and spare toothbrushes are good items to keep handy as well.Glass SlippersCinderella wore ultra-fashionable glass slippers but she’s an animated fairy tale character. You, made of flesh and blood, will be standing, walking and dancing throughout the day without the benefit of weightless animation. Some brides admit they only remember excruciating foot pain by the time the wedding was over. Believe me, you want better memories! Others ruin photos because foot pain shows in tense smiles. If you must have style over comfort, at least break in the shoes prior to the big day. Wear them around the house until you can walk and dance for 2 or 3 hours without wanting to cry.Kisses and CakeThe moments everyone enjoys most are the smooch that seals the deal and the first bite of wedding cake. Keep in mind, you’re wearing new shoes, a fancy dress and sat for hours getting hair and make-up just right. Unpractised dips or twirls can cause a multitude of wardrobe malfunctions and squashed cake on the face simply isn’t attractive. Decide together and practice each situation. A sweet kiss is better than a lengthy, overly passionate display that makes guests uncomfortable and shocks Aunt Sally. Smashing cake on the face is either an absolute no-no or something you both think is hilarious. Frankly, I’d side with the no-no version every time but it may be a couple’s first compromise. Who am I to say it’s ridiculous?Don’t Forget To Enjoy ItThe main thing to remember is the wedding ceremony and reception are just that, a ceremony and reception. It’s not your entire married life. It’s barely a first day together considering how little time is actually spent side by side. It’s one day in what will hopefully be a lifetime together, so enjoy! Don’t turn into bride-boo-boo or bride-zilla over little things. How you handle this day begins how you handle life together. If you come undone because the cake was 4 layers instead of 5, or one of the bridesmaids wore the wrong shoes, life isn’t going to be pleasant for you and your beloved. As our wedding guru Shana believes ‘the night is to be enjoyed by you both, don’t get so caught up in what can go wrong. Otherwise the night will be over before you’ve had the chance to enjoy it. Your wedding coordinator is there to worry about the little things”. So smile and hug all the friends and relatives. At the end of the day, with a crumpled dress and wilted hair, be able to look back and say “Wow that was a great wedding!”About the author: Katina Beveridge is a PR specialist who works with a number of Wedding Venues across Australia. Assisting in the co-writing this article is Shana Thomas who is the Wedding & Events Co-ordinator at the Crowne Plaza Adelaide.

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