A Wide World of Wedding Invitation Ideas

October 24th, 2009

When it comes to wedding invitation ideas, there are no set parameters that would appeal to everybody alike. While someone might want their wedding invites to be formal and sophisticated, some others might want theirs to be funny or loud. Some others might even want their wedding invites to give their guests an indication of a specific theme wedding. Also, while some people would be very worried about budget constraints, some others might feel the need to splurge.

If you are looking at wedding invitation ideas that can give you some ideas for cheap invites, there is a good chance that you’d end up using a design that has been used by scores of people before you. A better option, when looking to take care of your wedding invites in an economical manner, is to make them on your own. Making your wedding invitations on your own also allows you to personalize the invites however you want to.

There are a number of options when it comes to making wedding invitations on your own, and this includes variation in the type of paper you want to use, options of printing or hand painting the cards, using a variety of embellishments, etc. All these needs can often be taken care of by a single trip to a well equipped stationary store.

If you are someone who feels strongly about saving the environment, then you should definitely think about using recycled paper for your wedding invites, irrespective of whether you wish to make them yourself or not. Recycled paper is no longer limited to simple earth tones, and you can expect to find a wide range of colors and patterns to choose from. If you choose to get your recycled paper wedding invites professionally made, you can also look for companies that offer to plant a tree for every order that the fulfill.

When it comes to designing your wedding invitation, this again depends on the couple in question. You should pay particular attention to the things such as the color, the text, and the print that is used on the invitation, and these things must ideally take the actual wedding setting into consideration as well.

There really is no shortage of ideas when it comes to these factors, and taking the help of your family and friends in designing your wedding invitation can also help. However, make sure that you do not accept ideas simply because you do not want to hurt someone’s feelings, and only settle for something that you like.

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An Overview on Indian Wedding Decor

October 24th, 2009

Indian weddings, more often than not, are rather lavish affairs and it is only natural to expect a variety of Indian wedding decoration if you are to attend an Indian wedding. You have to realize that Indian weddings are generally long drawn affairs, with the ceremonies often lasting for more than a few days. Indian wedding decoration, therefore, depends on what exactly is taking place.

Indian wedding decor is generally based on the religious and cultural leanings of the families involved, and can vary from region to region. However, there are a few things that remain common in weddings across the country.

Flowers find their way into the decor of every celebration that is part of the wedding ceremony.  During functions that are part of the pre wedding, which are generally held by the bride’s family, the decor is usually elaborate and tries to lay focus on the bride. Special care is taken in ensuring that the bride looks her best, and this involves going through countless Indian make up options and Indian wedding hairstyles.

The wedding day decor is even more elaborate, with lights, flowers, fireworks, colored table cloths, seat covers, etc, used liberally. A fair amount of time and effort is spent is getting the bride and the bridegroom ready for the wedding ceremony. The families of the bride and the bridegroom also dress in accordance, and the males often adorn colorful turbans on their heads, further adding to the overall decor.

An important aspect of most Indian weddings is where pictures of the bride and the bridegroom are taken with all family members and friends, individually. This has the bride and the groom posing repeatedly for the camera, resulting in pictures that can appear to be forced.

Food plays a very important role in Indian weddings, and one can often find extensive menus being planned for Indian weddings. The way that the food is presented is also made to blend with the overall decor, and food stalls are generally strategically placed in accordance to the venue’s specifications.

The wedding decoration does not end with the wedding, and leads into the room where the newly wedded couple is to spend the night. This room is often adorned with rose petals and jasmine, new bed sheets, incense, etc.

While there really isn’t any one set pattern when it comes to Indian wedding decor, tradition and custom, almost always, find their way into most Indian wedding decoration ideas.

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Some Common Things about Indian Wedding Decor

October 24th, 2009

India is the second most populous nation in the world, and the seventh largest, which brings to the fore an assortment of Indian wedding decor. It is home to a number of varied cultures, beliefs, and traditions; and people in India are generally bound by values that have guided their forefathers through the ages. When it comes to Indian weddings, one has to first establish which custom the wedding is to follow.

People from different parts of India conduct the wedding ceremonies in different ways, and the decor also varies from region to region. However, Indian wedding decor does generally involve a fair amount of floral decorations. Since the average Indian wedding is spread across a number of days, the quantity of flowers that are used in the various ceremonies can get to be quite a lot. While Indian wedding decoration mainly depended on the local flower supply in the past, people now have fairly easy access to a wide variety to exotic flowers.

When it comes to an Indian wedding, the bride is often the center of attraction. A lot of effort and time is spent in making sure that she looks her best on the d-day and the preparations include going through various Indian wedding hairstyles, skin treatments, special wedding make up packages, etc. A lot of importance is also laid on what the bride is to wear through the various ceremonies, especially the wedding.   Jewelry is made specially to go with the dresses, and the make-up and the hair are also in accordance with what’s being worn.

The typical ceremonies that one can expect to come across in an Indian wedding would include the ‘sangeet’, the ‘mehndi’, the ‘milni’, and the ‘haldi’. The ‘milni’ is when the bride and the bridegroom meet and exchange rings; the ‘mehndi’ is when henna is applied to the bride; the ‘haldi’ is when turmeric is applied to the bridegroom; and the ‘sangeet’ is when the bride’s family celebrates the coming of the union with music and dance.

The actual wedding ceremony is also broken up into parts. The first is the coming of the ‘baraat’, wherein the groom and his entourage reaches the venue of the wedding. This is followed by the ‘lagan’ wherein a priest binds the bride and the bridegroom in holy matrimony. The bride leaving the venue of the wedding with the bridegroom is referred to as the ‘bidaai’.

All the different stages of an Indian wedding lay particular importance on aspects such as the food and the decor, and almost every region in India follows this basic dictum when it comes to Indian wedding decoration.

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Wedding sites of folks Tying Soon!!

October 22nd, 2009

TyingSoon has a simple to use Find! to helps search for your friend’s wedding site in the home page.

Key in the name of your friend either Bride or Groom and gets the list of matching profiles.

Click on the links of the resulting matching profiles and go to the wedding site.

Here you can browse through the wedding site and leave your comments, wishes in the Guestbook section of the wedding site.

Happy browsing of your friend’s and folks wedding site, at TyingSoon.

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How to edit your wedding site @ TyingSoon?

October 22nd, 2009

Congratulations and wishes from TyingSoon for you Tying Soon!!

Having registered with us, next steps are to edit your site through user control panel and tell everybody that your site is ready. With the excitement and other things to do we realize you would be busy and pressed for time.

But setting up your site in TyingSoon is pretty simple and would be completed in few simple steps and very little time. Please follow the steps below to set-up your site:

Step 0: Login intoTyingSoon site and access the user control panel.

Step 1: Manage Frontpage – Create/Update the Home page of your site

Step 2: Manage From Us – Greetings to the visitor and post your message

Step 3: Manage Stories – Post your sweet memories and stories to share

Step 4: Manage Events / Manage RSVP – Update your engagement dates and other ceremonies, bachelor/ette parties.

Step 5: Manage Thank You page – Good bye to the visitor

Step 6: Manage Gallery/Album, Audio & Video – Add your pictures from sweet memories and post your favorite audio and video. We recommend uploading the images in 448 X 336px size, our system automatically re-sizes the images that are not in recommended sizes to not distort the layout.

Step 7: Tell Everybody – Et Voila! Here comes the most exciting part. Compose the invite and import your contacts from your mails GMail, Yahoo and send it to everybody. Include the link to your wedding site www.TyingSoon.com/username

Step 8: Track the visits to your site and the hit rate.

Step 9: http://blog.tyingsoon.com -> Look for updates, contents, help information about TyingSoon

All the pages have the standard keys – Edit, Save, Delete, New with a complete editor to post your contents.

All the pages can be set-up optionally as you build the site check it through “View Your Site” on how it shapes up.

Above all post us the relevant content through e-mail and we would update the same for you. Give us a minimum of 24 hours duration to see the updates in your profile.

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How to create a wedding site??

October 19th, 2009

Simple and the easiest way to create your wedding site is to follow the steps below:

  1. Point your browser to http://TyingSoon.com -> Select “Create your Free Wedding Site”
  2. Fill up the account creation/sign-up form
  3. Check your mail with the activation link and activate your account. Et Voila your website is ready. Flat 2 minutes.

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