Your wedding day can be a bittersweet celebration if you've lost a parent or other close family member. While on the one hand, you're thrilled to be proclaiming your love and commitment before your family and friends, you can't help but be saddened that it's not your father's arm upon which you'll be walking down the aisle or that the place of honor for the groom's mother is conspicuously vacant.

Whether your family member has recently passed away or it has been many years,...

Traditionally people would plan their weddings for the summer months when the weather was hot and the sun was shining. However in recent years we have seen a shift toward fall and winter weddings. November makes a great choice for a wedding date because you can combine it with Thanksgiving and still not interfere with your Christmas plans. There are numerous November wedding ideas available and possibilities are endless for this type of wedding. The key to having the perfect fall...

A wedding may be appropriately defined as a ceremony in which the beginning of marriage is celebrated but in the Nigerian English and culture recognizes this otherwise. Nigerians therefore colloquially refer to the customary aspect of the ceremony as “traditional marriage” while the church Christian aspect has come to be known as “wedding”. The implication is that when people in Nigeria hear that a wedding is taking place their minds become fixated on the...

Today the Indian groom is no different from the Indian bride in his attention to detail regarding the clothes he will be wearing on his very special day. The traditional, ethnic Indian groom’s wear includes the sherwani, jodhpuri suit and kurta pyjama. You can also see some grooms dressed in the western corporate suit.

The sherwani is a long jacket usually of knee length or longer with embroidery on it giving it a classy ethnic look. It is buttoned up in front and has...

Time passing sings loudly
Measure not the Journey
Nor the choices made
Rather unions formed,
Vows spoken freely,
Promises of everlasting love,
They are the hands elevating our spirit
To touch God
Can you see the Beauty of it?

Their faces one with a higher power
As they join with the other, now
Two people peacefully united,
Delivering breaths of light
To a world seeking grace
There is such beauty in it

Holding...

Weddings are wonderful experiences of two lovers who want to signify their commitment to bond, intentionally, for the rest of their lives. In Western countries, wedding ceremonies are symbolic and overwhelmingly romantic, making the event really expensive, as well.

Weddings are lifetime dreams of every woman. Some men also dream of being involved in one, though, the extent and magnitude is not that great compared to girls' longing for it.

Because weddings are...

So you are going to get married to the love of your life and you want to write a beautiful, simple wedding vow for your ceremony, because you know the memory of those deep, heartfelt words will last for a lifetime.

These days you don't have to use the same traditional vows that you have heard a hundred times. It's becoming more and more common for couples to write their own unique yet simple wedding vows.

Here are 3 tips to help you write your own romantic and...

?v=QnaLamGNbdk" " Marriage in Pakistan is a family event of happiness and festivity. The occasion of marriage brings together all the family members and neighborhood under one roof. A Pakistani marriage generally consists of four main ceremonies of nikah, mehndi, rukhsati and valima however; such smaller events like mangani (engagement), mayoun (applyinghinaon bride’s hand), dholki (drum beating) are also celebrated by some people along with main...

For all of the invitations and that are sent out for weddings, the wording is perhaps the most important. The wording for these pieces of stationery will set the tone for the event and give guests a good idea as to what to expect. The most important pieces of stationery that are sent out need the best wording and this means paying particular attention to bridal shower invitations wording, wedding announcements wording, wedding shower invitations wording, and marriage announcements...

The first thoughts when sending a letter of wedding congratulations to the happy couple is that it is a straightforward communication of your thoughts and best wishes – until you are sat with your pen poised and facing a blank sheet of paper!  Often, much like when composing a suitable wedding speech, your mind goes blank and you just don’t know how to express your thoughts in words.  To help you complete an appropriate letter conveying your congratulations,...