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Red Weddings For The Bold And Beautiful

Are you looking for a great alternative to the standard white or cream wedding that you’ve seen in movies or classical wedding photographs? Red Weddings have been becoming taking the bridal world by storm for many years now. This kind of wedding has been gaining popularity as it combines fashion and style with just a touch of elegance.

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Of course, there’s a huge difference between dreaming about a grand Red Wedding and planning one. From flowers, tuxedos, cakes, and the bridal gown and even down to the minutiae of tablecloths and wedding favors, you have to make sure everything falls into place. It’s up to you to carefully plan everything for the big day.

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Why choose a Red Wedding?

Your wedding is supposed to offer a unique opportunity to express your inner self, and red is an excellent choice because it implies a bold nature. Red wedding dresses also have a wealth of symbolism behind them. In China, red means love and joy. And throughout Asia, red symbolizes happiness, prosperity, and good luck. In Europe, red is symbolic for power, passion, lust, and of course love. In addition, red is also thought to symbolize a certain sensuousness as well as the nurturing qualities of woman. For some who decide to go red, they choose the gown for cosmetic reasons; red gowns not only offer them the chance to stand out in this warm and vibrant color, but they allow the bride to assume a unique elegance in her red dress.

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Turn up the heat with a Red Wedding!

If you like red, and there’s nothing stopping you from making it your special day is special color. The bridesmaids can also wear red (maybe with a white ensemble?), and you can make the bouquets of tulips or red roses, ice the cake in red; and the decorations as well as the tablecloth can also be a signature red. Choosing red offers an elegant motif that will be enjoyed both by the bride and groom.

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Why not have the dresses of the entourage in a solid champagne color with touches of red? That will make red the accent for the dress. And you can choose red as the color for the groomsmen ties.

And all eyes will be on you, the bride, in your bright red bridal gown. This is a tradition for brides in many past red weddings. Celebrities, the rich and famous, have also become enamored of this trend, so there’s no reason for you to hesitate about trying it out. You can even go with a traditional white dress and jazz it up a red ribbon around the waist. Your creativity and the sky is the limit.

You can also spice up red weddings by adding accents like red table napkins or red table centerpieces. Try tying a bright red ribbon around the wedding invitation for fabulous first impression. This will spark excitement in your guests and have them anticipating your wedding day with as much excitement as you have.

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Because red weddings are unique and trendy, they allow you to express your individual style. However you choose to go out planning your wedding, all you have to do to make it special is choose the right accents to fit the right mood. Even the little things can take a difference — picking the right music, food to entice the eye and taste, your wedding favors and souvenirs. You want to weave everything together with care to make your wedding the stunning, grand event that you’ve always imagined.

May 27, 2009 | Filed Under Plannng a Red Wedding, Red Wedding Tips, red wedding reception | 1 Comment 

Guest Books For Your Red Wedding

There are many things to think about when it comes to planning for your red wedding. Other than your red wedding favors, your wedding gown, your bridesmaid dresses and your wedding flowers, wedding guest books are a wonderful way for guests to send wishes along to the married couple.

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These days, guest books can come in all designs, shapes and sizes and in a variety of styles. Whether you are planning a red wedding theme or any other theme, there is a perfect guest book for every couple. Some traditional styles are silver and gold embossed and embellished with lace and pearls. These types of guest books are wonderful for traditional weddings. They come in white and ivory to compliment any bride and wedding colors. If the wedding is red themed, it doesn’t mean your guest book has to be red! It can still be in a different shade that complements that overall theme of your red wedding.
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Most of the guest book sets come with a coordinating pen for guests to use when signing the guest book. Some come with an elegant ball point pen, while others come with a feathered pen, which gives the guest book an extra touch of elegance. Some guest books come in a complete wedding package that includes a variety of wedding accessories such as picture frames and albums that create wonderful memories for the occasion.

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So as you can see, a guest book is an essential element for your red wedding. It allows family and friends to send wishes to the bride and groom ast they celebrate their new life together. It also provides a cherish memento for the bride and groom to always remember their special wedding day in years to come.

May 19, 2009 | Filed Under Plannng a Red Wedding, red wedding reception | Leave a Comment 

Red Weddings: Save in Style

Red weddings have been a trend for many years now. It is a great alternative for the usual white or cream wedding that you commonly see in movies or in old wedding photographs. This type of wedding is popular since it brings along a perfect combination of fashion and style with a touch of elegance.

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Here’s the thing—dreaming about grand red weddings is one thing and planning one is another. You have to make sure that everything falls into their right places—from the flowers, tuxedos, cakes, bridal gown down to the littlest things such as the tablecloth and wedding favors. Everything should be carefully planned for the big day.

Why a Red Wedding?

Since a wedding is supposed to be a chance to express yourself, red is a good choice because of its bold nature. Red wedding dresses have symbolisms behind them. In China, it means luck and joy. In Asia, it symbolizes happiness, prosperity and luck. In Europe, it is symbol for power, passion, lust and love. Aside from these, red is thought to symbolize sensuality and nurturing qualities of a woman. For some, a red gown is their choice because of cosmetic reasons; that these gowns stand out as a vibrant and warm color on their wedding day and that they look elegant in a red dress.

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Spice It Up On A Red Wedding!

If red works for you, then you have no reason not to take it as your special day’s color. In red weddings, the bridesmaids can wear red (with a white ensemble perhaps), the bouquets can be made of red roses or tulips, the cake can be iced in red and decorations such as tablecloth can also come in red. Red will surely be a great motif that will be mutually enjoyed by both the bride and the groom.

You can have the dresses of the entourage in a solid champagne color with some touches of red. This will make red the accent of the dress. You may also choose red as the color of the groomsmen’s ties.

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You may also choose to wear a bright red bridal gown, which has been done by many brides in past red weddings. Celebrities have also embraced this trend, so there should be no hesitations on trying it out. Perhaps you can go with the traditional white gown accented with a red ribbon around the waist. It really depends upon your creativity and preferences.

There are also other ways to spice up red weddings. You can add accents such as red table napkins or red table centerpieces. You can also tie a bright red ribbon on the wedding invitation for a terrific first impression. This will make the guests look forward to your wedding day as much as you do.

Red weddings are great because they are unique and trendy. Whatever way you plan the wedding, you can always make it special by choosing the right things for the right mood. Even little things matter—the music, the food, the wedding favors and souvenirs. Everything should be carefully and perfectly woven for that special and grand event.

May 10, 2009 | Filed Under Plannng a Red Wedding, Red Wedding Tips | Leave a Comment