http://weddingbellsblog.com The Essential Guide to Bridal Gowns and Wedding Planning Fri, 04 Jul 2008 04:00:11 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en When it comes to dressing up your flower girls, your choices are fairly limited. You have the fluffy white dress with the full skirt, or similar styles in a color that will go with the hues and shades you chose for your wedding. Unless you intend to completely ... http://weddingbellsblog.com/wedding-entourage/creative-flower-girl-ideas/ Forget Maui or Palawan - the next hottest destination wedding is a place you won't be able to find anywhere here on earth. A Japanese firm called First Advantage and a US-based private space flight firm called Rocketplane Global Inc. teamed up to host weddings in space for about ... http://weddingbellsblog.com/wedding-venue/outer-space-weddings/ I spent some time this morning looking through Oscar de la Renta's Spring 2008 and 2009 wedding gown collection. One of the things I noticed is that a lot of his designs cater more towards brides who want to ditch the traditional virginal look and go for something a ... http://weddingbellsblog.com/designers-couturier/sexy-wedding-gowns-from-oscar-de-la-renta/ Gone are the days when women had to be all covered up in layers and layers of tulle, lace, and satin during her wedding day. Brides today don't want to look like virgins when they walk down the aisle; they want to look back at their wedding photos years ... http://weddingbellsblog.com/bridal-gowns/sexy-wedding-gowns-by-pnina-tornai/ Would you ever wear a wedding dress made out of toilet paper? I would, but only if the toilet paper were unused and only if the wedding dress looked this stunning! This toilet paper wedding dress was designed and made by Katrina Chalifoux for a US toilet paper wedding ... http://weddingbellsblog.com/site-news/toilet-paper-wedding-gown/ Not all weddings have to attempt recreate a romantic atmosphere by covering the place with tulle and roses and using decorating cliches to death. Depending on the couple's personality, a wedding can have the fun, playful atmosphere of a children's birthday party. In fact, I think a fun, ... http://weddingbellsblog.com/wedding-cake/unusual-wedding-cake-the-incredible-hulk/ I outgrew Hello Kitty when I was seven years old but I guess some girls aren't too old for this white Japanese cat by Sanrio. Japanese brides who have the money for kitsch can shell out $4,000 for a ruffly, pink wedding dress adorned with Hello Kitty's face. ... http://weddingbellsblog.com/site-news/hello-kitty-wedding-dress/ The average wedding costs at least Php 100,000 with the local wedding industry earning millions every year. The reason why the wedding industry earns that much is because couples pay so much for wedding accessories that they don't really need. Today, the bridal industry in the West ... http://weddingbellsblog.com/bridal-gown-trends/eco-friendly-wedding-dress/ Most famous bridal companies began as small family firms and ended up selling to big multinationals and losing touch with their founders' traditions. Mori Lee is one of the few that has remained a family business for three generations. Established in New York in 1959, Mori Lee began ... http://weddingbellsblog.com/designers-couturier/mori-lee-wedding-gown-collection-2008/ Claire Pettibone is well known for her frilly frocks, lacy bridal gowns, and luxury lingerie, making her pieces perfect for feminine, flirty brides. Pettibone looks at a rather unusual source of inspiration for her 2009 bridal collection: wedding cakes. This season you can expect a lot of beaded ... http://weddingbellsblog.com/designers-couturier/claire-pettibone-spring-2009-bridal-collection/