So how do you choose a wedding gown that fits just right and makes you ten times prettier? Find out the wedding gown style that suits your body type.

For the Petite Bride

A-line wedding dress suits the body of a petite bride. Full skirt must be avoided because it gives an appearance of a heavy bottom, giving you an unproportioned body figure. Most petite women are not well-endowed so to avoid some body parts to say hello to the world, a wedding gown with cap sleeves is perfect for petite brides to hold the gown in place.

For Full-Busted Bride

To draw attention away from your chest (if you are too conscious of the attention), an off-shoulder wedding gown is recommended as it focuses the attention upward to your shoulders. As much as possible, avoid full skirt as it would make you look heavy both on top and at the bottom, so a narrow skirt would be a better choice. A corset top shapes your upper body, flattering your full bust.

For Bottom-Heavy Bride

An A-line wedding gown is also perfect for this body type. To draw attention away from your hips, choose a wedding dress that will enhance your upper body parts – those that will show off your arms, back, and bustline. A full skirt also hides big hips and buttocks.

For the Hourglass Figure

Choose a wedding dress that accentuates the waist. A ball gown with a corset bodice will make you stand out.

For Plus-Sized Brides

An A-line skirt lengthens the whole body, giving you a slimmer appearance. To hide your waist and hips, an empire cut wedding dress is the best option. Showing some skin could make you appear slimmer so flaunt your arms and or choose a neckline that will show off your sexy bustline.

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“Grow old along with me!
The best is yet to be…”

“For listening to me,
understanding my dreams,
and being my best friend…
For filling my life with music,
and loving me without end…
I do.”

“This day I will marry my friend,
the one I laugh with, live for, dream with, and love.”

“Let this be our destiny,
to begin each new day together
to share our lives
forever.”

“Love knows no limit to its endurance
no end to its trust,
Love still stands
when all else has fallen.”
- 1 Corinthians 13:7-8 -

“With an endless love we’ll share
our thoughts
our dreams
ourselves”

But of course these are just suggestions, still, nothing would be more touching than those verses you’ll write from your heart.

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Here are some of my picks for a wedding soundtrack. Maybe you could include this in your list.

1. For You by Kenny Lattimore
2. You and Me by Lifehouse

3. Angels by David Archuleta
4. Lucky by Jason Mraz feat. Colbie Caillat
5. I’ll Make Love To You by Boyz II Men
6. Bless The Broken Road by Rascal Flatts

7. Brighter Than Sunshine by Aqualung
8. No One by Alicia Keys
9. Tonight I Celebrate My Love by Peabo Bryson and Roberta Flack

10. I Could Not Ask For More by Edwin McCain
11. With You I’m Born Again by Chante Moore and Kenny Lattimore
12. Beautiful In My Eyes by Joshua Kadison
13. Saving Forever For You by Nina

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Make your wedding favor match your personality. Here are some ideas I’ve collated from various wedding favor ideas I’ve learned of.

Eat and Be Married

If you want to give away edible wedding favors, I’m sure you won’t run out of ideas (but don’t forget to consider the shelf life). The next thing to think of is the packaging. How are you going to present your edible wedding favor? This is where you can use your creativity even if you’re on a tight budget.

You can put your wedding favor munchies in hand-painted boxes, loot bags, personalized jars or bottles. Be creative. There are countless ways to do so. These packages may include home-made chocolates, home-baked cookies, personalized candies or bubblegum, etc. For something that’s sweet and could last for years, have a personalized honey jar.

For Art’s Sake

This is really for hands-on brides who could spend a lot of time for her DIY wedding favor. Anything that can be painted, sewed, or sketched onto, will do as long as you let you and your groom’s personality reflected on your wedding favor. There are many crafts to use for these kinds of wedding favors and the best thing about it is you can decide how it would look like according to your taste.

One with Love, One with Nature

If you and your groom are more of the naturalist kind of couple, you can choose from seed packets, saplings, or bonsai. The trick would be on your packaging. Just like for the edible wedding favors, you can present these favors in a creative and unique way.

You can paint your seed packets or for a more personalized packaging, you can do the packet as you wish. For saplings, you can also paint the small pots you are using or glam it up by sticking rhine stones, metallic ribbons, beads, etc.

Watch out for more wedding favor ideas and videos on DIY wedding favors and invitations soon!

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Do you want to get married this December? Plan a warm and inviting wedding ceremony and reception with Christmas as your wedding theme. Send invitations and design these with fancy poinsettia, candy canes, gifts and other Christmas symbols that you like.

For the reception area, make green and red as dominant colors. You may opt to put garlands and Christmas trees decorated with seasonal flowers and other silver and gold embellishments.

While wedding dresses for brides are traditionally white; off white, egg cream, ivory and egg shell colors are always beautiful because of Christmas season. Same for wedding party members like your bridesmaids who may wear white gowns or dresses accented with obvious Christmas colors of red and green or gold and silver.

Wedding favors on the other hand, may include holiday ornament. Candles, garlands, romantic Christmas songs on CDs. You may also try giving candy canes and other edible stuff like fruit cakes inside a Christmas gift-like box. Of course don’t forget your thank you notes!

With this another great wedding idea, we’re pretty sure that you’ll experience a romantic and at the same time a “merry” wedding.

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Firstly, your wedding invitation should be based on the theme. The colors of the invitation should be well matched to the theme of your choice. The guest can easily have an idea of the theme of your wedding by merely looking at the invitations. Also, these well-thought invitations will also give your guests an idea of the gifts to buy and the clothes to wear on your big day.

There are so many invitations that you can now choose from, there are invitations like message in a bottle, photograph, DVD, scroll, fan and a whole lot more. You may also check on invitations that we will be personally designing here at GIRLYANA.com soon. (I am really excited about this!)

Meanwhile, sending out your wedding invitations should be done not earlier than a month before the wedding and not later than two weeks before the wedding. Sending invitations too early could make people forget your wedding day (remember the law of recency!) and sending them out too late could cause conflicts with your guests’ schedules.

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To assure you of a stress-free wedding day, you must be armed with these simple tips. Forget about everything but your groom just for this day. After all, it’s because of the two of you why this wedding should happen.

1. Have a handy make-up bag if you don’t have a make-up artist.
2. Keep an emergency kit. This should include medicine tablets, tissue, safety pins, clear nail polish (for stocking runs), breath mints, panty liner, extra stockings, and hand sanitizer.
3. Aside from your groom, don’t forget to eat before the ceremony. You can just munch on energy bars if you don’t want a heavy meal. Nobody wants to see a faint bride on the altar.
4. Have mercy on your feet. This day would be a torture for your feet if you would be on your wedding heels for hours. If your gown covers your feet and nobody could see them, wear a more comfortable shoes or even a pair of platform slippers so you could still stand an in or two higher.
5. Talk to your wedding organizer about your up-to-the-minute requests.
6. Smile and feel the magic that surrounds you on this day.

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1. This is the time when you can say that the best person in the world is your wedding organizer. Yes, a week before your wedding is probably the most nerve-wracking week ever and this is where you need your wedding organizer the most to do the communication between you and your vendors.

2. Let your wedding organizer do the follow-ups for the caterer, the hotel reservations, as well as attending to the questions and needs of your guests.

3. Start packing your luggage for your honeymoon. Make sure your reservation is all set. Have a list of the activities to do in your honeymoon.

4. Prepare the gifts for bridesmaids, groomsmen, and ushers.

5. Start writing thank-you notes for the sender of the gifts you have already received. Check all the wedding favors as well.

6. Relax. Go to the spa with your bridesmaids and have for yourself their relaxing treatments to do away the stress that your wedding preparations have given you.

7. Spend some quality time with your groom. Take a walk, have a meaningful conversation over cups of coffee, or watch your favourite movie together. This is your time to reminisce how you’ve come to your journey to forever.

8. Breathe. It’s that simple.

If you are looking for wedding organizers in Batangas, contact us and check out our services.

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1. Finalize guest list. Contact guests who haven’t made their confirmation yet.
2. Inform the caterers of the final number of guests.
3. Prepare the seating chart and everything else needed for the reception.
4. Don’t forget the place cards. If you have time, you can write it yourself.
5. Pick up your wedding dress.
6. Fit your shoes and walk it around for 10-15 minutes and see if they comfortably fit. You can’t afford to hurt your feet on the big day itself.
7. Call on the wedding party and tell them to fit their dresses.
8. If a transport is provided for the guests, let them know the pick-up and drop-off points and the time as well.
9. Have your bridal photo taken.
10. Have a full wedding rehearsal.

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What to do a month before your wedding day?

1. Get your marriage license.
2. Fit your wedding dress for the last time and raise your final requests if changes have to be made.
3. Ask all the members of the entourage to have their final fitting as well.
4. Pick up your wedding bands. Make sure they fit well.
5. Contact guests for confirmation of their attendance. Give them the specifics of the schedule (time, location, and of course, the date) and details of the activities.
6. Have all the accessories you and your partner need for the big day. Make sure to have all your jewelries and shoes purchased.
7. Set appointment with your chosen spa and salon for you and your bridesmaids.
8. Confirm your honeymoon reservations.
9. Provide the musicians your final music list both for the ceremony and the reception.
10. Arrange everything for your name change in your driver’s license, bills, etc. And start practicing your new signature!

It’s still a month to go before the wedding day. Take things light and easy. Your wedding should be the best day ever for you and your groom so make sure to keep everything beautiful and truly special.

If you can’t afford to lay out all your plans, contact a wedding coordinator. It’s never too late to cry for help, isn’t it?

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