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THE FINE ART OF CUSTOMIZING A GOWN

Customizing a gown is one way of fusing your individual stamp so that design is all yours!  Take a very simple sheath or A-line, add a detachable train or overskirt and adorn it with embroidered ribbons and handmade florals.  Viola! You have a customized gown.  This isn't the only route to customizing.  You can go for a removable shrug that adds sleeves, a capelet that looks like part of the gown or a lightweight overdress you doff come reception time.  Believe me, your possibilities are endless here. Some brides opt for the most basic gown like I described then take it to the dressmaker or designer to get it personally customized?  And how is customizing your gown different than a custom made gown?  A custom gown is made from scratch, that is, you and the designer working with a pattern and raw cuts of fabric to create it from the ground up.  Customizing a ready-made gown is different.  It involves remodeling and/or embellishing one already put together. It can be store bought, sewn or inherited as long as it’s fairly basic and free of mass adornment.  
 Above: A basic sheath//Below: The same sheath accessorized with a detachable train, hand made flowers and sprigs of ivy . . . .

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ART DECO MEETS CITY MODERN

 There's an interesting story behind this editorial that begs the question: How long could it take to find the right spot to shoot 1930s style gowns? Can you believe 4 years?  That's right, when you want to find a backdrop reflecting all the best of the Art Deco era, it can take awhile.  Kudos to photographer, Jim Vetter who scouted out the perfect canvas for this project at The Mandarin Oriental Hotel in San Francisco.  This is a place I'll sum up in one word---elegant!  Says Jim, "As a photographer, my vision for this shoot was to reflect the reawakened interest in early 20th-Century stylings and set it against the metropolitan backdrop of modern San Francisco.  The Mandarin Oriental was the perfect location; the décor is reminiscent of the Art Deco era while still feeling very current. I've shot Amy-Jo's gowns in the past and just love their classic sophistication. These designs compliment the elegant photographic style, I wanted to bring into this project . . . . "
 For me, creating pieces like these was inspired by Hollywood's golden era when women were finally free of corsets, girdles even bras.  The body-hugging bias-cut that once upon a time was a radical concept, has
become classic.  Each and every fabric and lace in this collection was hand-selected for brides
who want a to add some drama while showing off a fit and toned body on their wedding
day. . . . 

 CREDITS
Makeup and Hair: Moderne Beauty
                         Styling and Jewelry: Mary Compagno of Nordstrom mary.j.compagno@nordstrom.com
Flowers: Floral Ornaments
Venue: Mandarin Oriental Hotel, San Francisco
Menswear: Selix San Francisco
Models: Ginger Larsen, Rob Williams and Katie Siu




 




 







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Wedding monogram Lighting for Weddings



A wedding monogram lighting system will appear complicated initially however very solely contains many components:

    Gobo (a example that matches within the gobo lightweight with the image you may be projecting)
    Gobo lightweight (specialized lightweight that may project a gobo)
    Lens (allows you to focus the image projection)
 lightweight stand
    Extension cable

You'll need to begin with a symbol style. This style may be based mostly off of 1 you have already got from wedding invites, save the dates, otherwise you will have one designed.

You'll need to urge your symbol style created into a gobo example. check that you get the proper size example for the sunshine that you will be victimisation. you will additionally need to form certain the gobo material you're victimisation could be a sensible match for the sort of sunshine you will be protrusive with. If the sunshine you're victimisation options a group bulb you'll be able to use a glass or steel gobo. If the sunshine you're victimisation is associate LED based mostly light you may possibly be ready to use a transparency, glass or steel gobo.

If you discover a gobo lightweight on-line do not forget that you just can ought to get a stand with the proper adapter to suit your lightweight, cable and case. reckoning on the sort of angle you will be protrusive on, raise to urge the gobo keystone adjusted to suit the situation wherever you will be protrusive from the gobo manufacturer.

It is tough to handle all the aspects of making your own style, finding the proper lights, etc. usually in most markets you will find yourself paying around $500 to project a top quality wedding symbol gobo at your event.

One alternative choice is to seem into a packaged  wedding symbol lightweight rentals specifically for weddings. These forms of places can assist you each step of the means in order that everything is prepared for you to project the sunshine at your wedding. usually these forms of choices are half what you would possibly commonly pay from a lighting company to line it up and supply it for you.

If you reside during a} geographic region transaction a symbol lightweight package will create lots of sense as a result of it should be very costly for a lighting company to return in from an even bigger town.

Bottom Line
It is terribly arduous sourcing the parts, style and putting in place a monogram lightweight on your own unless you get facilitate from an organization United Nations agency will facilitate obtaining all of the items you wish along and material possession you specialise in the marriage. within the realm of protrusive monograms you get what you obtain. low cost projectors are not terribly bright and you will not be ready to see all the exertions you set into making the look and also the lightweight for your wedding.
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Raw emotion as Groom sees his gorgeous Bride



As a celebrant, I am lucky enough to get to spend time with each couple in the lead up to their wedding day. Getting to know them, planning their ceremony and working out the right wording takes time and it is during this time that I usually get a real sense of who they are and how they ‘fit’ together as a couple. 

At some stage in this process we usually get the part where we either have a rehearsal or at least a run through of what will happen on the day and where everyone will stand. This is usually fun and exciting, but I have found that despite going over all the details, it in no way prepares them for the explosion of emotion and love they often feel overcome by at the very moment they see each other on the day.

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The celebrant usually arrives at the venue at least half an hour in advance on the day in order to set up and prepare documents etc. The groom and his groomsmen are usually wandering around, greeting guests as they arrive and looking generally nervous! 

As the moment draws near and tensions build, the bride finally arrives and as I usher the groom and groomsmen into position. The nerves and anticipation of the guests are palpable.

As we wait the groomsmen are usually giving the groom grief, teasing him and making jokes, but as the bride appears from whatever direction she enters, the mood changes. All eyes are on his bride and I would have to say that in about 80 percent of cases, the groom cries. Not sobbing or bawling, but tears of joy, of gratitude and of how lucky he feels. This is particularly true when the couple have children and the children enter in front of the bride. Even the biggest, blokiest of them all usually succumb (and in fact are often the softest!) Its a beautiful moment and one that I feel so honoured to share with the couple.

I recently came across a fantastic post on Buzzfeed which really captured this moment perfectly. 24 pictures that capture this very moment.

 
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