Wedding Light Lingo's

Think lighting your wedding reception site means flipping on a light switch? If you want to turn your wedding site from standard to simply stunning, you’ll probably need to take a more illuminating approach to your decor. “Lighting creates a mood,” says event designers of TajWeddingServices, and when it’s done well, lighting can make everything — including your wedding flowers, cake, and guests — look better. We will now let you know some of the lighting Lingo’s which might be helpful for you to express your wedding planners, what you want for your special day.

Lighting Lingo’s::

Pin spot A focused beam of light that shines directly onto an object, like a centerpiece or wedding cake, as a highlight effect.

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See how other couples used lighting to illuminate their reception decor.

Color wash There are a few different types of light fixtures that can create a “wash,” which is basically a blanket of colored light covering an entire area.

Gobos Circular stencils that are put over a light to project a design or pattern. Popular gobo designs are monograms, dates, or any other wedding motifs. The complexity of the design will affect the gobo’s cost — a simple stencil can be stamped out of steel, while a more intricate design must be laser etched out of stainless steel or a glass that can withstand high heat (costing much more than a stamped stencil).
Led Short for light-emitting diodes, LED lights are currently popular for weddings because they use much less electricity (and don’t get as hot) than regular, incandescent light bulbs. This means they can sometimes be wireless, so they’re even that much more discreet. LEDs are great for color changes and vibrant colors. They’re also common in strands and good for accent lighting.

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When you say “I do,” what are you hoping your surroundings look like?

A lot of brides-to-be hope for a beach wedding, which can be great way of getting married. You could aim for an actual on-the-sand ceremony, or you could do something like this — have your wedding within the comfortable confines of a beachfront hotel. You won’t accidentally get some uncomfortably large man sunbathing in an uncomfortably small swimsuit(or, heaven forbid, in nothing at all!) in your wedding pictures, but you still get the sunshine and refreshing salty air of a beach wedding.

Above, the decorator used a classic arch and just covered it with flowers. For draping the seats along the aisle, the decorator used tulle and gathered it underneath pretty purple and white arrangements. Of course, one caveat to beach weddings would be the wind.

Of course, many brides also dream about a garden wedding. This gardens can have a cool dome that the decorator can rim with flowers. The decorator can also cover all the pillars, including the ones placed alongside the aisle, with flowy chiffon. Pink and white flower arrangements sit on top each aisle pillar and the couple’s initials — A and M — are laid out artfully with red, pink and white rose petals in the middle of the aisle.

The flowers used for the above wedding ceremony were all purple phalenopsis orchids. Setting aside how expensive that probably was, they sure do make a big visual impact. The florist used the flower both in the arrangements framing the head of the aisle and in the aisle arrangements. And they had a nice backdrop there — water!

The aisle in this wedding was draped with organza and gathered with red roses, white orchids and lemon leaf. There was no aisle runner, but the edges of the aisle were scattered with pink and red rose petals. The half trellis at the head of the aisle were decorated with branches, white phalenopsis orchids and red roses. Love the branches look!

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Things you should keep in mind, before selecting your wedding dress

There are lots to think about when you shop for your wedding dress. As friends look for their own dress, Tajweddingservice, offer advise from our own experience. There are several things that we suggest before you even try a dress on. Here is our advice to you if you’re starting out for the first time:

1. Understand the different silhouettes, necklines, and price ranges. People will talk “wedding dress talk” to you so it’s easier if you understand what they’re talking about. Wedding Dress Creator lets you play around with dress styles.
2. Look online a bit to see what strikes your fancy – If you’re motivated, bookmark or print out a couple of dresses to take with you when you go shopping. It’ll help the consultant who is helping you find a dress. Tryweddingchannel.com or brides.com.
3. Watch wedding shows, like Say Yes to the Dress – set your DVR to watch the new episodes so you can see other brides with your body shape and see what looks good on them.
4. Check out bridal magazines – look through the bridal magazines at your local bookstore. There’s always articles and ads about what’s the latest fashion.
5. You should frequently check Wedding Channel’s dress search as it is often found really helpful. you can find a dress that you liked and then the store will carry it for you. In the end, finding the store that carries dress will be quicker than trying to find the dress by going store to store.

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Wedding Guest Etiquettes

Withour experience and problems faced [=, Tajweddingservice can provide you with a list of do's and dont's when you go to someones marriage.

There’s a lot of material out there regarding etiquette that the bride and groom should follow, but very little about wedding guest etiquette. If you’ve never been to a wedding before, the whole ordeal can be a bit confusing for the guest as well. Here are a few tips:

1. Reach Venue Spot on time! A lot of guests think “oh it’s a given that I’m going so I don’t need to Reach on time.” It really does help the couple if everyone, including the bridal party, reach late. The couple has a lot of other things to do for the wedding as a whole and chasing you down for your response. Plus, Representatives have deadlines for a reason – venues require final guest counts, placecards need to be made/printed, favors need to be made/ordered, etc

2. Do not ask if you can bring your significant other or a guest to the wedding or rehearsal dinner. If your significant other is invited to anything, the couple will make sure you know. Think about the awkward situation you’re placing the couple in when you ask if you can bring your significant other or a guest. First, you are asking that the couple or their parents or whoever pay for your significant other’s dinner/presence. Second, if the couple decided not to invite your significant other, there’s probably a good reason (e.g., they can’t afford it). As much as the couple should be honored by your attending their wedding, you, as a guest, should be honored that you were asked to attend such an important event in their lives.

3. Leave checks blank. Or just write one of the couple’s names on it. Most people probably don’t realize this, but if you write out a check to both names (or with the wrong last name), some banks won’t deposit the check unless both names are on the account (which may not be true for some couples). Also, you might think that the name you know them by is legally their name, but it might not be. For example, if someone goes by a nickname or the bride doesn’t change her last name (*gasp* yes, it happens). It’s awkward for the couple to go back to those who graciously gave gifts and ask them for a redo.

4. Appreciate the bride and groom. Planning a wedding is no joke. A lot of time, effort, and money go into planning a wedding. Try to show your appreciation, even for the little stuff, that the couple has done to make this day fun and enjoyable for you. Hopefully, the couple appreciates the time, effort, and money it took for you to attend their big day.

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3 Ways to Make Your Husband Easier to Love

Today I thought I would share three ways to make your husband easier to love. Can I stop with just three? I must, or what will I write about tomorrow? OK, here goes:

1. The next time you get upset at whiskers on the sink or socks on the floor or crumbs in the den, check the clock. When your unhappy or angry feelings finally subside, check it again. Now measure how quickly you can clean up his mess and feel good about your home again. Which one improves your mood faster? Neither of them changes his behavior. For this, you need to Find Third Alternatives together. Your improved mood will help there. It will also help you receive and enjoy any kisses or kind words or thoughtful acts he might offer. You want these, don't you?
2. Another way to make your husband easier to love is simply to avoid mocking him or complaining about him to others in his presence. The male chemical soup of hormones makes it much harder for them to be loving when such things happen. It just does. Husbands are a lot easier to love when they are showing us love.
3. The third way? Treat your marriage like one long Easter egg hunt. Go looking for love. If your parents love showed up at the dining room table, look for yours in the bedroom or the garage, too. If your friend reports being loved during the workday, look for yours after dinner or over breakfast. If you were expecting to find love in the form of cash, make sure you don't overlook the eggs containing supportive words, physical delights, and becoming truly known and accepted. The more love you find, the more love there will be to find, so never look in just one place or for just one type.

Know what's great about all three methods? You don't need any help convincing or teaching your husband to become easier to love. You can just let him be himself and turn it all around. For me, it took the death of my first husband to discover this. I want you to discover it before it's too late. Make your husband easier to love this week and let me know how it goes.

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Cricketing hero's getting hitched

How they met their match - TajWeddingServices In a cricket crazy nation every bit of news on cricketers makes it to the front pages. Almost everyone knows which batsman hit a ton and who was out for a duck. But what most cricket fans want to know is which cricketer is married and which one is a bachelor. Another point of interest being the love lives of our cricketers. This is front page news. Azharuddin caused a scandal by walking out of an arranged marriage and settling down with a Bollywood actress. Javagal Srinath's marriage broke up and Sourav Ganguly's touched breaking point when he was photographed at a temple with a film star. Wives/girlfriends of cricket heroes share the same news space as any film star. Cricket and romance are inseparable. But two of the recent marriages (Rahul and Laxman) were both arranged by their parents. Regardless, every bit of the news was devoued with great curiousity and intensity. Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi's whirlwind amour with the dimpled Bollywood star Sharmila Tagore was the stuff paperbacks were made of. Keeping in mind the current mood ShaadiTimes digs out how some cricketers found their real life matches. Sachin Tendulkar - Anjali Sachin is married to his childhood friend Dr. Anjali who is six years older than him. But the age difference did not deter Sachin from proposing to her. The two met through common friends and before they knew it, they decided to tie the knot. The daughter of industrialist Ashok and Annabelle Mehta, Anjali is a practising paediatrician. Friends say that Sachin and Anjali met through mutual friends and fell in love. It is also a well-known fact that Sachin is a very private person who guards his marriage as his private property. Sourav Ganguly - Dona For Dona, Sourav is still the next-door neighbour (in the real sense because only a boundary wall separates the two houses in Behala, Kolkata), her best friend with whom she fell in love later. She says that she fell in love with the man, not the cricketer. However, ask her who proposed to whom and when, and she immediately replies that its too private a matter to be disclosed. Dona was in class XII when things became serious between them. But the couple had to do everything to keep it a secret not only because their parents were conservative, but also because their fathers, who were best of friends at one time, had suddenly become sworn enemies. Dona and Sourav eloped and got married. "I realised that I couldn't stay away from her any more and I didn't care what the elders felt", Sourav said in an interview. Later, of course, their families patched up their differences and organised a lavish wedding reception for them. Rahul Dravid - Vijeta This is the girl mamma picked for him. Breaking millions of hearts, Indian cricket team's Mr Reliable Rahul Dravid married Vijeta Pendharkar, a doctor by profession in Bangalore on Sunday. Dr Vijeta did her MS (General) in November 2002 from the Government Medical College here. Her mother Jayshree Pendharkar is a dietician and her father is a retired IAF officer. VVS Laxman - Shailaja The latest to get hooked for life is VVS Laxman. He tied the nuptial knot with computer science student G R Shailaja at a simple ceremony at Jewel Gardens in Secunderabad at 53 minutes past midnight on Monday, February 16, 2004. Shailaja, the bride-to-be, is an MCA student and a close relative, "It's an arranged marriage and the girl is our close relative from my husband's side. Marriages are made in heaven", Laxman's mother Dr Satyabhama informed. Virender Sehwag - Arti Set to open a new innings of his life, opener Virender Sehwag got engaged to Delhi girl Arti Singh at a solemn ceremony. A simple and reserved person off the field, the 24-year-old star cricketer was impressed with Arti's down-to-earth nature and will tie the nuptial knot on April 22, four days after the Indian team returns from Pakistan, family sources said. The 'prince of Najafgarh' was stumped by the 'homely' maiden from Delhi, who was also the 'unanimous choice of our family', they said. Arti, who belongs to a middle-class Jat family, is in her early twenties and currently pursuing a diploma course. And whilst the married players are 'out of bounds' for most young girls, the most eligible bachelors of the Indian team - Yuvraj Singh and Zaheer Khan remain the centre of female attention. Yuvraj is, perhaps, dating a Bollywood actress but marriage is not on cards for him for some years, at least that's what he says.

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OUTDOOR WEDDING

"Outdoor Wedding, sounds interesting"

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When planning your outdoor wedding, one needs to keep a keen eye on the location

or the venue of the wedding, to avoid unwanted or unpleseant surprises of nature.

A detailed study should be done about the area or the plot and its advancements or

disadvantages.

1.YOUR GUESTS

Okay, if you're getting married in San Diego, you can count on perfect conditions, but failing that, your event may be hotter, wetter, or colder than many guests would prefer. If you're having a lot of out-of-towners, particularly, include information about the weather possibilities on an insert with the invitation along with the accommodation recommendations. (I went to an outdoor wedding in Dallas in July; 111 degrees that day, and boy were the people from Colorado and La Jolla dressed wrong!) If it's hot, provide iced bottles of water when they arrive, and hand fans, and if you have a tent, rent fans. If it's chilly, have a tent, warmers, a hot beverage when they arrive, and lap blankets.

2. THE WIND

Wind can affect many things: the temperature, making it hotter or colder; the bridesmaids' dresses; everyone's hair; and whether the ceremony can be heard. Test beforehand. It can be as simple as moving the tables around a corner, or across the park to a more sheltered area. Plan decorations and tablecloths you can anchor attractively; choose weighted fabrics for the attendants; warn them about the hair thing; and consider the need for a sound system and mike clips. If you're renting a tent, make sure it's wind-worthy.

3. YOUR ADAPTABILITY

If you think you can manage with the winds or hot sun or breeze around, you might try it, however if you get rashes easily or are afraid of something, even allegergic to something, you needs safety and precaution before you pick this step.

4. DECORATION

I've seen even cloth tablecloths blow in the wind, turning over glasses, candles and centerpieces. Wind, bird poop, the shades of night falling ... Be xtremely realistic when planning your decorations. Actually test them outdoors.

5. CHECK THE FACTS

It's from a poem, okay? but that's where you're going to be. Don't fantasize about how "romantic" the place is; go take a look. Think realistically about beer bottles and cans on the beach; getting the lawn mowed and weeded; planting seasonal flowers; bugs, flies, snakes and spiders; the sounds of barking dogs and (uninvited) children; or, for that matter these days, drugs dealers in the park. Have a visit with your eyes open. Then do what you need to do, or resolve it's "good enough" and don't worry. The world of nature isn't going to shut down just because it's your wedding.

6. SAFETY

You're in love. You're planning your big day. However, you must limit the things you have to worry about if you're going to enjoy yourself. A celebration in a park by a lake would be nice, or by the pool at your aunt's mansion, or even at the beach, but in actuality, if there are going to be children there, and drinking, there's also going to be the chance for a real tragedy. Which brings up - all ages will likely be there, and must be considered. Can you really picture your great-grandmother standing in the surf with her hair blowing, stepping over man-o-wars while picking sand out of her teeth . for long? Can the kiddos go that long without a restroom? Many people can't stand up for a long time; others need protection from extreme heat and cold.

7. FOOD

Can you say "food poisoning?" Mayonnaise (and food items with that as an ingredient) can't sit out in the hot sun for more than an hour or so. Avoid perishable dishes. Wind can make it hard to get the grill lit. Ice cream won't do when it's 90 degrees outside, nor will hot hors d'eouvres last long when it's 50 degrees outside.

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Asian Wedding

Family Arranged or love marriages, in both the cases certain rituals
are to be followed when you are an Asian.

How It Works....
The entire marriage takes place keeping many small but important points in notice.
from basic selection or card layout to final goodbye to the bride, its loads of peoples
involvement with respect to their services and love for the bride and the groom.
Asian or indian Wedding starts with the bride and the groom selecting each other with
family involvement, garlands exchange, talks between new couples to check their compatibility
likes and dislikes.



Which further enhances to selecting the wedding venue and layout for the
invitation cards.Finding a perfect Asian dress to make the beautiful bride look eccentric
and the groom to look electrifing.
A quality photographers and videographes are required to capture the precious moments, for a
once in a lifetime occasion, perhaps the biggest for two families.
Bridal make up with traditional hena or mehndi is used for the brides hands and legs
with a wide range of designs and patters.




Asians are known for their delicacies when it comes to food department, it thereby gets mandatory
to get nothing but the best. Every father wants to have the best wedding for his daughter
regardless of amount of money spent or tears shed.
For a bride its the most important day of her life.
Exchange of rings and the girl belongs to the boy. According to the indian rituals
the groom has to put a holy chain called ' mangalsutra' in the brides neck, this
symbolises the girl is now married. Also the man has to put 'sindoor' for the bride.



They tie a knot with 'dupatta' and walk around the fire 'Agni', keeping it as a witness
for their new life, as now the girl is the boys responsibility and vice versa.
they walk around Agni 7 times with chanting of 'mantra's and shloka's' with vows for 7 lives together.
The couple can now be officially announced 'Married'.
now the bride is taken by the groom, at grooms house as a new member of the family
with groom handhelding his love.

One of the Most Famous indian Wedding Style is :

London-based Indian-born steel tycoon Lakshmi Mittal's daughter Vanisha.

Glimpsing a fairytale wedding

It is one of the biggest events on the Indian social calendar this year. The only trouble is, it is taking place in France, and journalists are strictly banned.



Plenty to smile about for the bride and groom
It features 1,000 guests from all over the world, 20-page-thick silver-cased invitation cards and five days of events staged in some of the France's most famous settings.

And, of course, there is Bollywood song and dance.

This then is the mother of all weddings for the daughter of one of the wealthiest Asian men in the world.

The host is London-based Indian-born steel tycoon Lakshmi Mittal.

The bride is his daughter Vanisha.



The bridegroom is Amit Bhatia, a Delhi-born investment banker, now based in London.

Mr Mittal owns a steel company with an estimated worth of $6.4bn. Only last April he paid out nearly $127m for a London mansion, making it the most expensive house in the world.



'Finest chateau'

The wedding is expected to cost more than $55m - that includes expensive gifts for family and friends - according to accounts in Indian newspapers.



The groom dances to the bride in the Jardin des Tuileries
The guests have been put up by the host in a five-star hotel in Paris.

Mr Mittal has hired the 17th century Vaux le Vicomte, described as the "finest chateau and garden" in France, for the marriage of 23-year-old Vanisha, who has a degree from London's School of Oriental and African Studies, and her banker fiancé.

The chateau was built for Nicolas Fouquet, King Louis XIV's finance minister.

"There will be an Indian marriage party here on 22 June. We are smaller than Versailles but from the point of beauty we are number one, we think," a spokesman at the Vaux le Vicomte, some 55 km from Paris, is quoted as saying.

The newspaper says the festivities will "light up Paris... and the gardens of Eiffel Tower have been cleared for the mother of all firework displays".



'Papa, buy me the Eiffel'
Headline - Outlook magazine

The engagement ceremony took place on 20 June at the Palace of Versailles, once the home to Louis XIV, France's Sun King. There was a lavish dinner for the guests at the Jardin des Tuileries on the right bank in Paris.

Can can girls

The highlight of the engagement ceremony was a cocktail party for the guests who were then taken through the palace.

Mr Mittal and his wife, Usha, according to reports, even played themselves in an hour-long 'drama' which enacted the love story of Vanisha and 25-year-old Amit at a glittering function on the banks of the Seine.


Vanisha and Amit with his parents
The domestic drama was a Bollywood production.

The script was written by leading movie writer Javed Akhtar, set to music by music director Shankar Mahadevan and choreographed by dance director-turned filmmaker Farah Khan.

At the Palace of Versailles, guests to the wedding were also regaled by can can girls, evoking the heydays of the Moulin Rouge, according to India's The Telegraph newspaper.

There were reports that some top Bollywood stars, including Aishwarya Rai and Shah Rukh Khan, would entertain the guests at a 'surprise' Bollywood theme party at the wedding.

The bridal trousseau has been designed by some of the top Indian designers, including Suneet Verma and Tarun Tahiliani.

One of the top chefs from the eastern Indian city of Calcutta, where Mr Mittal was born, was flown to Paris to prepare Indian food for the guests.

Munna Maharaj, Calcutta's top caterer-turned-restaurateur, has a reputation for rising to the challenge of a big event. According to one report, he once prepared more than 120 dishes for some 15,000 guests.

The expensive wedding invitation card has also become the talk of the Indian media.

The card contains romantic poems, including some written by a Mittal family member.


Lakshmi Mittal - father of the bride
Here's one verse:

"From the chateau steeped in history,

We enter a world of maharajahs and mystery,

A gilded palace from Bikaner brings,

A lavish feast fit for a king."

"There is just a hint that the Mittals see themselves as maharajahs on a par with the ancient royal houses of Rajasthan..," is The Telegraph's comment.

The Indian media is agog with 'leaked' and 'unofficial' reports from the wedding.

Mr Mittal had earlier issued a statement making it clear he would not be inviting the media to cover the wedding.

'Papa, Buy me the Eiffel,' headlined a report in Outlook, one of India's leading magazines, alluding to the extravagance in Paris.

"The steel magnate summons all the romance of Paris to gift his daughter-and his guests-a fairytale wedding," the magazine said.

Its a depicting summary of an Asian wedding, which sounds beautiful.
however you will need perfect wedding photgraphers, lightsmen,lensmen,make up artist, fashionista's , etc
or a reputed wedding planner to give you the ultimate once in a lifetime memory.

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