Creating a wedding that is unique is easier than ever since several companies now offer customizable services and products for weddings. Incorporating a personal message or monogram into your special day will not only allow you to customize your wedding, but it will also provide you with a means of creating a consistent look. By using repetitive elements, you will be able to create a sense of commonality between aspects that would otherwise have no connection.
Save the date cards or ecards and wedding websites are typically the elements that will introduce your wedding to your guests, so if you can include your monogram or message on these aspects of your wedding, your guests will recognize them when they see them on your napkins or place cards, for example. If you want to have a wedding website that looks like it was custom designed just for you but does not include the custom price tag, consider creating a DIY site using WeddingWindow.com – you can create custom color schemes and upload your own design photos. Read more »
This Festival has taken place in Lucca since 1998 and normally starts the first week end of July and lasts until the third week end of July.
This is the 2010 programme and this are the artists confirmed so far:
4th July – Fiorello
9th July – Paco de Lucia
10th July – Mark Knopfler
13th July – ZZ Top + Jeff Beck
17th July – Seal
18th July – Crosby Stills & Nash
20th July – Paolo Nutini
23th July – Simply Red
25th July – Karima
27th July – Placebo
All concerts take place in the beautiful landscape of Piazza Napoleone in Lucca, Italy.
Here is the direct link at the Lucca Summer Festival web site.
Also follow this source website: http://www.turismo.intoscana.it/allthingstuscany/aroundtuscany/lucca-summer-festival-2010/
Wedding preparations can be stressful, even if you’re only planning a simple ceremony. The thrill of accepting the proposal is soon followed by a wave of panic. Where should you get your dress? What will the members of your wedding party wear? Should you consider an outdoor wedding? Where should you go on your honeymoon? A million questions are running through your head and you’ve got to get them all sorted out. Even if you’ve hired a wedding planner to help, it’s your special day.
Blissfulvows.com is a terrific wedding blog that covers just about everything that’s bouncing around in your spinning head. From suggestions for wedding themes to tips on nail care for brides to choosing wedding favors, you’ll find a wealth of information and resources on the blog.
What’s great about Blissfulvows.com is that in addition to the usual lowdown on fashion trends and writing your own vows you find on other wedding sites, there’s a lot of practical advice and suggestions to be found there as well, such as where to find end-of-season wedding gown sales, how to recycle your wedding dress, and what to do if your fiancé presents you with an engagement ring you can’t bear to look at. The blog posts are written in a breezy conversational style that’s fun to read and the home page layout makes it easy to find what you’re looking for.
Efffetti wedding planners in Tuscany | Italy has been mentioned by the official portal for Turism in Tuscany
Read the full mention in Italian here
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More and more couples are looking for ethical options for their big day and charity wedding lists are becoming a popular choice – Give It, a not-for-profit organisation, operate a series of charitable gift lists including The African Wedding List, a simple to use online wedding list service, where instead of toasters and kettles, marrying couples can sign-up to a list that contains gifts of donations to a variety of charities that work across Africa.
Give It offer a service that mirrors a traditional wedding list – donations are wrapped up like gifts so users can see what a particular donation could fund for each charity and a gift list is made up of donations to a variety of charities. Charities participating in The African Wedding List include AfriKids, Save the Children, Sightsavers International, Street Child Africa, Tree Aid, War on Want and many others. Couples select a group of charities; guests select a donation to the charity of their choice.
Everything’s been kept simple and online and it’s easy for couples to check up on donations made and messages left by guests.
There are no charges for couples, no minimum total expected and there are no hidden costs for guests – every penny they spend goes to the charities and all the costs of the service are covered by the Gift Aid reclaimed on donations made.
For more information, visit the website at www.TheAfricanWeddingList.co.uk.
Fashion trends spill over on to every area of society and the use of unique metals and gems has made its way into the world of bridal jewelry in the form of alternative wedding rings. Instead of the traditional platinum, gold or silver bands, today’s couples will consider everything from tungsten and aluminum to titanium and palladium. The reason for making such a choice is varied, but tends to include the financial savings and the low-maintenance of the materials.
Consider that alternative wedding rings will still contain gem stones, inscriptions and engraved designs, but they will be far less likely to bend, scratch or become damaged than the more traditional metals.
These unique materials can be finished in a way that gives the ring a permanent shine that is not attainable through traditional approaches. This means that the bride and groom will be able to wear their rings each and every day without worrying about harming the rings through activities such as sports, cooking, housecleaning and gardening.
The proper care for these alternative wedding rings will vary from metal to metal, but the best advice is to always opt for the gentlest cleansers available. For example, rather than submerging a titanium band into a chemical bath or over the counter jewelry cleaner, it is best to soak it in a warm detergent bath instead. This mild approach will remove the natural body oils, dirt and even lotions or crèmes that may have accumulated on the surface and given it a dull or cloudy appearance.
Alternative wedding bands that are constructed of unique metals should also be kept away from ultrasonic cleaning machines because these can often damage any surface treatments on the stones.
Choosing alternative wedding bands is a great way to save on cost and upkeep, but it is also a great way to make a real statement of lasting and enduring love on your wedding day.
Uffizi and Florence are a duet not to be split. Come to Florence and you cannot miis visiting this immense artistic patrimony that includes thousands of paintings – from medieval masterpieces to contemporary works—as well as a vast array of ancient sculptures, miniatures and tapestries.
Uffizi also recall long queuing… hot sun on your head and wait wait wait. But Uffizi can also be visited with a pre-booked tour. So you can reserve your Uffizi visit now and avoid queuing!
And more! this is a good option to celebrate your wedding. Instead of the classical lunch or dinner, with a dance you can also offer your guests the different experience of visiting the Uffizi together with Bride and Groom! Success is granted.
The Uffizi’s extraordinary collection of paintings and sculptures has made it one of the most famous museums in the world. Its assortment of Medieval and Renaissance works includes some of the most legendary masterpieces of all time, including paintings by Italian masters Giotto, Simone Martini, Piero della Francesca, Beato Angelico, Filippo Lippi, Botticelli, Mantegna, Correggio, Leonardo, Raffaello, Michelangelo and Caravaggio. The museum also boasts a large collection of German, Dutch and Flemish works by Dürer, Rembrandt and Rubens. Construction on the large palace—intended as offices for the Florentine magistrates—was begun by Giorgio Vasari in 1560.
The museum is located Downtown Florence, right beside the amazing wedding hall in Palazzo Vecchio called Sala Rossa.
Contact us to reserve your “wedding with a tour” now email us at info@weddingintuscany.info
It’s Wedding Season! And you’re invited! It’s a joyous occasion that your closest friends and family want you to share in. If you’ve been invited to a wedding this summer be sure to know the proper etiquette when it comes to giving gifts to the happy couple. Depending on the couple and your relation to them you could be invited to additional events aside from the wedding itself such as a bridal shower and/or an engagement party honoring the soon-to-be newlyweds. Knowing the do’s and don’ts of wedding gifts is important for every wedding guest to know. So in addition to helping you pick out the perfect gift, we here at Become are providing an etiquette guide to help you be the perfect wedding guest. We’ve done all the research, now sit back and read up! Feel free to print out this guide as well as it may come handy in the future! Choose from any of the topics listed below; or just scroll through them all!
You were born together, and together you shall be forevermore.
You shall be together when the white wings of death scatter your days.
Ay, you shall be together even in the silent memory of God.
But let there be spaces in your togetherness,
And let the winds of the heavens dance between you.
Love one another, but make not a bond of love:
Let it rather be a moving sea between the shores of your souls.
Fill each other’s cup but drink not from one cup.
Give one another of your bread but eat not from the same loaf
Sing and dance together and be joyous, but let each one of you be alone,
Even as the strings of a lute are alone though they quiver with the same music.
Give your hearts, but not into each other’s keeping.
For only the hand of Life can contain your hearts.
And stand together yet not too near together:
For the pillars of the temple stand apart,
And the oak tree and the cypress grow not in each other’s shadow.
