Wedding Ring

There are instances when you may want to reset the diamond in an old ring. Maybe it was a ring that has been passed down from generation to generation, or maybe it was a ring that was purchased at an antique shop or at an estate sale. Your reasons for resetting the diamond may vary depending on the origin of the engagement ring.

Changing An Engagement Ring Setting

How or why you choose to change the setting is very personal and will likely vary based on your sentimental attachment to the ring. If it was a wedding ring that has been passed down in the family you may not want to change the look of the ring too much. But if it was a vintage ring purchased somewhere like an antique store you might have less attachment and instead you may have some creative ideas of how to modify it to fit your style.

Some women, who keep the diamond wedding ring after a divorce, want to use the diamond for a new piece of jewelry. It can be used to make a pendant or something else that looks very different from the original piece of jewelry.

Wedding Cartoon

Cartoon wedding invitations are a fun twist on traditional formal wedding invitations. Let's face it, no matter how much money people spend on their wedding invitations, very rarely do you receive one that truly captures your attention. They all kind of look the same despite any effort to make them unique. This isn't the case with cartoon wedding invitations. Each wedding invitation is totally unique to the individual couple. These invitations are often creative and individual expressions of the couple's personality. You can provide all the detailed information a wedding invitation requires but the clever presentation will catch the eye of everyone!

Your cartoon wedding invitations can include your favorite cartoon or comic book characters, perhaps dressed in full wedding apparel to represent you and your significant other. Another idea is to set it up like a newspaper comic, a four panel cartoon, informing people of your wedding date. You may also decide to have an illustrator create caricatures of the two of you for the enjoyment of friends and family. The caricature portrait could display the two of you in funny situations or poses. An exaggerated caricature portrait may be something that wedding guests would likely keep in a scrapbook to remember the event and laugh at your colorful and clever wedding invitation. You may even want to frame you caricature portrait to preserve what should be a life-long memory.

You have several different routes in the creation of your cartoon wedding invitations. You may find a known caricature artist in your region or find some graphic designers capable of completing the job. The illustrators at Discount Wedding Invitations, an online source for wedding invitations, keep their cartoon wedding invitations realistic and true to your original photograph reference. Simply send your photo reference in a JPEG format or forward a link to a particular photo you have posted online. The illustrators are capable of capturing any pose in any situation imaginable. You can select from situations and poses listed at the site or set your very own requirements. It is important to describe in specific detail exactly what you're looking for. A $50 deposit is required and the design team emails your first set of proofs within 2-3 business days. The final product isn't shipped until you give absolute clearance of the proof, ensuring that you are satisfied with the job. You pay your remaining balance and within five days a set of cartoon wedding invitations are in your possession to be distributed to your guests.

Wedding Dress Muslim

Many Muslim brides tend to choose wedding dresses that are traditional, and white. Brides from subcontinent of Asian prefer shalwar-qameez that is scarlet, with henna decorated feet and hands in intricate and beautiful patterns.

Shalwar-qameez
Shalwar-qameez or Qamis/Kammez is a wedding dress that is traditionally worn in the Southern countries of Asia. It is popular in India, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, were it is worn widely. Salwar Kammez is worn commonly by Muslim males and women. It is popular as a wedding dress in many Afghani and Pakistani women.

A shalwar is pajama bottom-like, and loose trouser that is wide at the thighs and waist, and tapers down towards the bottom, where it is stitched narrowly at the very bottom edges. Pleats adorn it at the waist level, and are held in place through an elastic band, or drawstring, or more traditionally through woven cord, called 'Naada' or 'Naala'. There are different style takes among the ladies' shalwars, from the more traditional to the contemporary.

Women's wedding shalwars are baggy and wide, although the ladies nowadays wear figure hugging or tight shalwars, named 'Pyjamies' or 'Churidar Pyjamies'. One of the more famous versions of shalawar designs is the Patiala Shahi Shalwars, popular among the regions of Malwa and Patiala in Indian Punjab, with the most striking feature about them is their waist cords, Naada or Naala, that are woven.

Wedding Cake

Modern bride and groom certainly deserve a modern wedding cake. In my opinion, if the reception, dress, tuxes and decor will be sleek and stylish, the cake should match. The modern design, however, may seem elusive to those not in the know about desert styles, so let's take a look at what exactly a modern wedding cake is.

Deserts for the Modern Couple
Typically, cakes can be labeled modern if they deviate from the traditional. Whether the slight difference in design is the shape, the frosting or tier structure, modern wedding cakes often exude elegance and clean lines.

Traditionally, cakes at wedding receptions are usually round tiered structures with busy frosting designs. So to change up the traditional, one could create a square cake, cupcakes or a fondant base to create the modern cake.

Square Cakes

One popular trend in modern wedding cake designs is the square cake. This desert is undeniably modern by itself, but the square cake often also features a fondant base. Fondant is an edible material that can be draped over the base to create a smooth-as-glass base for the design.

Once the fondant is in place, decor can be added with frosting, additional fondant, flowers and edible spray paints. This material allows for a versatility in design that is not as easily created with frosting, and it retains a sleek profile for that modern, clean-lined appeal.

Cupcake Weddings

Cupcakes have come a long way from the individual cakes made for third grade birthday parties. Rather than a sad and tiny desert with disappointing bits of haphazardly applied frosting, modern wedding cupcakes can be the individual masterpieces of a large wedding cake, complete with modern design and flair.

Fondant and ganache are both great toppings for the modern cupcake, but bakers can also decorate the tiny deserts in beautiful traditional frosting swirls. Once the cupcakes are decorated, they can be displayed in a number of different ways, but a cupcake tier has become rather popular in weddings of today.

Whatever the bride and groom's final decision on the cake choice, they will surely be pleased with the many different modern wedding cake options to fit their reception needs. Square cakes, cupcakes and fondant are all great choices for the modern couple, and all of these modern cake ideas are sure to help the young couple enjoy their reception in a style that matches their modern lives.