Why to have a cheesy traditional wedding when you can spice it up with themed wedding style. Imagine a wedding ceremony having its venue at seashore or at beach house. Or, how about giving the pirates theme to your wedding? Yes, pirate style marriage involves punch, ruffians and gold doubloons which can make your knotty affair a delightful experience. Try this exotic theme at your wedlock and make it gala event. Read on to know how:

Wedding Invitation

Design your wedding card in a way that the sheer glance of the card gives the theme in which the wedding is going to take place. For example, you can design a wedding card in pirate map style consisting venue, date and a map showing location of the venue of the wedding ( like pirate map style). It is fun to have such elements in your wedding card. You can customize it according to your style. This will help you save money. Try another one if you don’t have much time. You can deliver the invitations in bottle. You can have your message in it and on each bottle you can put a pirate’s flag like secret pirate messages. You can make it more innovative by adding pirate symbols, skulls, etc. Visit websites to get more idea in this regard. But as per latest updates, map style is being considered very popular.

Wedding Venue

Key to successful wedding is the venue. Wedding at beaches of Florida or Hawaii, Pirate ship, Yacht, Local Boat or places like a restaurant with beach front. In all, having an essence of sea justifies the pirate theme. Try to choose such a restaurant that provides facilities that will allow the guest to experience the sand and surf. The blend of amorousness with Hollywood flavor will serve your cause. Wedding on yacht gives an oceanic experience. If you opt for a beach, try placing small replicas of small pirate’s ships. You can have the stage in the wedding replicating the deck of a pirates’ ship. This completes the theme of the wedding.

Wedding Attire

Attire is also an important part of the theme. For that you must inspire the guest to use all accessories ans attires of pirate. It will be better if you place a treasure chest filled with hats and other pirate accessories. The bride should try Renaissance Faire Costume that makes a very authentic pirate gown with rich fabric fitting. Red and mud colored combo outfit would work wonders for the bride. For groom, usual Pirate Captain’s Dress would be the best. Dark and bright colors are the best for this theme. They can opt for black and brown combo. You could well get these attire on rent or can design it by yourself and save some extra bugs.

Wedding Jewelry and Accessories

Jewelry and accessories are the most important part of wedding. If it’s properly used in a theme wedding, it can literally change the mood. For a pirate theme wedding, you can use I-Patches, Ostrich Plume, big brass buckle belt, pouches say leather one with vivid sizes, spy glasses, telescope, Satin sash and pouch belt etc. You can also use treasure chest to increase the ambiance of the venue.

Wedding Hairstyles

The overall outlook remains incomplete without a perfect hairstyle matching to the costume and occasion. For pirate like hair style, you can choose hairstyles like long hair, braiding, short hair and mix match type suiting to your face cut. This type of hairdo is common to all. For innovation you can use flowers as well.

Wedding Décor

The food should include Pirate cupcakes that have icing done in shapes of skulls and crossbones. You can also have a cake that is in shape of a ship. The dishes include heart stews, shish kebabs and lots of seafood. It must be ensured that plenty of rum is stocked for the guests. You can creatively present the food. Rum could be placed in skull bottles. The salads could be cut artistically, such as watermelon to represent the ship.

If Christmas is knocking at the doors and winter has already made the landscape in front of you snow covered and your wedding is round the corners, then nothing can be more suitable than planning a snowflake themed Christmas wedding. If you have already decided to have such a theme wedding to celebrate the chill and the snow all around, then you must consider some important things that will be essential for your plannings of snowflake themed Christmas wedding.

1. Perfect bridal gown

Wearing the perfect bridal gown that will do justice with your theme is very important. Thus, when the traditional white color of bridal trousseau will predominate in your wedding, you must be careful to replace the sequins, rhinestone and silk thread embroidery in it with encrusted snowflake designs. You can experiment with some artificial furs and feathers around your neckline, sleeves and hemline to accentuate the snowflake look. You can further wear a train made of thin sheath of faux fabric to create a dreamy sequence.

2. Wedding gown accessories

The various accessories that you must wear with your snowflake wedding gown must be carefully chosen so that they reflect the snowflake Christmas theme. Flaunt a stylish and light shawl or cloak over your wedding gown which must be made from pure cashmere or fuax fur. You can incorporate specific Christmas based colors like red, green and gold. Wear gloves that reach your elbow and see to it that it is made out of faux fur so that you look all snowy and dreamy. Indulge in a Christmas hairstyle that will focus on a loosely tied bun at your nape with loose strands hanging carelessly from here and there. Decorate your hair with fake red berries, snowflakes, etc. instead of traditional ornaments.

3. Bridesmaids’ and flower girl dresses

Special attention must be given on the bridesmaids’ dresses too. So, ask them to wear dresses that are custom made and have trimmings of faux and fur. You must also ask them to stick to Christmas colors like bright red, fresh green and dazzling gold with lots of ribbon and fur detailing. The dress of the flower girl must also be of similar essence and predominantly in the color of Christmas. Instruct her to scatter fake snow along with seasonal flower all the way you walk, so that your wedding theme is done justice with.

4. Attire of the bridegroom

Since your wedding theme can never be complete without your bridegroom, so his attire must also reflect the snowflake Christmas wedding theme. You can ask your groom to wear a black tuxedo with a tie bearing any of the dominant colors of the season. Ask him to wear a cravet in the matching color to complete the look. Go for cufflinks that have imprints of olives, berries or mistletoe on them to make him look completely ready for the theme wedding.

5. Customized transport

Instead of a conventional transport to carry the groom party or the bride party to the wedding party, you can incorporate innovative ideas of transportation, like a horse driven chariot with the driver dressed in the robes of Santa Claus and having long, white bears, so that your transport suits your theme.

6. Special flowers of the season

Carefully choose flowers that are seasonal and suit well with your snowflake themed Christmas wedding. Consult your florist regarding this and look out for flowers like red roses, red carnations, lilies, helbore, mistletoe, ivy etc.

7. Invitation card

Your wedding invitation card must also reflect the theme of your wedding. Make your own customized envelopes and wedding cards that have both of your snaps on it with decorations of snowflakes, berries, bells, olives, etc. all around, which will go well with your wedding theme.

8. Decorating the venue

Your wedding venue must include a Christmas tree as a centerpiece adorned with fake snowflakes. Work further on your theme by stacking all the wedding gifts you get from your invitees under this unique Christmas center piece. Decorate your wedding venue further with snow statues, snow blackets, etc.

9. Decorating the table

Decorate the dining tables in snow white colored linen with runners in Christmas colors like red, green, gold, etc. For the center piece decorations on each of the tables, insist on artificial snow flakes, seasonal flowers and fruits. Arrange for table napkins that bear the colors of Christmas too.

10. Theme wedding cake

The traditional Christmas cake is a fruit cake and the wedding cake is cream cake. What you can do for your snowflake themed Christmas wedding is that go for fruit cakes smeared fully with vanilla cream and decorated further with red berries, olives, maple leaves, dolls representing Santa, angels, etc. It will be perfect for your wedding theme.

Colors have profound impact in your life yet you never had a clue. They are helpful in expressing yourself better. By choosing a black and white themed wedding, you are making a statement of simplicity, elegance and power. It is a timeless classic that works both with traditionalists and modernists. All you have to do is to add some patterns or a tinge of colors like red, pink, fuchsia or gold as an accent. Some ideas for planning a black and white themed wedding are listed below.

1. Wedding invitations

The black and white invitations are very simple yet very trendy. You can go for either a Do It Yourself Kit or you can hire a professional in order to save your time. Wedding invitation cards come in ways like black polka dots, a Rue Saint Jean Black card with a classic chic design in black along with a Reception card, a Response and Return (RSVP) card, Wedding Save the Date card and a Thank You card.

2. Bridal dress

Go for a white dress with black embroidery. It will look gorgeous and will also blend in with the theme. You can also go for an off-white or an ivory gown but also keep in mind to have a warm lighting and candle warmth at the venue to accent and compliment your warmer dress. For a much classic and vintage look you can also try the mermaid wedding dresses that look great.

3. Groom's dress

A simple black tuxedo is all you need. If this is too fancy for your taste, go for a simple black business suit with white shirt and black tie. Don’t overdo the suit with extra accessories. Keep the attire simple and classy.

4. Bridesmaid dresses

A simple black dress will look absolutely beautiful and classy. A silk dress or a satin dress in black will add sheen and luster. Also you can go for a white dress with a slight tinge of black color in any form like a slight embroidery, a black belt or black polka dots.

5. Reception decor

It is very easy to attain an upscale sophisticated look in a black and white themed wedding. Either go for a white table and add black to it or a black table with whites.

For a white satin table cloth, add a black runner with white chairs and vice-versa. For the centerpiece, go for a black and white flower arrangement with flowers like white lilies and burgundy black dahlia flowers or go for a fish bowl with black and white floating candles or go for a candelabra with tall candles sitting on a mirror base, which will reflect the candle light and create a warm glow and also accentuate the light effect around the table. Add candle votives around the centerpiece.

For the place setting, go for a silver plate charger or a black plate charger with a white dish on a white table cloth. Use black napkins and highlight with diamond napkin rings or a white rose and silverware.

6. Wedding cake

The black and white multi-tier cakes look fabulous. There are various designs available to choose from. Either you can go for a plain white cake with black icing or a plain black cake with white stencil work. It's up to you but both looks elegant.

7. Wedding flowers

Flowers are important in any occasion and if it’s a wedding, you want them everywhere to add softness and femininity. Some flowers that can be used in this theme to make bouquets or centerpieces are white lollies, white roses, tulips, burgundy lily, Burgundy dahlia, burgundy black orchids, etc.

8. Wedding stationary

To direct guests to the table, you can use black and white escort cards in which we can mention the name and table number for the guest. You can also give the paintings as the wedding gifts to the wedding guests. Hire a sketch artist, if you like the idea. He can well prepare the sketches of the couples together in no time.

9. Wedding photo

Photos are the way to revisit a memory. And what more is apt for this theme than a collection of black and white pictures. Get a good professional wedding photographer who knows the art of black and white photography. The pictures look elegant as well as dramatic in black and white color. You can also create the black and white photographs from the normal colored pictures by some good editing and effects.

10. Wedding cocktails

You can go for Black and White Russians representing bride and groom but its cliche. So go for Blavod (black vodka) and make a cocktail like heart of heart or love birds. And for white bride drink, go for a white martini cocktail.

11. Wedding favors

As a small gift from bride and groom, you can go for bonbonniere like black and white candies or chocolates in a black box, black/white candles, black/white coasters, bride and groom sugar almonds bags, black/white cakes, etc.

Like any other wedding gesture and responsibility, Wedding themes also play an indispensable part in a ceremony. A wedding being themed on an apposite idea is likely to remain more in the memories than usual. A perfect theme embraces proper arrangements of food, clothing, gifts and the decorations. Every bit of the wedding ceremony then is encircled and clouded with the chosen theme. One can pick a theme complimenting their culture, rituals choice and suitability. It is often advised not to follow the blind norms of a theme; rather they should plan everything according to their convenience and preferences, to avoid any further fuss. Depending upon the innovative and creative streak, one can experiment and play on with different wedding themes and transform the wedding into a long-lasting memorable affair:
Read on for an interesting list of wedding themes worth a try:

If you love travelling and your spouse is equally interested in the same, then you can plan your whole wedding in a travel theme style. It will not only give your wedding an unusual innovative look but will also lend your ceremony an ecstatic look. You will have to then decide on the main element of travel for your wedding. You can pick a particular destination and you can modulate the theme accordingly. Incorporate the theme into all the arrangements from invitations to wedding gifts. This will give you wedding a inimitable and unique look.

Do you love the idea of a wedding surrounded with vintage look and appearances? If yes then you can go for this beautiful rustic theme of Victorian vintage style. This era was one of the most romantic and elegant of all times. They can be a wonderful option to pick for an event like marriage. For this you can pick a beautiful garden setting or area; you can also design the wedding décor inside a mansion or an inn or a church. Pick pieces which look classy and elegant and have that vintage feel to them. Fabrics chosen should be velvets, damasks and needlepoints, and the most popular colors include eggplant, bottle-green and red.

Grab the essence of a celestial marriage into your ceremony with this intriguing starry night theme. Pick and choose the designs that will suit it the best and can compliment the ambiance and surrounding of a starry night theme. One can select blue or black paper to decorate the whole location and can choose the gold color for the writing and highlighting part of décor. The invitations can also have that bling of the starry theme and the color combination can also depict the brightness and luster of a starry night theme.

If you and your spouse are a rock lover couple then this theme will interest you the most. The theme can incorporate three different zone’s- punk rock, glam rock and rock and rock n roll theme. One can even imagine themselves walking down the aisle to a coldplay’s ‘yellow’ and dancing to the tunes of the police song. This will completely break the monotony of a traditional wedding and will give your wedding a new punk look. The main colors are ought to be black and white; and the accessories and the décor should complement them too. You can also mix and match the ensemble with a black suit and converse sneakers.

If you plan to exchange the vows in the most romantic season, i.e. winters, then you are sure to make your wedding more memorable than usual. With snowflakes and sparkling crystals floating on your body and the décor, the wedding gets its ambiance and best surroundings. For the occasion you can pick winter wedding flowers and centerpieces that goes eith the winter theme. Think more of crystals and pure white hues, so that you can bestow it a wonderland theme as well. Try and cover the whole wedding location with the crystal decoration and icy décor.

One of the exotic and bright themes of all time is the- springs’. This is a theme which has all the bright shades and hues. In this wedding theme, you can pick more of the pastel shades and can decorate the ceremony with these flamboyant bright colors. You can also integrate two or more colors to the wedding theme such as pinks, oranges and deep purples. One thing that you need to keep in mind is to not choose the colors which come into the fall winter category because it will then distract the whole spring theme with other themes.

If you are a person who has always been daring and confident enough to experiment with themes and occasions, then this theme belongs to you. The adventurous pirate theme has got it unique charm and gleam. You can incorporate and include the characterization from the “the pirates of the Caribbean” movie. There are dozens of stores that specialize on the pirate theme products. You can keep the food table a bit messy because it’s all about the pirate gesture and theme. You can also put treasure chits on the table just to make the wedding affair more interesting.

Celebrations can become more fun and interesting, if you design your wedding in a sport theme style. The theme is fun and outgoing and it can explore the fun side of the couple an guests present in the ceremony. Incorporate the sport theme in the invitations, décor, favors, cake design and food choices. The sport theme can vary from look to look; because of the sport choice you will pick you will choose for your wedding. there is a sport variety to pick from the long list of sports.

Having a rose themed wedding is something which would enlighten everyone’s mood at the ceremony. The aroma of roses is enough to let you have the wedding you desire. There are a number of stunning colors; Red of course being the most dominant color would allow you to decorate the wedding venue is the most exclusive ways. Roses, depending on the way they have been used to decorate the area can give out an official or an informal ambiance. You could have a stunning romantic setting too if you choose too if you desire

Champagne, candles and a beautiful fragranced aura all round, the setting looks perfect for a romantic whimsical themed wedding. One can pick form a wide variety of soft colors that exhibits soothe and elegance. The décor of the wedding should close to a fairytale saga and something that can touch heart in the first look. Candles, flowers pearls and even large sized bows would make up to this beautiful theme. The ambiance should look romantic and as well as harmonic. The love factor should pop in form the theme with the décor in sync with the couple choices and beliefs. The usage of butterflies, birds and lady bugs entails a whimsical and calm environment all around.

Unlike the era before 1990s, geeks today have a much better chance of finding a girl who is equally as geeky as them and actually wants to live with them in geekdom for the rest of their lives. With their better halves sharing their passions, geeks can finally have the themes of their weddings match their eccentric obsessions and the number of comic book inspired wedding parties are overpowering the old-fashioned white weddings slowly but steadily. If you too have been a lifelong fan of an enterprise but aren’t sure whether you should let your geekiness dominate you wedding ceremony, let our compilation of the some of the best geeky wedding themes be the inspiration for your own unique big day.

One of the most popular geek wedding themes, the Superhero Wedding is suprisingly easy to do though it is always very difficult to get all your guests to get excited about dressing up for the superhero theme of your choice. Depending on the superhero you adore, every element of the wedding can be customized to reflect your adoration of a particular comicbook icon and you can even rent vehicles or even book a superhero-theme park booked for your wedding ceremony.

A lot of the kids who are the same age as the cast of the Harry Potter series are all grown up now and already getting married. If you are one of them and have always wanted to incorporate the magical world of HP movies that you grew up with in your big day, you very well can! Just ask your guests to wear witch/wizard hats and capes and carry wands. You can even have a Hogwarts dining hall-style reception though finding candles that float in mid-air would be a little hard to do!

If you thought girl geeks liked the same stuff as boy geeks, think again! Just like men are obsessed with the masculinity of their superheroes, women too have cute and girly fictional icons like Disney princesses and Hello Kitty! If you love your geeky bride-to-be enough to let her have the Hello Kitty-themed wedding of her dreams, you’re sure to be adored lifelong for the “sacrifices” you made on your wedding day.

If you are planning a late fall wedding, choosing a Halloween-y Zombie Apocalypse theme for your wedding can be the most fun idea ever and almost everyone coming to your wedding would enjoy getting dressed in distressed clothing and OTT zombie makeup! And if any of your relatives get drunk and start acting out, you won’t be as embarrassed as you would have been at a snooty bash!If you are planning a late fall wedding, choosing a Halloween-y Zombie Apocalypse theme for your wedding can be the most fun idea ever and almost everyone coming to your wedding would enjoy getting dressed in distressed clothing and OTT zombie makeup! And if any of your relatives get drunk and start acting out, you won’t be as embarrassed as you would have been at a snooty bash!

Everyone loves a good love story and for geeks, they don’t get better than the story of Shrek and Princess Fiona who overcame the odds and lived happily ever after. What’s really fun about this wedding theme is that guests have a large variety of Disney- and fairy-tale characters to choose from and you can get married in a park or even your backyard to stick with the theme.

Since being a science geek is no longer something to be ashamed of, a science-themed wedding could actually be a great way to make your special day even more extraordinary. However, you’ll just have to double check every detail for scientific accuracy since scientists are known to be very detail oriented!

Convincing your non-geek fiancé to have a Steampunk-themed wedding is a lot easier than convincing them to have a Batman-inspired bash. Since the genre overlaps with the themes of the Victorian era, your bride and guests would mind getting dressed in lavish period costumes, getting in steampunk horse-driven coaches and having a Victorian-style décor for the reception.

If your fiancé lets you have a Star Wars themed wedding, you know you have met your soul mate and you should cherish them for the rest of your life. Yet another costume-intensive theme, this one could be a lot of fun for guests who would be able to dress up as storm troopers and the groomsmen and bridesmaids can choose from the beloved characters of the Star Wars universe to stand out from the crowd!

Before Johnny Depp “invented” the lovable character, pirates were considered dirty, stinking, foul-mouthed, horny degenerates. Since that’s no longer the case, a pirate themed wedding wont be as horrifying to your guests and you can even have it on a boat or near the water and give the old church wedding a miss.

James Cameron’s Avatar has been a worldwide success. And though most of us fell in love with the stunning special effects used in the movie, some of us found regular old earth and it regular old customs a little too bland after the avatar experience. That’s probably the reason why Avatar style weddings have been so popular and though the frequency of their occurrence have started to scare us a little, it could be just the perfect geeky theme that outdoes every Star Wars or gaming inspired themes.

Every girl dreams of finding her prince charming and getting married in a huge white wedding like a princess. Decked in white, getting married in a castle, making a grand entrance in a horse carriage, eating royal food with a huge cake! Now you can make this dream come true with a Cinderella themed wedding. A lot of people worry about all the intricacies involved with making a wedding with this theme possible, but it isn't much work at all! All you need is a good strategy and a wild imagination. We provide you with the rest out of the ideas out here which will help you start off to planning the best wedding of the century, fit for a princess!

Wedding Invitations

Now the very first thing which you need to think about, is the type of invites you want to send out for the Cinderella theme wedding. The invites basically give your guest a sense of the wedding and what it's going to be like. So you need to incorporate the theme into the invites. But the best part about choosing a Cinderella styled wedding is that you have different "sub styles" to choose from! You could opt for an invite in a pretty little white scroll with gold engravings, or castle invitations. Either way, you can let your imagination run wild with the invites or there are various companies and designers which also have ready made fairy tale invitations. But whatever you do make sure that the invitations have lots of glitter, gold, silver colors, calligraphy and embossing to really give your guests the feel of a fairy tale wedding.

Wedding Locations

When you think of a Cinderella themed wedding the first ideas which pop into your head are castles and ballrooms. In fact, both would be the perfect wedding as well as reception locations. The best thing would be trying to book a castle for the venue but if that fails, then you could opt for a ballroom with a beautifully manicured garden. If you can't get either then you can settle for an amazing garden with lots of beautiful roses and flowers all around.

Wedding Attire

You need to make sure that everyone is decked in royal wedding attire. For the bride the best choice would be a ball gown, very dramatic, with a big petticoat, a huge trail and satin gloves. For accessories sophisticated pearls or diamonds or rhinestones would be apt. But wearing a tiara is a must! Plus you need to make sure that the bride wears clear shoes or silver strappy heels to give the effect of a glass slipper. Finally an up do like a french twist or with loosely piled up curls will complete the look.

For the bridesmaids the best idea is to wear baby pink or blue or any other pastel colored ball gowns with rhinestone necklaces or chokers. Or you could opt for other "royal" colors like purple or red. For the men, its either the traditional black tux or to add a little flavor of a fairy tale, they can opt for white tux's.

Wedding Decor And Flowers

You need to pay attention to every last detail when it comes to the decor and flowers in order to portray the fairy tale look. Firstly, deal with the finer details like the table clothes and the place card holders. The best idea is a white table cloth with hints of silver or gold and centerpieces which are big and very elaborate. They key to achieving this theme is to have lots of beautiful drapes of pastel colors all around the place with a bunch load of flowers and silvers and gold accents. Lots of crystal around is going to make it look completely dreamy. Also make sure that you drape the chairs with white and that they have pretty ribbons. You also need to consider the lighting, making it soft with a warm glow to give the starry feel. Lots of candles all around will also help you achieve this look. The flower arrangement should consist of elegant flowers like lilies, white and pink roses and orchids. Try spreading rose petals all over the place to make it seem just like a fairy tale! You can also have hollow pumpkins as the center piece and you can add little candles inside to give a warm glow to the entire room, making it look even more dreamy.

Wedding Music

To make it truly authentic, you could hire a mini orchestra if you can afford one. Ballads with lots of violins and string instruments, waltzes and other dreamy tunes should make up your playlist. If you cant hire an orchestra then you can get a DJ to play Disney Wedding tunes. Or any tune which is slow and dreamy should do the trick!

Wedding Menu

You need to have a regal menu to truly keep up with the theme. Fancy is the way to go for this theme. Your menu should consist of roast quail ( or duck) with pumpkin purees, mince grain rice and also lots of gravy. And for desert? You guessed it, pumpkin pie! For the cake, you need to make sure you get one fit for a princess, so forget about those two tiered cakes, its time to get out the big guns! Nothing less than six tiers should do. The cake should be filled with lots of pink pipping, roses, birds and sugar glass slippers! You also need to have the Cinderella and Prince figurines on top.

Wedding Transport

What's the first thing which comes to your mind then you think of transport for a Cinderella styled wedding? Yes, A pumpkin shaped horse drawn carriage. Now getting a horse drawn carriage is easy but getting a buggy shaped like a pumpkin maybe difficult. So you can simply decorate the normal carriages with ribbons. Or you could opt for a white stretch limo to really enter in style. For the groom, making an entrance on a horse is a must!

The normal aspects of a wedding tend to pale when you look at some of the laws governing it. While some are strange, others are downright outrageous. From being able to get married without being present on your auspicious day to kidnapping wealthy grooms and forcing them into marriage, the world of wedding laws isn’t as simple as we thought. We have chosen a few wedding laws from around the world that will make your wedding seem as easy as pie.

Place: Montana, U.S.

The law: This law could well serve couples who are so busy that they can’t even make it to their own wedding. Members of the U.S. military can actually ask people to stand in as proxies during their wedding. While three other states – Colorado, Texas and California – allow for a single proxy, Montana is the only state that allows for a double proxy wedding for couples who can’t attend their own nuptials.

Place: United Kingdom

The law: British couples, who choose to have their wedding held in any place other than a church, must later attend a civil induction to make their marriage official. According to the law, a wedding must occur under a fixed roof, so if you plan to have your in the outdoors, remember to attend a civil induction to legalize it.

Place: Uganda

The law: This next law would give anyone grounds for filing a divorce but in Uganda, it is legal for the father of the groom to bed the bride before the groom does so on their wedding night. This was considered one of the best presents a dad could give to his son. And that’s not all. In the Ankole culture, a groom’s aunt would teach the bride how to please a man to the extent that she would share the groom’s bed.

Place: Mexico

The law: For most of us, a marriage contract usually involves a pre-nup agreement. But in Mexico, lawmakers have presented a proposal for a marriage license that is valid for just two years. Advocates of the contact say that if the marriage falls apart in two years, couples won’t have to go through lengthy divorce proceedings. However, if they can’t make it through two years then they’d have to file for regular divorce.

Place: South Carolina, U.S.

The law: South Carolina law states that if a man over 16 years of age proposes marriage to a single woman and doesn’t intend to marry her, he is guilty of a misdemeanor. But, a woman can slap charges only if there is a witness to back up her claim that he proposed just to seduce her. Besides, no charges can be brought against the guy if it can be proved that the woman was behaving in a lewd manner during the time of the alleged seduction.

Place: Africa

The law: If you’re a member of Africa's Balanta tribe, don’t expect to save your wedding dress for years to come. A law of the tribe states that a bride must stay married until her wedding garb wears out. Thankfully, a clause provides that if she isn’t happy after a month of marriage, she can tear her wedding dress to escape wedlock.

Place: India

The law: Wealthy single men in India’s state of Bihar better watch their backs as it is legal for a poorer bride’s family to kidnap and force him into wedlock. At gunpoint. The practice has a name too: Pakdauau Shaadi. We wouldn’t really blame the men of the state who choose to stay poor.

Place: Kentucky, U.S.

The law: We don’t really get why anyone would choose to do this but in Kentucky, it is against the law to marry the same guy more than three times. Suffice it to say it would be better to move on to another guy if you want to make your marriage work.

Place: Wisconsin, U.S.

The law: Who says marriage is only between a couple? Wisconsin has a very odd law that allows a man or a woman to actually marry the home they live in. Why? We have no clue. All we know is that marriage has just taken on a whole new definition.

Place: Afghanistan

The law: Most rapists are put behind bars for their crimes but in Afghanistan, it is the woman who pays. A woman in jail accused of adultery after being raped was set to be released from prison only when she agreed to marry her rapist.

All the brides who are waiting for their fairy tale wedding to come true will have to wait only a bit longer. This October it will be a dream come true for all brides to be. DSW and Alfred Angelo have collaborated with Disney to launch their exclusive new wedding collection and gowns which revolve around the Cinderella era. This launch has been aptly timed with the release of the famous 1950 movies in Blu-ray.

Details about the collection

This new collection will mix the princess look with today’s modern wedding gowns to get that beautiful yet trendy look for your wedding. The gowns are blue in color and are available in various styles. The blue dresses are inspired from the Cinderella’s blue ball gown. Each and every gown is made keeping in mind various visions for all the brides to be. It’s a limited edition collection and will only be available by special shows.

The Gown Collection

Starting from the very next the famous Alfred Angelo will be offering a limited collection concise collection of 5 wedding dresses in blue. This whimsical collection will make their debut in the runway in New York City. This will follow several other shows in UK, Canada, US and Australia. This fairytale collection is sure going to sell like hot cakes. For more information you can visit their site and get details.

The shoe collection

This new collection will also include exclusively made shoes to complete the look. The shoes will also be inspired by the Disney princesses. This exclusively new shoe collection will be launched on October 1. The designers have blended the latest trends with the fantasy world to create these beautiful and trendy pieces. The main features that are included are glitters and rhinestones to give that typical princess look. To keep up with the latest trends, they have included pumps, peep toes and sandals. The price range is expected to be $60 and upwards.

A white wedding may be the epitome of a pristine Christian ceremony though it can get a bit too monochromatic and dull for people who generally love color. However, an all-white wedding doesn’t necessarily have to be plain looking. Here are a few tips that can help you make your white wedding look vibrant without interfering with your traditional color scheme.

Clever lighting

Even if you don’t want to introduce a lot of dark colors into the color scheme of your white wedding, you can still make the ambiance look warm and inviting using clever lighting. Incandescent lamps, spot lighting in warm colors and opening and closing the windows in the church or wedding location to let light in strategically can help you tone down the “whiteness” and make it look warm.

Bright flowers

If you want to stick closely to your white color scheme but don’t want to be flooded by a monochrome color scheme, you can choose bright, light colors like canary yellow, marigold and bright green instead of dark brown, violet, beige and scarlet.

Glassware

You can use glassware and glass elements to make your white wedding look spectacularly vibrant. Simple glass or crystal elements in the flower arrangements along the aisle can be complemented to the glassware used for the tables and décor.

Light catching jewelry

If you want to appear vibrant without adding color to your bridal attire, you can wear light catching jewelry like a studded tiara or elaborate choker necklace using imitation diamonds to truly shine on your big day.

Bright colors for bridesmaids

You may be tempted to use a dull color like beige or violet for your bridesmaids’ dresses but the fact remains that dressing your bridal party in vibrant colors can make your white wedding look instantly glamorous too. Opt for colors like scarlet, canary yellow, emerald green or even navy to add an instant dash of elegant vibrance to your white wedding.

• Envisioning your wedding day

• Reflecting your personal style on your wedding day

• Cultural wedding themes

• What you love

• Color Scheme – Start with a particular color scheme in your mind when you decorate your wedding. Popular choices are blues, whites and  pastels . Work everything else around your scheme.
• Candles for warmth –  Candles are the most preferred item of decoration used to liven up any festive occasion. You can never go wrong with candles. Include as many candles as you can. Besides adding aesthetic appeal, they also add warmth to the décor ,so essential during winters.
• Keep it natural – Incorporate all things natural when decorating for your wedding. Use a lot of berries and ornaments which go well with the color scheme . Use pine cones which go with almost anything. Pine cones can also be used in all things like the ring-bearer’s pillow, the chandelier, the centerpiece, even the party favors. Use lush green foliage as garlands on aisles and stands. White trees on either side as you walk the aisle , to mark winter will look spectacular and divine.

• Winter theme – Keep the winter theme in mind when decorating and let the insides look like just the view outside , only better. You can use faux icicles and snow in your décor to bring in the true feel of winter. The winter theme can be used on everything , even on your wedding invitations . Whether you include a pine cone motif on the cards or give everyone a party favor with a little pine cone on top, everything looks beautiful with the winter theme .
• Place of  wedding – A fireplace is synonymous with winters. What better way to get married in winters than in front of a fireplace? Choose a vintage design, and style it according to the rest of the décor. It will look classy and elegant. A barn or a a place with a vaulted ceiling adds drama and romance to the wedding décor as well.
• Furniture – Decorate your chairs with holiday-inspired fabrics with colors in them which remind you of Christmas , like red or green with ornate designs in them which look just like wrapping paper. There are many subtle ways to include holidays in your decorations. Silver tablecloths will add a touch of classy and will go well with a theme with snow .

Themes can make your wedding even more fun and memorable. The good thing about themed weddings is that they are cohesive down to the last detail and help make your D-day ideal. Though the traditional church wedding would be the foremost idea that comes to your mind, you can opt for some unique wedding themes. ...

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Every perfect wedding would have some minor problem or the other that could threaten to dampen the spirit of the entire event. That is why it is essential to plan every single detail of the wedding beforehand, including the theme. Couples need to sit together and discuss everything from the venue, themes, invitations, decorations, food ...

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Ask anyone and you would get to know that one of the most romantic and beautiful themes you can adopt for a wedding comes all the way from France. A French themed wedding would ooze elegance, romance, and sophistication, and sometimes get pretty bold. Therefore, if you are thinking about adopting the French theme for ...

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It is but natural for couples to opt for a unique wedding theme in order to make their D-day all the more memorable for themselves as well as their guests. Themed weddings are all the rage these days with entire weddings based on themes ranging from beaches, cruises or gardens to even cartoons. One of ...

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Thanksgiving is the best day to thank the Almighty for the blessing of life, and a wedding is a great blessing shared with a person one loves. You could double the exultance by celebrating both the days together. Happiness is not one big thing, but it’s a series of small little things together. Join hands ...

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A perfect wedding is everyone’s dream and some well directed efforts can make this dream come true. A royal wedding is nothing less than a dream wedding. But it is not easy to get everything done for making a wedding royal. Skill and strategic planning are essential for a royal wedding theme. Everything needs to ...

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