Your Honeymoon Kit Packing well is a key to any successful honeymoon, and were not just talking about the perfect negligee. Having the appropriate wardrobe and gear for the destination will head off any potential conflicts or unintended shopping sprees (unless thats part of the plans), leaving the blissful couple free to make every moment [...]
Mapping Out Your Mission Of course you want your wedding style to match your personality–but does that extend to your honeymoon? Absolutely. The last thing you want in those first days of togetherness is to overextend yourself by having to make an abrupt change in appearance and attitude. Youre supposed to be relaxing, not challenging [...]
Showered with Fun It’s your first shot at hosting a wedding shower, and you don’t want to travel down the same prenup path as your mother’s generation. No nibbling dainties and playing “what’s in the bag” for you and your girlfriends–you want something that’ll have the gang instant messaging for days, something that will depart [...]
Nudes or New Attitudes Yes, you can still go slumming, enduring the embarrassment and the next-day hangover of a night at the nudie bar (be it gals or guys on stage). If this is the soon-to-weds undying wish, go for it. Just swear your cronies to secrecy if you all go overboard–this is one time [...]
New Flair for Bridal Affairs The bridal shower used to be an ultrafeminine affair, one in which the hostesses would outdo themselves in handcrafted decorations and bring out the silver and tea things, and guests–no men allowed!–would arrive in floral dresses and little white gloves. There were no themes (how gauche!), and gifts were on [...]
Your Hawaii honeymoon ‘do can be as windblown and carefree as you wish, but for your wedding, a bad-hair day could spell disaster. Finding, creating, and maintaining the ultimate hairstyle comes right after the gown on the bride’s beauty checklist. What style suits you? It depends on your wedding style, your gown, your veil, your [...]
Bridal shoe number-one imperative: Go with what you know. This is not the time for trying out stilettos, or your wedding may be remembered not for its exquisite charm but for that header you took halfway up the aisle. Nor do you want your guests to chuckle when that sassy mule is left at the [...]
Completing the Look The fashion equivalent of fondant frosting, accessories both add to and complete your wedding look. And just as you dont want a cake thats more frosting than substance, you dont want to upset the delectable balance between ornamentation and gown. Accessories can add highlights to your simple style or convey the tone [...]
Fit for a Queen Whether youre formal in full-length satin, semiformal in a silky sheath, or downright casual draped in a sarong, the gown you wear represents the epitome of your wedding style. Choosing the right look for you depends on the right combination of elements. Consider each one carefully before you start your wedding-dress [...]
Suitable Attire When it comes to tuxes, theres formal, and then theres ultraformal. The former, the customary penguin suit were all familiar with, fits the bill for any special occasion, while the latter bumps it up a notch with black tails and white waistcoat. Selecting your suit depends on your weddings level of formality, but [...]
