This article brought to you by Aleana’s Bridal Shop, Bergen County NJ
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* If you choose to bring a guest along, make sure it is an appropriate choice. Leave the wallflower and sulky date at home who will hinder your spirit as you shine on the dance floor…or the guy with an unpredictable behavioral pattern who tends to have a flared temper after too many shots of whiskey. Leave him at home. Better yet, what are you doing even being involved with these types of people to begin with?!? Go alone and be free of the burden of entertaining a date all night. You will have a much better time and be able to engage the people you truly care about as well as having a better opportunity for catching up with the ones you have been looking forward to seeing.
And if you weren’t invited with a guest, do NOT show up with one nor ask the bride or groom to make an exception just for you to bring somebody along. This puts them in an awkward position. Once again, their day, not yours!
“No bringing uninvited guests” rule can imply children. Respect an adult-only wedding if that’s what the married couple wishes. And if children are invited, please take responsibility that they remain on their best behavior. Example: crying during vows. Solution: Remove yourself and bring them away from the scene…FAR AWAY…!!!
* Send a gift when you are unable to attend the wedding, (and be sure to RSVP by the correct date so the bride and groom are aware!). Proper etiquette dictates that if you were invited, you owe the couple a gift, despite your actual presence at the wedding or not.
Let the registry be your first shopping source to purchase a gift from. If not, make sure your gift is thoughtful and personable specifically for the couple.
* Don’t just show up for the reception and skip out on the ceremony. The ceremony is the most significant part of all. It’s in poor taste to be seen downing drinks at the open bar without first making all efforts to attend the main event.
* Don’t be late! Allow yourself plenty of time to arrive at the ceremony on time.
Traffic jam…when you’re already late? Then watch from afar. Stand in the back or slip quietly in a back row if the ceremony has already begun by the time you arrive.
Continue with Part 3
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This article brought to you by Aleana’s Bridal Shop, Bergen County NJ
By Jaclyn Ianetti
Mi scusi…your manners. Excuse yourself from making excuses to any bad manners at a wedding party. There are no excuses on a day like this. Everybody should be on their best behavior and adapt the proper social smarts at any formal gathering pertaining to a wedding: Engagement parties, Rehearsal dinners, and cocktail and dinner hours at the actual wedding day and reception.
You don’t need to have a royal bloodline or take etiquette classes to embody common courtesy.
But for those of you who can be quite facetious at times, and/or whose manners slip, this ones for you!
* Let’s start off with addressing our most beloved device we have become so attached to…our cell phones. Ditch your addiction to technology…at least just for this very evening. Nothing can be more rude than constantly checking your inbox or replying to your text messages during wedding vow’s. Just turn them off!!! Somebody trying to reach you will get sent right to your voicemail, instead of the embarrassment you will face when your obnoxious techno ringtone goes off blaring through the airwaves in the room during the maid of honor or best man’s speech.
Nowadays, people love updating their status to give some kind of validation as to what they are doing in the moment (an insecure habit of delineating a fun outer life, rather than living a rich inner one, if you ask me). You are a guest, and you should BE at the wedding…not reporting on it. Be present, and really focus on true communication with the other guests to get the most out of the evening.
*Sit at your assigned table. This is a well-thought out plan made by the bride and groom, who best understand the dynamics of the various relationships their guests have to one another. They designed their very own “compatibility chart” as the seating chart. Respect them, and don’t mess with the seating arrangements. If you’ve never made the acquaintance of some of the people at your table, start off the evening by making introductions. Personally speaking, I went to a wedding where I knew nobody at my table (besides an old flame, go figure), and I wound up meeting wonderful people and having a ball with them.
Have good manners at your dinner table: saying please and thank you, no interrupting, no taking over the conversations, never talking with your mouth full, etc.
Read Part 2 and Part 3
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Keep in mind that this dress is being made for your body. If you plan on losing weight, plan accordingly. Depending on the amount of fabric and detailing involved, altering the gown could get complicated if your weight will change drastically. It is recommended that you have a minimum of three fittings to ensure a great fit. The key points in a garment fitting would be to understand how you want your dress to look and feel. This includes proportion, balance and the focal point. If you are trying to highlight one area, but hide another, this is taken into consideration so the designer can appropriately fit you. Balance is important to make sure your proportional and the dress compliments your body. The focal point on your dress draws the onlooker’s eye. This can be an embellishment, a pop of color, or pretty much any unique accent. From the focal point, the flow of the garment is important. This is where the eye travels to next. Having a garment that doesn’t flow nicely will be quite unpleasing to the eye. Bridal gown needs to have a rhythm, the flow of the garment from the focal point on. The focal point doesn’t necessarily need to be on the dress. It can be the accessories such as jewelry, a train on the gown, the belt, gloves or even a head piece.
The first actual fitting focuses on the silhouette of the gown. A mock dress made of muslin is created for fitting purposes. Once this is approved and fabrics and colors are selected, the actual gown process begins. At the second fitting, the gown, depending on detail, will be close to finished, but not completed yet. Here you will try on the gown and any changes will be documented for final production. The last and final fitting is where the gown you’ve waited so long for is finally complete. Remember to watch your weight during the custom process. Losing too much could be a big problem especially if your gown involves a lot of embellishments. At the same time, gaining weight is equally problematic as the fabric has been cut and the dress has been constructed. It is nearly impossible to add fabric at this stage. Maintaining your weight or at least only losing a few pounds from the first fitting to the last is recommended. At your last fitting, you will have the final product. All the imagining you’ve had to do will be over and your one of a kind gown will be ready for you to take home. Your wedding is now around the corner. Congratulations!
How to maintain your manners: Proper wedding etiquette (Part 2)
/in Articles /by Svetlana ZakharinaThis article brought to you by Aleana’s Bridal Shop, Bergen County NJ
Read Part 1 first
* If you choose to bring a guest along, make sure it is an appropriate choice. Leave the wallflower and sulky date at home who will hinder your spirit as you shine on the dance floor…or the guy with an unpredictable behavioral pattern who tends to have a flared temper after too many shots of whiskey. Leave him at home. Better yet, what are you doing even being involved with these types of people to begin with?!? Go alone and be free of the burden of entertaining a date all night. You will have a much better time and be able to engage the people you truly care about as well as having a better opportunity for catching up with the ones you have been looking forward to seeing.
And if you weren’t invited with a guest, do NOT show up with one nor ask the bride or groom to make an exception just for you to bring somebody along. This puts them in an awkward position. Once again, their day, not yours!
“No bringing uninvited guests” rule can imply children. Respect an adult-only wedding if that’s what the married couple wishes. And if children are invited, please take responsibility that they remain on their best behavior. Example: crying during vows. Solution: Remove yourself and bring them away from the scene…FAR AWAY…!!!
* Send a gift when you are unable to attend the wedding, (and be sure to RSVP by the correct date so the bride and groom are aware!). Proper etiquette dictates that if you were invited, you owe the couple a gift, despite your actual presence at the wedding or not.
Let the registry be your first shopping source to purchase a gift from. If not, make sure your gift is thoughtful and personable specifically for the couple.
* Don’t just show up for the reception and skip out on the ceremony. The ceremony is the most significant part of all. It’s in poor taste to be seen downing drinks at the open bar without first making all efforts to attend the main event.
* Don’t be late! Allow yourself plenty of time to arrive at the ceremony on time.
Traffic jam…when you’re already late? Then watch from afar. Stand in the back or slip quietly in a back row if the ceremony has already begun by the time you arrive.
Continue with Part 3
How to maintain your manners: Proper wedding etiquette (Part 1)
/in Articles /by Svetlana ZakharinaThis article brought to you by Aleana’s Bridal Shop, Bergen County NJ
By Jaclyn Ianetti
Mi scusi…your manners. Excuse yourself from making excuses to any bad manners at a wedding party. There are no excuses on a day like this. Everybody should be on their best behavior and adapt the proper social smarts at any formal gathering pertaining to a wedding: Engagement parties, Rehearsal dinners, and cocktail and dinner hours at the actual wedding day and reception.
You don’t need to have a royal bloodline or take etiquette classes to embody common courtesy.
But for those of you who can be quite facetious at times, and/or whose manners slip, this ones for you!
* Let’s start off with addressing our most beloved device we have become so attached to…our cell phones. Ditch your addiction to technology…at least just for this very evening. Nothing can be more rude than constantly checking your inbox or replying to your text messages during wedding vow’s. Just turn them off!!! Somebody trying to reach you will get sent right to your voicemail, instead of the embarrassment you will face when your obnoxious techno ringtone goes off blaring through the airwaves in the room during the maid of honor or best man’s speech.
Nowadays, people love updating their status to give some kind of validation as to what they are doing in the moment (an insecure habit of delineating a fun outer life, rather than living a rich inner one, if you ask me). You are a guest, and you should BE at the wedding…not reporting on it. Be present, and really focus on true communication with the other guests to get the most out of the evening.
*Sit at your assigned table. This is a well-thought out plan made by the bride and groom, who best understand the dynamics of the various relationships their guests have to one another. They designed their very own “compatibility chart” as the seating chart. Respect them, and don’t mess with the seating arrangements. If you’ve never made the acquaintance of some of the people at your table, start off the evening by making introductions. Personally speaking, I went to a wedding where I knew nobody at my table (besides an old flame, go figure), and I wound up meeting wonderful people and having a ball with them.
Have good manners at your dinner table: saying please and thank you, no interrupting, no taking over the conversations, never talking with your mouth full, etc.
Read Part 2 and Part 3
Perfect Custom Wedding Dress (Part 2)
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Keep in mind that this dress is being made for your body. If you plan on losing weight, plan accordingly. Depending on the amount of fabric and detailing involved, altering the gown could get complicated if your weight will change drastically. It is recommended that you have a minimum of three fittings to ensure a great fit. The key points in a garment fitting would be to understand how you want your dress to look and feel. This includes proportion, balance and the focal point. If you are trying to highlight one area, but hide another, this is taken into consideration so the designer can appropriately fit you. Balance is important to make sure your proportional and the dress compliments your body. The focal point on your dress draws the onlooker’s eye. This can be an embellishment, a pop of color, or pretty much any unique accent. From the focal point, the flow of the garment is important. This is where the eye travels to next. Having a garment that doesn’t flow nicely will be quite unpleasing to the eye. Bridal gown needs to have a rhythm, the flow of the garment from the focal point on. The focal point doesn’t necessarily need to be on the dress. It can be the accessories such as jewelry, a train on the gown, the belt, gloves or even a head piece.
The first actual fitting focuses on the silhouette of the gown. A mock dress made of muslin is created for fitting purposes. Once this is approved and fabrics and colors are selected, the actual gown process begins. At the second fitting, the gown, depending on detail, will be close to finished, but not completed yet. Here you will try on the gown and any changes will be documented for final production. The last and final fitting is where the gown you’ve waited so long for is finally complete. Remember to watch your weight during the custom process. Losing too much could be a big problem especially if your gown involves a lot of embellishments. At the same time, gaining weight is equally problematic as the fabric has been cut and the dress has been constructed. It is nearly impossible to add fabric at this stage. Maintaining your weight or at least only losing a few pounds from the first fitting to the last is recommended. At your last fitting, you will have the final product. All the imagining you’ve had to do will be over and your one of a kind gown will be ready for you to take home. Your wedding is now around the corner. Congratulations!
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