The Incredible Bride

I searched the web and found a very cool wedding broom called “The Nigerian Wedding Broom“. They look different from your average wedding broom and look so much better than corn and wheat brooms. The site where I found them, The Wedding Broom Company, say on their site that these brooms are imported from Africa and can be customized to fit the theming / color of your wedding.

Now traditionally these brooms are used in African/African-American weddings where couples who are just married take the time to “jump the broom” WHICH (I’m getting to the point :p) symbolizes “devotion by which our ancestors recreated a solemn rite under adverse conditions. It is an act of remembrance so couples never forget the struggles of past that have made us the strong people we are today.” that meaning explained fully on The Wedding Broom Company’s homepage. I’ve heard of other reasons as to why jumping the broom is a tradition like “jumping into another life” or moving into a life together, but I’ll leave it at this.

I’ve seen lots of traditional and symbolic products/items used in many weddings minus the tradition and symbolism which I think is cool. In this case, these brooms can be used to decorate aisles or maybe even start up a “broom wedding theme”. Some couples can jump the broom for reasons of their own and then keep the broom as a token of their joy or as a memoir of their wedding day. Decorate your ceremony doors with two of these brooms for a fall wedding??? The possibilities are endless here, be creative.

In closing, The Wedding Broom Company isn’t paying me to say this (oh how I wish), but I will say it: They have the nicest looking wedding brooms I’ve seen on the entire web. Seriously. They don’t look cheap or overly decorated with dollar store embellishments. I like how the Nigerian broom’s look soft, easy to work with and tasteful. The cost is inexpensive and start at $55. Think about it!!!!

I surfed into these today while searching for hair flowers. I think I like these because they don’t look like they will overpower the total look of a Bride.

Ever see a Bride with a monstrosity of a veil on her head before? If not, see that episode of “Whose Wedding Is It Anyway?” where Goddess Samantha Goldberg (NJ event planner - I love her style) puts together a wedding for this one chick (darnit - I cannot remember her name) who Samantha made dye her tacky bleached blond hair back to normal -thank you Samantha for doing that because that chick so needed it, but this is another issue - and who HAD TO HAVE goldfish in her centerpieces. Well, anyway, the veil was hideous and it was too much for her poor little head. It was a tulle looking (almost sure it was tulle), shoulder length, a few layered, white veil plopped right on top of her head right behind her bang. This is just my opinion of course, oh well, thankfully not my wedding. Moving on…

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In my opinion, a Bride should ALWAYS wear some kind of bridal slip under her wedding dress. Why? Because it’s an important layer that brings some type of form to your wedding dress. I say ALWAYS wear one even with a mermaid and a sheath skirt dress as well. Some dresses (I really hate this - run!) do not come with or are made with the proper under skirt layers. If you don’t have proper layers then you can go through something where your legs get irritated from the material of the dress, you can have some static issues (God forbid) or your dress will not look as vibrate and not as flowijng as it could look if a slip was worn.

When I refer to bridal slip I’m also referring to slips, petticoats, skirts and crinolines. There is a large variety of these undergarments in terms of types and styles. You can find them at your nearest bridal boutique, get them made or you can even rent one if you want to. Quality slips can be very expensive, but remember you get what you pay for.

I also think that undergarments should just be as fierce if not more fierce than how you look on the outside. This means that there is style on the outside and style on the inside. When you take the dress off after your long wedding day then there should be a surprise waiting there for your new husband and for yourself. When you look good, you feel good. I think that the above skirt is chic.

“Oh Tanya! It’s too hot to wear a slip!” OK if you say so, but whoever said that accomplishing personal beauty and style was effortless was dead wrong. I just don’t think that being hot is a good excuse for not wearing a slip unless you’re getting married on a beach or on an island where it’s unusually hot.

In conclusion, bridal slips enhances the look of your outerwear and it also leaves something to be desired for you new spouse during your wedding night. Talk about unleashing your femininity! Enjoy!

I ran into this website today and found some very nice ties of good quality at great prices. Pick up a great looking tie for your Groom and his groomsmen or base your wedding colors off of one of them. Overall, tie colors and designs make for great wedding idea inspirations. Surf the web and take a look! Browse through your man’s wardrobe and your father’s too and you may just come out with a wonderful color combination and or reception table design or overall pattern of a theme. Be creative, but be careful and DO NOT leave out the Chic.