Archive for November, 2008

Northern Califonia Weddings

Tuesday, November 25th, 2008

Northern Califonia Weddings is available anywhere in the San Francisco bay area. Northern California Weddings has officiants available for your civil or religious wedding ceremony.

Northern Califonia Weddings use the standard civil marriage ceremony in performing your service, or, if you wish, you can prepare your own vows.

SmashWedding.com

Monday, November 24th, 2008

Favors, attendant gifts, ceremony and reception necessities to make your wedding a smash hit!.

SmashWedding.com also offers many personalized gifts. And, don’t forget your flower girl & ring bearer gifts! Choose from adorable bride & groom teddy bears, wedding day activity books, and many more fun toys and t-shirts. If you are also looking for special family gifts.

At Smashwedding.com know you are planning for an amazing, beautiful, unique wedding – a wedding that your friends and family will talk about for years- a wedding that’s a smash hit! Smashwedding.com has made it easier for you by gathering together all the items you’ll need and love right on the site.

Unique and Classy Wedding Favors

Wednesday, November 19th, 2008

Class Act Wedding Favors offers unique wedding favors, party favors, theme favors, bridal shower favors and gifts – elegant to whimsical and favors that will coordinate with your theme, colors and your style..

Class Act Wedding Favors knows your wedding is just “one” of lives many wonderful celebrations. Class Act Wedding Favors strives to ease the bride and grooms stress, that comes with planning a wedding. Class Act Wedding Favors takes special pride in making available; place card holders, personalized favors, silver wedding favors and wedding essentials.

The History Of The Wedding Ring

Thursday, November 13th, 2008

The use of the wedding ring as a symbol of the bond between husband and wife is familiar to us as the concept of marriage itself, but from where did this interesting tradition emerge? The history of wedding rings as they are known today is actually unclear. In an article dating from the July 1869 issue of Appleton’s Journal of popular Literature, Science, and Art, Edward J. Wood hypothesizes that the modern (modern as of 1869) use of wedding rings stems from the practices of ancient Hebrews. It was customary for the family of a prospective groom to give gifts to the potential bride and her family. The general assumption is that it is from this tradition that the use of wedding rings as we know them seems to have evolved.

Wedding rings are not specifically mentioned in the Bible, but references do exist that suggest the aforementioned Hebrew practices. Genesis 24:53 in the King James Version reads, “And the servant brought forth jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and raiment, and gave them to Rebekah: he gave also to her brother and to her mother precious things,” speaking of the servant of Abraham, the father of Isaac, who was to wed Rebekah. The wedding ring first came into use in Christian wedding ceremonies around 870 A.D.

Although the concept of the wedding ring is obviously very old, the ring was almost always worn by the bride. Double-ring wedding ceremonies are rather new. Wedding rings for men were almost unheard of before 1940 and increased in use about the time of the Second World War. According to an October 1953 story in Hobbies, only about 15% of wedding ceremonies included a ring for the groom. After the start of World War II, the percentage jumped to 60%, and then to 70% after the start of the Korean war. Today it is more common than not for grooms and brides alike to wear a wedding ring.

Wedding Favors, Cheap Wedding Favors, Wedding Card Boxes and Decorations

Thursday, November 6th, 2008

Planning a wedding? Then come shop decorations large selection of wedding favors and decorations, all at the lowest prices! Wedding Favors have cheap wedding favors that your guests will love, plus the most elegant wedding decorations and supplies like card boxes, crystal wedding cake server sets, bridal purses, ring bearer pillows, guest books, money bags and bride and groom figurines. Wedding Favors also feature a large selection of bride and groom gifts and groomsmen and bridesmaids gift ideas.

Wedding Favors have popular executive and corporate gifts including bookends, desk sets, paperweights, desk clocks and more cheap gifts for professionals. Create your own personal motivational gifts and recognition awards for employees with wedding favors engraved crystal awards and plaques, or create your own trophy. Suitable for elegant awards banquets and dinners.