<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-220311609998875606</id><updated>2012-02-16T11:41:25.268-08:00</updated><title type='text'>wedding day</title><subtitle type='html'></subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://specialweddingday.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/220311609998875606/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://specialweddingday.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>buah hati</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11567574125370579646</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>11</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-220311609998875606.post-2914980493989712601</id><published>2009-01-11T09:57:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-01-11T10:01:00.622-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Memperbesar Penis</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;link download nya:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.ziddu.com/download/3161874/ebook_perbesar_penis.zip.html"&gt;http://www.ziddu.com/download/3161874/&lt;span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"&gt;ebook_perbesar_penis.zip&lt;/span&gt;.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.ziddu.com/download/2754769/ist-earnmoneyeasily-increaseadsenseearningsadwords.pdf.html"&gt;http://www.ziddu.com/download/2754769/&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"&gt;ist-earnmoneyeasily-increaseadsenseearningsadwords.pdf&lt;/span&gt;.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.ziddu.com/download/2754703/eNeverToldYouAboutMakingMoneyWithAdsenseByJoelComm.pdf.html"&gt;http://www.ziddu.com/download/2754703/eNeverToldYouAbout&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"&gt;MakingMoneyWithAdsense&lt;/span&gt;ByJoelComm.pdf.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.ziddu.com/download/2540315/AdsenseGold.rar.htm"&gt;http://www.ziddu.com/download/2540315/&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"&gt;AdsenseGold.rar&lt;/span&gt;.htm&lt;/a&gt;l&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/220311609998875606-2914980493989712601?l=specialweddingday.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://specialweddingday.blogspot.com/feeds/2914980493989712601/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=220311609998875606&amp;postID=2914980493989712601' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/220311609998875606/posts/default/2914980493989712601'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/220311609998875606/posts/default/2914980493989712601'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://specialweddingday.blogspot.com/2009/01/memperbesar-penis.html' title='Memperbesar Penis'/><author><name>buah hati</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11567574125370579646</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-220311609998875606.post-7609977644306766708</id><published>2008-11-25T02:22:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-11-25T02:24:40.343-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Javanese wedding</title><content type='html'>&lt;p class="body"&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:85%;" &gt;by Rami&lt;/span&gt;A traditional Javanese wedding is a most colorful and memorable event. With fresh flowers carefully placed on carved wood decorations, the athmosphere represents very well a facet of the Indonesian traditions flourishing all over our country.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.rami-services.com/images/couple.jpg" alt=" Happy  couple " align="left" border="0" width="100" height="100" /&gt; Normally the celebration lasts two days. The first day is similar to a shower, as is commonly known in the western emisphere, and the second day is the marriage ceremony and the wedding celebrations. The future husband doesn't normally attend the shower celebration which is reserved for the immediate family and very close friends. But there can be exceptions... Javanese people are very smooth and resilient. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The wedding ceremony usually begins at 9 in the morning and if the ceremony is of the Muslim faith, the vows take place in the bride's parents' home. Otherwise, the marriage can be in a church or in a government office if you prefer a civil marriage.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Afterwards, the music begins and the couple is invited to sing along with the  musicians if live music is present.  &lt;img class="body" src="http://www.rami-services.com/images/dancer1.jpg" alt=" Cantik Javanese Dancer " align="left" border="0" width="83" height="157" /&gt;Guests can also sing and others are invited to sing along. So don't be surprised by the wide selection of music since most professional musicians can play all styles such as &lt;i&gt;dangdut&lt;/i&gt;, latin, pop, rock and roll and most top 40 tunes and supply song books.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Guests are oftentimes honored by the participation of a &lt;i&gt;Bali&lt;/i&gt; or &lt;i&gt;Dangdut&lt;/i&gt;  dancer which is most appreciated by everyone.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;p class="body"&gt;&lt;i&gt;Gamelan&lt;/i&gt; music is a well preserved tradition in Java and Bali. The gamelan is a percussion instrument made of bronze and each one has a particular sound and doesn't follow the western rule of a fixed musical scale. Gamelan types can be identified as &lt;i&gt;sarong&lt;/i&gt;,  &lt;i&gt;demung&lt;/i&gt; and &lt;i&gt;peking&lt;/i&gt;. The gamelans are accompanied by a bamboo flute called a &lt;i&gt;suling&lt;/i&gt; or &lt;i&gt;seruling&lt;/i&gt;, metallophones called &lt;i&gt;gender&lt;/i&gt; and a two-string violin known as &lt;i&gt;rebab&lt;/i&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;h3 class="body"&gt; &lt;/h3&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;p class="body"&gt;&lt;i&gt;Dangdut&lt;/i&gt;, on the other hand, is a more contemporary type of music. Modern instruments such as electric guitar, bass, mandolin, drum set and electric violin play along with traditional instrument such as the &lt;i&gt;kendang&lt;/i&gt;, a drum which produces the &lt;i&gt;dang&lt;/i&gt; and the &lt;i&gt;dut&lt;/i&gt; on a 4/4 beat. Also a &lt;i&gt;seruling&lt;/i&gt; tastefully comes in to fill in for the melody when the singer ends a musical phrase. Most of the time, Dangdut music is enhanced with eight beautiful dancers, women and men, smiling all the way through a song. Dangdut can take many forms such as rock-dangdut, pop-dangdut, reggae-dangdut, tango-dangdut, salsa-dangdut and frequently reminds the listener about arabian, latin and indian influences.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p class="body"&gt; &lt;img class="bodyright" src="http://www.rami-services.com/images/food.jpg" alt=" Javanese Food Delight " align="right" border="0" width="112" height="95" /&gt; Traditional food is served to the guests before they gradually leave while other people such as neighbours and co-workers come over to pay a small visit and enjoy the food and music.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;h3 class="body"&gt;The Flower Bath&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p class="body"&gt; &lt;img src="http://www.rami-services.com/images/bath2.jpg" alt=" Flower Bath " align="left" border="0" width="130" height="109" /&gt; The Flower Bath ceremony is held at the bride's parents house. In this ceremony the parents and close relatives offer a flower shower to the bride as a symbol of purifying body and soul before the wedding that will take place the next day.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;h3 class="body"&gt;Step over ceremony&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p class="body"&gt; &lt;img src="http://www.rami-services.com/images/step1.jpg" alt=" Step over 1 " align="left" border="0" width="100" height="149" /&gt; &lt;img class="bodyright" src="http://www.rami-services.com/images/step2.jpg" alt=" Gift " align="right" border="0" width="106" height="88" /&gt; Also held on the day prior to the wedding day, the Step Over Ceremony takes place if the bride has an elder sister who hasn't married yet. This ceremony is for appreciation to the elder sister so that the wedding can be held with her blessing.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p class="body"&gt;The younger sister will also give a gift to the older one. This ceremory is quite moving: a mixture of joy for the future bride and sadness for the elder sister.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/220311609998875606-7609977644306766708?l=specialweddingday.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://specialweddingday.blogspot.com/feeds/7609977644306766708/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=220311609998875606&amp;postID=7609977644306766708' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/220311609998875606/posts/default/7609977644306766708'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/220311609998875606/posts/default/7609977644306766708'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://specialweddingday.blogspot.com/2008/11/javanese-wedding.html' title='Javanese wedding'/><author><name>buah hati</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11567574125370579646</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-220311609998875606.post-755994676695145276</id><published>2008-11-04T07:52:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-11-04T07:58:15.022-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Sundanese Traditional Bathing Ceremony</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_DZhRpOXk108/SRBw6dhKntI/AAAAAAAAAAw/xxGpUQvVMtw/s1600-h/157864548.jpeg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 118px; height: 145px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_DZhRpOXk108/SRBw6dhKntI/AAAAAAAAAAw/xxGpUQvVMtw/s320/157864548.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264832114054569682" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p class="bodytext"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;I just arrived in this beautiful city for few days to visit my relative families here after more than twenty years not seeing each other. When one of my relatives asked me to accompany her to attend the &lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;a id="KonaLink0" target="undefined" class="kLink" style="text-decoration: underline ! important; position: static;" href="http://www.thingsasian.com/stories-photos/2705#"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 400; position: static;font-family:verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;color:#b00000;"  &gt;&lt;span class="kLink" style="border-bottom: 1px solid blue; color: blue ! important; font-weight: 400; position: static;font-family:verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;color:#0000e0;"  &gt;wedding&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt; of one of her best friend's wedding.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="bodytext"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;I thought it was going a modern wedding ceremony where people had usually had in these days. I was wrong. This particular wedding ceremony was very impressed me because it was such a glorious wedding of traditional Sundanese wedding. Only few people want to get married traditionally, not just because the costs to celebrate is expensive, and also it takes a lot of efforts to have all the procedures done.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="bodytext"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;There are many ceremony of traditional wedding around the world. Even in one country, they got different ritual ceremony which able to show their own amazing cultures. The way of the ceremony taken place will described their culture.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="bodytext"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;Sundanese is one of the largest ethnic in West Java, Indonesia. As far as I know, most of the traditional weddings in Indonesia have got their own religious ritual. I was feeling lucky to be on this ritual bathing ceremony and witness all those procedures. That I think was unique because not many traditional wedding is around these days.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="bodytext"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;There are few segments for bridge and groom to get involved before the final day of wedding. The bathing ceremony is one of them. The bathing ceremony is usually conducted one day before the wedding day. Both the &lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;a id="KonaLink1" target="undefined" class="kLink" style="text-decoration: underline ! important; position: static;" href="http://www.thingsasian.com/stories-photos/2705#"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 400; position: static;font-family:verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;color:#b00000;"  &gt;&lt;span class="kLink" style="font-weight: 400; position: static;font-family:verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;color:#b00000;"  &gt;bride&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/span&gt;and the groom are showered by her or his elders. This showering ceremony was taking place on bride's place in the morning.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="bodytext"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;Before the bathing ceremony had begun some women were chanting some phrases from the Koran lead by one woman, who gave a short speech, advising either bride and groom about their future and their duties each etc.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="bodytext"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;The ceremony was guided by MC, who knows the procedures of Sundanese traditional wedding. They conduct the ritual, read some poetic sentences. This ritual started when she asked the parents of the bride to look closely at her daughter who was sitting in front of them on the floor while the parents sat on the chairs, reminding them of who they have been all those years. All women were wearing the traditional clothing called "Kebaya".&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="bodytext"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;Basically the bride asks for permission to get on with her life outside own her home, and the parents said that they would let her go, to lead her to her new life as a wife, because they has approved of her choice of a man as a husband. They words were not clearly heard, ?cause they were sobbing while they were speaking.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="bodytext"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;Afterwards, it was time to shower the bride with flowery water. The traditional utensils made from gold plated bronze for this bathing ceremony also have been used. The parents of the bride took the first place in this followed by the other members of the families.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="bodytext"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;The same thing was repeated for the groom and all of his families. However this time the parents of the groom were asking to pour the water from the small bottle, made of clay, into the bowl full with flower which brought by the groom. This is a symbol of pouring parents love over him.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="bodytext"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;The ritual was even more touching me when the groom asked the parents to put their feet on his lap (on s small cloth), rubbed them with the flowery water, dried them off and sprayed them with a perfume and kisses them. In Islam it says "Haven is at the sole of a mother's feet".&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="bodytext"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;Before the showering, like the bride, the groom was asking their parents as well to get blessing to get into his life as a husband. The groom also was wearing a traditional sarong with white t-shirt, over which he wore a knitted vest made of jasmine flowers.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="bodytext"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;This particular wedding reception need to be maintained, not just because it a unique also symbol of their culture, more over it is one of an attractive tourist activity. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/220311609998875606-755994676695145276?l=specialweddingday.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://specialweddingday.blogspot.com/feeds/755994676695145276/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=220311609998875606&amp;postID=755994676695145276' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/220311609998875606/posts/default/755994676695145276'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/220311609998875606/posts/default/755994676695145276'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://specialweddingday.blogspot.com/2008/11/sundanese-traditional-bathing-ceremony.html' title='Sundanese Traditional Bathing Ceremony'/><author><name>buah hati</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11567574125370579646</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_DZhRpOXk108/SRBw6dhKntI/AAAAAAAAAAw/xxGpUQvVMtw/s72-c/157864548.jpeg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-220311609998875606.post-825669146332813754</id><published>2008-10-31T04:13:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-10-31T04:14:14.345-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Getting married can be a nervous time for everyone, especially about the cost! Use these tips to save money and still have a memorable occasion!</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-family:Tahoma;font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;p&gt; So the magic moment has come and passed and now you and your prospective spouse are trying to plan that perfect wedding. But unless you have unlimited resources you need to start thinking about how to save money here and there in order to make your wedding a wonderful occasion but not one that'll put you into bankruptcy court. But there are plenty of ways that you can cut back on the cost without sacrificing the beauty of this important event. &lt;/p&gt;                   &lt;p&gt;First, consider having the wedding ceremony and reception                   at your own house, or that of a relative. While you will still                   have to pay for the minister or judge to come and perform the                   actual ceremony you won't have to rent a reception hall. And                   before anyone starts to accuse you of being cheap, point out                   that the atmosphere will be a lot less formal. People are more                   likely to enjoy themselves when they know that there's no time                   limit on when they have to rush out, as there would be at a                   fancy banquet hall. And if you plan to have children attend                   it'll be a lot easier to deal with them if you have a house                   available with suitable rooms and distractions for them to go                   off and enjoy, such as a television set or video games. &lt;/p&gt;                   &lt;p&gt;Next, consider a buffet or potluck dinner instead of paying                   for a fancy caterer to come and deliver your meals. Save the                   money for a wonderful wedding cake instead of paying for a                   small plate of chicken or beef with some steamed vegetables on                   the side! Depending on your family and that of your spouse's,                   you can create a table of wonderful ethnic recipes that your                   family and guests can enjoy with no fear of being cut off                   after a single plate. Even the wedding cake and desserts can                   be whipped up if you have an experienced baker in the family.                   This can not only save you some money but also bring your                   families together as you enjoy the variety of foods                   offered.&lt;/p&gt;                   &lt;p&gt;Consider looking to local talent for entertainment instead                   of those high-priced bands that advertise specifically for                   weddings. You might have some smalltown bands that are dying                   for the chance to gain some experience in front of an audience                   and do so at a much cheaper rate. The same holds true of a                   radio deejay to spin records; it's possible that someone in                   your combined families has the wish to see if they have what                   it takes to go professional – why not let them try it out on                   your back lawn? Not only can you add a personal touch to your                   special event everyone can enjoy helping out either a local                   band or a relative live out one of their biggest dreams and                   possibly encourage them in their career. &lt;/p&gt;                   &lt;p&gt;Flowers are always the talk of every wedding, but a good                   florist can break your budget. Consider creating your own                   bouquets for the bridesmaids and the bride herself with craft                   kits and plastic flowers. Contrary to popular belief many                   plastic flowers now are indistinguishable from the real thing                   and will last forever in that special bouquet; making them a                   true treasure and keepsake. You can also create whatever sort                   of arrangement you wish, including flowers that may be out of                   season for your particular time of year. The same holds true                   of the table arrangements – using artificial flowers and                   building your own unique creation can give your wedding                   another personal touch that's sure to make it stand out from                   the average flower arrangement! &lt;/p&gt;                   &lt;p&gt;Lastly, don't feel that you must be married in a                   traditional white wedding gown. Many brides are now                   considering a variety of options, including beautiful                   pantsuits and regular dresses that suit the occasion and the                   weather more than the long flowing white creations that you                   usually see. You can extend this to the groom, allowing him to                   wear a regular blazer and dress pants instead of putting the                   money down on a tuxedo if he so wishes. This will allow you to                   personalize your wedding and create a wonderful memory instead                   of using the same plain design that so many others have used.                   Saving money at your wedding doesn't mean it still can't be a                   beautiful and memorable occasion for all involved. By using                   these few tips and involving your family and friends you can                   have a magnificent wedding for much less than you'd think –                   and create memories that you and your spouse will treasure for                   years to come! &lt;/p&gt;    &lt;/span&gt;     &lt;p&gt;    &lt;span style="font-family:Tahoma;font-size:85%;"&gt;      Author: Sheryl Nantus&lt;br /&gt;About Author: Sheryl Nantus has a degree in Media Arts Writing from Sheridan College in Oakville, Canada. She has one nonfiction book in print, The Pacific South States of Mexico and her articles have been published on a variety of websites. She got married in a blue pantsuit and had her reception at the local Chinese buffet restaurant. &lt;/span&gt;     &lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/220311609998875606-825669146332813754?l=specialweddingday.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://specialweddingday.blogspot.com/feeds/825669146332813754/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=220311609998875606&amp;postID=825669146332813754' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/220311609998875606/posts/default/825669146332813754'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/220311609998875606/posts/default/825669146332813754'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://specialweddingday.blogspot.com/2008/10/getting-married-can-be-nervous-time-for.html' title='Getting married can be a nervous time for everyone, especially about the cost! Use these tips to save money and still have a memorable occasion!'/><author><name>buah hati</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11567574125370579646</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-220311609998875606.post-9098119675259354435</id><published>2008-10-29T08:38:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-10-31T04:05:10.224-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Photographing Your Best Friend’s Wedding - 10 Tips</title><content type='html'>&lt;script type="text/javascript"&gt;!-- ch_client = "livingroom"; ch_type = "mpu"; ch_width = 550; ch_height = 90; ch_color_title = "1d538f"; ch_non_contextual = 4; ch_vertical ="premium"; ch_sid = "DPS - Premium"; var ch_queries = new Array( ); var ch_selected=Math.floor((Math.random()*ch_queries.length)); if ( ch_selected &lt; ch_query =" ch_queries[ch_selected];"&gt;&lt;/script&gt; &lt;script src="http://scripts.chitika.net/eminimalls/amm.js" type="text/javascript"&gt; &lt;/script&gt;&lt;iframe style="display: none;" id="ch_ad376" name="ch_ad376" src="about:blank" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" vspace="0" hspace="0" allowtransparency="true" scrolling="no" width="0" frameborder="0" height="0"&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;      &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;In this tutorial, &lt;a href="http://natalienortonphoto.blogspot.com/"&gt;Natalie Norton&lt;/a&gt; shares 10 great tips that will help you survive shooting your first wedding.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;div style="margin: 0px 25px 0px 0px; float: left; width: 366px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;img src="http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/wedding-photography-3.jpg" alt="My Best Friend's Wedding" border="0" width="366" height="500" /&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-size:100%;" &gt;&lt;strong&gt;Photo Credit:&lt;/strong&gt; My good friend, wedding photographer &lt;a href="http://canlasphotography.blogspot.com/"&gt;Jonathan Canlas&lt;/a&gt; the great.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;You were asked to shoot your friend’s wedding? Hmm. Already got suckered into it? Tut, tut, tut. Fear not! By maintaining a good attitude, establishing a strong game plan and setting realistic expectations, you truly can make this lemon into sweet lemonade.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;Here are 10 tips to making your first weddings a success.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;h3&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;1. Light Right:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;If you haven’t already mastered lighting and proper exposure, I REALLY, TRULY recommend shooting in Aperture Priority. If you struggle with Aperture Priority, well you’ve just got to shoot in plain old &lt;a href="http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/4-reasons-not-to-write-off-shooting-in-automatic/"&gt;Automatic&lt;/a&gt;. And hey, that ain’t always such a bad thing if I do say so myself. The bottom line is that you just cannot afford the chance of improper exposures when the dude (or nowadays the chick) says “you may kiss the bride.”&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;h3&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;2. Under Promise, Over Deliver:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;If you’re going make this work, particularly if this is your very first wedding, you’ve got to set yourself up for success by managing expectations. You recall the adage, “you get what you pay for?” Well friend, that doesn’t really hold true for brides. They generally expect to get what they &lt;em&gt;want&lt;/em&gt;. Period. I’m not knocking brides. It’s their WEDDING DAY for Pete’s sake. They should get what they want on this great day of days. But you can’t assume that just because you’re shooting for next to nothing (or in fact nothing) that there won’t be high expectations for you and your work. Under promise, over deliver. You’ve got to set clear expectations that you know beyond a doubt in the Heavens you’ll be able to achieve. If for example you really believe that you will be able to deliver 100 knock out images for each hour of shooting, promise only 50. That way when you show up with 75 awesome images from each hour you shot they’ll be ecstatic!&lt;span id="more-1498"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;h3&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;3. Don’t Go it Alone:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;Get an assistant to come shoot with you. Two cameras are always better than one. Particularly if you’re not all that familiar with yours. It’s VERY important to have a back up to make sure you’ve got two chances at each key shot.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;h3&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;4. Request an Infiltrator:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;Have the bride/groom assign someone to you to be sure you get shots of all the key players. Its important that you document all the key attendees, especially if you’re familiar enough with the family that you &lt;em&gt;should &lt;/em&gt;(but don’t) know them all by name. If every time your bff talks about her favorite Aunt Bessie you’re only half listening and don’t have a clue who she is, you better be sure you’ve got someone there to point her out so you can grab that shot of her wiping her eyes during the ceremony.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;h3&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;5.  Click, Click, CLICK:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;Take pictures until your trigger finger bleeds. If you’re not totally sure, check that LCD and try, try again. You’ve got to nail it. You only get one chance at this. There isn’t going to be a do-over. Shoot and shoot and then shoot some more. In this new digital age, particularly as of late when storage space is so cheap on memory cards, you really don’t have a single reason I can think of NOT to shoot like a bat out’a hell.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;h3&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;6. Tell the Story:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;There are a handful of shots you’ll need to be sure to include. Clearly you’ll need to cover the ceremony in it’s entirety. ie rings, smooch, tears, cake cutting, bouquet toss etc. Beyond that, be sure to get a good establishing shot of the venue, some good detail shots of all the stuff she spent WAY too much money on to decorate said venue, some good detail shots of her dress (don’t forget the shoes . . . oh and the rings!!), bride and groom with their groupies, a zillion pics of the bride alone and with her man, and then any and everything else you can possibly think of.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;h3&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;7. Know Where to Go:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;Check out your venue before hand. Make sure that you know EXACTLY where it is, even where you’re to park. It would not be a happy day for you to come out from your pro bono wedding only to have to fork out $200 to get your car off the impound lot. It’s also a helpful rule of thumb to know what you’re getting yourself into for a shoot. Try to visit during the same time of day the wedding will be held. Check out the lighting situation. Ask about the seating and be sure you’re going to be able to photograph from the proper angles without obstructing the guest’s view.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;h3&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;8. Get the 411:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;Talk to the individual who will be performing the ceremony. There may be rules about photographing in a certain cathedral or religious reasons you can’t photograph certain parts of the ceremony. It’s your responsibility as the photographer to make sure that these concerns are addressed with the Priest etc before you show up on the wedding day.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;h3&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;9. Cover Your Bases:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;It just may be a good idea to have a contract. I know it seems like an awful formality, particularly between friends. It’s a wise step however to solidify expectations (an extension of what we discussed earlier about managing expectations) in order to preserve the relationship. You really love this friend of yours, as evidenced by your willingness to shoot his/her wedding, protect that relationship by insisting on a contract.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;h3&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;10. Go for it!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;You’ve made the commitment already, now jump in with both feet. Don’t let your fear and anxiety plug up your creativity. You’re going to be great!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;A QUICK NOTE IN CLOSING:&lt;/b&gt; I’m really upbeat by nature. I generally err on the side of complete and absolute optimism. I really do believe in YOU and your remarkable ability to be a fantastic xxxx (fill in the blank: photographer, singer, dancer, plumber, pastor, whatever). I am 100% of the opinion that if you want it, it can be yours. Faith, hope and a sane amount of persistence and the world is your oyster. Truly. That said, photographing a wedding is not to be taken lightly. It is arguably the single most important day in a couple’s life. If you want experience shooting a wedding ask to shadow a pro. Shadowing is the perfect way to gain experience, there’s no pressure, no expectations, just you, your camera and a wedding you’re not responsible to document. Ah, beautiful. Not so beautiful however is your under-experienced self, a camera you don’t understand, a thousand overexposed images from the wedding day and Bridezilla, Queen Kong (mother of the bride) and the mother-in-law from you know where all in cardiac arrest when you break the news. Ugly. Ugly. UG-LY. Particularly if Bridezilla used to be your bff. I’m not saying this to discourage you. I merely want to ensure that you prepare amply before you plunge into an event as paramount in someone’s life as a wedding!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;Happy Shooting and Good luck!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;a href="http://natalienortonphoto.blogspot.com/"&gt;Natalie&lt;/a&gt; lives and shoots on the North Shore of Oahu with her wonderful husband Richie and her 3 crazy boys. You can view more of her photography and enjoy a selection of her writing by visiting her at natalienortonphoto.com. &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/220311609998875606-9098119675259354435?l=specialweddingday.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://specialweddingday.blogspot.com/feeds/9098119675259354435/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=220311609998875606&amp;postID=9098119675259354435' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/220311609998875606/posts/default/9098119675259354435'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/220311609998875606/posts/default/9098119675259354435'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://specialweddingday.blogspot.com/2008/10/photographing-your-best-friends-wedding.html' title='Photographing Your Best Friend’s Wedding - 10 Tips'/><author><name>buah hati</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11567574125370579646</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-220311609998875606.post-4763980432504618832</id><published>2008-10-25T10:07:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-10-25T10:08:12.425-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Indian-Inspired Wedding Details</title><content type='html'>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.celebrityweddingbuzz.com/photos/uncategorized/2008/09/30/indian.jpg"&gt;&lt;img class="image-full" alt="Indian" title="Indian" src="http://www.celebrityweddingbuzz.com/photos/uncategorized/2008/09/30/indian.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="entry-content"&gt;&lt;div class="entry-body"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Looking to add a little splash of color to your wedding? There's nothing hotter then the combination of a modern bridal aesthetic mixed up with some traditional ethnic flair. Whether you're into Asian accents, or decorative Indian additions, rich hues and gorgeous detailing go a long way to make your day a standout.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Supermodel and &lt;i&gt;Project Runway&lt;/i&gt; judge, &lt;b&gt;Heidi Klum&lt;/b&gt; recently celebrated the renewal of her wedding vows to hubby &lt;b&gt;Seal&lt;/b&gt; in the Indian tradition. The bride, groom and guests all wore classic saris and sherwanis, the ceremony was presided over by an Indian priest, and everyone later dined on traditional vegetarian dishes from India. If you’re not sure you want &lt;i&gt;that&lt;/i&gt; deep of a cultural immersion, here are some stylish tips on how to spice up your ceremony and reception.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;The Colors&lt;/b&gt;: Think pink with a mixture of bright jewel tones. We love the idea of looking to traditional Indian wedding invitations (like those at &lt;a href="http://www.regalcards.com/" target="_new"&gt;RegalCards.com&lt;/a&gt;) for inspiration.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;The Dress&lt;/b&gt;: Keep it modern, but add some dramatic style elements like henna tattoos for you and your bridemaids’ hands, or opt for beautiful Indian-inspired bracelets or earrings (we adore these Indian princess earrings from &lt;a href="http://www.fragments.com/catalog_detail.aspx?c=earrings&amp;amp;s=Chandelier&amp;amp;id=56225" target="_new"&gt;Fragments&lt;/a&gt; - $235). Your beauty focus should be on the eyes, playing up strong arches or exaggerating the size and shape with a dark charcoal liner.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;The Details&lt;/b&gt;: Adding fresh, decorative elements to your reception doesn’t have to cost a fortune. Want your party pop? Buy some cheap saris in bulk, then use them as tablecloths to decorate your cocktail area, or spice up your favor table with these beautiful golden lac boxes with beads and mirrors ($2.99) from &lt;a href="http://www.chicweddingfavors.com/pc/WS8575/Indian_Wedding_Favors/Golden-Lac-Boxes-with-Beads-and-Mirror.html" target="_new"&gt;WeddingFavors.com&lt;/a&gt;. The final dramtic touch? A henna-inspired wedding cake, courtesy of Kelly Zubal of San Francisco’s &lt;a href="http://www.inticingcreations.com/" target="_New"&gt;Inticing Creations&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Don’t shy away from introducing some ethnic flavor into your special day – embrace it!      &lt;/div&gt;           &lt;/div&gt;                   &lt;div class="tagsContainer"&gt;             &lt;div class="tagsText"&gt;tags:&lt;/div&gt;             &lt;div class="tagsLinks"&gt;                  &lt;a class="tagsLinks" href="http://www.celebrityweddingbuzz.com/celebrity_weddings/celebrity_inspirations/"&gt;Celebrity Inspirations&lt;/a&gt;                                                    &lt;/div&gt;         &lt;/div&gt;          &lt;div class="postedByContainer"&gt;             &lt;div class="postedBy"&gt;posted by:&lt;/div&gt;             &lt;div class="postedText"&gt;Summer &lt;/div&gt;         &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/220311609998875606-4763980432504618832?l=specialweddingday.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://specialweddingday.blogspot.com/feeds/4763980432504618832/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=220311609998875606&amp;postID=4763980432504618832' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/220311609998875606/posts/default/4763980432504618832'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/220311609998875606/posts/default/4763980432504618832'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://specialweddingday.blogspot.com/2008/10/indian-inspired-wedding-details.html' title='Indian-Inspired Wedding Details'/><author><name>buah hati</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11567574125370579646</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-220311609998875606.post-902972242931635163</id><published>2008-10-18T10:23:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-10-18T10:31:23.212-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Celebrity Bridesmaids</title><content type='html'>&lt;div id="theEmbeddedAsset" class="showbiz site_showbiz"&gt;&lt;div class="theAssetInner gallery clearfix opaqueDark"&gt;&lt;div id="theGalleryHeaderWrapper" class="clearfix"&gt;&lt;div id="theGalleryHeader"&gt;                  &lt;img src="http://media.entertainment.sky.com/images/5062/transparent.gif" alt="Gallery icon" class="GalleryIcon" width="14" height="10" /&gt;&lt;img src="http://media.entertainment.sky.com/images/5062/dividerLine12px.gif" alt="" width="21" height="10" /&gt;8:41AM, Jul 14, 2008                        &lt;/div&gt;      &lt;/div&gt;      &lt;div id="galleryImageWrapper" class="clearfix"&gt;       &lt;div id="galleryImage"&gt;        &lt;div id="theGalleryImage"&gt;            &lt;img src="http://media.entertainment.sky.com/image/unscaled/2008/10/2/Jessica-Biel-1008.jpg" alt="Jessica Biel" class="galleryImage" /&gt;        &lt;/div&gt;    &lt;/div&gt;    &lt;div id="galleryCaptionPaginationWrapper" class="clearfix"&gt;          &lt;div id="theGalleryCaption" class="fontStyle07"&gt;&lt;p&gt;Watch out Justin Timberlake - Jessica Biel might get a taste for the bridal life as she performs bridesmaid duties for a pal's wedding in Rome.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Click on to see the other celebs who've taken on the role of bridesmaid...&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;    &lt;/div&gt;   &lt;/div&gt;     &lt;/div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/220311609998875606-902972242931635163?l=specialweddingday.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://specialweddingday.blogspot.com/feeds/902972242931635163/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=220311609998875606&amp;postID=902972242931635163' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/220311609998875606/posts/default/902972242931635163'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/220311609998875606/posts/default/902972242931635163'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://specialweddingday.blogspot.com/2008/10/wedding-in-sky.html' title='Celebrity Bridesmaids'/><author><name>buah hati</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11567574125370579646</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-220311609998875606.post-2093101328536851758</id><published>2008-10-15T22:47:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-10-15T22:52:30.897-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Wedding flower</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_DZhRpOXk108/SPbWk4g-8jI/AAAAAAAAAAU/YHIpzliBN8g/s1600-h/calla_rose_sweetpea2.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_DZhRpOXk108/SPbWk4g-8jI/AAAAAAAAAAU/YHIpzliBN8g/s320/calla_rose_sweetpea2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257625544135995954" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;Catching the wedding flower automatically puts you next in cable for the next blushing bride to walk upward the aisle according to another of the older wives tales. Belief in yarns of yesterday should depart me standing before a tribunal of police for bigamy. But custom is custom and the tossing of the flower is part of a wedding that all guests seem ahead overly, particularly the unmarried women in cable willing for activity.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;These women in effort take demand of the wedding flower mean to rise high than any 7ft hoop baseball musician. This region of the wedding festivity can demonstrate to be really entertaining for new guests looking on.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Flowers are an essential region of any wedding ceremony blooms are believed to represent original promise and a well-off future forward for the pair. Church aisles - pews covered in flower blossoms will ship a tasty fragrance of novelty throughout the air. Also conventional flower arrangements and settings enforce beauty at wedding.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There are then many pretty natures of the ground to select from, orchids, lilies and roses are flowers that are usually used to have pretty teardrop bouquet which formerly again is a popular hand held bridal slice for the bride of today. Depending on the topic of the wedding flower types new than orchids roses lilies may alter too colours.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/220311609998875606-2093101328536851758?l=specialweddingday.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://specialweddingday.blogspot.com/feeds/2093101328536851758/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=220311609998875606&amp;postID=2093101328536851758' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/220311609998875606/posts/default/2093101328536851758'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/220311609998875606/posts/default/2093101328536851758'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://specialweddingday.blogspot.com/2008/10/wedding-flower.html' title='Wedding flower'/><author><name>buah hati</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11567574125370579646</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_DZhRpOXk108/SPbWk4g-8jI/AAAAAAAAAAU/YHIpzliBN8g/s72-c/calla_rose_sweetpea2.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-220311609998875606.post-5840627556891143460</id><published>2008-10-09T21:00:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-10-09T21:04:50.163-07:00</updated><title type='text'>cake wedding</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DZhRpOXk108/SO7UU1Sj4LI/AAAAAAAAAAM/21KR6wmpUQA/s1600-h/260px-Pound_layer_cake.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DZhRpOXk108/SO7UU1Sj4LI/AAAAAAAAAAM/21KR6wmpUQA/s320/260px-Pound_layer_cake.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5255371269555347634" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src="file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/HAMZAH%7E1/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/moz-screenshot.jpg" alt="" /&gt;Cake is a form of food that is usually sweet and often baked. Cakes normally combine some kind of flour, a sweetening agent (commonly sugar), a binding agent (generally egg, though gluten or starch are often used by vegetarians and vegans), fats (usually butter, shortening, or margarine, although a fruit purée such as applesauce is sometimes substituted to avoid using fat), a liquid (milk, water or fruit juice), flavors and some form of leavening agent (such as yeast or baking powder), though many cakes lack these ingredients and instead rely on air bubbles in the dough to expand and cause the cake to rise. Cake is often frosted with buttercream or marzipan, and finished with piped borders and crystallized fruit.[1]&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cake is often the dessert of choice for meals at ceremonial occasions, particularly weddings, anniversaries and birthdays. There are literally millions of cake recipes (some are bread-like and some rich and elaborate) and many are centuries old. Cake making is no longer a complicated procedure; while at one time considerable labor went into cake making (particularly the whisking of egg foams), baking equipment and directions have been simplified that even the most amateur cook may bake a cake.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/220311609998875606-5840627556891143460?l=specialweddingday.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://specialweddingday.blogspot.com/feeds/5840627556891143460/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=220311609998875606&amp;postID=5840627556891143460' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/220311609998875606/posts/default/5840627556891143460'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/220311609998875606/posts/default/5840627556891143460'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://specialweddingday.blogspot.com/2008/10/cake-wedding.html' title='cake wedding'/><author><name>buah hati</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11567574125370579646</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DZhRpOXk108/SO7UU1Sj4LI/AAAAAAAAAAM/21KR6wmpUQA/s72-c/260px-Pound_layer_cake.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-220311609998875606.post-282785701679656249</id><published>2008-10-09T20:54:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-10-09T20:55:56.131-07:00</updated><title type='text'>wedding dress</title><content type='html'>Searching for the perfect &lt;a id="KonaLink0" target="_new" class="kLink" style="text-decoration: underline ! important; position: static;" href="http://www.articlesphere.com/Article/Wedding-Dress-Preservation-Methods/141676#"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0) ! important; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-size: 11px; position: static;color:#009900;" &gt;&lt;span class="kLink" style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0) ! important; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-size: 11px; position: static;"&gt;wedding &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="kLink" style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0) ! important; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-size: 11px; position: static;"&gt;dress&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; is no small task. For some women it has been delightful and nearly lifelong endeavor. As the wedding day approaches there are the countless hours of intense research studying &lt;a id="KonaLink1" target="_new" class="kLink" style="text-decoration: underline ! important; position: static;" href="http://www.articlesphere.com/Article/Wedding-Dress-Preservation-Methods/141676#"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0) ! important; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-size: 11px; position: static;color:#009900;" &gt;&lt;span class="kLink" style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0) ! important; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-size: 11px; position: static;"&gt;bridal&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; fashion magazines and reviewing the latest Hollywood weddings. For some it all adds up to hundreds or even thousands of hours. Even though you have already spent so much joyful personal investment shopping the bridal stores, trying on numerous dresses, gathering your best friends’ opinions, and stressing about the $2000 dollar price tag do not stop there. Preserving your prized wedding dress after your special day takes some careful consideration as well.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Unless you have decided to trash the dress the options you will be looking at are sealing, boxing, or bagging. Sealing involves placing the dress inside an airtight padded box using cardboard cutouts and acid free tissue paper to preserve the shape. The thought behind sealing is that by making the package airtight the dress will be protected from the elements, however this lack of airflow creates a risk of mold and mildew. A long term storage method such as this can also cause permanent creasing at the folds. It is also quite expensive.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Boxing your dress is similar to sealing. These boxes are usually acid free and often lined with fabric. The difference is that the box is not sealed and you can access the dress easily any time. Seams and folds are looser so there is less risk of creasing, however a boxed dress should be periodically refolded and placed back into its container to avoid permanent creases.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Bagging is the method often used to preserve antique clothing in museums. Here the dress is hung from padded metal hangers and twill string or tape is used to reinforce and support the dress as it hangs, which is critical to reduce stretching. Once the dress is properly supported an all cotton outer bag usually between 5 and 6 feet in length slides over the whole dress.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Boxing or bagging your dress has other benefits aside from allowing it to breath. The best reason perhaps is that it allows you to easily inspect and refold the dress as you revisit memories as often as you wish. Do it yourselfers can purchase boxing or bagging kits that provide you with all the packing supplies, hangers, and instructions you will need to properly store and care for you garment over the years.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/220311609998875606-282785701679656249?l=specialweddingday.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://specialweddingday.blogspot.com/feeds/282785701679656249/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=220311609998875606&amp;postID=282785701679656249' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/220311609998875606/posts/default/282785701679656249'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/220311609998875606/posts/default/282785701679656249'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://specialweddingday.blogspot.com/2008/10/wedding-dress.html' title='wedding dress'/><author><name>buah hati</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11567574125370579646</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-220311609998875606.post-7592333956954266431</id><published>2008-10-09T13:19:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-10-09T13:28:23.124-07:00</updated><title type='text'>A wedding</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;A &lt;b&gt;wedding&lt;/b&gt; is the &lt;a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceremony" title="Ceremony"&gt;ceremony&lt;/a&gt; in which two people are united in marriage. Wedding traditions and customs vary greatly between &lt;a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culture" title="Culture"&gt;cultures&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethnic_group" title="Ethnic group"&gt;ethnic groups&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion" title="Religion"&gt;religions&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Country" title="Country"&gt;countries&lt;/a&gt;, and &lt;a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_class" title="Social class"&gt;social classes&lt;/a&gt;. Most wedding ceremonies involve an exchange of &lt;a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wedding_vows" title="Wedding vows" class="mw-redirect"&gt;wedding vows&lt;/a&gt; by the couple, presentation of a ring or rings, and a public proclamation of marriage by an authority figure or religious leader. Special wedding garments are often worn, and the ceremony is followed by a &lt;a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wedding_reception" title="Wedding reception"&gt;wedding reception&lt;/a&gt;. Music, poetry, prayer or readings from Scripture may also be incorporated in the ceremony&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/220311609998875606-7592333956954266431?l=specialweddingday.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://specialweddingday.blogspot.com/feeds/7592333956954266431/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=220311609998875606&amp;postID=7592333956954266431' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/220311609998875606/posts/default/7592333956954266431'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/220311609998875606/posts/default/7592333956954266431'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://specialweddingday.blogspot.com/2008/10/wedding.html' title='A wedding'/><author><name>buah hati</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11567574125370579646</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>
