Fall 2009 Wedding Trends. The top trends for fall weddings 2009. This fall is all about statement jewelry, hair accessories, netted dresses. Other key trends for the fall season for dresses include mermaid styles, beaded gowns, and off the shoulder looks. When it comes to cake trends blues cakes are among one of the favorite choices along with mini squared cakes, and chocolate cakes.

Bridesmaid dresses this season is all about simple cocktail lengths with bold colors, and flower girl dresses are all about colored bowed sashes and ribbons to match the wedding colors themes and styles.

Wearing Bridal Gloves with your Wedding Dress. One of the hottest trends on the rise is wearing bridal gloves with your wedding gown. This used to be a very popular trend many years ago and it is once again making a strong comeback. Gloves can instantly add elegance and grace to your overall look and there are many styles to choose from to go with your dress. They can be a instant way to make a huge fashion statement on your big day.

I Love You Man Wedding Dresses and Bridemaid Dresses. In the movie Peter Klaven (Paul Rudd) gets married to Zooey (Rashida Jones). I love the yellow and white color palette that they used in the wedding it is absolutely breathtaking. If you plan on getting married sometime soon weddings in movies and on tv shows are great for giving you inspiration and ideas for you own big day.

In the movie the Bridesmaids wore yellow dresses of modern short cocktail party styles, and their bouquets were divine. Short sweet and two the point filled with orchid and flax leaf. I also adore how Zooey (the bride) wore a simple white dress and classic updo bun hairstyle. She looked sophisticated and  had a very classic summer wedding feel to her overall look.

The centerpiece which you can see at the table has lovely all-yellow calla lilies that went perfectly with the color palette. You can also see in this last picture that Zooey used white flowers in her hair that went flawlessly with her gown.

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Wedding Ideas

Cultural Wedding Ideas Enhance And Personalize A Wedding Ceremony

Creative wedding ideas are the key element to a personalized wedding that directly reflects the life and love of the bride and groom.  When planning a wedding, it is essential that the event showcases special qualities about both individuals and projects their personal ideas about “happiness ever after”.  This special day is the day that these two individuals visually show the world that their love is unique, special and lifelong.  When planning the special day, taking time to insure that every tiny detail is in place will transform a memorable occasion into a spectacular event.

The Wedding Ceremony Combines Two Lives and Two Cultures

The most important part of a marriage is the coming together of two lives to become one.  In this way, it is valuable to take pieces from the bride and groom’s personal history and utilize it in planning the wedding ideas such as decorations, invitations, speeches, music and the wedding ceremony itself.  If the bride and groom are from different heritages, research both cultures or interview the bride and groom to discover what is important from their family and childhood that they would like to include in the ceremony.

A Scottish Flare Makes A Wedding Unique To The Scottish Bride Or Groom

For example, if the bride or groom has Scottish roots, a great wedding idea would be to have the bride and groom leave the ceremony to the sounds of a bagpipe musician.  This would follow Scottish tradition and highlight the family heritage for all of the guests to recognize and enjoy.

Many Black American Weddings Utilize African Culture In Wedding Ceremony

Another wedding idea that is gaining in popularity in wedding ceremonies is the tradition of  “jumping the broom”.  In the Western African tradition, the broom is symbolic of sweeping away past mistakes and evil spirits.  It was believed that by sweeping a broom over the heads of the bride and groom, the evil spirits could be warded off and thus the two would share a happy marriage.  In the days of slavery, marriage between slaves was illegal.  Many of the slaves came from African cultures that held a strong belief in ceremonial practices and the importance of a recognized union of marriage.  With this in mind, they created the concept of taking marriage vows in front of witnesses and then jumping over a broom handle to recognize the union. “Jumping of the broom” became the wedding ceremony that allowed their union to be recognized by their peers the union but undetected by their masters.

Taking The Time To Combine Ancestral Wedding Ideas Personalize Any Wedding

There are many different wedding ideas throughout history that signify the values, beliefs and culture differences.  When planning a wedding, insure that the ceremony is specific to the bride and groom by including wedding ideas from their history and their future dreams.