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THANK YOU to our friends and amazing contributors
Pac Lorefield
Hitcher Post
Serbon Cobalt
Marla Marx
Editor-in-Chief IDWN Founder
Creative Director IDWN Manager
Advertising Director IDWN Manager
Fashion Director IDWN Co-Founder
Kat Carter
Roz Azalee
Victoria French
Selina Farshore
Contributor Editor IDWN Manger
Contributor IDWN Member
Circulation Editor IDWN Member
Copy Editor IDWN Member
CONTENTS
september & october | voLume 1 | no. 1
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editor’s Letter | tRAiLBLAZiNG NeW AdVeNtUReS Ask Kat | RL VS. SL WeddiNG PLANNiNG Postscripts | A CoLoRFUL FALL Up and Coming | SeCoNd LiFeS HotteSt NeW deSiGNeR Something old Something New | JUMPiNG tHe BRooM
On the cover from left to right: Male Model - Jase Mallory | Bride - Selina Farshore | Bridemaids - Beatriz Humphreys, nxraven Resident, & Angel Cruz A special thank you to Couture Models for providing models and Farshore Family Photography for the use of their location.
A Letter from the Editor
Trailblazer The I Do Wedding Network was created after I noticed all the support groups dedicated to fashion, building, and modeling but couldn’t find an active group for those who enjoyed doing weddings in Second Life. The main goal of IDWN is to create networking opportunities for new and established wedding professionals to find help when they are in a pinch. It also creates a one-stop location for planners, coordinators, brides and grooms to find all they need in planning their special days. In June 2012, we created the I Do Wedding Expo where 22 of Second Life’s best wedding businesses came together to showcase their products and services. Hundreds came through the gates and found invitations, dresses, cakes, and planners to help them with their special day. During the Expo, we distributed a IDWN Bridal Guide with articles and advertisments to assist brides and promote the vendors at the Expo. We had such a great response to the Bridal Guide that we decided it was time that Second Life had a magazine dedicated to weddings.
Several magazines in Second Life have put out special issues about weddings but most focus primarily on showcasing dress designers. None include venues, decor, photography, music, etc. that are essential to SL weddings. IDWN Magazine is for the bride and anyone else looking to plan a wedding or special event. Issues will contain advice and ideas for planning and executing the big day. IDWN Magazine will be a neccessary go to for finding planners and businesses engrossed in the wedding industry. It is my hope that many will catch the vision and passion of the I Do Wedding Network through this publication. Sincerely, Pac Lorefield, founder of IDWN I dedicate this first issue to my business partner and best friend Marla Marx. Without her encouragement, help, and advice I would have never been able to achieve the success we have seen over the last two years.
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Postscripts
Marla Marx tells us how a bride can incorporate vibrant colors in a fall wedding
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all is almost here and the warm vibrant colors of the season will soon be upon us. It’s a wonderful time to have a wedding with the golden leaves making a beautiful covered floor and the trees in shades of red, yellow and orange. Fall makes the perfect back drop for any bride and her wedding party. This 2012 Fall Season has some fabulous colors with many choices to mix and match to create stunning and beautiful combinations. According to Pantone Rhapsody, French Roast, and Honey Gold are just a few colors to choose from.
As a bride creating your own style and understanding what is in fashion are essential to create a perfect day. Combining these two elements is key to making your day special and unique. Start with picking the color you invisioned for your wedding then add hints of fashionable colors to make it complete. The wedding invite to the left shows the primary color red but incoprates the fall fashion colors with hints of Honey Gold. One color I found interesting for a Fall color is the Rhapsody color. A cooler color I wasn’t sure how to make it look like a Fall wedding and not a spring. (continue on page 24)
Just like the invitation, adding Rhapsody to warm hues will help bring out the richness of the season. The dresses featured in this article are from designer Ani Charisma. She and her business parter, Tai Kenin, jumped at the opportunity to create dresses using the Fall Pantone color pallet. I showed them the colors and in one day they came up with dresses in the color pallet I gave them.
Ani and Tai were amazing to work with. Thank you to Charisma Designs for helping us showcase this Fall’s colors. One thing to remember is that there are people in Second Life willing to do custom work. Ask around and make sure you find someone who understands your needs as a bride and caters to them. It’s your day and you should feel like a queen!
Now for the finale! The wedding dress. It can be the hardest decision for a bride and the most important. My view on bridal gowns is pick the one that makes her feel good, the one that says “this is me”. Beyond fashion, and beyond what others think, its the brides day and what she wants matters. If a decision still can’t be made based on the above advice I have a few recommendations. (continue pg. 27)
Fallen in love with one of these dresses? Find it HERE on Marketplace. A special thank you to Trendy Templates whose template is featured on the olympian blue “Louise� dress.
Keep it simple and elegant. A sleek and modern fit with a flare on the skirt. Lace is back bringing in the touch of romance with delicate details. If you are looking for an off white gown a Champagne color fits the bill perfectly. Similar to this look I created. It is sleek, has lace, and is very elegant. It can be dressed up for a formal wedding or more causal for one on the beach. The gown came from Peqe and had several other white gowns cut the same with varying looks. To add my own personal touch I made my own veil with the fall colors. So the over all theme? Think bright warm color tones for the bridesmaids and sleek feminine elegance for the bride. Most of all have fun and enjoy the memories of becoming one with your soul mate.
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Something New IDWN talks to up and coming dress designer, Trina Stormfield, about her newest gown and what got her excited about designing wedding dresses.
IDWN: What sparked your interest to design a wedding gown?
IDWN: You sound like you are staying busy? Do you have more dresses you are creating?
Trina: Well, I wanted to design one for a long time, and a friend was getting married and needed a gown, so I started with one, I loved doing the dress so much, that the second dress I made, I designed for the everyday woman, who loves looking like a princess.
Trina: Yes, I will have more out, as time goes on. IDWN: Where can someone find your designs? Trina: Unforgettable Temptations at Q’s Mst3K Sim.
IDWN: What inspires your designs? Trina: My designs are from my mind, and from looking at everyday fashion. I also put items together. I enjoy how creative it can make me feel as well. IDWN: How long does it take you to design a gown? Trina: The second gown took me a bit. I was very picky on the features of the gown itself,the veil, all of it really. It was fun though and I really love the princess factor for the Fantasia Gown. IDWN: Have you always designed clothing or is this a new venture? Trina: I started clothing October of 2011. I have now 250 items, in Second Life and soon I will be branching out to marketplace.
IDWN: Last question. What advice do you have for brides looking for the “perfect” dress? Trina: Be you, love the dress first and foremost.
Something Old & Something New Roz Azalee shares some insight on an often misunderstood tradition.
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hen the movie Jumping the Broom came out, I became fascinated with this old tradition. I had heard about it in my culture and had gone to a couple of weddings. Thus, I was anxious to learn more about the tradition and how it started. I also wanted to find out it my culture was the only culture that celebrated this marriage tradition. First, and foremost, its important to share my culture’s wedding events. There has always been the question regarding jumping the broom, and if it is cultural traditon linked only to African American weddings. Broom jumping is actually a tradition that spans worldwide. In fact, this tradition can be found throughout the world in Hungary, Scotland, England, Gypsy culture, and African Americans. For the African American culture, the broom was a symbol used from various regions in Africa. In Ghana the broom was held over the heads of the couples and their parents. There are positives and negatives associated with the tradition. However, as with any tradition, it is embraced with the thought of it being a spiritual symbol and a celebration of love. At the African American Museum, housed in Second Life Philly, we embrace the “Jumping the Broom” tradition and encourage the ceremony as a symbol of commitment to love. If you are interested in having this or a traditional ceremony in SL Philly, contact me in-world.
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