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Index
WEDDING 24 DESTINATION Alessandra & Mark Vanessa & Aaron Roy & Erica Laura & Chris
VENUE 32 OUTDOOR • Hacienda Paraíso
• The Location for your wedding
RING 06 22 THE The Most desidered rings
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DECOR • Susana Rosser • Brenda Guerra • Bringing your dreams to light
14 BANQUET Wray & Company DECOR 15 FLOWERS Flowers that play a big role in your wedding
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DRESS STYLE Sposa Mia Couture
22 HONEYMOON The sweetest honeymoon
THE PERFECT SESSION 36 Will you marry me?
38 COUPLE • Avoid Prenuptial Stress • Enjoy your intimacy
4 FLASH 42 STYLE Perfect Accesories
44 GIFTS • The perfect and practical 2 gift registry 46 PLANNING • The Music the life of your party
47 BEAUTY • Important things to do to
your hair before your big day • Hair Make-up
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Directory
On the front Cover: Photography: Anahi Navarro Location: Casa los Ebanos www.casalosebanos.com Dress: Sposa Mia Couture Stylist: Olga Adame Hair & MUA: Mary Chapa MODEL: Daniela Barrera Reyna
A wedding is such an important event where hundreds of people meet, from the guests, to many others that contribute with their talents and professionalism in order to have everything running smoothly and perfect. Well, every single one of us that are involved in the wedding planning industry is nothing but lucky, since the trend today is again: the glamour, which covers with its elegance that special day. In this issue of Maxwell Brides we gather everything you need to acquire a perfect harmony for the occasion. We offer you our experts’ advice and recommendations so you may relate them when looking for your dress, banquet and your wedding décor. In addition, our specialists reveal their suggestions for making the wisest decisions and choices so bride and groom may find the perfect balance while looking after the important aspects for their special day. Best wishes!
Publisher Editor Guillermo Cruz Administrator/Production Manager: Olga Adame Gráphic Designer Adrian Dario Vera Calderón Ileana Monserrat Miranda Guzmán Ernesto Adahir Cruz Alcaraz Contribution Writers/Translate Celina Acosta Contributing Photographers Anahí Navarro David Pezzat Eric Sierra Contributing Editor Elia Noemí Escalante Published by Grupo Editorial Maxwell S.A de C.V.
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The Ring
By: Maxwell Brides • Photo by: Cortesía
The most desired rings
Every bride has her style, but these are the types they prefer:
The solitaire with accents:
These are rings with a diamond in the center and accentuated with small precious stones. (CARTIER SOLITAIRE, PLATINUM, DIAMOND PAVED WITH BRILLIANT-CUT DIAMONDS).
The solitaire: a single gemstone ring will fascinate any bride (CARTIER SOLITAIRE, PLATINUM, CENTRAL BRILLIANT-CUT DIAMOND).
The wedding band: This design consists of a row of 5 to 11 or more same size diamonds (WEDDING BAND CARTIER IN PLATINUM, YELLOW GOLD AND PINK GOLD, DIAMOND PAVED WITH BRILLIANT –CUT- DIAMONDS).
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Decor
By: Maxwell Brides • Photo by: Éric Sierra
Susana Rosser
Dream Weddings by All Party Rentals
Susana Rosser is one of the most acknowledged linens’ specialists for event décor in the Rio Grande Valley. Her style is unique due to her great attention to detail. When she is designing an event, she focuses on the personality and feelings of her customers, thus, achieve the desired result.
How and when did your business get started?
When my daughter was planning her wedding 11 years ago, I noticed there wasn’t a business in the valley offering fine linens with quality and variety.
What kind of events do you do?
We service all kinds of events such as birthdays, First communions, christenings, business parties and weddings, which are our main specialty.
What inspires you to do your job?
When you love and enjoy what you do, the results
are always positive and extraordinary, this inspire me to improve myself constantly.
How do you meet your customers’ satisfaction?
Always giving the best of me with an excellent service.
What is the minimum and maximum number of guests you have assisted?
The smallest was for two, it was for a couple at their marriage proposal and the largest so far, was for 1300 guests at the event called: Border Texan Of The Year.
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Decor
By: Maxwell Brides • Photo by: Éric Sierra
Brenda Guerra Special Flowers Couture Florists Couture Weddings Special Flowers, a concept created by Brenda Guerra, unleashes the imagination to share with clients their dreams and expectations and design an unforgettable event with original settings according to their personalities and tastes.
How and when did your business get started?
Special Flowers began as an "everyday" floral shop. In 2006 when one of clients requested us to decorate her daughter's wedding, we knew that was our thing. Our floral designs have been part of the décor of more than 300 weddings and events throughout South Texas.
BridalNew Guide life
What kind of events do you do?
We design floral pieces for all kind of social events from Bat/Bar Mitzvahs to Birthday Parties, and our specialties are the weddings.
What inspires you to do your job?
Every single one of my clients is an inspiration to me. All of our designs have been created with our client's vision in mind, this has made Special Flowers to be known as the company that sets the floral trends in weddings and events throughout the RGV. I update myself as much as possible by traveling to seminars every year. I've had the opportunity to be an intern together with the world’s renown floral and event designer Preston Bailey. I have attended seminars with party planner David Tuttera, and a course with award winning floral designers Bill Schafer & Kristine Kratt and Director of Event Design at MGM Grand, Diane Butner.
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Decor
By: Backstage • Photo by: David Pezzat
Bringing your dreams to light
The Art of Event Illumination is an orchestrating a wide range of elements, colors, textures to harmonize perfectly.
A Event lighting is one of the most important factors that need special attention to bring the magical and sophisticated atmosphere to life. Unique concepts of using the different kinds of lighting equipment can transform any empty space to an elegant and visually appealing ballroom. In BACKSTAGE our specialty is transforming your event with exquisite colors to create the perfect atmosphere that you and your guest will remember forever. Event lighting is used for birthdays, quinces, weddings, and corporate events: basically any occasion, you can think of that needs to be celebrated with fun, music, beverages and exquisite cuisine. All of these factors enhance
the ambiance which is created so that your guests and clients have a spectacular time and the event is remembered and talked about for months or years to come. Lighting also enhances all the beautiful elements you incorporate at your event. Beautiful floral arrangements and cakes are brought to live when illuminated by Pinspots. A monogram or pattern across the dance floor gives it texture and dimension, and makes for amazing photographs. Lighting is the most powerful element of an event. With simple lighting changes, the same space can shift from cozy to avantgarde, static to dynamic or romantic to sexy. These are just a few examples of the way lighting can impact your event in the most magical ways.
For your dream event experienced professionals should be called in, they enjoy tailoring, celebrations to the needs and personalities of guests of honor. Our specialty is transforming your event with exquisite colors to create the perfect atmosphere that you and your guest will remember forever. Whether it is over-the-top or simple, illumination has to be elegant, warm and welcoming.
Banquet
By: Maxwell Brides • Photo by: Anahi Navarro
Wray & Company Catering by Design
A business whose philosophy is: to make your ideas come true by having, within your reach, their culinary excellence. Wray and Company is today famous for its innovating ideas that meets and makes your dreams come true. Their varieties of culinary proposals are made with the highest quality products, exquisite taste and excellence in service. With this in mind, this high-quality company offers you creative and versatile solutions that are specific of each banquets requirements and will meet absolutely the events style and clients preferences. You may find the most up-to-date menus both national and international, cocktail bar, etc all done under a level of service, quality and punctuality you and your event need.
By: Maxwell Brides • Photo by: Humberto Caballero
Floral Decor
Flowers that play A big role in your wedding
Wedding flowers can be simple or sophisticated it all depends on the type of wedding that is being designed. Zoe Flowers & Design offer ideas for brides who want to think outside the box and provide creative, unique ideas for their wedding. Their innovative ideas create beautiful floral designs for your special day.
Trends from the future Dresses that feel like a deep sigh… like if the future whispered, charged with illusions all brides long for. Subtle designs that are this season’s highlight, wrapping us up with the purest white color. The result is: an elegant bride who shines by itself.
Creative concept:
Flowers:
Styling:
www.specialflowers4u.com
Olga Adame
Blanca Gonzales Alma Cárdenas
Photography: David Pezzat
www.davidpezzat.com
Hair & MUA: Mary Chapa
Model:
Catherine Ibáñez
Special Flowers Couture Florists
Special Thanks: Brenda Guerra
912 N 10th Street McAllen, Texas 78501 (956) 683-8740
Email:
beautifulbrides@sposamia.com
www.sposamia.com
www.sposamia.com
www.sposamia.com
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Honeymoon
By: Ana Luz Solís • Photo by: Cortesía
The Sweetest Honeymoon Europe has landscapes and sceneries that have inspired artists to create great love stories all over the world.
For those who have a passion for traveling, Europe is one of the most recommended places, not only because you will experience and discover ideal places but also, because you will be able to feel romance in all its splendor and magnificence. France, Italy, Hungary, Spain, Greece, England and some other countries within the European Union offer different activities that are perfect for lovers, from visiting spectacular castles to gondola rides that will allow couples re-create the perfect atmosphere to love and nourish their passion. Travel specialists suggest proven routes perfect for romance. Here are their recommendations for the most visited sites: ITALY In this boot-shaped country you can find Venice, a place rich in architecture and eye catching landscapes. This is the ideal hiding place for couples and lovers who may want to ride in a gondola enjoying a romantic candle-lit dinner. In addition to romance, Italy offers a variety of cultural and architectural sites that will make a very complete trip for visitors.
FRANCE To be able to tell how Paris has inspired love to couples, you simply need to listen to the poems, songs, and movies that have made this city their source of inspiration. Everything is love there. This place has more than one special charm, it has this place where you can find the “Wall of I Love You” located specifically at the Jehan Rictus Square or the Des Arts bridge where lovers engrave their love in locks and throw the key into the Sienna River and seal their love with a kiss having as witness an illuminated Eiffel Tower under a starry sky. Not only France has Paris, there is also this beautiful city surrounded by the blue Mediterranean: Nice, famous also for its shops and restaurants that will make your trip a very pleasant experience. Experts say Nice is the perfect place to let loose and live love unleashed while walking around the Cours Saleya Flower Market and the Matisse Museum.
GREECE A visit to the Greek island of Mykonos part of the Cyclades, located in the Aegean Sea will offer views that lovers will admire and like, since it not only offers majestic sceneries but also is the place where they can enjoy the best sunsets surrounded by windmills or a succulent dinner in any of the hidden restaurants found in its passageways. The faded buildings of Corfu are other attractions that couples love specially for its architecture and small cobblestoned streets. HUNGARY Budapest is its main attraction. This place is near to the Danube River and is full of narrow passageways that take visitors to another era and dimension making this the perfect place to stroll. In Hungary you may also find Margaret Island in the middle of the Danube, ideal place for lovers who like to travel at night or to have a ride across this beautiful river. Europe is one of the most recommended places, not only because you will experience and discover ideal places but also because you will be able to feel romance in its entire splendor
SPAIN The Iberian Peninsula has various attractions perfect for couples. One of these is Seville since many consider it the most romantic city of Spain and of the world. Salamanca is another perfect place for romance; full of medieval paths and monuments so amazing as the famous Casa de Las Conchas, La Plaza mayor or the faรงade of the Univesidad de Salamanca, which is one of the oldest universities in Europe. Ibiza is another chosen place for couples since it not only famous for its nightlife but also for all the different attractions couples can enjoy on a weekend.
Alessandra & Mark Photography: David Pezzat
In the spirit of Aloha, Alessandra Ochoa and Mark Valdez were married in Maui, Hawaii on Thursday January 31. The bride wore a beautiful lace gown with a cathedral veil and a White Phalaenopsis flower in her hair. .
Her something new were gold earrings in the shape of plumeria flowers given to her by her mother. Her something old and blue was an old silver coin wrapped in a blue pouch and attached to her dress and her something borrowed was a diamond pendant that belongs to her mother. Ali carried a gorgeous hand tied bouquet of Peonies, Orange Dahlias, Lavender, Cold Water Roses and Garden Roses. The sky had shed droplets of rain throughout the day and as she walked down an aisle framed in colorful Orchids with her father to the song “Somewhere Over the Rainbow� the sky became clear and even displayed a beautiful and emblematic rainbow. The bride and her father were preceded by a traditional Conch Blower. In Hawaii the Conch signals a special event. The Conch blower called to the 4 corners, East, North, West and South. The East for the sun rising, the North for the stars that guide us, the West for the ocean and the South for their ancestors. The ceremony took place on the Napili Lawn at The Ritz Carlton- Kapalua. It allowed the couple and their guests to enjoy a panoramic view of the Kapalua Cliffside and Honolua Bay along with the celebration which included a meaningful Welcoming chant that conveyed the couple finding what they were longing for and being filled with eagerness and anticipation and because of all the family and friends in attendance there was much love.
A love that began as a friendship while the couple was still in high school. For several years Mark and Ali remained friends and later began dating. Mark chooses a very special day to ask Ali for her hand in marriage. On Ali’s birthday in April of 2012, the couple along with family and friends spent the weekend on South Padre Island. After a wonderful dinner celebration at Palm Street Pier, Mark decided it was the perfect moment. He got down on one knee and as Ali asked what he was doing, he gathered his love and said, I have a question to ask you, will you marry me? Tears of joy filled Ali’s eyes as she lovingly replied, Yes. Many talented and creative minds allowed Mark and Ali to fulfill a dream like wedding. From Event Specialist and Coordinator Ector Arian Casas of The Social Club and EVE Events to wedding photographer David Pezzat, florist Brenda Guerra of Special Flowers Couture Florists and Susana Rosser of Dream Weddings along with the helpful staff at The Ritz Carlton.
Vanessa & Aaron Photography: David Pezzat Location: Cimarron
 Lighting Production: Backstage Special Lighting Rentals & Flowers: Cantu Special Events
Vanessa & Aaron celebrated their wedding at one of the most beautiful venue Cimarron. Decorations, Flowers, Special Lighting made their wedding magical. Beautiful flowers handling from the ceiling giving it the perfect touch, along with perfect lighting to enhance the moment captured for them to remember forever.
Roy & Erica
Roy & Erica joined their lives in the presence of family and friends who gathered to accompany the happy couple. The wedding was in a very harmonized style SPECIAL FLOWERS AND DREAM WEDDINGS by ALL PARTY RENTALS, guests enjoyed the banquet by Wray & Company Catering by Design.
Photography: Anahi Navarro Photography Videographer: Gerardo Garmendia Flowers: Special Flowers Rentals: Dream Weddings by All Party Rentals Catering: Wray & Company Catering by Design
Laura & Chris Photography: Eric Sierra
Laura Elizabeth Morales and Chris Welch met at McAllen City Hall in 2011. Chris had been hired as a graphic designer to complete the City of McAllen's Centennial Annual Report, under a very tight deadline.
It was there that he met Laura Elizabeth, who was working as the project manager. He asked her out a week later and they dated for the next few months. Chris proposed to Laura Elizabeth at midnight on January 1, 2012 in the middle of the City of McAllen's New Year's Eve Bash, where she was working as an on air personality and social media correspondent. Surrounded by confetti and fireworks, she said yes! Their wedding was at Casa Los Ebanos on December
8, 2012. For their honeymoon, the couple traveled to New York City. Laura Elizabeth is the daughter of Joel and Marisa Morales. Chris is the son of Carlton and Sue Welch; and Derek and Lynn Koch. They have a cat named Chloe. The couple decided to take photos after the wedding at the Pearl Brewery in San Antonio. The urban area has been redeveloped from an old beer brewery into a bustling, vibrant attraction just minutes from downtown where they both work.
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Outdoor venue
By Maxwell Bridess • Photo by: Juan Correa & Rey Vento
Hacienda Paraíso
“We make your events unforgettable” "Hacienda Paraiso is the place where you will spend unforgettable moments and will enjoy the most of your special events"
Hacienda Paraiso has a pool, waterfalls, water slides, palapas, exotic birds, a river with canoes, fountains and gardens. Hacienda Paraiso is the perfect setting for your wedding or event to welcome the guests, introducing them in a cozy atmosphere surrounded by a natural paradise. Its elements multiply the possibilities for an exquisite decoration in harmony with the natural environment. Hacienda Paraiso is located in Weslaco, Texas N FM 88 (Mile 15 1/4). To book your future event please call (956) 533-8349 Follow us on
"Hacienda Paraiso
is the perfect setting for your wedding"
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Outdoor venue
The Location For your Wedding
Any place you choose, outdoors or indoors, the comfort and your personal touch are the details that will let you have the perfect environment for an extraordinary ceremony
Outdoor Locations
Having your guests comfortable is the main purpose; this will let them enjoy your event. If you are planning your wedding outdoors, opt for the season where you would not find cold weather or extreme hot days and very important try to avoid the rain season. You must consider additional expenses and therefore, an increase in your budget in case the place
By Maxwell Brides • Photo by: Eric Sierra & Jay Caballero
you chose doesn’t have all that is needed such as: a specific area with uniform surfaces, a tent with proper lighting and comfortable furniture. You may need the advise of an expert to get the best out of the natural beauty of the place chosen and integrate this to your ceremony. Indoor Locations: a room can easily be transformed with the couples own preferences and tastes. “These special places are ideal since due to the features they have, are perfect choices for a multiplied variety and surprising details that will print your event with vitality and a positive environment.
A Wedding on the Beach
If you can’t resist the charm of sea and sand, it is highly recommended that you schedule your wedding during the months of November and March, when the weather is perfect. If you want an outstanding wedding, it is also a good idea to take advantage of the benefits that both, local providers and the place itself offer.
What to look for when choosing a location:
1. A place that has the capacity to accommodate your guests. 2. A place both of you like 3. Something that fits your budget. 4. An easy access location
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The Perfect Session
Written & Photo by: Anahi Navarro
Will you marry me? Perfect Session
How your engagement session helps your wedding day by Anahi Weddings. One of the most important questions we are frequently asked is should we have an engagement session. Although it is an individual decision every couple will make, there are great advantages to having a fun session with your fiancĂŠ.
First of all it is great practice! Most couples we meet have never been in front of a camera for a professional photo session. It takes a bit to get used to having a camera in front of you all day and on your wedding day the camera will follow you all day. The engagement session eases you for your big day. We have found couples are less nervous and the images have a more natural feel the day of your wedding. Second, it is a lot of fun! You are probably in planning mode and have lots of things you are juggling to make all the arrangements to make your dream come true. An engagement session gives couples a day to celebrate this process. You come together for one day to create memories that will last a lifetime and it gets you back in the romantic mode heading to your wedding day.
Third, it is a great ice breaker! When you choose a photographer it is usually after one or two meetings about photography and budgets but this is the first time you get to really work with your photographer. It is a great way for the photographer to know more about you and for you to see how she/he works. This helps both you and your photographer have a good relationship for the day of the wedding which makes for better images. One of the main reasons we love engagement sessions is we get a view into our clients journey and get to learn a little more about all the plans going into the the wedding day. Finally, the fourth and most important reason for an engagement session is amazing pics! These
sessions produce some of our favorite and most amazing images of our clients. Wedding days are usually packed with fun itinerary events and leave only a small time portion for a session. Engagement sessions give your photographer more time and freedom from time constraints to create those great images you chose her/him for. There are many more reasons to have an engagement session: Having images to use as save the dates, incorporate images into the decor of the wedding, or to have great art to display at your home. We hope this helps you in one of those many decisions towards your wedding day.
Anahi Navarro
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Couple
By: Mario Preciado • Photo by: sxc.hu
Avoid
Prenuptial Stress “Wedding planning may cause a lot of stress to couples. All the expenses, expectations, as well as the idea to adapt their new life may cause a crisis during their engagement.”
As couples plan their wedding and their new life together, they go through a variety of feelings and emotions. And as if that weren’t enough, the duties of their families may add and create a tense environment that may cause conflicts that can lead to postpone the wedding or even cancel it. “Nobody can guarantee you that planning a wedding will be an easy task, but it is the time to do it, each of you as an individual, and together as a couple, with the purpose of facing, solving, and deciding together the situations that may arise. You will discuss and discover new ways to live your love. Sometimes you will win, others you will lose but together you will learn to share and harmonize.”
In order to avoid a prenuptial crisis, please consider the following: • Never spend what you don’t have. • Understand that by cutting back wedding expenses you are not diminishing the joy and excitement of you great day. • Plan ahead of time, and have a perfect organization, this will keep you aware of those details that are out of your control and will give you the opportunity solve them without the pressure of time. • Keep in mind that preparing a wedding is a matter of two and only the two of you must decide what or what not to do.
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Couple
By: Maxwell Brides • Photo by: sxc.hu
Enjoy your Intimacy
You will have a new life together, to maintain the harmony, it is important to use a reliable birth control method that better suits both of you. A very important topic to discuss is the birth control method both would like to use. Although it is true that your doctor’s opinion is essential, both of you should consider other personal aspects such as: your lifestyle, the importance that spontaneity has in your sexuality and your desire to have a family. On the other hand, if you choose to use a hormonal contraceptive method, several questions may appear: will I have problems to get pregnant? What if I forget to take my daily pill? Is my body going to suffer changes? Science has nowadays advanced hugely and offers options that are suitable to your body and needs, one of these innovations is the contraceptive patch.
How does the contraceptive patch works?
The patch releases through your skin, continuously during 7 days, small amounts of hormones that will
prevent ovulation. It is 99% efficient if you follow your doctor’s instructions, besides: • It is the only transdermal contraceptive that is used weekly. Only 3 patches are required per cycle. • Since it is not easy to remove, it can be used in warm climates and you can even use it while swimming, exercising or at the sauna. Allows your fertility to rapidly go back to normal, you may seek a pregnancy 6 weeks after you stop using it. Reduces discomforts caused by your menstrual cycle. • What happens if I decide to use it? Ask your doctor if you are eligible to use it. He will prescribe it based on your medical history. When using the patch it is recommended that each week you place them in different parts of your body to avoid possible skin irritations.
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Style Flash
By: Denisa Sánchez • Photo by: Cortesia
• BELT TAG HEUER
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Perfect
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Accesories
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The perfect attire requires perfect accessories. Find below a select list of accessories that should never be left out in one of the most special days in your life. •TIARAS
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Style Newflash life
• Midnight Blue Maxwell Tuxedo.
• Patent Leather Tuxedo Shoes
GET THE SKYFALL 007 LOOK ONLY AT James & James
• Laydow White Tuxedo Shirt
• White Handkerchief
Company Hours: MON-FRI: 10AM-7PM SAT: 10AM-5PM. Location: 710 N 10th St, McAllen TX 78501 (Across from Sahadi restaurant) Tel: (956)971-0889 Fax: (956)664-1807 www.jamestuxedos.com
• Silk Self-Tie Bowtie
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Gifts
By: Mary Carmen Saldívar • Photo by: Cortesía
Create a gift list that is both useful for you and convenient for your guests.
The perfect & practical Gift Registry
Benefits for everybody
Having a wedding gift registry is an option with benefits for all: • The bride and groom may choose the style of gifts they wish for. • Guests are able to have a list of the couple’s wishes and likes. Besides, the stores, which offer this type of service, include also additional benefits such as: free gift shipping, merchandise exchange, payment plans, and credit for the couple. With so many benefits, bride and groom shouldn’t worry if they desire to include those pricey gifts they really want, actually, if a family member wishes to surprise them with that special gift, having a list like this is the best thing to do.
Virtual registries, wonderful!
Not only these important stores you like and know offer the benefit of a wedding registry, there are a lot of other stores who offer online wedding registries too. There you’ll not only find, furniture or appliances but also home building materials, honeymoon, travel packages, and all kind of wedding services for you to book or hire. This is such a great idea especially if you have foreign guests attending.
Combine and be a winner
As a way to help your guests, set your gift registry in more than one store. Having different choices and variety is something they will really appreciate.
Where should I start?
Choosing the items for your wedding registry is fun and exciting but you have to consider that it will take time and requires planning. Check these tips: 1. Start by deciding with your partner the style both wish to have in your new home. Make use of magazines, and clip those photos or ideas you most like. 2. Look around carefully every room in your new home, make notes and do a “must have” list. 3. Think about your parents’ home and make a list of all those things you use daily and include them in your list. 4. Share your list with your mother, best married friend or sister, they will definitely help you identify which things are necessary and which are not. 5. Do not leave this to the last moment. Have your registry completed at least two months prior to your event, if possible this way your guests may be able to take advantage of store offers, season’s discounts, and even use those same lists to buy gifts for your bachelorette/ bachelor parties.
Planning
By Maxwell Brides • Photo by: SXC.HU
A successful event depends almost upon it. Having variety is the key to an exciting repertoire.
The Music the life of your partyng Express yourself and have confidence
Even if you are considering a DJ or a band, the first step to have the ideal musical setting in your event is to do a little research about the musical preferences both you and your guests have, and communicate it to your music provider in a timely and precise manner. Jesus Tovar is the director of Europe Band, he points out: “it is very important to consider your guests’ preferences, if they like to dance, and the age range”. Once you have chosen 2 or 3 different music styles, listen to the music staff; their expertise will be very helpful to get a balanced repertoire.
Mix and Enjoy
If you think your wedding will last more than expected, you have the perfect excuse to choose both options: a band and a DJ. On the other hand, if your guests are not dance lovers or not good for late night parties your best option will be to hire a traditional band for up to 5 hours.
Basic music styles
No matter the style your event has, if the dance is your concern take a look at the 5 styles that according the Europe Band should never be left out: Some modern music (choice of your preference), Rock (required!), Pop: to have a relieved atmosphere, Some “cumbias” (popular dance) or tropical themes. Music from different ages: 80’s, 90’s We thank Jesus Tovar for his advise while making this article.
Beauty New life
Important things
to do to your hair before your big day…ng Your wedding supposed to be the happiest day of your life. As the bride, you’ll are the center of attention, and your photographs will capture the moment forever.
1.Cut your hair.
Don’t plan on getting a haircut right before the big day. Instead, do it a month or two prior to the wedding to ensure that you like the cut and it will work with the hairstyle you’ve chosen.
2. Retouch your hair color.
It is recommended doing your retouch 15 days
before your wedding. You want your hair color to look perfect along with your hairstyle that day.
3. Make your hair longer.
Make your dream come true of having long hair on your big day; putting hair extensions will be perfect. You can style it with hair pieces or veil.
4. Don’t forget about the groom.
Although you’ll be the focus of the big day, you will want his hair to look just as good. Make sure the groom gets a good haircut a week before the wedding.
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Beauty
By Maxwell Brides • Photo by: Anahí Navarro
Hair & Make-up a unique concept
“Look like the bride on a magazine”
Wedding day is considered to be the most important day of the bride’s life, due to which she starts giving high significance to each and every aspect. Besides the dress, makeup, venue and the ring, the hairstyle should have distinctive importance.
Brides’ hairstyle should be chosen based on the style and cut of the wedding dress. The perfect bride hairstyle could be from loose hair or a tight bun, as long the bride looks stunning on her special day.