Any ideas for a Chakra themed wedding?
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get some of the special candles holders for the 7 colors of candles and have one on each table at your reception.  Use 7 colors of banners made from silk to decorate.  Have the food served be of seven different colors.
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Congrats on yuor wedding... to be there.. \n\nYou can have fusion for the wedding. \nI am not sure what custom you are going to follow. \nIf you are going through the church type then you can do you christian style dress. \n\nDress has to be Red in colour....You can apply a bindi(red dot on yuor forehead) \n\nIn the evening for reception you can dress in the traditional way. It might be dificult for you to wear a saree if no one is ready to help. Else you can get a Chania Choli (red colour) with gold work on it. It will look nice as well. You can go for the mathcing jewellery with that  for the full set. \n\nAbout the food you can have 3-4 disshes which will be an add on for the people. I am sure the white americans will like the food too. \nSome Items like Papadums and samosas for starters\nItems like Paneer (cheese) Palak(spinach), or Navratan Korma. You can check this from the caterers or the Indian restarants as to what dish you like.. \nThis can be with the Indian breads (Rotis) \nIn sweets you can have Gulab Jamun or Kulfi (type of icecream made from boiling milk for long time)\n\nAnything more IM me.. My wedding was on their last year and I will send you the link for my wedding photos on the yahoo. \n\n\nSmile always
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Have friends and family help where they can and search on the internet there are so many awesome ideas out there. Get crafty and make as many things as you can.  \n\nYou can have a beautiful wedding without spending a fortune. \n\nHere is a good list to start with...\nhttp://www.buffalobride.com/to-do_list.h...\nhttp://www.weddingchannel.com/ \nwww.michaels.com \nfor flower and other ideas
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Refer to Julia Roberts and Richard Gere in "Runaway bride"!\nOkay, seriously, the most memorable was to include a ring ceremony with my children from a previous marriage.  This was separate but similar to our own exchange, but we each wrote a vow to the children.  They were very young, and now their rings are on chains that hang in my room.  I think they would make beautiful ornaments for a Christmas tree for their first Christmas tree when they are married. :)\n\nI also think inviting children of those you invite is important to teach children the sacred and specialness of weddings.  With this said, a table designed just for them with games, toys, pens, bubbles, kid foods, and a special attendant for them (and their own dance floor) and a small special bouquet and boutt. to make them part of it all. :)\n\nOne more, since you were probably not looking for children, the table decorated with small bowls of live beta fish in similar wedding colors, as favors, with thank you's around the edges of the fluted bowls (or as name place holders) with confetti hearts, glitter, or tinsel on mirrors with mini christmas like lights around would be nice if indoors or at night, too!  Congratulations and enjoy!
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they could do some readings, be ushers, coordinate with wedding planner, an emcee at the reception, in charge of music and drinks, be responsible for the entertainment or gift bags. do you have maids of honor already or groomsmen? would somebody be lighting candles as a symbolic gesture?\nanyway, have a happy marriage. congratulations!
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I'm a big fan of the website www.theknot.com.  You can go under real weddings and choose the catagories summer and outdoor weddings.  Get creative ideas from others and then cater it to your own vision.  \n1. A pot luck picnic is a great idea, especially if it's family only.  To coordinate the menu though, you will want to designate who brings what.\n2. Make your own invitations and use a postcard for the rsvp (it will save on using an additional envelope plus the postage).  Get ideas off of the knot website.\n3. Compile your own cds.  My brother is going to be the master of ceremonies for ours and has now recruited others to join him.  \n4. David's Bridal is always advertising dresses for $99.  You can also check out what they have online and print out your favorites to bring to the appt.\n5. Enlist the help of the amateurs...that have a bit of skill.  Know anyone who takes good pictures...there's your photographer.  Know anyone who can make a cake...there you go!  You can go with a simple 3 tier round cake with white frosting and decorate it with cascading daisies.\n\nHope this helps!
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Try contacting Pagan, Wiccan or ULC groups in your area.  The wedding may still not be legal (I'm not sure what the current state of affairs is in regards to that in LA), but at least you'd have a spiritual ceremony that you'd want.\n\nhttp://www.witchvox.com/vn/hm/usca.html\nhttp://ulc.org/index.php?destination=Directory&state=California
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Try these websites for candle fragrance ideas--and I agree with the post below, but I personally don't know where you can customize your own candles unless you do it yourself, but that doesn't mean there aren't places where you can do it.\n\nYour wedding colors sound pretty.\n\nhttp://www.rootcandles.com/index.cfm\nhttp://www.yankeecandle.com/cgi-bin/ycbvp/retail.jsp
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I just went to a bridal shower and they had some cute activities that were fun -- and not embarrassing for anybody.\n\nBuy some cheap plastic wedding rings (the kind that are sometimes used to decorate favors). Give each woman a ring when they arrive and tell them if someone catches them saying the word "love" during the shower, they get the ring. At the end of the shower, whoever has the most rings wins a prize.\n\nBefore the shower, ask the bride for a word, associated with wedding, that starts with each letter of the alphabet. At the shower, give each woman a piece of paper with the letters printed down the side (and a pencil/pen). They are to write the word that they thought the bride said. Whoever has the most correct words wins.\n\nThis activity was a lot of fun, if you have enough women to participate. Divide them into groups of 4 or 5 and separate them. Then give each group 4 rolls of toilet paper, some ribbon, and some elastic bands (or anything you have handy). Each group is to pick someone to be the "bride" and dress her (using the toilet paper and ribbons) as they think the bride will look on her wedding day. The bride picks the team that she thinks did best and each member of the team gets a small prize. This is a great one as an icebreaker. Lots of fun. Be sure to have a camera ready!
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First pick a day! then find you Pastor,Justice of the pease,Who ever you are going to have Marry you! That is usually the hardest part to get set.Make sure they are available the day that you want. Marrige license tend to expire within 60 days I think so figure that into the day you have set with your "Pastor".Week days are cheeper if your going for an inside wedding/reception.Out side is even cheeper. We did out side.Do you have or want a theme? Example: Hawaiian Theme go to Oriental Trading on line,it is a part/novelty company they have tons of party supplys in bulk. Based on you theme/ colors what kind of dress. In our wedding that was the most expencive.My bride's maids agreed to buy there own dresses,they actually had fun picking out matching dresses. We bought shirts for the Grooms men (We Know Guys)If you want it done right do it your self. and who knows what they would have came back with! any way...\nCake I did my own cake. 3 teirs white and chocolate. White frosting.My frosting recipe(feel lucky!) Mix powdered sugar and unsalted butter and only a table spoon of vanilla with about a cup of milk.Awsome frosting!The rest could be purchased at a rental place near you based on how much you are ready to spend. A big rental place is usually good about helping with number of guests and how far you can go on your budget. This is all if you choose to do an out doors wedding.\nHopefully I have been helpful. If you need any more advice e-mail me brudneyflower@yahoo.com
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I would suggest something like a friend of mine used for her beach wedding. She used the instrumental version of "Kiss the girl" from the little mermaid for her bridesmaids walk down the aisle.\n\nShe then had someone play the steel drums as she walked down the aisle to the wedding song from "Blue Hawaii"...It was beautiful!!
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have the groom's cake done like a bat and ball.  serve food similar to a concession stand.  wedding colors could be that of your favorite team.  the tableclothes could be white with red stitching to resemble baseballs.  invitations could be bat and ball or baseball diamond shaped.  if it isnt too hot at that time of the year, maybe even get married at a baseball field.  it all depends on how into it you want to get.  you can get a ton of ideas from the ladies at http://www.theknot.com  just go to the reader boards.
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http://www.ultimatewedding.com/music/\nThey have song ideas for the first dance , the garter toss and many more.\nGood Luck  I hope many years of wedded bliss.
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any thing that is hand made and crafty looking.  Try hand stamped candles, home made soap with dried flowers tied to it.  Check out Martha Swerts "Weddings" She usually has a lot of good ideas.
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Our wedding theme is butterflies too. I put "butterfly wedding" or "butterfly themed wedding" into a lot of search sites and came up with some good stuff. Also, you can go to sites that promote wedding themes and click on butterflies..they'll often bring up a bunch of vendors selling butterfly stuff. \nCongrats!
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Take their wedding photo and have it colorized (if its black and white) or take their colored wedding photo and have it either made into an oil painting or a canvas photo.\n\nI 've done it, and they were very pleased
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This should tell you all:\nhttp://www.cascadiaweddings.com/trends_traditions/wedding_symbolism.asp