Nature-lovers can infuse the beauty of the outdoors into their big day in many ways. From your decor to your dress, Mother Nature can be your most special guest.
One’s bridal hairstyle is an aspect people often forget can help in extending a wedding theme. If you’re going for a relaxed boho feel, pull it off by incorporating some flowers. The blooms you choose depend on your wedding colours and the flowers you include in your bridal bouquet.
Here are some ways to add blooming beauties to your bridal hairstyle:
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Lebanese weddings are known to be fun and energetic, with great food, spectacular venues, and lots of partying. Some say that several Lebanese wedding traditions have faded away…
Want an engagement ring that is as bright as the sun? Instead of opting for a yellow diamond, a citrine stone might just be the perfect choice.
The bright yellow or intense orange stone is a type of quartz and gets its colouring from traces of iron. The stone has been symbolic of the sun for centuries, and many associate it with health and happiness. Citrine was considered the ‘sun stone’ for years, and believed to hold sunlight and to be able to protect against snakebites, heartbreak and evil.
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Citrine’s name is believed to have a number of sources that relate to citrus in ode to its colouring, including the French word ‘citron’ which means ‘lemon’.
Natural citrine can be found in the Ural Mountains of Russia and in Madagascar, while the majority of heat-treated citrine comes from Brazil.
Many confused citrine and topaz because of their similar colourings. However, they differ in that topaz is heavier and harder with a higher refractive index than citrine.
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Citrine is the November birthstone and has good durability that makes it great for an engagement ring. It ranks a 7 out of 10 on the Mohs scale of hardness. However, it is still prone to scratching and damage, so wearers are advised to never wear two gemstones side by side. To clean it, simply use warm water, mild soap and a gentle brush.
Like a diamond, a citrine’s value is based on the Four Cs: colour, cut, clarity, and carat. The more saturated its colour, the more expensive the stone.
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One of the most fun parts about a wedding is getting to customise it to suit your every desire. Every aspect of your celebration can be a reflection of you and or your partner. Some people opt for monogrammed napkins, while others go for signage to celebrate their union.
If you want to do more to personalise your nuptials, why not add a signature wedding drink into the mix? You don’t have to be a professional mixologist to throw a good drink together. There are a few simple tips to follow, and you should be good to go.
Here’s how to do it:
– Start with your preferences
Think about your go-to drink or your partner’s go-to. What flavours do the two of you like, what flavours do you not like? This is a great place to start, because the last thing you’d want is to have a signature wedding drink you don’t even want to have a sip of yourself.
– Opt for two
Everyone has different preferences, so its best that you provide more than one option.
– Trendy flavours
Leanne Strickler, head mixologist at an establishment in Chicago, told Brides that it is always a good idea to add trendy flavours. Use something like a vodka soda as your base, then add fun and popular flavours to it. “Tea is very popular, and there are lots of different flavours,” Strickler says. “It’s a great way to add flavour to a drink really inexpensively.”
– Keep your theme in mind
A cocktail in a mason jar is a bit inappropriate for a more formal wedding, the same way a cocktail in a martini glass is odd to serve at a barn wedding. Particularly for presentation, the theme is very important to take into consideration.
– Try for universality
It’s best to opt for drinks that most people enjoy like vodka and rum, rather than ones that often polarise people such as gin and whiskey flavours.
– Punch up presentation
Add fun tags, a decorative stirrer, and anything else you’d like to make it look personal. These decorative additions also help to have the drink fit in with your wedding colours. It’s best not to fiddle with the colour of the drink, or else your guests may all be walking around the purple lips due to the food dye.
– Name it
Once your drink has come together, decorations and all, you get to add the final touch by naming it whatever you’d like! Get creative, make it funny, you can serve it at all the dinner parties you throw together as a newly married couple and even years on into your marriage – so make it memorable.
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While many may expect that a footballer may not be the most romantic type of guy out there, Roberto Firmino has smashed the stereotype. The Liverpool FC striker celebrated his third wedding anniversary with his wife Larissa on June 21, and shared a touching Instagram post to commemorate it.
Alongside images from their wedding day, Firmino wrote (translated from Portuguese): “Three years of the happiest day of my life. The day that our mouth was filled with laughter and our tongue with songs of joy. Even in other nations it was said, “The Lord has done great things for this people.” Yes, great things the Lord has done for us, so we are happy. ”
“Not even in my best dreams could I imagine that God would give me such a precious and perfect FAMILY! Thank you my God is much more than I deserved. ?? With you I built my best memories and with you I want to continue for the rest of my days. Thank you for making me this man so happy, so complete! To have you is to want to be better, to want to do your best, to see things in a better way, to have the strength to fight, to believe, to win. I am IN LOVE with you❤️,” he added.
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Larissa shared similar images to celebrate their anniversary, writing: “Ahhh if you could see through my eyes the way I see you, if you could measure or put in a tangible way the love I feel for you, you would not believe it! Happy 3 years of a lifetime together.”
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According to the Liverpool Echo, the happy couple spent their anniversary at home, over a special dinner prepared by catering company Salt and Pepper.
Roberto Firmino, better known as Bobby by his fans, married Larissa in June 2017, in his home town in Brazil. Judging by the photos, their wedding was spectacular.
The pair have two daughters, Valentina and Bella.
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