Some people may think that a large plastic bag or any old storage box will do when it comes to properly storing a wedding dress, but the fact is that you need to use an acid free pH neutral storage box for your wedding dress to keep it it in the most optimal condition. Why?Acids Destroy Fabric The acids in the cardboard box will damage the fabric over time. The point of storing your dress is so you can have it perfect condition in however many years, to pass on to a daughter or a sister, or maybe even wear it again when it is time to renew your vows.Why pH Neutral? Even if they aren’t acidic, the boxes may have a reverse alkalinity which may also work to damage and discolour the fabric. This is why it is very important to make sure that the box you store your dress in is not only acid free but pH neutral. This will keep the box from causing any damage to the dress.Viewing Window or No Viewing Window No viewing window, because light will cause the fabric to discolour. When you are looking for a wedding dress storage box, make sure that in addition to being acid free and pH neutral, the box has no windows to let light in.Once you have selected the proper box for your dress, remember not to use tissue paper inside (unless it is pH neutral!) the box to cushion the dress, because with the right box, you should not need the tissue paper. Also remember to clean the dress and allow it to dry completely before storing it to ensure that it will be in the best condition possible later.
Temperature fluctuations could also cause damage to the fabric, so the place where the box is stored should be a fairly consistent temperature year round. Store in a dry, dark place to prevent discolouration. Take time to inspect the dress each year to ensure there are no new stains and admire its beauty. So, the key is a pH neutral wedding dress box.
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Why you need an acid-free, pH neutral storage box for your wedding dress
December 30th, 2010 by admin | Comments Off | Filed in Wedding dressesHow to Select Best Wedding JewelryHow to Select Best Wedding Jewelry
December 30th, 2010 by admin | Comments Off | Filed in Wedding jewelryThe wedding is one of the biggest events of the bride and groom both. This is generally a onetime affair for people in a lifetime. Bride and groom both want to find the best of others. Bride is laden with lots of jewels in her marriage. But do you really know how much hard work is to choose the wedding jewelry for herself and also that in the short term. Wedding jewelry is often an asset to the women and future generations, the woman wants to be perfect. They take a long time to choose your wedding dress and jewelry. Best Wedding Jewelry – While women love to have a jewelry item in each part of the body since ancient times, and not difficult for a judge to choose and should be rejected. Since man enthusiastic in their caves elsewhere, women have been decorated with items to make it more beautiful. The jewelry is so old that was found alongside fossils framework. Jewelry has been created to adorn every part of the body. Jewelry has been used for years by a number of special purposes. If you are buying jewelry for the wedding, you should know: 1. The most important is the quality of the jewels of its luster or brightness 2. All products in jewelry design comes with a certificate of quality clearly the composition of the metals inside them, request and obtain all certificates of knowledge. 3. Avoid chalky or dull jewelry because it will be weak and can break easily. 4. In the case of diamond jewelry you need to know the basic concept 4C (color, clarity and carat). Quality jewelry is not cheap but will last a lifetime. Jewels of fresh water is increasingly affordable. Not all of us will be in the market for “Real Jewelry” and lucky for us there is a lot of options. Before deciding to purchase jewelry, has a view on the last peak of fashion and fashion jewelry to find the recent trend is. Also see the higher quality and tradition of some of the wedding jewelry according to the customs. And what is more important to have the help and suggestions from the owner and jewelry at home customer service consultants.
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7 New Trends for Wedding Cakes
December 24th, 2010 by admin | Comments Off | Filed in Wedding cakesMuch more than a sweet finale to the reception meal, wedding cakes are a major style statement. And trends in wedding cakes, like all other wedding details, evolve with the times. The wedding cake presents a perfect opportunity for creative brides to play with shape, color and embellishments. For those of you who need a little inspiration, consult this list of top trends for wedding cakes in 2009.Back to Buttercream Buttercream was once the traditional frosting for wedding cakes, but sleek cakes came into favor, and rolled fondant became the frosting of choice. Not any more – thanks to advanced tools and techniques that allow buttercream to look as smooth as fondant, cakes iced in buttercream are again the norm. We love this trend, since buttercream frosting tastes better, has natural ingredients, and costs less than fondant. Now you can literally have your stylishly sleek cake – and eat it too.Chocolate Face Brides have bucked the traditional white wedding cake for the last few years, but today´s brides are no longer hiding decadent chocolate behind a shield of white frosting for appearances sake. Dark chocolate is now front and center on the face of the cake, as chocolate or mocha cakes are appropriately decked in chocolate mousse or whipped chocolate frosting. The result is a full blown chocolate dessert that tastes as good as it looks.Blue Rules Shades of blue dominate the 2009 wedding décor palette, and your wedding cake is a perfect canvas to incorporate this hot shade. Consider a cake saturated in turquoise, periwinkle, or even navy, and embellish it with complimenting colors like silver, white, grey, lavender, or yellow. Square Mini Cakes Cupcake towers in lieu of wedding cakes have been around for awhile, but brides are making cupcakes interesting again by playing with shape and size. Brides are stacking square shaped mini-cakes (slightly larger than cupcakes) adorned with flowers or dressed as presents for a completely different take on the cupcake frenzy.Think Pink Pink – the perpetual hot color for weddings – had begun to fall out of favor as brides experimented with more non-traditional hues like browns, grays, orange, and even black. But pink is back in a big way, and brides are incorporating the hue into their wedding cakes. Pink instantly freshens-up classic white: Tone down an all pink cake with white floral or lace details, or dress up a white cake with pink embellishments.Scripted Text Wedding cakes adorned with calligraphy-style motifs and writing is one of the year´s hottest trends. Create an antiqued look with black writing on a white or ivory cake, and get creative with the text. Some options? Write a favorite poem or verse, your wedding vows, or words representative of your wedding theme – such as names of flowers for a garden wedding or types of shells at a beach wedding.Groom´s Cakes The old Southern tradition of the groom´s cake is shedding its regional trappings and growing in popularity throughout the nation. And no, it doesn´t have to be the iconic red velvet armadillo from “Steel Magnolias.” Today´s grooms cakes, now just as elaborate as the wedding cake itself, often reflect the groom´s interest in a dramatic and whimsical expression; a deer grooms cake for an avid hunter, shaped like a race car for an diehard Nascar fan, or decked with his favorite sports team logo. Get even more wedding cakes ideas and trends in this complete wedding cakes guide.
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