Wedding Links

OK now that you are a little more wedding lore/tradition savvy, here are some links you may like, relating to weddings and such. Enjoy!

Looking for some great places to shop? Scroll to the bottom of this page, and choose a link!

Cultural Traditions Links:

Chinese Wedding Traditions--here is a great site, has information on language, geography, traditions, and much more!
Document & Designs - History & Tradition of a Quaker wedding. Beautiful site.
Finnish Wedding Customs- new & old traditions, Folk Customs and Ecclesiastical Rule and more.
- Finland Wedding and betrothal customs, very nice!
Gujarati Wedding West India traditions.
I Do.com Wedding traditions from Armenia to Zimbabwe.
I Do! I Do! Wedding Traditions Here's the where's, why's, and how's of wedding superstitions, traditions, and customs from all over the world. An a-z list of traditions & superstitions.
Indian -- I just bumped into some beautiful site with traditions from India, do check them out, they are wonderful! So many sites so little time, but check these out for starters, they were lovely & offered alot!
- Indian Woman Online which has more than just wedding traditions on it!
- Net Guru India from e-cards, recipes, classified to traditions and more!
- BengalNet culture & traditions.
- Shaadi Matrimonial Planner Site traditions (on many cultures), planning & more!
- Seasons India traditional marriage ceremonies & more, like an online newspaper, really nice & beautiful!
- Shubh Yatra lots of traditions here too!
Italy Wedding- traditions & customs in Italy.
Medieval Wedding traditions and allot more, beautiful site!
Norwegian Scottish Wedding: This is a personal site on their traditional Norwegian Scottish wedding, beautiful site, well researched plans, and again a nice site!
Orcadian Wedding Traditions Wedding Blackening, about Orkney, assorted tradition and folklore. Very Fascinating, and nice looking site!
Republic of Turkey wedding traditions.
Wedding Guide UK nice descriptions of some various cultural traditions.
World Wedding Traditions Africa, Asia, Middle East, Baltic, Scandinavia, Easter Europe, Western Europe, North-Central & South Americas, Caribbean Islands, Pacific Islands, Oceania & Ethnic Traditions. Great Site!

General Traditions Sites:

A Connection of Circles History of Rings, nice bit of info. I like the curative part, the medicinal effect of the gem and the finger it is worn on to cure an ailment.
Angel Threads, an assortment of traditions plus stuff to buy! (only issue I have is the list is not in any order, little confusing) The stuff to buy, is very nice and elegant!
Historic Elegance Group- Ever confused about a traditional wedding, the best way to understand is to look at some gowns & wedding photos from history. This link takes you to a lovely site which is doing just that, taking you back in time with photos of actual gowns, old photos from weddings and more.. check it out!
La Bomboniera Wedding Traditions Guide- one page of traditions, plus a leap year countdown.
Origin of Western Wedding Traditions another simple site, one page of traditions.
Wedding Flowers & More -wedding folklore, traditions, etiquette and more.
Wedding Traditions & Superstitions simple but nice page over-viewing the superstitions and traditions.
South Carolina Bride traditions and customs, trends, checklists and more.
The Flower Guys traditions, tips, customs, and floral. (prepare they have some very annoying music--kill your sound, and then cruise this site.)
Wedding Traditions & Customs: this is an alphabetical list of traditions.

Handfasting Information! alas where "To tie the knot" came from.

Handfasting Info: Excellent site, covers history, symbols, rituals, readings and more. In the History portion they go into Christian Handfasting, and how Handfasting is not religion specific. (read also the History of Handfasting, very nicely written. )
Earth Dancing: nicely laid out site. Little background, and personal stories of Handfasting ceremonies.
Handfasting.com: interesting site covers a broad range of details on Handfasting and other subjects. (warning loud annoying music.)

Wedding planning, help, and more!

Bliss Weddings neat site-planning and more. They have a "flower generator:" input information (color, season, location, or hue of the dresses) it will give you suggestions. They also have other floral guides. There is honeymoon, destination wedding info, invites.. well heck it has everything.
Bridal Book- Checklist, planning, articles, music, and more, really nice site!
MSN Women Central. design your own ring, gown search, quizzes and helpful wedding planning!
Planners Guide: nice ideas, (normally don't like background music on sites, but this one was one of the nicer ones, soft)
The Knot- this site has changed constantly over the years, but has remained to be a great site, has the checklists, gown search, planning etc, I loved this site years ago, and still a great place for brides to hit!
Ultimate Wedding planning destination weddings (or local), checklists, articles, and lots of nice things for the bride to be! A very nice site!
USA Bride- Bridal Planning Site: destination weddings, budgeting, ideas, honeymoons, invitations, beauty, photography, reception, traditions, etc, etc!
Wedding Details- wedding planning, traditions, etc.
Wedding Galore! Neat site, lots of stuff, message boards, neat traditions too. Includes: shower, church/ceremony, reception, and more.
Wedding Knots- interesting site. Nice information, a planner, etc.
Wedding Search- basically a wedding search engine, with side bars of information, articles and such.

Destination Weddings:

Caesars Cove Haven Resort This is where we were married. Pocono's, Pennsylvania.
Destination Wedding Italy- types of weddings, paperwork, services, honeymoons & tours.
Italian Weddings in Florence guide, wedding & honeymoon packages, marriage requirement and tourism.
Venice Weddings very nice, they take care of legal paperwork, reservations for church or civil services, receptions, bouquets, flowers, cakes, professional photographers, videographers, guest accommodations and arrange for luxury honeymoons
Wedding Chapel Caesars Lake Tahoe Nevada. (One of the places we were looking to get married at. They really make it easy, and nice!)
Western Weddings -Weddings in Wyoming. Nice Site.
World Weddings-Destination Weddings Source.. Very Similar to The World Wedding Traditions site (noted in the traditions section).

Miscellaneous Tips and Ideas

Bridal Bargains Denise & Alan Fields, these people are the best, they also put out Baby Bargains which is another awesome book, buy these books, click on the books on the bar to the left! Great info, ideas, etc!
Confetti more than just weddings, all parties, travel and more. Nice layout.
I Do! I Do! Wedding Resource. Wedding and couples talk show, is on air Sundays from 9-10pm on 105.9FM WCKG
Learn That - information on dates, themes, reception, flowers, photography, selecting a date, and more.
Medieval & Renaissance Weddings - planning on having a Medieval or Ren Wedding Here is a place with allot of help!
Renaissance Weddings traditions, history, ceremony etc.
Super Weddings- tips, ideas, message boards, stories, etiquette, and such.
Wedding Customs tips and ideas.
Wedding List Ideas the whys of making lists, and the good & bad. Also speeches, diary planner, discussion, etc.
Wedding Themes ideas on theme weddings, planning and such. Medieval, Iris, Beach, Cinderella, Heart, Winter, Victorian & Western.

Places to Shop for Wedding Stuff.

Angel Body wear- Lovely site, and lovely lingerie! Bridal lingerie shopping from Angel Body wear lingerie. Lace Baby dolls, lace garters, Charmeuse gowns, plus sizes and more!
A-Wedding Day- wedding stuff shopping site.
Bridal People - Something Blue, and other wedding stuff.
Cake Charms from Pink Moon Creations.
Lazo Rosary- Mexican Wedding Tradition.
On The Line to buy A Sixpence.
Signatures Remembered: Want a New Guest-Book idea? Here is a pewter platter, that your guests can engrave with the included non-electric engraving pen. Very unique! They offer a variety of trays, plus: jewelry boxes, tankards, champagne flutes, baby cups and MORE!Victory Seeds - something nicer to throw at the couple, other than rice, shoes, cake... (grin) This does make a nice favor, they can take it home plant it, and think of couple.
Your Bridal Superstore--planning and shopping.

Plus Size Brides:

Bride Save overall excellent site, for gowns online, and for information!
Alwaysforme.com intimates and accessories, for plus sizes!
PlusSizeBridal as it says plus size bridal gowns, online! Sizes 16 to 32!
GownsOnline online gowns, you can also search for gowns by bridal magazine (Bridal Guide, Brides, Elegant Bride & Modern Bride) Shopping for the entire bridal party (bridesmaids, tuxes, suits, flower girls, prom party, accessories etc)!
Simply Dresses- prom (gorgeous prom dresses 14-24!), bridesmaids, (says it has bridal gowns, I only saw bridesmaids) etc.. in pluses!
David Bridal- you can not buy online, but can print a list of what you like to take to the store.
MSNBC article on plus-size bridal gown hunt.

Ring Shopping! Browse these sites & Enjoy!!!

A Diamond is Forever dreamy design your diamond site!
Become 1 Weddings- history on rings as well as care, etc.
Bride Save on rings once again Bride Save has the info, and I love the images of the different diamond shapes for those who are not quiet sure what a radiant, or marquis, and princess (and more of course) cut really are. Also some history as well as care, defining quality, cut and color, (plus a nice little carat guide, which gives you a good idea how huge a carat as well as more and less are) are here too!
DeBeers a site to be, as of July 2002.
DY Jewels: nice settings, nice site.
Janus Jewels Wedding Guide- very nice info and break down on the diamond selection and more.
Robbins Jewelers looking for something cool and interesting? They pretty much have it! They are a local company to the Delaware, Philadelphia & New Jersey area.
- Studio 311 has the gorgeous Celtic Knot (White and rose gold) ring that my hubby Chad has!
The Diamond Guide tips, advice, and ideas.

Wedding Gift Galore Market-Place!

Please Also Visit Eastern Corner this shop has some amazing gifts for the bride & groom or anytime.
Very unique items imported from Eastern Europe and Asia Minor!

Want something more unique? Check Out Moroccan Treasures, custom gowns, unique gifts and more!
(Click on shoes above to visit their site, these shoes are handmade leather, from Moroccan Treasures!)

Wedding Traditions

By Tina