Tag - christian wedding
05Aug

Wedding Gown: How to make the right choice!

Wedding gowns play a major role in getting a ravishing look on your wedding day. So enhancing your beauty by choosing the best gown is really important. Wedding dresses are in different shapes; the common being A-line, ball gown, sheath, mermaid and empire. Here are few tips for finding the perfect gown which will best flatter your bridal charm. Generally, women’s figures can be divided into seven categories - hour glass, short waist, thick waist, full figure, pear shape, thin and short. Let’s take a look at the do's and dont's for selecting bridal wear: Wedding gown according to body type: Hour glass body A-line and low waist gowns with heart-shaped necklines will compliment you well. You...

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Unique Celebration
05Mar

A Unique Celebration – Sharon + Swetha Engagement and Wedding

A unique celebration took place on the 1st of February at Ramada Resort when Sharon and Swetha celebrated their engagement in flairy style. The couple wanted a North Indian style function in the heart of Kerala. So, to fulfil their dream, Tamarind Weddings created a wonderful theme setting. Swetha and Sharon arrived in style in a vintage car - the 1928 Ford, to loud rounds of applause. The Dhol and Dandiya performances took the entrance sequence to another level. The purple theme décor of the venue lifted the ambience, making it a truly unique celebration. While having dinner, the guests tapped their feet to the spectacular beats of ‘Thaikkudam Bridge.’ The band stole many hearts with their...

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christian wedding tradition
14Jan

A Unique and Interesting Christian Wedding Tradition

A unique western Christian wedding tradition is one of the ‘Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Blue and a Sixpence in the Bride’s Shoe’. This wedding tradition comes from an old English rhyme. Traditional brides often incorporate it in their weddings. The Christian Wedding Tradition in Detail Something Old  The first item of this wedding tradition represents continuity of the past moving to the future. The old item can be an antique, an heirloom object, or a sentimental piece that represents the bride's past. One can use a classic car for wedding day transportation, decorate with vintage silk ribbon, or use it in the bride's bouquet. Something New The second item rep...

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07Jan

Christian Wedding

Christians see marriage as vows taken before God. There are many Christian customs across the country. Each Christian wedding tends to be unique.  The important marriage rites followed by Christians include blessing of the rings, the crowning, tying the 'Minnu' (blessed pendant) and covering the bride with Manthrakodi (wedding saree). The Unique Christian Wedding A ring is a fitting symbol for a Christian wedding promise. This is an opportunity to mention the vows that one takes on the wedding day. It is a circle with no beginning and no end. Hence, it symbolizes eternity in their marriage vows. In Christian wedding tradition, the crowning ceremony represents the crown of martyrdom since tr...

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20Aug

Antony’s & Steffy’s Wedding – Tale of Love

On August 14th, we witnessed the bloom of a beautiful tale of love! The backwaters of the Ramada Resort, Kochi, saw a wedding christened by God and blessed with his almighty love – Antony Arthur married the lady of his dreams, Steffy Sunny, among the blessings of all his loved ones! As in the words of Namitha Coreira, compere for the day, “The best and the most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched! They must be felt with the heart,” – The beauty in this wedding was the warmth of a love so pure. Antony and Steffy tied the knot at St. Mary’s Magdalene Church in Maradu. A prayerful mass was followed by an evening reception for the couple and their guests at the Ramad...

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03May

Wedding Gown Secrets – Wedding Gown Designers

  Every bride dreams of sashaying down the aisle in a gorgeous white wedding gown! Tamarind Weddings has networked with some of the best wedding gown designers in Kochi to find out what the young bride has to keep in mind when ordering her wedding dress! Saif Hamza, Director at La Tiara, Kochi, says, “Two main things that one should consider when designing a wedding gown is the height of the bride and the materials she uses to accentuate herself. The gown can create an illusion of height for the bride. For a woman who is short, lowering of the hipline work can make her look tall.” Materials vary vastly from gown to gown. Varieties of satin, such as magic satin, are common textures ...

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26Apr

The Ann and Andrew Engagement

Ann and Andrew began their journey on the steps of the Little Flower Church in Kochi on 21st April. Theirs is a journey of quiet enjoyments and memorable moments, filled with the Almighty’s grace. Daughter of Bina and Tomy Madathil, Ann, is a blossoming designer who has many works to her credit. Her union with Andrew, the son of Gracy and Joseph Mangaly, was a much celebrated engagement event held at Ramada Resort. The family had an eye for art and above all, a sense of beauty which they wanted to be translated into their design. Tamarind Weddings had decorated the reception venue of this engagement with traditional flowers and golden draperies. String lights adorned the pillar legs of the...

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17Dec

An Attire, so special…!

Weddings can be called a social necessity, because it is through the wedding that families are formed. It is through weddings that a society becomes bigger. This social necessity is being fulfilled as a religious duty.  The union of two person - two families, may it be in any culture or in any religion, is considered heavenly. Wedding day is supposed to be ‘the Big Day’ for the bride and the groom, especially, for the bride. She wants to look her best on that day. On the wedding day, the bride decks herself up in the best of traditional attires. She takes exclusive care while choosing her bridal trousseaus, making sure that she has a wide range of unique designs and patterns to choose from....

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