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Sunday, October 7, 2007
Indian Honeymoon Guide
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Every boy and girl has certain dreams for their ideal honeymoon. From the day they understand the meaning they make plans, which place to visit for their honeymoon. But when the actual day comes they are really confused as most of the time they are not sure, which place to visit. The actual meaning of honeymoon is love and spending time together no matter where you spend. It can be on a lonely beach or in the woods or in some exotic locals depending on your tastes. There are various ways you can spend your honeymoon. There are theme honeymoons like beach honeymoon, lonely planet honeymoons, Disney dream honeymoons, etc. These kinds of honeymoons are quite expensive but if you want to splurge then it can be a wonderful idea. Among the other options there are adventure honeymoon, sightseeing and touring, camping and hiking areas, water sports places, safari, etc.
Plan your Dream Honeymoon
A perfect honeymoon doesn't happen you have to make plans in advance to make your honeymoon a dream vacation. There are various things, which should be considered while deciding your honeymoon. First of all both of you should decide, which place you want to visit as most of the time it is seen that one likes to go to the mountains while another one prefers sea. In that case both of you should find a balance between your dream destinations. After deciding on the destination the next important thing is the budget because you should know how much money you can spend. So according to your budget you can plan your holiday. There are special honeymoon packages designed to suit various pockets. You will need a good travel operator to help you out. Then it would not be an impossible task to strike the correct balance between dreams and practicality. Then comes the duration of your holiday so if you have any time constraints then you can plan your honeymoon accordingly. You should choose places, which are of close proximity. The weather is also an important factor you should know, which time you want to travel and accordingly make arrangements. After deciding on all these comes the accommodation part, which is very important as the ambience should be good and decent, as most of the couples tend to spend maximum time there. Hence it is essential to reserve your hotel room. Depending on your preference you can book your room like luxury hotel room, a hotel right besides the beach or a bed just to sleep. Reservations for your tour are necessary. You should book your tickets in advance to avoid rush. Irrespective of air or road it is essential to book your seat. Approximately one month before your wedding, you should confirm all reservations.
Other Useful Tips
Your traveling bag should have the following items film, batteries, and suntan lotion and travel-size toiletries before you leave that will help relieve from shopping and spending on small stuffs. Don't' forget to carry brochures and information on the most romantic restaurants, the most exciting sight seeing and etc. Outdoor activities, and shopping would require some planning however watching the sunset or sunrise or walking down the beach is a romantic way to spend some quality time. Don't forget to carry your credit card and debit card, check their expiry dates. Try to avoid cash go for traveler's cheques of nationalized and reputed bank, which is accepted everywhere. Carry some important medicines, which are normally required also carry a first aid box. Pack your clothes according to day you will be staying and also make a photocopy of your tickets and carry with yourself.
So once you have decided or planned your holiday start looking around for some reliable and reputed travel agents and some package deals. You can also consult friends and family they can guide you. Refer to travel magazines, travel websites and brochures of travel agents. It will guide you about the various packages available for different destinations.
Every boy and girl has certain dreams for their ideal honeymoon. From the day they understand the meaning they make plans, which place to visit for their honeymoon. But when the actual day comes they are really confused as most of the time they are not sure, which place to visit. The actual meaning of honeymoon is love and spending time together no matter where you spend. It can be on a lonely beach or in the woods or in some exotic locals depending on your tastes. There are various ways you can spend your honeymoon. There are theme honeymoons like beach honeymoon, lonely planet honeymoons, Disney dream honeymoons, etc. These kinds of honeymoons are quite expensive but if you want to splurge then it can be a wonderful idea. Among the other options there are adventure honeymoon, sightseeing and touring, camping and hiking areas, water sports places, safari, etc.
Plan your Dream Honeymoon
A perfect honeymoon doesn't happen you have to make plans in advance to make your honeymoon a dream vacation. There are various things, which should be considered while deciding your honeymoon. First of all both of you should decide, which place you want to visit as most of the time it is seen that one likes to go to the mountains while another one prefers sea. In that case both of you should find a balance between your dream destinations. After deciding on the destination the next important thing is the budget because you should know how much money you can spend. So according to your budget you can plan your holiday. There are special honeymoon packages designed to suit various pockets. You will need a good travel operator to help you out. Then it would not be an impossible task to strike the correct balance between dreams and practicality. Then comes the duration of your holiday so if you have any time constraints then you can plan your honeymoon accordingly. You should choose places, which are of close proximity. The weather is also an important factor you should know, which time you want to travel and accordingly make arrangements. After deciding on all these comes the accommodation part, which is very important as the ambience should be good and decent, as most of the couples tend to spend maximum time there. Hence it is essential to reserve your hotel room. Depending on your preference you can book your room like luxury hotel room, a hotel right besides the beach or a bed just to sleep. Reservations for your tour are necessary. You should book your tickets in advance to avoid rush. Irrespective of air or road it is essential to book your seat. Approximately one month before your wedding, you should confirm all reservations.
Other Useful Tips
Your traveling bag should have the following items film, batteries, and suntan lotion and travel-size toiletries before you leave that will help relieve from shopping and spending on small stuffs. Don't' forget to carry brochures and information on the most romantic restaurants, the most exciting sight seeing and etc. Outdoor activities, and shopping would require some planning however watching the sunset or sunrise or walking down the beach is a romantic way to spend some quality time. Don't forget to carry your credit card and debit card, check their expiry dates. Try to avoid cash go for traveler's cheques of nationalized and reputed bank, which is accepted everywhere. Carry some important medicines, which are normally required also carry a first aid box. Pack your clothes according to day you will be staying and also make a photocopy of your tickets and carry with yourself.
So once you have decided or planned your holiday start looking around for some reliable and reputed travel agents and some package deals. You can also consult friends and family they can guide you. Refer to travel magazines, travel websites and brochures of travel agents. It will guide you about the various packages available for different destinations.
The Wedding Day Preparations
Indian weddings are sacred religious ties between the families of the bride and the bridegroom. They are elaborate, expensive and emotional events, which are eagerly awaited, by all the young girls and boys when they are given royal treatment on this day. The traditional weddings used to be more than a week long though people cut short the events these days. There is an event for almost everything. The main day wedding function involves various rituals and customs, which are to be performed. There are various preparations to be looked after before the min day ceremony.
The wedding itself is a long, stretched out process, when all the Hindu deities are called upon and asked to bless the new couple. The bride and the bridegroom take seven steps around the fire, vowing devotion and love to each other and agreeing to take care of each other in all circumstances. There are various events to ensure laughter in the wedding ceremony such as when the younger sister of the bride tries to steal the shoe of her new brother-in-law and asks money as ransom. After the ceremony, the bride leaves for her new home. This is the most emotional moment of any Indian wedding, when the bride take leave of all her family members to start a new life in her husband's home. In the bridegroom's home, an elaborate wedding reception is organized in the honor of the bride where all the family member from both sides are once again invited and dances and songs fill this happy night. There are special traditional songs for all the ceremonies in the Indian weddings that are sung at the various occasions. Elaborate costumes for the bride and the bridegroom add a touch of royalty to the marriage customs.
The wedding itself is a long, stretched out process, when all the Hindu deities are called upon and asked to bless the new couple. The bride and the bridegroom take seven steps around the fire, vowing devotion and love to each other and agreeing to take care of each other in all circumstances. There are various events to ensure laughter in the wedding ceremony such as when the younger sister of the bride tries to steal the shoe of her new brother-in-law and asks money as ransom. After the ceremony, the bride leaves for her new home. This is the most emotional moment of any Indian wedding, when the bride take leave of all her family members to start a new life in her husband's home. In the bridegroom's home, an elaborate wedding reception is organized in the honor of the bride where all the family member from both sides are once again invited and dances and songs fill this happy night. There are special traditional songs for all the ceremonies in the Indian weddings that are sung at the various occasions. Elaborate costumes for the bride and the bridegroom add a touch of royalty to the marriage customs.
Post Wedding Preparations
The traditional Indian weddings used to be more than a week long though people cut short the events nowadays. There is an event for almost everything. The Indian wedding ceremony is divided into three parts pre wedding, wedding and post wedding. Rituals like 'Haldi', 'Mehandi' 'Sangeet" and 'Tilak' are pre wedding rituals. There are ceremonies to celebrate the occasion when the families visit each other before the wedding and send costly gifts to each other along with sweets, fruits and dry fruits. They also bring in the dress for the bride or the bridegroom and display them to the other family as a part of their love and honor that they are willing to bestow upon their son or daughter in law. These pre-wedding ceremonies are followed by the main day wedding ceremony, when the nuptial knots of the bride and the bridegroom are tied. There is an elaborate wedding feast for all the family and friends that are invited.
The wedding itself is a long, stretched out process, when all the Hindu deities are called upon and asked to bless the new couple. The bride and the bridegroom take seven steps around the fire, vowing devotion and love to each other and agreeing to take care of each other in all circumstances. There are various events to ensure laughter in the wedding ceremony such as when the younger sister of the bride tries to steal the shoe of her new brother-in-law and asks money as ransom. After the wedding ceremony, there are the post wedding functions alike 'Vidaai' or 'Doli' when the bride leaves for her new home. This is the most emotional moment of any Indian wedding, when the bride take leave of all her family members to start a new life in her husband's home. Than in the bridegroom's home, various other post wedding functions are performed like an elaborate wedding reception is organized in the honor of the bride where the entire family member from both sides are once again invited. So there are various preparations to be made after the wedding ceremony for the post wedding function.
The wedding itself is a long, stretched out process, when all the Hindu deities are called upon and asked to bless the new couple. The bride and the bridegroom take seven steps around the fire, vowing devotion and love to each other and agreeing to take care of each other in all circumstances. There are various events to ensure laughter in the wedding ceremony such as when the younger sister of the bride tries to steal the shoe of her new brother-in-law and asks money as ransom. After the wedding ceremony, there are the post wedding functions alike 'Vidaai' or 'Doli' when the bride leaves for her new home. This is the most emotional moment of any Indian wedding, when the bride take leave of all her family members to start a new life in her husband's home. Than in the bridegroom's home, various other post wedding functions are performed like an elaborate wedding reception is organized in the honor of the bride where the entire family member from both sides are once again invited. So there are various preparations to be made after the wedding ceremony for the post wedding function.
Pre Wedding Preparations
Before the main day function there are various rituals and customs to be looked after. And it is not the matter of rituals and customs but other areas also, which is considered like what will be the budget of the wedding and depending on the budget and the size of the wedding the other areas will be decided like the venue of the wedding, the theme and the decoration. Nowadays if your budget is high then you can easily opt for a wedding planner he or she will look after all the matters. Be it the venue, theme or the menu. According to the budget you can decide everything. In the pre wedding ceremony there are rituals like engagement, tilak, sangeet, mehndi and haldi. Then there are areas like choosing the caterer, gift-wraps, party favor, gift for relatives, wedding invitation card, stage shows and function, flower decoration, etc. So according to the various functions on each day everything is decided before the main day function.
Indian Wedding Suits
In the recent years the Asian fashion limelight has zoomed in on grooms wear and as a result the stylish male has begun to add class and panache to his wedding wardrobe. Indian men prefer to wear a suit for the reception party. Nowadays varieties of alluring Indian wedding suits are available in the market. Indian suits are a fusion of rare fabrics and western style with an Indian touch. Wedding suit depends on the budget and your personal style and liking.
First you should decide on the shirt, the material of the shirt depending on the climatic conditions, preferably cotton is suitable for all season. It is always good to opt for self colored or plain shirt because it looks best with the overcoat. White, grey, cream is good colors to opt for. Next, most importantly comes the color of your coat preferably a dark shade of black, grey or blue is what mostly people opt for. The fabric can be according to the season. Lightweight wool fabrics are recommended for summer. The straight jacketed 2-button single breasted and 4-button double-breasted are no longer the only options. For those taller and lean physiques there is the 3-button suit or a double-breasted jacket in six or eight button combinations. You can button them or leave them open it is according to your taste. Proper selection of suit gives a suave look. Then comes the selection of the trousers that match the shirt and the coat. The fashion now is towards parallels in straight cuts, two deep pleats and a high waist. Get the perfect shades and size according to your comfort. Get a waist belt again black or brown preferable, not too wide with a small not too prominent buckle. Ensure that it gives a snug fit without having to wrap it two times over.
To match your tie is important. A double-knotted tie to go with your outfit is important to give that complete look. Another most important accessory is shoe. Now to give that complete look, go for comfortable formal leather shoes and matching socks. Shoes can be of colors, which suit you. Preferably shades of brown, grey and black even cherry color is also in fashion nowadays. Other accessories like cuff links, optional adornments like bracelets, chains or rings complete the outfit. Complete your look with a dash of musk perfume. This is how you can try out suit as a wedding wear for your reception party.
First you should decide on the shirt, the material of the shirt depending on the climatic conditions, preferably cotton is suitable for all season. It is always good to opt for self colored or plain shirt because it looks best with the overcoat. White, grey, cream is good colors to opt for. Next, most importantly comes the color of your coat preferably a dark shade of black, grey or blue is what mostly people opt for. The fabric can be according to the season. Lightweight wool fabrics are recommended for summer. The straight jacketed 2-button single breasted and 4-button double-breasted are no longer the only options. For those taller and lean physiques there is the 3-button suit or a double-breasted jacket in six or eight button combinations. You can button them or leave them open it is according to your taste. Proper selection of suit gives a suave look. Then comes the selection of the trousers that match the shirt and the coat. The fashion now is towards parallels in straight cuts, two deep pleats and a high waist. Get the perfect shades and size according to your comfort. Get a waist belt again black or brown preferable, not too wide with a small not too prominent buckle. Ensure that it gives a snug fit without having to wrap it two times over.
To match your tie is important. A double-knotted tie to go with your outfit is important to give that complete look. Another most important accessory is shoe. Now to give that complete look, go for comfortable formal leather shoes and matching socks. Shoes can be of colors, which suit you. Preferably shades of brown, grey and black even cherry color is also in fashion nowadays. Other accessories like cuff links, optional adornments like bracelets, chains or rings complete the outfit. Complete your look with a dash of musk perfume. This is how you can try out suit as a wedding wear for your reception party.
Groom Skin Care Tips
Skin care is an important aspect of men's grooming. It's important to take care of your skin, as you age because of so much of pollution, dirt, and hectic lifestyle people are not getting time to take care of their health. There are various ways you can pamper your skin. Here are some basic tips you can follow for that smooth and clear skin. Some of the basic things you can do with your skin are cleansing, exfoliating, toning and nourishing.
The first and foremost thing is cleaning your face by daily washing your face with a soap free moisturizing face wash, which is gentle on your skin. Cleansing product should be natural and chemical free. To get that extra freshness refresh your skin with cold water in which tealeaves have been boiled. It gives a rejuvenating effect to your skin. This cleansing will protected your skin from grime. You can also wipe your face clean with a cleansing lotion.
Exfoliating is another important thing to protect your skin. For that you need a good scrub, which will remove dead cells and smooth the surface of your skin. A scrub with a moisturizing effect won't tear the skin and also gives immediate results. If your skin is dry don't use scrub regularly it makes your skin more dry. To give your eyes a refreshing effects cut cucumber in round slices and place them over your eyes or alternatively dip used tea bags in salt water and put them in the fridge and put a pair over your eyes after a tiring day. It rejuvenates your eyes. Toning up is another important step to maintain your skin because you spend most of the time outside so pollution affects your skin so toning keeps your face clear and firm. Astringents and toners with glycolic or alpha hydroxyl acids work best for your skin. These acids actually reduce the pore size and help avoid ingrown hairs. So these are some of the tips you can try out to main your skin.
Other than this you can go for a facial once in a month after the age of 25 to maintain your skin and to have a glowing effect. You can also try a home facial, which includes giving yourself a light facial massage with a soothing moisturizing cream and ice cubes, followed by steaming your face. Then remove white heads around the nose and chin with a remover and use a good scrub. Use scrub depending on your skin type and wash off with warm water. Finally apply a soothing fruit mask and follow up with a moisturizing lotion. A simple face pack can make your skin glow. To have good skin it is important to drink 10 to 12 glasses of water daily to flush toxins out of the system and keep your skin hydrated. If you have skin related problems like acne and other pimple problem than you can go for treatment. And lastly it is important to have a proper balanced diet to have a good and glowing skin. Your diet should include lots of fruits and vegetables and you should also have multi vitamin capsules. For any skin related problem you can consult a skin specialist.
The first and foremost thing is cleaning your face by daily washing your face with a soap free moisturizing face wash, which is gentle on your skin. Cleansing product should be natural and chemical free. To get that extra freshness refresh your skin with cold water in which tealeaves have been boiled. It gives a rejuvenating effect to your skin. This cleansing will protected your skin from grime. You can also wipe your face clean with a cleansing lotion.
Exfoliating is another important thing to protect your skin. For that you need a good scrub, which will remove dead cells and smooth the surface of your skin. A scrub with a moisturizing effect won't tear the skin and also gives immediate results. If your skin is dry don't use scrub regularly it makes your skin more dry. To give your eyes a refreshing effects cut cucumber in round slices and place them over your eyes or alternatively dip used tea bags in salt water and put them in the fridge and put a pair over your eyes after a tiring day. It rejuvenates your eyes. Toning up is another important step to maintain your skin because you spend most of the time outside so pollution affects your skin so toning keeps your face clear and firm. Astringents and toners with glycolic or alpha hydroxyl acids work best for your skin. These acids actually reduce the pore size and help avoid ingrown hairs. So these are some of the tips you can try out to main your skin.
Other than this you can go for a facial once in a month after the age of 25 to maintain your skin and to have a glowing effect. You can also try a home facial, which includes giving yourself a light facial massage with a soothing moisturizing cream and ice cubes, followed by steaming your face. Then remove white heads around the nose and chin with a remover and use a good scrub. Use scrub depending on your skin type and wash off with warm water. Finally apply a soothing fruit mask and follow up with a moisturizing lotion. A simple face pack can make your skin glow. To have good skin it is important to drink 10 to 12 glasses of water daily to flush toxins out of the system and keep your skin hydrated. If you have skin related problems like acne and other pimple problem than you can go for treatment. And lastly it is important to have a proper balanced diet to have a good and glowing skin. Your diet should include lots of fruits and vegetables and you should also have multi vitamin capsules. For any skin related problem you can consult a skin specialist.
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