Diamonds are said to be a woman’s best friends but now the saying has changed. Diamonds are quite costly and you need to reach deep in your pockets if you wish to possess one. But pearls have come in the place of diamonds and they are now a woman’s second best friend. They cost much lesser than diamonds and are easily affordable. Women get their jewelry embedded with pearls and those ornaments look simply amazing and exquisite. In the olden days, brides used to carry tiaras or the head pieces which looked like small arches and are placed on the head. It was an important part of the bride’s attire and without it the bride looked incomplete. Those tiaras were made out of flowers and later on craftsmen started making them with semi-precious stones, pearls, gold, silver, diamonds etc. Soon they became valued possessions and became expensive. Of all the kinds of flower girl tiaras and wedding headpieces, pearl tiaras were a hit and every woman’s favorite.

Originally though the pearl tiaras were exclusive only for the noble class, however slowly they were traded more frequently and women opted for fake pearl tiaras. All they wanted was to have one of these tiaras in their collection. It was attached to the bride’s veil and without it there is no wedding so it’s said! There is a popular belief that a pearl tiara will not let the bride cry during the wedding. Though this is just a myth people still believe it and that is the reason why the pearl tiaras are bought immediately as soon as the wedding is finalized. Even the bridesmaids too carry pearl tiaras during weddings.

Pearl tiaras have been in use for a very long time and the British Royal family is said to possess the most elaborate tiara collection in the world. The tiaras were worn as crowns by the queens on official occasions and even men sometimes wore the tiaras depending upon the occasion. But they were exclusive only for women and their beauty is simply indescribable. Natural pearls cost a lot and it might not be possible for a woman to possess them. But ordinary pearls that are coated and made to look like original ones are easy and cheap to find so you can buy such pearls and get a tiara custom made for you. A mix of pearls, few semi-precious stones and some white stones will make an excellent tiara and it is bound to be a possession of a lifetime.

Be sure to get the right flower girl tiara to match your brides pearl tiara.

Have you ever needed to know how to measure your shoe size?

You need to know pretty accurately if you are ordering online

Having the correct size shoe is very important to having comfort and stability.

Too small and your foot is cramped and will hurt, too big and your foot will move around too much and you could slip over and hurt yourself.

Method:

Grab a piece of paper longer than your foot and tape it down to the ground.

Place your foot on the paper and trace around your foot with a pen or pencil.(try and do this while standing with weight on both feet evenly)

Remember to measure both feet as they can vary by quite a bit.

Try not to have the line too much bigger than the foot (by way of the thickness of pen or pencil)

You can then measure the length from the top of foot (big toe usually) to the bottom of the heel.

This becomes the length measurement.

Your width measurement is the same repeated by measuring from the two widest parts of your foot.

The length has many variables while there is usually only three different widths (a, b & c) for the widths

Note: best to measure your size at the end of day while foot is most swollen after a day of walking around.

You now have the important info and are ready to order.

There is so much to plan and so little time!

Its important to have a written plan and to check off the jobs in a time line.

All you really want is a smooth flowing day when everyone is there and the marriage is taking place.

Dramas and disasters are not something you want taking place so remember these key points when you are planning your wedding day.

This is a short list for the months leading up to the big day

You have probably set your date so….

The most important task- Setting a budget!! How much you will spend.

You will need to set a time to decide upon and meet the people to make it happen

• -Bridesmaids and groomsman
• -Flower girls and ring bearers
• -A clergyman or pastor
• -A photographer
• -A florist
• -A caterer
• -The guest list(the hardest sometimes to choose)
• -Some weddings require a coordinator to help with the music, floral and colour arrangements.

There are three important locations that also need to be chosen

• -A church or ceremony location
• -A reception hall or venue
• -A honeymoon!! (the best of the three, do you need passports?)

The preparations will need a few crucial things to be brought also

• -Wedding invitations and stationary
• -The wedding dress and bridesmaids dresses and veils
• -The groom and groomsman’s suits
• -A really grand wedding cake!

There are a few smaller however important details

• -A guest registry
• -Transport to and from the wedding(limousine etc)
• -A diary of all gifts so you can post thank you notes
• -Accommodation for family and friends interstate etc
• -A marriage license(fairly important)
• -Place advert in local paper notifying of wedding
• -Start changing surnames!(exciting)

Once you have start getting organised and setting dates for you wedding

things will start to roll along nicely and your big day is one step closer!

Jewels were not so prominent in this age and feathers were used. However as times have changed and tiaras had become more widely used in the 1600′s during celebrations, jewels were more commonplace.

Some of the most beautiful headpieces had a nice balance of glimmering jewels and nice ribbons and lace. It soon changed to important ladies wearing tiaras also.