Always think about the temperature of the environment when having a wedding dessert table. Besides the fact that every season requires specific desserts (in summer – light and low-fat, in winter – heavier and possibly even warm), you also need to consider how your sweets will survive the high or low temperatures.

Many brides would like to change the way they look during the wedding day. Some have 2-3 wedding outfits and switch them, others add or take off something – jacket, mantle, veil, shoes, etc. But all this sums up to your wedding expenses, so if you don’t have a big wedding budget, there are other options. For example, jewelry.

If you need to save a bit of money organizing a winter wedding, use seasonal stuff. For example, seasonal winter flowers for your wedding décor. Even in winter, you can find florals that will cost less and will be easily delivered to your destination. Or use some greenery – it is a fashionable trend right now to replace opulent flowers with foliage decoration. Lots of people do it even in spring or summer when flowers are available.

Self-serve buffet is a not very popular wedding catering style. The food is in chafing dishes and on the stand, people come and serve themselves whatever they like. A big plus is that the wedding guests have a lot of options and can have as much as they want – because some people, women, in particular, are shy to ask the servers to add more food to their plate. And you save money on servers, but, of course, the amount of food must be enough for everybody to get what they would like.

American weddings are really expensive, but Arab weddings outshine them easily. In the US, the average wedding budget is about $30,000. An Arab wedding can cost up to $100,000. And the reason behind it is because there's a lot of cultural pressure on delivering this amazing and fancy wedding for your guests. If you don't do that, you might have to deal with a lot of drama. A lot of people just want to avoid the criticism that may impact the family honor.

If your wedding dress is white, get either white or nude underwear, but never black, red, or other brightly colored lingerie. Nude underwear can be worn with any wedding gown. Black wedding dress requires black bridal lingerie. If your dress is brightly colored, pick undergarments close in color to it. The basic rule is your underwear should match the wedding attire or be invisible.

This is a unique and curious wedding tradition. A particular person at a Nigerian wedding, a woman called “alaga”, is responsible for heckling and taunting the groom and his groomsmen during the wedding reception just to entertain the guests and ease the nervousness of this big event. She taunts and jokes, but, of course, not in a cruel way, without any malice – it’s just for fun.

In most countries, the wedding reception starts after the official marriage ceremony and signing the legal papers. The newlyweds feed their guests and receive presents after they’re declared a husband and wife. Often, that’s because the brides and grooms don’t feel assured in their partner until the marriage is set. So many people get cold feet and run before they walk down the aisle. But a Pakistani couples sometimes are declared a husband and wife only on the 3rd day of the celebration, and it doesn’t bother anyone at all. No one is afraid that the bride or the groom might get cold feet and bail.

The heiress to Swarovski fortune Victoria Swarovski married a real estate investor Werner Mürz in June 2017. And, of course, she wanted a bedazzled wedding gown. So, she got a custom-made wedding dress that cost $1 million. It was embellished with 500,000 crystals and weighed 100 pounds.

A promise ring is a jewelry piece, a ring that is given to show a special relationship to somebody. It doesn’t have to be a loved one. People often give promise rings to very close friends or brethren. This band strengthens your promise. For example, kids can give each other such rings and promise to be together forever and get married when they become adults. It doesn’t mean they’re engaged after that. So, a promise ring is not as important and serious as an engagement ring.

When you’re going shopping for your wedding gown, do your hair and makeup close to the look you’re planning for the wedding itself. Of course, you don’t have to hire professionals to do that, just try to make it close. For example, if you’ll have an updo, pin your hair up. In case you’re planning to change your hairstyle dramatically, do it long before the wedding so that you knew for sure it suits you, and ideally, choose the wedding dress after that. Do your makeup in the same style as you plan for the wedding look. This will help you pick the best wedding gown that will accentuate your appearance and suit you perfectly.