Would You Still Wear a Replica of Kim Kardashian's Wedding Dress?

　　
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Stop the looms!
Kim Kardashian’s plans to divorce Kris Humphries after just 72 days of marriage may have left fans stunned, but production of her wedding dress replicas is still moving full speed ahead.
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Vera Wang told E! News in September that two of the three gowns she designed for the newlywed's August 20 wedding would be recreated for her David's Bridal White by Vera Wang collection that hits stores in January 2012.
Kardashian's tulle gown and mermaid dress are slated to roll into David's Bridal locations a month later in February 2012 for around $1,500 each.
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The question is, will brides who were anticipating the gowns' arrival still want to get decked out in creations that are tied to a short-lived marriage that ended in divorce?
"When [the dress] was going to be sold, it had to do with the fairytale wedding of Kim Kardashian. And it was a fairytale -- over 4 million people tuned into both parts when E! aired it [on October 9 and 10]. So there's real legitimate interest in this, but will it carry over to the sales of the wedding dresses?" The Wall Street Journal's Elva Ramirez says in a report.
Meanwhile, a source tells Us Weekly, "The gowns were 'inspired' by Vera's designs for Kim. They will still sell as they are beautiful gowns regardless of what's happened."
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Tell Us: Would you still buy one of Vera Wang's replica Kim Kardashian dresses if you were/are getting married?

Poll Results Find Black Wedding Dresses Popular

　　
　　A witch’s wardrobe or gothic-inspired garb may be the order of the day on Halloween, but how many women would like to extend the trend of wearing a noir number to the day of their nuptials? Over the years brides-to-be have been married to the tradition of exchanging vows in white, but with the recent unveiling of Vera Wang’s collection of dark “I do” dresses the color of night has recently become an intriguing option for those who wish to walk down the aisle in style.
SodaHead.com, the web’s largest opinion-based community, has just released the results of a poll which shows that 63 percent of respondents think that black wedding dresses are “cool,” while only 37 percent think they are “creepy.” Seventy-six percent of singletons also selected the “cool” option, with just 24 percent thinking that somber silhouettes are a fright. Those who already have a ring on their finger have mixed emotions about ringing in the new darkly beautiful bridal designs, with 50 percent proclaiming the color “cool” and the other half horrified by the hue.
What’s your opinion regarding black wedding dresses? Speak now in the comments below, or forever hold your peace!

An Italian wedding idea

    An Italian wedding is about as steeped in history and tradition as any wedding you are likely to encounter. Even in contemporary times, when the wedding is no longer arranged by the parents, you are likely to encounter things like the dancing of the Tarantella; the carrying of a satin purse for the purposes of collecting wedding cards containing cash gifts; the gift to your wedding guests of “confetti”, or multi-colored Jordan almonds; or even the tradition where the bride dances with every man at the wedding in exchange for money, which can be pinned to the wedding gown, or collected by the bride’s Nonna (grandmother).
The one thing, however, you can almost always count on at a traditional Italian wedding is the fabulous Italian cookies. There are varying theories on the tradition of the cookies, but the most common explanation for the tradition is that there was a time when it was too expensive to create a large wedding cake confection. Instead, family members of the bride and groom, from their mothers and grandmothers to their aunts and cousins, would all contribute a type of cookie. The cookies were then assembled into the shape of a cake, and at the point of the wedding where the cake would be cut, the bride and groom lead the entire group of people in a “cookie dance”. They dance around the reception area, with the crowd behind them, to the cookie table, where the guests grab a cookie or two as they walk by. If you don’t participate in the dance, you have to wait until the dance is over, then make you way to the table for your cookies.
The one cookie you must have is really a twisted knot of dough, symbolizing the tying together of two people, sprinkled liberally with powdered sugar. You will also find pignoli, which are pine nut cookies, and pizzelles, which are very thin waffle shaped cookies. Other varieties will include ones filled with preserves and figs, all traditional recipes from Italy.
If you choose not to do the cookie dance, a really lovely treat for all of your guests is to give them each a bag with a thank you note printed on them, and allow them to visit the cookie table with their bag. Filling a bag with your delicious Italian wedding cookies is a sweet reminder for your guests to take home of your beautiful wedding day.