The Wingham Advance-Times, 1984-04-25, Page 174i
"GUESS WHAT! JOHN AND I ARE ENGAGED!" — It's
one of life's 'happiest moments — sharing your good news
with your best friend, and more than a million and a half
young women will be doing exactly that in this coming year,
Select wedding dress
with instant pictures
Selecting a wedding dress -
can be lots of fun if you don't
let the multitude of styles
overwhelm you.
One way to keep' each one
straight in your head is with
an instant camera. Take a
batch of self -developing
color pictures as you try
different gowns and head-
piec , and you' will be able
to fad out views for a com-
parison of styles. — in the
privacy of your own home.
Color pictures will help you
decide the most comple
-mentary shade of white, and
match the appropriate veil
or headpiece.
A friend, family member
or a sales clerk can do the
picture -taking.,
Even with the camera's
ease -of operation, there are
some picture -taking tips
from Kodak experts for you
to share with the person who
does the shooting.
Stand only as far away as
necessary to catch the full -
.length view of each en -
semble. With a built-in elec-
tronic flash on an instant
camera that is designed for
subjects as far away as 1
feet, you should have a we
lighted picture that shows
important design details on
the dress. --�
Then move in1'or a closer
shot to get the details of the
headpiece, veil and neckline
of the dress. •
Hold the camera rock
steady and squeeze the
shutter release slowly. This
will help you avert blurry
pictures.
Stand at an angle if the
picture is being taken in a
dressing room to avoid
catching a glare in the full-
length mirror. Move outside
the room if the quarters are
too small to allow photo-
graphing from another
angle.
Once the pictures are de-
veloped, be sure to write
down the specifics in the
margin of the print iimmedi-
ately. Otherwise, you. might
find yourself saying once you
e om
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had that dress?"
"He loves mei" -*•• That's -
what that beautiful sparkling
diamond engagement ring,
says, observes the Jewelry
Industry Council. And one of
the most happy moments the
engaged woman enjoys, is
showing her new ring to, her
friends. It's traditional, and
it's all part of the "feminine
mystique" — this sharing of
joys with your closest
friends.
This year, that scene will
be enacted more than a
million and a half times as
new brides-to-be proudly ex-
hibit their diamonds.
Time was when the typical
diamond ring was round and,
although that is still the most
popular shape, couplestoday
have a choice of round, or
brilliant 'cut, emerald cut,
boat -shaped or marquise,
oval, or pear-shaped. In
addition, some of the newest
rings are set in a round
shape with many small
diamonds.
Yal>ue of a specific
diamond is based np! n what
the jewelry trade i„pills the 4
C's — meaning cut, .color,
clarity and carat weight.
Clarity refers to the gem's
freedom from internal
cracks and tiny bubbles.
Diamonds can be kissed
with a faint tinge of color:
yellow, brown, green, blue or
pink — but the preferred
diamond is crystal clear as
rain water. However while a
touch of color may effect the
diamond's price, it does not
necessarily detract from its
dazzling beauty.
• Most important, of course,
is that the diamond is the
ideal symbol of lasting love.
All the diamonds ever mined
or to be mined were created
eons ago during the earth's
formative period, and still
maintain their beauty and
brilliance. True love, like
diamonds, is everlasting,
says the Council.
Crossroads—April 25, 1984—Page 5
Classic or contemporary
rends in formal wear
There are some significant
changes taking place in
men's wedding attire, ac-
cording to the American
Formalwear Association.
Some of the largest and most
important purveyors of that
apparel observe a strong
trend to the classic tradition-
al looks in the formalwear
that the grooms and other
members of . the wedding
parties are wearing. •
This observance is made
despite the fact that quite a
few wedding delebrants con-
tinue to want the more color-
ful and more imaginative
formalwear that has been so
popular during the past dec-
ade.
Two strong influences
have made their marks on
the dress of grooms, grooms-
men, ushers, 'best men and
e -ta-ah 'des One -is
the general aura of nostalgia
that has permeated the styl-
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clothes worn at the "Wed-
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Prince Charles and Lady
Diana:
The costumes worn in the
movie and ultra: smart out-
fits worn at the royal wed-
ding have rekindled an ad-
miration for the traditional
splendor of the more staid,
yet distinctively handsome,
dress of those who strictly
cleave to the hard and fast
rules that were once univer-
sally observed.
However, as just as many
bridal parties continue to
prefer Contemporary wed-
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the Traditional manner calls
for the groom, the best man,
the father of the bride and
the ushers to wear cutaway
(tail) coats. These may be
oxford .gray worn with
striped trousers and a vest
that either matches the coat
or is in a light shade of gray.
The shirt is white and
wing-collarerd and the tie is
an ascot that is either
modestly. stiped or finely
checked.
Just as formal (worn by
Lady Di's father) is a
medium gray cutaway worn
with matching trousers and
vest, accessorized the same
as the first outfit.
In a formal Contemporary
daytime ceremony, the
groom may wear a white,
silver, blue champagne or
ivory dull dress (tailcoat)
w-hile. the- other _.male mem-..
bers of the wedding party
wear a matching color in
tuxedos.
The shirt worn, with the full
dress suit is a wing -collared
white with a pleated bosom.
The other men taking- pasrt in
the ceremony may wear
either wing -collared or fold -
collared shirts.
Traditional mores for a
semi -formal daytime wed-
ding find .the groom and all
other participating men
wearing "strollers" which
are oxford gray coats cut the
same as suit coats. Those are
worn with striped trousers
and with a vest .that either
matches the coat or is in a
lighter shade of gray.
The shirt has a' pleated
bosom and a fold -collar and
the tie is a four=in-hand in
either modest gray stipes or
in a -fine check.
Call to reserve
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The more lenient rules for
a daytime, semi -formal Con-
temporary wedding` find the
best man, fdther of the bride
and the groomsmen dressed
the same as in the formal
ceremony, except the groom
wears a tuxedo the same as
his attendants. Here too; the
men may wear contrastingly
trimmed tuxedos.
It may be of interst to note
that currently 35 per cent of
all warm weather weddings
are held in the daytime.
Evening Attire
Evening weddings (those
held after 6 p.m.) 'find a
marked difference in the
clothes worn by the Tradi-
tional group but not much
variation in the outfits worn
by the Contemporary crowd.
A Traditional formal eve-
ning ceremony finds the
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father of the bride and the
ushers all in black full dress
outfits. Those consist of a
black tailcoat worn with
matching trousers.
The vest"t's white and so is
the wing -collared shirt and
bow tie. That's it. No varia-
tions are permitted.
A formal evening `Con-
temporary wedding may
find the groom dressed in a
white, silver., pale blue,
champagne'or ivory tailcoat
•and his male attendants
dressed either the same or in
tuxedos of matching color.
The wing -collared shirts
may be either white or in a
color that matches the suit.
During the warm weather,
a semi -formal evening Tra-
ditional wedding calls for the
groom and his attendants to
wear either a black tuxedo or
a white dinner jacket with
shawl collar worn with black
formal trousers,
The shirt may have either
a wing or fold -collar and the ,
bow tie is black, as is the
cummerbund.
A semi -formal evening
Contemporary wedding may
find the groom and all the
men taking part in the cere-
mony wearing a colored
tuxedo or a white tuxedo,
both with either . matching
trousers or trousers in a
deeper shade of the same
color. The vest or cummber-
bund (one has a choice) may
match either thecoat or the
trousers:
Formal wedding cere-
monies call for similar dress
for both Traditional and Con-
temporary ceremonies..
However, , most men prefer
to wear a dark suit . with a
white shirt and a modestly
colored patterned tie.
' Garden Weddings
When the wedding cere-
mony is held in a garden, or
out of doors, and the occa-
sion is neither formal . nor
semi -formal, it is correct for
the groom to wear a dark
blue blazer with•either white
or gray slacks. His shirt
• should be white and his tie
modestly patterned.
For all ceremonies, Con-
temporary or Traditional,
formal, semi -formal or in-
formal, the groom always
wears a sprig of lilies -of -the -
valley (from his bride's
bouquet) as a boutonnier.
And the brass will crash,
And the trumpets bray,
And they'll cut a dash
On their wedding day.
' »- —W. S. Gilbert
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