March 30, 2011 /Photography News/ At 5:20 am EDT on Mar. 29, 2011, NASA’s MESSENGER captured this historic image of Mercury. This image is the first ever obtained from a spacecraft in orbit about the Solar System’s innermost planet. Over the subsequent six hours, MESSENGER acquired an additional 363 images before downlinking some of the data to Earth. The MESSENGER team … Read More
Southern California Inland Weddings Venues Are A Plenty
Southern California Inland Weddings Venues Are A Plenty Southern California weddings and wedding reception venues can be found all over the Southern California inland area and offer beautiful ways to celebrate your love with others. There aremany locations to choose from. As with other areas of the country, Southern California addsits own flair to it, so if you’re looking in … Read More
Many people are rushing to buy potassium iodide tablets
Many people are rushing to buy potassium iodide tablets in response to the radiation release in Japan. Here are the facts: Iodine-131 is one of several radioactive elements that may be released into the atmosphere when nuclear reactors break down. It is targeted for attention due to it’s ability to disrupt thyroid function. Iodine-131 has a “half life” of just over 8 days, … Read More
Smashing the Wedding Cake
Smashing the Wedding Cake Smashing wedding cake into your new spouse’s face is totally disrespectful when you realize where the tradition originated. It is said that the cake tradition is supposed to represent that throughout your marriage, you will “feed” each other and take care of each other
Why do we have the brides side and the grooms side?
Bride’s side/Groom’s side In ancient days, fathers would offer daughters as peace offerings to warring tribes. Because of the hostility, the families were placed on opposite sides of the church so the ceremony could go on without bloodshed. The ceremony united the two warring factions into one family, and danger of war was resolved.
Maui Wedding Photographer, Review from Weddingwire
Kelly & Joe Wedding: 01/14/2011 We could not have received better service. The quality of the photos is amazing and Nicole Sanchez was incredible to work with both up to and during the ceremony. By the time we actually met on the beach for the ceremony we felt we had made a new friend in her. By that evening she … Read More
Why do we tie shoe on out cars when we get married?
Shoes on Vehicle: Ancient Romans used to transfer to the Groom his authority over his Bride when her Father gave the Groom her shoes. In later years, guests threw their own shoes at the newlyweds to signify this transfer of authority. Today, this tradition is kept alive by simply tying old shoes to the back of the newlywed’s vehicle before … Read More
Maui Wedding Photographer, Wedding Traditions
Wedding Traditions of Africa; Top Ten Crazy Traditions Across the continent of Africa, you will find all sorts of wedding traditions and customs. From country to country or tribe to tribe, traditions can be similar to the western world or can also be of the very odd. Some of the traditions are dealing with evil spirits and some are simply … Read More
The Brides Garter
Garter Brides originally tossed a garter, rather than a bouquet, at a wedding reception. In the 14th century, this custom changed after Brides became tired of fighting off drunken men who tried to remove the garter themselves! According to one legend, the garter toss in England evolved from an earlier tradition of “flinging the stocking”. On their wedding night, guests … Read More
Wedding Traditions, Tossing Rice
Tossing Rice Believing newlyweds brought good luck, guests used to shower them with nuts and grains to insure a bountiful harvest and many children to work the land. During years of a poor harvest, rice was tossed instead. This tradition continues today with rice or birdseed (where permitted), or bubbles to wish the Bride and Groom much happiness. Incidentally, it … Read More