A beautiful time of year to have a wedding is during the winter. In order to be comfortable in the colder temperatures, you may need to wear a fur or wrap over your bridal gown. There are beautifully designed wraps, furs, and other coverings to be worn with bridal gowns, and a winter wonderland wedding in December or January is a great way to take advantage of this classic style. https://www.flickr.com/photo.gne?short=h3pUgU Photo by Andres Rodriguez (Flickr) Caption: A bridal coat designed to keep the bride warm on her wedding day. Furs As beautiful as furs can be with a white wedding gown, you should be aware of what you're shopping for before you go. You can choose real, faux, or friendly fur. Real fur is just what it sounds like: real fur. Look for a vintage fur coat or fur wrap to wear with your bridal gown and stay eco-conscious...

When we think about holiday colors, we usually think of red and green. When it comes to your wedding day, you don't have to adorn everything in red poinsettias and greenery. You can take creativity to a whole new level when it's time to think about your wedding flowers. There is so much beauty in nature during the wintertime, and it takes simply incorporating the loveliness of the outdoors into your wedding bouquet and other floral arrangements. Image provided by louis-vision (Flickr) Soft Blue If you don't want to go the traditional route with any red or green, take your holiday wedding to a new level with a soft blue. Holiday weddings don't have to be dark and bold, but you can make it just as "wintery" with a soft blue and white. Incorporating silver and soft blue through flowers, ribbon or sparkles in the bouquet, and make it seem...

December is a month that includes wonderful holidays. People whose birthday is in December get to choose from three different birthstones. Tanzanite, zircon and turquoise are three beautiful blue stones that represent December birthdays. Each beautiful in their own individual ways, these three stones are quite different. When it comes to birthstones for the last month of the year, the more the merrier! Tanzanite Photo by First Last (Flickr) A violet blue stone that was not found until the late 1960s in Tanzania is a stone that is similar to the sapphire, only less expensive. It is sometimes worn as an alternative to the sapphire. It was originally found in the Mererani Hills near Mount Kilimanjaro in the Manyara Region in the northern part of Tanzania. The color of tanzanite can range from blue to violet blue to purple. The color of the stone is very rich, and is sometimes...

People with November birthdays are lucky, as they have two beautiful stones from which to choose. The topaz and the citrine are two wonderful and beautiful golden colored stones that represent the eleventh month. Photo by Mauro Cateb (Flickr) Topaz Topaz originates from a word that means "fire." The stone comes in several different yet beautiful colors: brown, black, red, pink, several shades of yellow, orange, purple, blue and light green. The different colors are come from different minerals that form within the crystals. The topaz is a great stone for many pieces of jewelry because it is a hard stone, yet it is very clear and colorful. The History of Topaz Ancient people believed that the topaz could control heat. They believed that it had the ability to cool water that was boiling, and could also calm an angry person. Many clergymen and royalty wore the stone in the...