"Bride Wars" - The Friendship!

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The movie Bride Wars is a predictable but fun movie about two lifelong friends who get engaged at the same time. As their wedding plans progress, their friendship starts to fall apart. It is a great movie to remind brides about what is really important in life.

In the Bride Wars, we meet two women living in New York who have been friends since they were girls growing up together in New Jersey. Liv, played by Kate Hudson, is a Type A go-getter, with a successful law career. Her best friend Emma (Anne Hathaway) is a mild mannered beauty who teaches middle school. The girls are such close friends that their relationship means at least as much, if not more, than the ones they have with their boyfriends.

The defining moment of Liv and Emma's friendship is when their mothers took them to tea at the Plaza Hotel when they were young girls. They witnessed a wedding taking place, and right then and there they both decided that the only wedding worth having is a June wedding at the Plaza. The radiant bride dropped a piece of her hair bridal jewelry - a blue flower hairpin- and it became a treasured momento for both Emma and Liv.

Fast forward two decades, and both women are living in New York with their serious boyfriends. Their friendship is as strong as ever, and when Liv discovers that she is about to become engaged (she find the little blue box!), Emma could not be more thrilled to be her maid of honor for what they both expect will be the most perfect wedding ever. However, before Liv's boyfriend can actually pop the question, Emma's boyfriend proposes to her. This sets off instant jealousy in Liv, and you can see the beginning of the competitive spark that will nearly destroy their friendship.

Once Liv gets her ring, both ladies trot off to the most fabulous wedding planner in New York, who tells them that there are two dates available for June weddings at the Plaza - perfect! However, trouble ensues when the planner's assistant accidentally books both weddings on the same date. Suddenly the two best friends in the world become bitter rivals, as neither one is willing to change her wedding to another date or venue and abandon the dream of the June wedding at the Plaza.

Much ugliness ensues as the two enraged brides attempt to sabotage each other's big day. The tricks run from a spray tan disaster to blue highlights the week before the wedding. There is also a wild bachelorette party showdown, not to mention a dirty trick to make sure that Liv will gain too much weight to fit into her Vera Wang gown. The two girls are forced to find other people to be their maids of honor, and also manage to frighten their fiances with their catty behavior.

Along the way, each bride learns something important about herself. Liv discovers that she does not have to try to be perfect at all times, and that it is okay to be human. Emma realizes that being a people-pleaser means that she pleases everyone but herself. As she develops a backbone, Emma also comes to realize (spoiler alert!) that her fiance is not the right man for her.

In the end, what both characters come to realize is that they are incomplete without the other. At the end of the movie, Emma presents Liv with the little blue piece of bridal hair jewelry that had started their wedding obsession, and she walks her best friend down the aisle. It is a very sweet moment, and both girls see that life's most special moments are meaningless if they are not shared with the ones that you love.

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"Bride Wars" - The Fashion!

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One of the most eagerly anticipated movies for brides-to-be and indeed, women of all ages, is the film Bride Wars, starring Anne Hathaway and Kate Hudson. Just like a real wedding, the first thing that everyone wonders is, "What will the bride be wearing?" The fashion in this movie is double the fun because you have two times the brides.

When the two best friends in Bride Wars, Liv (Kate Hudson) and Emma (Anne Hathaway) become engaged at the same time, their supportive friendship devolves into an ugly competition that tears them apart. Gentle Emma is a people-pleaser who is often run over by others with more forceful personalities, including her dear friend Liv. As a special surprise for her mother, Emma decides to wear her mom's wedding dress instead of buying the Vera Wang that catches her eye.

When Emma passes over the Vera Wang gown, Liv snaps it right up. It was a frothy fantastic creation, that many real life brides will no doubt be looking to find for their own weddings. The gown was strapless with a sweetheart neckline. The bodice is covered with a white lace, and the gown is a customized version of one from Vera Wang's 2009 bridal collection. The real focal point of the gown is the enormous tulle skirt which falls from a basque waistline. In addition, the gown has a lavender ribbon tied into a bow at the natural waist, with long tails falling over the skirt.

Liv finished off her Wang creation with a full veil worn on the top of her head. Her bridal jewelry was simple and classic: a pair of pearl drop earrings. The character's pearl bridal jewelry was from Tiffany, but brides without a movie star budget can get the same stunning look with a pair of Swarovski crystal and pearl drop earrings. Take my advice, and add a classic pearl necklace to the ensemble; strapless gowns always look better when worn with a necklace, in my opinion.

Emma's dress was supposed to be her mother's vintage gown, although in actuality it was also designed by Vera Wang. Her gown was a beautiful ivory off-the-shoulder style with an assymetrically draped neckline. The gown is fitted to the knees and then flares out into a fuller skirt. The style was stunning on Anne Hathaway's tall and slender frame. I actually thought it was more flattering on her than the tulle gown was on Kate Hudson - there was something about the basque waist that did not work for her. Brides looking for Emma's gown will have a harder time finding it, as it was from a 2005 Vera Wang collection. No doubt there will be other designers creating replicas in the near future, for brides who have their heart set on that bridal gown.

In keeping with the more simple style of the character, Emma's accessories were fairly low-key. She wore a long plain veil that was attached at the back of her head (so no pouf on the top). Her earrings were tiny studs (they could have stood to be larger, frankly), and a diamond line bracelet. The fact that Emma wore a bracelet helped to balance out for the lack of a necklace. The only other accessory that she wore was the most important one of all: a blue flower hairpin that she and Liv had found when they were girls peeking at a wedding at the Plaza Hotel. It was the special treasure that started their obsession with weddings in general, and the Plaza in particular. Not to give too much away, but in the end, it was Liv who got to wear the blue hairpin as she exchanged her vows.

Fashion is important to brides everywhere, just as it was in Bride Wars. The movie has an important lesson, though, that all brides would be wise to heed, and that is that friendship matters even more than fashion or externals. In the end, who stands beside you at your wedding matters more than anything else.

Ask Bridget for advice in areas of jewelry or weddings. She writes numerous articles providing information for the customers of Silverland Jewelry.com. Pearl bridal jewelry is the perfect classic touch for the bride.

"Bride Wars" - The Fashion!

Image : http://www.flickr.com

One of the most eagerly anticipated movies for brides-to-be and indeed, women of all ages, is the film Bride Wars, starring Anne Hathaway and Kate Hudson. Just like a real wedding, the first thing that everyone wonders is, "What will the bride be wearing?" The fashion in this movie is double the fun because you have two times the brides.

When the two best friends in Bride Wars, Liv (Kate Hudson) and Emma (Anne Hathaway) become engaged at the same time, their supportive friendship devolves into an ugly competition that tears them apart. Gentle Emma is a people-pleaser who is often run over by others with more forceful personalities, including her dear friend Liv. As a special surprise for her mother, Emma decides to wear her mom's wedding dress instead of buying the Vera Wang that catches her eye.

When Emma passes over the Vera Wang gown, Liv snaps it right up. It was a frothy fantastic creation, that many real life brides will no doubt be looking to find for their own weddings. The gown was strapless with a sweetheart neckline. The bodice is covered with a white lace, and the gown is a customized version of one from Vera Wang's 2009 bridal collection. The real focal point of the gown is the enormous tulle skirt which falls from a basque waistline. In addition, the gown has a lavender ribbon tied into a bow at the natural waist, with long tails falling over the skirt.

Liv finished off her Wang creation with a full veil worn on the top of her head. Her bridal jewelry was simple and classic: a pair of pearl drop earrings. The character's pearl bridal jewelry was from Tiffany, but brides without a movie star budget can get the same stunning look with a pair of Swarovski crystal and pearl drop earrings. Take my advice, and add a classic pearl necklace to the ensemble; strapless gowns always look better when worn with a necklace, in my opinion.

Emma's dress was supposed to be her mother's vintage gown, although in actuality it was also designed by Vera Wang. Her gown was a beautiful ivory off-the-shoulder style with an assymetrically draped neckline. The gown is fitted to the knees and then flares out into a fuller skirt. The style was stunning on Anne Hathaway's tall and slender frame. I actually thought it was more flattering on her than the tulle gown was on Kate Hudson - there was something about the basque waist that did not work for her. Brides looking for Emma's gown will have a harder time finding it, as it was from a 2005 Vera Wang collection. No doubt there will be other designers creating replicas in the near future, for brides who have their heart set on that bridal gown.

In keeping with the more simple style of the character, Emma's accessories were fairly low-key. She wore a long plain veil that was attached at the back of her head (so no pouf on the top). Her earrings were tiny studs (they could have stood to be larger, frankly), and a diamond line bracelet. The fact that Emma wore a bracelet helped to balance out for the lack of a necklace. The only other accessory that she wore was the most important one of all: a blue flower hairpin that she and Liv had found when they were girls peeking at a wedding at the Plaza Hotel. It was the special treasure that started their obsession with weddings in general, and the Plaza in particular. Not to give too much away, but in the end, it was Liv who got to wear the blue hairpin as she exchanged her vows.

Fashion is important to brides everywhere, just as it was in Bride Wars. The movie has an important lesson, though, that all brides would be wise to heed, and that is that friendship matters even more than fashion or externals. In the end, who stands beside you at your wedding matters more than anything else.

Ask Bridget for advice in areas of jewelry or weddings. She writes numerous articles providing information for the customers of Silverland Jewelry.com. Pearl bridal jewelry is the perfect classic touch for the bride.