Irrespective of any country, religion, caste or creed, marriage is a very important occasion in every person’s life. Marriages are often a once in a lifetime affair for every Indian. Though you may call it a bit orthodox or conservative or whatever, but that’s the core tradition of a typical Indian culture. Indians consider it much more important, because they think it is a gateway into a new horizon of life. And it’s a bride’s day in every Indian wedding. Brides have more appeal than the groom in this culture.

Indian bridal jewellery has now become a segment of global fashion jewellery industry, which is recognised today for its elegance and beauty across the World.

Following are the ornaments and jewelleries Indian brides prefer to wear during her wedding.

•    Maangtika or Tiara – Maang tika is a chain like ornament made of gold generally, worn by the bride in the centre forehead. This is a traditional ornament, and is available in a number of designs. Do not confuse it with tiara, Maangtika is also known as tiara in some parts of India.

•    Earrings – No one can deny the importance of a good looking set of earring in every woman’s life. And this importance is enhanced during festive seasons and wedding. Bridal earrings come in various designs and shapes and the demand is generally for the bigger ones, having an antique appeal. Apart from bigger ones bridal earrings are also available in small sizes.

•    Nose Rings – Nose ring or ‘Nath’ in Hindi is a ring traditionally worn by Indian girls on their nose by piercing the nostril. Though the tradition of piercing the nose has died since a long time, but still girls prefer to wear nose rings on their wedding day. These day’s nose rings are coming which can be worn without piercing the nose.

•    Hair Accessories – Hair accessories is a modern trend these days. Not only in wedding but for every occasion it has became a fashion statement. These hair accessories give the finishing touch to the attire of the bridal wear. Pearl head gear and silver hairpins are the hair accessories widely accepted by Indian brides. In Bengali communities the headgear is made up of flower. But now brides prefer fashionable hair accessories for a perfect touch.

•    Necklace - None of the bridal jewellery is complete without a necklace. This is the ornament which is being noticed first in an Indian wedding. Today as there are unlimited ranges of necklace coming in the fashion jewellery segment, brides generally choose necklace as per the neckline of the wedding dress and colour.

•    Armbands – Armbands generally known as ‘Bajubandh’ is an accessory worn in the upper part of the arm. This bridal jewellery is especially used in the northern India. Today these armbands are coming in different types of colours, designs and textures.

•    Bangles – Bangles are the foremost important accessories of jewellery. There are different types of bangles available. Even metals studded with fashionable gemstones and pearls are also available in the market. These day’s bangles are widely replaced by its higher version called bracelets which is comfortable to wear for modern Indian girls, especially those are working in corporate sectors.

•    Finger Rings – Irrespective of any occasion, finger ring is the most important accessory for both the gender. From engagement to wedding, finger ring plays an important role in the tradition.

So, these are the few Indian bridal jewelleries which are creating a new benchmark for  the Indian fashion jewellery industry.

Undoubtedly, this is one of the most important events in one's life. This once in a lifetime affair marks the starting of a new phase in one's life. Hence everyone strive to make this event the most memorable one. And in this regard jewellery plays an important role. It's not about the fairer sex, but no one can deny that bride has the biggest appeal in this event! Hence it's a bride's day and no bridal makeup is complete without being decked up with a number of jewellery.

When it comes to Indian context, marriages play an important role for every Indian. And so is the importance of wedding jewellery! There are a number of jewellery traditional to Indian weddings. Since time immemorial Indian jewellery have gained the attention of foreigners and jewellery lovers from all corners of the world, because of its flaunting beauty and impeccable design.

Traditional jewellery are still a darling, but fashion and creativity has crept into the jewellery sector too! Brides are now looking for new designs. Wedding paraphernalia is changing at a faster pace. Starting from the wedding attire till the bridal jewellery and other accessories, everything is undergoing the creativity of intellectual minds. Every wedding season is witnessing new trends in Indian bridal jewellery segment. New designs are coming in earrings, armlets, necklace, ankle lets, bangles and the most important one "Mangal Sutra"- symbol of every Indian wedding.

Coming to the use of metals and stones in bridal jewellery, Though gold is still the most sought after metal for jewellery, but the affluent ones are also going for metals like diamond and platinum. Though silver had bagged an important position as a jewellery metal in the ancient times, but the growing liking of the yellow metal has overshadowed the use of the white one. However the use of silver is still prevalent in some parts of the world, especially among the aborigines and tribes.

Taking the global demand for gold into consideration, while many western countries buy gold for investment, Indian population buys gold mainly for jewellery purpose and that’s the reason why despite of soaring gold price, people throng to jewellery shops for buying gold. The demand for jewellery though remains consistent throughout the year, but during festive and wedding seasons the demand becomes manifold. As per a recent market survey, gold trade in India increases a number of times than its original trade status. What’s the reason? Unless and until you witness an Indian household in festive mood, you won’t believe the importance of jewellery for an Indian woman. Even Indians love to gift their kiths and kins in gold and silver!

If technology is the recognition of Western countries, traditional ethnic wear is the pride of South Asian countries. Salwar kameez is the most old and traditional of all the ethnic wears of Asian countries. These have a special charm and are elegant and highly feminine.

Salwar kameez is the traditional costume of women in Pakistan, Bangladesh and India. Native women belonging to these regions dress up in this three piece attire which consists of a gown or shirt style dress called as the kurta, baggy style loose pants and a piece of designer cloth called as dupatta. The main reason for adapting Salwar kameez as native dress for these people is that, these are tropical regions with extreme hot and sultry climate in the day time. Hence these loose dresses do not allow the sweat to stick to the body of the individuals making it comfortable for the individual. Moreover these loose dresses allow the air from the outer atmosphere within and accelerate the process of evaporation. Thus making it cooler for the wearer!

There are a number of designs of Salwar kameez available in the market. With the growing demand of Salwar in the market, a number of fashionable designs have sprung from creative intellectual minds.

• Indo western style: This is the recent trend which has gained much popularity amongst the population. This gives a westernized look to the traditional and stereotypic look of salwars.

• Chudidar- This is an elegant and stylish form of Salwar kameez that has been ever made by any fashion designer. It comes with a long tight pant which forms chudi like formation at the ankle region. A long or medium length designer gown can go well with it. One can also drape a designer dupatta with the dress.

• Anarkali- The recent craze within the entire feminine fashion world! Be it a celebrity or a mediocre woman, anarkali has grabbed the attention of all. All parties, functions and social get together sees women adorned with anarkali Salwar kameez. This dress has emerged since Mughal times. The dress is tight till the waist and flows freely down to it. It goes well along with a contrasting colored tight pant and a contrasting designer dupatta.

• Patiala: This is the traditional dress of the Punjabis, which has crept other parts of the world. This dress suits long leggy lasses which comprises of a very loose pant with a well fitting short gown and a dupatta.

Salwar kameez, the traditional attire of India, Pakistan and Bangladesh is hugely adored by people of other regions. The impeccability of the design and the comfortable associated with it makes it stand tall among all its counterparts in the fashion world.

What’s in a name? Many people wonder. Few take it for granted while for others it’s more than just an ordered combination of alphabets, it represents them and their status. What probably only very few realizes is the value of those ordered combination of alphabets, i.e. name or position or anything else also depends on the way it is presented. We are talking about the custom nameplates and personalized nameplates.

Both of these have great importance in many activities in our day to day life, say in home, vehicle, office etc. Everywhere in our daily life the nameplates find their importance. No one would deny that the nameplates have become an inseparable part of every modern life.

In home the custom nameplates areused in the entrance gate where the homeowners likes to put their name in a customized way. Coming to the interior of a house, personalized name plates have become the recent fashion for naming each room within the house. Be it a Mummy-Daddy’s room or little baby’s room, people are nowadays much more concerned than maintaining these etiquettes within the house than merely living as their ancestors. Crafting the nameplates of children’s room in a funny way, say in shape of teddy bear, birds along with the child’s name, which in most case is their lovely nickname, has become the recent craze among parents. In few homes the food plates of the children’s are also personalized in form of their name or something they love much. It’s all about portraying the parental love for children! People also use personalized nameplates in vehicles as registration number plates which not only make the car look special but also enhance one’s financial and social status.

if you are frantically searching for a unique gift to give your loved ones, there can be nothing much better than a personalized nameplate. These come in number of shapes, designs and themes. Be it for your dad or for your mom or siblings or even for your beloved, these nameplates are simply incomparable. There can be nothing more beautiful and prettier than quoting your love for your mom and dad on a peacock feather theme nameplate. These nameplates also make extremely beautiful marriage anniversary gifts.

The custom nameplates come in variety of design. Many made in wood or plastic with different shapes the rectangular being the most used. Some personalized nameplates come covered with shining metals and few with gold even! These can also become a beautiful gift for your parents or even your partner.

Undoubtedly iPhone is the latest craze within gadget geeks. But why? May be for brand or user interface, iphone is still the most popular smartphone in the world. First unveiled by the former CEO Steve Jobs in 9 January 2007, it went on to become one of the most successful product ever designed by Apple Inc. and one of the best electronic gadget ever designed. It was first released in 29th June 2007 and since millions are using it worldwide. After that time and again many different smartphones are being constantly launched in the market several times a year by different design and different manufacturer flooding the market and tempting the customers which one to choose or not. Although the cost prohibits many from enjoying it, still it is the most used smartphone of any kind in the U.S.A, Japan and Canada. In these days of online shopping, along with iPhone something more is flooding the market, the iPhone covers and iPhone cases. Even online search engines get million hits per day with the keywords iphone case online and iphone covers online. Well it’s not at all surprising. Above all these days where online shopping is becoming more and more attractive and iPhone is one of the top selling smartphones, keywords like iphone covers online and iphone case online are expected to keep the search server of leading search engines busy.

iPhone is not just a smartphone, its much more than that. For few people it’s their status. What makes iPhone even more attractive is a cover or case. Wondering how? Well a nice looking cover makes the value of anything more attractive. Owing to the fact of rising online customers, many shopping stores have started selling iPhone covers online and the number of buyers ordering iphone cases/covers online is rising every day.

If you are a conventional buyer and still thinking why buy iPhone covers online, probably you have never entered words like iPhone covers online or iphone case online in the online search box. If you just Google iphone case online, it returns more than 7 lakh results and if you Google iPhone covers online, you will get more 2 lakhs results.

Let’s now look in to the many benefits of buying iPhone covers online. Just like anything else you will get it at the optimum price. You will have choice to choose from the variety of available choices. The availability and competition for selling iPhone covers online is rising among the dealers, so it is natural that each will try to attract the customers in every possible way. No need to step out of home and face the horrible traffic. Just sit in your home, open your computer, search for iPhone case online and choose from the thousands of available iPhone case & cover and order your iPhone covers/cases online with the best price and get the design of your choice.