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Camel Show Piece By @home Lamp By @home Cushions & Chair By @home Bedsheet By @home Bar Accesories By @home A memorable wedding deserves inspired finishing touches wedding in Indian communities holds a special place. Irrespective of caste, creed culture, Indian weddings are more than just a celebration. Weddings in India have an imperial touch, with lavishly decorated wedding venues and grand arrangements. Wedding gifts are integral to weddings in India and elsewhere. If you have a family member or friend who is getting married shortly and you haven’t thought of a perfect wedding gift, the tips enclosed imay help you. The article lays emphasis on suitable wedding gifts for the groom and bride. You can always visit a gift store and pick up anything, wrap it and send it across to the couple. But is that the real way of celebrating such an occasion? Well, of course not! If you want the couple to admire your gift forever, then choose such a unique wedding gift that will make their day all the more special. Remember, the unique wedding gift need not always be an expensive gift always. It might be much affordable yet adorable. The main focus of gifting a present to the couple is to express the essence of the special occasion. The unique wedding gift should reflect the effort that you have put in to make the couple happy. Remember what counts are your emotions that are associated with these gifts and not the price that you bought the gifts at. Wedding gifts range from @home – the mega store, for the bride and groom offers a variety of options to choose from. In décor range, one can opt for products that can go with trend of the current season. A sea blue cushion with floral print with the matching print Candle stands and a picture frame with a picture of your spouse is a thoughtful idea. Pillow Talk If you are looking for something different in the same range, go for Gold and Black Pillow along with a classic Buddha artifact with interesting details. Buddha idols symbolize good luck and prosperity. These can be complimented with the candle stand matching the theme that expresses unique and inviting mood. Also, a range of cushion covers with traditional prints and colors are also available going best with the wedding mood. Such traditionally embroidered cushions are available in Red, maroon and magenta colors. These can also be matched with bed sheets of matching prints to blend with the color theme. One upcoming popular idea is creating pillows that “talk”, or in some sense speak for themselves. For newlyweds, having pillows that say “Mr. and “Mrs.” or “Bride” and “Groom” for their bedroom is a really sweet idea. These can be made easily with pillow covers for those who can sew. For those of you whose sewing skills are non-existent there are other options out there to make these unique pillows. Artifacts are all time most preferred gifting option and are available in numerous arrays. Metallic textured artifacts with animal motifs are one of the best options. Well crafted time pieces are always a good gifting choice and @home stalks some best of such artifacts and timepieces. If you want to opt for some useful products, a tea set is a perfect option. Go for ivory colored cups a perfect to accompany the couple during tea time with style and elegance. Wine Box To celebrate each anniversary (one year, three year and five year) buy the couple a wine box engraved with three different sections for each anniversary. This is a thoughtful gift that allows the couple to remember their special day and celebrate their future. Finally, an added touch is to have a handwritten thank you card included with each gift. This token will cost you little, but it will go a long way.

The excitement – and accompanying stress – that comes with winter wedding planning can really affect a bride’s mental and physical state. Brides must take time out for themselves, get pampered and prepped to perfection for the big day. Keeping this in mind, we at neoVeda Spa at The Metropolitan Hotel & Spa has curated few special bridal spa treatments for winter to rejuvenate calm and refresh brides-to-be so they radiate an ethereal glow and feel like a million bucks on the most unforgettable day of their lives. Pamper yourself with neoVeda Spa Bridal Treatments and experience the benefits of the best natural therapies given a modern translation for your picture perfect day! Switching to some good habits like following a strict fitness and beauty regime along with some home remedies and self-indulgent spa treats would gradually let her discover a radiant youthful self that is nothing less than perfection. Some of the spa Treatments is listed below: Bridal Body Polish Duration : 50 minutes Although its original purpose is to enhance the appearance of a bride, this body polish is for anyone who desires of a youthful appearance and dreams of maintaining their youth through natural methods. Popular in the coastal regions of India where coconut is abundant, the bride is blessed with pure Coconut Milk before the wedding night to create a smooth and luminous skin. A small amount of Turmeric is added to exfoliate and soften the skin and is completed with a shower. Such a treatment should be done at least 5-6 days before the wedding. Salt and Spice Body Glow Duration : 30 minutes Body glow is considered the easiest and the most effective way to get that buttery smooth and fresh body skin just right for your wedding day and for your honeymoon. Exfoliating using Sea Salt, Cloves and Aromatherapy Essential Oil blends, a week before the wedding as this will not only add radiance to your face but will also make you wedding ready. Its light buffing grains remove dead skin cells and impurities from the surface. The spices re-mineralize, hydrate, increases circulation and improves skin texture and the oils aids as a moisturizer, leaving the skin soft and smooth. You are left with your purest essence, a clean and revitalized body. Neoveda Signature (balancing Of The Senses) Duration : 2 Hour 30 Minutes With all that pre-wedding stress around you this is just what you need to shed off all the exhaustion and stress. A relaxed mind consequently brings out the best in your skin. Rejuvenate yourself in the deep relaxation of senses. It starts with a Full Body massage for 90 minutes, Coconut scrub and a Cucumber wrap. This treatment will give any would –be-bride a complete relaxation to body, mind and soul. It stimulates regeneration process of cells and tissues and promotes secretion of hormones. It combats the muscle stiffness while relaxing the lymphatic system. It also exfoliates the dead layer of your skin and rejuvenates with goodness of fresh coconut; it enriches body with electrolytes and gives new life to cells Rich Coffee and Orange Scrub Duration : 50 Minutes Ah, the aroma of roasted Coffee Beans and the fragrance of fresh Oranges along with Cinnamon Powder and Yoghurt scrubbed for deep skin cleansing and a great “pick-me-up” experience leaving a wonderful fragrance. The South Indian Coffee Beans used for this scrub are pure Arabica, specially roasted and ground for neoVeda Spa. Your senses will be Enhanced! De-tox Bath (On Advance booking) Duration : 45 Minutes An ideal way to pamper and detox yourself with the bath having antiseptic and skin irritating property Sea Salts. A luxurious bath with aroma oils, aroma candle all around & floating flower petal gives pleasant look. This bath reduces pain and swelling, wash out toxins accumulated in the blood and supplement the electrolytes need for the body.