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Designers were definitely showing dresses with classic ballgown lines, but many of the fuller skirts had a lot more detail than a traditional ballgown. The drama on the bottom half of the gowns was created from masses of ruffles, big draped layers, and even incredible pinwheels and three-dimensional flower appliques. Another popular look is a wish pearl gift set gown that is fairly slender through the hips and then flares into an exaggerated trumpet skirt. The styles are definitely eye-catching and exuberant.

This is an exciting time of year for 2010 brides - all of the top designers have just showing their latest collections of wedding gowns in New York, and it won't be long before the styles hit the stores. This year the gowns were dramatic and eclectic, with a different flavor than this year's wedding dresses. Read on for wish pearl oyster the scoop on the hottest looks for 2010 brides.

The wedding gowns being sold this season have a strong leaning towards matte fabrics like chiffon and slender skirts. Not true for the newest collection of gowns that was just shown. Brides who want a straighter skirt will certainly have plenty of wish pearl choices, but most of the newest gowns feature fuller and more dramatic skirts. One thing is for sure: the ballgown is back.

So what would it be like for a man to throw a surprise wedding for his bride? On the BBC program "Don't Tell the Bride", the groom is given $20,00 and one month to wholesale coral jewelry plan what he hopes is his bride's idea of a dream wedding. During that time, not only must he keep all of the plans a secret, but the couple cannot see each other. This is probably to prevent the bride from leaving copies of Martha Stewart Weddings all over their house with favorite dresses, centerpieces, and bouquets marked. No, in this case, the groom is entirely on his own, without any helpful hints from the bride.

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The trick to having a successful wedding with two distinctive halves is to choose a few elements that you can carry throughout the entire event to give it some continuity. You want your guests to be pleasantly surprised when they make the transition from ceremony to reception; you don't want them to think that they are at the wrong party. So although the akoya pearl pendant ceremony and reception will have different color schemes and different atmospheres, they should still retain some similar characteristics.

For brides who are torn between having a traditional white wedding and a festive colorful wedding, there is a great option: have both! One trend that is on the rise is to have a very classic white wedding ceremony followed by a reception with a freshwater pearl necklace vibrant and vivid color scheme. For tips on how to pull off this dual style wedding, read on.

More and more brides are deciding that they really want to have it all for their weddings. This is why it has become so popular to have a traditional bridal gown for the ceremony and a sexier dress and fabulously trendy crystal jewelry for the reception. Brides feel like they can find a way to express both sides of their personality, the traditional and the contemporary, instead of having to decide between the two. The white wedding ceremony followed by a freshwater pearl bracelets brightly hued reception follows the same idea.

Women may drool, and men, too, on seeing that lovely macho bod - the one that belongs to John Abraham! But with the unreleased ‘Aashayein’, a film not too hopeful of seeing the light of day, and with Studio 18 backing out of his next venture - supposedly John Abraham’s dream project, one wonders if it’s the actor’s salability that’s actually inflatable to blame?

“Negative!” exclaims trade analyst Komal Nahata, “The movies have everything to do with ‘price’. ‘Aashayein’, it is heard, tilts towards the ‘art cinema’ genre. And to cast a commercial actor like John for a non-commercial film may not have been the most sensible thing to do. About Studio 18 backing out of the project to be directed by Sabal Shekhawat, they maybe justified in doing so if John has quoted an amount as high as Rs. 12 crores. He may not be worth the price. But the two are completely unrelated issues. John Abraham is a brand that sells, but one that sells only at a reasonable price.”

Trade analyst Taran Adarsh claims John to be a ‘growing brand’. “His ‘New York’ did well at the BO, so did ‘Dostana’. These two instances - of inflatable bouncer producers backing out of his film or then ‘Aashayein’ not being released - have nothing to do with his brand value. John is a dependable actor, he is a star and his marketability is in no way under scrutiny. If the producers have backed out, or if a film is not being released, it’s due to other reasons, maybe recession or genre of film or whatever else but not John’s salability.”

Distributor Sudhir Ravindranath of CineVision believes, “John Abraham is very popular with youngsters. He’s a good brand and enjoys good market value. John is among the top ten actors of the industry. However, to evaluate the price of a movie isn’t inflatable tent easy. It’s very difficult for any actor to carry off a film on his own. There are a lot of aspects like the banner, producer, script, marketing of the film... One can’t bank upon just the actor to make a film work. So if John’s film hasn’t seen light of day, or if a production house has backed out of another John project, the reason isn’t John alone. John is perceived well, and his brand value surely isn’t dipping!”

IPL is quite popular among Bollywood stars -- while Shah Rukh owns Kolkata Knight Riders along with Juhi Chawla, Preity Zinta has Kings XI Punjab and Shilpa Shetty bought stakes in Rajasthan Royals along with boyfriend Raj Kundra.

Salman Khan too is reportedly going inflatable to bid for a team this year.

Leave alone IPL, Rani says a big "no-no" to venturing into other facets of filmmaking, such as production or direction, like some of her superstar colleagues.

"Again with production comes a very big inflatable castles responsibility and so is with direction and I don't think I am ready for that as of now," she said.

What's on her mind right now is having a blast during the ongoing Durga Puja.

"I am just hoping I can have a great time with my family and celebrate Durga Puja as I used to celebrate it as a kid. This time luckily I have kept no commitments during that time; so I am just hoping that this year I'll have a blast," Rani said.

Asked if she had any plans of visiting Kolkata for pandal hopping, the actress said: "I'll be in Mumbai... I always celebrate Durga Pujo in Mumbai only."

Unlike other A-list actresses, Rani is not brand conscious when it comes to her wardrobe. And she has no brand preferences either.

"There's nothing special...basically I love wearing good clothes. I walk into a shop and I buy anything I feel I'll look good in. In any case, having a toned body always feels great."

Her latest outing "Dil Bole Hadippa!" may have inflatable moving cartoon got mixed responses from both audiences and critics, but that has not deterred the actress's confidence.

"I have always done different things. I've done a 'Black' that somebody would think twice before doing and now this ('...Hadippa!)... I take up challenging roles as that really excites me as an actor.