TOP 5 PLACES FOR A PERFECT FALL WEDDING Vapor Paragorn Reporting...

December is upon us which means it’s holiday and snowfall season in Real Life. Accordingly many places in SL are also turning white with snow and being decorated with all things Christmas. But if you are not a fan of snow and freezing weather like me, you don’t have to worry.   In SL you can still find many places with different environments and seasonal settings.

These days SL is vast and more versatile than ever. If you love autumn with its atmospheric beauty, then SL has some very beautiful places that will amaze you. But if you are looking to tie the knot in such a place then it can be bit tricky. You will not find many places with fall seasonal settings where you can also arrange a wedding as well.

Never fear Vapor is here and I have researched the SL grid for you our readers in an effort to find places with scenic fall settings, and where you and your loved one can truly become one. 

1    1. Autumn, a remnant of summers past....

My first pick is Sim named “Autumn, a remnant of summers past”. It’s a scenic sim which features captivating scenery and a magical atmosphere. As the name suggests, the very essence of this place is autumn and it beautifully depicts the mood of this atmospheric season.

It’s a vast and truly magical place which offers much to explore.  The sky is a wash of pinks and purples and the blanket of stars gives it a mythical touch. Just perfect for a romantic date and photography. You will find trees situated on small islands which are aglow in autumn colors. The islands are beautifully connected via floating pathways covered with fallen leaves. All in all this place is truly amazing and enchanting.

On one of the islands you will find a nicely decorated ballroom which can be used for wedding receptions and parties. The ballroom is well furnished and the sparkling particles on its floor gives it a warm touch.  All you have to do is contact the landlady for further assistance and to arrange your wedding ceremony here.

Owner Name: Lilydeelala Haiku

Sim Type: Estate/ Homestead

Sim SURL: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Painful%20Meltdown/174/69/23

2. Eclectica 

My second pick is “Eclectica”. Its floating islands in the sky depict an enchanting forest filled with the charms of wilderness. It’s a mythical place with hint of the fall season in its décor.   The forest is vast and features many romantic spots. It’s perfect for exploring, a romantic date and indeed for photography. The scenery here is worth looking at and the atmosphere is magical.

You will find a chapel for wedding ceremonies and you can contact the Sim owner to have your wedding arranged here. You can visit their website for more information.

Owner Name: LaMaisonDamour Resident

Sim Type: Estate/ Homestead

Sim SURL: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/The%20Place/210/110/22

Website: www.eclecticasim.com

2    3. Charming Story Weddings & Ballroom

In third place is “Charming Story Weddings & Ballroom”, it’s a full sim artistically decorated in the colors of autumn. It is vast and has much to explore. Across the sim you will find trees with changing colors and fallen leaves, beautiful expansive fields of golden grass, and the exquisite charms of the wilderness. Which makes it ideal not only for a romantic date but also for photography.

You will also find fabulously decorated dancing spaces all around the sim. The decorative lights in the trees and lighting effects on the floors truly gives it a romantic touch. There are many scenic spots here where your wedding can be staged. All you have to do is, contact the landlady with your date and other details about your ceremony and she will make necessary arrangements for your perfect wedding.

Owner Name: Sammy Raleigh

Sim Type: Estate/ Homestead

Sim SURL: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Charming%20Story/170/58/22

4. Two Hearts Wedding Chapel

Next we have “Two Hearts Wedding Chapel”. It’s a medium sized venue set in a skybox but it’s very scenic. It’s perfect for small wedding parties and receptions. It features trees in the colors of autumn, fields of flowers set in a scenic wilderness and meandering pathways that lead into the small forest. This place beautifully depicts a forest scene in the fall. You will find small chapel for your wedding ceremony with all the necessary poses and a separate reception area and ballroom for the reception party.

The reception area is nicely decorated, and features white tables and curtains. The seating arrangement is quaint with enough space for dancing and an outstanding party. All together this venue is enchanting and perfect for your wedding photos. The cost to use of the venue is 500L$. You can read the notecard for further details. Also you can contact owner for assistance and special requests.

Owner Name: Sweets Actor

Sim Type: Estate / Full region”

Sim SURL: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Sumatra/110/175/1487

5. Reed Enterprises

Lastly we have “Reed Enterprises”. This venue features a stunning wedding chapel nestled in an enchanted forest. The whole build is very charming and the seating area for guests is exquisite. It looks professionally designed for traditional wedding ceremonies. Lighting décor in the trees gives the venue a magical appearance.  Your wedding photos will be out of this world.

The ballroom and reception area are well appointed. You can contact the owner with relevant details to have your wedding ceremony arranged here.

Owner Name: DelaneyJenson Resident

Sim Type: Estate / Full region

Sim SURL: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Reed%20Valley/145/53/22

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Spotlight on Drama Libre- Vapor Paragon Reporting…

 

Cirque du Soleil

If you have been in Second Life© for some time, you may have visited many places with theme parties, but Drama Libre stands out from all of them. Drama Libre is like no other, with the kind of effort they put in their theme parties.  Every week they host a big party with a new theme that attracting big crowds. They have been doing this nonstop since 2006.  The most amazing fact is, that they have not repeated any theme yet. Drama Libre has a dedicated team of builders, who are not only very imaginative but are also very professional. This venue is completely rebuilt from scratch every week to match their new theme, each time with great detail.

   By looking at their work you can certainly tell they don't compromise on quality and put  great effort into what they do. Drama libre's innovative theme ideas always seem to give new challenge to builder team, but they always do justice with it. At each party, Djs play music matching the theme as well. They specially lineup songs and even classic commercials audio clips to enhance the feel and its fun factor.

Djs also cater requests from guests and play dedications. At each party, Drama Libre attracts a big crowd, which includes many new and regular visitors who dress according to themes. Some of them are so dedicated that they design their own costumes for each theme.

 There are also contests for best in theme, through which one can win a generous amount of lindens. Drama Libre's name describes their philosophy. Libre is a Spanish word which means "free", so "Drama Free". Drama Libre is an oasis for people who want to have fun and enjoy a variety of music in a drama free environment.

I talked to founder/Co-owner Peachy Sassoon and also other Drama Libre team members to learn more about this fascinating club.

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Spotlight on Elese Faulkes; An Avatar in Second Life- Vapor Paragorn Reporting…

Second Life is indeed a fascinating virtual platform, where you can meet interesting people from all over the globe. You can explore different lifestyles and can learn new things. Socializing is certainly the most prominent feature of SL, which allows us to interact with people in variety of ways. Our random and friendly interactions with people impacts on us in a number of ways, which helps us to better understand people and life as a whole.

Every interaction either short or long term, teaches us something and helps us to improve as a person. Every new person we meet is like reading a new book, a book that stores new stories for us, new experiences and sometimes new lessons too.

Through one of my random interactions, I met Elese Faulkes. Reading her profile I found her to be an interesting person. So I decided to talk to her about her Second Life experience and activities in the virtual world. Elese is a real life artist and exhibits her work in Second Life. She kindly invited me to her sim, which houses her gallery.

Interview with Elese Faulkes

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Building for Dummies – Vapor Paragorn Reporting…

Building in SL is not only fun, it's a good outlet for your creativity. You can express your imagination and ideas. You can build almost everything that you imagine. By using the right textures and creatively shaping prims, you can recreate everything in SL that you see around you in real life. 

The possibilities are endless with the building tools available and the numbers of ways you can shape prims. Building is the core of every virtual world. Everything we use in SL is made by someone for our use.  Many Avies are curious about how things are made. For example, how a simple prim (box) can be shaped so intelligently to create all the things we see around us.

 Our curiosity leads us to experimentation and that's how most of us learn the basics of building. Experimenting is a fun way of learning and its always encouraged, but still there are some residents who want to try building but somehow they hesitate. It’s either due to lack of knowledge or they fear that they might mess up things in doing so. Good news is, SL building may appear as a complicated task at first, but when you learn the basics then most things become easier. This article will focus on the basics of SL building and will equip you with essential know-how.

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Spotlight on Black House Cabaret; Adult Entertainment- Vapor Paragorn Reporting…

    Black house is a newly opened cabaret venue, where they claim to portray darker Side of burlesque. It was opened on February 22, 2013 with their first burlesque show.

It is located in an adult region featuring up beat music and burlesque events throughout the week. Upon entering the place you will land in middle of roadway surrounded by Gothic atmosphere. While walking towards the theater building you will find few vendors and ad boards on old rusted walls. On the ad boards you can advertise your own venue or other services. The main theater building is designed in an old fashioned 70's western structure. It has a mysterious feel. At the theater's entrance you will be welcomed by classic movies posters, feathered on gallery wall. They also have their DJ's and staff member’s posters outside main hall's entrance. In the front lobby you will find a surprising kinky showcase, with different kinds of adult content. That will give you a hint about the surprise factor in black house burlesque shows.

Black House Theater has two levels. At the ground level they have a big stage area surrounded by dance poles. There is a bar on one side and many fine dining in front and side of stage area for settling in and enjoying the show. There are dining tables and chairs on second level as well with a terrace view of stage area down below.

Black House Theater's whole interior is pleasantly dim, which gives it a cozy feel. They have fancy lighting effects and they design creative sets for each performance.  Performers act and dance to rocking musical tracks, dressed in specially designed costumes.

 If you are tired of regular clubs and theme events and you are more into the Adult scene then Black House cabaret is recommended for you. They claim to provide unique kinds of entertainment that you won't find elsewhere in SL.

 I talked to co-owner Shayia Resident to know more about this fascinating venue.

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Spotlight on Bound to Excite; D/S Lifestyle Themed Sim - Vapor Paragorn Reporting...

Bound to Excite is a D/S lifestyle themed sim  and it's an exciting blend of many ventures.

Unlike many D/s themed sims , focus here is not only on lifestyle but whole sim offers variety of activities for its visitors. Bound to Excite is a home of bound melodies, jungle pleasure, topaz, eyes wide shut and Naturally bound, a beautiful surf beach. In village area here designed with Victorian styled buildings, you can shop for bdsm and D/s related photographic art. Entire sim offers many fun activities to get yourself indulged in. You can Surf at beach , Listen to live music at bound melodies, have an erotic jungle experience at jungle pleasure and can be a part of secret sex society called eyes wide shut.

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Spotlight on Club QQ TnT Greedy Greedy Friendly Gaming Hang Out- Vapor paragorn Reporting…

Club QQ TnT Greedy Greedy Friendly Gaming Hang Out

"QQ TnT Greedy Greedy" is a gaming hangout spanned over almost 3/4th of a sim. It features multiple games, a club, rides and shopping areas. The landing area of sim is located near gaming section. While entering the place you will be welcomed by dozens of neatly arranged game tables. These game tables mainly include most populate dice game in SL, "Greedy". These all are free play tables with different themes and greedy game settings per table. In other games include skippo, on the roll, Can't stop, chess and many more. This place also features free bowling lanes and a jackpot greedy tables section. The gaming area is designed with a green grass floor surrounded by walls. This gives the place pleasantly open and vast look and feel, like a park. The most amazing thing about this place is you will almost always find someone here to play a game of your interest with. It's a busy hangout. You can also ask for players in their group, and someone is always willing to play with you. You can never be bored here with so many gaming options, willing players and friendly atmosphere. If you like table games in SL, particularly greedy, then this place is heaven for you. It is also good place to find new friends. 

 I talked to the owner Dingo Darbyshire to learn more about this fascinating hangout.

Interview with Dingo

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