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Hallmark designs same-sex wedding cards

By admin on August 22nd, 2008

capt.27bb57623d1947408d745974c0e4c78a.jpgThis is one of those news stories that makes me think “Hooray!” and “About bloomin’ time” all at once. Hallmark, unrivalled greeting cards giant of the Western world has begun selling same-sex wedding cards.

While gay marriage isn’t legally recognised in the vast majority of US States, this is one step further to the overground acceptance of something that should be entirely run of the mill. Thankfully for us in the UK, gay and lesbian civil partnerships are going on all over the place, and now there’s an easy way to get a card for your favourite couple. With three designs that avoid horrible clichés, the simple and pretty cards are suitable for blessings and civil ceremonies alike. Whether you’re calling it a wedding or not, Hallmark have it covered.

[via Associated Press]



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Honey, it’s not you, it’s us…

By admin on July 1st, 2008

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You might have heard that before, but it’s not just a line. It really is us, not you. We love your comments but owing to a technical glitch, comments have been briefly disabled. We’re really sorry and you can be assured in the dark recesses of the Shiny offices some technical bod is working on it and hopefully it’ll all be back to normal soon.



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The Independent on Sunday is looking for 3rd time brides for their wedding special

By admin on May 29th, 2008

Maybe it’s because they asked so nicely. Maybe I was distracted at the time. Or maybe it’s because my old editor asked me and I’m still programmed to obey. But for whatever reason, I’ve agreed to help the Independent on Sunday with a bit of free research. They’re looking for women who’ve remarried for the 3rd time recently (within the past two years) so they can feature them in their wedding special.

If you have been married three (or more!) times, and quite fancy talking to the Indy about it and having your smiling face in a national broadsheet, drop me a line at katie[at]shinymedia.com and I’ll pass your info on to my old boss. He’s very nice, I promise.



Announcements, Green/ Organic/ Eco Weddings, Rings & Jewellery

Do your bit for charity with ethical jewellers BoBijou

By admin on May 29th, 2008

NHR228_CLOSEUP.jpgEthical jewellers BoBijou have been a favourite of mine for a while, with their stunning pearl jewellery designs that leave your conscience clear too.

The company have just excelled themselves in ethical credentials, though, with a promise to donate 30% of their sales revenue to raise aid for the chinese earthquake effort. Their Help Sichuan appeal aims to raise awareness, as well as cash, for the survivors and orphans of the tragedy. If you’re wearing pearls to your wedding, do your bit and get behind this company’s appeal.



Announcements, Books/ DVDs/ Online/ TV, Wedding Planning

Bridalwave namechecked at the Wedding Podcast Network

By admin on January 14th, 2008

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We love getting a mention. From anyone really. Not fussy, us! The Wedding Podcast Network were kind enough to namecheck Bridalwave in a recent Bridal Scene segment. They say, “Bridalwave has a pulse on what’s happening in the world of wedding fashion, accessories, what’s hot and what’s not.” Thanks! If you want to listen to their many, many podcasts, check them out here.

Have you seen Bridalwave namechecked in the media? Let us know and make our day!

Related: Get in touch with the Bridalwave team



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Get in touch with the Bridalwave team!

By admin on January 2nd, 2008

bridalwave.JPGI love hearing from you (especially when you say nice things) and I know you often have questions. So, if you’ve spotted something in the Bridalwave archives and need some more information or have a burning question you want either me or the team to answer, then please feel free to leave your comment here and we’ll do our best to help.

To help us though, please tell us which country you are in (so we can look for information in the UK if that’s where you are) and your budget if it concerns a product (eg pink bridesmaid shoes for under £50). If you’re looking for a particular dress, we can only answer queries if you have a picture you can email with as much information as possible. I’m sure you’ll understand I can’t identify every white dress out there from just a picture though!

Regretfully, we can’t answer every query but we’ll do our best.

If you want us to look at your product or website with a view to featuring it, don’t hesitate to leave your details here too and we’ll get in touch with you asap.

Related: Ask Bridalwave!



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Meet the Bloggers: Amber

By admin on August 24th, 2007

Amber.JPGAmber is our very own resident newlywed and fortunately for us, she tells us all about it too in her weekly column. But now we get to dig a little deeper and find out which superhero she wanted to be, where she’s going on holiday and what she thinks of a wedding without wine.

Name: Amber McNaught

Writes for: Shoewawa, Bridalwave, Shiny Shiny, The Bag Lady, Catwalk Queen and a bunch of other, non-Shiny publications besides

Sexy singleton, smug married or significant other? Smug married since March 31st this year.

Most embarrassing wedding moment? I’ve actually been quite lucky, and have so far managed to avoid embarrassing wedding moments. I’m sure this will change soon, though!

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Meet the Bloggers: Orla

By admin on August 23rd, 2007

Orla.JPGOrla is another new writer with her finger firmly on the fashion pulse. She tells us all about her dream dress, being a cellist at weddings and why she owes an apology to two brides!

Name: Orla Doherty

Writes for: Bridalwave (of course), Catwalk Queen, ShinyShiny, Shoewawa and Startrip

Sexy singleton, smug married or significant other? Significant other. He’s a very lovely chap, so I’m smug about that much already!

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Meet the Bloggers: Keris

By admin on August 22nd, 2007

Keris.JPGAs well as being co-editor of our fiction blog Trashionista, Keris is a seasoned veteran of wedded bliss and writes our Smug Married column. Here she tells us what she’d wear if she got married again, her top three celebby husbands and who does the cooking at her place.

Name: Keris Stainton

Writes for: Bridalwave, Trashionista, TV Scoop, The Bag Lady & DollyMix

Sexy singleton, smug married or significant other? 11 years smug married

Most embarrassing wedding moment? My entire wedding was embarrassing. I wasn’t comfortable with being the centre of attention and I was so quiet, you can barely hear me on the wedding video (which is so excruciating I haven’t watched it for ten years).

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Meet the Bloggers: Sara

By admin on August 21st, 2007

SaraU.JPGOur newest recruit, Sara, writes our weekly ‘Lost in Music’ feature, finding you the best and worst first dance tracks for your wedding. Now we get to find out all about her wedding fears and secret talents…

Name: Sara Underwood

Writes for: Bridalwave

Sexy singleton, smug married or significant other? Have a lovely boyfriend, we met at a friend’s wedding last year, so I’m a big fan of weddings…

Most embarrassing wedding moment? I was ill at my friend’s wedding in Cyprus, with a jippy tummy and the richest food, crying through the speeches because of how rotten I felt, making the man next to me think I was mental. Not that embarrassing, just amusing that men the world over have no idea what to do about a crying woman.

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Meet the Bloggers: Camilla

By admin on August 20th, 2007

camillaatdollymix.JPGHello! I don’t think we’ve been properly introduced. Clinging on to the coat tails of all our fab sister sites, we’ve finally interviewed ourselves so we can get to know each other. We’ll start with me, Bridalwave’s editor, Camilla.

Name: Camilla (I’m good at this!)

Writes for: Bridalwave (see, very, very good). I’ve also written for Shiny Shiny, Hippyshopper and Dollymix when I’m not writing for all sorts of other magazines and newspapers.

Sexy singleton, smug married or significant other? Significant Other of many years.

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Bridalwave gets a MySpace page

By admin on August 14th, 2007

bridalwave.JPGFast on the heels of getting ourselves a Facebook, we’e also now got a MySpace page so that we’re slowly covering all our social network bases. Whilst we’re getting all pallied up at Facebook, getting to know our readers and showing off our faces too, we now have to put out another plea for you to add us as a MySpace friend. Go on, you know you want too!

Bridalwave on Facebook/ MySpace.



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Bridalwave gets a Facebook

By admin on August 10th, 2007

bridalwave.JPGBridalwave has gone all 2.0. We’ve got ourselves a Facebook, don’t you know? Anyway, enough of the rhyming – drop by our Facebook page and befriend us. Currently we have a big, fat no friends (mostly because I only created the site ten minutes ago) so the more, the merrier!

Visit Bridalwave’s Facebook here.



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Books competition winners

By admin on August 7th, 2007

bridalwave.JPGThanks for the response to the Olivia Ryan and Zoe Barnes books competition. The winners are:

Stacey T – Cardiff
Helen B – Devon
Kate H – Oxford
Jo B – Peterborough
Laura A – London

…and your books will be on their way to you shortly.

If you weren’t lucky this time, you’ve still got time to enter and win copies of Scot on the Rocks.



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Subscribe to Bridalwave and don’t miss a thing!

By admin on March 29th, 2007

bridalwave.JPGYou may have noticed that Bridalwave has been looking a little funny over the past 24 hours. We’re just in the process of switching servers and all the joys that entails, but the good news is we should be all back to normal soon.

In the mean time, why not subscribe to Bridalwave? Just enter your email in the box at the top of the screen (it’s currently on the right) and we’ll send you a daily email with all the goodness featured on these pages. You’ll never miss a post again and we won’t spam you either!




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