Big wedding or eloping? What would you choose if you could do it all again?
Might be shooting ourselves in the foot by writing about this topic as without all you lovely brides looking for inspiration we wouldn’t have anyone to write for.
A big wedding as you know requires a wedding dress, a guest list, a wedding cake, the best man and a maid of honour among many, many things. Eloping on the other hand requires… well a bride and a groom. No need for a big dress (unless you really want one), no nightmares about who is sitting next to whom, who cares about the cake as you’re the only one there…
But with news that Kim Kardashian would elope if she could have her wedding again we have to ask: what would you choose if you could do it all again?
The 30-year-old socialite – who famously went all out when she married basketball star Kris Humphries in a lavish ceremony in August – has admitted she found her nuptials “so stressful” that she would actually run off to another country to tie the knot without any guests if she had the chance to do it again.
So, is planning a wedding the most nerve-racking thing you have done – or are doing – or are you finding it a breeze? And what would you do differently if you could?
I’m sure many of you know a bride who has strategically chosen her bridesmaids perhaps because they would look elegant in the pictures or due to family politics… and you will also probably know someone who has picked her bridesmaids only to find one will now be heavily pregnant on the big day or taken to dying her hair shocking pink. So, what do you do? Some brides, apparently, would go as far as asking their attendants to sign a contract agreeing not to have a drastic haircut, get pregnant or even put on weight in the run up to the big day.
We all know that the average wedding costs £17,000 but I’ll make a guess that many of you don’t have that kind of money floating around (I know I don’t) and so will happily spend much less and keep the big cash for a house deposit or similar. But what about the brides who don’t have the money, don’t want the debt and still want a big wedding? Is a sponsored wedding the way to go?
A wedding ring for a man is still a tradition that is not to be taken for granted, so if your hubby-to-be has made that decision, just how decorated would he go? This interesting ring designed by Jeff Cooper has something really beautiful about it. The image really attracts me, I love the way the matt platinum cog style is really very masculine, but the diamonds prevent it from being run of the mill.
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Tragically this title does actually refer to a real life radio competition about to start in New Zealand today. It could be a ‘Blind Date’ affair, but they appear to have taken it a step further in a twist on a (sometimes controversial) tradition, this is arranged marriage for the sake of ratings.
If you’re still thinking about the whole name changing thing, and perhaps feeling like it will all be a big hassle, as with pretty much everything else to do with weddings, there’s a website to help. Name2name has taken on this daunting task and made it a whole lot easier.
While weddings were originally a religious ceremony designed to show commitment to your spouse and to your god or chosen religion, it has grown into something much more egotistical and centres around the couple moreso than ever. So, if the religion has gone out of your life is it truly ethical to allow it a place in your wedding and your marriage?
Choosing the stationery for your wedding invitations is a key part of your wedding planning, and many brides and grooms will spend hours searching for just the right stationery.
Yoko Ono did it, but would you dare to match her kooky sixties style and get wed in a mini? I’m a huge fan of vintage fashion and think this Karen Zambos dress is fantastic, but do you think it could be wedding fare for anyone?
Tradition has it that it’s close to unforgivable sin for anyone to wear white on a wedding day other than the bride. You wouldn’t want to upstage the couple for one second, but does it count as one-upping the bride if her husband is the offender?
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