Have you seen this brilliant new online lingerie shop Fox & Rose?
Offering a selection of luxury labels, such as Fleur of England, Ell & Cee, Stella McCartney and Elle Macpherson, the bridal collection is a beautiful mix of satin and lace in sensuous pastels, cream and ivory, as well as a couple of more daring items, perfect for your wedding night or honeymoon.
Founded by Amanda Lorenzani and Alexandra Miro, Fox & Rose appeals to both sides of a woman: the seductive, mischievous siren and the romantic, elegant, understated Rose.
How exciting! Jimmy Choo has launched a bridal collection.
The 2012 Bridal Collection offers a fantastic selection of designs, materials and colours to fit perfectly in with your wedding look. There are also shoes for the mother of the bride, bridesmaids as well as a few sparkly purses for the bride that has to have a few things with her. Would it be wrong to buy a pair or two despite not getting married just yet..?
You can buy the pieces online or at selected bridal salons.
We’re bound to see one of these gowns by Marchesa at the forthcoming Oscars in March, but will we see the designs transferred into the bridal world? I do hope so!
The rather angelic autumn/winter 2012 collection was inspired by a 1879 portrait painting ‘ A Soul Brought to Heaven’ by William Adolphe Bourgueraus. The show was a dreamlike spectacular with floaty, ott ball gowns that will make any woman the belle of the ball – her wedding!
Be ready for winter brides to look for embroidery, lace, feathers, more lace, tulle… and did I mention lace?
While the Americans and LA had the Grammy’s last night, the Brits had the BAFTAs in London with lots of beautiful people taking to the red carpet. The likes of Christina Hendricks (showing off her envious hour glass figure), Holliday Grainger and Penelope Cruz all looked fantastic as they walked down the aisle to the Royal Opera House.
Award season is here again (I know I say it all the time), and as per usual we like to cast a glance at what the starlets are wearing on the red carpet. Film and music events bring out the best designers and any bride-to-be looking for a dress that’s a bit out of the ordinary would be wise to note what the A-listers are wearing. After all, you will be the star of your own red carpet on your big day…
Below are five of the best dresses from last night’s Grammy Awards.
With the nature of this site it shouldn’t come as a surprise that we feel quite romantic and loved up most days. But with Valentine’s Day just around the corner and it being a leap year and all, there is a definite feeling of love is in the air.
Valentine’s Day (love it or hate it) is a day for where many ladies will find a ring at the bottom of the Champagne flute, men will have sore knees (you have to do the proposal right!) and relationships will move into the next phase.
If the thought of the expense of an engagement ring is making you break out in cold sweat, torn between the love for your lady and wanting to a ring that matches her value (to which there is none) and paying your rent over the next months, here is some good news.
A study by London Business School shows that people don’t really appreciate expensive gifts that much more than inexpensive gifts .
‘Men seem to feel pressure to propose with a really expensive ring, thinking it will signal thoughtfulness, when in reality their future fiancés don’t differentiate between more or less expensive diamonds’ says Dr Gabrielle Adams, who led the research.
Through surveying engaged couples online the study found that men constantly thought the more they spent on their rings, the more their fiancées appreciated them. Fiancées, on the other hand, did not rate themselves any more appreciative if the rings were more costly.
To be honest, your lady is most probably just happy that you asked and delighted to have you show love and commitment.
With news that the CoE are putting up the cost of getting married in one of their venues, you might already be thinking of where to make cuts in your wedding budget…
I would never advise you to skimp on your wedding day and night lingerie as good underwear can truly make your wedding look. Sorry to break it to you, but that expensive gown will not look perfect if you’re wearing a tatty old bra underneath… This is particularly the case if you are blessed with a fuller figure.
But for busty brides-to-be on a tight budget, news of Kelly Brook lingerie for New Look will be welcome. The British model/actress/celeb has designed a vintage inspired lingerie collection for the high-street chain that won’t break the bank and keep the girls happy. Embrace those curves!
Following a very successful first year, the Most Curious Wedding Fair is back, with a second date and location!
First stop is Norwich this February, 11th (that’s this weekend people), before the wonderful and curious descend on East End London on the 31st March 2012. The fair will see over 60 exhibitors gather for the biggest vintage wedding fair in the UK, to share innovative and retro-tastic ideas to make your wedding the most memorable of them all.
A must-do for the not-so-blushing bride and her parter! Just remember to gel that hair and keep reapplying lustrous red lipstick.
Yep you heard us; an increasing number of brides-to-be are opting for ‘bridalplasty’ to enhance their looks on their wedding day.
The new wedding report by Confetti has found that 10% of brides admit to having some form of cosmetic surgery before walking down the aisle. And a whopping 50% are following in the footsteps of celebrities and opt for expensive teeth whitening treatments and veneers.
However, despite splashing out on her looks the report did reveal that today’s average bride is making cutbacks, with 61% spending less than £10,000 on their wedding.
Personally, I am all for teeth whitening. You don’t really want to look at your wedding photos in five years’ time and regret that wine/coffee/cigarette stained smile…
How is your wedding planning going? Are you having any treatments done before you say ‘I do’?
I’ve been using Pinterest for a while now (you can follow me here if you like), so it only seems fitting to use my love for ‘pinning’ as editor of Bridalwave too.
You can follow us on Pinterest at pinterest.com/bridalwave where we’ll share stunning photos of the best wedding dresses, glamorous bridal jewellery and accessories and anything else that makes us go ‘ooooo’.
Both Kate Middleton and Kim Kardashian have been leading ladies in the Sims like animations by NMA.tv. Now they’ve highlighted another news story with their characteristic reporting. The topic? Divorce.
According to the Wall Street Journal nagging is a leading cause for divorce these days and could allegedly be as detrimental to a marriage as adultery. Resent research by University of Denver professor and Center for Marital and Family Studies co-director, Howard Markman suggests that couples who constantly nag each other often end up quarrelling about the nagging itself and don’t look at what underlying issues are causing the aforementioned nagging.
Much blame is placed on the women by the article, as they often tend to feel a greater responsibility to make sure that things get done around the house. That said, men on the other hand sometimes tune out or don’t respond to their wives requests out of fear they don’t have a suitable answer.
Sound familiar? How do you deal with nagging in your relationship?
Newly engaged Hollywood actress, Drew Barrymore, hit the red carpet at the Big Miracle première in Washington last night.
This was Drew’s first public appearance since saying yes to fiancé Will Kopelman’s question earlier this month. Drew was glowing – as newly engaged ladies should do – as she showed off her huge diamond ring which according to sources is close to four carats.
Her beau, Will, looked dapper in a suit and tie as he accompanied his pretty lady up the red carpet.
Where can we find one of those for ourselves?! Speaking of both the ring AND the man of course.
We are not even one month into the new year, but with celebrity marriages seeming to drop quicker than Kerry Katona’s weight each January, Irish bookmaker Paddy Power have chalked up some odds on other famous couples who could potentially follow in the footsteps of Heidi Klum & Seal, Demi Moore & Ashton Kutcher, Katy Perry & Russell Brand and potentially (but still unconfirmed) Vanessa Paradis & Johnny Depp.
You’ll get the least in return on your investment if you place your money on Tess Daly and Vernon Kay (that Twitter scandal hasn’t disappeared just yet) who come in at a 4/1. The couple who have been married since 2003 are followed by Megan Fox and her hubby, former 90210 star, Brian Austin Green at 6/1 – Megan and Brian briefly split before getting married in 2010. Newlyweds Kate Moss and Jamie Hince come in on third place with 7/1.
On the other side of the spectrum is royal couple Prince William and Catherine, who at a 100/1 would make you a lot of money if you bet on them calling it quits in 2012.
Check out more celeb couples to have made Paddy Power’s split list below. Which couples would you put your money on?
Next Celeb Couple to Split in 2012
4/1 Tess Daly and Vernon Kay
6/1 Megan Fox and Brian Austin Green
7/1 Kate Moss and Jamie Hince
10/1 Antonio Banderas and Melanie Griffith
11/1 Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith
12/1 Keith Urban and Nicole Kidman
16/1 Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie
16/1 Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise
16/1 Matthew Broderick and Sarah Jessica Parker
16/1 Wayne and Coleen Rooney
18/1 Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin
25/1 Zara Phillips and Mike Tindall
25/1 David and Victoria Beckham
40/1 John Travolta and Kelly Preston
40/1 Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson
50/1 Jay Z and Beyonce
66/1 Elton John and David Furnish
100/1 Prince William and Catherine
It appears that Prince William and Kate Middleton’s lavish church ceremony last year may have inspired others to follow in their footsteps. Although there are fewer nuptials taking place, the number of church weddings has risen for the first time in several years, a study has found.
The Church of England could happily confirm that four per cent more couples opted for a traditional church wedding, which is probably a result of CoE making it easier for people to get married anywhere in the country.
Under the new rules, couples can marry in any parish where they have lived for six months or where their parents or grandparents got married. The Church has even set up a website to make the process easier for couples.
Not sure if age makes you think about things and decide quicker, or if it’s when you know you’ve found love you just know. Whatever the reason, congratulations are in order to former Westlife star Brian McFadden who is engaged to his girlfriend of eight months, Vogue Williams.
The 31-year-old only broke off an engagement to Australian singer Delta Goodrem in April last year, but speaking to OK! Australia Brian confessed: ‘It’s early (to be engaged) when you think about how long we’ve been together, but not when you consider the amount of time we’ve spent together. We’ve literally spent every second of every day together for eight months now.’
The happy couple met shortly after Brian’s relationship with Delta, who he had been engaged to for three years, ended in April 2011. However, this won’t be the first time down the aisle for the boyband singer; Brian was previously married to Kerry Katona.
Vogue and Brian, who are both Irish, plan to get married in Europe later this year.
Did you fall in love immediately and get engaged within a year after meeting your partner? We’d love to hear your story.
Brian tweeted a photo of Vogue earlier this morning, writing: ‘My beautiful wife to be x.’
He also joked that he has to ‘invite all (his) followers to the wedding.’ The bride to be also took to Twitter to share the happy news with the world saying:
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