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By Elisabeth Edvardsen on October 24th, 2011
Finally Vivienne Westwood’s bridal collection is here! Shown at The Luxury Wedding Show the weekend just gone the grand dame of fashion doesn’t disappoint. Think corsetry drama, statement bodices and theatrical romance perfect for your urban fairytale. And we love that the Anglomania Melissa shoes make an appearance!
We’ve been drooling over the first images from the collection all morning and couldn’t wait to share it with you.
Vivienne Westwood 2012 bridal collection
In the words of the label:
“For this latest bespoke Couture and Bridal Collection, Vivienne Westwood has extended the collection up to 20 styles, whilst remaining faithful to her strong belief that femininity ought to be celebrated. The tailoring, corsetry, crinoline, and soft lines of this collection all enhance the feminine silhouette. There are silk satins, georgette and chiffon for the draped and slinky styles, silk duchess and taffetas for the gowns, and embroidery, lace, tulle and sequins all to enhance the couture styles. The collection is romantic yet strong with the colour palette ranging from white, soft ivories, champagne, dusty pinks, gold, to a sumptuous red. The Westwood bride is an independent woman and this is reflected in the collection.”
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Celebrity Weddings, News
By Elisabeth Edvardsen on October 24th, 2011
Sir Paul McCartney and his new leading lady, American heiress Nancy Shevell, may only have spent a four-day honeymoon on the secluded island of Mustique, but that didn’t dampen the mood as the newlyweds continued their celebrations by hosting a party in New York on Friday night.
The Beatles legend tied the knot with Nancy – or shall we say Lady McCartney – in an intimate ceremony at London’s Marylebone Register office earlier this month definitely made sure that their US based friends didn’t miss out on the festivities by putting on a party at the Bowery Hotel in NYC. Celebrity guests included Yoko Ono – the wife of Sir Paul’s late bandmate John Lennon – and their son Sean Ono Lennon, fellow musician Jon Bon Jovi, fashion designer Ralph Lauren, New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg and singer-songwriter James Taylor.
With Paul McCartney being vegetarian for as long as we can remember, the guests were treated to a candlelit vegetarian feast, champagne and Motown music before the part drew to a close around 1am.
Onlookers said the couple looked so overjoyed and happily overwhelmed by the outpouring joy for them as they held hands and made their way to the car at the end of the night.
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Celebrity Weddings, News
By Elisabeth Edvardsen on October 22nd, 2011
TV presenter Myleene Klass managed to keep this secret for a long time! But yesterday she couldn’t help share her joy with a tweet: ‘Just Married!!! x’.
The 33-year-old blushing bride also shared a photograph of her and her new husband Graham Quinn accompanied with the tweet: ‘I didn’t dream it! My husband and I.’
Myleene looks amazing in her dress which is apparently designed by celebrity stylist and designer Kate Halfpenny. The wedding dress was teamed with a lace-trimmed veil
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News, Yay or Nay?
By Elisabeth Edvardsen on October 20th, 2011
This sort of thing usually ends badly. And they haven’t even set the date yet! I’m not talking about celebs tying the knot, I’m talking about not protecting your assets in the case love should fizzle out…
Happy celebrity couple actress Elizabeth Hurley and former cricketer Shane Warne – who got engaged after dating just ten months – have revealed they’re not getting a prenuptial agreement to protect their respective fortunes.
At a recent press junket Shane said: “I don’t think we’ll worry about that stuff.” He also admitted that they are in no rush to walk down the aisle as they are enjoying each other’s company so much. “There has not been one chat about what date, where, anything like that. It hasn’t been brought up once.” Bless. To be that much in love must be wonderful.
While it is amazing what love and romance can do to people, do you think it is a wise idea to not have a prenup if you have anything worth having should (and we hope not!) the marriage end sometime in the future?
After all they both have failed marriages behind them… Leave us a comment below.
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By Elisabeth Edvardsen on October 19th, 2011
Great news for anyone getting married! New research shows that since 2008 the cost of a UK wedding has dropped by a whopping 25%. However, you might want to go easy on the Dom Perignon as the average wedding will still set you back £15,500, including honeymooning.
It doesn’t come as a surprise that Londoners are the ones spending the most above the national average, with the normal wedding in the capital costing 23% more. On the other end of the scale is Northern Ireland which is 12% below average on wedding cost.
How much are you spending/planning to spend on your wedding?
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Celebrity Weddings, Engagement, News
By Elisabeth Edvardsen on October 17th, 2011
Photo: David Cheskin/PA Wire
Newly engaged Elizabeth Hurley and Shane Warne have decided they are going to be engaged for “a while”.
The actress split from her first husband, textile heir Arun Nayar, last December and their divorce was completed in the summer. She then got engaged to the former cricketer earlier this month but have admitted that she’s not in a rush to get married.
Speaking to You magazine, Elizabeth said: “It’s a very exciting time for me and Shane. We aren’t making any immediate plans to get married – we’re going to enjoy being engaged for a while.”
While it appears we have to wait a while yet to find out what Elizabeth’s second wedding will be like, we’d like to know your thoughts on how long you should be engaged for… Is it best to get straight into wedding planning once the question has been asked or are you more pro a long engagement?
One thing is for certain, when Elizabeth does decide to walk down the aisle with Shane she’ll be a stunning bride. Just look at these photos from her wedding to Arun Nayar back in 2007.
{Elizabeth Hurley wedding images via JustJared}
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By Elisabeth Edvardsen on October 13th, 2011
Many brides-to-be will already have the perfect wedding venue in mind when their love pops the question – after all popular wedding venues book up early so there’s no time to be wasted!
Girls Aloud star Nicola Roberts have now revealed her plans if her and boyfriend Charlie Fennell should decide to tie the knot. She told Now magazine: “I’d like to get married abroad actually. Did you ever see that episode of Friends where Ross was getting married to Emily and they had that rundown place and candlelit the whole thing? I want somewhere like that, like a derelict church. And I’d like to do it in the evening so the light is nicer. I’m a hopeless romantic.”
But despite having her wedding seemingly all planned in her head, Nicola insists she’s not in a rush to walk down the aisle nor start a family as she still believes she’s got some growing up to do.
Image: Press Association
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Celebrity Weddings, News
By Elisabeth Edvardsen on October 10th, 2011
This was one celebrity marriage that we didn’t want to see end – actually we don’t want to see Russell Brand and Katy Perry break up either (but since we have the biggest crush on Russell we wouldn’t be so upset…
Demi Moore has apparently hired a divorce lawyer after the last attempts to save her marriage to Ashton Kutcher are said to have failed. The actress has been left humiliated after allegations that the 15-year younger Kutcher is alleged to have spent the night with a 23-year-old at the end of September – when he should really have been celebrating their 6th wedding anniversary!
Talk about not getting it past that seven year itch…
Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher got married in an intimate Kabbalah ceremony on 24th September 2005 at their Beverly Hills home. Among the guests were Moore’s three daughters and her ex-husband Bruce Willis.
Demi wore a white Lavin gown while Ashton opted for a cream coloured Brooks Brothers suit with a fedora as they exchanged self-written promises to one another.
If the reports are true, this will be Demi’s third broken marriage – she has previously been married to songwriter Freddy Moore and actor Bruce Willis.
(Images)
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News, Royal weddings
By Elisabeth Edvardsen on October 10th, 2011
One of our favourite high profile brides this year Princess Catherine – or Kate Middleton – wed her prince in front of millions of viewers in April and has since become somewhat of a fashion darling. The latest to want a piece of Kate is the Queen of Fashion herself, US Vogue editor Anna Wintour who has reportedly asked the young royal to appear in a spread for the prestigious magazine. But Kate’s said no.
Wintour is probably used to getting what she wants so it would have come as a surprise that Britain’s future queen declined the offer. According to E! News Kate doesn’t want to be seen as a fashion icon “both William and Kate feel it would be wrong for Kate to promote herself as a fashion or style icon. That’s not what they are about and they take their royal duties far too seriously for that”.
It appears that Kate is fitting in with the Firm very nicely, knowing that Queen Elizabeth II wouldn’t be too happy either if she chose to appear in Vogue.
Looks like Anna Wintour has to be more creative to get her McQueen on the front cover. Perhaps a tie in with a charitable cause will do the trick!
No wonder though that Vogue want Kate, just look how stunning she was in her Alexander McQueen wedding dress…
Prince William and Catherine, HRH The Duchess of Cambridge
Prince William and his wife Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge emerge from Westminster Abbey after the wedding ceremony.
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Celebrity Weddings, News
By Elisabeth Edvardsen on October 10th, 2011
This actually made us feel slightly sick when we heard about it. We of course love weddings here at Bridalwave, but upon hearing the news that Katie Price’s former guy Alex Reid and Jordan wannabe Chantelle Houghton have got engaged – and TV – we just couldn’t help thinking that it’s all a part of the fame game…
The 36-year-old cage fighter – who isn’t officially divorced from Katie Price – popped the question to his girlfriend of seven months on Saturday 8th October while appearing on Irish TV show ‘The Saturday Night Show’.
While appearing on the show Alex said: “We’re in Dublin, I haven’t got a ring, but you know what, I’m going to do it. Seriously, nobody tell anyone! Will you marry me?” Are you for real Alex? If can’t propose on TV and ask people not to tell anyone… Despite the couple claiming their love is real we can’t help feel that this is more of a marriage (and relationship for that matter) of convenience to help the two z-listers stay in the public eye.
Prepare for more reality TV bites as we’re sure Chantelle and Alex will soon sign up for their own show about their wedding a la Katie Price and Peter Andre. We wonder if Chantelle will go all Gypsy wedding on us or pink princess like Alex Reid’s soon to be ex Katie?
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Celebrity Weddings, Gallery, News
By Elisabeth Edvardsen on October 10th, 2011
Sir Paul McCartney and his new wife, Nancy Shevell
Former Beatle Sir Paul McCartney and his wife American heiress Nancy Shevell wave to members of the media as they leave Marylebone Registry Office, following their wedding in central London, Sunday Oct. 9, 2011. Shevell, 51, is McCartney's third wife.The couple met in the Hamptons in Long Island, New York, shortly after the singer's divorce from Heather Mills in 2008 and they were engaged earlier this year. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)
We really hope third time will be the lucky one for Sir Paul McCartney. The 69-year-old Beatles singer married American heiress Nancy Shevell in The Old Marylebone Town Hall, London, on Sunday in front of just 30 guests – and several fans that had set up camp outside to catch a glimpse of the former Beatle.
Having said ‘I do’ the newlyweds celebrated with family and celebrity friends – including ex-band mate Ringo Starr and supermodel Kate Moss – at the reception at Sir Paul’s north London home in St John’s Wood, not far away from Abbey Road studios and the now iconic zebra crossing outside the studios which was featured on the group’s ‘Abbey Road’ album.
The bride wore a gorgeous ivory knee-length wedding dress designed by Stella McCartney, one of Sir Paul’s daughters from his marriage to late Linda McCartney, that had a button detail down the front and on the sleeves. The dress was accompanied with a simple bouquet of coloured roses while the groom looked great in a navy suit and light blue tie.
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Celebrity Weddings, Engagement, News
By Elisabeth Edvardsen on October 4th, 2011
via dailymail.co.uk
Actress Elizabeth Hurley and former Australian cricketer Shane Warne have gotten engaged. The happy news was confirmed by the couple through Twitter, Reuters reported.
Hurley was seen this weekend flashing a massive Sapphire and diamond engagement ring after accepting Shane’s proposal. The couple have been dating since late 2012 after Hurley separated from her husband of four years, businessman Arun Nayar. The divorce as finalised in June.
Hurley, who is now starring in popular TV show Gossip Girl, also famously dated actor Hugh Grant for ten years.
Here’s a preview picture of the ‘kiss’…
Credit: Press Association
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Keepsakes & Favours, News
By Elisabeth Edvardsen on September 29th, 2011
Luxury wedding dress designer Jenny Packham – whose designs have recently been seen on Kate Middleton – has teamed up with Cancer Research UK and designed a set of unique pin badges for the charity’s wedding favours range.
You can choose between two designs, a pink and silver shooting star or a silver swallow, both with diamantés. Keeping with Jenny Packham’s art-deco look this is going to look great on your wedding day.
Speaking to Jenny ahead of the launch we asked her where she gets her inspiration to create fresh looks season after season. For Jenny “inspiration is everywhere… you just need to look and then decide which elements are right to hold on to and be inspired by”. It appears that Jenny has been looking to the sky for inspiration for her charity wedding favour pins…
It is evident that Jenny knows where to find inspiration, but what is her advice for budding brides to be:
“Make a mood board of all the things that you like, tearing images from magazines and favourite items you have. Gradually remove the items that you get bored with and then focus on finding the dress, flowers, invites etc. that will fit with your board. This will make the process simpler and create a more cohesive look on your day.”
The suggested donation for these gorgeous trinkets is £2.50 per guest, which will go towards Cancer Research UK’s work. For more information visit www.giveincelebration.org/favours.
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Celebrity Weddings, News
By Elisabeth Edvardsen on September 29th, 2011
US singer Jessica Simpson has reportedly postponed her November wedding to former NFL player Eric Johnson because she doesn’t know what kind of day she wants. Or isn’t that the real reason…
We think it is more believable that the bride-to-be has found herself a mummy-to-be and have decided that she doesn’t want to look ‘big’ in her wedding photos. The once previously married pop star has been seen out and about looking heavier that normally, which has sparked rumours that a new addition to the family might be on its way.
Also you wouldn’t want the stress of planning a wedding while pregnant with your first child, would you?
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Celebrity Weddings, News
By Elisabeth Edvardsen on September 13th, 2011
Photo: AP Photo/Matt Sayles
Rumour has it that Britney’s boyfriend agent Jason Trawick – who has been dating the singer for the past two years – is set to propose. And he’s apparently designing the engagement ring himself!
A source says Jason has visited exclusive Los Angeles jeweller Mouawad to help create the perfect ring for Britney. They are said to have discussed diamonds from the Mouawad private collection. Oooh how exclusive.
As we all know Britney has two marriages behind her: the 24 hour Las Vegas mistake Jason Alexander and fit-gone-fat dancer Kevin Federline who she has two kids with.
It is believed the 29-year-old is keen to get married a third time and have babies with Jason. Good luck with that Jason!
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