For the brides who have gone for the real flower option there is usually a problem of what to do with the blooms afterwards. Some will take the traditional route and single out all the female guests to vie for bouquet, others will want to preserve their flowers. There are generally three options for flower [...]...More
It’s Friday, it’s Easter and it’s my birthday tomorrow. Hurrah! So many things to celebrate but not without bringing Friday’s installment of Frock Horror first. I’ve been trying in vain to find a chocolate themed dress, failing that, one with fluffy chicks or easter bunnies. Someone, somewhere, must have thought any co...More
The rise of glam evening dresses in stores has instigated the move away from the traditional bridesmaid dresses – big, extravagent numbers worn once and sentimentally held on to forever, clogging up vital room in the closet. Savvy brides and their attendants have moved towards the high street – selecting gorgeous gowns that will look [....More
I’m sure there are more than a few seasoned guests out there who will attest to the minefield weddings can be for singles. From the ‘gosh, no, I’m not setting you up but cousin Ned is single and golly, sat right next to you!’ to the ritual humiliation of tossing the bouquet whilst someone mutters [...]...More
Bows have always been a feature of anything cute or romantic but don’t go down the little bow peep route. Think elegant and couture with heavy satin, fine detailing. Bows are great for drawing attention to the parts of your body you love and away from the parts you don’t. Accentuate waists with a side [...]...More
Z-list celebs Chantelle (‘I am a real celeb, I am’ or the poor man’s Paris Hilton) and Preston (from some band no one knows the name of) are apparently to get married. Oh hooplah, feel the joy! Sporting a ring which purportedly came from Preston’s Mum, Chantelle said, "It was as much unexpected for me [...]...More
I know it isn’t Monday’s shoewatch but when Gemma over at Shoewawa spotted a new bridal shoe, I couldn’t wait until next week. She certainly knows a good shoe when she sees one alright! Yesterday Shoewawa brought news of Office’s Interbow shoes now available in oyster satin for £49.99...More
If you buy any book to help plan your wedding, make it Sarah Haywood’s ‘The Wedding Bible’. Released today, it is stuffed with all the tips you will ever need to help you plan a fantastic day. Sarah has planned many weddings over the years and the Bible draws from her experiences as well as [...]...More
It’s been a while since I featured anything for the male contingent so I thought I had better get on with it and bring you some fab cufflinks by Sonia Spencer from Boutique To You. Grooms will have a keepsake of the day with the funky bone china groom pair whilst the best man can [...]...More
Black is back for this Wednesday’s yay or nay, but what do you think? Is it time to go back to Victoriana and embrace the dark side or should we stick with traditional white? This one is probably quite hard to judge because it is so difficult to see the detail of a black dress [...]...More
The first thing many people say when you announce your wedding is, ‘Shall I buy a hat?’ Yet hat wearing devotees and haters are roughly divided down the middle. Brides who don’t fancy a veil or tiara rarely turn towards a hat so we thought we’d take a look at milliner genius Philip Treacy for [...]...More
Some wedding couples are very hopeful people when it comes to their wedding list. 1 in 4 couples don’t like what they get whilst 1 in 5 flog their gifts at car boot sales. Over 70,000 couples exchange their gifts in British stores every year and a third hide ugly pressies in the attic or [...]...More
I love the hint of a good wedding especially if it’s a full-on Hollywood wedding replete with requisite Hello splash. So, taking a leaf from Star Trip’s book, who is rumoured to be marrying soon? First up as the favourites are Brangelina – will they, won’t they? First there was the promise of a ceremony [...]...More
Shoewatch is dressing down for this weeks regular Monday segment. Whilst I do realise that some wedding shoe styles aren’t really that practical for all day posing, I’m fairly certain that flip flops are not the way to go. That doesn’t stop this intrepid bridal stylista from writing about them though. This Down Boy pair [...]...More
Every year Cancer Research holds Race for Life. This year, on 4th June, they will hold the thirteenth 5km race as part of One Big Day and they expect 800,000 competitiors race to raise around £46 million to help fight every type of cancer. To celebrate the launch, Cancer Research are looking for recent Brides [...]...More
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