With showbiz's most glamorous event, the Oscars, taking place on Sunday, I'm donning my glad-rags and dreaming of opulence. If you too are wishing for a spectacular wedding, oozing with the charm and splendour of old Hollywood, then read these stages of planning, as stardom awaits you...
Even at 39 weeks pregnant, I attended my weekly ballet class. You couldn't have stopped me. I've always loved dancing - the sense of freedom, the beauty, the spectacle (I suspect seeing my bump bounce around the space was far more spectacle than beautiful!) Pregnancy aside, dancing has been my passport to feeling elegant and graceful, an escape from my usual clumsy self. There was no way I wanted to feel clumsy on my wedding day. Looking back, I would have loved to have planned a ballet themed wedding like this...
Snapping a fortune cookie has always been my favourite part of a Chinese banquet. Health, wealth or happiness, I'd be thankful for any of those predictions to come true (preferably all three!) This weekend marks the start of another Chinese new year, so it got me thinking... Wouldn't a fortune cookie be the perfect wedding favour? Imagine how striking an oriental themed wedding reception could be...
Many brides would assume planning for a wedding overseas to be twice as stressful. My experience was far from it - in fact it sparked my love affair with wedding planning. Let me share my own fairytale with you and show you how planning a marriage abroad can be a pleasure, not a chore...
A common issue amongst brides is not knowing how to word their wedding invitations. How does an evening only invite differ from an all-day invitation? What should you write in an order of service? When should you send your save the dates? Thankfully, lovely Linda from Loving Invitations has all the answers...
Fresh from New York Bridal Week, Alon Livné's 2017 White collection has made our heads spin and our eyes sparkle with desire. Livné's latest collection portrays femininity and glamour across all of his 34 new styles. If you haven't heard of the designer before now, let me 'reveal' why you should sit up and take note...
Check out these cute and quirky ideas to capture each fleeting moment on your special day. When you look back at the photographs and reflect in years to come, no one will be able to tell you that your wedding wasn't fun!
Last weekend was my first time as an adult bridesmaid and I had a ball! It was fantastic. Just fabulous. Incredible fun. Could I make a career out of being a professional bridesmaid? Well, that's exactly what one lady did...
On telling my husband that I had joined the 'Bounce Army', he politely informed me it was a fad, which is man-speak for not real exercise. He was wrong. I went, I bounced... and then I spent all day Thursday and part of Friday aching. Really, really aching. Whilst I ached (without a single moan, honestly), I started researching... Which exercise 'fads' would help a bride fit into her perfect dress without a so much as a pinch or a squeeze?
From the moment we made the initial contact with Joanna from Churchill Manor, we knew we had a found a special place. We hadn't even booked yet and still we were treated as individuals rather than just another bride and groom...
Dear Husband, I am about to admit that you 'might' be right. Although I usually judge a phone by it's ability to fit into one's purse, and I still prefer a paper diary to an online calendar, there's something to be said for the modern day smartphone... Here are my top 5 wedding apps to turn Bridezilla into Little Miss Calm and Organised...
Out of all the things I wish for my friends, most of all I hope that they find love and happiness. Yet that is easier said than done. So, just how do you find your perfect match? Well this summer, I think I might just have the answer...
