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...
7 Steps to a Ballet Inspired Wedding
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...
How to Host an Oriental Themed Reception
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...
Real Wedding: A Love Affair in Wine Country
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...
Review: Loving Invitations Wedding Stationary
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...
Wedding Dress Inspiration: The Alon Livne Way
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...
27 Cute and Quirky Wedding Photos to Recreate
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!