Did you know that Valentine’s Day is also Chinese New Year?  What better way to show off your romantic streak and celebrate spending another year together than with personalized fortune cookies?  Click the Cookie offer romantic fortune cookie packages from just 12.99, filled with romantic quotes such as “To love someone is to see a miracle invisible to others.” Or if you are feeling creative, why not order a selection with your own messages?

Remember all those elegant, glamorous and inspiring white gowns whafting down last year’s red carpets? If the Grammy’s are anything to go by then don’t hold your breath for the same as we head into this year’s awards season. Regardless of starlet or designer, many of the white gowns seen at this year’s Grammys were utter FAILs. Here are some of the worst culprits, from left to right. Continue Reading…

Unless you possess some superhuman ability to resist chocolate and extra stuffing  you will probably have put on a few pounds over the festive season.  Add in all those calories from champagne and Baileys, and swapping an hour at the gym for an hour in front of the TV and getting back into your wedding dress in time for D-Day may be top of your New Year resolutions.

But as if losing weight wasn’t hard enough, what with half finished boxes of chocolates lying around and portions of turkey curry filling your freezer, many women also claim that the typical post-Christmas budget is also a barrier to a successful diet.

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Italian design house Carnevali Spose’s new wedding gown collection features structured lines with plenty of feminine touches such as lace overlays and elegant gathered folds.

There are also some hints of colour, particularly blue notes which have crept their way into so many 2010 bridal gown collections.

The wedding gowns are contemporary, with plenty of unique dresses for a modern bride to choose from.

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We’ve all been there, whether its after a long day at the office or a long night of dancing, when you’re not sure what part of your feet hurt more.  But no bride needs to be more worried about her aching feet than enjoying her big day.

For this very reason Emily and Jessica Leung started Hey Lady – a range of wedding shoes for brides and bridesmaids that you can actually dance in.  This is thanks to both the PORON insole, a memory foam developed by NASA which is both breathable and shock absorbing and the hidden arch support which helps to distribute your weight evenly across your foot.  But the science bit is all very well if the shoes look awful or remind you of something a granny would wear but I’m pleased to report that their collection is fa, with a variety of styles which are available in either a 3″ or 4″ heel.  (Yes, that’s right ladies: a high heeled shoe that is comfortable!)

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Still not sure exactly what colour scheme to opt for for your wedding?  Try out this cool tool online, from Pantone.  With their full range of colours you can mix and match swatches to see how various combinations will look.   But the site offers much more than just colour swatches, letting you create a full styleboard with real life images to give you an idea of how your wedding might look.   Our favourite part?  You can order color swatches of your choices and hand them to anyone involved in the wedding so that they can help you to find decorations, invitations and other accessories that coordinate.

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Aren’t wedding bells easier to ring when the bride & groom get the gifts they wished for? New, online social shopping site Wishpot makes this happen with the simple click of a button! Taking the guessing out of gifting, the ingenious website lets the bride and groom-to-be let their family and friends know exactly what gifts they want on the big day, with smart, easy-to-use bridal registries. A win-win situation, the bride and groom are ensured to receive the gifts they want, while wedding guests are ensured to find the perfect gift, at the perfect price. After all, give the perfect gift and you just might be upgraded to a better table at the reception.

Sound like a typical registry to you? Look closer.

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Take That band member, Mark Owen, married his “Babe” Emma Ferguson in Cawdor, Scotland on November 11th.   The wedding was a low key affair, in the local parish church, with only their closest family and freinds present, although several hundred Take That fans gathered outside for a glimpse of the boys.

Emma opted for a vintage wedding look,  with an antique lace gown and matching veil.  Her 1920’s hair do completed the look, and earns her a gold star in our opinion.

The same can’t be said for her diminutive groom, who despite his small stature still couldn’t seem to find clothes to fit, wearing a rather frugly dark purple jacket with black satin lapel.  Really, Mark, you would have looked better wearing your dashing outfit from the Shine music video!

Finding the heart of the Bride’s Rite-of-Passage

With the launch of her new blog, “Letters to a Bride,” Cornelia Powell continues to lead the wedding industry in a more heart-centered direction. Why does the world need another wedding blog? While others focus on the trappings of the wedding, Cornelia—a wedding entrepreneur for over twenty-five years—focuses on the intimacy of the bride’s rite-of-passage.

“Letters to a Bride” delivers “Dear Bride-to-Be” messages of ease and reassurance to a woman’s life at a time when she can use lots of both! Each “Dear Bride-to-Be” note and musing posted to the blog gives the reader a soothing place to land, a take-a-breather moment, a bit of woman-to-woman wisdom and bride-talk! (www.CorneliaPowellWeddings.blogspot.com)

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If you have had your heart set on a designer wedding gown, but can’t quite fit the price tag into your budget, then head to London at the end of this month to take advantage of up to 70% retail prices on a collection of gowns at this one-weekend-only wedding dress sale.

With gowns from designers such as Amy Michelson, Anna Christina, Atelier Aimee, Augusta Jones, Caroline Castigliano, Christiana Couture, Fabio Gritti, Galit Levi, Jenny Packham, Lyn Ashworth, Novia D’art, Oleg Cassini, Ronald Joyce, Sharon Hoey and Toi Sposa there is a huge variety to choose from.

The event is being held at the Thistle Hotel, London, November 27th – 28th. Tickets are limited, so book now!