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Styleboard: Mod

Jul 05, 2010 No Comments by

Tweet Pin It Mod style is perfect for an indie cool wedding. A great look for an informal, vintage inspired wedding this look effortlessly glides from the sixties into the modern day. Plus, there will be no worries about your wedding photos looking out of date in twenty years time: After almost half a century, [...]

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Vintage Brides: 1950s

Jul 04, 2010 No Comments by

Tweet Pin It After years blemished by financial depression and war, the 1950s were a breath of fresh air. Much like the 1920s, previous social values were overturned and people felt liberated by this new freedom. None more so than young people. For the first time, the transition from childhood to adulthood was acknowledged and [...]

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Vintage Brides: 1940s

Jun 27, 2010 No Comments by

Tweet Pin It 1939 was the year that World War Two began. Until 1945, almost every continent in the world was at war, and the effects carried on through the rest of the decade. Much like the 1930s, this was not a time of decadence but a time of survival- making the most from the [...]

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Vintage Brides: 1930s

Jun 20, 2010 No Comments by

Tweet Pin It The Wall Street Crash of 1929 brought countries all over the world into a state of great depression. The wild parties of the previous era were out, and a “make do and mend” attitude was adopted. Instead of throwing huge parties, people had to look for cheaper alternatives to entertain themselves. The [...]

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Styleboard: Celebrity Hair

Oct 11, 2009 No Comments by

Tweet Pin It When you’re looking for inspiration for your wedding hair, where do you turn? Of course, bridal magazines are a huge help but what if extravagant spiral- curled, piled- up, tiara- adorned up dos aren’t your thing? What if you fancy something more versatile for your big day? Check out what the hottest [...]

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Styleboard: Retro Honeymoon

Oct 10, 2009 No Comments

Tweet Pin It Vintage style is huge right now and looks great under the sun. Just think of all those cute pin up girl images you see: They lounge on the beach with a cocktail in their hand and a flower pinned up in their flowing curls. Gorgeous! It’s not difficult to channel this look [...]

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Love It! Asos Beauty

Oct 09, 2009 No Comments

Tweet Pin It Asos has long been a fashion favourite for brides and stars alike. The one stop shop for clothes, accessories, lingerie, shoes… The list goes on and on. But did you know they also sell beauty products? Yes, indeed. I understand that when you get to the home page and see a gorgeous [...]

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Under Wraps

Oct 09, 2009 No Comments

Tweet Pin It Think of bridal lingerie and what do you see? I’m willing to bet it’s all white lace and garters. Which is great, if you’re a white lace and garters kind of girl. But let’s face it, not all of us are. Of course, it may seem practical to wear white, or nude, [...]

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Cover Up

Oct 09, 2009 No Comments

Tweet Pin It I think we can all tell from the weather outside that summer is well and truly over. Those sexy strapless dresses may look gorgeous, but who really wants goosebumps in their wedding photos? It may be cold outside, but that doesn’t mean you can’t look hot. Many designers incorporate shrugs, boleros or [...]

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Men’s Accessories

Oct 09, 2009 No Comments

Tweet Pin It We put so much effort into choosing our jewellery, head piece, shoes, bags and all other lovely girly things. What about the groom though? He has to look great too- he can’t be standing at the top of the aisle in his tatty old Converse. So I’ve scoured the web to find [...]

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Busty Honeymoon

Oct 06, 2009 No Comments

Tweet Pin It To all you girls with more than a handful in the chest department, it can be tricky to find clothes that fit perfectly. Ordinary, everyday clothes are bad enough- but what about when it comes to your honeymoon? Fear not, my voluptuous friends, there are dozens of fantastic websites out there just [...]

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Styleboard: Gold

Oct 03, 2009 1 Comment

Tweet Pin It Gold is a great colour choice for weddings. Its adds a touch of luxury and can be used all year round which makes it hugely versatile. As a fairly neutral colour, you can mix it with almost any colour to create your own mood and inject the wedding with your own personality. [...]

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Floral Hair Accessories

Oct 02, 2009 No Comments

Tweet Pin It The traditional look of a veil and tiara is no longer the only choice to dress up your hair on your big day. Brides now are being more original and keeping their look beautiful with more informal accessories such as hair pins, alice bands and corsages in the form of beautiful delicate [...]

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London Fashion Week: Honeymoon

Oct 02, 2009 No Comments

Tweet Pin It This fantastic fashion filled festival is not just great for getting inspiration for your wedding day. Look past those short few hours to the honeymoon: What are you packing in your case? If your holiday wardrobe is more shabby than chic, take a look at these Spring Summer collections for great choices [...]

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London Fashion Week: Men

Oct 01, 2009 No Comments

Tweet Pin It It’s not just all for the girls you know. There are also some collections with great menswear to create brilliant inspiration for your groom, or maybe his groomsmen. If you’d rather have a dapper, stylish groom waiting at the altar for you then take a look at some of the collections and [...]

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London Fashion Week: Bridesmaids

Sep 29, 2009 No Comments

Tweet Pin It Time to continue with our exploration of this year’s top creations from London Fashion Week and how to incorporate the most fashionable and most gorgeous outfits from the catwalks into your wedding day plans. Today we’ll be turning our attention to your beautiful bridesmaids. They need to look stunning and stylish, but [...]

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London Fashion Week: Bridal

Sep 28, 2009 No Comments

Tweet Pin It Ah yes, London Fashion Week. Home to the extravagant, the wild and the just plain bonkers. Look carefully between the crazy catwalk concoctions however and you can find some real gems. Fashionista brides who are unsure of what they are looking for should turn to London’s very own showcase of the hottest [...]

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Styleboard: Vibrant Honeymoon

Sep 27, 2009 No Comments

Tweet Pin It When on honeymoon, you want to look your best. You’ll be glowing with that newlywed radiance anyway but who says we can’t give nature a helping hand? Fresh colours are perfect for a hot destination: bright shades of turquoise, fuscia and amethyst look amazing set against crisp white and reflect the sun [...]

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Styleboard: Something Blue

Sep 26, 2009 No Comments

Tweet Pin It As the old saying goes, brides should have something blue at their wedding to encourage good luck. Blue has long been associated with purity and love, so it was very popular in the early 19th century to wear blue wedding dresses. This is a great colour to bring a token of good [...]

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Short Dresses

Sep 25, 2009 No Comments

Tweet Pin It Ok, so I know yesterday I was ranting about Ian Stuart’s short dress but this is different. These are the dresses that have a short hem the whole way round, rather than a random train attached to the back. These short dresses are stylish, youthful and fun: Perfect for the bride who [...]

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