Tweet Pin It Bridal Jewellery of the Year award at the UK Jewellery Awards 2008 was won by Fameo. The company presented two bridal collections, Tsarina and Imperial. Designer and company director Louise Davies, said that she believed the appeal of the collections were their sense of romance, and “timeless vibrance”. The Tsarina collection features [...]

Tweet Pin It Dogs have always been considered mans best friend, but some people take this a step further, and have them as the ‘Best Man’ at their wedding. Ok, I admit, I am a bit animal-daft myself. I have a little Westie, and he is my pride and joy. I even have to sheepishly [...]

Tweet Pin It Hugh Parker has contributed a great article on how to get some popular designer weddings dresses as worn by the stars in celebrity weddings for less. Read the article here. Tweet Pin It

Tweet Pin It As you scan the gown from the top, you feel a thrill of excitment, and a tingle of awe at the tailored bodice, embroidered trim, satin waistband, flaring tulle and then SUDDENLY… …the dress is sucked in and trussed up around knee level in a jarring manner that I hope doesn’t become [...]

Tweet Pin It One of the best resources for a bride, The Knot has offered it’s top 50 dresses of designers’ latest collections. Here are my top 10 favourites from their list. The Knot is an American site, and I find it interesting that none of these dresses show the same Greco-Roman influences that have [...]

Tweet Pin It I was browsing the Nordstrom bridalwear section of their site today, and felt compelled to share my findings. What a mixed bag of styles! I say that in the best possible way, as I adore seeing greater variety in wedding dress shops, and love it when a bride steps away from the [...]

Tweet Pin It The Wedding Guide Real Life Bride Sarah got married at the end of April and has some beautiful images. I love the vibrant combination of red on white, and I think her daring really paid off to create a beautiful look that really shows her sense of fun. An authentic mantón (Spanish) [...]

Tweet Pin It Creators of some of the most beautiful precious-stone jewellery, Van Cleef & Arpels have just added a range of engagement rings to their bridal collection. The collection offers brides unusual and sometimes whimsical designs, but never loses the focus on the stones. View the catalogue View the Van Cleef & Arpels Site [...]

Tweet Pin It Warm up your wedding look with subtle hints of gold. From beige to bling, gold can add a subtle glow or a fabulous dazzle to a plain, all white gown. Here are some top tips to follow when going for gold: Dresses in champagne coloured silk are particularly glamourous, and don’t have [...]

Tweet Pin It If you are searching for a kind of bridal style that doesn’t involve the popular white duchess satin, princess gowns, or corsetted and sequined bodices, then Temperly of London might just have what you are looking for. Their boutiques offer a collection of bespoke gowns that are ultra-feminine, light and ephereal. Each [...]

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Tweet Pin It If you have been inspired by all of the Greco-Roman dresses on the catwalks this season, or are opting for a sunny beach wedding, then you may well be hunting high and low for some classy sandals to pair with your dress. This can be a challenge, as many sandals and flip [...]

Tweet Pin It The latest fashion craze to hit the internet is a clothes swapping site called Big Wardrobe. This site lets users list unwanted items of their wardrobe to be swapped or bought by other users. We’ve all fallen self-delusional shopping myths such as ‘It will fit perfectly after my diet’ or ‘I will [...]

Tweet Pin It If the current economy has given you a dose of the wedding budget blues, then take heart that there are plenty of creative ways to save money on your big day. Perhaps one of the most extreme is to make your dress out of toilet paper! Each year, Cheap Chic Weddings run [...]

Tweet Pin It Not to be outdone by it’s northern contemporary, Barcelona, Madrid also holds it’s own huge wedding fashion-fest each year. Madrid has long been synonymous with European fashion, and while the offerings at Barcelona Bridal Week may be more geared towards a commercial audience, The Pasarela de Novios at the Puerto de Europa [...]

Tweet Pin It Barcelona Bridal Week is one of the highlights of the European fashion calendar, and one of the largest features for the wedding industry in the world. Top designers such a Pronovias, Amanda Wakely, and Christian Lacroix show off their latest collections, while new raw talent has the opportunity to introduce fresh ideas [...]

Tweet Pin It We love these Sex In The City inspired shoes from Prezzybox They fold up into a neat, teeny bag while you are out for a night on the tiles in your fabulous high heels, and are a welcome relief for your feet at the end of the night. Your three inch torture [...]

Tweet Pin It Sex and the City has always had it´s roots in fashion. From Series 1, millions of women tuned in religiously each week to see what quirky trend Carrie would set next, what waiting list Samantha was on for the next must-have bag of the season, and what shoe designer was set to [...]

Tweet Pin It If there was any doubt about the new craze for ruffles taking hold of the couture world, it has been swept aside this week, as they pranced around in all their fluffiness at the Royal wedding last weekend . Even worse, I have been seeing them swan up and down the catwalks [...]

Tweet Pin It The recent Royal Spanish wedding of Prince Felipe and Letizia Ortiz offered some truly great examples of classic elegance. The bride herself chose award winning Spanish designer Manuel Pertegaz to create her gown. The Queen Sofía also wore a dress designed by Pertegaz for the wedding banquet. Pertegaz has a long (he’s [...]