There are few wedding dress styles more modern than the mini!  Ideal for high fashion, low key weddings, hot and tropical beach weddings or flirty, informal affairs at the registry office the mini wedding dress can also be worn time and time again at all kinds of parties and occassions.  Another bonus is that they often come with mini price tags!  Here are three great mini wedding dresses from Oli.co.uk

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!

Who said brown and black don’t mix? If you are looking for a sophisticated, stylish and flattering combination, black looks daring when paired up with shades of beige, sand and champagne.

To play it safe, add a touch of this season’s hot metallic bronzes and golds in accessories such as a belt, shoes or throw.   Or add plenty of layered bracelets such as this set from Dorothy Perkins.

Dresses such as this one from Whistles.co.uk look modern and striking with just a touch of gold.

And if you are as in love with the glittering, beachy browns in this season, then we leave you with this beautiful dress from Yoox.  Ideal for an unconventional bridesmaid choice, or for taking on your honeymoon.

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, underwear under your white gown but the days of the bride wearing nothing but white, except perhaps ivory if they really want to push the boat out, are number. If you’re having a gold dress, a pink dress or even a rainbow sequinned dress, why not find some lingerie equally as striking. That would really give your groom something to unwrap!
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Friday is here again which means more special offers! Firstly jewellers Ernest Jones are offering 25% off of their diamonds you love, so if you’ve recently got engaged are celebrating an anniversary or birthday or just because you’re worth it! take a look, we really like this quarter carat white gold solitaire ring for a discounted price of £520 and you have until 24th October to decide!

After all those diamonds if you fancy treating your other half the Savile Row Company Ltd having all their shirts priced at £17.50 just enter ADJ9 at the checkout the offer ends on the 30th September.

And lastly between now and 27th September Debenhams are offering free delivery when the code SHP8 is used at the checkout and with new autumn/winter arrivals of their Designers at Debenhams range you’ll be spoilt for choice!

Happy Shopping!

Flowergirls and pageboys are an adorable touch to the wedding party. If you can put up with the unpredictable, over excitable and downright horrible, that is. Don’t worry, just kidding. Children can be a little wild, but they often calm down if they have an important job. Of course, it doesn’t really need to be an important job- just so long as they think it is! Once you’ve decided how to keep them calm, finding something for them to wear is child’s play (See what I did there?… Sorry). What’s more, with adorable outfits all over the high street you don’t need to spend a fortune on dresses and suits from a specialist shop, and you can find outfits in any colour under the sun. Perfect!
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Every bride to be knows that the costs of a wedding soon build up. Especially when it comes to a wedding dress. The average price for a wedding dress now is around £900- even more for a designer dress. So what happens if you find the perfect dress but just can’t find the perfect price tag? Well, if you don’t want to compromise on dress or price, you can buy that perfect one second hand for a much cheaper dress. I know just the place to look.

Sell my Wedding Dress is the ideal website for brides on a budget. Here, brides sell their wedding dresses at much cheaper prices. With a list of all the top designers on the homepage, it is easy to find the dress you are looking for. With hundreds of dresses listed, you are likely to find it in your size. If you don’t get lucky, you can put up a notice saying that you are after the dress. If a newlywed with the dress notices this, they can then offer to sell it to you. No fuss whatsoever.
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As soon as a couple announces they are engaged, everyone wants to hear about the dress. Yet these days more and more brides are shunning the traditional form of a big white dress and walking down the aisle in bridal suits. Boris Becker’s wife Sharlely Kerssenberg wore a stylish white tuxedo suit for her wedding to the German tennis player and looked sensational. The loose fitting trousers looked highly stylish and teamed with gold peeptoe platforms she added a feminine touch.

The bridal suit is perfect for brides who hate the thought of a dress. If you don’t own a dress or skirt in your wardrobe, why should you go out and spend hundreds, of not thousands, of pounds on a dress for just one day? When you marry, you want to look and feel like yourself so buck the trend and be the girl who wears the trousers.

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Queen Victoria set the trend for white wedding dresses when she wore one for her own wedding in 1840. Since then, brides all over the western world have donned snow white dresses to walk down the aisle. The daring ones may even wear ivory or cream. Wahey! What about brides who don’t want to wear white? You may think it doesn’t suit you, maybe you don’t feel the virginal colour is appropriate or perhaps you just want to be a little different.

You do not have to wear white if you don’t want to, though it’s best to discuss this with the priest if you’re having a religious ceremony. I have collected a range of dresses in every colour of the rainbow just for you.

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You put your heart and soul into planning every little detail for the big day- the flowers, the favours, the shoes that nobody will see under your floor-length dress. There’s a lot to take in, not to mention a lot to do, so it’s easy to forget what comes after- the honeymoon. Don’t leave it until the last minute to pack. Just picture the scene- a luscious Carribean beach, sipping cocktails in front of the sparkling ocean, your sexy new husband at your side… and you in that faded, threadbare swimsuit that hasn’t seen the light of day in five years. Nope, that just won’t do. So I have compiled a guide to the most stylish, most beautiful and most flattering honeymoon fashion out there.
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