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First impressions count
According to the infamous shampoo advert, you never get a second chance to make a first impression. Whilst you have been living and breathing all things to do with your wedding, the first time your guests have any idea about your big day is when your wedding...
To absent friends
Your wedding day is one of the happiest days of your life. When you look around the room you'll see all the people that you love, however you may also notice all the people that are missing from the celebrations too. Not to put a dampener on proceedings but inevitably...
New beginnings
We are nearly a week in to this brand new year already and I'm sad to be taking the Christmas decorations down with the arrival of Twelfth Night. I used to really enjoy Epiphany celebrations when I lived in France - eating the delicious galette des rois and finding...
To love and to cherish
We don't have a television at the moment. After some building work before the summer we moved it and have never reinstated it. We haven't missed it at all and what it has meant is that we only watch something that we really want to watch now (rather than flicking...
With pretty (brides)maids all in a row…
There was a time when I thought I'd always be the bridesmaid and never the bride. I thought the film 27 Dresses was written about me! But despite being a bridesmaid more than three times, I've luckily now been a bride too. Before being married, I was a flower girl as...
What if? Do you really need wedding insurance?
My phone broke the other week and I lost all my photos. I was gutted I'd not backed it up recently. It made me realise how important pictures are to me - a lasting memory of a moment in time never to be replayed. Luckily technology nowadays allows us to have a back...
5 essential tips for booking your wedding band
Booking your band is often one of the more enjoyable tasks when it comes to planning your wedding, however to prevent any hiccups on your special day (apart from those caused by the Champagne) have a read of the 5 essential tips below...
All change – checklist when changing your name
If you're thinking about changing your name when you get married there's a few important documents that you'll need to update (including your passport if you're travelling in your married name on honeymoon!) Here's our list of documents and organisations that you...
Thank you gifts at weddings
Having your friends and family all together and celebrating your special day is often the best gift you can have on your wedding day. Some guests may have travelled a long distance, helped out financially, given their time, skills or support to help with the day. So...
Real life proposal stories
Are you looking for inspiration for ways to pop the question to your loved one this Valentine's Day? Or maybe, like us, you just love hearing how people get betrothed. If so, then here are some beautiful (and very...
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