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Blogger Bride III 1930 views
This week Emma starts hunting for her dress. She goes shopping with a smallish budget and comes home empty-handed....
When you haven’t got a huge budget for your wedding, it’s a good idea to think outside the box when it comes to your wedding dress. Some brides spend thousands on a dress, which is great if you have the money, but it’s not a level of spend most people can usually afford.
This is why I decided to try out Oxfam Bridal. You can find the service at a number of Oxfam shops nationwide. With many end-of-line designer dresses on offer at about 10 per cent of their usual retail price, it definitely sounded like a good idea.
I made an appointment at my local shop to drop in at the weekend. Unfortunately, it wasn’t for me. Many of the dresses were second-hand donations, some of
which were quite badly handmade. It also wasn’t really the environment I’d pictured when trying on dresses. I was hoping it would be a magical and exciting experience, but it really wasn’t.
So I’m going to have a look at some of the high street alternatives, like Debenhams and Bhs, who actually offer some great deals on wedding dresses that I wasn’t even aware of until I had started looking. I also found a shop in my local area that produces made-to-measure dresses at a fraction of designer prices. Most brides don’t realise that ready-to-wear dresses often need altering anyway, which can end up adding quite a bit more than you might have budgeted for. The other nice thing about having a dress made especially for you, is that you can be sure it’s unique!Come back next week to find out if Emma still thinks made-to-measure is the way to go...
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Your Week (April 13-18) 1287 views
We've another fun-packed week planned for you here at WeddingPath with a focus on 'what to wear', from getting the perfect cravat to choosing your dress.
It is that time of year when dress talk suddenly shifts up a notch. Bridal boutiques are inundated with appointments and brides getting married this summer are starting to feel the dress frenzy. Later today, our new bride with a blog, Emma, went shopping at Oxfam and tells us what she found. On Tuesday, we review a cute little book that grooms might want to consult before deciding whether to wear a pink cravat or an apple green tie. Wednesday sees us getting in the mood for some hair preening with a fab new product for sleeker locks. And Thursday, you'll get to see the dress that won the Bridal Buyer Awards at Harrogate last month - think Grecian goddess. To end the week, professional wedding planner, Helen Carter, shares some top tips to help choose your wedding planner - in fact most of the tips are also relevant to choosing suppliers too, so get ready to find your dream team.Happy planning!
Amanda Hinton
Editor, WeddingPath
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Blogger Bride II 1701 views
This week Emma tries to find the balance between a ‘trendy’ and ‘traditional’ wedding in her quest to find the perfect place to get married.
For many of us bride-to-be's, the idea of ‘walking down the aisle’ goes back to when we were little girls. My dream groom was always Richard Dean Anderson who played MacGyver – I knew Face from the A-Team wasn’t the marrying kind. But then this was before we were old enough to consider the implications of a religious or civil ceremony.
A lot of people talk about feeling hypocritical at the thought of getting married in a church, and to some extent I totally agree. I’m not religious and I don’t attend church, apart from other people’s weddings and funerals, so will it really mean anything to me as a place for my wedding?
As alternatives, we have so far considered: a boat – it’s our reception venue, so would wrap up events very neatly, but you can’t get married on a movable structure; Henley Town Hall, a great, dramatic building in the centre of town, but apparently without a marriage licence; Hotel Du Vin, a stunning hotel with fabulous bedrooms, but we just couldn’t picture the ceremony there; and finally The Leander Club, a historic rowing club in Henley which we are viewing on Friday.
I had not got very far with the Archbishop’s office when enquiring about getting a special licence for Henley Church. Then last night I got a call from the vicar in Wargrave, the village where I grew
up. What a lovely man! He seemed absolutely delighted at the prospect of having our wedding at his church, not remotely bothered as to whether we were church-goers or not, and was keen to meet up and discuss our plans as soon as possible.
His enthusiasm made me stop and think. Perhaps getting married in the church would have meaning to me after all. A beautiful historic building in the middle of the village where I’ve known most people for the last thirty years; where I was christened; went to a million harvest festivals as a school kid and the odd drunken midnight mass as an irresponsible youth. We’ve had some sad times there too, like my father’s funeral, but I guess that is the path of life, from one end to the next, and all the bumps in between.
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Introducing Emma, a romantic proposal
and the question of where to wed.
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Your Week (April 06 - 11) 1295 views
We are thrilled to be at the start of another week nearer your wedding and have some great ideas to help with your big day planning and inspire you!
If he has only just popped the question, then you'll be thrilled with all the news and advice we have this week on choosing your wedding venue, whether you want a city chic celebration or prefer the idea of romantic nuptials in Italy. To get us in the mood, our bride blogger, Emma tells us the trials and tribulations she went through before deciding that a church wedding, to her surprise, was for her. Tomorrow, we head to the seaside to share all the details of Emma & Peter's wedding in Falmouth. On Wednesday, we look into getting married abroad. Rooney's wedding in Italy last summer has set a bit of a trend for short-haul destinations - with all your friends and family coming along too. Thursday sees us taking a look at a rather special London venue with an amazing wedding package for 09 brides - the secret is in the year. To end the week, we glean some professional advice on how to get a table ready for gifts at your reception. Even with an online list, at least a few guests will bring 'a little something' - so be prepared. Happy planning and make the most of your Easter break to update your WP website!
Amanda Hinton
Editor, WeddingPath
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CELEBRITY SNIPPETS Weddings Galore 1815 views
There’s another celebrity wedding to read all about, as well as the latest hot gossip including JT’s wedding, Marc Jacobs’ engagement and much more!
Actress and singer, Mandy Moore, has married rocker Ryan Adams, after a whirlwind engagement. They married in Georgia, USA, in an intimate ceremony with the bride wearing a lace-detailed dress and sandals. The groom was more casual, wearing a sports jacket and jeans, whilst the happy couple exchanged silver rings.
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• There’s rumours that singer Justin Timberlake and pretty actress, Jessica Biel, are getting hitched in the summer. We spotted the signs early on, but they have reportedly been shopping for a diamond ring in New York recently. A destination wedding may be on the cards - with Italy as a possible venue, after attending a friend’s wedding there.
• Designer legend, Marc Jacobs is engaged to boyfriend Lorenzo Martone. They have been dating for a year and were spotted in Lorenzo’s native Brazil, wearing matching rings. No date has been announced yet, but we’ll keep you posted!
• Westlife singer Brian McFadden is set to marry Delta Goodrem this winter in Australia. Brian popped the question back in 2007, but now it seems that their dreams are set to turn into reality!
• It looks like Christina Ricci has got her way, after expressing her desires to marry! She is planning to walk the aisle soon, after Owen Benjamin
proposed with a diamond ring. The couple have been dating for almost six months, but no date has been set yet.Click to read more about Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel's romance >
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