How to be a cheap wedding guest
1) Think about whether you really need to get a hotel room. If the wedding isn’t that far from home – say you live in London and it is 2 hours out– why not club together with a few friends and rent a car or even a mini bus and driver for the day instead. It usually works out considerably cheaper and it also means that you can deal with your hangover alone in your own home the next day rather than in the breakfast room of a cheap hotel with your fellow guests. 2) Women: don’t buy, rent. There really isn’t much need to spend huge amounts on wedding outfits. You can buy vintage, buy at sample sales or these days even buy at Topshop – their stock turns over so fast you are unlikely to ever see anyone in the same thing. Otherwise why not rent? It seems old fashioned but there are dress agencies that still rent out lovely party dresses at a fraction of the cost of buying them. This also goes for hats which are definitely better rented than bought. A final way to cut the cost of getting dressed is simply to share pieces that wouldn’t get much worn otherwise. I have a ‘wedding coat’ in a deep red silk that is regularly passed around all my sisters and friends. It has been to hundreds of weddings – from a very formal affair in the Vatican to an outdoor dance in Scotland, usually without me. Read More …
Choosing The Right Wedding Cake
The traditional wedding cake is a two or three tiered round or square fruit cake with marzipan decorated with royal icing. The softer fondant icing is becoming increasingly popular. Some couples choose other cakes such as suitably decorated sponge or chocolate cakes. Read More …
Hen Party Idea: Make Scents
How do you fancy creating your very own perfume in time for the big day? Read More …
Essential Photography
Photography is an area where money is usually well spent. Choose your photographer carefully – personal recommendations are often best. It is worth investing in a professional; relying on friends can be risky. Specialist wedding photographers are not essential; many couples choose a professional with experience. Read More …
Where To Have Your Reception...
The main advantage of holding the reception in a hotel, restaurant or banqueting suite is that they can organise all the catering and other arrangements leaving the couple and their family to enjoy the celebration. Read More …
Choosing Wedding Flowers
It is advisable to employ a florist to supply the flower arrangements. Most of the work with the flowers is done the day before and the morning of the wedding when the couple and their families are at their busiest. Therefore unless the floral displays are very simple it is wise to have them professionally prepared. Read More …
Tips on where the best place is to have your wedding
The Basic element you need to consider to plan your perfect wedding location. Read More …
Plan a checklist for your Hen and Stag parties
Make a checklist so your hen or stag party definetly goes to plan..... Read More …
The Honeymoons Top Ten Tips
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Shop around for the best Honeymoon packages, which often include an upgraded room, champagne and flowers on arrival, gifts and even a free candlelit dinner. To be eligible you usually have to produce your marriage certificate, so make sure its packed safely inside your hand luggage. Read More …
Top Ten Destinations To Get Married
Number 10 Rainforest Wedding
Cairns, Australia Australia's jungle is as famous as its coral reef, and just as visually stunning. You can get married in this lush tropical forest, surrounded by nothing but ferns, palm trees, and a symphony of wild birds. A private boat takes you to a secluded location that no one else can access, and a priest marries you then and there. A wedding package also includes music, flowers, a witness, champagne, and cake. Read More …Happy Anniversaries
Most people like to remember their wedding day by celebrating their wedding anniversaries. Read More …
Belgians are having wedding trouble......
About 700 Belgian couples have symbolically wed in a Flemish town where three couples had refused to let a black official marry them. Read More …
Reasons Why We Do Or Dont Marry
Although living together is now acceptable, 60 per cent of cohabiting couples still get married after a few years. Read More …
Low Budget Weddings
Some things are expensive, but worth the money. But how do you choose between one thing and the other?
Read More …No more quickies in Vegas!
Las Vegas' most notorious institution, the drunken, spur of the moment wedding, is to begome a thing of the past, thanks to budget cuts by the city authority. Read More …
