There's a first and a last time for everything, and your wedding will be the only occasion you get to choose what your best friends wear...

Did you know? More people get engaged on New Year's Eve than any other date bar Valentine's Day. And with one recently gone, and th...

Thanks to this stunning sunshine, I've been spending hours in the garden, playing with my boys, and dreaming about the perfect English ...

It's a well known fact that whatever dress you choose for your bridesmaid, she'll hate it. And she'll never wear it again. It&#...

Random fact of the day - I'm planning a tropical themed New Year's Eve party {long story}. As part of my research for fun ideas, an...

Every year, I allow myself the luxury of a smart Smythson diary . As a stationery lover, the gilt-edged, pale blue, featherweight paper, te...

Planning your wedding? These pretty leather-bound journals  from Jackdaw Bindery  are the perfect way to record your creative musings and i...

Did you know about the tradition to give your bridesmaids a present on your wedding day? I completely  failed!! I had an idea to give them ...

There must be something in the air post-Glastonbury, because I've seen more girls wearing flower crowns than ever before! I have to adm...

If I had a £ for every real wedding I'd featured that included Dessy bridesmaids dresses, I'd be a very rich wedding blogger indee...

Are you having pageboys at your wedding? I was supposed to have my nephew, but it didn't quite work out. The plan was for him to walk d...

I'm always on the hunt for the perfect present for a girlfriend. One of my best friends is just amazing at gifts {for my birthday she g...

It only took once glance for me to fall in love with these incredible petticoats from Doris Designs . They're just so pfoofy!! Brides l...

There's something eternally romantic about a gaggle of flower girls and page boys following a bride up the aisle. I always wanted lots ...

Typography is one of those things that gets me very excited - along with stationery of any sort. I think there's a graphic designer des...

There was an easier and simpler time, when bridesmaids all just wore the same dress - whatever their height, figure or colouring. But now i...

How many bridesmaids is too many? I had five, and I would have had more, but I was anxious about the extra costs of a bigger wedding party....

Have I told you that I'm going to be a bridesmaid in December? I'm SO excited about it! The bride's keen for us to wear a deep ...

They're your best girlfriends, they know all your secrets {like that one time, at bandcamp...}, and now you've asked them to be you...

If you're a regular reader of Before the Big Day, you'll know that nothing gets me more excited than a good flower crown. That, and...