Introducing Azulsahara Stationery & Wedding Favours

Favours are a tricky subject for many brides. Some say that it's not a UK wedding tradition to give these mini-presents, but personally I'm all for them - not least because they're a fantastic opportunity to show your creative side. Whether you choose an edible option {chocolates are always appreciated}, or something more valuable, make sure you put yourself in the shoes of the guest - the last thing you want is discarded favours left on the table. Wedding stationery company Azulsahara help their brides with a fantastic selection of wedding favours, to match their invitations. This creates a fab 'together' look, where everything is the same pattern. Whatsmore, all their wedding favours are personalised with the names of the bride and groom, and the date of the wedding with no additional cost. Check out their gorgeous selection below, and on their website.

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Introducing Fine Art Wedding Photography

Choosing your wedding photographer has become pretty complicated these days. It used to be simple when all you expected were the formal shots. You'd pick a local photographer, who was good a ordering people around, and arranging people according to height, and snap-snap, you'd have your wedding album full of groups of guests. You'll probably still want a few of those formal, group shots, but nowadays wedding photographers have developed, and you'll hear a lot of talk of reportage-style and fine art photography. Reportage is a bit like the pictures taken by the paparazzi. They're unobtrusive shots of the bride and groom enjoying their day, or portraits of people laughing. It's a fun, modern style, that's very much in fashion at the moment. Fine art wedding photography is also growing in popularity. It's a huge trend in the States, and everything big there tends to make it's way to the UK. But what's the difference to reportage? Well with fine art wedding photography every shot is like a painting you'd hang on your wall, where the bride and groom are placed in their environment, or cleverly lit by an errant beam of sunlight. David Charlwood is a UK fine art wedding photographer - take a look at his work below, and you'll see the difference in style.

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Introducing ZankYou Wedding Lists

As if getting married wasn't present enough, some genius person {probably an engaged one}, came up with the idea that wedding guests should give the newlyweds a gift. And as someone who's just started receiving wedding presents, I can tell you, it feels like the most amazing treat. I got a diamond ring, a designer wedding dress, an amazing wedding day, and now I get presents?! We should do this getting married thing more often! Originally wedding presents were designed to furnish a new home with crockery, cutlery and linen, but what if you don't really need anything? Well that's where Zankyou comes along to help you out. This fab website lets you create the wedding list of your dreams, where you can include anything you like, from your honeymoon, all the way to that toaster it turns out you actually do need. Then your guests contribute whatever they want to spend, and all the funds get transfered direct to your bank account. The site also gives you a whole range of useful wedding tools, including a personal wedding website, electronic RSVP for your invitations and a guest list management feature that easily converts into a table planner tool {a life-saver!}.

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WOW! The Bridal Designer Sale

If you're finding that all the wedding dresses you love are too expensive, then you're going to love the London Bridal Designer Sale. With up to 70% off exquisite designer wedding gowns, you'll finally be able to afford leading international designers like Amanda Wakeley, Amy Michelson, Caroline Castigliano, Christina Sposa and many, many more… The sale starts on Saturday 19th March {this weekend!} and runs until Sunday 20th March at London's Marriott Hotel on Grosvenor Square. Tickets to the event are FREE but appointments are booking out fast! To avoid disappointment, book now and select your preferred date and time slot.

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Introducing Renira and Jane Photography

Your wedding is going to be one of the biggest days of your life, and you're going to want some seriously exceptional photographs to record those magical moments. Renira and Jane Photography have a unique approach to shooting a wedding and between the two of them they capture the whole story of the day from every angle, with personality and fun. With a combined seventeen years in professional portrait experience, you can trust them to take gorgeous photographs you'll treasure forever. Based in Oxfordshire, they're happy to travel, and their 2011 package includes an engagement shoot, so you can all get to know each other. By the time you reach your wedding day you'll be comfortable in-front of their cameras, and pose-perfect! Check out some of their work below, and keep checking back on Before the Big Day for more of their real weddings.

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Introducing The Last Detail Wedding Accessories

Wedding ideas start big, with venues and themes and a desire to create a general mood - be it vintage, casual or glamorous. Once you get to three months to go, hopefully you've got the big things out the way, and you're down to the nitty-gritty. That's when you're going to start choosing your wedding favours, place cards and confetti. For all of the above, plus all the table decorations you can imagine, try The Last Detail. They're a fab website with all their products divided into themes and colours, to make them extra-easy to find. There's even a red, white and blue theme for the up-coming Royal Wedding!

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Introducing Urban Bridesmaid

If you're looking for affordable wedding photography with personality, look no further than Urban Bridesmaid. Photographer Louisa goes beyond the normal shots you'd expect, to really capture the personality of the bride, groom and guests. That's not to say she doesn't take fantastic formal shots, but if you're looking for more of a mix of reportage photography, then Urban Bridesmaid should be top of your go-to list. Based in South London, Urban Bridesmaid is happy to travel, and Louisa offers reasonable prices, with wedding commissions starting at under £1000. Check out some of her work below, and keep your eyes peeled for more of her weddings, soon-to-be featured on Before the Big Day.

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Not on the High Street

{Sponsored Posting} Isn't getting married just the best? You get a diamond ring, a wedding dress, gorgeous shoes, a fabulous party with all your favourite people, a luxurious honeymoon, and then, if you're really lucky, your guests give you presents. It's almost too good to be true! One wedding tradition that seems to be lasting the test of time is the list. Originally designed to make sure you don't get three toasters and two irons, it's morphed into something so much more sophisticated. Take Not on the High Street. They launched their wedding list service last year, and promise unusual and unique gifts, along with all the basics. Take a look at their website, and if you do decide to place your list with them, please quote code 000156, and if I'm lucky, they'll send me a present too!

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