Thursday 22 September 2011

Real Destination Butterfly-Themed Wedding: Lisa & Bud

Another sunshiny wedding for you to keep in with my being-on-holiday vibe! Lisa and Bud celebrated their big day on the beach, with butterflies, and leis and orchids, and an incredible outdoor sit-down dinner. With the help of the amazing wedding coordinator, Miki Nguyen, the happy couple created a beautiful butterfly-themed wedding. Did you know the butterfly symbolises the start of a new life? Such a fantastic theme for a wedding. Gorgeous pictures published with thanks to Punam Bean Photography.


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Monday 19 September 2011

Win VIP Tickets to the National Wedding Show

It's treat time for readers of Before the Big Day! The lovely people over at the National Wedding Show have given your favourite wedding blogger two pairs of tickets to give away for the London and Birmingham National Wedding Shows. All you need to do is leave a comment below, or send me one via Twitter {tag it @beforethebigday} and I'll enter you into the competition. Make sure you leave your email address and say whether you want tickets to London or Birmingham or either. The London show runs from 30th Sept - 2nd Oct, and the Birmingham one is 7th-9th October. I've got a pair of VIP tickets for each {normally £35 each}, and a pair of normal tickets for each. VIP tickets get you a free glass of bubbly, access to the VIP lounge and a good bag packed full of treats. Wedding fairs are a great way to bond with your mum or bridesmaids, so be sure to take them along for a day of fab wedding inspiration. I'll draw the winner on Monday 26th September.


{Product Credits} Dresses by Sassi Holford via Ellie Sanderson

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Saturday 17 September 2011

Cheerful DIY Wedding Stationery Stamps

Send your greetings to your guests via these fun DIY wedding stationery stamps. Just choose an ink that matches your wedding colour palette, and get stamping! They'd be a great addition to the backs of your wedding invitation envelopes, or to decorate your wedding stationery and thank you letters. You could even use them as a motif on your wedding favours. Give the personalised name stamps to your bridesmaids as thank you presents. Handmade by Eat Pray Create {winner of the best company name ever!}.


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Friday 16 September 2011

Real Golden Beachside Wedding: Molly & Amber

As I'm sunning myself by the pool on our second honeymoon {it rained in the first} in Greece, I thought it only fair that I featured a beautiful sun-drenched wedding to cheer you up in the September rain. I'm loving the incredible laid-back, rustic chic style of this wedding. Brides Molly and Amber chose a lovely muted palette for the wedding colour theme, and I'm loving their complimentary dresses. Don't you just love beach weddings? Stunning pictures published with thanks to Our Labour of Love.


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Thursday 15 September 2011

Introducing Mahlatini Luxury Safari Holidays & Honeymoons

What type of honeymoon are you dreaming about? Believe me, you'll want to go somewhere super special, with a good dose of relaxation at the beginning. We actually delayed our honeymoon till today {yippee, leaving on a jet plane!}, but I actually wish we'd honeymooned straight away. You need a treat, otherwise you can feel a bit flat after your wedding day ends. There's tonnes of holiday companies offering honymoons of every hue, but one of my favourites is Mahlatini. They're specialists in luxury African travel, and every one of their honeymoons look incredible. From Botswana to Zambia and plenty of countries from the middle of the alphabet {including the Maldives and Mauritius}, they'll recommend the very best hotels and lodges, in the very best locations. They're honeymoon specialists, and even offer a HoneyMoney service, where your guests can contribute to your honeymoon instead of buying you presents. What will you choose? Safari or resort, or both? Take a look at their dream-inducing website here Mahlatini.


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Wednesday 14 September 2011

Three Ways to Decorate Your Wedding Cheaply

Wedding decorations can really blow your budget, particularly if you're decorating an empty space. Make an impact with these three cheap and cheerful wedding decorations. I've always been a huge fan of DIY pom poms, but if you're not a DIY-bride, then you can pick up these fantastic lacy rosettes, pinwheels and poms via Paper Polaroid. My favs are the rosettes!


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Tuesday 13 September 2011

Our Wedlock Wedding Tradition

My favourite moment of our wedding actually happened the next day. We stole away near the end of our evening drinks, and locked a padlock onto a metal arch in the garden, that was covered with jasmine. There's a Chinese or Russian wedding tradition that suggests that if a couple attach a lock to a gate and throw away the key, then they'll be together forever. We decided to make this tradition our own, but I decided to keep the key safe and sound in my jewellery box. One day we'll go back, and check that it's still there!


{Photo Credits} 1. Before the Big Day, 2. & 3. Jemma Harding Photography, Dress: Temperley London

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Sunday 11 September 2011

Glittery Wedding Earrings with a Laugh

At first sight, these are the chandelier earrings you've been looking for to add a glitter of glamour to your wedding day. And then you realise that not only will they look fabulous hanging from your lobes {love that word}, but they'll also make everyone laugh. A must-buy for your wedding day from Crumpet Clothing.


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