Real Peach & Paper Lantern Wedding: Belinda & Simon

You've got to love it when a groom gets into the wedding planning. The groomzilla is a rare and wonderful beast. He's should be admired by brides the world over, for actually appreciating why wedding details are important {not boring}, and for embracing wholeheartedly the wedding process. Most grooms {my husband for one} show no interest, so let's hear it for Simon, who along with his gorgeous bride, Belinda, planned the most incredible wedding in Jersey. I'm loving all their wedding details, including the paper lanterns, shabby-chic floral bunting, luggage tag place markers and twine-wrapped vases. I'm also head-over-heels in love with Belinda's gorgeous wedding gown, and the fabulous peach dresses she chose for her bridesmaids. Beautiful pictures published with thanks to Colin Cruickshank Photography.

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My Fabulous Fitness Weekend at Bootique

All this week I've been eating yoghurt for breakfast instead of cereal, and you know what, I feel a lot slimmer as a consequence. So why this sudden turn away from cornflakes? Well it's all thanks to the incredible weekend I spent at my friends' new project - Bootique in Majorca. Run by Alice and Angus {personal trainer and chef and engaged couple}, Bootique is a tailor-made holiday with at twist, where Alice trains you to within an inch of your life, and Angus feeds you healthy {but delicious} food. We went for a long weekend, and somehow managed about five hours of exercise a day without collapsing. In the gaps between Pilates classes, power-plate sessions and treks in the Majorcan hills, we relaxed around the gorgeous pool, sipping herbal tea and watching dragonflies dart around the tropical garden. Truly a heavenly experience, and one I can't recommend enough to brides-to-be for last-minute slimming or healthy hen weekends. And the best thing? It inspires you to be healthier at home - it's not just yoghurt I've started eating, I've even learnt how to cook quinoa.

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Beautiful Wedding Marquee Inspiration

Marquees are fantastic for hosting truly personalised weddings. As long as you've got enough space, you can pick and pitch in any location, from a field to your parent's garden. And then the fun starts! You can decorate the inside any which way you like - carpet colour, drapings, lighting, tablecloths, chair-style, flowers - it's all up for grabs. I've recently fallen for these arty drapings by Crescent Moon - loving the butterflies and feathers - which one would you choose?

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Wearing A Veil On Your Wedding Day

Wedding veils can be a difficult beasts. After all, it's the one accessory you only really wear once, so it's not like you get a great deal of practice on what style suits you best. My bridesmaids had terrible trouble fitting my incredible Delphine Manivet veil at my wedding, so I'd definitely recommend getting your hairdresser to do it for you. Or at least do some serious practice ahead of your wedding day. I'm particularly loving the wedding veil style in this picture below, discovered on fab blog Cup of Jo, by Amy Carroll. For other styles, do click here.

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Real Shabby-Chic Barndance Wedding: Jamie & Bryan

The sheer abundance of copyable details from Jamie & Bryan's big day, have got me in a tizz. How can I put in words the sheer wonderfulness of it all? What should I mention first? Luckily the team from Our Labour of Love have gushed on my behalf, pointing out the barn-dance invitations, the oodles of bouquets and birds nests, the flea market antique plates, the symmetry of the parasols and the personalised jam-pots. PLUS my biggest love, and something that should be in everyone's list of wedding-wants, the Kick Off Your Heels flip-flop favours. Such a fantastic idea to keep your girls on the dance-floor.

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Winners! Luxury Wedding Show London

Congratulations to the winners of the competition to win tickets to The Luxury Wedding Show London. Liz, Mari, Jenny, Paul & Grace and Kushla, you are all lucky winners of a pair of tickets worth £100! The Luxury Wedding Show London covers every aspect of planning your big day, from designer gowns and accessories through to top venues, honeymoon destinations, florists and photographers. The show is this weekend {22nd-23rd October} at the Saatchi Gallery, click here for a special offer of 2 tickets for the price of one {saving you £50}.

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Vintage Wedding Ice-Cream Van

From pink campervans to blue ice-cream vans called Betty - I've got an obsession with unusual wedding catering this month! This baby-blue van is owned by the lovely Hayley, who loves kitsch and great ice cream, and combined her two passions to create Vintage Scoops. As well as locally sourced ice cream, Betty also comes supplied with a range of vintage ice lollies and traditional soft drinks. All served from a 50's style van festooned with bunting, by Hayley in her best floral frock. It's a great way to keep your guests sweet at your wedding.

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Real Cupcake & Seaside Wedding: Emily & Neil

Vibrant turqoise is such a stuning choice for a real wedding, but it takes a brave bridesmaid to carry it off. Luckily, Emily's bridesmaids look fabulous in their gorgeous gowns, and I'm loving their cute fingerless gloves, corsages and bold nail varnish. There's a real fabulous forties feel to their wedding style. I'm also loving the love-birds cake, the laser-cut cupcake cases and the Alice in Wonderland 'Eat Me' labels. Plenty of wedding inspiration of a bride planning a shabby chic wedding. Gorgeous pictures published with thanks to Angharad from Gwenter Photography - loving the wild beach shots.

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