Thursday 5 January 2012

New Year Wedding Dress Sales

The New Year wedding dress sales are the best opportunity for summer brides to pick up their wedding gown at a discount! Prepare yourself for a day of sale shopping by wearing neutral underwear and minimal make-up. There's nothing dress designers hate more than foundation smudged on their gowns. Take a friend to help you gather gowns, and arrive early for the best deals. It's like a military operation! For inspiration, watch this hilarious clip from Friends, when Monica goes discount dress-hunting with Rachel and Phoebe, and make sure you follow me on Twitter, as I'll tweet details of all the wedding dress sales as they're announced.

♥ The incredible wedding branch of the much-adored Anthropologie brand, BHLDN, has a sale on now. It's based in the US, so you'll need to get your dress sent to a friend in America, but with discounts of 45% off incredible gowns, it's worth the hassle. Get your skates on, because the sale ends 10th January.

Net-a-Porter's Wedding Boutique has fantastic discounts on their wedding dresses and accessories right now! Head right on over to their website for 50% off Halston Heritage, Alexander McQueen {Kate Middleton's dress designer of choice}, Temperley London, Alberta Ferretti and much more!!

{Product Credit} Sassi Holford's Indulgence collection

Autumn Kelly chose Sassi Holford for her wedding to Peter Philips, son of Princess Anne, and now you can afford her gorgeous gowns too! From 7th to 21st January 2012 she's offering huge reductions on selected sample wedding dresses from her classic English bridal collections. With a boutique in London and another in Taunton, it's a great option for brides in the south of England. In both stores no appointment is necessary and it is 'first come, first served', so get there early! {Check out her website for store addresses}.

Blackburn Bridal Couture in Blackheath have a massive sale at their London store from 6th to 13th January. Plus, for each dress sold, 10% of the price paid will go to the Cystic Fibrosis Trust.{Call 020 8297 1188 to make your appointment}.



{Product Credit} David Fieldon 2010 Spring Collection

David Fielden is a hugely popular wedding dress designer, and he's hosting a fabulous one-day sample sale on 7th January at his London boutique. With reductions of up to 75% and prices starting from £250, you'll want to be there early! {No appointment needed, 241 Fulham Road, from 10am-6pm}

Phillipa Lepley, one of London's best-loved wedding designers is hosting a sample sale {happy shriek!}. It kicks off on 20th January for a week, with wedding dresses from £900, plus shrugs, veils and accessories from £150. {No appointment needed, 48 Fulham Road, SW3 6HH (020 7590 9771) from 10am.

♥ Knightsbridge designer wedding dress designer Ana Cristache starts her sample sale on 21st January with wedding gowns starting at the wonderfully reasonable figure of £500. Book your appointment now! {11 Beauchamp Place, SW3 1NQ - 020 7584 8322}.


{Photo Credit} My Wedding by Caught the Light

♥ This is a biggy! Browns Bride, who stock my Delphine Manivet wedding dress 'The Anatole', start their sale on 22 January at 11am. You'll want to be there early to get the first bite of the 70% off cherry! With discounts on wedding dresses and shoes by Oscar de la Renta, Alberta Ferretti, Vera Wang and more. {12 Hinde Street, W1U 3BE - 020 7514 0056}.

♥ If, like Kate Middleton, you're a fan of the fascinator, or your mother-in-law is looking for a hat, then get in her good books and tell her about the Gina Foster sample sale on 26-28 January. With up to 70% off hats and fascinators, she's going to be telling all her friends! From 10am on Thursday and Friday, and 11am on Saturday at 5 Kensington Church Walk, W8 4NB {020 7937 7611}.

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Vintage Wedding Hats, Headpieces & Corsages

Planning a vintage wedding? Or maybe a wedding with a forties theme? I've fallen in love with these super-stylish hats and hairpieces from Strumpet Bride. Handmade by Kitty and Wanda, you can either choose one of their beautiful read-to-wear pieces, or work with Strumpet on a bespoke design to match your wedding dress. Mothers-of-the-bride are going to love them, and why not give all your bridesmaids corsages to match? Gorgeous!


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Wednesday 4 January 2012

Spring Wedding Decoration Idea

Peparing for your spring wedding? Jump into the new season with gorgeous pastel pom-poms, as shown in these incredible pictures from the Pom Pom Factory. Poms are a pretty easy DIY project, but the Pom Pom Factory go far beyond simple poms - they'll craft creative installations for your wedding, from balloon-style displays to dresses for your bridesmaids {yes really!}. Alternatively buy ready-made poms from their shop.

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Sunday 1 January 2012

Real Desert Monochrome Wedding: Angela & David

This wedding makes me want to get married in the desert! Not the first location that comes to mind when you dream of your big day, but just wait till you see these pictures. Angela and David got married this winter in New Mexico, against a stunning pastel background of mountains and forest. Shot by the amazing Stephanie Williams, I'm totally obsessed with all the gorgeous details, not least the marshmallow camp fire. Don't miss Angela's gardenia and feather bouquet, her elegant fake-fur stole and silver-glitter decorations. And check out the baby's breath in their table bouquets, it's this season's flower of choice - cheap, cheerful and utterly romantic.

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Fabulous New Year Weekend Wedding Blog Links

Happy New Year to each and every one of you! Here's to wishing you all the best with your wedding plans, and if you're getting married this year, a fabulous wedding day! Statistics show that most couples get engaged between Christmas and New Year, so if you're a brand new bride-to-be, then welcome to Before the Big Day wedding blog. Two of my great friends got engaged this Christmas, and they've already subscribed to Before the Big Day - huge congratulations to James & Katie! If you're a newby, you can subscribe for free here, and get all the wedding blog goodness direct to your inbox each morning. For every minute updates, you might even want to follow me on Twitter! In the meantime, don't miss our real wedding inspiration.


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Friday 30 December 2011

Super-chic Bridesmaid Jewellery

How cool are these necklaces? The words are perfect presents for bridesmaids at an urban, funky wedding, while the key and initial could be good if your big day is going to be more traditional. Made out of stirling silver wire, every one is handmade and individual, and totally awesome! Check out Piano Bench Designs to find out more.

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Thursday 29 December 2011

Real English Fête Wedding: Sally & Mark

Themed weddings make for a truly stand-out and memorable day, so if you're looking to make your wedding different from everyone else's next year, then take a look at this fabulous fête wedding! Sally and Mark celebrated their big day in the gorgeous English countryside near Salisbury, and drew inspiration from old-fashioned fair, complete with bowling coconuts, tonnes of bunting, fling the horseshoe game, and a competition for their guests with prizes! I'm loving all the vintage details, the unpretentious Village Hall reception, the cheese wedding cake {yum!} and the fab photography by My Love Story. Sally and Mark both looked gorgeous in their wedding outfits, and don't you just love Sally's red polka dot shoes? I'm totally obsessed with their hand-drawn wedding invitations too - I love that they invited their guests to camp! Now that's quintessential English fun! Do take a look at Sally's list of suppliers and advice - scroll down through the photographs to the end.


Before the Big Day Mini-Questionaire
* Date of Wedding: 27/08/11
* Location of Wedding Ceremony and Reception: Salisbury Registry Office and Cholderton village green and hall
* Overall theme / colour palette for the wedding: Village fête, a bit of vintage, yellow and red
* Dress and Shoe designers: dress - Honeypie Boutique
* Suit designer: Trousers and shirt by Reiss, waistcoat by Orvis, bow tie by Peckham Rye
* Bridesmaid Dress and shoe designers: Dress by Kalico, shoes by Kurt Geiger
* Stationery Designer: The groom designed an evite online
* Photographer: Alex at My Love Story
* Flowers / Centerpieces / Tableware: Vintage bottles from eBay and borrowed from my parents, flowers grown by my parents!
* Jewellery worn: Kitsch plastic heart ring from eBay, red and white spotty earrings from Camden Market
* Advice from the Bride: We were extremely lucky to have a brilliant 'wedding team' of family and friends - including parents who picked up wine from France, made the bunting, and grew the flowers - so that helps if you can get that!
* Hair: Fascinator by Katie Vale Designs
* Any regrets? None - although it would have been nice to have a couple more hours the day before so I wasn't in Tescos at 8pm instead of relaxing in the bath - but I'm sure everyone thinks that, and the relaxing bath was never going to happen really!!
* Best decision made: Staying true to our original ideas and concepts, while managing to keep costs relatively low! And camping in a teepee instead of going to a hotel!

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Monday 26 December 2011

Amazing Wedding Offers from Before the Big Day

It's a bit late, but all the best Christmas presents come a little late! It's for all you regular wedding blog readers - a fabulous selection of wedding discounts from my favourite suppliers! All you need to do is mention Before the Big Day wedding blog to get the discount. Also, check out Big Day Discounts for more amazing offers. I hope you had a very Happy Christmas! xx

David Charlwood Photography
Wedding photography can be one of the biggest expenses on your wedding day, but it's also the most important. Now you can enjoy the amazing skills of David Charlwood Photography with 10% off! Check out his fine-art pictures and unobtrusive style.



Laura Babb
Brilliant wedding photographer Laura Babb is offering 10% off to readers of Before the Big Day. You'll love her quirky, contemporary, photography that's both beautiful and budget friendly!

The Beautiful Wedding Company
Need some pampering and a helping hand? Of course you do! The Beautiful Wedding Company are offering lucky Before the Big Day readers 10% off their Final Countdown and On the Day Wedding Co-ordination services. The Beautiful Wedding Company offer a full wedding planning service combined with an exclusive bridal beauty boutique, so you get two services for the price of one!

Akimbo
Get 10% off wedding stationery from Akimbo. This fantastic Aussie boutique stationer ships worldwide, and they make the most incredible wedding invitations, guaranteed to leave your guests oohing and aahing.


Better Off Wed are offering 15% off their personalized shabby chic wedding cake toppers. They're gorgeous and you'll love them, and all you need to do is quote the discount code BEFORETHEBIGDAY.


Dreamday Films
Worrying about your budget for your wedding video? Worry no more thanks to Dreamday Films. They're offering a 10% discount on their fabulous wedding videos. Short and sweet, their films of no more than 15 minutes in length combine unobtrusive recording and contemporary editing, ensuring that your special day is captured just as you’d like it.

Lash Lab
Get £10 off a full set of incredible semi-permanent eye-lash extensions thanks to Kym at Lash Lab in London. I've had them done, and they look amazing!


nkd diet
Get 5% off the amazingly effective nkd diet with the code bigday (exact spelling), and get a honeymoon-svelte body. Click here for more info on this bargainous deal! They say you can drop 2-3lb a week on the nkd diet. Sounds good to me.

The Vintage Wedding List
Get 10% off amazing vintage furniture and home accessories from The Vintage Wedding List. Simply call and quote the code Big Day. This is the best place for original items for your wedding list.


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