The Hottest Wedding Venue Styling Tips for 2012 by Simply Kayo
Simply Kayo is a boutique special events company, that specialise in designing and coordinating quality, creative celebrations for the individual that identifies with the Western culture but is also very proud of their ethnic heritage. Today Fikayo, from Simply Kayo lets our brides and grooms in on what are the hottest trends for venue styling for 2012 weddings! Crystals, diamantes, and bling Simply Kayo brides have fallen in love... Read More
Man up! Father’s Day Wedding Suit Inspiration
Happy Father’s Day to all the fathers, pops, daddies and big Uncle Joes who gave us sweets when our mums weren’t looking, tried to teach us to ride a bike and when we looked back we realised they had let go of the back of the bike and we promptly fell over, taught us to stand up to bullies, picked us from school in a beat up old truck, taught us not to be sacred of spiders, told us to knuckle down at school and promised to beat our first... Read More
Help, my bridesmaid is pregnant!
Don’t panic! There are a lot of empire line dresses, high waisted under the bust with a flowing skirt which are comfy as well as being stylish. Tiffany Rose: Lace Bolero, Marilyn Dress, Black Short Oyster Gown, Vintage Rose Chloe Dress. Dessy: Navy Tea Length Maternity Bridesmaid’s Dress Alfred Angelo: Berry Maternity Bridesmaid’s Dress Style 7016MA. Picchu Maternity: One Shoulder Silk Jersey Maxi Dress Bumpalicious: Ripe Red... Read More
Wedding Hair Inspiration: Dreads and Locks
Carrying on with the 3rd installment in our series of how to customise your hair for your wedding, today we are going to be talking about locks, twists and dreads. Your options are to either to have your locks out or tie them back (at least some in part) so that they don’t fall into your face when you are saying your vows or go for a full updo/bun! Organic Dreadlocks have a spiral hair to tie back your locks or to tie them back in a half up... Read More
Orange is the New Black
The look hitting the aisles of the modern bride is orange! Orange is making a big comeback this year at weddings around the UK, and here is some orange wedding inspiration whether you are aiming for burnt orange or a more paler tangerine! Wedding Cakes: gerbera three tier wedding cake Sweet Sams, four tier orange cake Grace Cakes and four tier oranges, lemons and lime wedding cake Sweet Fantasies Shoes: Top Shop and Great Gifts Flower Girl... Read More
It’s Cool Britannia all the way at Delights by Cynthia
Cake by Delights by Cynthia // Photography by Kelvin Coker As the nation prepares to celebrate the Royal Wedding on Friday, Islington based cake designer Cynthia Akinsanya, owner of Delights by Cynthia, is busy baking and creating a collection of cakes and cupcakes inspired by the royal nuptials. Since the Royal Wedding was announced, the phone has not stopped ringing in the Delights Kitchen. Customers are making enquiries and placing orders for... Read More
Bridal Hair Accessory Trends for 2011
Gemma Crow is a jewellery designer based in Chalfont St. Peter, Buckinghamshire. A big thank you to Gemma for kindly sharing with us the top 2011 trends in bridal hair accessories for the modern bride! As a jewellery designer involved in the wedding and prom industry, it is very important for me to stay up to date with the latest and most popular trends and themes. It seems that this year’s brides are torn between several styles, I have whittled... Read More
NEW SERIES: Wedding Hair Inspiration – Bantu Knots
Today we are starting a new series, where we look at different wedding hair styles and give you inspirations on what wedding jewellery, tiaras and veils would suit that look. Every little helps right? The term, Bantu Knots, also known as China Bumps originated from the Bantu peoples of southern Africa who were characterised by their hair texture. Bantu Knots can be used to give your hair curls and waves – known as a Bantu Knot braid out, as... Read More
How to choose your wedding photographer
Last time we spoke about why wedding photography costs as much as it does. As promised, today we are going to talk about how to choose your wedding photographer for your big day! You can spend literally hours looking at wedding photographer’s websites or flicking through real weddings on blogs and buying up all the latest wedding magazines from WHSmith, and still not be able to narrow down your choice! Instead you are more confused than when... Read More
Wedding Cake Trends for 2011 with Janet Mohapi-Banks
Janet Mohapi-Banks is an award winning luxury bespoke cake designer based in Epsom and working in and around London, Surrey and the UK. She has been featured in the UK’s leading wedding magazines and on national television, providing cakes of excellence for discerning clients! Janet shares with us today, what the latest trends in wedding cakes are and what we are likely to see gracing the wedding cake tables of the modern 2011 bride. In a word….... Read More