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Wedding Planning

Weddings, Then and Now

A look back at the changes in wedding traditions over the past fifty years.
How to have an eco-friendly or green wedding

With the world focus this month on the COP17 conference on climate change being held in Durban, it seemed appropriate to focus on ways couples can reduce…
Don’t sweat the small stuff

Did Kim Kardishian lose the plot? Kim Kardashians’s fans were a bit astounded and shocked to hear last week that after only 72 days of marriage she had filed for divorce…
So he’s popped the question and you’ve said YES!

Now before you rush off and sms the happy news to all your friends or tell the world on twitter and facebook, rather take a deep breath and…
Choosing a wedding dress

Much has been written recently in the press about royal weddings and there is no getting away from the fact that through the centuries royal nuptials have always had an effect…
Reducing Your Wedding Costs

Weddings are expensive affairs, and the recent downturn in the economy has meant that more and more couples are looking for ways to reduce their wedding costs…
Choosing service providers for your wedding

All newly-engaged couples want to ensure that they choose the right service providers for their weddings – professionals who ensure a stress-free wedding day…
Choosing a wedding venue

Once you’ve worked out a budget and the number of guests you plan to invite to your wedding, you can start to think about where to hold the celebration…
Choosing a Wedding Photographer

Remember that after you have sold the dress, eaten the cake, and had the glorious honeymoon, all that you have left to remind you of your wedding are the photographs…
Last minute Wedding Reception Tips

You and your family will be off to take photographs straight after the wedding ceremony. So you will need someone to welcome your guests when they get to the reception venue…
Wedding Invitations

As your wedding invitation is the first contact your guests will have with the celebration, it is definitely worthwhile taking time and care when choosing its style…
Wedding Gift Registries

I think we all agree that choosing a gift for a friend or loved one is never easy, and choosing a wedding gift in particular is often a much more difficult task…
Wedding Ceremony ideas

As mentioned before, marriage is a life-long commitment and it is well worthwhile taking time to work through the service to ensure that it is special to you both…
Reduce your wedding carbon footprint

More environmentally concerned couples are looking for ways to ensure that their wedding day doesn’t leave a large carbon footprint on the planet and here’s how they can achieve this…
Planning an environmentally friendly wedding

More environmentally-conscious couples worldwide are looking for ways to ensure that their nuptials are kinder to the planet, this is how they can achieve this aim with minimal effort…
Music for your wedding

The music is the first thing that guests mention, and it saddens me to see couples sometimes spending a fortune on a venue, flowers, wedding dress, etc. and then stinting on the music…
First Steps in planning your wedding

If you are newly engaged, congratulations! Although, when planning a wedding, it sometimes feels as if there is a mountain of small stuff to sweat about, don’t! It is not intended to be…
Encore Weddings

With the worldwide divorce rate as high as it is, the Americans now refer to what were always known as ‘second weddings’ as ‘encore weddings’, which has become a trendy and acceptable name…
Choosing a wedding date

The month of December has always been a popular time for men to get down on one knee and utter those five magic words many girls just long to hear: ‘Please will you marry me?’…
Why you need a Wedding Videographer

Many couples have told me that the one thing they regretted not having had at their wedding was a videographer to record the event. The day always seems to pass by much too quickly…