For most brides it is the weddings dress that is the most important and treasured element of their nuptials but the engagement ring and wedding band are up there too. After all what girl doesn’t adore a great piece of jewellery? For most people an investment in gemstone jewellery is a significant one. so significant, indeed, that they can’t afford the extravagance very often. For many brides those two special rings could be the most valuable pieces they ever own and so choosing the right ones is a big deal. Continue reading
Category Archives: Discussion
Eco Friendly Weddings
Environmental issues are certainly to the fore these days. We are all being encouraged to save resources, particularly energy, and rightly so. The earth’s resources are being rapidly depleted and I am sure most people would have some interest in preserving them but how many of us would be happy to consider the environment when it comes to our wedding? Continue reading
The Competitive Edge
A recent study of 1000 brides has revealed just how competitive they can be. 60% have admitted to choosing elements of their wedding merely to outdo their friends and many would be absolutely furious if a fellow bride copied their ideas. So much for imitation being the sincerest form of flattery! Continue reading
New Tricks
The cost of a typical wedding has escalated greatly in recent years. Many couples now have lofty ideas about their dream wedding but lack the funds to pay for it. The result is a growing trend for brides and grooms to employ money grabbing tricks to mitigate their costs. Would you be prepared to ask your guests to foot the bill for the wedding or the honeymoon? Continue reading
Wedding Regrets
A new survey has revealed that only 18% of women actually believe that their wedding was the perfect day with the rest admitting that there was at least one aspect of their big day that they would love to change. It would appear that despite the huge cost of many weddings and the amount of time spent planning them, most brides end up feeling that the results were less than perfect. Continue reading
UK Wedding Industry Struggling
All the signs are that the British wedding industry is currently in decline. Suppliers from bridal gown retailers to menswear hire companies are reporting a fall in trade and there doesn’t seem to be much good news on the horizon. Is this situation the result of a fall in the number of marriages or are other factors at play? Continue reading
Doggie Weddings
These days it isn’t just people that get married it is dogs too and not always to other canines! I know we all have a habit of personifying our pets but chatting away to them is one thing, arranging a full scale wedding is quite another. However, mutts’ nuptials are becoming big business as more and more people arrange for their pets to tie the knot. Continue reading
Planning the Wedding Before Finding the Groom
How early would you plan the details of your wedding? Perhaps after you have set the date or after you get engaged? Recent research suggests that actually many women plan their wedding before they have even find someone to marry! In fact the average age that girls in Britain start planning is 13. Such is the allure of the big day with all the trimmings that women are obsessing about it before they have even grown up. Continue reading
Miss Piggy is Getting Married!
Muppets favourite Miss Piggy has been trying to drag Kermit the Frog down the aisle for as long as anyone can remember and it seems that she might finally have succeeded. The new Muppets Movie “Muppets Most Wanted” will shortly hit our screens and Miss Piggy may finally be about the fulfil her dreams as acclaimed designer Vivienne Westwood was commissioned to design a wedding dress for the romantic pig.
Would You Cancel Someone’s Wedding?
When you work in the wedding industry you see pretty much everything you could possibly imagine. In the 9 years I have worked in the business I have had a few shocks regarding people’s behaviour and attitudes. Weddings can bring out both the best and worst in those involved leading to many wonderful gestures and some truly appalling behaviour. This week I read that a women has been jailed for cancelling her brother’s wedding behind his back. It sounds appalling but it is not a unique occurrence. Continue reading