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Hello! I’m Claire and this is my UK wedding blog.
I’m a calligrapher, a marketeer, a lover of the beauty of weddings. I love the creativity weddings spark in everyone involved and that’s why English Wedding blog is here!
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February 9, 2012: Find your perfect spring or summer wedding invitationOn Friday I asked wedding invitation designers from all over the UK to share their best bright and summery invites with English more… .
February 8, 2012: Breakfast at Tiffany’s and a wedding at Eshott HallElegance and glamour with a retro twist never looked so good... today I'm sharing Becky and Ben's gorgeous wedding day from more… .
February 8, 2012: Wedding inspiration board: English countrysideA final treat from Emma and Will's gorgeous English countryside wedding and marquee reception featured earlier this week. more… .
February 7, 2012: The Elite: Mark Niemierko interviewMark Niemierko is the wedding planner who inspires the whole of the UK wedding industry, a hugely talented and creative man more… .
February 7, 2012: Emma and Will’s beautiful marquee wedding receptionYesterday I think English Springer Spaniel Tess - Emma's 'chief bridesmaid' - stole the show. Today I'll bring you back down to more… .
February 6, 2012: My chief bridesmaid wagged her tail and…... and why not! Ah - I love this wedding for loads of reasons. Emma and Will are both so gorgeous and look the perfect couple. more… .
February 6, 2012: Do wedding photography qualifications matter?I asked an innocent little question on facebook the other day. Something I was pondering as I looked through wedding more… .February 5, 2012: Mrs Moore-to-Be, she doth protest too much …
I could tell that no one believed me when I said that I was going designer wedding dress window shopping in London. All my more… .
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Category Archives: Dresses
The London Bridal Designer Sale March 2011
Bridal Designer Sale March 2011
Could this be the sale no bride can afford to miss? Imagine you’re queueing outside Next on boxing day, 5am… it’s cold and you’ve camped overnight and you’re determined to get a brilliant bargain or two. The doors finally open, the crowd surges forward…
… but that’s nothing. Imagine the same scene, and the excitement you’d feel if there were 1000 designer wedding dresses on the other side of those doors. The Next sale pales in comparison to the Bridal Designer Sale doesn’t it!
No. 2: Being Too Organised and The Bridesmaid Dilemma
Days to go: 78
I chose and purchased my shoes for the wedding in April 2010 — 19 months before the big day! Now these aren’t a problem because I knew these were the shoes for me (even though one of the bridesmaids wanted to bet me £10 that I’d change my mind) — and I knew the dress I was going to choose would match perfectly (even if it would be in a non-matching but matching anyway sense!).
Here are the beauties — Irregular Choice Cortesan:
Posted in Advice, Dresses, english weddings, Star Bride Salma, Star Brides Tagged bridesmaid, coast, irregular choice, vivien of holloway 17 Comments
Chic bridal photography
Greg from TP Photography submitted something just a little different for the English Wedding blog, and I’d love to know what you think.
This is bridal photography as a collaboration between local wedding suppliers: the kind of teamwork which builds a close rapport between suppliers — and I love that these informal little teams are dotted all around the country.
The shoot involved the fabulous Green House Hotel — an eco-friendly wedding venue in Bournemouth, Bridal Designs Wedding Jewellery and Cloudlight Photography,
Find a wedding photographer you love, and you’ll probably feel the same about the florists, cake companies and stationers they recommend to you as well.
New wedding dress designs — elegance by Castigliano
I’ve been learning about wedding dresses this week, viewing some beautiful designs in a top bridal store and finding out a lot about trends within the industry — what are the designers doing — as well as trends for brides — which designs are popular for real brides.
More of that later, but for now I’ll share this with you: the latest catwalk show by Caroline Castigliano, which was held as part of the brand’s 20th anniversary celebrations at The Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park in London.
Green Earth Flowers and Timeless Bride
This morning I set out on my little scooter for an adventure: to meet two Cheshire wedding suppliers I’d heard rave reviews about and featured on the blog although we’d never met in person.
Green Earth Flowers: creative and beautiful wedding flowers in Cheshire, near Manchester
Laura from Green Earth Flowers and Michelle from Timeless Bride have built their wedding businesses around their personalities — both are passionate about their work and led by ethical principles: I learned a lot about being welcoming, honest and inspiring, from both of these ladies this morning.
Do something spontaneous this week!
I don’t like the phrase “wedding planning” — never have. In an ideal world we wouldn’t all need spreadsheets for our budgets and we’d float along happily picking up beautiful things along the way, with it all coming together just right on the big day.
So… the perfect antedote to the whole planning thing? Do something spontaneous. Like, perhaps — well are you free on Thursday night? Why not glam it up, nip down to The Mandarin Oriental in Hyde Park and enjoy the Caroline Castigliano catwalk show. There’s champagne to be supped and some of the most exclusive names in the wedding industry to be hobnobbed with.
Mia Sposa new high street bridal range
It’s been a few days since I’ve heard from my newest best friend and royal-bride-alike Cat Muddleton. Now rumour has it she’s been looking for a wedding dress… and naturally she came to English Wedding for some down to earth advice.
Cat told me she’s seen hundreds of wedding dresses online and is frankly a little dazzled by the choice. It’s something I hear again and again: there are so many wedding dress styles to choose from, and you can browse online till you’re dizzy, find a few you love but still be wondering whether they’ll suit you.
Caroline Castigliano 20th birthday celebrations
How exciting... the Caroline Castigliano brand is 20 years old in January and you're invited to the birthday party!!! That's if you're quick...
Happy 20th Anniversary Caroline Castigliano!
Suzy from Caroline Castigliano sent me all the information this evening and I'm simply going to share it, so over to Suzy to tell you more!
"I have some fantastic news to share with you and your readers! Here at Caroline Castigliano we are extremely excited to be celebrating our 20th Anniversary! January 2011 sees Caroline celebrating 20 years at the forefront of luxury designer bridal wear!
The London Bridal Designer Sale
Latest news, hot off the press from the sale no bride can afford to miss!
www.BridalDesignerSale.com
London Bridal Designer Sale will be holding a designer sample sale with up to 70% off over 1000 designer wedding gowns from leading international designers.
It’s on Saturday 20th & Sunday 21st November 2010 at the Thistle Hotel, Marble Arch, London.
The tickets to this event are FREE! To take advantage of the sale, please visit bridaldesignersale.com to select a time slot.
London Bridal Designer Sale — book at www.BridalDesignerSale.com
Win a luxury break for two
What do I love best about Caroline Castigliano? Hmmm.… Her wedding gowns are out of this world, she’s a UK bridal designer who specialises in the most sophisticated styles imaginable, there’s a new website, Facebook page, Twitter feed and more… that could be my favourite thing…
Ah, I’ve got it: it’s the great prizes that come with the new Castigliano Club. First a designer wedding dress worth £5k earlier this year, and now a luxury break for two. It’s a real taste of the Caroline Castigliano lifestyle… spa treatments, a butler for a weekend? Yes please!!!
