To be super clear: when you propose at Christmas time, there’s one secret you absolutely can’t ignore, if you want it to go perfectly. There’s many more tips and ideas you can choose to take on board as well! We’ll give you those in a nutshell, but let’s get cracking with the single most important thing you need to know about Christmas proposals.
A Christmas proposal has to be personal.
That’s it. That’s the biggest thing you need to get right if you’re going to propose at Christmas time. Whichever day, or time, or setting you choose, you’ve got to think it through – and from your partner’s perspective. Forget about festive proposals you’ve seen in movies, read about online or been shown by the algorithms. Step away from outside influences and think about your partner.
Tis the season, so it seems, for insanely beautiful bridal collections to drop in my inbox. Today, the stunning new collection from KOTAPSKA, a celebrated name in Ukrainian luxury bridal fashion. Their newest collection “For You” is an ode to the woman who chooses to love boldly, express authentically, and marry beautifully.
I’ve also included some favourites from Kotapska’s Love Actually collection – also breathtakingly beautiful, and to show the bridal industry that we need to see more skin colours and body shapes represented in the media! As always, more on our insta – here are just some of my favourites, with words from Kotapska. Enjoy!
I hear a lot about timeless wedding styling – and scrolling through the beautiful photos from Dan and Tori’s wedding, I had a bit of a revelation. It’s not the styling that makes a wedding timeless. It’s not the look, or the colour palette, or the aesthetic. It’s the way it feels.
It’s the joy and life you and your guests bring to the party that makes a wedding timeless.
Laughter doesn’t date. Smiles are always on trend.
That glow you’ll have on your wedding day is what’s universal, and beautiful, and timeless. Even better – when it’s captured beautifully on camera.
Our love of intimate weddings and after parties started back in 2020. It’s an approach to weddings I absolutely adore: meaningful ceremonies with closest family and friends, followed at a later date by epic celebrations. Katie and Jonathan did this beautifully, realising after they’d had their civil wedding that they loved the idea of hosting an unforgettable celebration in a contemporary space in London. Having just 6 weeks to plan everything, they turned to luxury Jewish wedding planner Elegante by Michelle J to curate and plan their dream wedding!
If you’re still to book your wedding photographer, this is for you! The wedding photos you’ll love most will be relaxed, natural images of you and your guests. You’ll adore the ones where your smiles look natural, where your glances are genuine, and the ones which remind you how fun and full of love your wedding day was. And if these are the kind of images you’re looking for, there’s one simple but crucial rule: always choose a photographer whose portfolio is full of beautiful, unposed images. Expert advice and inspiration comes from Mark Battista, a wedding photographer in Cumbria.
