Using a bold colour scheme such as Black & White, will differentiate your wedding from the next. Think Karl Lagerfeld for Chanel ultra chic monochrome. Mix up textures and styles; baroque velvet swirls and zebra print combined with matt black and patent white clean line forms. Choose a black and white wedding dress and dress [...]
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Wedding theme ideas: Black and White
Posted in Wedding Related Articles, Wedding Theme Ideas, tagged wedding decoration, wedding planning tips, wedding themes on December 22, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Wedding table plans made easy
Posted in Wedding Related Articles, tagged wedding planning tips, wedding table seating plans on December 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
When choosing a table plan for your wedding reception, try to think about what is going to work best in the space that you have to work with. Ask your venue for a floor plan of the reception room so you can figure out visually where and in what formation you are going to place [...]
Wedding theme ideas: Feminine Aristocracy à la Marie Antoinette
Posted in Wedding Related Articles, Wedding Theme Ideas, tagged wedding decoration, wedding planning tips, wedding themes on December 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Feminine Aristocracy theme encompasses the decadence and luxury of France’s upper class during the time of Marie Antoinette. This extravagant wedding theme uses a rich colour scheme with deep pinks, purples, teal, cream, and gold mixed with mustard yellow. You can really take this theme a long way; ask your guests to match their [...]
South of France inspired wedding favours
Posted in Favours, Preferred Wedding Suppliers, Wedding Related Articles, tagged wedding favours on December 18, 2009 | 2 Comments »
A wedding favour is a small gift offered by the bride and groom to each guest as token gesture of thanks for their presence at the wedding. Traditionally, wedding favours are sugar-coated almonds with a white or pastel coloured hard coating, presented in a translucent piece of coloured fabric and tied with ribbon to close. This type [...]
My Riviera Wedding’s Top 10 Wedding Planning Money Saving Tips
Posted in Financial, Wedding Related Articles, tagged wedding planning tips on December 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
1. Send your invites & save the dates by email Wedding stationary can be an extremely expensive affair if you go for a tailor-made option. You could end up paying as much as 2 euros per card excluding postage which means for a 100 guest wedding you could end up paying as much as 300 [...]
Paper lanterns: for a stunning décor and a truly magical moment at your wedding reception
Posted in Decoration & Theming, Wedding Related Articles, tagged paper lanterns, wedding decoration, wedding supplier on December 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
If you have been to Thailand around the month of November, you will have no doubt been to the famous Loy Kratong full moon party which takes place each year on the twelfth month of the Thai lunar calendar. At Loy Kratong, it is tradition to release lit lanterns made from tissue paper stretched over [...]
Concerving your wedding memories
Posted in Wedding Related Articles, tagged bridal wear, wedding cake, wedding dress, wedding fashion, wedding flowers, wedding robe on December 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Photographs and film are not the only way to immortalise your wedding day. Here are a few ideas for ways to keep the memories of your wedding day alive. Transforming Your Wedding Dress Your wedding dress doesn’t have to be something you wear only once in a lifetime. If you take your wedding dress to [...]
Wedding Speeches: how to eliminate the cringe factor
Posted in Wedding Related Articles on December 5, 2009 | 1 Comment »
The one and only moment in a wedding which makes me cringe: speech time! From microphone feedback to drunken slurring and speeches that are so long and boring that guests begin to chat amongst themselves, I have witnessed a fair few delights. Even my own brother at my sister’s wedding had his screw-in tooth fall [...]
Professional wedding photograpy workshop with David Brenot
Posted in Wedding Related Articles, tagged photography course, photography workshop, wedding photography on November 23, 2009 | 3 Comments »
For photography fanatics who are contemplating taking their art one step further, one of my favourite, favourite wedding photographers David Brenot is holding a photography workshop in Bourgogne in January 2010 which promises to be a fantastic experience. The 3-day wedding photography course takes place from the 25th to the 27th January 2010 and is [...]
Buffet vs Seated Dinner: different wedding dining options discussed
Posted in Wedding Related Articles, tagged wedding planning tips on November 7, 2009 | 2 Comments »
I came across a good article in French wedding magazine Le Mariage de Céline today which talks about the pros and cons of the different dining possibilities at a wedding. I have summarised the important bits in this post adding my own flavour of course! Seated Dinner The seated dinner is the most traditional of the different dining options [...]
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