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Farm Weddings
We don’t mean standing in a field with lots of sheep and cows!  But farms can be an affordable place to get married with a lot of charm. some of them allow your guests to interact with the animals, you might find a farm that has a barn that you could tranform in to ther perect eveing reception or you could have a marquee set up for the sit doen meal and change it around for your evening guests.

Small luxurious weddings Budgets might be tight, but that doesn’t mean that luxury and glamour are going away. Instead, couples are opting for the more intimate wedding day. By having fewer guests, they can have more personal touches during the day, maybe more expensive wine, or more personalised favours.

The new color for 2009 is gray. You may think of gray as too dull to be a color for weddings,it can serve as a sophisticated contrast to brighter colors. It’s great paired with pink or yellow, but perhaps the hottest combination this year will be silver and purple?
Purple is extremley popular in the high street shops at the moment maybe this trend will follow within the world of fabulous weddings.

2009 brides are considerate, so they’re looking for bridesmaid dresses that are truly rewearable, look in high street shops, such as john Lewis you can pick up some lovely dresses from Coast, or try BHS they have some great prices on Younger bridesmaid dresses, if you are set on a cerain style but you don’t mind having different shades of your choosen colour, all hit the shops during the sales and you could end up with getting some great bargains.

1. Why not give female guests a Breast Cancer Campaign Pin - all proceeds go to charity and it is a great way to remember a loved one.

2. You can also buy a Breast Cancer symbol that has tiny flower seeds embedded in to the design, so your guests can leave the wedding plant the ribbon and have something to remember your special day.

3. Instead of a traditional wedding gift list, you could ask guests to buy the new home kit from Present Aid website and help a family devestated by a diaster get back on their feet.

4. You could set a donation page on the British Heart Foundation website and have your guests make donations instead of a gift list.

5. Cancer Research Uk also have a wedding donation page, alot of us have been affected by cancer whether it is a family member, friend or even yourself. Why not have guests donate to your page instead of having them buy you a wedding gift.

Buffet, these should always have a centre piece as well as all the usual suspects, voluvonts, sausage rolls, goujons, sandwiches and so on, try using a whole poached dressed salmon or a carved meat platter, remember the buffet has to contend with the bride for some attention so make sure it looks appealing!

Hog roast, perfect for the summer on the patio or part of the party in the function room, compliment this with salads, new or jacket potatoes, and coleslaw.

BBQ more popular in the summer for obvious reasons, but many weddings have a firework display in the evening so this would work perfectly whatever time of year!

Treat your guests to something different, a mobile fish and chip van or an ice cream van for a summer dessert.

Depending on your tastes there is the perfect wedding vehicle out there for you, whether it be a vintage Rolls Royce or a classic horse drawn carrage, have a look at some ideas!

Classic 1930’s and 1940’s Rolls Royce limousines or mk2 and mk3 jaguar sports bodied cars

Quirky VW campers and busses from the 1950’s and 60’s or Beetles and Karman Ghia’s from the same era

Go american with old musscle cars, Pontiacs, Mustangs, Plymouth’s or a Dodge,streached Hummers and American style limousines

For elegance, you cant beat a horse drawn carraige, total elegance and a bit of time before the ceremony for the bride to gather her nerves and thoughts.

If a no expence spared affair is on the cards why not try helicoptors? There are hundreds to choose from, from the Robinson R22, Bell Jet Ranger through to the Agusta 109.

Are movies your thing? if so you can hire cars from almost all your favorite films and programs, such as a Ford Grand Torrino from Starsky and Hutch, KITT from Knight rider, The white 1948 Ford convertible from Greese, back to the futures Delorean, and pretty much anything you can think of!

New limousines, The Rolls Royce flying spur, Bently Continental, Mercedes E and S class cars, Jaguar S-Type.

Flamboyance! Performance car hire, fancy getting your hands on a super car? Ferrari’s Lamborghini’s Porsche, Audi R8, Lotus Elise, Maserati, Aston martin, The list goes on..

For the adreneline junkies out there how about parachuting in or for a softer decent a hot air balloon or a microlite!

We are all well aware that we have to do our bit to help save the environment and even on your wedding day there are small things you can do, here are a few tips

If having your dress made try to find a designer who uses organic, fair-trade or natural materials

Try to find jewelers who can source fair-trade or recycled precious metals for bespoke wedding jewellery

When choosing wedding stationary try to use cards and invites made from recycled materials

Confetti can be made from locally grown flower petals or recycled paper

When using candles, use candles made from natural bees wax or soybean wax

Use florists who source locally grown or organic flowers

If having a band as your entertainment try to use an acoustic band

1, Bournmouth

2, Gt Yarmouth

3, Newcastle

4, Nottingham

5, Newquay

6, Budapest

7, Krakow

8, Edinburgh

9, Prague

10, Madrid

When planning a stag party there are a few things to take into account, firstly tailor the event around the groom (as this is for him!) find out what he would like to do and work from there, there is no point in going on a weekend of pubbing and clubbing if the stag is T total, so take it back to basics, there are millions of activities to choose from here are some suggestions,

Go karting

Paint balling

Quad bike riding

Assault courses

Theme parks

Mountain biking

White water rafting

The infamous night out!

Golf weekends

Rally driving

With the stag party, the options are endless, but 1 small tip, make sure the trip is affordable to everyone that is involved and is close to the stag, as this may well cause bad feelings on the run up to the wedding day and lets face it we all need a story to tell about the stag night on the wedding day so make sure its a good story!

It seems that alot of people are bucking the trend when it comes the typical honeymoon, with a bit of imagination there are a few surprising destinations amongst some of the most spectacular beach resorts in the world!

1, Bahamas

2, Barbados

3, Mauritius

4, St Lucia

5, Sardinia

6, Reykjavik

7, Paris

8, Venice

9, Seychelles

10, New York

The only limit on your honeymoon destination is your imagination and budget!

There are brides out there that would throw a fit if one of their bridesmaid dared show up at their wedding with even a hair out of place, if you are a modern bride looking to achieve an elegant effect, you might want to reconsider the notion that your bridal party should all be dressed the same.

While Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen were the first celebrities to buck the trend when they stood up for their assistants  in non-matching attire , first daughter Jenna Bush took it a step further last year when she had celebrity bridal designer Lela Rose create not one, not two, but fourteen seperate bridesmaid dresses in seven different colours  for her Texas ranch style wedding to Henry Hager.

The Trend has already caught on with many non-celebrity brides who are expanding multiple colour palatte to include their entire bridal party J.crew has become a favourite one-stop shopping spot for bridesmaids apparel in complementary colours and styles.

Don’t be afraid to change tradition - especially if it means making your wedding feel fresh and modern.

Hiring a photo booth is becoming more and more popular with wedding couples as they like to have something different to save as a memory of their big day.

How about taking it one step further by setting up a photo area at your reception, you could drape matching material from your colour scheme over a back drop, add a couple of cushions or chairs to the area, I would suggest that you provide an area that would be big enough for a group photo. You will be amazed by the photos that you will have of your friends and family.

Cupcakes have been the popular choice for the last couple of years now, but two tier wedding cakes are making a fast comeback.

Some wedding couples are ordering smaller two tier cakes and using them as a centre piece for the guest tables, by having a simple cake design they will make a great eye catching display.