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    Wedding Guest Dresses – Themes for 2025

    May 30, 2025 - By 

    With wedding invites landing in inboxes and postboxes alike, there’s one fashion question that always springs to mind: what to wear? If you’re searching for the ultimate wedding guest dresses this year, 2025 has brought with it some exciting new trends, along with the timeless staples we all know and love. Whether it’s a countryside ceremony, a sleek city affair, or a laid-back destination wedding, there’s a style out there that’ll tick all the right boxes—flattering, appropriate, and effortlessly stylish. Here’s a look at what’s trending in 2025 and how you can find the perfect wedding guest dress for every…

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    Which Photos Work Best for Wedding Invitations and Save the Dates?

    October 18, 2024 - By 

    Wedding invitations and save-the-date cards always come in an envelope which has to make the guests fall in love with the event. This is why selecting the right photos for these cards will be of utmost importance especially if you want your guests to get the feel of the big day and what is expected. Whether it is basic invite wedding save-the-dates or wedding invitations, the images you choose should represent a deeper meaning of the relation you have with your spouse and the theme of the event in question. Here is a summary of what categories of pictures are…

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    Win a copy of the DIY Wedding Manual

    June 2, 2014 - By 

    The DIY Wedding Manual by Laura Strutt is “packed with everything you need to know and creative ideas to help you achieve your dream wedding – from veils and cakes, to flowers and invitations”. The step-by-step guide to creating your perfect wedding day on a budget and I really wish this book had been around when we planned our wedding back in 2008. Many savvy couples are getting creative when it comes to planning and arranging their wedding, in order to make their ‘big day’ unique, meaningful and affordable. Packed with creative suggestions, step-by-step projects, money-saving hints and inspirations for…

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    Thrifted royal goodies

    May 1, 2011 - By 

    I’m a sucker for Royal memorabilia and have a growing collection of royal mugs. There always seems to be a plentiful supply in charity shops and now it’s a case of filling in the gaps in my collection. Unfortunately we don’t have anywhere to display them just yet so they’re boxed up until we move to a bigger place. I found this lovely commemorative ceramic mug, which is Burleigh Ware, made in Burslem, England. The mug was produced for the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II on the 2nd June 1953. The mug is common and the glaze is cracked so…

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    Business cards – royal wedding edition!

    April 27, 2011 - By 

    I was very excited to receive some business cards today from moo.com I chose a variety of designs as I want to use them at BlogCamp, Cybermummy and with the swaps I participate in. We’re big moo fans and we used them for our wedding invites, place cards, cake stickers and thank you cards. The packaging is always lovely and simple but they have produced something special for the Royal Wedding. My cards arrived in a limited edition white presentation box in honour of the occasion. Clearly I will have to keep them out of the way of the small…

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    Have you got a little Prince or Princess?

    April 23, 2011 - By 

    As part of the royal wedding celebration, Pampers is celebrating all little princes and princesses with their new (ridiculously cute) advert which is being aired next week and I have been given a top secret link so I can share it with you before anyone else sees it. Pampers have also set up a Flickr channel for the occasion so that you have a chance to show off your little prince or princess enjoying the wedding day!  Simply upload your photos by Friday 31st May to this channel and you will be automatically entered into a prize draw for the…

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    London cupcakes

    April 21, 2011 - By 

    I’m excited about the prospect of the Royal Wedding next week. My husband has the day off work and my sister and niece should be coming to stay. I wanted to make something to commemorate the special day and I am proud to present my London cupcakes. I’ve used Union flag cupcake cases and my toppers show famous London landmarks, such as Big Ben, a London taxi cab, a London bus and a Foot Guard. I have to confess I had help with the cupcakes, using the new Betty Crocker chocolate fudge cupcake mix which tasted divine!

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    Royal Wedding souvenirs

    April 20, 2011 - By 

    I don’t know what’s come over me but I can’t stop hunting out souvenirs of the forthcoming Royal wedding. I blame my grandmother who was a fervent fan of the Royal family and kept scrapbooks of Princess Di! Royal Wedding souvenirs I’ve picked up some great souvenirs including a Royal Wedding keyring from Cath Kidston: I was fortunate to win a limited edition ‘I do’ tea towel by Maria Holmer Dahlgren: I purchased some fabric called Royal Wedding in John Lewis. I’m debating what to make with it as the washing instructions say handwash only. On a recent trip to…

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    Wedding memories

    April 15, 2011 - By 

    We’re off to a wedding this weekend which reminds me of our own happy day. We first met in 2001 and got married in 2008. I’m not a big fan of weddings. I dislike big social occasions and think I sang at too many weddings whilst a member of the church choir. The £1 I got for singing seems little compensation for the fact it put me off church weddings for life! A friend took our wedding photographs and I really like this one – especially as it looks as though my husband only has one foot!