Wedding

There’s no denying that the pandemic is a joyless beast. As well as stopping us from drinks at the pubs, hugging our loved ones and generally having normalcy, it has robbed us of one of the greatest pleasures in life—weddings. I know I’d give any opportunity to dress up, eat great food and booze and dance all night until I take off my heels and go barefoot. Of course, my missing out is nothing compared to the couples who have had to postpone their nuptials. Thankfully, this month, small weddings are now permitted to take place. Civil ceremonies and receptions with no more than 30 people are allowed. However, due to the often last-minute nature of the restriction easing announcements, there will be plenty of brides scrambling to find an outfit. Perhaps the big-day dress they thought t...

At the beginning of the year, we were all planning our wedding guest outfits for various upcoming nuptials. Of course, things have changed quite dramatically since then, with the global pandemic putting a stop to many people’s weddings. While plenty of couples have postponed until 2021, from August 1 small weddings, with dinner for no more than 30 people, are allowed to take place. Which means that the wedding guest outfit is back on. To help you in your quest to be the coolest guest, push aside the stereotypical ideas about wedding attire and instead think about the below wedding outfit suggestions. There’s absolutely nothing wrong with falling back on a midi dress (particularly if you pair it with metallic shoes), but you can also opt for a spring-ready suit or a polka-d...

While it may not have been a grand wedding by royal standards, Princess Beatrice’s recent nuptials will be remembered for all the right reasons. In front of a small number of close family members on July 17, the Princess married Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi wearing a vintage gown by Norman Hartnell, which was previously worn by the Queen in 1961. It was a big fashion moment, to say the least, rendering Beatrice a thoroughly modern and elegant (yet sustainably conscious) bride. Whatever the decade, whatever the style, if you’re engaged and planning a wedding, vintage wedding dresses are always a great place to get inspiration. But it doesn’t just have to be about getting ideas—real vintage wedding dresses are available to buy. You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looki...

The royal weddings we’ve seen over the past decade have included enormous guest lists and processions through crowds of thousands, however Princess Beatrice married Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi yesterday in a small intimate ceremony at The Royal Chapel of All Saints in Windsor. It’s fitting for this small family ceremony that Beatrice’s wedding dress was such a sentimental choice—she wore a vintage Norman Hartnell embellished gown that belongs to her grandmother the Queen. Beatrice made some alterations to the vintage dress, working with Stewart Parvin and Angela Kelly to add delicate organza puff-sleeves underneath the existing statement straps and add a new trim on the skirt. The Queen first wore this evening gown in 1961 to a state dinner in Rome and then a year lat...

Type ‘how to lose weight before my wedding’ into Google and you’re met with 112 million results. 112 million. Shocking? Perhaps. But the reality is that plenty of brides aim to shed pounds before their nuptials, and while that isn’t always ‘a bad thing’ (it’s all about context) there’s no denying that the wedding industry, and the pressure on brides-to-be, has a big part to play in that ginormous Google result. Behind that Google result, however, are women trying to fit into an arbitrary notion of what is deemed the perfect bride—and that’s problematic. So what’s the solution? For starters, wedding dresses need to cater for more and all sizes, and not just to fit those who are deemed “socially accept...

Anytime I add something to my basket this month I have to remind myself that I’m spending most of my time in jeans and a T-Shirt working from home, and don’t have the need for another summer midi dress. Then the summer sales hit and I started thinking forward to the wedding invitations that are stacking up for 2021—I currently have eight pencilled in for next year and so . Due to cancelled weddings and events this year, it’s not surprising that the summer sales are filled with dresses and party accessories that would usually be low in stock at this time of year. I’ve trawled through Net-a-Porter, Harvey Nichols and more to find some of the best designer discounts if you want to be prepared for next year. I would never be able to typically afford ...

I know from my own experience that planning a wedding can take months. You spend endless hours deciding on what your guests are going to eat, what booze they’re going to drink, and even which napkins they’ll wipe their mouths on. While this is all important stuff, this doesn’t really compare to deciding on which outfit you’re going to wear. Of course, 2020 had different plans for those who already had their weddings coming up this year, and plenty of nuptials have had to be cancelled as a result of the pandemic. If there’s one silver lining we hope we can provide for you is that if you’re planning on getting married next year, then you have more time to decide on your dress. And if budgets are smaller than you had previously hoped for then we h...

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