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Competition
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Up close
All the latest gossip in the world of weddings
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Hot topic
Experts answer questions on theming
the day
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Bridal fashion
Find the perfect outfit, whether you're a city or a country girl
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Thrills and spills
How to handle possible wedding
mishaps and keep a cool head
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Venue searching
We discuss the food and drink options when choosing your venue
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Grooms fashion
Colourful styles to get grooms noticed
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| Regular features, news, events, Q&A special - and much more |
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| Next Issue Out |
| 20 August 2010 |
| Police, Camera, Action |
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Cameraman Mike and mounted police officer Katie loved every second of their vintage tea party themed wedding.
After being together for more than five years, Mike, 28, and Katie, 29, married on 24th April at All Saints Church in Nazeing. They held their reception nearby at Mike's family home.
Mike proposed with a delicate yellow 18ct gold band, featuring a brilliant cut diamond. The couple designed their wedding invitations using the picture of the ring placed inside the coconut that Mike used to pop the question with, while on holiday in Fiji.
For their stag and hen dos, Mike and Katie combined the celebrations into one 'hag do'. "We rented a country mansion for a weekend with 20 of our closest friends," says Katie. "It had an underground disco, swimming pool and hot tub. We made our own entertainment - our friend Paul taught us archery and another friend Kate gave all the girls a pole dancing lesson."
For more information and pictures of Mike and Katie's big day, see pages 32 - 37 of the current issue. |
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Here at County Wedding Magazines HQ, we're getting excited. It's not long until the launch of national Brides at Work day on 17th September, 2010 and we can't wait to take part and dress up in all manner of bridal finery. A Friday at work has never seemed so much fun and we want you to get involved too!
In association with The National Wedding Show, brides old and new from all over the UK are taking part to raise money for Breakthrough Breast Cancer, by wearing their wedding dress to work. But if you're a bride-to-be who doesn't want to unveil her gown just yet, there are other ways you can show your support. Why not simply accessorise? A veil and tiara will still make an impact.
Alternatively, rally up your colleagues and organise an office wedding party and host your very own bake sale to raise some cash. Bride at Work isn't just for past or present brides either. We want everyone to get involved! Grooms can don their suits for the day, and mums and bridesmaids can join in by wearing their favourite outfits.
We'll be showing off our pictures from the day, and we want to see yours too! So show some support for a great charity and send in your photos to daniellew@countyweddingmagazines.com and we could print them in a future issue of the magazine with your name and company details. For more information about Brides at Work and to download your fundraising pack, visit
www.breakthrough.org.uk/bridesatwork. |
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I'd love to be a dab hand with a camera. However, I really am no photographer and even the most basic point and click digital is beyond my mastering; the results rarely make it off the camera, let alone into a picture frame. So it was with interest that I read the tips on page 109 explaining how to make the most of wildlife photography while on honeymoon.
Elsewhere, our experts take a look at the burning issue of theming the big day, but I'm sure readers will also find inspiration in our two real weddings.
Happy planning
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| Emma Cant, Editor |
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| Take a look at our regularly updated Find a Supplier feature on our website where you find profiles, photographs and contact information from businesses in your area who will help you with your dream wedding. |
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| Win! A bespoke wedding website |
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If you want to plan and showcase every detail of your celebration online with minimal effort and great style, we've found a dedicated wedding website company who can do just that: Gallerias.
As well as whisking up a site to reflect the couple's theme, the web designers will maintain and update every aspect before and after the day, so you don't have to. Plus, with your own domain name and a lifetime guarantee, it's not just the big day you can share with friends and family, but your new life together and perhaps the pitter patter of tiny feet...
What's more, with a celebrity client list under its belt - including 2012 Olympian Ben Maher - couples are sure to receive the five-star treatment.
For more details about Gallerias and to see a sample site, visit www.gallerias.co.uk
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| Regency Splendour |
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Bring out the socialite in you and return to the heady, indulgent days of a bygone era, says Laura Binder.
If there's one day to go all out on, it's the big day. So, if ideas of grandeur are filling your wedding fantasies, don't rein them in, embrace a bout of sheer indulgence and take inspiration from the British Regency's high society. This era was all about powdered wigs, silky satins and frivolous aristocracy, all of whom had one aim: pleasure.
But, to make this devilishly delightful look work in 2010 you don't need a budget to rival British nobility. If your venue is a stately home or historic house you've got a match made in heaven. However, it's just as easy to give plain marquees an extravagant overhaul with a few choice details. For starters, adorn your tables with the finest cutlery, crystal glassware and matching china - try vintage hire for an economical option. For flowers, think flamboyant. "Back then arrangements were all about frilly, romantic blooms in pastel hues," floral expert Sarah Holland tells me. "If couples want to replicate this period, they should ask florists for gladioli, snapdragons, lilac, and garden-style cabbage roses."
To read more, see page 43 of the current issue. |
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