Wednesday, August 31, 2016

Five Fun Ways to Display Confetti

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Confetti is essential on your wedding day – it’s a wonderful way to celebrate after you’ve said your ‘I do’s’. Your confetti moment is fun and the photo is sure to be one of your favourites from your wedding day. So, why not make displaying your confetti fun too? Shropshire Petals share their top five fun ways to display confetti…

Spell It Out

Spelling out words is a great way to display confetti.

Love Spelt in Confetti - Fun Ways to Display Confetti

Delegate a member of the bridal party to spell out ‘love’, ‘Mr & Mrs’, your names or even a cheeky message to your guests in confetti on a table outside your ceremony. Just make sure it isn’t left in a windy spot! You could maybe place confetti on your reception tables with disposable cameras and ask guests to take photos of messages they make using confetti. This would also be perfect for an alternative guest book.

Confetti Cones

Provide your guests with confetti cones for your confetti moment.

Confetti Cones - Fun Ways to Display Confetti

Each guest can take a cone and then throw confetti high above you when you walk by. Confetti cones can be placed in a variety of containers, such as baskets, wooden crates, vases and Shropshire Boxes. You could also mix and match your confetti cones by choosing two different colours to complement your wedding theme.

Vintage Suitcases

Vintage style weddings are still popular, so why not display your confetti in a vintage suitcase.

Vintage Suitcase Full of Confetti - Fun Ways to Display Confetti

Choose a plain suitcase if you are having bright or bold confetti and a darker suitcase if you are having lighter or more neutral colours. Place yours near to where you will have your confetti moment so your guests can take a handful or two.

Confetti Buckets

Younger bridesmaids and pageboys will look very cute holding a small bucket filled with confetti!

Confetti Bucket - Fun Ways to Display Confetti

Make them feel important by giving them the job of offering confetti to your guests – they will have fun handing it out. You could also order a little extra for them to play with after your confetti moment whilst photographs are being taken.

Confetti Pops

Confetti Pops are an exciting way for guests to shower you with confetti.

Confetti Pop - Fun Ways to Display Confetti

Each guest gets their own Confetti Pop, and with a push and a throw out comes your confetti. Place your Confetti Pops in a container of your choice and make a sign asking guests to take one as they leave your wedding ceremony.

For more fun ideas and inspiration visit www.shropshirepetals.com.

Special Offer

Get a 5 litre bag of delphinium and wildflower petals for only £55 via the Shropshire Petals website.

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Picture of the Day – Tobiah Tayo Photography

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Bride and groom standing in field with hazy sunshine and mist - Picture by Tobiah Tayo Photography

Image © Tobiah Tayo Photography

Website: www.tobiahtayo.com

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Tuesday, August 30, 2016

Win Brides The Show Tickets

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We’re giving you the chance to win Brides The Show tickets. We’ve got one pair of tickets to the preview evening on Friday 30th September (5pm – 9pm) to give away.

Brides The Show takes place between 30th September and 2nd October 2016 at Business Design Centre, Islington. The show brings together the best of the bridal industry so you can cross of your to-do list in style.

Brides The Show Catwalk

Brides The Show Catwalk

This year’s catwalk show takes on a captivating circus theme, with UK and international designers including Suzanne Neville, Charlie Brear, Halfpenny London and Stephanie Allin showcasing their latest collections. An exclusive America’s catwalk also takes place on the Friday preview evening.

Hands-On Workshops

Brides The Show Workshop

Another highlight are The Imagination Room sessions. These provide the opportunity to start crafting a stunning wedding with a selection of hands-on workshops. You’ll also have the chance to learn bridal beauty tips from the Bobbi Brown Pro experts, and find honeymoon inspiration in the interactive travel hub, Dream Destinations.

Modern Wedding Cakes

Modern Wedding Cake at brides The Show

Finally, don’t miss the incredible display of Modern Wedding Cakes, plus the chance to win a pair of ultimate wedding shoes. Both are in aid of this year’s charity Smart Works, which aims to get disadvantaged women back into the workplace.

How to Win Brides The Show Tickets

So, for your chance to win a pair of tickets to the Brides The Show Preview Evening you just need to correctly answer the simple question below…

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Brides The Show Discount Code

Don’t worry if you don’t win, because you can get 25% off Brides The Show Tickets by entering code TWC25 here.

Competition Terms and Conditions

  1. This competition is open to UK residents over the age of 18
  2. To enter the competition the entrant must enter their name, email address and answer to the question on the form provided on this post
  3. First winner drawn from the correct entries received wins a pair of tickets to Brides The Show Preview Evening on 30th September 2016
  4. Only one entry allowed per person
  5. There is no cash alternative
  6. The competition closes at 12noon on Tuesday 20th September 2016
  7. The winner will be chosen at random and notified via the email address provided on their entry
  8. Upon notification, the winner must reply to the email with a UK postal address to send the tickets to
  9. If a winner does not claim their tickets within two days of being notified a new winner will be selected from the correct entries received
  10. No transport is included in the prize
  11. The information provided will only be used for this competition
  12. The Wedding Community’s decision is final

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Picture of the Day – Gareth Newstead Photography

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Bride and groom in field with bride's long veil blowing in wind - Picture by Gareth Newstead Photography

Image © Gareth Newstead Photography

Website: www.garethnewsteadphotography.com

Blog: www.garethnewsteadphotography.com/new-blog

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Monday, August 29, 2016

Free Printable Wedding Stationery

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Today we want to share some of our favourite free printable wedding stationery products. From wedding invitations and save the dates, to drink labels and food wraps, there are some fab designs. They are also all FREE to download.

There are many websites where you can find free wedding stationery to download and print, so this could save you a fortune. Then all you need is some good quality card and a printer (and perhaps some scissors and a pen, depending on the design).

So, here is some of our favourite free printable wedding stationery.

Free Printable Wedding Stationery Mood Board

Printable Vintage Style Wedding Tickets – Miss Cutiepie via The Wedding Community

Free Rustic Wedding Invitation – Mountain Modern Life

Free Printable ‘Love Letter’ Hanky – Eat Drink Chic

DIY Tying the Knot Save The Date Download – Smitten on Paper via The Wedding Community

Free Printable Handmade Lemonade Labels – Chrystalace Via The Wedding Community

Printable ‘Lemonade Stand’ Wedding Stationery Collection – Hello Lucky via Snippet and Ink

Free Printable ‘Especially For You’ Tags – The TomKat Studio

Printable ‘La Vie En Rose’ Wedding Stationery Collection – Hello Lucky via Snippet and Ink

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Picture of the Day – Emma + Rich

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Bride and groom kissing in middle of large round hay bales - Picture by Emma and Rich

Image © Emma + Rich

Website: www.emmaandrich.co.uk

Blog: www.emmaandrich.co.uk/blog

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Thursday, August 25, 2016

A Timeless, Pretty Packington Moor Wedding

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Groom standing behind bride with arms around her waist

Ellen and Ben’s Packington Moor wedding is going to blow you away. Firstly, just look at Ellen’s Maggie Sottero dress – wow! Then there are the shoes, oh the Jenny Packham shoes! We also adore the soft pink embellished bridesmaid dresses that really complement Ellie’s stunning wedding dress. Ben and the groomsmen are rather dapper in their Moss Bros suits with traditional tails too.

Ok, well if you think the bridal attire is amazing, how about the styling details… this wedding is so pretty. From the fabulous flowers and pretty floral ceremony arch, to the elegant wedding cake and seating plan.

Everything about this wedding oozes romance and elegance. You are going to love these beautiful pictures by Helen Howard Photography.

A Romantic Proposal

“When Ben proposed I was in the Bahamas completing medical school training. I was extremely homesick and missing Ben desperately. He kindly booked me in to a lovely hotel for a weekend to allow me to escape the dreadful accommodation I had been staying in.

“Before dawn on the first night I was at the hotel I was woken by a room boy who was very insistently banging on my door to deliver a card. The card told me to go down to the jetty. So after pulling on a dress I ran down to the jetty to find Ben. He had secretly flown over to the Bahamas and was waiting as the sun came up over the sea to propose. He stayed for only 36hours before flying back to the UK.”

Timeless With No Regrets

“We didn’t plan on having a wedding theme, but we knew we wanted our wedding to be timeless. We didn’t want to regret anything on the pictures when we showed our grandchildren in fifty years’ time.

“As time went on, and my dress had been chosen, a subtle 1920’s theme came through with the typeface on the table plan and place settings. In terms of colours we stuck to classic ivory and blush pink, which again felt timeless and pretty.”

Wedding bouquets on doorstep

Bride label on wedding bouquet

Wedding dress hanging from beam in cottage at Packington Moor

Wedding dress hanging from beam

Heaven Scent

“For my birthday Ben took me to Floris, a London perfumery where we spent a wonderful afternoon creating a bespoke fragrance which I wore for the first time on the wedding day. It is so lovely to wear it now as it brings back all of the wonderful memories of our day.”

Bottle of perfume

Blush bridesmaid dresses

Bridal preparations at Packington Moor

Bride having hair done

Bridal shoes

No.1 Jenny Packham wedding shoes

Tiffany and Co. necklace

Earrings

Bride looking in mirror

Bride laughing

Bridesmaid gift bags

Label on bridesmaid gift bag

Bridesmaids opening gifts

Bride hugging bridesmaid

Vintage brooch

Hair comb

Bridesmaids doing up back of bride's dress

Back of bride wearing veil

Bride standing with bridesmaids

Bride with veil over her face

Bride walking down stairs

Father seeing bride for first time on wedding day

Bridesmaids in blush dresses

Bridesmaids holding bouquets

Bride and bridesmaids walking with bride's father to wedding ceremony at Packington Moor

Packington Moor Wedding Venue

“We loved the rustic elegance of Packington Moor, and the fact that we could decorate the venue to represent us. The venue could supply all of the food and staff, meaning we had less to organise. We needed somewhere near to my parents that also had a quiet space for my Dad. He has a chronic illness that sometimes means he has to rest – the onsite cottage was perfect.

Wedding sign at Packington Moor

Floral wreath

Wedding ceremony seating at Packington Moor

Flowers

Ceremony seats for Packington Moor wedding

Ribbon bow tied to ceremony chair

Boxes of petal confetti

Flower arch altar at Packington Moor wedding

Floral wedding arch

Flowers on arch

Floral display

Bridesmaid walking down aisle at Packington Moor wedding

Bride and father entering wedding ceremony at Packington Moor

Father walking bride down aisle at Packington Moor wedding

Bride and groom at altar at Packington Moor wedding

Bride and groom exchanging rings

Bride and groom kiss at Packington Moor wedding

Bride and groom leaving wedding ceremony at Packington Moor

Wedding confetti shot at Packington Moor

Bride and groom kissing at Packington Moor

Bride and groom

Tray of wedding canapes

Wedding guest taking canape

Bridal party

Bride with man laying on bench

Groom holding up bride's dress as she walks

Bride and groom walking past trees at Packington Moor

Bride and groom touching heads

Bride and groom in front of tall trees at Packington Moor

Bride holding onto groom's arm

Bride and groom walking holding hands at Packington moor

Bride's large bouquet

Bride and groom resting heads on each other

Simple Decorations and Lots of Flowers

“Flowers were very important to us. Emily Wisher Artisan Florist saw our vision of bouncy, unstructured florals which smelt amazing. I didn’t want to detract attention from the florals and so stuck to simple votive candles and pearl picture frames with seating details to dress the tables. We also had two large pedestal arrangements, an archway decorated with florals and a top table swag of flowers. As the evening went on it was lovely having the votives twinkling as we danced.

Mirror wedding table plan

Floral wedding table centrepiece at Packington Moor wedding

Photo frame for wedding table name

Pretty wedding table display

Pretty wedding table at Packington Moor

Wedding table display

Photo frame wedding table name

Hanging heart with wedding couple's names

Bride and groom take seats at top table

Father of the bride speech

Guest laughing at wedding speech

Groom speech

Bridesmaid speech

Best man speech

Bride holding just married number plate

Fun Photos

“From the first text messages and emails with Helen Howard Photography, I felt like we fitted well. This was confirmed on our engagement shoot with her. She put us at ease; we giggled our way through it and felt like we had made a friend. When the photos came, we were smitten; I stayed up for almost a whole night scrolling through the photos. I was amazed that Helen had managed to capture the love, excitement and laughter that makes me and Ben a couple.”

Bride and groom outside barn at Packington Moor

Bride and groom laughing together

Bride and groom walking in grounds of Packington Moor

Bride and groom sitting on bench at Packington Moor

Groom holding bride's hand

Bride with groom out of focus in background

Bride turning to look at groom

Bride and groom laughing in grounds of Packington Moor

Timeless wedding cake

Bride and groom cutting cake at Packington Moor wedding

Dancing, and Meaningful Music

“We chose ‘Somewhere Over the Rainbow’ by Israel Kamakawiwo’ole, as our first dance song. It was the first song we listened to together during the early days of our relationship. Ben isn’t a natural dancer so he wanted to encourage our guests to join us on the dance floor quickly. Everyone followed suit and it was so lovely to dance our first dance completely surrounded by everyone.

“Choosing songs which meant a lot to us was important and we put lots of thought in to it. We had a wonderful pianist playing for the ceremony and wedding breakfast. I walked down the aisle to ‘How Long Will I Love You’, and we had some of the lyrics ‘As Long as Stars are Above You’ engraved on the inside of our wedding rings. The lyrics are so beautiful and felt so meaningful. I was nervous as I stood outside the ceremony waiting to go in, but as soon as the first notes of the song started I relaxed and couldn’t wait to walk towards Ben.”

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Wedding first dance

Bride and groom dancing

Bride and groom on dance floor at Packington Moor

Taking It All In

“Our Packington Moor wedding was everything we dreamed of and more. My biggest advice for any bride and groom is the old cliché of making sure that you have some time as a couple during the day to reflect. We were lucky that our time with our photographer allowed us to be together and marvel at how perfect the day with. Later on, as we danced, we had time again to take in the blissful happiness of being husband and wife with our friends and family all around us.”

Images © Helen Howard Photography

Wedding Venue: Packington Moor, Staffordshire

Bride’s Wedding Dress: Maggie Sottero Ettia Dress from J&J Designs, Newcastle under Lyme

Shoes: Harlow Peep Toe Satin Shoes by Rainbow Club, and No.1 Jenny Packham Ivory Jewel Embellished Stiletto Sandals

Suits: Moss Bros

Bridesmaid Dresses: Monsoon

Flowers: Emma Wisher Artisan Florist

Wedding Cake: Celebration Cakes

Catering: Galloping Gourmet at Packington Moor

Stationery: Designed by bride and her uncle, Paul Kesteron

Videographer: Our Wedding The Movie

Bridal Hairdresser: Family friend, Kate Goodwin

Bridal Make-Up: Rebecca Frances Make-Up Artist

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