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Jessica Biel’s petal pink Giambattista Valei Haute couture dress with bridesmaids in white dresses turned the conventional wedding dress stereotype on its head – who said it has to always be white! The bride was truly blushing in such a blush tone dress. In an interview in Hello magazine, she explained that she made the unusual choice. “Giambattista Valli is a very good friend and I was really comfortable talking to him about something as important as this…You know how hard it is to choose the dress… But what it …
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The Golden Globes held in January and the Academy awards in February saw many A list stars vow the red carpet in white gowns and dresses. Could this be the effect of a year of Royal Weddings? Could this truly be a bridal chic revival? Last summer saw the white dress hailed as the new LBD so having stars wear the white dresses in full force only conforms the trend. The white colour has such a lovely effect on all skin tones and variations of light dresses (with infusions of …
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2011 was the year of THE Royal Wedding of Prince Williams and Kate Middleton but also the year of four other lesser known royals. Here are the top 5 you may have missed and some of the highlights of their wedding:
1. Prince Williams of England and Kate Middleton (April 29, 2011)
30 years after Prince Charles and Princess Diana walked down the aisle. Prince Williams wed Kate Middleton at Westminister Abbey . The bride wore Sarah Burton for Alexander McQueen (and has since worn the label for many occassions, raising its …
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Clearly at her July 11, 2011 nuptials, Kate Moss has taken the ‘more-the-merrier’ approach with fifteen bridesmaids and a maid of honour. Amongst the fifteen was her eight year old daughter Lila Grace, her thirteen year old sister Lottie Moss and children of her close friends. I adore how sweet the photos of all the little children looked and I imagine she must have saved a lot of hassle of picking bridesmaids and snubbing some friends in the process. The maid of honour title was reserved fro Jess Hallett, Kate’s …
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It has been reported that almost a quarter of the ENTIRE world watched the Royal wedding. I imagine Kate Middleton must have been under immense pressure to get the perfect wedding look. As a bride, I knew that there would be some aspects of my wedding that guests would either love or hate.. and that if someone asked me for the details of suppliers I used, I should see that as a compliment
For those that admired what Kate and Wills did right, here are some of the brands …
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The Royal Wedding was a very glamourous affair with all the guests being asked to wear hats for the special day. However, Samantha Cameron was the only guest seen not wearing a hat. Hats were traditionally used to shade the sun and then became part of the dress code for social engagements, and has now come to represent tradition and luck. I’ve often heard people say it is very “English” to wear hats at weddings but the Americans also share the tradition of wearing hats at social events such as …
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I havent gotten excited about engagement rings since… my Tiffany Novo ring but then something really special comes along like Reese Witherspoon’s Ashoka ring!
Actress Reese Witherspoon, 34 got engaged over the christmas holidays to Hollywood agent, Jim Toth, 40. They have been dating since January 2010, after she broke up from a three year relationship with actor Jake Gyllenhall.
Jim gave Reese a $250,000 four carat Ashoka cut diamond and platinum ring over the Christmas holidays. The ring was designed by William Goldberg. Other couples that followed suit are singer LeAnne …
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News of Prince Williams and Kate’s engagement brought greet cheer to England and the rest of the world – just what we needed to lift us amidst news of the double dip recession, falling house prices, increasing taxes, and hike in VAT. For a few industries, the engagement brought new business.
Kate’s engagement ring, the dazzling oval blue ring has a 12 carat Ceylon saphire with solitaire diamonds in 18 carat white gold. Princess Diana chose the ring out of a selection presented by the Crown jewellers Garrard. As it was …
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OK so what is the best thing to be released after the Tiffany Novo?
Ultimate bridal gown designer Vera Wang announced on the Oprah Winfrey Show that she is to launch an affordable bridal gown range at David’s Bridal in 2011. Oprah suprised 50 brides to be and said they would be lucky recipients of these dresses! Vera Wang’s collection will be called the White Collection and all the dresses will range from $600 (£385) to $1,400 (£900) for brides on a budget. Also, Vera Wang will be releasing bridesmaids dresses …
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My husband and I have gained an extra 10 kilos of body weight since we first met – we honestly look pregnant (both of us!) but I guess thats what happens when you are in love (or in my case: eat too many cupcakes) So i was inspired when I read this news article in the Daily mail about this groom who lost 9 stones after his wedding photos.
Karl Indge, 25, an engineer was 20 stone 9lbs when he married his high school sweetheart Kim, 22, in April 2009. …






