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Our Dec issue is a great holiday read! We feature 250 plus ideas to inspire you and look at every aspect of your big day! Jewellery, fashion, flowers, grooms and all the finishing touches can be found. We showcase the latest gowns plus gorgeous vintage styling ideas are included. For your reception, we find venue options that have incredible views. There's plenty of gorgeous real-life weddings to read for inspiration. A spot of celebrity style is the icing on the cake! Get your copy now!
The Bride Bloggers
All about Illusions
Illusion necklines are a new trend sweeping the world of bridal couture. Those who want the sexiness of a strapless gown but don’t want to be fixing and pulling up your dress all night, an illusion neckline is the answer for you!
Illusion style necklines are a sheer, delicate layer of fabric that covers skin that would usually be exposed. The fabric can be embellished and cut any way along the neck. Most popular choices are off the shoulder, high neckline and v-neck straps. The look is the right amount of elegance, appeal and romanticism for a beautiful bride. Most recently, The Duchess of Cambridge aka Kate Middleton wore a stunning illusion neckline wedding gown by Alexander McQueen.
Enjoy!
Rebecca X
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On this day…
On this day in 1947, Princess Elizabeth married Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten at Westminster Abbey. The couple wed in front of 2000 guests and were attended by eight bridesmaids, a best man and two pages.
The bride wore a Norman Hartnell rich ivory gown of duchesse satin, contrasting with white seed pearls, silver thread, sparkling crystal and transparent appliqué tulle embroidery. Princess Elizabeth borrowed her mother’s Fringe tiara of diamonds, gold and silver.
Thousands of people lined the processional route and millions listened to the live radio broadcast. Around 10,000 telegrams of congratulation and over 2500 wedding presents were received at Buckingham Palace from around the world. The cake stood at over 2.5 metres high, in four tiers. As well as the official cake, eleven other cakes were given as presents.
Today marks the now Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip’s 64th wedding anniversary. For more images and information see the Royal Collection’s exhibition A Royal Wedding.
The Bride team. xo
Sugared almonds or something sweeter?
Despite she and rugby star hubby Mike Tindall reportedly earning six figure salaries each through their sporting careers, apparently Zara Phillips asked guests to bring gift vouchers for upmarket department store John Lewis to her wedding. With her hectic schedule in the lead up to her wedding, Zara must have missed our post about charitable gift registries à la William and Kate.
If you read the post, perhaps you liked the idea of charitable donations, but didn’t want to give up your gift registry or honeymoon fund. If you’d still like to give a little back on your big day, why not consider charitable bomboniere?
The McGrath Foundation have just introduced wedding bomboniere cards, which can be used as an alternative way to thank your guests. The cards can be put with place cards to notify guests that a donation has been made in their honour.
The McGrath Foundation raises money to fund McGrath Breast Care Nurses, as well as increasing breast awareness in younger women. McGrath Breast Care Nurses have supported over 8,500 newly diagnosed families through their breast cancer experience in communities right across Australia.
One in nine women will be diagnosed with breast cancer by the age of 85, making it the most common cancer among women in Australia. So instead of taking home another bag of sugared almonds, your guests take home the knowledge that they have helped to support a very valuable cause.
Rachael.
Another royal wedding
There was another royal wedding this weekend. And while it didn’t have as much pomp and ceremony as the first (Kate and Wills) or the drama and scandal of the second (Albert and Charlene) it was a lovely wedding, with a little touch of royal magic.
The Queen’s granddaughter Zara Phillips (the second child of Princess Anne and 13th in line for the throne) tied the knot with Rugby player Mike Tindall at a simple, elegant and private service at Canongate Kirk in Scotland.
The bride looked every inch the royal princess in her ivory silk faille and silk duchesse satin gown made by the Queen’s royal couturier Stewart Parvin. The groom was dressed in true English style with a morning coat and tails.
The bride leaves the Kirk
The happy couple's first kiss as man and wife
And while all eyes were on the bride on the day, the crowds still eagerly awaited the arrival of another newlywed – the Duchess of Cambridge, who looked equally elegant in a pale gold coat-dress by Jane Troughton (which she also wore to the wedding of Laura Parker-Bowls) and matching cream hat.
The Duchess of Cambridge attends the wedding of Zara Phillips
While bride, who is know for her “wild child” ways, chose quite a traditional service and frock, she is bucking one trend – reportedly keeping her own surname.
For all those who missed it this week, here are some more shots of the royals and celebrities who attended the wedding, including the bride’s cousins Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie and a plethora of England’s sports stars and celebrities.
The royal family and Britain's sporting elite attend the Phillips-Tindall wedding
I think that might be the last of the royal weddings for this year… unless Harry decides he too wants a wedding!
Jamie x
Little helpers on the big day
If you’re anything like us here at Bride, you can’t stop looking at pictures of celebrity weddings. From Kate to Catherine to Charlene, we can’t get enough. As well as noticing the sweet and simple look that the famous brides are adopting, there’s another trend emerging that I love – flower girls. And lots of them.
As well as being attended by her maid of honour Pippa, Princess Catherine’s bridal party included four gorgeous junior bridesmaids. The more the merrier seems to be the motto with royal wedding parties, as Sweden’s Crown Princess Victoria had seven flower girls by her side when she married Daniel Westling last year!
In the most recent of the royal weddings, Princess Charlene selected seven young girls, all assigned as maid of honour.
And of course always ahead of the pack, how fabulous are the photos of Kate Moss surrounded by a ‘sea’ of flower girls? Ms Moss outdid all the royals with a bridal party that included fourteen flower girls.
Maybe it’s because all these lucky girls are living out my childhood dream, but I am loving this idea of lots of little ones. So if you’re having trouble choosing which little angels to include in your bridal party, I say choose them all!
Rachael.
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