Choosing the perfect venue for your wedding.
February 26, 2010
It can be very difficult choosing the perfect location for the most important day of your life. Therefore when my best friend got married “outside” two years ago it was a welcomed break from tradition for everyone. She loves the countryside having grown up in a remote village, therefore it seemed the perfect setting for the country girl.
It was a lovely little piece of woodland conveniently in the grounds of a gorgeous little Hotel. It turned out that she could only have a blessing outdoors and had attended the registry office earlier that day to be formerly wed, however everyone got in to the spirit of the occasion and it was a wonderful day.
Themed weddings
February 25, 2010
My brother has been engaged for a number of years now, and he always jokes that when he gets married he is going to ask everyone to come in fancy dress! Personally I could not imagine anything more ridiculous for my own wedding, however I can see that it would be a lot of fun for all the guests.
My brother is particularly keen to persuade his other half that the theme of the fancy dress should be “Star Wars” as this is his favourite film! No doubt he is expecting his fiancé to dress like Princess Leia and he will dress as Luke Sky Walker! Even if he is just winding up his other half, it is certainly something that some people do and I am sure there is lots of fun to be had!
It appears that marriage is rapidly going out of fashion
February 19, 2010
Official figures revealed last week that the number of people getting married has hit a new low. Women today are three times less likely to get married than their mothers generation. Less than one in 50 women went through with a wedding in 2008 across England and Wales. The marriage rate was the lowest in a non year war since records were started in 1862.The average first time bride is now 29.9 years old, whilst men who marry for the first time on average, are just over 32 years old. The figures have provoked a fresh debate over why couples are choosing not to marry?
TV wedding of the year to take place this week!
February 15, 2010
The story line of Archies murder has kept us glued to our screens for a number of weeks now. Our attention turns to Bianca Jacksons Wedding to Ricky Butcher this week, and courtesy of her dad, David Wicks the dress is a lot more attractive than the one she wore the first time round!
In the days leading up to the wedding we have seen a number of old faces return to the square to watch the happy couple tie the knot.
Pasty Palmer wears a halterneck gown with diamante flowers on it for the wedding to be shown this week I have seen pictures in magazines and she certainly looks like a princess in preparation for her big day. I am sure she will be hoping all runs smoothly.
Why not get married in the Houses of Parliament!
February 5, 2010
Two rooms within the Palace of Westminster can now be used by the public for marriages and civil partnerships. Previously only MPs, parliamentary officials and their families could only be married at the Houses of Parliament. Westminster City Council granted the licence approving for two rooms to be used for civil ceremonies until 2013. It was in October last year that Gordon Brown urged John Bercow the Commons Speaker to allow civil partnerships to be held within Parliament for the first time. Two rooms will be available, the Jubilee Room and the MPs dining room which overlooks the Thames. They have space for approximately 80-150 people.