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Here is the 24th Edition of our newsletter - bringing you advice on choosing the right veil and wedding favours, top tips for having healthy eyes on your wedding day and we also take a look at having a stag party in Budapest and a honeymoon in Crete. Oh, and Jac's wedding story :)
We hope the advice here helps out with your wedding planning.
Katherine, David, Pauline & Fay (Something to say - tell us!)
This week we our competition will offer 3 winners the choice of the following fab prizes :
This edition is sponsored by Freedom Stag and Hen Parties - fantastic value for money and maximum enjoyment, with the peace of mind that your party is in the hands of trusted experts.
- Advice Spotlight -
Wedding Favours
 The wedding favour custom originated from Italy. Wedding favours,
traditionally called “bomboniere“, were made from five
sugar-coated almonds gathered together in different tulles or nets.
The almonds signified health, happiness, long-life and fertility,
which were given by the Bride to all her female guests. The favour
would be place on guest’s tables and they would be kept as
a keepsake, as a memory of the Wedding Day.
Read the full Wedding Favours article.
- Advice Spotlight -
Brides Veil
 Wedding Veils were once used to conceal a bride’s identity from the groom when arranged marriages took place and a couples’ first meeting was at the altar just before they were to say their vows.
The bride was ‘delivered’ at the altar by her father and the veil was not removed until after the ceremony once they had been pronounced man and wife.
Today the veil is still seen in some religions as a symbol of purity and when the father of the bride lifts the veil off his daughter’s face it signifies him ‘giving his daughter’ to the groom.
Read the full Brides Veil article
- Advice Spotlight -
Healthy Eyes
 The eyes speak volumes and never more so when saying those vows to your loved one on your wedding day when the ‘the look of love’ is shown to each other.
Sleepy, bloodshot or bleary eyes can somehow take away that special moment when you or your partner may find yourselves staring into unhealthy eyes with drooping eyelids or worse still, gunged filled pores.
Eyes are as important to us as sunlight is to plants, water to oceans and oxygen for our planet and keeping our eyes healthy should be at the top of the priorities list throughout our lives.
Read the full Healthy Eyes article
- Advice Spotlight -
Crete Honeymoon
The Mediterranean island of Crete is part of the 6,000 islands that make up the Greek territory and is in fact the largest of them all.
With its golden stretches of sandy beaches and sheltered bays and coves, many of which have been awarded the Blue Flag, chances are you could well find your own paradise spot while spending your honeymoon there.
Read the full Crete Honeymoon article
- Advice Spotlight -
Stag Weekend in Budapest
The traditional stag night of pub crawls followed by nightclubbing and an Indian meal is still out there for those that to take the chance of spending their last night of ‘freedom’ in what could possibly be a wet and windy night of the British weather...
However, Hungary is a city that is one of the fast growing new locations that is seeing more and more stag weekends taking place with a country so diverse there is more than enough entertainment available to keep everybody happy.
As well as entertainment within the cosmopolitan nightlife centre that never sleeps in Budapest, there is sightseeing trips well worth taking, thermal baths, a historical castle, cheap drinks, eating, culture, sunshine and sports to name a few!
Read the full Stag Weekend in Budapest article
- Your Wedding, Your Story -
Jac and Simon
I'll start with the night before the wedding as that's where it really begins. After the rehearsal I was whisked away from my fiance and to my mums.
My mum had decorated the house with dozens of red and white roses to match the colour scheme and her back garden was filled with red, white and black balloons with her trees full of candles and fairy lights.
I woke in the morning with a bit of a fright, it took me a few minutes to gather my thoughts and realise where I was. My stepdad banged in at half 7 trying to wind me up and telling me that it was half 9 and I should be up. I did get up but I wandered through to my mum’s room and crawled into her bed where we lay and put the world to rights for a couple of hours....
Read the full story of Jacs wedding here
Latest Blog Posts
Have you been reading the Wedding Chaos Blog? If not, you can visit the latest posts using the links below.
If you have not registered yet, you can do so here.
- KT Tunstall Gets Married On Scottish Isle
- Charlotte Church Says She’d Love a Beach Wedding
- Wedding Cancelled after Bomb Found
- Wedding Ring Found After 90 Years Under Water
- Bride Buys Wedding Dress For 5p!
Tip of the Issue
"When you're having your hair styled on your wedding day, wear a shirt not t-shirt.
If you wear a shirt it can be unbuttoned and will not damage your lovely hairdo."
Thanks to madmooer (Fay) for that Top Tip :)
If you have any great tips please let us know on the forum
- Featured Supplier -
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From Aubade to Zimmermann – we have the alphabet covered.
You can choose from big name, modestly priced favourites like Wonderbra through to top of the range designer lines like Malizia by La Perla.
Why not visit the Figleaves website and check them out.
Competition Time!
The competition in this edition is for three winners to choose from ;
- £45 to spend at 3D Jewellery
- £50 to spend in the hen night shop at Hen Night HQ
- A copy of the Perfect Table Plan software
The closing date for this competition is 6pm on Saturday 27th September.
The competition is only open to Newsletter subscribers who are registered with our forums. If you have not yet registered you can do so here - you must also quote your unique id, WC[id,fallback=0], so that we can identify you should you be the lucky winner.
Once registered read this thread for the simple entry details.
And Finally...
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