From our Suppliers…

News

Empress Crystal Tiara from Bespoken For

• To Celebrate the launch of her 2012 collection, Cakes by Beth has a new look website
• Simply Bows and Chair Covers shares some vintage wedding inspiration
• MIB Music looks back at the MIB Music Showcase from last Monday
• Beautiful Parisian wedding day style ideas from Notonthehighstreet.com
• Hurry if you want to take advantage of Bespoken For’s offer of free earrings with every tiara which ends on Tuesday 31st January
• Bespoken For also shares 7 tips for an eco-friendly wedding
• Boutique Wedding looks at different wedding cake options
• See some beautiful braid pictures and DIY tutorials on Grant-Riley Weddings’ Blog
• The Hargate Halls open day takes place this Sunday
• Emily Quinton Photography is holding a wedding photography workshop on 4th March 2012
• Katherine Ashdown Photography has announced her first wedding photography course, ‘Book Your Diary Solid‘

Real Weddings and Bridal Shoots

© Lemontree Photography - Village Fete Themed Wedding Post

• A wedding featuring two reindeer from Anneli Marinovich Photography
• An autumnal rock the dress shoot by Clare West Photography
• Pink bridesmaid dresses and sparkly shoes caught the eye in this wedding photographed by Heart Weddings
• Pictures by Katherine Ashdown Photography from Charlotte and Oliver’s wedding with a garden reception
• A village fete themed wedding from Lemontree Photography
• Part 2 of this Gate Street Barn wedding photographed by Matt Pereira Photography
• McAvoy Photography shared pictures from this Christmas wedding at Belle Epoque
• Watch the wedding video trailer from Rebecca and Mark’s wedding shot by Your Perfect Day

This Week on…

The Wedding Community Website

• The first article by Severin Hubert, 2012 Wedding Hair Trends, was published
• Marco Walker gave his Hen and Stag Party T-Shirt Ideas
• Julie Gray explained The Role of a Wedding Caterer

The Wedding Community Blog

• We created a new Wedding Competitions page
• Our mood board was Vintage Door Wedding Decor ideas
• We looked at the Gorgeous New Headband Collection from Olivier Laudus
• We got to know The Beautiful Wedding Company in our spotlight interview
• Aura-Soma has introduced a Revolutionary Skin Care Range
• There were fantastic pictures from A DIY Wedding in Queensland taken by Andrea Sproxton Photography
• We chose Pictures of the Day by Tim Churchill, Jamie Penfold Photography, Andy Fountain Photography, Stuart Bebb Photography and SD Photography

The Wedding Community Newsletter

• Our January newsletter was published. You can read our newsletter here

Dates for Your Diary…

Wedding Fairs and Shows

Saturday 28th – Sunday 29th January 2012

• Newcastle Wedding Show, Newcastle Metro Radio Arena, Arena Way, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, NE4 7NA. 10am – 5pm, Tickets £8 in advance, £9 on the door
• Lyme Regis Wedding Fair, Marine Theatre and The Woodmead Hall, Lyme Regis, Dorset, DT7 3QA. 11am – 4pm, Free Admission
• The Wedding Show Tatton Park, Tatton Park, Knutsford, Cheshire, WA16 6QN. 10am – 5pm, Tickets from £9 in advance, £10 on the door

Sunday 29th January 2012

• Ascot Wedding Fair, Macdonald Berystede Hotel & Spa, Sunninghill, Ascot, Berkshire, SL5 9JH. 11am – 3pm, Free Admission
• Nazeing Golf Club Wedding Exhibition, Nazeing Golf Club, Middle Street, Nazeing, Essex, EN9 2LW. 10.30am – 3.30pm, Free Admission
• Reading Hilton Wedding Fair, Reading Hilton, Drake Way, Reading, Berkshire, RG2 0GQ. 11am – 3.30pm, Free Admission
• The Thistle Haydock Hotel Wedding Fair, The Thistle Haydock Hotel, Penny Lane, Haydock, St Helens, Merseyside, WA11 9SG. 12pm – 4pm, Free Admission
• The Venue Wedding Fair, The Venue, Bowers Mill, Branch Road, Halifax, West Yorkshire, HX4 0AD. 12pm – 4pm, Free Admission
• The Medway Wedding Show, Priestfield Stadium, Redfern Avenue, Gillingham, Kent, ME7 4DD. 11am – 3.30pm, Free Admission
• Salisbury Racecourse Wedding Exhibition, Salisbury Racecourse, Netherhampton, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP2 8PN. 11am – 3pm, Admission £Unknown
• Three Counties Wedding Fair, Stanhill Court Hotel, Stan Hill, Charlwood, Horley, Surrey, RH6 0EP. 11am – 4pm, Free Admission
• The Surrey Wedding Show, Hampton Court Palace Golf Club, Home Park, Kingston-Upon-Thames, Surrey, KT1 4AD. 11am – 3.30pm, Free Admission
• Bourne Hall Wedding Fair, Bourne Hall, Spring Street, Ewell, Surrey, KT17 1UF. 11am – 3pm, Free Admission
• Addington Palace Wedding Fair, Addington Palace, Gravel Hill, Addington Village, Croydon, Surrey, CR0 5BB. 11am – 4pm, Free Admission
• Wrag Barn Golf & Country Club Wedding Fair, Wrag Barn Golf & Country Club, Shrivenham Road, Highworth, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN6 7QQ. 11am – 3pm, Free Admission
• The Elvetham Wedding Open Day, The Elvetham, Fleet Road, Hartley Wintney, Hook, Hampshire, RG27 8AS. 11am – 5pm, Free Admission. *This open day is not a wedding fair.

Wedding Events

Ending Saturday 28th January 2012

• Christine Kendall Couture Sample Sale, London. 7th to 28th January
• Suzanne Neville Bridal Sample Sale, Cheshire. 28th January
• Amanda Wyatt Trunk Show, White Lace & Promises in Weston Super Mare, Somerset. 28th January
• Alan Hannah Designer Day, Morgan-Davies Bridal, London. 28th January

Ending Sunday 29th January 2012

• Leigh Hetherington Bridal Sample Sale, Newcastle Upon Tyne. 29th January

Ending Wednesday 1st February 2012

• Kirsten Goss Brides Collection Sample Sale, London and Online. 26th January to 1st February

Wedding Competitions…

Please ensure you check full terms and conditions for competitions before you enter. The Wedding Community accepts no responsibility for third party competitions.

• Win the ultimate wedding photography package worth £1149 with Lee Brown Photography
• Win your wedding photography – a Valentine’s Day competition with Sue Kwiatkowska Photography (Plus 2 runners up prizes of 50% discount)
• Win an enviable combination of bridal treatments and services with Your Dream Shaadi
• Win a wedding video package every month until March 2012 with Film Your Day
• Win a bespoke tiara or headband with Flutterby Events – Like their Facebook page
• Win a VIP weekend to London to see Singin’ In the Rain with Cosmopolitan
• Win £2,000 of Norton & Townsend suits for you and your best man with I Am Staggered
• Win a wedding dress, courtesy of No.9 Bridal Couture
• Win a pair of tickets to The National Wedding Show

Coming Next Week…

Next week we’ll open the voting on our January Picture of the Day, publish articles on Classic vs. Alternative Honeymoon Destinations, The Power of the Last Dance and Should You Hire or Buy Wedding Suits, our mood board will give Dessert Table ideas, we’ll get to know Lemontree Photography, publish our February Wedding of the Month, share pictures from a Beautiful Opera House Wedding and see if a 3 minute manicure can be achieved.

Have a great weekend.

Aura-Soma® has introduced a truly unique range to the beauty industry – the next generation in advanced organic skin care to help bring about a healthy glowing complexion that indicates a level of well-being, as well as external beauty.

AEOS – Active Energised Organic Skincare is a revolutionary skin care system created from organic, bio-dynamic ingredients sourced from the company’s own farm in Lincolnshire, promising youthful skin through its three-phase Renewal, Rebalance and Replenishment system.

AEOS provides the opportunity to re-define and re-assess our approach to skin care through an innovative three phase system designed to help keep skin youthful by emulating the natural function of the skin, restoring its equilibrium and providing protection where needed.

Phase 1: RENEWAL

AEOS believes that effective skin care starts with thoroughly cleansed, but not dehydrated skin. The four cleansing products – Cleansing Oil Dé-Maq, Gentle Cleansing Lotion, Dew Facial Wash and Gentle Exfoliant – leave the skin soft and receptive to the ingredients used in the following phases.

Phase 2: REBALANCE

Plant extracts and oils contained within the two rebalancing products – Energising Conditioner and Refreshing Hydrating Mist – encourage hydration, balance skin that is too oily or too dry and improve absorption of serums and moisturisers in the following phase.

Phase 3: REPLENISH

The final phase replenishes the skin whilst supporting its regeneration and includes two products – Realive Serum and Enriching Moisturiser. The luxurious Realive Serum delivers hydration and helps to minimize the signs of aging whilst the Enriching Moisturiser is quickly absorbed sealing in all the positive benefits of hydration.

As much as possible is grown and harvested on Shire Farm, Aura-Soma’s (Demeter certified) biodynamic farm in Lincolnshire, sourcing other ingredients from organic and biodynamic farms across the world. Plants grown using these methods have more vitality which has a profoundly positive effect on the raw materials produced from them, that amplifies and encapsulates the living energy of the natural ingredients it contains to deliver healthy, glowing skin that indicates a level of internal well-being, as well external beauty.

To find out more visit www.aura-soma.com

Image © SD Photography

Website: www.sdphotography.co.uk

Blog: http://sdvintagephotography.tumblr.com

Today we are bringing you another gorgeous wedding from outside of the UK. This wedding photographed by Andrea Sproxton Photography took place in beautiful Queensland, Australia.

The bride and groom, Adele and Paul, really added their personal touch to their wedding with the entire day being handcrafted by the couple, including beautiful hand-stamped linen placemats. The fantastic pictures from this rustic, outdoor, DIY wedding show how much love and attention went into creating such a perfect day.

Oh and we ‘love’ the bride’s shoes from Irregular Choice!

Commenting on the style of their gorgeous wedding, Adele and Paul explain…

“Using the beautiful rustic setting of Yandina Station as a foundation for our design, we created a number of handmade items such as linen placemats, bunting, vintage styled children’s pin-wheels and ribbon wands. Individual items such as the guest’s placemats were ink stamped with tree symbols to represent the significance of the Moreton Bay Fig Tree. Dressing the ceremony space and the garden party was easy as we could structure the decoration around the strong, genuine character of the historic farmstead. The vintage styled handmade decorations allowed us to subtly impose a little of our personalities.”

Images © Andrea Sproxton Photography

Image © Stuart Bebb Photography

Website: www.stuartbebb.com

Blog: www.bebbblog.co.uk

Interview With: Clare Ridd

Company Name: The Beautiful Wedding Company

Website: www.thebeautifulweddingcompany.com

Location / Coverage: London and the Home Counties

What does The Beautiful Wedding Company do?

We do beautiful weddings, providing London and the Home Counties with our fantastic wedding planning packages, and bridal beauty discounts. Our focus is on giving our brides-to-be more for their money. We do this through the traditional (and very valuable!) budget management methods and by bringing our clients discounts through our suppliers, but also we operate a Beauty Boutique. Our Beauty Boutique has been designed to cover all beauty treatments a bride-to-be could possible want in the lead up to her big day, and they are at exclusive discounted rates.

How did The Beautiful Wedding Company come about and how long has the business been going?

Having gained several years of experience in the beauty industry, building up some brilliant contacts and planning a couple of weddings in the last year, coupled with being an organisational fiend, The Beautiful Wedding Company was created in 2011.

What luxury brands do you work with that you can provide discounts for?

All our beauty treatments are offered with between 10%-65% discount to our clients…

• Nail Girls – London based Spa, everything you could ever want to do with your nails!
• Powder Puff Girls – 1950’s design inspired salon, offering everything from bridal make-up, manicures and bridal hair to hen parties
• Salon No.74 – Award winning London salon, offering bridal hair & make-up treatments, consultations, hen parties and male grooming treatments (must not forget the groom!)
• Snapshot Glamour – full bridal package:
  Champagne and Canapés
  Spa Dermalogica Facial
  Hair Styling
  Make-Up Application
• AgeLoc – Lift, firm, tone and regenerate with the amazing science-led ageLOC technology; a pain-free, credible alternative to Botox that delivers instant results with lasting benefits.
• Bright Whites – Instant teeth whitening
• Lash Extensions & Lash Perming – Our fabulous lash expert works with Nouveau lashes to offer fuller, longer lasting luscious lashes for your big day.

Are your discounts always with the same companies/brands or do these vary?

We are loyal to our suppliers and clients and at present are working with these companies. However, through our blog we regularly review beauty and health care products, offering our readers regular up-to-date information on a wide range of products. The Beautiful Wedding Company works to offer brides-to-be a fuller wedding countdown service.

What types of discounts are available? Do these change or are the same offers always available?

Our discounts range from 10%-65% depending on the treatment being enquired about. Our suppliers often introduce new treatments and discounts which we make our readers aware of through our blog.

What sets The Beautiful Wedding Company apart from other companies that offer beauty discounts?

Our Beauty discounts are part of our overall wedding planning objective, to provide brides-to-be with their beauty, health and wedding planning essentials at affordable prices, in the lead up to their wedding day. Our suppliers have been carefully selected for their professionalism and industry expertise.

Where do brides go for these treatments? Are there offers available nationwide?

Unfortunately not, these treatments are London based, or for a call out charge some can be offered in the comfort of the client’s own home.

How does a bride request one of the discounted beauty treatments?

Simply head to our Beauty Boutique area on the website and email us to enquire about any of the treatments mentioned, or to receive our full bridal beauty menu.

Is there a limit as to how many discounted treatments a bride can have?

Nope, in fact a lot of our beauty treatments offer that the bride goes for free!

We’ve found that through booking one of the luxury beauty hen party packages, or trialling the treatments before confirming the supplier for your wedding day, this the best way to ensure you are getting the perfect bridal beauty treatments for you.

Tell me more about your luxury beauty hen parties.

Lovingly designed Luxury Beauty hen parties, provided by our beauty suppliers in London. They offer a range of pamper parties, including champagne, beauty treatments, hair-up dos, nibbles and more! You can invite guests to your hen party and totally bespoke the theme; the salon location will be yours for exclusive party use.

What’s your top tip for choosing bridal beauty treatments?

Decide on what treatments are a ‘must’ in the lead up to your big day, set aside a budget and come and talk to us!

Random question… Hot chocolate with or without whipped cream on top?

Without; why would you add anything to chocolate?!

Where can I find out more about The Beautiful Wedding Company?

Everything you need to know about all our services are on our website – www.thebeautifulweddingcompany.com

Subscribing to our blog is also a great way to get regular, beauty, health and wedding reviews – www.thebeautifulweddingcompany.com/blog

Image © Andy Fountain Photography

Website: www.andyfountainphotography.co.uk

Blog: www.andyfountainphotography.co.uk/blog

These stunning headbands are from an award-winning designer collection and are all made in Britain. Featuring crystallised Swarovski elements, the vintage-inspired pieces have been delicately handcrafted, boasting romantic floral designs, soft freshwater pearls, dazzling crystals and beautifully cut diamante stones.

Although this range of headbands is particularly comfortable to wear, most pieces can be set on a hair comb so that only the detailed part shows. Prices range between £75 and £190 and each headband is made to order.

The Artisan collection is just one of three fabulous collections available from the Olivier Laudus online bridal boutique. The Signature Collection is an exclusive collection of wedding accessories including luxury hand-beaded wedding ring cushions and guest books designed by Olivier, as well as the new bridal jewellery designed exclusively for the brand. In addition there is a Boutique Collection of handpicked ready-to-wear gorgeous accessories, including stylish bridal bags, pearl and crystal jewellery, princess-style tiaras, vintage-inspired headbands, bejewelled decorative hair combs, dreamy flower clips, sparkly diamante monogram cake toppers and even ivory heart-shaped umbrellas! Finally, Olivier Laudus is proud to work with independent British designers and offer the Artisan Collection of unique handmade jewellery and hair accessories.

You can also visit the beautiful Olivier Laudus boutique which opened in 2011, based within the award-winning Jordan Burr hair salon, just a few minutes’ walk from Bond Street tube station. Brides can choose to try on any of the beautiful accessories on display, as well as discuss their bespoke needs with Sangeeta or Olivier for their forthcoming wedding.

For more information about Olivier Laudus and to order bridal jewellery, please visit www.olivierlaudus.com

Image © Jamie Penfold Photography

Website: www.jamiepenfold.com

Blog: http://jamiepenfold.blogspot.com

Visit the Jamie Penfold Photography supplier page on The Wedding Community

These are some of The Wedding Community’s favourite ways to use doors as part of your wedding decor.

Old Door as Picture Board – Onewed, Photograph by Alisha + Brook Photography

Entrance Door to Wedding Ceremony – 100 Layer Cake, Photograph by W. Scott Chester Photography

Altar Backdrop of Doors – Style Me Pretty

Wedding Escort Cards on a Door – Once Wed, Photograph by Kirsten Ellis of Beaux Arts Photographie

Door Backdrop – Knotty Bride

Word Bunting Strung Between Doors – Style Me Pretty, Photograph by Jason and Anna Photography

Old Door Table Top – Lovely Clusters