Wedding Tips

Budgeting for a wedding - who traditionally pays for what?

With many couples today either paying for their weddings or making significant contributions towards the costs, the responsibility of the bride’s father to pick up the greater part of the cost of his ...

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Twenty top tips for finding the perfect wedding venue

Wedding planner Siobhàn Craven-Robins, London, has been arranging stylish, elegant and beautiful weddings since 1996. Here she gives her 20 top tips to help you find your perfect wedding venue

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A guide to wedding ceremonies

These days there is a much greater choice of where to get married than there has ever been, thanks to far-reaching changes in civil wedding ceremonies and Church of England ceremonies.

Gon...

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Roles and responsibilities at a wedding

A successful and memorable wedding comes about as a result of careful planning and a lot of detailed hard work.

The more that this work can be delegated to reliable and competent helpers, the mo...

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Setting a theme for your wedding

The time of year in which you intend to marry provides an instant seasonal theme that can permeate everything from flower arrangements to the bride’s wedding gown, from food and refreshments to season...

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How to organise a receiving line at your wedding

As one of the formal features that is still adhered to at many weddings, a well-organised receiving line ensures that everyone invited to the wedding has the opportunity to express their good wishes t...

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What to consider when creating your seating plan at your wedding

Another area in which wedding hosts can add to their guests’ enjoyment is careful consideration of the seating plan if a seated meal is being served.

Since guests will be sitting for some time, it...

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What wedding favours do I choose?

Carefully chosen and appealingly presented wedding favours are another popular way of making guests feel welcome, as well as serving the practical purpose of indicating which seat they should occupy a...

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What to consider when designing your wedding stationery?

For most people invited to a wedding, receiving the invitation is the first indication of the style and tone it will take.

An invitation for a wedding that is following a particular theme will evoke...

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