Are you planning a wedding or civil partnership between May-November 2010?

Have you organised the wedding of your dreams?

Would you like to win a luxury honeymoon?

LIVING’S hit show ‘Four Weddings’ is back and they are looking for more brides-to-be to attend and score each other’s weddings. Each wedding will be scored on the venue, the food, the overall experience and of course, the dress.  The couple that score the highest will win the luxury honeymoon of their dreams!

For more info please email 4weddings@itv.com or call 020 7157 3596 and leave a message. Please include the date of your wedding day and your telephone number!

Don’t miss your chance to receive up to 70% off an exquisite designer wedding dress at this amazing two-day sale. Over 1000 stunning dresses available from leading designers including Amy Michelson, Caroline Castigliano, Jenny Packham, Ronald Joyce and many more.

Saturday 22nd & Sunday 23rd May 2010

Tickets are strictly limited so visit www.bridaldesignersale.com to book them now!

The spa break is no longer a female preserve! A growing number of men are going to spas with their partners or friends. Men now make up nearly a third of all spa goers, and they’re not just signing up for sports massages and manicures. They’re getting facials, vichy showers, body scrubs and wraps, waxes etc. The reason? Spas have learned how to create agender-neutral atmosphere where both men and women feel comfortable, with treatments that are named specifically for men like the “Gentleman’s Facial¨

So for those men out there looking for something a little bit different for their stag weekend or for a little post wedding pampering you simply must check out  SIS – Spa In Spain, the Majorcan-based online booking agency specializing in Spa & Wellness trips to Spain, has made a selection of Spa packages dedicated to helping men discover the power of looking and feeling their best, through advanced skin and body care services.

To find out more visit their website www.spa-in-spain.com

….With my new Monaco Beauty trolley!!

This has to be one of the most coolest things, it totally rocks!!

The gorgeous Monaco beauty trolley from Beauty-Boxes.com is perfect for having all your wedding day hair and beauty essentials all organized and together in one place.

It comes as one unit but can be used as two separate pieces, a generous size vanity case at the top, which detaches so you can use it to keep all your smaller bits and pieces organised in the cantilever trays with dividers and just pop it on the table so all your make-up and hair accessories are to hand. The bottom part, a pull along travel case with a luxurious soft lining for all your larger styling and beauty essentials is really spacious and plenty tall enough to stand large bottles upright and store your hairdryer, straighteners, large brushes etc. Dividers allow you to customise the trolley and extra storage is offered with a lift-out compartmented tray.

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I am very excited about the gorgeous new Sassi Holford ‘Decadence’ collection. Sassi Holford designs and makes classic, English wedding gowns with a contemporary edge. Exquisite lines and sumptuous fabrics echo the bride’s own style; nothing is spared in the structure and the detail to provide the renowned Sassi Holford cut and fit. The 2010 Collection, ‘Decadence’, has a 1940s feel – luxurious fabrics such as slipper satin and vintage lace, combine with vivacious fishtail and dramatic ball gown skirts.

Her Couture boutique is on the Fulham Road in Chelsea, London and she has a boutique in Taunton, Somerset; you can also find her designs with selected stockists nationwide.

To view the new collection visit www.sassiholford.com.

Don’t miss this glamorous event…

Sip on West Eleven’real cocktails in a bottle’ whilst enjoying exclusive bridal fashion shows launching the new Luella’s Boudoir 2010 styles.

Preview the new collections from Yarwood White, Victoria Ferguson, The Real Princess Company, Jane Taylor Millinery and Emmy Shoes.

Plus meet:

Cosmopolitan Bride’s Fashion Director Sally Dixon

Luella’s wedding planner Tiffany Grant – Riley

The Bridal Coach Michelle Paradise (as seen on How To Look Good Naked)

Experts from Benefit Cosmetics, Kerastase and Sanctuary Spa

When: April 21st

Where: One Marylebone (opposite Great Portland St tube)

From: 6-9 pm

To Book tickets call 0207 312 3708 or email weddingevents@natmags.co.uk

Polly Put the Kettle on run glorious afternoon teas and events, including glamorous but cozy afternoons for vintage loving brides looking for inspiration for their weddings. Teas are held at a secret East London location on a monthly basis. The next event is on Sunday the 18th of April.

On arrival, brides and their maids are greeted by 1950′s hostess Miss Polly and her whippet Enid, offered a cocktail and invited to tuck into a delectable range of cakes and fancies courtesy of decadent baker Yummy Nice Baking, such as the ‘Cathedral Victoria Sponge,’ and ‘Tipsy lady cupcakes’ (cupcakes with buttercream petticoats and miniature marzipan doll legs!).
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This Sunday sees the launch of the first London Vintage Wedding Fair. All the romance of exquisite vintage dresses, exclusive designs in antique lace, and a cornucopia of veils, antique tiaras and accessories make perfect outfits for brides, mothers, bridesmaids and friends.

Vintage fashion dealers will be there along with a leading makeup artist, hairdresser and fashion stylist to advise you on your complete look. There will be flowers, music and more plus a glass of bubbly and a goodie bag.

Tickets are £5 and can be purchased online www.londonvintageweddingfair.co.uk

Birtsmorton Court, one of the most sought-after wedding venues in the country, is getting ready to host the Midlands Wedding Show for the first time.

The prestigious event – which takes place on Sunday 11 April – will use the historic Tudor manor house to showcase the finest wedding specialists that the Midlands has to offer in the first instalment of the event’s 2010 tour around Worcestershire and the Midlands.

The inaugural visit of the Show is, according to Birtsmorton Court’s MD Simon Dawes, “recognition of the beauty, elegance and historical significant of the location – the very reasons why the Dawes family went into the wedding business in the first place

“From the Tudor Great Hall to the picturesque White Gardens,” he continued, “the Court is steeped in so much history that it lends a real ambience to any event, as we are sure it will do on Sunday during the Wedding Show.”

Nestled in the Worcestershire countryside by the iconic Malvern Hills, Birtsmorton Court has in recent years become one of the UK’s premier wedding locations. Despite having hosted wedding ceremonies for only 10 years, the family-run business has leapt into the top 100 wedding venues in the UK, according to Bride’s Magazine.
The Wedding Show on Sunday begins at 11am and ends at 4pm. The event will feature, among other attractions, a live catwalk showcasing wedding attire from a number of top suppliers and a £300 wedding voucher giveaway for a lucky winner to spend with exhibitors attending the event.

Find out more about Birtsmorton Court at www.birtsmortoncourt.com

Find out more about the Wedding Show at www.midlandsweddingshow.co.uk

If you are looking for something different for your honeymoon and want to stay a little closer to home then you must check out this fabulous new company Canopy & Stars, that launched last week.

Canopy & Stars is a new collection of quirky and beautiful places of a camping kind! But we’re not talking about any old camping experience and we’re not just talking about tents. Over the coming months they will have everything from stunning treehouses, luxury yurts, shepherd’s huts, safari tents, log cabins and Gypsy caravans – even an Iron Age roundhouse. Always comfortable and cosy, sometimes unashamedly eccentric, these will be Special Spaces to Stay for those in search of escape, mild adventure or the chance to Go Slow.

www.canopyandstars.co.uk is set to become the website for anyone wanting a honeymoon with a dash of eco-panache.