wedding day

Roses may be the most popular wedding flowers, but why not include some poppies in the mix and add that extra bit of ‘feel good factor’ to your special day… The Royal British Legion have launched a unique range of wedding favours and a fascinator to enable you and your guests to help support the important work they carry out, providing care and support to members of the British Armed Forces, veterans and their families. 

Each wedding favour includes a keepsake silver tone Poppy Pin on a stylish white name card, which you can personalize as appropriate. Each pack contains 10 cards and pins and costs just £17.99. 

With the wedding season upon us, it's an exciting time and the wedding planning process should be as smooth and flawless as possible. With that being said, Il Gusto (www.ilgusto.com) has a wide range of beautiful wedding favours to offer wedding guests.

Your wedding favours are a way of saying thank you to your guests; a small token of your appreciation for them sharing in your special day – so why not make them as special and unique as possible! 

With everything from miniature bottles, starting from £2 in a variety of beautiful shapes filled with a range of premium spirits, such as liqueurs, gin and vodka to half bottles of sparkling wine swirled with edible gold leaf – wow your guests with the range. 

Wheat is a beautiful natural crop that gives us so much, so why not use it on your wedding day. The perfect way to include a touch of nature, wheat is versatile and looks wonderful on its own or teamed with other dried or fresh flowers and foliage. As well as being renowned for their natural petal confetti, Shropshire Petals also grow wheat on their farm for their iconic wheat sheaves and wreaths. Here are their favourite ways to include wheat on your wedding day.

Bouquets and buttonholes

The confetti shot is one of the most iconic photographs any couple will have taken on their wedding day, so give it that ‘wow’ factor by using natural petal confetti. 

Shropshire Petals share their top 5 tips on getting your magical confetti moment.

1. Your photographer will have taken lots of confetti shots in the past, ask to see examples of them to give you an idea of their style.  Most photographers will visit your wedding venue/ceremony location before the big day to ensure they will know the best spot to have your confetti moment, as well as taking into consideration where your venue allows confetti.  They will be able to discuss options with you according to lighting and the surroundings, which will all help when it comes to choosing your confetti colours.

10 of the Best Wedding Entertainment Ideas

When planning something as important as wedding day, remember, it has to be unique. There are

Launched in January 2014 The Lovebus Wedding Company Ltd has gone from strength to strength winning Theo Paphitis’ Small Business Sunday Award in August 2014 and have successfully reached the top 5 finalists in the transport section for the Great Northern Wedding Awards with winners to be announced in June 2015.

The Lovebus Wedding Company Ltd know that your Wedding Day is one of the most important days of your life, they pride themselves in pulling out all the stops to ensure your day is filled with the magic that your dreams are made of. The Lovebus Wedding Company Ltd is the choice for people who want a chauffeur service that’s unusual, unique and exclusive.

Every bride wants to look radiant and healthy on her wedding day.

Getting regular good, high quality sleep is a major contributor to achieving this. Unfortunately, the inevitable nerves and stress related to the event will often lead to restless nights. Bed specialist, Dreams, offers some advice on how to keep calm and relax in the run-up to the big day.

1) Say no to the champers