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A Day in the Life of…….a Make-up Artist

I recently spent an amazing morning at Gisborough Hall learning more about how Jo Leversuch of Make-up by Jo works. When I arrived at the hotel I went up to the room where the bride, mother of the bride and 3 bridesmaids were getting ready. Jo had already arrived and was working on one of [...]

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A Horsey Wedding Shoot!

Today I have the pleasure of featuring a lovely shoot from Debbie Stogden Photography. Mark and Jenny were married on Friday 5th August 2011 at The Wainstones Hotel, Great Broughton.  There was much discussion about getting Pride to the wedding, but as a horse with a reputation for not behaving that seemed like a bad [...]

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A Day in the Life of…….an Event Dresser

This is my first blog in a series I have been planning for a while……in the aim of gaining a better knowledge of all areas of the wedding industry I have decided to spend a day shadowing different wedding professionals. I was lucky enough to spend Saturday morning with Mairi and Anne from Event Diva at the [...]

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High Street Wedding

With the budget just announced a lot of people will be feeling the pinch! If you want a stylish wedding without the designer price tag, why not look to see what the high street and internet has to offer…..here are some of my favorites on offer at the moment. Bronte Bridal Dress @ Monsoon £225 [...]

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Special January Offer! Newcastle Piano Player

Mark Deeks had played the piano for more than 28 years, and has experience of performing at all kinds of venues from cricket clubs to concert halls, cathedrals to Disney (!). He will perform music to order! Provide a list of requests in advance and if he doesn’t already know them, he will learn them in time [...]

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www.funkyhen.com The Hen Night Accessories Site

Funky Hen was established in 2007 by Wayne Hancock and was originally based in a small town in Cumbria called Cockermouth. Since its opening Funky Hen has gone from strength to strength and due to this will now be run from the slightly larger and funkier town of Morpeth, Northumberland. Now with it’s own funky [...]

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Brides Up North Wedding Belles

A while back I met the gorgeous Julia from Brides Up North at a wedding fair and she mentioned she had a little project up her sleeve….I was of course intrigued as to what it was. When an email dropped into my inbox a few weeks latter I was so excited I thought I would burst but I couldn’t tell anyone! So [...]

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Real Bride!

Getting engaged is one of the most exciting things in a girl’s life. Many girls have dreamed about their wedding day from being a little girl, the big dress, the sparkles, being a princess for the day and this dream becoming a reality is on the horizon.  What doesn’t cross our minds in this little [...]

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Your Wedding Unveiled!

What is Your Wedding Unveiled and who’s behind it? I’m Sarah and I came up with the idea for our wedding directory website after my own wedding back in July 2010 (The best day EVER!) and launched on 3rd March 2011. As a bride-to-be, I found the wedding service industry a minefield, to say the [...]

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Public’s Preconceptions of a Wedding Planner

A few weeks ago I decided to write a very short survey to find out what brides to be think about wedding planners. I thought by finding out what the general public’s views are then I would be able to overcome any objections anyone would have to using a planner and convince people that we [...]

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