Buy this wedding magazine!!

Wedding Ideas tells you how!

Wedding Ideas is set to confirm its position as the most fun, friendly, down-to-earth and practical wedding magazine on the market with the publication of its ‘How To...’ special issue, on sale nationwide from today, the 23rd of May.

So, how do you lace a wedding dress? Make a buttonhole? Tie a Windsor knot? All these questions and more are answered in the June issue of Wedding Ideas, the UK’s best for real-life inspiration.

This down-to-earth ‘How To...’ guide shows brides and grooms how to tackle the most common planning elements without any stress and, more importantly, without spending a fortune.
Rachel Moschke, Editor of Wedding Ideas says: “More and more couples are making things for their weddings – stationery, table decorations and so on. It’s a great way of saving money and making your day even more personalised and unique. Our ‘How To...’ special is something brides can refer to in the run-up to their big day to make sure everything runs smoothly.”
And it’s not just about making things for your reception. There are tips on everything from choosing a hairstyle that suits you to having an eco-friendly wedding.

.....and a fabulous wedding planner writes a monthly article for this magazine too.......!!

Quick Theme Tips - Morracan

Bring the warmth and exotic atmosphere of an Arabian night to your wedding day by creating a Moroccan paradise. Visit www.weddinginvitationuk.co.uk and look at the Asian collection for invitations that would suit this theme perfectly. If your venue allows for a marquee, hire one from www.arabiantents.com. Beautiful, opulent marquees and tents in a range of colours and sizes would set the scene and dazzle your guests. Offer your guests a choice of food by arranging food stations in different corners of the room and create a twist to your wedding breakfast by serving different types of unusual food like curries (mild and hot!), flavoured rice and condiments. Oversized black Moroccan lanterns with jewel coloured candles and exotic flowers like ‘Bird of Paradise’ and coloured orchids surrounding them would create stunning table centres. Contrasting table linen, for example dark purple tablecloths with midnight blue napkins, would add even more color to your celebration. Showcase an amazing cake like ‘Moroccan Magic’ from www.amandastreeter.com and place in an area where your guests can admire as they relax to live musicians playing Moroccan music. Build in to your plans a chill out area in your reception venue with low tables covered with jewel coloured tea light holders and scatter over sized cushions for people to sit on and light the candles as the evening draws in. Leave big coloured bowls of quality street sweets, which are already wrapped in rich coloured foils, on each table for your guests to feast on throughout the evening. Add evocative smells to your evening celebrations by burning incense sticks and dimming the lights to create a relaxing ambience.

Quick Theme Tips - Black & White

Create a jaw dropping impression on your guests with a black and white themed wedding day. Your invitations set the scene for your day before your chosen guests even reach the ceremony venue, so make an impact by joining forces with www.libradesigns.co.uk and designing your very own personalised wedding stationery. Their fantastic cheque book style invitations would be perfect and you can then use the same design on the place name cards, your order of day and even your thank you cards to keep the theme constant. www.lvcc.co.uk have introduced a new range to their delicious cakes and now create couture cakes in monochrome colours which are stunning to look at and fabulous to eat!

Table centres do not have to be exclusively flowers so use feathers and beads to add interest. These beads can also be used to embellish your white napkins by wrapping a length of them around each one. Coloured glassware is very popular right now and black glasses would really create an impact on your otherwise white tables. Hire these from www.gordonscaterhire.co.uk. Delight your guests with some fabulous favours which can be as simple as a plain chocolate bar wrapped in white paper and tied with black ribbon, or labeled with a white sticker with each guests name printed in black and used as a place marker. Complete your theme by arranging a black and white dance floor to be laid in your evening reception room!