I Do(omed)

If ever there was a story to highlight the importance of taking out Wedding Insurance, then this is it!

Kenneth & Karen Porter spent more than a year planning their big day which eventually went out without a hitch but not before:

• The groom's trousers were made in the wrong size
• The wedding dress shop supplying the bridesmaid dresses went into liquidation
• The airline and travel agent they used to book their honeymoon closed down
• The wedding reception venue went into administration 10 days before the big day
  

And to top it all off the couple had splashed out on a pair of tickets to see Michael Jackson in concert.

Phew - I think even the most laid back of Brides to be would have reaching for the bach flower remedy on this occasion.

Thankfully - they did manage to find alternatives and even had some good luck along the way when the bridal shop where Karen bought her wedding dress was broken into but her dress remained untouched.

So please, if there is one thing that goes at the top of your wedding budget list - let it be Wedding Insurance - it doesn't cost much but can save you a whole lot of cash and headache should the need arise which hopefully it wont!

Mrs2Be recommends E&L Wedding Insurance who are offering a 25% discount if you buy online!

Vintage Wedding Dresses

Vintage wedding dresses such as this beautiful Jenny Packham design, are still very strong this season but what exactly is Vintage? Well, you may be surprised to know that as far as fashion is concerned, "Vintage" spans from the 1920s and the 1980s.

There is so much choice so we have written an article specifically to help you when it comes to choosing a vintage style wedding dress whether you plan to go for an original or a modern day vintage feel design.

We'd love to hear your thoughts so why not leave us a comment?

Read the article here!

From Miss Right to Mrs Wong

Here's one to make your eyes water - if not with emotion, then with pain at the sheer thought of giving birth to 10 children in 12 years!

Rachel Savory and Jay Wong became engaged and set an original wedding date of June 1996, but due to the fact that Rachel was almost in a permanent state of pregnancy for 12 years, they only tied the knot once another knot had been tied - for good too, if you know what I mean!

So after 14 years of being engaged, the couple finally got married on 20th June 2009 on Merseyside! With their beautiful children (all 10 of them) in tow the couple are now pronounced Husband and Wife!

What is even more amazing is that Rachel dropped 4 dress sizes from a size 20 to a size 12 AND they managed to organise the whole day on a budget of £2,500!

Congratulations Rachel & Jay Wong! You are the Mrs2Be newly wedded couple of the Summer!!

For more of their story head here.

Has the current climate crunched your wedding budget?

All this talk about the "credit crunch" cannot go unnoticed and with the average cost of a wedding now being between £17k - £21K there is a lot to crunch!

What we here at team Mrs2Be would like to know is:

a) has the credit crunch had a direct affect on your wedding budget?

b) if so, in what way?

Or, if you are a wedding supplier, what affect, if any are you experiencing from your brides? Are they slower to commit? Are they cutting back on non-essentials? Are they doing more themselves?

Dec Donnelly - Is Marriage on the cards?

Following a recent sighting of Declan Donnelly (think (Ant & Dec) and his beautiful girlfriend Sky Sports presenter Georgie Thompson, the rumours are flying .................... are they? Are they not? About to tie the knot?

Dec who is 33 years old, has not had a long term love interest since dating actress Clare Buckfield. Sadly their union dissolved in 2003. But following reports by the Daily Mail, that the pair were seen the "all loved up" in a restaurant in London - Mrs2Be for one are hoping wedding bells may be on the cards!

Dec's TV partner Ant married his long term girlfriend Lisa Armstrong in July 2006. They chose to do so in a very non-celeb fashion with just close family and friends.

Dec was Ant's best man - maybe it is time for Ant to return the favour! What do you think?

Fab New Website

Mrs2Be is excited to say that we are nearly done with our wish list for our new site but even so, there's still one thing missing.....you!

We have some great new free tools coming your way as well as some more discounts and special offers from suppliers across the UK. We would still love to hear from you with ideas and in fact with YOUR wish list of what you would like to see on the new site and any tools that you would like us to consider adding.

Please get in touch with your ideas over the next week or so and we will see what we can do.

Happy Planning!

The Mrs2Be Team x

Donna Salado Collection - Featured on Mrs2Be.com

Mrs2Be is delighted to announce that we are now featuring Donna Salado's beautiful wedding dresses on our sister site shelaghm.co.uk

Donna, who has been nominated four times for "Designer of the Year" has turned her passion into a career which coupled with that ever so slightly 'risky' element of her personality is stamped firmly on the designs.

We will hopefully be able to bring you Donna Salado's stockists in the very near future too but in the meantime visit http://www.donnasalado.com/ for more information.

This beautiful wedding wedding dress featured here is Camrie from the Donna Salado Couture Collection.

Ahhh How Tweet!

Suzy Perry of Channel Five's The Gadget Show has become the first celebrity to post her wedding photos on Twitter!

Suzi and her hubby Bastien Boosten (who she met during the filming of one of The Gadget Show series!) shunned the traditional wedding album route in favour of a more high tech approach befitting of a high-tech gal!

It seems that the excitement of her friends and family being able to "Tweet" back within minutes of the photos being posted, was too much to resist!

Suzy chose to marry in Las Vegas last week. She thought this option would be less stressful than a traditional wedding! She has obviously not heard of Mrs2Be!!!

For more photos of Suzy and Bastien's big day go to http://twitter.com/suziPerry

Charlotte Balbier - New Wedding Dresses Added

The Mrs2Be team is a huge fan of wedding gown designer Charlotte Balbier and so we are always delighted when Charlotte's look book lands on our desk!

Charlotte's designs are the epitomy of femininity and romance. We have added to the online gallery of Charlotte's beautiful wedding dresses on our sister site, www.shelaghm.co.uk so why not take a peep.

Charlotte's collection includes a few calf length gowns which we always like to see, as well as some vintage feel designs. My personal favourite has to be "Carrie" a pale pink, mid length gown which is the ultimate in contemporary, feminine design.

Which is your favourite?