Thursday, June 30, 2011

Abby Clancy & Peter Crouch Wed


Footballer Peter Crouch weds his fiance and the mother of his 3 month old daughter, Abby Clancy in a ceremony at the Church Of St Mary Magdalene, in the 500-acre grounds of the Stapleford Park a luxury country house hotel in Leicestershire.

Abby, who only gave birth 3 months ago, looked absolutely beautiful in her Giles Deacon strapless wedding gown, and Peter looked pretty dashing himself!

The couple have chosen to have a live band, a magician and Karaoke at their wedding reception! I feel a new trend coming on!!!

Wedding Planning Schedule

It is sometimes difficult to know what to do, when and in what order so this handy little wedding planning schedule should help take away some of the stress of this for you.

There are more handy tools on the website so be sure to visit us, register and use them to help you plan your big day with the least amount of stress.

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Happy Planning ♥

Wednesday, June 29, 2011

Mrs2Be Loves.....................


The Wedding of My Dreams!

We love this online shop here in the Mrs2Be office. It has some pretty items to help you decorate your wedding venue or tables and it is pretty too!

The Wedding of My Dreams sell a number of items which could be used for a candy buffet table, such as gorgeous mini silver-plated tongs, pretty vintage styled sweetie jars and cute pink and white striped candy bags.

There are also a number of items such as place name holders & table crystals and hanging decorations.

To make it even easier to find the right item for the look of your wedding, they have categorised their items into themes which include:

  • Green & Eco
  • Black & White
  • Holywood Glamour
  • Vintage
and more!

With special offers and free delivery on orders over £100 - why not mosey on over and take a look for yourself? Just go to www.weddingofmydreams.co.uk.

Happy Planning ♥

Monday, June 27, 2011

Vintage Styled Weddings

Vintage is still big this season - so here is a reminder on how you can style your wedding if your passion is vintage.

The vintage wedding theme is one that has become more and more popular in recent years. The rise in popularity of vintage wedding dresses has now spilled over into the venue decoration, the stationery, the wedding favours and more.

Despite the many new wedding themes that have popped up and disappeared around it, vintage is here to stay offering more and more as the years progress. In fact, many of the modern themes such as hearts and feathers actually support and help this theme to grow. Whether you have a few vintage touches in mind or want to have a completely vintage wedding, the choice is yours and there is so much choice available! There are many true vintage items on offer as well as cheaper modern alternatives that can help to make an impact with this theme.

Where Do You Start?

Firstly consider the wedding dress itself and decide whether it is true vintage or simply a remake gown that you are looking for.

Asking your family members who married in this era if they have a gown that you can borrow or even let you have is a great cost saving idea. You may find that unless you particularly want to, you won't have to have any major alterations to the gown itself as there are some true gems lurking around. If you can't find what you are looking for, then try second hand stores or even ebay where you will find many dresses for sale or hire. Read More

Sunday, June 26, 2011

Beautiful Bums – my 5 Top Tips by Zara Groves.

I have worked with hundreds of ladies over the years, to help them with their fat loss and to get them toned and fitter. One of the areas that they most are unhappy with is the hips, thighs and bums, either their bum is too big, too small, too lumpy etc, etc.

So here are my 5 top tips to getting the bum area smooth and toned. Remember to get the great butt you have to get off your butt!!!


  1. Eat more greens – the best is watercress but also broccoli, cabbage, kale and spinach.
  2. Do not microwave or boil your veg as it destroys high percentages of the flavanoids within the veg which help get rid of the fat– so steam.
  3. Drink lots of water and minimise caffeine and alcohol intakes. Remember that De-Caff is full of chemicals to get the caffeine out so really isn’t the better option. Why not try and give up caffeine and alcohol for 28 days and see the difference – after all what is 28 days in your life for the fab behind.
  4. If you already exercise you need to change your routine – If you don’t exercise then you need to start. You need to always push your body, take it out of it’s comfort zone. Most importantly you need to do some kind of resistance training. So Instead of spending hours on treadmills and spinning classes with no resistance, find a good interval/conditioning class or invest in a reputable personal trainer to guide you step by step.
  5. Get a good night’s sleep. The body is repairing and burning fat while you are sleeping so if you miss out on hours of sleep then your body is missing out on vital work that it needs to do to be a better body.

To help you with understand the kind of resistance training that is needed to burn fat and tone the legs, hip, thigh and bum muscles here is a 10 minute workout. If you do this 3 times a week combined with all of the above then you will notice a huge difference.

http://www.youtube.com/user/ZaraGroves?feature=mhee

If you would like to ask me any questions at all please email me at zara@breaknspin.com or you can add me on facebook Zara Groves or you can follow me on twitter www.twitter.com/ZaraGroves

Have a great week, and make those changes now!

Zara x

Monday, June 20, 2011

Getting Creative with Your Stationery


We came across this fabulous wedding stationery and just HAD to share it with you! What we particularly love is that this wonderful stationery was created by a graphic design company! Now, here in the Mrs2Be office we obviously have a lot of love for wedding stationers - that goes without saying, but we also love it when people think outside of the box.

This wedding stationery was created by a company called Adhesive Design and incorporated the couple's love of going to gigs together. The tables were named after bands that they both been to see together - aaaaahhh!



The guest guests name cards were designed to look like a gig ticket.



Each guest had their dinner choice laid out on a card that was designed as if each course were an act with the starter as the support act, the main as the head liner and the sweet as the encore! What a great idea!



Adhesive Design are based in Bristol. Their website will be updated shortly to include wedding stationery in more detail - but in the meantime if you are interested in chatting to them about your own wedding stationery simply visit www.adhesive-design.co.uk.

Happy Planning ♥

Thursday, June 16, 2011

Getting Married Outside

Outdoor Weddings have become increasingly popular over the last decade and the open-air wedding seems to be in demand more than ever.

It is important to ensure you comply with English and Welsh law when planning a British outdoor wedding. Technically you cannot be legally married outside; but don’t fret this just means you need to sign the register and declare the standard statements indoors or under a structure that has been licenced. There are many permanent ornate structures located in the UK, which authorise you to legally marry outdoors whilst adhering to British law. This means you can still have your open-air wedding with friends and family watching on as you and your partner exchange your vows under a beautiful structure. The only other requirement is that the registrar and two witnesses are also present under the structure during the official ceremony and the signing of the register. Many wedding venues with outdoor facilities will have such structures available for wedding and partnership ceremonies such as the one seen here which is the Green Oak Pagoda at the very beautiful Heaton House Farm, a bespoke wedding venue in Cheshire.

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Tuesday, June 14, 2011

Marquee Weddings


If you are looking for a wedding venue that combines sophistication with total flexibility, then look no further than the end of your garden, or at least the end of someone's garden, field or simply any place suitable for pitching a marquee!

For centuries, brides have dreamed of the totally flexible wedding venue, somewhere that they could change the decor, colour scheme and in fact a venue where absolutely everything is exactly as they want it to be. No more floral carpets, drab hotels chairs, views of the main road or worse bumping into other brides sharing your venue. Your wedding, in your personally designed marquee, with everything to your specification is the answer to your wedding prayers! Read More

Image courtesy of Celynnen Photography.

Thursday, June 02, 2011

Elope in Glamour



Just like there are many ways to tie a knot, there are many ways to celebrate a wedding. There are plenty of couples who crave the big traditional wedding surrounded by friends and family and I’m all for it. But, there are also plenty who want to kick off convention, and go do something completely different. It’s for those kind of people that the Elope in Glamour concept has been developed, providing an alternative wedding option that ticks all boxes without boxing them in.

From speaking with people and various enquiries it became increasingly clear that people wanted ‘simple’ and ‘fun’ and there were many reasons behind this. Money was a huge factor and fair enough considering recent times. People are finding things tighter but it made me sad to think that people felt that they must sacrifice the celebration of their love because of the economic climate. Others just wanted to simplify the occasion, have it about ‘them’ and remove the stress related to organising a big family event. Then there were couples that had children already and wanted to finally marry but have their kids involved. Others had been married for years and wanted to renew vows in a casual holiday atmosphere.

So from all these conversations and thoughts, I came up with the Elope in Glamour concept. If people wanted a simpler alternative to co-ordinating two whole sets of families and friends and funding their enjoyment, I wanted to offer it to them.



I won't deny where I lived had alot to do with this too. Being a resident of Lanzarote, Spain, for a few years, I wanted to share how much the island has to offer outside of 5 star hotels and reception centres. There is so much beauty in the island’s starkness. It has an unrivalled landscape, character and energy, so why not incorporate this uniqueness into a wedding day with all the freedom that a party of two offers.

So what is the Elope in Glamour concept, exactly, you’re probably wondering. Well, a day where from start to finish there are no formalities, rituals or rules. Ceremonies can be held amidst volcanic lava flow, on sandy beaches, in gardens, restaurants, on yachts, cliff tops, in fincas or private villas. Locations are sourced specifically for each couple based on their passions and priorities. Maybe they’ve been coming to Lanzarote for years and have particular spots, villas, restaurants, tourist attractions that hold special memories (first meal, that first kiss.) Maybe one’s a wine buff, a kitesurfer, bird watcher or the bride has always wanted to cruise on a yacht. Each part of the day is discussed so that these elements are brought in.

It’s a ‘marry like a movie star’ type concept where couples swap the stress of a big event for the fun of organising a romantic wedding moon. The two partners or their small group can celebrate the union anywhere on the Island of Lanzarote. We literally treat the island as a huge playground and allow the bride and groom play as much as they like! For example, they can go from taking vows on a sandy beach to snorkelling or cruising the coastline on a yacht - and then whip their finery back on for a romantic meal in the evening. If the bride has to have her hair and make-up done again – why not.

Nothing is compromised because the wedding day is on a smaller scale. They’ll still feel as glamorous, with hair and makeup artists at the ready before the ceremony. And, just like movie stars, have a private driver and photographer throughout the day to capture each event as it unfolds so that all the fun, scenery and emotions are diarised for family back home.

For anyone looking for an option that’s small but perfectly formed, Elope in Glamour is going to make sure you do it YOUR WAY. I hope that I’ve solved a problem for a lot of people out there with this concept. The options are endless and Lanzarote is the perfect island platform.

Weddings to Envy is a wedding planning company based in Lanzarote, Spain. We hope to share some inspiration, ideas and information that you hopefully find useful. We love Lanzarote and want to impart some general info about the amazing Island and how its uniqueness, starkness, sun and quirkiness can add to your wedding experience. For more information www.weddingstoenvy.com