Affordable options for a beautiful bride by Donna Redfearn

The whole world will be tuning into the Royal Wedding on Friday 29th April to obtain the first glimpse of "The DRESS". Not all brides have several million pounds as a budget for their wedding or access to the world famous designer such as Bruce Oldfield. With this in mind  North East Wedding Planners recently worked with several north east based designers to bring together various bridal looks to suit any budget. The Journal featured the looks and exclusive styling by Donna Redfearn in their Royal Wedding Special 25th April 2011.

 

 

Over the next few weeks North East Wedding Planners will bring various examples from the bridal shoot, demonstrating how far your wedding budget could stretch by using professional wedding planners with fabulous partnerships with wedding industry specialists......

Introducing Natalie Boyd a member of the NEWP team, Natalie a fashion student and wedding enthusiast leaped at the opportunity to model for this Royal Shoot as well as working on the planning and direction . 

Natalie wears - Classic bridal gown inspired by "Cinderella" pure innocent, turned dark and vampy.... pure white dress vamped up with deep smokey eye makeup, leather jacket… 

 

 In complete contrast a short fairy dress for the perfect summer wedding either here or abroad. This cute design has various styling options, Donna decided to bring the current bang on trend "Vintage theme" into the styling by keeping the makeup very simple (English rose) and the hair tied back..... sometimes less is more.

 

For more information on how North East Wedding Planners can assist you contact info@newp.co.uk or telephone 01913882387 

The Journal Live - http://www.journallive.co.uk/lifestyle-news/fashion-news-tips/2011/04/25/affordable-options-for-a-beautiful-bride-61634-28569456/

"Should children attend a wedding".....

Following my participation on the BBC debate this Wednesday “Should children attend weddings”. I have received many facebook comments and emails with varying points of view. So if you are just sipping your coffee, browsing the Internet, thinking you'd look for some easy reading, then you've fallen on the controversial NEWP BLOG.  Where a fever-pitch debate is still raging in thousands of homes around the region: should children attend weddings? You might or might not be surprised to hear that many people believe children and weddings do not mix, however others believe no wedding is complete without the traditional flower girls walking down the aisle.

So is it a case of each to their own, or do you believe children are part of the family and should be included. Which part of the fence do you reside?

Weddings are a beautiful celebration of the start of a new family.  Children are a natural part of any family but should they automatically be included on a wedding invitation. During the BBC debate one father stated he “would not accept any invitation to a wedding if he could not take his children”, however is there more to consider than the bride and groom preferring to have an adult only occasion.  How many couples fear that very special moment when they exchange vows, a time for quiet and instead a small child starts bawling ruining the special ambience. Is it really selfish for a couple to want to avoid this scenario…

On the other side who doesn't smile when the flower girl and ring bearer walk down the aisle?  A small child happily swinging a floral posy enthralled at everyone focusing attention on them, well that’s until either the petals are dismantled or the posy is used as a misile… but no matter what, children provide fabulous photo opportunities that will be captured forever.

 So can a compromise be reached, magic words such as crèche, tea party and bouncy castle come to mind. After 20 years in the wedding and events industry Donna Redfearn has seen it all, parents who prefer to enjoy their day and allow their darling to cause havoc by running around tables screaming to in stark contrast parents who come prepared with colouring books, pens, games and snacks just in-case the menu is not quite to the child’s taste. 

Looking back at the many weddings NEWP has planned over the years, some of our bride and grooms already have their own small children. Donna and the NEWP team have worked with the couples to ensure all the children attending the day are catered for in their own right. From the funky children’s fruit cocktails for welcome drinks, fully CRB checked crèche facility to provide full or partial care to mini guests. A children fancy dress tea party with healthy options included as well as the must have jelly and ice-cream for dessert. To keep the childrens attention the NEWP have designed themed children’s areas with fairies and knights, disney and even a bird of prey night flight display with an hour of handling specific to small children.

 
So “Should children attend weddings” is this more about personal preference than a right or wrong answer…. North East Wedding Planners would love to hear your thoughts on the subject….

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Set the scene by creating the theme.

Creating a wedding theme to form the basis of your whole event is the pinnacle point that the rest of the planning will be based on. We are often asked if a colour can be the theme. The simple answer is yes; it may not be the predominant start but may be the deciding factor to set the scene.

“Pink” is the colour of choice this year, originally the on trend colour highlighted on the cat walk at London and New York fashion week. With designers featuring “Vintage”, fashionistas continued to transfer aspects to bridal wear and venue staging. To soften the look soft tones of creams and sage greens for bridesmaids, with tea cups and posies.

But what about the “WOW” factor, create drama and visual excitement with hot fuchsia and fantasy themes taken to the extreme. Forget the fairy princess pink and think passion pink. Turn your wedding into a fully staged production by using colour to really bring your day to life; of course this takes courage and a lot of attention to detail. Are you brave enough!! Some of our previous clients have taken the plunge!!! even if only as a strong high light colour.. what will you choose.

For more information on how to transform your wedding contact the team on t. +44(0) 191 3882387 or www.northeastweddingplanners.com