Well groomed
We look at the latest looks for grooms and their groomsmen for 2019. It is never really a casual affair when it comes to weddings – and the gentlemen are stealing the show even more so this season in the latest formal, but fun, refinery. Three piece – triple the […]
A fling with bling
It’s an exciting decision that can be made in a heartbeat, or after months of pondering. After all, it’s a forever investment, a future heirloom – the token of true love. While still mainly classic in design and elegance, there are a few fabulous points of difference when it taking a fling […]
Bold Bridesmaids
In 2019, brides are stepping back from the traditional and opting for a unique look for their bridal parties that will complement any body type and showcase individual personalities. Long gone are dusty pinks, sumptuous sequins and cold shoulder dress designs. Welcome in wrap dresses, two-piece beauties and mismatched ensembles. […]
Crafting memories: Via Sollertia
Custom-creation jewellers, Via Sollertia of New Regent Street, can help take the pressure out of marriage proposals with a new bespoke ring making service, the Nu Proposal. The family run boutique business takes pride on offering both bride and groom an experienced professional design and creation experience. Clients can visit […]
Dream Dresses
Subtle colours and versatile designs, which are playful yet romantic, will appeal to brides this wedding season. Brides of Merivale owner Lisa Dermott says this season’s wedding dresses will again be subtle in colour with metallic golds, silver and platinum featuring. Brides are also opting for adaptable dresses with detachable […]
I do (still!): wedding vow renewal ceremony
For some married couples saying “I do” once is enough, but more and more people are choosing to celebrate their love with a wedding vow renewal ceremony. Over the years the vow renewal ceremony has grown in popularity, with couples opting to cement their bond and recommit to their partner. […]
A new chapter: Via Sollertia
If someone special has bequeathed you jewellery that means so much, but just doesn’t suit, Via Sollertia has a brilliant solution – remodelling – to get the piece out of the drawer and onto you. Jewellery designer Clare establishes the style of jewellery you like, be it classic, modern, art […]
Going grey gracefully: V for Hair and Beauty
Beautifully styled grey hair is turning more heads than ever before in a growing trend towards natural beauty – enhanced with a little salon magic. Master Stylist Vicki O’Fee, of V for Hair and Beauty upstairs in Merivale Mall, says women often start to grey by 35, or even earlier – […]
Representative Bling: Via Sollertia
The zeitgeist of ‘you do you’ extends even and perhaps especially, to that most unifying of life’s milestones: the point at which the one you love becomes your pair-bond from this day forward unto the great hereafter. Modern couples understand a successful marriage allows the individual essence of both parties […]
A royal flush: canterbury bride
Chances are you’ve heard the term ‘the Meghan Markle effect’ over the past few months. It was used to describe the fashionable clout wielded by our newest royal, the Duchess of Sussex, in the lead up to her May wedding to Prince Harry, as fans flocked to copy everything she wore. […]
