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Disney Princess Wedding Dress Range Launched

6 July 2011 By

The dream of every girl to be a Disney Princess on her special day has now come true – renowned wedding dress designer Alfred Angelo has now launched a stunning collection of Disney-inspired gowns to choose from.

Disney’s Fairy Tales Weddings will include dresses inspired by the most popular Disney Princesses, including Ariel, Sleeping Beauty, Belle, Cinderella, Jasmine, Snow White and Tiana.

The unforgettable wedding gowns will range in price from £599 to £1199 and are now available from over 65 bridal stores across the UK and Ireland.

The dresses vary drastically in style according to the princess they were inspired by. Michael Shettel, a contributing designer for the range, commented: “Brides-to-be are head over heels in love with our newly-released Disney Fairy Tale Weddings bridal collection… Combining amazing design and charming storytelling with some Disney magic, we’re confident that we have created a truly enchanting collection.”

Styles include The Ariel dress which is fitted around the top and hips before billowing into a full skirt, the slinky Jasmine dress with diamante embellishments, The Belle dress with corset-style detailing before extending into a tulle skirt and the full ball-gown Cinderella dress with a strapless top and sweetheart neckline.

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Poll Reveals Interesting Bridesmaid Truths

27 June 2011 By

A nationwide poll has named Gok Wan as Britain’s favourite wish list bridesmaid, beating runner up Pippa Middleton. The least likely celebrity to be chosen as maid of honour was Angelina Jolie.

A quarter of bridesmaids were found to spend between 21 and 30 hours preparing for their role. They are expected to counsel the bride, organise a lavish hen party, help find the perfect wedding dress, arrange flowers and in many cases even pay for their own shoes.

The survey had some controversial findings – as many as one in five brides wanted their bridesmaid to be single and child-free, while 38% preferred their bridesmaid to be on the younger side (19-25 years old).

The poll also found that a third of those surveyed voted the ultimate bridesmaid mistake as stealing the bride’s spot light on her special day, while nearly a quarter of brides (23%) were most worried about their bridesmaid starting an argument.

In addition, only one in ten brides was keen to hear the honest truth from their bridesmaids.

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India Gold Buying Rise 15% for Wedding Season

11 May 2011 By

India, the world’s largest consumer of gold, is set to see a 15% increase in gold sales ahead of the wedding season that starts next month, regardless of record high prices.

The wedding season officially begins from the second week of April. Purchases start a fortnight before that and make up approximately half of all sales.

Jeweller Bachhraj Bamalwa, founder partner of Nemichand Bamalwa, commented: “Price rise has not stopped people from buying gold jewellery for the wedding season. We are expecting a 10-15% growth in gold jewellery buying this season.”

While the rise in gold prices has not stemmed people’s appetite for it, this factor has brought a change in design trend – people are increasingly opting for light-weight jewellery with a heavy look. To cater to this, most of the jewellery chains in West Bengal have created light gold designs that suit the pockets of the middle class, who are the largest consumer of gold jewellery in India.

However, jewellers also say traditional heavy jewellery continues to be popular for marriages.

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