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Make The Morning of The Wedding Fun with Ring Pillow Diva

ClaireB — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 07:00:59 +0000

Ring Pillow Diva are now offering all manner of fab products that help you add sparkle and personality to your wedding: lose the stress of having to source these items and let the Diva do the work for you.

On the morning of the wedding, all the girls get together to have hair and make up done. An upcoming trend is to have the bridal party wrapped in Wedding bathrobes, that also make an ideal gift for your bridesmaids and a wonderful, long lasting keepsake for the proud mother of the Bride & Groom.

The bathrobes are available in Egyptian cotton and Waffle cotton and can be personalised to your wedding party. Bride, Bridesmaid, Mother of the Bride etc. The embroidery thread colour can be chosen to match your wedding colour scheme.

Wedding shoes painful by the time dinner comes around? Why not opt for a sparkling wedge heel Flip flop to dance the night away, These are ideal as the height ensures your gown doesn’t trail as you mingle with your guests. These are also ideal for your honeymoon if you are heading to a warmer destination.

We are now specialising in gift hampers for the house of the Bride and the Groom, ready for the morning of the wedding.

Grooms Hamper can include:

Bathrobes for the Groom, Best Man and Mother of the Groom
Wedding socks for the men in the wedding
Funky Cuff links for the men in the wedding party
Wedding Crew T-shirts for the men to wear for the morning shave/haircut
Ring Security T-shirts for the Best Man and page boy
Under New Management T-shirt for the morning after the wedding
Hip flask for the Father of the Groom and groomsmen

Brides Hamper can include:

Bathrobes for the Bride, Bridesmaid, Flower Girl and Mother of the Bride
Wedding Socks & Hip flask for the Father of the Bride
Wedge Heel Crystal Flip Flops for dancing later that night
Bride & Bridesmaid Tote Bags

Also, let the ceremony shine with some of the new ways of marking your walk up the aisle: from Silver Rose Ring Holders to personalised ‘Here Comes the Bride’ banners .

Contact Tracie or find Ring Pillow Diva on Facebook to see some of these unusual products that are sure to make your day memorable.

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All about the Hats

Ciara Crossan — Tue, 03 May 2011 10:32:38 +0000

One of the main reasons that so many women tuned into the Royal Wedding last Friday was to check out the style of the ladies attending. I believe that female guests to the wedding of the year, were all asked to wear hats not fascinators, and there were some amazing ones on display – Philip Treacy must have cleaned up!

This year, I predict the rise of the hat in wedding trends, they can really transform an outfit and give the real wow-factor. If Philip Treacy is a little out of your price-range there are some great independent milliners around the country, so keep your eye out and do try to support these local businesses, instead of just buying a hat in Debenhams. At least you will know that no one else will be wearing the same thing!

Aisling Ahern is a young designer based in Roscommon, and while her collection at present is mostly geared to the races, they could also double as great wedding hats. Check her out on www.aislingahern.com.

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Quirky Bridesmaids Dresses from Amity

Ciara Crossan — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 15:35:30 +0000

Cork ladies will be familiar with quirky store Amity, located on French Church St, between Patrick Street and Paul St Shopping Centre. Known for its funky decor and unusual clothes, the girls in Amity have been inundated with requests from Brides looking for non-stereotypical bridesmaid dresses.

In response to this, Amity have transformed their 1st floor into a bridesmaid floor for the coming months with private appointments taken. Stocking a vast range of styles of dresses that bridesmaids will actually wear again!

From beautiful 100% silk fabrics to luxurious satins withan array of different colours and styles, from full length Grecian style maxi dresses to shorter variations. From vintage inspired styles to more classic styles. Many styles are available in the same fabric so bridesmaids can mix and max styles. Bridesmaid dresses starting at €74. Call Amity on 021 4275038 for a private appointment.

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Finnish way to tie the knot

Outi — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 09:35:38 +0000

Inspired by the Finnish Culture Day (which was yesterday) I’ve been thinking of traditional ways to celebrate weddings in Finland, and especially in the middle of the country where I’m from. I think there’s not too many differences in the ceremony between Finland and Ireland, though I’ve never really been in Irish weddings.. Before weddings it’s normal to have crazy hen and stag parties. It’s more common to get married in church than have a civil ceremony, summer is the most popular time for weddings and bride wears white gown and groom black suit or tux. It’s traditional that father of the bride hands the bride over to groom and when leaving from the church guests throws rice over the happy couple.

This is the point when the different customs comes in the picture.. Usually the wedding venue is a big country house, church property or a banqueting hall.. It depends on the part of Finland, but in the middle of the country weddings are often held close to lakes and many wedding venues have saunas near to water.. And just to clarify why events are held near to water, there are more than thousand lakes in Finland. It’s not common to get married in hotels and we don’t have too many castles in the whole country!

In Finnish weddings it’s important to have a great deal of food and drinks.. Though I’d guess that’s the case in Irish weddings too! Food is usually served from buffet table, and there is salads and main course, which is often fish or meat, potatoes, vegetables, pasta and bread. On top of these there is wedding cake and all sort of delicacies. Wine is served with food and usually the couple offers beer and ciders or punch from open bar – it depends on the budget!

Activities in weddings are pretty interesting. Usually bridesmaids and bestman organizes little games and entertainment at the wedding, one of the most traditional ones is robbing the bride. In some point of the party someone comes and steals the bride. It totally depends on the party who comes and steals her, it may be group of masked men, her friends, mother-in-law etc.. Then the groom needs to do something to get her back. I’ve been in a wedding where the groom decorated a cake and made a poem for his new wife. If the groom is musical, he may sing or play something or he need to dance.. you get the point! Saunas are big part of our culture, so in some point of the evening there will be heated sauna by the lake. Weddings always turns out to be great craic, but I’m sure that’s global phenomenon!

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Bridesmaids Gifts: In the Bag!

Sabrina Dent — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 12:21:15 +0000

Coming up with gifts for your wedding attendants can be hard, especially when it comes to bridesmaids. Most brides aim for matching presents so you don’t favour one woman over another, but it’s still nice to be able to make each gift individual and to have your gifts tied somehow to theme of your wedding. And of course, you don’t want to break the bank (or the wedding budget!) on the way to the perfect present.

New Irish online retailer BAGglitz.com has a great solution to this gifting dilemma with a huge range of glamorous, beautiful handbag hangers, handbag key hooks and purse charms in a huge range of designs and colours.

Handbag hangers are brilliant little accessories live in your bag and unfold to create a hook to safely hang your purse in bars, trains, loos and anywhere else you don’t want to scuff your precious Prada. (Our favourites are the ones that double as a compact mirror.) Handbag key clips hook to your bag and one end and your keys on the other, meaning you can always get your hands on the door keys and can finally stop losing them! And the ever popular bag charms clip to zips and straps to personalise and glam up all of your handbags with style.

Starting at €5.95 with free worldwide delivery and going to €15.95, there are hundreds to choose from in jewel, diamanté, heart, flower, and animal designs. The selection is great for matching your wedding colours and most items come in a velvet gift bag to add swank to your gift giving. Pair them with each other or with cosmetic bags, makeup sets or clutch bags and you’ve got a great bridemaid gift your girls will treasure and really use!

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Wine, glorious wine!

Ciara Crossan — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 12:09:06 +0000

An area where you can make big savings on your wedding is with the wine. If you negotiate a good corkage rate with your wedding venue (some have eradicated it altogether!) then buying in your own wine in bulk makes financial sense as well as the fact that you get to choose it yourself and not be stuck with the house wine of the venue.

My favourite wine wholesaler (is it bad that I have a wine wholesaler?!) the brothers Mike and Matt from CuriousWines.ie, have always provided a wedding concierge service, but due to overwhelming demand from couples not knowing where to start when choosing their vino, they have just launched WeddingWine.ie, an easy to use wine site specifically for wedding couples!

The site has the wine broken down into categories, White Wine, Red Wine and Champagne, all clearly priced pre discount. The prices listed at WeddingWines.ie are the same low warehouse prices you’ll find every day at CuriousWines.ie. However, when you order wedding wine or wedding champagne from us, they offer significant savings of at least 10% because you’re buying in bulk. For a typical order, this can mean hundreds of euro in savings off already discounted prices.

To receive your no obligation quote from WeddingWines.ie, it couldn’t be easier:

Add the wines you are interested in to your Quote List. Press “Get Quote” to review and edit your selections.
Complete the checkout process (no payment or credit card required) to send your list.
They’ll contact you the next day to help you decide on quantities and help you narrow down your list of selections if needed.

The lads love wine and love food, so they’ll also discuss your menu and guest list with you to help you tailor your wine selections to your reception menu. Worried that you aren’t sure of quantities? Not to worry, they operate a sale or return policy – you can return any unopened bottles for a full refund after the wedding.

Make selecting your wedding wine a piece of cake – Check out WeddingWine.ie now!

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Engagement Gifts: Frame it!

Ciara Crossan — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 08:30:06 +0000

A party to announce you are having a party?! Engagement Dos are becoming a big deal and couples are throwing (sometimes quite lavish) parties to announce their wedding to the world. Tricky business these Engagement Parties, coz naturally everyone you invite to the engagement do, will probably expect to be invited to the wedding and if you are just newly engaged chances are you haven’t nailed down the guest list yet…

Anyway, if you DO get invited to go to an engagement party, then you are also probably expected to bring a gift. Personally I wouldn’t go over the top here, we are in a recession after all and if you end up going to the wedding too, you are going to have to buy the happy couple ANOTHER present and fork out for the hotel, outfit etc.

Which is why these little beauties caught my eye – Engagement Frames.

A1Gifts is a UK site that has a nice selection of Engagement Frames some cost less than £10.00.

Prefer shopping closer to home? Then Irish Gift Site, giftsdirect.ie also has a selection of Engagement Gifts, but these tend to be on the pricer side with many of them €100 +

I did spot these gorgeous cut crystal champagne flutes though which are on sale at the moment for €59.99.

You can probably find gifts like these in a gift shop near you, but if you prefer shopping with the click of the mouse, then these are some nice suggestions!

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Totally unique wedding present

Ciara Crossan — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 09:46:10 +0000

The big wedding gift debate rages on….money, gift registry, or toaster?! What to get the couple who has been living together for a while and perhaps already own their own home together?

While browsing over on Etsy Ireland, I found these really unique personal wedding prints…you can get them customized with the hobbies or the professions of the couple, get their names and wedding date on there too. But most of all, the hopeless romantic in me loves the fact that this all sits on a print of the 2nd last page of a vintage Pride and Prejudice Book – the one where Elizabeth gets her Mr. Darcy.

Think this is a cute present for a couple you know? Head on over to the Etsy shop to put in your own order…

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Wedding Make Up Competiton

Ciara Crossan — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 12:56:43 +0000

Weddingdates.ie in association with MakeUp by Anne is offering one lucky Bride the chance to win her wedding make-up including full trial!

Makeup by Anne is looking for a volunteer. She is currently setting up a new website, and need some fantastic bridal shots for my portfolio. She’s looking for a bride & bridal Party. She’ll do your make-up (including full trial) for free!!!
All Anne asks in return is for some professional shots of you on your day from your wedding photographer, that she can use for her brand new website!

So, to be in with a chance to win, simply tell us in the comments why you want your wedding make up done and who is your photographer for your big day (just make sure you have confirmed with your photographer that he or she will provide Anne with the necessary photos!) We will pick a winner at the end of the month.
**Competition Closes 30th June 2010**

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Great deal on Wedding Wines

Ciara Crossan — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 08:30:03 +0000

The lovely lads over in CuriousWines supply all of the wines to WeddingDates.ie (for official events and competitions, AND they are also our wine shop of choice for when we are off duty too!)

Anyway, Mike recently let me know about a fabulous deal they are doing that might be of interest to wedding couples out there who are looking to purchase their own wine before the big day. See, Curious Wines are moving to bigger premises, and are having a big clear out. They are now offering tiered discounts across all of their ranges for the month of June:

Spend €100 save 10%
Spend €200 save 15%
Spend €300 save 20%

Considering what most of you lot are planning on spending on your wedding wine, the savings could be considerable! So head on over to curiouswines.ie and check out their selection, or call the guys to ask for their recommendations and make sure to tell ‘em that you heard it here first! ;)

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