EXPERT WEDDING PLANNING TIPS: CHOOSING YOUR WEDDING VENDORS

Top London wedding planner Andri of Always Andri Wedding Design is back with her expert wedding planning tips. Hurrah!

Did you catch her last super helpful post on wedding budgets? Don’t forget you can download your very own free wedding budget planner too.

Today Andri’s sharing her invaluable advice on how to choose and work with wedding vendors to help you to create the wedding of your dreams.view more

Take it away Andri…

CHOOSING AND WORKING WITH YOUR WEDDING DAY SUPPLIERS

Today I wanted to give some general advice on choosing the suppliers for your wedding day. It really is crucial that in addition to liking their portfolio of work, you also like them on a personal level. More than anything, you need to have a team around you who you can trust.

Israeli designer, Inbal Dror, has taken the wedding world (and Pinterest) by storm with her sexy, sultry, beautiful wedding dress designs.

And it’s no secret that I’m a BIG fan. See my my previous features on Inbal Dror’s 2011 collection and her 2012 wedding dress collection.

So today I’m absolutely thrilled to be sharing an exciting first look at Inbal Dror’s 2013 wedding dress collection with you all!

And judging by the amount of emails I receive asking where to find Inbal Dror dresses, lots of brides will be thrilled to hear they are now available in many more countries around the world – including the USA.

(More on where to buy Inbal Dror wedding dresses at the bottom of this post. As well as my own personal thoughts & experience with the dresses.)

Inbal Dror Paris 2013 Collection

For the 2013 collection, Inbal Dror surpassed herself by taking previously designed styles in 2011 and 2012 and giving them an extra zest, using new French Laces, Tulles, Pearls and Swarovsky Stones.

The 2013 collection brings vintage designs back to life yet infuses a modern, fashion V-Neck Prom Dresses uk forward vibe with daring necklines, low cut backs and risque, sheer fabrics.view more

Have you ever seen a bride in a lace shirt?!

Get ready for an all out glamour fest…

This engagement shoot captured by Closer To Love Photography is the perfect mix of sweet & stylish.

Strolling amongst the fancy boutiques on Rodeo Drive in LA, Lana & Arthur look like they’ve just stepped out of a Tiffany ad.

I adore Lana’s chic, feminine style Tulle Prom Dresses uk  – blush pink cocktail dress, slightly tousled, braided hair, delicate jewellery, nude heels & lacy nail art that sends my heart all a’ flutter.

While Arthur is dressed so sharply in his three piece, steel-blue suit & striped tie it hurts.view more

Then there’s the laid back, beachy shots on the pier at Chino Hills, full of fun & romance. (And yet another killer dress.)

Can we all just stop & appreciate how utterly stylish this couple is? And how beautiful these photos are!

Anyone who knows me, knows that I’m a little bit okay, totally obsessed with Pinterest.

I’m constantly on the look out for creative pinners and beautiful boards to follow which is why I’m SO thrilled to be a part of the Pin It Forward UK campaign, spreading the Pinterest love across the UK alongside a whole host of fabulous bloggers from a range of niches.

Including some of my favourite UK wedding blogs!

SO WHAT IS PINTEREST?

Pinterest is an online tool for collecting and organizing the things you love.

It appeals to the 8 year old me, who spent a summer meticulously organising her sticker collection. One page for My Little Pony stickers, another one for Thunder Cats and a double page spread for sparkly stickers. I could go on.

It’s a virtual pin board / scrap book for creators, curators and collectors to inspire and be inspired.

I first discovered Pinterest back in 2011 and, as a lover of beautiful imagery, the outcome was inevitable.

It was love at first click.view more

2 years, 105 boards, 9,000 pins & 3.4 million followers later, I’m still just as enamoured with Pinterest.

Fabric: Chiffon

Style: Slim style, one shoulder, high waist, ruched bodice, curved hemline, mini-length

Washing: Hand wash/dry clean separately, hang dry, iron at low temperature, no chlorine bleaching, less than 22 minutes soak time

A mini cocktail dress is designed with a decorative floral one shoulder strap. This semi-formal cocktail length dress

features a ruched bust with gold and silver floral one shoulder strap that encircles the front and winds through the

ruching, over the shoulder to catch the back strap.view more