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This article is brought to you by David Thurston.

About the Author

David Thurston owns and writes for EssexWeddingServices.com – a regional wedding services website that lists a wide range of Essex based wedding services.

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With thousands of weddings occurring every single month in the UK, and average wedding day costs well into 5 figure sums, surely there is the need for professional wedding planners to help organise your wedding day, isn’t there?

Surely the bride wants to plan her wedding day herself, right down to the very last kiss goodbye at the end of the night? We look at whether to plan your own wedding day, or just sit back and let someone else take the stress.

Planning your own wedding

Some brides have been planning their wedding day from the first time they were a bridesmaid aged 6! Others start planning minutes after the proposal! I even know someone who went out and bought her wedding dress the morning after the proposal, but why not?
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The popularity of wedding accessories has greatly increased in the past years and these accessories really have an important role in decorating and improving the aspect of your bridal look.

Here you will find 24 selections of the most popular accessories for wedding that are meant to provide you with a beautiful look in the important day of your marriage and also 5 unique ideas on the right criteria for choosing your wedding accessories.

1. Headbands ? these accessories are pretty simple but they have that sophisticated and original look and they are also suitable for any length of hair. They are mostly used by the brides who want to feel comfortable and stilish at the same time. Headbands are easily paired with the veil. There are double headbands or triple ones and these can be used like the traditional ones, which were worn like bun wraps, or even tilted towards the forehead like crowns or tiaras.

2. Bridal Hat ? Most brides choose their hats in function of the style of their gown for wedding. Regarding the hats, the small ones with flowers in the middle are nice indeed, but very difficult to keep on, especially if your hair is not long, that would be arranged in a French pleat so as to attach the hat to it using a long hat-pin. It is not advisable to have some ordinary hair arrangements when wearing these hats, as these will look too unsightly.
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Wedding is a day of blessing but if you do not manage your finance properly, it can be the darkest days of your life.

There are many reasons why brides overspend and overblow their budget, not saving enough penny for their after-wedding life. I shall explore more on such reasons for other posts.

As for how brides and grooms can save money during their wedding-planning, there are plenty of ways out there. And here are 10 cool tips on how you can now save money.

1. Debt consolidation – You can’t escape debts. So one of the ways to pay lower interest rates is to consolidate them. This way is advisable especially after you have paid most of your wedding expenses using your credit cards. Look for a reliable company which may even be able to give you credit counseling.
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Looking high and low for your wedding jewelry? After reading this post, you will feel better and at least more equipped than the sales person who will be attending to you at the jewelry shop.

In local Chinese custom, the mother-in-law has to buy “Si Dian Jin” for the bride. Si Dian Jin in Mandarin means 4 pieces of gold. In modern times, gold is not necessary as modern brides find gold to be old fashion.

In this post, I will show you 10 tips you need to know on choosing your wedding jewelry. There are times you could be buying for yourself or buying for someone else as a wedding gifts.

The principles are the same whether you are buying a wedding jewelry or a fathers day jewelry.

Choosing the bridal jewelry:
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I had the chance to interview one of the photographers of Image Garden Photography and his name is Teck Meng.

Here is the email interview:

1) Can you give me an introduction of yourself, when and how did you start out and what is your wedding site about?

In 1998, the designer of a bridal shop chanced upon Teck Meng’s portfolio and unique style so captured the designer’s eye that was engaged to conceptualize their bridal advertising campaign. That’s how Image Garden started from shooting commercial photography to bridal. The aim of our wedding site is to provide getting married wedding couple an online wedding portfolio of couple’s in different venues and themes.