If you’re looking for beauty, for escapism or for a little extra insight into the world of design, take a moment out with us here. I am beyond happy to welcome accessories designer Hermione Harbutt to Love My Dress today because Hermione is just wonderful. Our first meeting was years ago now but I’ll always

Lovely ones, how are you today? I’m writing this feature beside an open window today, enjoying a lovely cooler breeze after the scorching temperatures from a few days ago! Today we’re taking a trip to East London for a beautiful celebration centred around our couple’s Christian faith; a church ceremony filled with meaning and significance,

Do you remember what you were doing this time last year? Beth and Simon, the beautiful couple whose wedding we’re sharing today, must have been in newly-wedded bliss as they married on 29 June 2019. I’m so excited to take a trip today to Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire for the nuptials of Beth, a head

Getting married abroad is an amazing experience. It’s a chance to explore the country you love with the people you love in the most remarkable way. However, being a minority in your chosen wedding destination can pose some unique challenges. There can be a greater chance of working with suppliers who are not used to

If there was ever a time when looking after ourselves is positively obligatory, it’s now. Yes, we need to wash our hands, take our exercise, get enough sleep and eat healthily but it’s the extra things that we do that will give us that all-important feel-good factor. It might sound like a bit of a

Hello everyone – as we wake to another beautifully sunny day, we know that most of you planning a wedding will be thinking through the new government announcements of this week that will, from 4th July, enable some wedding ceremonies to take place. The guidance, as lifted directly from the government website, is as follows:

What a huge pleasure it is to be supporting our Little Book Wedding Directory member, the incomparably talented Georgina Harrison today. Georgina is a North Yorkshire based wedding photographer whose style and whole vibe I utterly adore. She was chosen by couple Freya and Charlie to document their rainy but none-the-less beautiful wedding day in

Come with me to Cheltenham for the gloriously colourful and modern nuptials of Liv, a reception class teacher and Dan, a branding designer for Superdry. They wed on 25 July 2019 in a ceremony at Queens Hotel Cheltenham followed by an intimate and relaxed reception opposite at The House at No.131 The Promenade. Keeping the

Today’s modern, boho summertime barn wedding in the idyllic Cotswolds is full of soft and romantic pastel colours, elegant details, and beautiful seasonal flowers – not to mention the loveliest wedding party member – our couple’s gorgeous dog, Kenzie! This is the wedding of Ashley and Alex. Ashley works in fashion product development, and Alex

This lovely wedding we’re sharing today is pure joy from start to finish, with lots of whimsical theatricality, and a gorgeous bride wearing items with a subtle, skyward theme – from star embellishment on her top, to more stars and birds on her cape, wings on her shoes, and celestial jewellery and hair accessories. Our

Darling readers, We have absolutely no doubt that over the past few weeks, you’ve been reading content that’s all about telling you what your ‘new normal’ (sigh) wedding is going to be like. We’ve observed these suggestions and read through the articles and in response to this, we want to explain why we’re never going

Hello loves, I hope this finds you well and surviving amidst this rather drab and dreary, rainy week! Prepare for the heatwave next week, it’s going to be scorching by the looks of it! Let’s get to today’s beautiful wedding of Ash and Paul, who tied the knot on 27th September last year at Wickbottom

We are committed to supporting the bridal fashion industry as it takes it’s first tentative steps into reopening up boutiques after the pandemic lockdown period. Did you catch this article we published on Saturday? It lists over 20 British bridal fashion and bridal designer boutiques and when/how they are reopening (across the months of June

As a small business owner, I love finding out what inspired other people to turn their own passions and interests into something more. For today’s bride, taking calligraphy and watercolour courses to enable her to create the stationery and decor for her wedding was the start of something new, as it evolved into her own

Are you ready for dreamy summer flowers in abundance today? I do hope so, because this wedding celebration at the stunning medieval priory and manor house that is Brinkburn Northumberland, is full of them. Brinkburn are a member of our Little Book Wedding Directory, and we couldn’t be prouder. It’s also an extra delight to

I know that life feels so uncertain right now – our hearts go out to all of you struggling through this difficult period of uncertainty and unrest.  I really hope that today’s celebration brings you a little joy. Joy, and a whole load of inspiration for anyone who aspires to a simple and elegant look.

It has always been an immense honour and pleasure to be able to share the work of our Little Book Wedding Directory members. We’re welcoming new members all the time which is incredibly exciting and humbling too – because I see it as a huge responsibility to support these businesses at this incredibly challenging time

This feels like a wonderful ‘good news’ feature and we are excited to share it with you. When non-essential retail closed way back in March, none of us had any idea that bridal boutiques and accessory showrooms would have to close their doors for so long. But, as we take tentative steps from lockdown, lots

I’ve got the sweetest of celebrations to share with you today, and something of a Love My Dress first – a wedding which took place aboard a ship This is no ordinary ship, either, being as it’s the RRS Discovery (now moored in Dundee) which was the research ship that took Ernest Shackleton and Robert

Lovely ones, today we’re off to Tuscany for a riotously fun destination wedding at a beautiful, historic villa venue I’ve had the pleasure of writing about before on these pages. Our happy couple had a very special secret, and over the course of the weekend, there was a pre-wedding pizza party and a post-wedding barbecue,

As a London-dweller, and someone who used to work in museums, heritage and the arts, I’m always happy to share weddings at places you can also visit, and that are a little bit off the usual beaten tracks: places that are less busy and large than big tourist destinations, but are absolute gems in their

I have been so excited to share these exquisite images with you for quite sometime. We are proud as punch that two of our Little Book Wedding Directory members played such an important role on this day. Designer Sassi Halford dressed both brides and photographer Richard Skins captured these images – and let me tell

I hadn’t yet scheduled this editorial but am hoping it’s appearance here today will help pop a smile on the face of the venue owners, Lara and Matthew of Cornwall wedding venue, Launcells Barton, for today was supposed to be their wedding day. We first introduced you to the beautiful Launcells Barton back in January,

Hello all! THANK GOD IT’S FRIDAY. Now, I know that a lot of you are looking to moving spring and summer weddings to the winter months and so I’m hoping that this lovely celebration might inspire you. Prep-school teacher Philippa married Science teacher Adam on 21st December last year, at St Giles House in Norwich.

The idyllic and enchanting River Cottage in Devon has proven to be a popular and well-loved wedding venue with couples we’ve featured over the years here, and it’s easy to see why, not least of all because of their focus on seasonal celebratory meals, using local and homegrown produce. Food was the number one priority

Hello everyone, I sincerely hope that this finds yous safe and well in what can only be described as an entirely unsettling week, no matter which direction you look in. Lockdown continues to gently lift in wider society, but weddings, as we know them, still don’t have any clear go ahead. We continue to support

There’s always something so effortlessly cool about a city centre wedding, and Manchester is one of the very coolest (in my humble opinion!) with its grand Victorian architecture, and vibrant cultural and social scene. I’m very happy then to be heading there with you today for the wedding of designers Bethan and Jacob, who were

Oh loves, I’ve the most special, wonderful wedding celebration to share with you today – a double dose of pure joy and escapism that I really hope makes you smile. But before we go on, a quick reminder dear brides, that if you haven’t already, you can join our closed group for brides support on

A wedding dress with pockets in its gorgeous full skirt – need I say anymore?! Okay, maybe a little more, because we’re off to the Dordogne in France for another absolute beauty of a destination wedding. There’s a flurry of pink peonies, fluttering bunting, bridesmaids in cornflower blue, silk ribbons, and paper lanterns, all taking

Wedding dreamers, planners and lovers, I’ve got such a romantic destination celebration to share with you today, which all took place at a fairytale of a French chateau come to life. It’s also filled with elegant touches; the gentlemen in classic black tie, and a bride wearing two brilliant British luxury designers we love –