Luxury hotel brand’s bridal experts dish on best wedding trends

Fairmont is known worldwide as a place of special occasions, from the copper-roofed Fairmont Peace Hotel in Shanghai, to royal-favorite The Savoy in London, to Toronto’s Grand Dame Fairmont Royal York. Many of Fairmont’s storied properties have hosted “first dances” for close to a century, and all are on the front lines when it comes to knowing what modern brides want. Here are a few wedding trends Fairmont bridal experts predict will be big in 2012. Read more

Top 10 favorite romantic comedies

Celebrated rom-coms to get you in the wedding spirit

You can’t beat a good rom-com ladies, and even the guys can be subject to the charm and wit of the odd chick flick. You’ve got romance, comedy and usually a pretty good looking cast, so to get you in a romantic mood how about watching one of our top 10 romantic comedies? Arrange a night in with your bridesmaids or put your husband-to-be through the paces and get him romantically inspired (it might work, you never know…). Read more

Top 10 dream wedding venues

Luxury wedding venues

Every girl has a budget, and while this is very important, so is the fact that every girl should have a dream, no matter how unrealistic. While these venues may not be within your financial grasp, sometimes it’s nice to see how the other half live, and even if you can’t afford it you can at least take inspiration from  the luxury wedding venues. Here goes, the top 10 dream wedding venues… Read more

Get ready for The Bride Show Dubai

The Bride Show Dubai is back and 2010 is set to be the most exciting event yet. Taking place from 7 to 10 April at the Dubai International Exhibition Centre, the four days event will sit alongside a new exhibition, Women’s World Live.

While The Bride Show Dubai will offer future brides the latest Couture Wedding Dresses, Wedding Accessories, Bridal Veils and Wedding Veils and abayas designed by regional and international fashion designers, Women’s World Live will be the ultimate girls’ day out with beauty make-overs, healthcare and wellbeing providers and fun fitness classes.

New to the event this year, the Bridal Lounge will offer visitors an interactive experience with professional advisors giving tips, styling techniques and ideas when it comes to hair, make up and floral arranging. One of the highlights of the Bridal Lounge will be the daily make up sessions by MAC Cosmetic artists who will be showing audiences how to recreate the latest bridal beauty styles.

This year The Bride Show Dubai will celebrate a decade of the popular Young Designers Awards, the competition which has helped propel emerging talented designers in the region into the spotlight. Sitting alongside a photography exhibition of some of the dresses which have been created during the competition will be a live designer workshop for local fashion students. Visitors will have the opportunity to see how much time, talent and skill goes into creating intricately embellished works of art. Read more