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Jazz up your new year with Totem, the ultimate live Jewish wedding entertainment

01/01/2015 by Karen

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Happy New Year everybody! Here’s a post to liven up your celebrations in 2015 and beyond, and it comes with lots of goodies (a free evening of live music, and a very special offer for all brides and grooms) so listen up!

Joyous dancing at Jewish weddings is a tradition as old as Jewish weddings themselves, and is certainly one of the things I love most about a W-Day. In fact, when Mr STG and I were planning our wedding, music was way up there with the most important elements of our day. We spent hours crafting the perfect playlist, and would have loved to have had live music at our party, but sadly it just wasn’t within our budget. Who wouldn’t be thrilled by a live music set rocking, jiving, or jazzing up your wedding party? And what if the live music was guaranteed to energise your guests all night long with a fusion of the visual and acoustic brilliance of a live band with the flexibility and modern feel of a DJ?

Well, I might have just uncovered the answer to all your musical prayers with one of the best Jewish wedding bands around — Totem. They’re experts at reading the crowd and building energy on the dance floor by mixing and blending a diverse set of genres to appeal to your taste and guest make-up, meaning everyone from the Best Man to Grandma has an absolutely amazing time!

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See and hear Totem live in central London on 22nd January

You can read all the testimonials in the world, but in my mind it’s still vital to ‘try before you buy’, and see a wedding band perform live to find out if they’re the right fit for you. Well those talented Totem-ites are putting on a cracking showcase on Thursday 22nd January from 8-10.30pm, in central London, at the Landmark Hotel in Marylebone (as a matter of fact, just a stone’s throw away from Smashing The Glass HQ).

What a brilliant way to kick off the New Year! There’s no way that I’m missing out on this. Myself and Mr STG will be attending so do come over and say hi (I’ll be the one throwing out the crazy dance shapes). I’m so looking forward to meeting you!

To confirm your attendance to the free showcase, simply click on the image below and fill out the form, or email showcase@totem-tribe.co.uk, or call 020 8207 4794.

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My obsession with Monica Vinader

12/12/2014 by Karen

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My poor husband. Back in October 2011, just four weeks  after our blind date,  my 36th birthday popped up  and my new man  was tasked with  buying me a birthday present. Would he  get it right after just a few weeks of dating? I’m not one for acts of gushing  over-eagerness, yet because I was really  into him I’ll admit  I would have been upset if he’d chosen  something  that he might have bought  for any old mate.

As it happens  my handsome new boyfriend got it just right.  He bought me  the  Monica Vinader  Fiji Chain Braceletwhich I adored, and still very much treasure  to this day.

My obsession with  Monica Vinader  jewellery was born and the  soon-to-be Mr. STG  subsequently bought me  the most beautiful engraved  Ava Button Necklace  for Valentine’s Day 2012 and so it goes on…

I’ve yet to mention Monica Vinader  on the blog, but with the gift-giving (and receiving!) holiday season in full swing, it’s time to inspire you with my current hot picks. And it’s not just my husband and I with fabulous taste (I jest),  The Duchess of Cambridge, Emma Watson, Cheryl Fernandez Versini and Cara Delevingne  are all super fans of Monica’s too.

Don’t forget that many of Monica’s pieces can be personalised with custom engraving  so they also make the most perfect wedding day mementoes.

Choose your  favourites from my MV hot picks below, and get ready to rock the holiday season in smashing  style!

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A VIP Open Day invitation to RSA House, the spectacular central London wedding venue, on 22nd November 2014

06/11/2014 by Karen

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Image by David Pullum Photography

Offering an array of magical  spaces behind its beautiful  Georgian facade, RSA House is definitely one of Central London’s best-kept wedding venue secrets. So I’m exceptionally excited to be letting the cat out of the bag to bring  you news of an exclusive VIP open day  that RSA House are holding on Saturday 22nd November 2014, from  11.00am to  3.00pm

You’ll be able to see the venue  at it’s most breathtaking  and see it  dressed up exquisitely for  a wedding  as  Elise, the venue’s wonderful wedding co-ordinator, shows you round the magnificent  spaces.

You’ll also have plenty of  personal attention and opportunities  to discuss your individual  requirements, to  really get  a feel for what your wedding day will  be like, whilst feasting on  delicious canapà©s, chilled Prosecco and other tasty  delicacies from award-winning  caterers Harbour & Jones.

For those of you not familiar with RSA House, it has a capacity of up to 140 seated and 220 standing, and is located close to Trafalgar Square, just  behind The Strand. It’s a beautiful example of a John Adam designed Georgian mansion, and it’s soaked in history, being  the intellectual and social home of some of the greatest thinkers and social activists of the past 250 years, including Prince Albert, Alexander Graham Bell, Karl Marx, and many more.

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Clockwise from top left:  Kari Bellamy Photography.  Allister Freeman Photography, David Pullum Photography,  Martin Beddall
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Images top to bottom:  Allister Freeman Photography, Nick Rose Photography

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Win a romantic overnight stay at the capital’s hippest new luxury hotel, Rosewood London

01/08/2014 by Karen

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I’m the first person to suggest  that you  try and think outside the (fancy hotel) box when it comes to choosing your  wedding venue, but on visiting the sumptuous new  Rosewood London, I had a change of heart —  I was most definitely  wowed.

On entering  the Edwardian  cobblestoned courtyard (formerly used for horse-drawn carriages) the tone was set, and the more I explored it the more  I loved it… British  heritage combined  with  contemporary twists, a hip  aesthetic and lots of  thoughtful  touches. Rosewood London stands out from other luxury hotels in that there isn’t an air of stuffiness or passà© about it — it oozes  a breezy, sophisticated  vibe and their playful and  idiosyncratic details really  appealed to my  creative side.

The hotel opened nine  months ago following  an £85million makeover and is already set to be  central London’s  most in-demand wedding venue for  fashionable nuptials, indeed one of their beautiful Jewish weddings has already been  featured    on the pages of Smashing The Glass!

I’m prone  to spoiling my lovely readers and  now  one of you lucky lot (together with the love of your life) is going to experience the amazing Rosewood London for yourself. Yes, I’m giving you the chance to win an indulgent romantic overnight stay at London’s hippest new luxury hotel!

THIS COMPETITION IS NOW CLOSED
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Snap up this wedding photographer!

01/02/2014 by Karen

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As soon as I got engaged back in September 2012, one of the first things I wanted to research (well, apart from my dress!) was my wedding photographer. I knew I wanted a documentary / reportage style and had I known about Mark Seymour he would have most certainly been a top pick! I love his portfolio and, having recently chatted away with him, adore his lovely, easy manner. It was like chatting to an old friend, and this kind of rapport is so important when it comes to choosing who is going to snap your big day.

His style is classically elegant, combining reportage with a hint of traditional , and his unobtrusive ethos would be the perfect accompaniment to a really smashing wedding. I just know he’d capture it in the way it truly deserves to be shown.
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It’ll come as no surprise to you that his work has already been showcased on the pages of Smashing The Glass – I love featuring his images on my blog and it’s always an absolute pleasure to get a submission from him.

I must mention Mark’s accolades too. Not only has he been named ‘UK Wedding Photographer of the Year’ three times, he has also recently been made an Ambassador of Nikon UK. And if that wasn’t enough he is the first recipient of an associateship from the Master Photographer Association (akin to two Michelin stars in the restaurant world) for his wedding reportage and documentary images.
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