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UK brides, clear your schedules, because you simply won’t want to miss the wedspiration event of the year – Brides The Show! Coming up on 22nd & 23rd March 2014 at Battersea Park, London, this different, one-of-a-kind event and breathtaking catwalk show has everything carefully curated under one roof to help you plan your dream wedding.

Tailored for the stylish and savvy bride-to-be, the super luxe Brides The Show will host a curated collection of the UK’s most upscale bridal resources from dresses to diamonds, and flowers to champagne, with catwalk shows, top designers, bridal expert workshops, wine tastings, hair & beauty master classes, champagne and lots more.

The show brings together the very best bridal experts and over 130 luxury suppliers from across the industry, ready to inspire you with the latest trends, ideas and expertise to help you create your perfect day.

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Be inspired in the Imagination Room and On The Sofa where bridal experts will share unique collaborations with displays, workshops and Q&As. Sip bubbles in the Laurent-Perrier Champagne Bar or try out your big day look in the Bobbi Brown Beauty Studio and The Salon by Michael Van Clarke.

With this and a whole range of other exciting interactive features to experience, a visit to Brides The Show is the perfect luxury day out to share with mum, friends or your fiancà©.

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Happy planning, lovelies!

Lee and Gary married at the gorgeously opulent Criterion Restaurant in Piccadilly, London. And when I say opulent, I’m talking a sumptuous neo-Byzantine Piccadilly haven with marble walls, decorative archways and a glorious golden mosaic ceiling.

And that’s not the only reason I’m excited to feature this wedding. You see I’m also totally in love with Lee’s couture dress and head piece which she designed herself. AND the fact that Le Gateau Chocolat, the big black transvestite opera-singer, with a penchant for being wrapped in body-hugging glittery lycra, performed at this wedding!

So here’s their story: Although this gorgeous couple are both Jewish, Lee (a former fashion designer, now a full-time mummy) and Gary, a barrister, are both, in their own words, “devout atheists”. Even so, both felt a need for some familiar cultural background in a partner and ended up finding each other on the Jewish dating site, JDate.

I’ll now hand over to Lee with all the delicious detail from the day:

VENUE + DECOR
Lee, the Bride: Gary, my then fiancà©, had been to The Criterion Restaurant before and knowing my love for art deco, thought I might like it. He literally thought of it the day after he proposed (which by the way completely flew over my head as he did it in his usual verbally subtle way!) We were on holiday at the time and arranged to see the venue a few days after our return over lunch. The moment we sat down and took the place in, we knew we needn’t look any further.

With such a beautiful venue choice, we didn’t need or want a theme or colour scheme as we didn’t want to detract from the beauty of the room with many other colours. Our floral and table layouts were fairly clean and simple too, with a combination of old school & clean modern – just how we like it!