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Brides The Show 2 for 1 ticket offer for all Smashing The Glass readers!

28/02/2014 by Karen

If you weren’t the lucky winner of our Brides The Show competition, don’t worry as we’re giving you *all* the chance to snap up a free Brides The Show ticket when you buy another! Yes 2 for 1 tickets for Smashing The Glass readers are here! Simply click here to purchase your tickets and enter the code ‘GLASS’.

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.

Grab your front-row seat at the Catwalk with the Gold catwalk ticket and see the latest collections from the best UK and international designers including Ian Stuart, Terry Fox, David Fielden and Temperley.

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©.

For 50% off Brides The Show tickets enter the promotional code ‘GLASS’ when booking. For more information and to book, visit www.bridestheshow.co.uk

Happy planning, lovelies!

Natalie & Oren | Spectacular Jewish wedding at The Great Synagogue + Villa Cora, Florence, Italy

03/01/2014 by Karen

I kid you not. The moment I laid my eyes on this magnificent wedding captured by David Bastianoni, I was speechless. As in, my mouth was unable to form words and my brain was unable to make sentences. And as a wedding blogger, that can be kind of a problem. But stare for even one minute at the array of images in this post, by the amazing David Bastianoni, and you’ll be doing the exact same thing.

So let’s hand over to our gorgeous bride, Natalie, to provide you with all the delicious detail of the day.

VENUE
Natalie, the Bride: We had our ceremony at The Great Synagogue of Florence. I lived in Florence for 9 months in 2002 and I always remembered the synagogue being remarkable. Upon re-visiting the synagogue I knew I wanted to get married there. We even decided to keep the ceremony at the synagogue despite it being an open house day where the synagogue was open to visitors throughout the day. Needless to say we had a lot of bystanders and ”extra” guests at our ceremony but we didn’t mind.

The reception was held at Villa Cora. The hotel was redone a few years ago and the main salon is breathtaking. As soon as I saw the main salon at Villa Cora my mind was made up. As you can see in the photos, the room speaks for itself. We ended up having more people than we expected and we used an adjoining room which was equally as gorgeous but with a totally different style (Moroccan).

AN ELEGANT WEDDING DRESS
I chose a dress by Marisa, New York. I knew I wanted something lace and I wasn’t looking for white. The material underneath the lace was a champagne color. When I saw my dress I knew it was the one as it had the perfect bustle (which we added to a bit) and an elegant lace overlay.

How to unearth inspiration and ideas for your wedding day

11/07/2013 by Karen

Today’s post is written by the lovely Kate Shaw from Perfect Details. I’m a big fan of her site – she supplies the most beautiful wedding dà©cor accessories, hire wear and personalised details that together create some lovely finishing touches for your wedding day.

It’s really, really hot in everybody’s office this week, and any brides-to-be planning their wedding are finding their concentration slipping even more to table centre ideas, and where they can match a ribbon colour to their bridesmaid’s dresses…

But with so many places to research weddings, and too many people happy to give you their experience and opinion, where really is the best place to get new ideas for how you’d like the biggest day of your life to look?

PINTEREST
Currently the best way to lose hours at a time in our office… Careful it’s addictive. Use the menu top left to browse the whole wedding category, or use the search box to go more specific. Whether you’re looking for ideas for your dress, or you want theme ideas there are endless stunning images to inspire you.

Check out Perfect Detail’s Pinterest boards
Check out Smashing The Glass’s Pinterest boards

Find images you like and repin them to one board, or different categories such as invitations, table settings, hanging decorations…

WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHER WEBSITES
A picture says a 1000 words? The better photographers have online blogs showing off all their best work, which is going to be capturing the magic and detail of other people’s weddings. You can find a photographer who has worked at your venue before so you can get ideas of how to specifically decorate that venue space.

Steven Brooks, a good friend to PerfectDetails.co.uk, is one of the best there is. His blog is full of gorgeous inspirational shots, giving you ideas not just on how to decorate your venue but also of the photos you’ll want to make sure you ask your photographer to get if you’re not lucky enough to have booked Steven himself!

Check out his blog