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2011 was popularised as the year of “vintage” and “do-it-yourself,” for weddings, however, make way for the return of elegance, romance and sophistication with the coming of 2012.   Here are 6 unique and easily implementable ideas for 2012: Get guests to be interactive! – Offer up a dessert station where you can combine favours and goodies in one. You can have displays of candies, truffles,

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November 2011 brought a breath of modern luxury to Trinidad & Tobago’s bridal industry – heralding the launch of Zara Simone Bespoke Bridal Accessories. This is the first time a luxury, high-end line of fashion accessories,  specially for brides and bridesmaids has been available to this market. The accessories are all bespoke, or made-to-order. The line currently carries bridal gown

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None of us can debate that well-done hair and makeup have the power to transform the everyday woman into a glamourous bride! Recently, on the runways at New York’s Bridal Fashion Week, the overarching look for most of the collections was “natural and luminous” – with an emphasis on the bride showcasing healthy, glowing skin. There was widespread use of highlighter, bronzer or face shimmer as

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How many Trini brides seriously consider having a stylish yet eco-friendly wedding? Perhaps not many and that’s unfortunate, moreso because there are so many simple and sustainable ideas out there. It’s also unfortunate because weddings by and large, generate substantial amounts of waste with food, paper goods, packaging, ribbons, favours, wrapping paper, decorations and stationery that are

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Tiny bites and delectable morsels! Who doesn’t love hors d’oeuvres? And what a better way to “wow” your guests from the very onset of your reception than by having delicious selections in tempting displays? Nothing will guarantee a better conversation starter and get the festive mood going than happy guests dining on munchies! However, choosing hors d’oeuvres can be quite challenging, considering

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It has often been said that entertaining is an art, but have you ever thought about moving the canvas outside for your wedding? That’s right, perhaps we can look to the vast outdoors for inspiring ideas on how to entertain wedding guests. And there’s no better way to entertain guests than with delicious food! However, having an outdoor wedding does indeed present a few challenges. Here are

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2011 is beginning to seem like the year for fashionista brides – from the Royal wedding of Kate Middleton, to the weddings of: model Kate Moss, American actress Reese Witherspoon, British songstress Lily Allen and on August 20th, American reality-TV star Kim Kardashian, in her stunning Vera Wang creation. Here’s what’s trending in bridal collections this year: Texture – gowns will be

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The tuxedo-ed groom is known for wearing a pleated front tux shirt, a tux jacket with a characteristic satin lapel and matching trousers, with the satin stripe down the outside leg. However, what about the untraditional groom? The one who wants to defy convention or perhaps, just be a bit more casual? Thankfully, there are other choices, particularly this year! Here are some:Trousers have

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Lily Allen's ceremony gown by Delphine Manivet Disagree or agree with me, but I love Lily Allen’s style and her music. Who’s Lily Allen? If you’ve never heard of her, she’s a British singer with 2 successful music albums under her belt. She was just as famously known for being the face of Chanel, when Karl Lagerfeld hand-picked her and photographed her to promote the Coco Cocoon luxury

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Three years ago, I remember getting a lot of feedback (good and bad) over a blog I had written on my top 10 worst songs to hear at a wedding! The banter was great though! So, I thought I’d write a bit about my top 10 modern/alternative first dance or cake cutting songs for 2011. Here they are: “Give In to me” – Leighton Meester and Garett Hedlund. If this song was a chocolate truffle, it would

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Here are some of the looks I’ve seen regarding bridesmaid dresses for this year: Length A predominance of shorter styles are being seen this year, so there have been more cocktail length dresses or the slightly longer tea-length look ; versus the longer dresses of the past. Colours Bold colours are popular now, such as: marigold yellow, violet, magenta, deep blues, grass green and

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Over the past week, I’ve been asked numerous times about what I thought of the new Duchess of Cambridge’s overall look for her wedding. To begin with, even prior to the wedding, I was surprised by Kate’s rumoured choice of Sarah Burton from Alexander McQueen, to design her dress. Alexander McQueen, whilst he was alive (before his tragic suicide last year) was renowned for his use of theatre and

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Written by Guest Blogger: TrinidadWeddings-United Kingdom Correspondent, Shalini Maharaj McGregor I've just returned from being on-location in London to bring to you more details from the much anticipated wedding between Prince William and Catherine Middleton! The day began with an announcement from Buckingham Palace that Prince William had been made Duke of Cambridge prior to the wedding. This

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To clutch or not to clutch – that… my girls is the question! After all, do you really need a hand bag on your wedding day? Or will your maid of honour take all and sundry for you? (since you’d rather be holding your champagne glass for the night!) On the other hand, “pro-clutchers” will be thinking that they should definitely take their glam look full throttle and pose the day away holding that

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The “flow” of a wedding or any event for that matter, is oftentimes a critical cue as to the behind-the-scenes planning of the event. Many weddings are “perfectly imperfect,” – meaning that on the surface, you can be assured that as seamless as they appear to wedding guests; there were carefully camouflaged problems and damage controls which were masterfully orchestrated, by wedding

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The launch of the 2011 issue of the Collector’s Edition Wedding Magazine, published by our website, www.trinidadweddings.com will happen at Booth D, The Wonderful Wedding Show, during March 26th and 27, 2011 at Movietowne’s Banquet & Conference Centre, Trinidad. It will be sold at an introductory price of TT$35.00 and from April 2011, will be sold online on the www.trinidadweddings.com website

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Most newlywed couples will readily agree that the issue that sparked the most controversy during their wedding planning was the guest list. Usually guest lists are split three ways, with both sets of parents and the couple getting a share of invitees. However, it is the general rule that whoever is hosting the wedding (the couple or their parents, both the couple and their parents, or another

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The DIY (do-it-yourself) trend in weddings has no doubt made a huge impact on how brides are now approaching their weddings. However, one thing that should definitely be LTDI (Let Them Do It!) is your wedding make up. Bridal makeup is very different from every day make-up. Unless you have taken a makeup course and are very seasoned at application, you will not be able to achieve flawless

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From classic to the dramatic! Tastes in bridal jewellery span a wide spectrum of choices. Some brides feel it may be better to be demure and understated with their jewellery choices, others feel quite the opposite. These are the brides that won’t shy away from “glam-ing” it up with a statement necklace, a bold pair of earrings, a glamourous cocktail ring or a show-stopping bracelet. Ideally,

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 And the countdown is on – only a few more days till Christmas! And of course, there’s that tingly, “Christmasy” feeling in the air, parang is on the radio, the Christmas tree is up and nearly everyone feels a bit more light-hearted. And so with all the feelings of romance floating around, perhaps you’re thinking ...what a better time to have a wedding than during Christmas?   At http://

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They say that “necessity is the mother of invention” and perhaps it’s all the more true when you apply that to wedding planning! Sometimes, this happens because of budget restrictions, unpredictable reactions from your bridal party or disappointments from wedding vendors; all of which conspire to force couples to get more creative with their wedding planning choices. Here are some of my

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Bridal jewellery will be bolder this year! Perhaps this reflects the new wave of brides who want to personalise their look or simply just be unique; by incorporating traditional elegance with their own modern flair. Here is the “glam list” for this year: Bold Colour – Modern brides are now exploring coloured gemstones and crystals instead of the traditional clear crystals, diamonds and

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I’ve just returned from a week in beautiful Tobago at the “Tobago, Truly Romantic - A Weddings and Honeymoons Symposium.” The weather was glorious but I was far too busy - so my swimsuit sadly, never made it out of my carry-on! Anyway, there, I had the wonderful opportunity to meet with wedding industry professionals from the USA, publishers of leading American bridal magazines, friendly

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At the beginning of the 20th century, members of the royal families wore silver wedding gowns, well...that was until Queen Victoria became the ultimate trend-setter by wearing white! To this day, the white tradition has remained in Western countries. However, now, there are hundreds of “whites” to wear – from the starkest of whites to the warmest and creamiest. Some whites look better on

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Aaah…”vacation” - isn’t it wonderful? So now you know why I’ve been missing for a bit (I’m sure you’ve noticed no blog entries since June! er…oops). Anyway, I’ve just returned from an exciting time visiting friends and relatives in London. On previous trips to the UK, I had done the usual “touristy” Tower of London, Madame Tussaud’s, Piccadilly Circus, Harrods, Wimbledon, London Eye etc. jaunts;

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Wedding enthusiasts! The time is drawing near for a once-in-a lifetime event – ‘The Wedding Diva” Linnyette Richardson-Hall, is coming to Trinidad and Tobago to deliver what I’m sure will be 2 fabulous workshop days, sharing her wedding planning expertise with professionals here! The workshop is being hosted by Xceptional Events Limited in collaboration with Accent Events Limited. Linnyette

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I have a good acquaintance who simply will NOT step out of the house if she’s having a bad hair day. Don’t even ask her to pop out for a ten minute errand. She just won’t cross that front door mat! She says if her hair doesn’t look good, she doesn’t feel good. There just might be some sound logic there; perhaps our hair is in some odd way related to our self-esteem? So, I can’t say I

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I went to a wedding recently – a fairly small one (according to T&T’s standards) but a very well-organised one; and I had a lovely time. However, during the reception, I noticed a female guest doing something and… I had to look twice. She took one of the gorgeous white lilies out of the centrepiece arrangement and proceeded to tuck it behind her ear, wear it throughout the reception all night

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As Manager of local wedding website, Trinidad Weddings.com (TW), I could say that every work day at our office is “charmed” – we are, after all, constantly surrounded by romance and the thrill of anticipation that life’s next phase will bring! And I thought, there is no better way that I could share this feeling with you than by transforming our online, wedding magazine (which debuted on our

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As we herald in 2010, a brand new decade beckons us to say "hello" to a few refreshing changes in wedding planning and to some unique approaches. Hold on to your New Year’s Eve top hats and tiaras, because here we go: (1) Unusual “trio” colour combos – 2009 was all about blues, greens, pinks, turquoise, teal, yellow, orange and fuchsia, with lavender and grey as the neutrals. The trend of

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The voice on the other end of my phone was angry, to say the least. It was a friend of a friend who had just gotten married. The person was distressed; he just couldn’t understand why his wedding photographer had provided him with a CD of low-resolution wedding photos (all of which, to his great annoyance, were water-marked with the photographer’s logo!). So of course, he couldn’t send any of

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A few months ago, on a recent trip, I discovered I had accidentally only packed one dress instead of two. So for dinner at the hotel, on the second night, I was in a bit of a quandary as to what to wear, since I’d worn the one and only dress the night before! Clearly, capris, shorts and tank tops (that was what was left in my suitcase) wouldn’t be in order amongst dinner guests dressed in their

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While waiting in the ticket line on my last visit to the movie theatre, to see the latest Star Trek movie, I observed something that I thought was curious. A woman in the ticket line clutched a big, square-shaped fabric cushion (complete with red tassels, mind you), obviously to make herself more comfortable in the movie theatre’s seat!I thought, “Good for her! She’s really going to enjoy her

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Why female friendships flourish or fizzle has been an age-old debate.I think women feel a lot of guilt …well about everything…but also about letting friendships go. However, sometimes certain friendships we have can somehow go out of sync or in a worse case scenario, can become quite toxic. Friends don’t necessarily fit into every mould you want. Every friendship is unique, this is why I think it

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I’ve just returned from an awesome experience at the Caribbean Bridal Expo in Puerto Rico; a dizzying display of 300 exhibits, fashion shows packed with the latest in bridal and formal wear and oodles of product sampling. But the scale and magnitude of the show is not surprising, considering that weddings in Puerto Rico are a huge affair, and culturally, one of the most auspicious events there,

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My husband and I spent Valentine’s 2009 with his family, with a trip to Tobago. A very unorthodox Valentine’s Day for us – since every year we stick to the tried and true recipe of romantic dinner (either at home or out) and after-dinner walk. This year, though, we had our toddler-in-tow, who refused to eat the specially prepared kid’s meal of pasta and tomato sauce and instead, merrily had her

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They say that kids say the darnest things, whoever said that clearly never met some wedding guests! Some guests as I’ve come to realise, tend to ask the darnest things (“How much you pay for your wedding?” or “You lose weight or what?” or “All dat make up you have on?”). Enough to make you say “mind your own beeswax” (okay, that’s the polite version, only because the expletive version can’t be

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My husband and I love to dance. In fact, that was how we first met but I’ll save that kooky story for another blog (grin). What I don’t love is those awful crowd-participation songs at weddings. ( Note: If you love these types of songs, perhaps it’s better that you read next month’s blog because the rest of what I’m gonna write is probably going to be offensive! lol)I’m sorry…but can the DJ

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I’m going to have to re-work Forrest Gump’s line and say that “Ex-es are like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get” Most of you have had at least one ex, so you know what I’m talking about.And in your closet full of skeletons, you're sure to have one or more of the following: The total *bleep* but you dated him anywayThe ugly guy with the great personality ( this is what you

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Say the word “mother-in-law” to most women and for sure, you’ll get an array of facial expressions! In my short 6-year experience of having one (and of hearing my friends’ stories about theirs), I sure have learnt a lot about human nature! Like for instance, isn’t it funny that most guys seem to get along famously with their MILs but somehow women seem to have a harder time? Is it us or them? Or

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It’s the day before Father’s Day 2008 and of course, it makes me miss my dad.My dad passed away suddenly, two years and four months ago, when I was five months pregnant. The day before he died I remember phoning him up and telling him that the next day I had a doctor’s appointment and then for sure, I would call him straight after to let him know whether he’d be getting a grand-daughter or a

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On Sunday night I received a shocker – a very dear friend of mine is filing for divorce as we speak. This is someone I’ve known and respected for a long time. She has a successful career and is a beauty with a hot bod and a bubbly personality. Really…I’m not exaggerating.At first, I was saddened, “How could this happen to my friend? Why did her husband cheat?”Then, I was perplexed: “How long did

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Every weekend the same thing happens as my husband drives past the new "mega" over-pass being constructed on the Highway. He slows almost to a grinding halt ( I swear one day some road hog is going to let us have a piece of his mind!) his eyes are peeled and he just oohs and aaahs over the cranes, the piles, the hydraulics, the dumpsters etc. Every time we pass there, he says " Wow, jus look at

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For an entire month or so, the star attraction in our garden (for my toddler Zara and well…ok… for me too) was the little, brown nest being built by a dove that was perched precariously in our topiary. Every day, Zara would go out and say “bye bye” (her version of hello) to the Mama Dove. I wondered about Mama Dove’s infinite patience – sitting there in the blazing sun, pouring rain and

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“Could we get somethin’ to driiiiink... we’re thirssssty!” I looked under my champagne flute, only to find a bevy of cherubic little flower girls, looking up at me. Before I could say anything ( and goodness knows I didn’t have an answer for the little spokesperson for the group and giving her my champagne was clearly NOT an option), someone quipped up ‘There’s stuff for you all inside, come

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Looking back on my “fall” last week, it probably really did look funny to my two onlookers ( thankfully t’was only hubby and baby)…There I was on the floor, slumped to the side, with my little toe hooked at an awkward angle into my husband’s work boots. Yes, a sprained little toe, as a result of trying to rescue a sprinting toddler, heading pell-mell for an open front door and the great, wide (

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Any song by Mary J. Blige, Isaac Blackman’s “To the Ceiling”, loud tassa at Hindu weddings, Machel Montano’s Jumbie and the K9 Advantix Ad on cable (i.e. cute puppy singing: “there ain’t no bugs on me, there may be bugs on some ah you mugs but there ain’t no bugs on me!”).What does this odd collection of artistes/songs have to do with me? Well, if my baby Zara had an iPod, I bet you those tunes

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So, Hubby and I were having dinner recently with annoying couple M. and K. Now, you may ask, if they’re annoying why did we go out with them?But perhaps I should re-phrase, we went to a wedding and they happened to be seated at our table. All through the soup and way into the main meal, we were regaled with tales from M. about how successful he is, how he started his business, where he limes on a

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OK…so I’m a “minimalist”. In this crazy world full of over-consumption, I’ve somehow managed to speak that word out loud! I believe in a few great shoes, a couple fabulous handbags and well-chosen jewellery. My sister laughs at me because I’ve been wearing the same watch for about 6 years now, with no qualms whatsoever. This wardrobe minimalism is the very reason I was so appalled at myself for

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