This sumptuous book draws on wedding garments in the V& As collection photographs letters memoirs newspaper accounts & genealogical research to explore the history of the wedding dress & the traditions that have developed around it from 1700 to the present day. It focuses on the white wedding dress which became fashionable in the early nineteenth century & is worn today by women across the world. The book considers the way couturiers & designers have challenged & refreshed the traditional white wedding dress & the influence of the wedding industry whose antecedents lie in the commercialization of the wedding in Victorian Britain. The Wedding Dress is not only about costume but also about the cultivation of the image of the bride. This book is a glorious tribute to an exquisite stylish glamorous gown the romance of its evolution & the splendour of its design. ...

Planning a wedding is simultaneously one of the most exciting & stressful times in a couples life but with the help of this handy guide the happy pair can avoid some of the pressures & sail through the planning stages to the ceremony they want. This book isnt about how things should be done but rather about how to approach all the little traditions expectations & practicalities to make sure you get the wedding you dream of be it a big church do or an informal ceremony. Packed with ideas & inspiration there is help on topics such as selecting venues choosing who to invite deciding who pays stag & hen parties & sending out a gift list. Theres a handy time frame to help with planning & troubleshooter sections at the end of each chapter deal with potential problems like accommodating different traditions saving the day if suppliers disappear & handling fallout if families dont like your plans. With all this & more Wedding Etiquette: The Complete Guide to Planning Your Wedding" has everything you need to make sure your big day goes without a hitch (well apart from yours!)." ...

This is a book that helps people planning & organising a wedding to ensure that everything goes perfectly. Its not just who sits with whom but all the big (and little) things that need to be done properly. The announcement invitations presents dressing photos video major players responsibilities the ceremony & the reception. This is the little book that makes sure that the family dont mess anything up! ...

Your expert guide to the dos & donts of getting married Your wedding should be fun exciting & worry-free-but most brides grooms & their families run into sticky situations or unique circumstances that surround etiquette. Now theres a definitive guide that provides the solutionsfor all those dilemmas big & small. Wedding Etiquette For Dummies provides sound information & guidance-whether its deciding how to handle divorced parents inform guests of where the couple is registered or tastefully incorporate new traditions into your ceremony & reception. You get plenty of proven advice & tips for everything from who pays for the wedding & properly announcing the engagement to hosting events leading up to the wedding & dealing with destination wedding snags & pitfalls. Youll even see how to gracefully handle wedding cancellations & postponements. The dos & donts of wedding etiquette for any bride groom relatives or friends of the marrying couple Tips for proper behavior during the engagement ceremony & reception Advice on dealing with the wedding party & opinionated or pushy in-laws Special considerations for second (or more) marriages & military ethnic & religious weddings How to set up a tasteful interactive wedding website & write the all important thank you note Sue Fox is the author of Etiquette For Dummies 2nd Edition & Business Etiquette For Dummies 2nd Edition Leaving no wedding dilemma uncovered Wedding Etiquette For Dummies is your one-stop guide for having the wedding of your dreams without the stress! ...

The last of the nine Frontier Wars fought between 17991877 was in many ways a prequel to the more famous Zulu War of 1879 featuring many of the British regiments & personalities who were to fight at Isandlwana as well as being the final defeat of the Xhosa people. ...

Four weddings & a seduction. Emma is not looking forward to her cousins wedding: the usual awkward guests the endless small talk the bad dancing... But a chance encounter with Kit a very sexy stranger leaves her breathless. Without a chance to say goodbye Emma resigns herself to the fact that their incredibly hot encounter will be just an erotic memory. But then she meets Kit at another wedding...A dark sensual love story perfect for fans of E L James & Sylvia Day. ...

What if on your sister's wedding day you were given to her
- as her slave? When wealthy plantation owner Cornelius Allen marries
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At eighteen Milly was up for anything. So when a friend asked her to marry him just so that he could stay in England she didnt hesitate. To make it seem real she dressed up in wedding finery & posed on the steps of the registry office for photographs. Now ten years later Milly is a very different person. Engaged to Simon
- who is good-looking wealthy & adores her
- she is about to have the biggest & most elaborate wedding imaginable all masterminded by her mother. Nobody knows about her first marriage so its almost as though it never happened
- isnt it? But with only four days to go it looks as though Millys past is going to catch up with her. Can she sort things out before her fairytale wedding collapses around her? How can she tell Simon? & worse still how can she tell her mother...?


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This beautiful cream photo album has a pearlescent cover with a swirl design on the front & a cut out revealing a cream rose in the centre making it ideal for weddings or a gift for a loved one. There are 30 white leaves each measuring 32x 25cm which can each hold 2 6x 4 inch photos per side. As it is self adhesive this album is suitable for 5x 7 inch photos also. There is also a margin space on each page suitable for memo writing. ...

A Special Occasions photo album ideal for weddings anniversaries engagements & any family or friends celebrations.

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