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| Here is a selection of Q&As from Your Kent Wedding magazine. If you would like your question answered by our experts, please email it to editor@yourkentwedding.com.
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Hot topic: A traditonal touch |
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| Our experts answer questions on keeping in line with tradition |
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A classic look
Q. My husband-to-be and I are having a traditional wedding. However, I haven't decided on a style for my hair or what I could do with my make-up, do you have any suggestions for a classic look?
A. Sarah Silvester says: I can't think of a better, more timeless example than Kate Middleton's wedding look – her style was impeccable. If you want to reflect this, opt for minimal and natural make-up with nude lips.
Avoid having a spray tan and instead use a soft pink blusher on your cheeks for a natural, English rose appearance. If you would like to wear false lashes, choose natural lash extensions. For your hair, styles which are loosely pinned up or cascading curls are perfect for a traditional look. |
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Think floral
Q. My fiancé and I are getting married next spring in our local parish. We would like to incorporate pressed flowers onto our traditional invites but we're unsure as to whether this will work. Can you help?
A. Emma-Louise Saunders says: Pressed flowers are very delicate so ensure you use thick envelopes as otherwise the invites could get damaged in the post. You can determine the density of the paper by its gsm – the measurement of weight and type of paper.
Pressed flowers work well to add colour to a traditional invite but applying them can be time consuming. As an alternative, you could have a bloom printed onto the invite or a flower embellishment made out of crystals. |
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Statement stationery
Q. My husband-to-be and I are having a black tie do and I'd like this to be reflected in our invitations. Do you have any suggestions?
A. Emma-Louise Saunders says: Typically a flat letterpress style of stationery would suit a formal wedding, think like the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge who had flat card and simple black text on their invites.
A traditional wedding doesn't mean you have to have formal invitations though, you can still express your theme through your choice of detail on the invites. Think about incorporating ribbon, diamantés and organza bows into the design too.
For the ultimate traditional finish, have a monogram of your initials entwined as either a motif on the front of the invite or as a signature. |
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Top table dilemas
Q. We're planning a marquee reception but we're confused about the seating plan. How do we decide who sits where?
A. Kathryn Louise says: The traditional seating plan for the top table, from left to right is: chief bridesmaid, groom's father, bride's mother, groom, bride, bride's father, groom's mother and best man.
However, as modern families aren't always this straightforward, there are many alternative layouts. Often close members of the wedding party, such as ushers and bridesmaids, tend to be seated on other tables. If guests don't know each other well, it can often work well to ask some of them to host a table.
Personally, I love the idea of having a sweetheart table for the bride and groom. |
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Formal photographs
Q. My partner and I are getting married in the summer and, although we've chosen our photographer, we're not sure who should be in our formal photographs. Can you help?
A. Tim Stubbings says: There are no set rules for this, other than including the people who matter the most to you.
Traditionally, this tends to be the parents of the couple and select members of the wedding party, such as the best man, bridesmaids and ushers. Usually the photographer takes photos of the couple with both sides of the family, however this is also a decision based on time, as well as who you want.
Ensure you talk to your photographer beforehand about the images you would like to have in your wedding album. |
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