Spring 2014 Wedding Fairs

Spring is wedding fair season! All the best wedding suppliers are getting booked up for 2014's summer weddings, and newly-engaged brides...

Spring 2014 Wedding Fairs 2014-01-10T02:35:00-08:00 Rating: 4.5 Posted By: Cheking

Five Top Tips on Buying Your Designer Wedding Dress for Less

Wedding dresses are crazily expensive - some surveys even suggest they count for 20% of some bride's wedding budgets. I really struggled...

Five Top Tips on Buying Your Designer Wedding Dress for Less 2013-09-11T02:45:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Posted By: Cheking

How To Avoid Wedding Jet-Lag

Perhaps it's because I'm on holiday this week, but my thoughts have turned to honeymoons. My husband and I decided not to have one i...

How To Avoid Wedding Jet-Lag 2013-09-09T04:42:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Posted By: Cheking

Five Ways to Fabulous Wedding Inspiration

Can I let you into a secret? When I started planning my wedding, I wasn't even engaged. In fact, it was about six months before my boyfr...

Five Ways to Fabulous Wedding Inspiration 2013-02-18T05:39:00-08:00 Rating: 4.5 Posted By: Cheking

Before the Big Day Wedding Trends of 2013 - Origami

The first of the HUGE trends for 2013 is wedding origami . It's DIY, cheap and cheerful, and completely personalised, making it the perf...

Before the Big Day Wedding Trends of 2013 - Origami 2013-01-24T02:39:00-08:00 Rating: 4.5 Posted By: Cheking

Before the Big Day Wedding Trends of 2013

Now that we're nicely settled into January, and our thoughts are firmly turned towards the year ahead, I thought it the perfect moment t...

Before the Big Day Wedding Trends of 2013 2013-01-23T08:13:00-08:00 Rating: 4.5 Posted By: Cheking

Choosing Your Wedding Venue - 6 Questions to Ask

You're engaged! Congratulations! So where are you getting married? If you don't have an obvious venue, this can be the question that...

Choosing Your Wedding Venue - 6 Questions to Ask 2012-04-17T08:00:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Posted By: Cheking

Wedding Inspiration Boards on Pinterest

For me, this weekend has been all about Pinterest . After discovering it about a year ago, I've become mildly obsessed with creating wed...

Wedding Inspiration Boards on Pinterest 2012-02-27T02:36:00-08:00 Rating: 4.5 Posted By: Cheking

My Fabulous Fitness Weekend at Bootique

All this week I've been eating yoghurt for breakfast instead of cereal, and you know what, I feel a lot slimmer as a consequence. So why...

My Fabulous Fitness Weekend at Bootique 2011-10-26T04:39:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Posted By: Cheking

Finding the One - Vintage Wedding Dresses

Finding 'the one' is the most important step in preparing your big day, and I'm not talking about your groom. Picking your dress...

Finding the One - Vintage Wedding Dresses 2011-09-25T03:01:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Posted By: Cheking

My DIY Wedding Ceremony & Advice

Before I got engaged, I presumed that the type of couple that wrote their own wedding ceremony were either massive hippy-types, or hugely ar...

My DIY Wedding Ceremony & Advice 2011-09-23T02:31:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Posted By: Cheking

How to Recycle Your Wedding Dress

This is the weekend when I say goodbye to my Delphine Manivet Anatole wedding dress. He's going to a good home - the lovely bride-to-be...

How to Recycle Your Wedding Dress 2011-08-07T07:34:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Posted By: Cheking

Hello and Welcome!

Exciting things are happening at Before the Big Day. We've had a huge influx of new readers and sponsors, and I want to welcome you newb...

Hello and Welcome! 2011-08-01T03:48:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Posted By: Cheking

Your Wedding Flowers for Less

Wedding flowers can blow your budget. They certainly blew mine, and that's despite me knowing all the secret tips. Unfortunately most of...

Your Wedding Flowers for Less 2011-07-26T06:21:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Posted By: Cheking

Engagement Rings Advice

It's surprising how many of my male friends say they don't want to get married because they're worried about the cost of an enga...

Engagement Rings Advice 2011-07-20T10:35:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Posted By: Cheking

How to Buy Your Wedding Dress For Less

As soon as you get engaged, people are going to start asking you about your wedding dress. Have you found one yet? Do you know what style yo...

How to Buy Your Wedding Dress For Less 2011-07-13T01:57:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Posted By: Cheking

Upcoming Wedding Fairs

If you're looking for fresh and fun wedding ideas to make your big day stand out from the crowd, then you're not going to want to mi...

Upcoming Wedding Fairs 2011-03-09T02:37:00-08:00 Rating: 4.5 Posted By: Cheking

Amazing Wedding Advice - The Wedding Photographer Agony Uncle

Two of the first new friends I made as a brand-new wedding blogger were photographers Nikole Ramsay and Ken Buist . I met Ken for coffee on...

Amazing Wedding Advice - The Wedding Photographer Agony Uncle 2011-02-14T14:33:00-08:00 Rating: 4.5 Posted By: Cheking

Rocking Bridal Lashes

As a wedding blogger, I get lots of offers of free stuff because people want me to promote them on the blog. Mostly I turn them down, becaus...

Rocking Bridal Lashes 2011-02-13T01:04:00-08:00 Rating: 4.5 Posted By: Cheking

Before the Big Day Black Book - Videographers

Have you discovered the latest go-to wedding resource? The Before the Big Day Black Book contains all the contacts you need for a great Bri...

Before the Big Day Black Book - Videographers 2011-01-31T06:02:00-08:00 Rating: 4.5 Posted By: Cheking