Anna and Paul's wedding

I had a lovely day yesterday meeting up with all my friends again at a wedding. For someone who is usually fairly punctual, I have a bad habit of arriving late to weddings. This time my friend and I left an hour and a half of extra time to ensure we were not late and we still ran into the wedding five minutes before the bride after having quickly change in a feild.  Apart from the initial stress, the wedding was beautiful. I picked up some good ideas that you can draw ideas from (or just copy) if you are planning a wedding.

1.     The table decorations were beautiful and simple. Pretty lanterns with a thick white candle in each. These looked beautiful on the table and were lit after dinner to provide a (safe) candlelit dance floor for the evening.

2.     A good idea is to have a ceilidh as part of the evening entertainment or for all of it. It is great fun and every one can get involved as you are told exactly what you are supposed to be doing on the dance floor. This is a relief for those joining in and also those who have to watch.

3.     If you have a group of over excited friends, like us, put them as far away from the head table as possible. They will be quite content entertaining themselves and they won’t spoil your wedding day with their questionable fun.

4.     Let your friends know what colour the bridesmaids dresses are to avoid confusion when your friends all randomly decide to turn up in the same colour dresses as the bridesmaids and then proceed to try and take over the bridesmaids duties.

Thanks for an amazing day guys

Autumn Styles

I landed back in London yesterday to find it was chilly and pouring with rain. Instead of it making me miserable as that weather usually does, It in fact made me quite excited about the prospect of Autumn. Since July, you’ll have to admit that the summer in England was a bit of a let down. However, as we tend to have Autumn weather all year round in England, I like to get excited about Autumn. I can pretty much guarantee it will meet my expectations. Most importantly, with Autumn comes the Autumn/Winter fashions!

I wanted to list some of the best trends I have seen for Autumn/Winter 11 so far:

1. Pearls are actually a massive Autumn/Winter trend this year, with Donna Karen actually naming her collection “Pearls of Wisdom.”

(http://www.style.com/fashionshows/review/F2011RTW-DKARAN)  Make sure you finish off your outfits with some pearls this season.

2. Camel Coats are in again this season. Which is great news if you bought one last winter, but even better news for people like me who didn’t get round to buying one last winter. The first places I am going to look are Max Mara and Burberry for a classic investment coat. If I find I can’t spend that much Zara often has nice camel coats and Spitalfields market in London has some brilliant coat designers that (if you make friend with them) may make you a coat in the exact fabric that you desire.

3. Fetish leather is also in this season. Personally I have never seen anyone who has managed to pull off head to toe leather (maybe I haven’t been to the right places). It is worth thinking about purchasing (or finding in the back of your wardrobe) a good leather statement piece. You can look at Vogue for some inspiration http://www.vogue.co.uk/fashion/trends/2011-12-autumn-winter/fetish/gallery.

Saying all this, I have yet to find myself a good leather jacket so I may have to start there.

Start working with those three. I’ll add to these throughout the season…

Have fun building/ planning your Autumn wardrobe. I know I will.

Sources: Vouge.co.uk, Style.com, Elle magazine, Tatler magazine and personal experience.