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20
Dec 12

Celebrity weddings to look forward to in 2013

In just three weeks we will welcome the new year and with it the most anticipated weddings of 2013!
I  have compiled a little list of  some of the most exciting nuptial taking place in the next 12 months, and remember to comment which one you are looking forward to the most.

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie

Brad Pitt finally popped the question to Angelina in April this year. Why did he take so long? Well apparently he spent a year designing the perfect ring which features a diamond of the finest quality that has been cut to an exact custom size and shape to suite the actress’ hand. The pair have recently picked up their wedding rings and according to rumours they will most likely tie the knot at the beginning of the year. Do you think they will get married before award season begins?

Jennifer Aniston and Justin Theroux

Justin Theroux got the best birthday present he could have wished for when his girlfriend Jennifer Aniston agreed to be his wife on his 41st birthday.
The couple celebrated their engagement with a star-studded party in Los Angeles. Many say that they are going for a very low-key affair, with only 50 guests invited. Do you think we will get to see her full wedding look this time? Remember that when she married Brad Pitt they only released one wedding pictures!

Britney Spears and Jason Trawick

After several months of rumours, Jason Trawick finally popped the question to Britney Spears exactly a year ago. According to several sources Britney and Jason were planning on having New Year’s Eve wedding until rumours of a break-up surfaced last week. Britney was quick to deny it. Do you think they will be ending the year with a bang?

Keira Knightley and James Righton

The happy couple became engaged in May after 15 months together. The actress recently revealed to Ellen DeGeneres that she still hasn’t started her planning, a wedding summer?

Elizabeth Hurley and Shane Warne

Elizabeth and Shane announced their engagement in October 2011 and revealed to HELLO! they plan on having to weddings, one in the UK and another in Shane’s hometown, Australia. We don’t know when it will take place, but we sure know where to see the incredible pics, in HELLO! Magazine for sure!

Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth

Since becoming engaged in June, Miley has revealed several details about her future nuptials. She has  revealed she will be having just one wedding, not three as previously reported, and that it has to be perfect. Will this wedding be bigger than Britney’s?

Royal Weddings 

  • Princess Madeleine of Sweden and Chris Oneill

Just when we though we couldn’t enjoy another royal weddings for years, three pop up! Princess Madeleine’s mum, Queen Silvia, announced that her youngest daughter would be marrying boyfriend Chris in the summer. No official date has been set yet, but it will be one to watch as most of the European princess will be attending.

  • Prince Felix of Luxembourg and Claire Lademacher

Prince Felix’s brother, Prince Guillaume, has recently tied the knot, so he will be able to give him plenty of tips to make his big day special. No date has been set, but something tells me that we are going to have a very busy royal summer ahead of us!

  • Andrea Casiraghi and Tatiana Santo Domingo

Since announcing their engagement during the summers several dates have been mentioned, but no official one. Now that Tatiana is pregnant with her first child and is due in January, many have pushed the date to next summer, but many believe it will take place in March. What are your thoughts?

Which wedding are you most looking forward too?

MB xx

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19
Nov 12

Royal Weddings: Queen Elizabeth II

It has been a very special and unforgettable year for Queen Elizabeth: the sovereign marked her Diamond Jubilee, hosted the 2012 Olympic Games and on the 20 of November she celebrates 65 years of marriage. Here we take a look back at her nuptials to Prince Phillip - then known as Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten – which took place in 1947 and was broadcast to 200 million radio listeners around the world.

The dress

In order to make her wedding dress, the young Princess famously saved up ration cards to purchase the material needed. The beautiful gown, designed by Normal Hartnell, was made of ivory duchess satin and decorated with around 10,000 white pearls imported from America, silver thread and tulle embroidery.

 

Her bridal ensemble also included a 15-foot patterned full court train attached at the shoulders, and a silk tulle veil held in place by a tiara lent to the princess by her mother. Normal Hartnell’s inspiration for the gown was Botticelli’s Primavera, which symbolizes the coming of Spring.

The Shoes

On her feet, the Queen wore ivory duchess satin high heels, embellished with silver and pearls.

The Bouquet

Elizabeth’s bridal bouquet was made up of white orchids and a sprig of myrtle – from the bush grown from the myrtle in Queen Victoria’s wedding bouquet. The following day it was laid on the grave of the unknown soldier in Westminster Abbey.

The Wedding Cake

After the wedding ceremony, a celebratory lunch was held at Buckingham Palace where guests were presented with posies of white heather and myrtle as favours. The wedding cake was a grand affair, standing at nine-foot high, weighing 500 pounds and featuring four tiers. Made from ingredients received from the Australian Girl Guides, the cake was cut using Philip’s sword. One layer was kept until the christening of Prince Charles and another was sent back to Australia by way of thanks.

The Fringe Tiara

This tiara, which can also be worn as a necklace was made for Queen Mary in 1919. It’s not, as has sometimes been claimed, made with diamonds that had belonged to George III but re-uses diamonds taken from a necklace/tiara purchased by Queen Victoria from Collingwood & Co as a wedding present for Queen Mary in 1893. In August 1936 Queen Mary gave the tiara to Queen Elizabeth, from whom it was borrowed by Princess Elizabeth for her wedding in 1947.


The Duchess of Teck’s earrings

These earrings, which originally belonged to Princess Mary, Duchess of Gloucester, were bequeathed to her niece Princess Mary Adelaide, Duchess of Teck and by her to her daughter, the future Queen Mary, in 1897. They were given by the Queen to her granddaughter Princess Elizabeth on 31 January 1947, and she wore them at her wedding later that year.

The Necklaces

The shorter of her two pearl necklaces was the ‘Queen Anne’ necklace, said to have belonged to Anne, the last Stuart Queen. The longer ‘Queen Caroline’ necklace was said to have belonged to the wife of King George II. Both were left to the Crown by Queen Victoria and were given to Elizabeth as a wedding present by her father, King George VI.

 

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