Diary Of A Real Bride It’s all about the invites this month, as our real bride Loren Penney gets to grips with the logistics of organising her upcoming wedding as an expat in the UAE. Find out how Loren overcame this obstacle below. Enjoy! As a writer by profession, stationery excites me. I’ve spent many an afternoon browsing my way around Paperchase, running my fingers over an array of leather bound journals, felt tip pens…
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Diary of A Real Bride It’s a stressful time for our real bride Loren Penney, who’s currently in the midst of the often baffling and sometimes frustrating search for her wedding dress. Having visited several boutiques in both Dubai and the UK in her pursuit of ‘the one’, it’s crunch time, and our Loren is certainly feeling the pressure. We personally think she looks fab in all the dresses she tried on below, but when…
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Diary of a Real Bride, Anna Lucas: The Summer Lull This month, our real bride Anna is experiencing something that we can all relate to, both in terms of wedding planning and general day to day life in the UAE. There comes a point when you simply need to take a break, relax and sit back for a month or so, ready to start again with a bit more energy. The summer is the perfect…
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Diary Of A Real Bride After meeting our new ‘real bride’ Loren last month, we were keen to find out how she’s getting on with the wedding planning process – especially considering that she has never really considered herself to be ‘bride-y’! In her second installment, we join Loren as she searches for the perfect wedding venue, and discover where she and her fiancé have decided to get married. Read on to find out all…
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Introducing our latest real bride Loren Penney One thing we love at BCME is reader interaction – whether it be reviews, questions that form the basis our ‘expert advice’ features, or the submission of real weddings – we’re so happy to be able to help out and also hear how our audience have used the site when planning their own nuptials. We’re therefore thrilled to be able to introduce you to our latest ‘real bride’,…
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The Wedding Venue is Booked…In Dubai! As always, it has been a busy month for our real bride contributor, Anna Lucas. However, her hard work is beginning to pay off, because despite a dislocated shoulder getting in the way (ouch!), Anna and her fiancé have now chosen and booked their wedding venue! As you may recall, Anna previously planned on having her big day in St. Tropez, and told us all about her venue hunting…
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March Madness Over, Come Forth Awesome April Our real bride, Anna Lucas, has been incredibly busy venue hunting in St. Tropez recently. But was she successful, or is it time to have a rethink? We’re sure that her diary entry this month is something that all brides-to-be can relate to, especially how quickly Anna’s wedding seems to be creeping up on her! Let’s find out all about what Anna terms ‘March Madness’, below! So, wedding…
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2 months down and 18 to go… Back this month with her second diary entry, our ‘real bride’ guest blogger Anna Lucas has thrown herself into planning her Summer 2017 wedding in St. Tropez, France. Following on from last month, Anna has begun to think about her ‘wedding transformation’, as well as venues and finances. Read on to find out more… So, after the commotion of getting engaged came the awesome parties…one held in Dubai…
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Diary Of A Real Bride, The Proposal It’s an exciting day for BCME as we finally get to introduce you to our brand new ‘real bride’ guest blogger, Anna Lucas. Ever since our previous real bride, Barbaranne Heaton, tied the knot back in December, we’ve been on the look out for another bride-to-be who is willing to share with us her ups and downs as she makes preparations for her big day. We are absolutely…
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Diary Of A Real Bride – The Week Before The Wedding It’s a bittersweet post for us today, as our regular real bride diary contributor, Barbaranne Heaton, talks about what she has learnt throughout the wedding planning process, in what will be her final diary entry. During the past year we have read all about B’s surprise engagement in Thailand, empathised as she struggled with ‘wedmin’, heard her thoughts about bridesmaids dresses and recently found…
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