Wedding DIY: Using Macramé At Your Wedding Now that the festive season is over, and life has (hopefully) calmed down a little, it’s a great time for you, our gorgeous bride-to-be, to get creative! Our very own BCME expert panelist and queen of all things DIY, Meredith Huston of Turquoise Boutique Studio, is back with a post that will appeal to a lot of our readers. We absolutely adore macramé, so we were thrilled when Meredith told us all about…
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Wedding DIY: DIY frame giveaway January’s well underway, and we’re all busy getting back into shape after the excess of the holidays, which, let’s face it, feel like ages ago already. Kudos to all those brides who were extra careful when it came to the delicious holiday treats and desserts – there’s nothing quite like knowing there’s a wedding dress to fit into! I’m ecstatic to announce I’ve returned from my holiday with a heavy…
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DIY Bridal Fashion – Oversized Corsage Flower We all loved Carrie Bradshaw’s oversized corsage flower, but most of us are not living the ‘S** and the City’ lifestyle and the next best occasion to rock one is at a wedding! You can make flowers in blush pink for bridesmaids or rock one as a headpiece for yourself, in lieu of a veil in ivory or white. I did mine in fucshia and made it large,…
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DIY Umm Ali Ice Cream Expats getting married in the Middle East often wish to have some part of the celebration reflecting their new adopted home but are unsure about how to achieve it. Following a request from Bride Club ME’s Rio for such a touch for her own reception, I suggested a twist on Umm Ali, a perennial favourite at buffets. This dessert is super easy, affordable and delicious, infusing a small bit of…
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DIY Bird cage veil – By Simone Heng For months I have been salivating over Jennifer Lawrence’s veil, in those Miss Dior campaign pictures. This veil retails for AED 1,500 and is so easy to make! I love how Laetitia Casta wore a similar one with red lips. Left and Middle: Jennifer Lawrence’s, Miss Dior campaign pictures. Right: Model Laetitia Casta. So I set about making one of my own, to attend the Grazia Style…
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DIY: Shabby Chic Pom Pom Pin – By Simone Heng I love this DIY because brides can use it for so many things and it can even be an entire motif at a vintage-style wedding. Imagine bouquets of these in different shades of blush pink with odd vintage buttons at the centre. You can use the pin to unify bridesmaid’s hairstyles by pinning it at the base of low ponytails or in updos. You can…
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As Valentine’s Day approaches it’s time to profess your love for that special someone in your life. What better way to do it than with big, glittery letters? These letters can be used at the bridal registry table at your wedding, as well as being displayed at your engagement party. What you need: Foam or light wood letters, tacky glue and glitter. You can buy these letters at Whitestar Wasco, Silverlake and Virgin Megastore, if…
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DIY Moustache and Lips for Wedding Photo Props There is a huge market out there for these props. We say why not make them yourself, if you can? Our lovely expert panel member, radio presenter and founder of www.cheapnchic.net, Simone Heng, has some of the best DIY projects around. This one is no exception. Now let’s pass you over to Simone for a step-by-step guide on how to DIY these small but effective props. ‘Hello Bride…
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Brideclubme.com, are delighted to bring our readers our first DIY contribution from our expert panel member Simone Heng, founder of Cheapnchic.net, enjoy! We all adored it when Carrie Bradshaw began reading the “Love Letters of Great Men” book in the first “Sex and the City” movie. Inspired by this I wanted to create a wedding decoration that would use the words of these amazing letters. This wreath can be used on the front of long…
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