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INSPIRATION

FASHION

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BRIDE IDEAS Fabulous touches THEMES Go for gold, bold with

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Fashion week

GROOM NEWS Essentials for

ESSENTIALS

the man of the moment

ULTIMATE PLANNING GUIDE Everything you need to know

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HOT OFF THE RAMP Next season’s looks from Pakistan

PLANNING 115

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REAL WEDDINGS Brides and inspiration

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FASHION NOTES Lust-haves for spring/summer

blue, bright with orange and rule in red

FASHION TREND Traditional Designer Luxe

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ASIAN BRIDE LIVE See the

Musings of a bride to be

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DIRECTORY The nation’s leading wedding suppliers

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TOP VENUES For 2015/16

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BUDGET PLANNER Expert saving tips

catwalk from London’s biggest wedding show

EDITOR’S LETTER

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CHECK PLEASE

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ASK RAJ Expert industry advice

Your last minute

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PICTURE PERFECT

to-do list

How to get the most romantic wedding pictures 158

HENNYMOONS Girly holidays abroad

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WEDDING SOS Your planning dilemmas solved

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BEAUTY NEWS What’s hot on the beauty counters

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NEW LOOKS Hair and makeup ideas for you to try

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BEST BUYS The best products on the market

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LEADING LADY Big screen beauty looks

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THE THEATRE OF LRA Latest looks by artists of the

Lubna Rafiq Agency

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EAT FAT & GET THIN The fun way to diet

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FITNESS NEWS Products to help you shape up

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THE PATH OF RESISTANCE Strength training for women

DESTINATION 242

MINIMOONS Short romantic getaways

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ISLAND DREAM Exploring outer Fiji

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SECRET ESCAPE

Discover Pacific Vanuatu

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DELICIOUSLY MOORISH Visit Soma Bay by the Red Sea

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JERK, REST & PLAY At the White house in Jamaica

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HONEYMOON NOTES Don’t

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Welcome

m us i n g s o f a bride to be

hat’s the point of weddings anyway? It’s a question that has reared it’s

scary head lately as the stresses of my wedding-planning have

gotten particularly fraught. Tradition aside, why all the bells

and whistles? As one of

our Real Brides this issue put it “What’s important is being married not

getting married.”

The answer for me, I’ve realised, is that it’s an event to commemorate the union of two people

who have decided that out

of all the people in the whole wide world, they’ve chosen one

another and want to spend the rest of their lives

loving eachother. That’s special.

Why not have a party to celebrate it? And to this party we invite those people that mean the most to us. People we love, people who love us and people who find

joy and pride in

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seeing us happy. It’s more than a dinner party, or a milestone birthday party, this is all the people we

cherish most together in one room, celebrating our love

and

wishing us their best for a perfect future. How wonderful? So, I say bring

on the bells and the whistles! With our nearest and dearest travelling across

the world to indulge us in a

single moment in history that is all about the

two of us, let’s make it a day to remember. From the most stunning venue to welcome them, a delicious feast to

treat our taste buds, flowers and decor to pretty it all, entertainment for

all to have fun in our honour, photographers to immortalise

it all forever, and of

course spectacular fashion and makeup that make you feel like a movie star and make him

fall for you all over again. Superficial and frivolous? Maybe. Trivial? Never, because it all stands for something

so much more.

I can’t wait for my wedding because I can’t wait for the people I value most to come together to give me their blessing on the day I marry the man

I adore with all my heart and we

embark upon the rest of our lives

together.

PS By the time I write to you next, the big day will have happened, and I can tell you all about it!

J Wimal Editor-in-Chief

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Thousands of brides-tobe visited our wedding wonderland at the prestigious London Marriott Hotel this January to find endless ideas, inspiration and one of the best fashion shows of the year! We look forward to seeing you at our next show, 15th March in Birmingham! asianbridelive.com

Your search for the perfect outfit is over, check out the collections from our catwalk show >>>

Hair & Makeup: Lubna Rafiq, Uzma Rafiq, Azbah Ali and students of the Lubna Rafiq Academy Choreography: EBH | Production: ProSystem Services | Flowers: Flowerescent & Uniflora | Footwear: Poze Jewellery: Nargis Collection & Love Opulence | Nails: Nazila Love Glam

MAKING

HISTORY Shivani & Kishan tied the knot in the magnificent Natural History Museum. Photographs by Shashi D

How did the two of you meet? I was

Describe your outfits: I wore a lengha

visiting Zambia for my summer holidays in

for both weddings. Both were Sabyasachi

2011 and Kishan had moved there earlier

inspired creations complemented by a pair

that year. We knew of each other already as

of Stuart Weitzman and Jimmy Choo shoes,

our parents have been friends for a very long

and resplendent jewellery.

time, but the two of us had never crossed paths. We finally met and got chatting at a

What was your theme? We went for pastel

local house party. Casual coffee dates turned

colours like peaches, light corals and ivories

into clandestine dinner dates and from there

with a pop of magenta. The exterior of the

the dinner dates turned into an exclusive

museum was lit up in a deep purple and the

relationship.

iconic dinosaur skeleton was lit up in red to match the bridesmaid’s and groomsmen’s

How did he propose? Kishan decided to

colours.

whisk me away for a weekend escape. I was

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totally left in the dark with where we were

How was the décor? The mandap was

going. We landed in Milan, then on travelled

pure white with a curtain of fairy lights as the

to the small town of Ravello, on the Amalfi

backdrop and fresh orange, yellow and white

Coast of Italy. It was against the perfect

roses framed the entire mandap. It looked

backdrop where the hues of blue sea and

spectacular! For the centrepieces we had tall

sky met, in a theatrical pose, he knelt and

martini vases with a ring of orange roses at

asked for my hand in marriage.

the mouth of the vase, topped with purple,

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THE COLOUR OF LOVE

Make a couture statement in this bold and colourful lengha with embellished detail. This is one outfit that needs few accessories or other elements so wear it proud and stand out from the crowd. soltee.co.uk

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Fashion

Wear that LBD like a llqueen with some we s rie thought-out accesso like this hat and glove combo. ma em hunt.co.uk

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WHAT’S UNDERNEATH Make your underwear count with a gorgeous bridal set £60 bouxavenue.com

(top to bottom) Teardrop gold plated earrings, £140 Jcmlondon.com; Rhodium ring set in gold plate, £350 Jcmlondon.com; Luxer gold heels, £99.95 modainpelle.com

ACCESSORISE THIS (clockwise from top) Top hat by Stephen Jones, £95 debenhams.com; Red Aziri bag, £1,350 okapi.com; Psyche Wings bangle, £POA lalique.com; Zara tiara, £63.99 ayedo.co.uk

PEARLY WHITES This gorgeous fishtail gown is the perfect showstopper from sonascouture.com

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Offering 200% more hydration than other collagen-based treatments, this aqua gel mask (99.99 for five) works hard to banish signs of ageing and give you that youthful glow that every bride wants on her day. wowmask.co.uk

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GOLDEN WONDER These Aromatherapy Associates Ultimate Bath Jewels are the ideal way to unwind, relax and rejuvenate before the big day. With five sets to choose from, they’re perfect for any mood. £55 aromatherapyassociates.com

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Treat your lips to some TLC with this ultra hydrating lipstick. Just define with the slanted tip, fill in and go! £15 benefitcosmetics.co.uk HEAVEN SCENTS This Yves Saint Laurent Black Opium perfume is the perfect way to spritz away the worries of the day. £16.50 debenhams.co.uk

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KANIZ Bold & Beautiful International award winning makeup artist Kaniz Aliâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 2015 Spring Hair & Makeup Showcase

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LEADING

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CELEBRITY MAKEUP ARTIST LUBNA RAFIQ SHOWCASES STRIKING BEAUTY LOOKS FOR THE STAR OF YOUR BIG DAY. FEATURING PAKISTANI ACTRESS KUBRA KHAN.

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dRama queen For a natural look that’s strong and intense, yet irresistibly feminine, it’s all about a flawless base and clever contouring. Accent with gold and bronze shades - a dewy finish is key. Complete the look with light natural lashes. Finally, for the no-nonsense, ‘I’m effortlessly beautiful’ look, combine with sleek poker straight locks. • Lubna recommends - Illamasqua Skin Base, Illamasqua Satin Primer, Illamasqua Loose Powder in 010, Ultimate Skin Trinity set, Glamore Lipstick in Starkers with a Gold Pigmented Lip Gloss, Lubna Lashes 4486 186 | ASIAN BRIDE

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Beauty

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Eat fat

Get thin Less than 15 minutes exercise a day and a kitchen full of fatty treats, nutritionist Zana Morris explains why this is the perfect diet for any bride-to-be

What is the concept behind eating fat to get thin? It’s firstly important for me

was burning the fat for you in the

What one ﬁtness rule do you think people need to take on board?

first place. On top of that you also

Really listen to your own body,

lose the toned muscle that kept

If you feel awful on a healthy

you in shape.

diet then something’s not right. I

eat fat you stabilise the system and

of recovering from, which means

the cravings stop.

you are losing the very tissue that

works if carbs are eliminated,

How long does it take to see results?

otherwise it is more “eat fat

It takes about 5-6 days to see a

get fat”. Carbohydrates break

change. For the first 3-4 we focus

down into sugars and that’s

on blitzing the carbs and sugar

get results as long as it’s intensive,

where most of our energy comes

out of the system, which can

and I think anything from 6-10

from. The beauty of taking the

cause withdrawal symptoms. But

minutes is ideal. High-intensity

carbohydrates out and putting

after that is a brilliant efficient

really means that if you can do

fat in, is your body switches

fuel - energy is much better when

more once it’s done, it wasn’t high

from burning sugars as a fuel to

it comes from fat.

enough.

What fats should we be eating?

Tell us about your training method with clients

to say that this concept only

burning fat as a fuel.

When did you realise that fat wasn’t the devil?

You can do just one minute and

Avocado has great fats so does

In our gym we work two

I had a lot of friends who were

olive oil and coconut oil. I am not

different body parts and then do

massively into weight training,

against saturated fats but don’t

three routines a week. We only

and attached to that comes all

live off them. Nature has looked

encourage clients to do three

the nutrition plans. At the time

after things so the more natural

times a week so they’re working

I tried out a high fat – low carb

the fat, the better.

each body part once a week to

diet. The first thing that blew me away was the change in shape.

How does it combat cravings?

Why are short, high-intensity sessions better for losing weight?

exhaustion and then they get time to recover.

Is this a long term plan?

After 45 minutes the research is

I hate the word diet, I think the

Fat stabilises the insulin level,

showing that we are burning into

low-fat eating was a fad because

which kicks off hunger, so if you

more muscle than we are capable

we didn’t evolve that way, at no

‘’

NATURE HAS LOOKED AFTER THINGS, SO THE MORE NATURAL THE FAT, THE BETTER

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point in our history did we not have fat. So I’d like to think we are going back into more of a common sense approach. If we view it as trying to get the natural fat balance back, well then that’s a way of life.

believe the best thing is to be as close to nature as you can get. thelibrarygym.com

ZANA MORRIS’ NEW DIET RULES One: Remember, there’s no need to have carbs every day with every meal. Get the carbs down to two to three days a week. Two: Don’t ban anything out of your diet because the minute you do, you’ll want it. But do keep the carbs down and get some fat and protein in with every meal. Three: We don’t need to eat 3-5 times a day. A lot of us are conditioned as well to think that we are hungry at particular times but the truth is if you get that little bit of fat and protein in with every meal you really won’t need to eat so often.

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