Ivory & Lace

MILTON BARN, HERNE MANOR FARM, PARK ROAD, TODDINGTON LU5 6HH 01525 838141 INFO@IVORYANDLACE-BRIDAL.CO.UK

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Congratulations, Ivory & Lace Bridal is an award winning bridal shop located in a barn on the outskirts of Toddington just 2 miles from junction 12 of the M1.

From the moment you step into our breathtaking wedding barn you will be swept away by the lavish, luxury and relaxed atmosphere making sure every bride feels entirely welcome and special in our barn.

Ivory & Lace's have hand picked beautiful award winning wedding dresses for our brides, gorgeous dresses for our bridesmaids and smart suits for our grooms.

Ivory & Lace Bridal's ethos is to ensure every customer receives exceptional service and is made to feel extra special. With many years of industry experience we will be honest and advise you to help find your dream wedding dress with no pressure selling. So let Ivory & Lace Bridal help make your dreams of a perfect wedding dress come true and make you feel extra special like you deserve.

Best Wishes

Ivory & Lacex x x

Planning your Special Day The Wedding Timetable First Steps The first thing you will plan for your wedding is the budget. Talk between yourselves and your respective parents about the kind of service you would like. You will find that your parents will be of enormous help to you in discussing the budget. On your very special day you will want the best of everything, so plan carefully the style and tone of the day.

When you have decided, visit your Vicar/Priest or Registrar and make arrangements for your marriage ceremony. They will be of great help to you both, and explain everything you will need to know about walking up the aisle and saying ‘I do’. If you wish, a rehearsal can be arranged to set your minds at ease and to assure you that it will all be perfect on your wedding day. Take this opportunity to apply for a marriage licence if necessary.

Now might also be the ideal time to decide on who you will ask to be ‘Chief Bridesmaid’ and ‘Best Man’.

The Wedding Countdown 18-12 Months Once you have decided the date and place of your wedding, it is important to remember the following points.

In descending order your family and friends will generally remember the following: 1. How beautiful the bride looked.

2. How wonderful the ceremony was.

3. The reception.

Think about it. Now is certainly the time to be choosing carefully both your wedding dress and your reception venue.

Other important things to be arranged now are as follows:

1. Book the photographer

2. Book the transport

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4. Decide on the number

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You have now put in place an excellent framework for the build up to your big day. Hopefully, you now have a team of professio nals all working towards making sure it is a day to remember, and for all the right reasons.

6 Months Time for some fun! Lets organise a wedding present list.

(Don’t forget that a lot of stores will now help you with this.) Having already organised your dress you will probably have a colour scheme in mind for the bridesmaids’ dresses. Now is the time to be co-ordinating these as well.

Once the colour scheme is decided it is probably time to start ordering the flowers for bouquets, church, and reception if required.

Other items to arrange now are: 1. Hire of the suits for the bridegroom, best man, fathers and ushers.

2. Initial fitting of the dress.

3. Choosing the wedding rings.

While you’re on the phone, now might be the ideal time to organise appointments with your hairdresser and beauty salon, to make sure you look at your most beautiful on the big day.

Top quality flowers Qualified independent florists

Flowers with a magica l touch

We can work to suit most budgets

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You've found your Prince Charming, you've bought the fairytale dress...

Now use this chance to get the body of your dreams by booking my 1 to 1 Personal Training sessions or book a bridal boot camp course: bronze, silver and gold packages available to suit every budget. Why not even work out with the groom to be or train with your bridesmaids.

Bridal Bootcamp combines cardio‐vascular, strength and 7lexibility training in conjunction with a bespoke healthy eating plan which will help increase general 7itness levels, burn fat, tone muscles and improve posture. The boot camps work on obtaining a noticeable change in your body composition with a more toned and lean physique. Increased energy, better skin tone, and stress reduction are all added bene7its in preparation for your big day!.

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Planning your Special Day The Wedding Timetable 3 Months Now is the time to be sending out the wedding invitations. This would also be the ideal time to be escorting the ‘mums’ into town to organise their outfits (Don’t forget the hats!)

Also:1. Choose the hymns and choice of music.

2. Arrange for the ‘Order of Service’ sheets to be printed.

6 Weeks You should now be fairly well organised and in the envious position of sitting back and relaxing for a couple of weeks in the full knowledge that there are a whole host of people out there worrying on your behalf. However, on your one weekend off between now and the big day, it might be an excellent idea to nip out and choose some presents for the bridesmaids, and perhaps some flowers for the mums.

One Day to Go Try and delegate as much work as possible. Have your beauty treatment, finish off any packing that still remains to be done for the honeymoon, lay out your wedding and going away ensemble, relax and put your feet up.

4 Weeks The pace is starting to hot up now. It’s time to see whether everyone else has been as organised as you.

1. Confirm the reception venue booking, and numbers attending.

2. Confirm details with the photographer.

3. Confirm the wedding cars.

4. Confirm details with the florist and give final numbers for buttonholes.

5. Confirm travel and hotel bookings for the honeymoon. N.B. Check passport.

10 to 7 Days If you haven’t organised a rehearsal of the ceremony now might be a good time to meet with the best man, bridesmaids and ushers to finalise arrangements and responsibilities.

1. Practise your make-up.

2. Take the headdress to your hairdresser.

3. Give the ‘Order of Service’ sheets to the vicar.

And, perhaps most importantly of all...

START PACKING FOR THE HONEYMOON.

The Wedding Day Assuming a 2pm Wedding, the bride’s timetable will run something like this:8.00

Have a shower or relaxing bath Have a good breakfast 9.00 Polish your nails 9.30 Hairdressers 11.00 Best man arrives to collect the luggage/greetings cards/telegrams 11.30 The Bridesmaids/pageboys arrive 12.00 Make-up 12.30 The Bride and Bridesmaids dress 1.00 The photographer arrives 1.30 The first car takes the mother and the bridesmaids to the church. The bridesmaids then wait in the church entrance 1.45 The second car takes the bride and her father to the church 1.58 Wait in church entrance and line bridesmaids up behind you. The verger will greet you 2.00 The Ceremony. GOOD LUCK

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Planning your Special Day Wedding Etiquette The tradition and conventions of wedding etiquette will not suit everyone but it is important to be aware of them.

This explanation of who does what in the preparations and ceremony aims to enable you to make an informed decision on the best way to run your wedding day.

The Bride The bride traditionally selects the type of service. She oversees all the preparations, which include choosing the date and the church, who her attendants will be, her own dress and accessories, as well as those of the bridemaids. She will choose the flowers, help with the guest list and seating arrangements, and attend to the many small details which will contribute to her perfect day.

The Groom The groom has to arrange transport for himself, the bride and the wedding party, as well as hiring the church and booking the honeymoon. However, this will be done with direction from his future wife. The groom chooses his best man and ushers, of which it is traditional to have three, and is conventionally given responsibility for little else! However, in reality, the bride and groom discuss most aspects of the day as it is, after all, ‘their’ wedding.

At the reception, the groom will reply to the bride’s father’s speech, thanking the bride’s parents and guests, and proposing a toast to the bridesmaids.

The Best Man Traditionally, the best man is responsible for his own dress and that of the groom. He sees that transport to the church for them both is arranged, and also organises the ‘Stag Night’, preferably several days or even weeks in advance, if he is to successfully fulfil his duty of escorting the groom to the church on time.

On the day, the best man has to ensure that the whole day runs smoothly, primarily ensuring safe keeping of the rings. After the ceremony, he is responsible for transportation of all the guests to the reception. The best man will speak at the reception, replying to the groom’s toast to the bridesmaids, and will read out a few cards and telegrams from guests unable to attend. His final responsibility of the day is to ensure that the bride and groom leave the reception in good time, and that their transport is arranged.

The Chief Bridesmaid The chief bridesmaid is chosen by the bride to assist her during the preparations. On the day itself, it is her job to make sure that all the other attendants are in their places. She will arrange the bride’s dress and veil when she arrives, ready for her entry into the church. During the service, she holds the bride’s bouquet.

The chief bridesmaid also signs the register, along with the best man. She is then escorted by the best man, and will be on hand all day to assist the bride.

Ushers The ushers greet the guests as they arrive at the church. They will distribute the service sheets and show people to their seats.

If it is raining they will help escort the guests and bridal party from their cars to the church under umbrellas.

The Bride’s Father Much of the bride’s father’s responsibility lies with the financial aspect of the event, as traditionally, he pays the bulk of the costs.

Nowadays, though, it is likely that the bride and groom will meet some of the expenses themselves and also a possibility that the groom’s family will make some contribution.

On the day, the bride will be accompanied to the church by her father, who will escort her up the aisle and give her away during the ceremony. The bride’s father will sit next to the bride on the top table during the wedding breakfast, and will make the first speech, in which he proposes a toast to the bride and groom.

The Bride’s Mother The bride’s mother will help her daughter with the wedding arrangements and may have a major role in the decisions taken, especially if she is contributing financially. She will compile the guest list, in consultation with the groom and his parents. She may organise the sending of invitations, and the display of the wedding gifts.

The bride’s mother will not only stand proudly watching her daughter on this special day, but is there to oversee all the arrangements, as well as to stand in line to greet the guests, along with her husband.

The Groom’s Parents There is no specific traditional role for the groom’s parents, but it is important that they do not feel neglected. Today, it is not unusual for the groom’s parents to make a considerable contribution to organisation and payment. It is only good manners, on the part of the bride, to ask their advice and approval and ensure they are included as much as possible in the preparations.

Fittings and Dress Details The most important decision for any Bride when planning her wedding is made when choosing her dress. Like every Bride you will want to wear the most beautiful dress you have ever seen. It is best to go shopping with someone whose opinion you value, but don’t let them push you into a decision you may regret later.

Our advice is that you should fall in love with your dress as you did with your husband to be. When you find your dress you will know instinctively it is the one for you.

Please ensure you have your lingerie and shoes with you for all fittings.

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I am highly experienced in alterations and repairs.

Covering the Hitchen, Stevenage, Harpenden, St Albans, Bedford, Luton and Dunstable areas.

Impeccable service and incredible attention to detail.

Very quick turnaround without sacrificing quality.

Reasonable pricing for the level of quality we provide.

Tel: 01582 404 488 12 Dunstable Road, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU1 1DY www.anthonystailor.co.uk

The ideal venue for your SPECIAL DAY

We have a function room for your celebrations where you can dine and party!

Our bar has a great selection of Cocktails, Shots, Wines, Beers and Ales available Coaches Welcome Disabled Access Air conditioning Internet connection Garden ATM Smoking areas TV Screen Pool Table Dartboard Juke box

SARACEN’S HEAD 45 HIGH STREET, SOUTH DUNSTABLE, BEDS LU6 3RZ T: 01582 668059 E. SARRIES@LIVE.CO.UK WWW.THESARRIES.CO.UK

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Any theme, font, colour or material can be catered for, simply discuss your requirements with us, then sit back and relax whilst your order is crafted by hand resulting in goods as unique as your special day.

• Wedding and Hen Party Invitations • Save the Date Cards • Order of Service Cards • Table Seating Plans • Post Boxes • Name Cards • Favour Boxes

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At Tanatomy we have had over a decade of tanning experience and we pride ourselves on being a friendly, family run business.

We always make sure our customers are well looked after and all of our staff are trained to ensure each customer is safe when using the sunbeds or the power plate.

Tanatomy have the best model of sunbeds, the Ergoline Avantgarde 600.

We also stock tanning products to enhance your tanning experience and promote your tan.

Our friendly tanning salon offers: High power Ergoline sunbeds, the Avantgarde 600 High quality tanning products The Oscill­8 power plate EXPERT ADVICE Free car parking We are also proud to be members of the sunbed association

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Useful Telephone Numbers Throughout the build up to your wedding day it is important that you try and maintain contact with a number of important businesses and people whose services or time you are making use of.

Quite a number of these services can be found within the pages of this publication, and they will be delighted to offer you all the help and advice you need.

These people are professional in all that they do, and will help make your day one to remember.

Ivory & Lace.................................................................................................................................................................... Tel: 01525 838141 Vicar/Registrar...............................................................................................................................................................................................

Wedding Venue.................................................................................................................................. Saracen’s Head - Tel: 01582 668059 Photographer...................................................................................................................... Bill Bowman Photography - Tel: 01582 873338 Mobile Hair, Beauty & Nails............................................................................................................................... Beautz - Tel: 07742489524 Mobile Hairdressing ........................................................................................................ Couture Hair - Tel: 07577765938 / 01525872324 Tanning Salon ............................................................................................................................................. Tanatomy - Tel: 01582 347 422 Bespoke Tailor ................................................................................................................................... Anthony’s Tailor - Tel: 01582 404 488 Personal Travel Advisor ...................................................................................................................Broadway Travel - Tel: 0800 044 3112 Florist ................................................................................................................................................ Sullivan’s Florist - Tel: 01582 503277 Personal Trainer ................................... Michelle Thompson (Your Life-Your Body) - Mobile: 07516 884535 or Telephone: 01582 514994 Wedding Stationery .............................................................................................................. Wedding & Hen Planner - Tel: 07535 333580 Dentist.......................................................................................................................... Edlesborough Dental Practice - Tel: 01525 223175