The Glasgow Girls Wedding Fayre at Pollokshields Burgh Hall, January 2012 – The Video

If you were at The Glasgow Girls Wedding Fayre on 22nd January 2012 in Pollokshields Burgh Hall, then you may just see yourself in this fantastic Highlights Video, shot by the ever wonderful Gryffe Weddings.

We just do not know how Steven manages to get everywhere on the day, capturing so many happy and busy people and still have time to chat to lots of Brides and Grooms at his own stand! That’s the beauty of a professional Videographer though, they can pull together lots of little clips from across the day into a seamless production! Steven has even managed to make our January date look like a Summer’s day!

Massive thanks to Steven at Gryffe Weddings for taking the time to record some of the day for us and if you see yourself,  feel free to leave a comment below or on our Facebook Page and let us know what you thought of your day at The Glasgow Girls Wedding Fayre!

Cadbury Purple Flower Trends Predictions 2012

Continuing the Trend Predictions for 2012 from our Suppliers on www.theglasgowgirlsweddingguide.com and www.edinburghbridesweddingguide.com, Award-winning Florist Lys Davidson @ The Flower Studio predicts that Cadbury Purple will be this year’s hot colour in Bridesmaids’ Dresses which will in turn filter through to other areas of dressing your Wedding!

Lilac Lisianthus (Eustoma)

Lys Davidson @ The Flower Studio is a boutique Floral Design Company with many years’ experience. Lys has very kindly brought a range of images of different shades of purple and lilac together for us to show you how you can use the colour in your floral designs to compliment or contrast with your colour scheme.

There are a huge variety of purple flowers in the market and a professional florist like Lys, will be able to work with you and with your colour scheme to advise you on the perfect flower, in the perfect shade, at the perfect time of year for your perfect day!

Tie the purple in with your Bridesmaids and Flower Girls, your Grooms’ cravats and buttonholes, the Stationery and the Venue Dressing and you are all set for the wow factor!

Handtie

Handtie

Arun Buttonhole

Rose Handtie

Lilac Rose

Our thanks to Lys Davidson @ The Flower Studio for sharing some of her work with us!

Lys prides her work on having a modern yet timeless style and the philosophy is to bring “City Style” at affordable prices: high-end, innovative design should be within any Bride’s reach!

The Glasgow Girls Wedding Fayre at Pollokshields Burgh Hall, January 2012 – The Photos

Our first Glasgow Girls Wedding Fayre of 2012 was a phenomenal success and we want to say a huge thank you from all the Team at the Glasgow Girls Wedding Guide to all 987 of you for coming along and making it such an amazing day! Huge thanks to Mark Timm Photography for capturing a flavour of the day for us!

We had Brides travel from Wishaw, Drumchapel, Airdrie, Cumbernauld, Kirkintilloch, the Isle of Tiree and from Co. Tyronne to name just a few places!

We met Brides getting married in April 2012 and one Bride not getting married until 2016, and lots of Brides with every date in between!

To all of you who left us comments at the end of your visit or left us  a post on our Facebook Page, we thank you, your feedback as Brides is really important to us and we would like to share some of it with you!

“Everything was well laid out and displayed beautifully. Was able to find specific things/people I needed. Thank you, very helpful and now have lots of ideas.” Heather

“Great Wedding Fayre! Lots of unusual and new companies I hadn’t come across before.” Lita

“Fantastic day – not one to be missed!” Lindsey

“Loved the Fayre, everything is well laid out.” Elizabeth

“Great Show, lots of different Suppliers here, all offered excellent advice which was really helpful.” Jayne

“Good variety, great day! Got lots of great ideas and a few things ticked off my list!” Amanda

“Lots of variety and choices. Definetely worth a visit and the free entry is a bonus!” Carrey

“Great deals, flowers booked!” Renelle

“Lots of different stalls to choose from. Plenty of ideas to go home and think about!” Lisa

“Brilliant day, loads of choice and good choice of exhibitors!” Paula

“Great Show, got exactly what I was looking for!” Laura

“Great Wedding Fayre, lots of people giving suggestions and ideas. Everyone was really helpful and friendly!” Alison

“Great atmosphere! Would come again and recommend to others!” George

“Had such a great day today…now just sitting looking over all my flyers and booklets! Can’t wait till the next one!” Clare

“Was really helpful to us as we are just newly engaged! Got lots of brilliant ideas!” Fiona

“Very well laid out event. The Glasgow Girls Wedding Guide staff couldn’t have been more helpful. They even took me back to a supplier I couldn’t find because it was so busy!” Laura

“Fantastic show, really sociable day out and loved the free champagne. Lovely to see such a great variety of Wedding suppliers all under one roof without it being too big!” Anne

“Layout was much more intimate than other Shows I’ve been to and there was a great selection of different suppliers. Everyone was so friendly and there was just a lovely atmosphere!” Natalie

“The Wedding Fayre was great, got lots of good ideas! Thank you!” Lynne 

“Great day out! Lots of choice and ideas to consider!” Kimberley

“Had a great day, got things booked and still sitting going through the goodie bag!” Danielle

“Got loads of ideas coming out my ears now. Can’t wait for next one. Fantastic day. Thank you so much. Where will the next one because I would love to be there?” Claire

“Had a lovely time at the Wedding Fayre today! Got some REALLY good ideas of what I  want! Thanks for a lovely variety of exhibitors. I liked the fact that there was such a wide choice to suit any budget.” Kirsty

“This is by far the best Wedding Fayre we’ve been to! Will look forward to the next one! Elaine

“Brilliant, we will be back! When’s the next one?” Louise

Our thanks once again to you for coming along and to Mark Timm Photography for snapping some moments during the day for us!

We do hope to see many of you again at The next Glasgow Girls Wedding Fayre on 27th May in Parklands Country Club, Newton Mearns. Do make sure you are following our Facebook Page and are signed up to receive our FREE Newsletter to be kept up to date with all the details!

All pictures are copyright of Mark Timm Photography.

Be Prepared for a Wedding Fayre

For those attending a Wedding Fayre it can be exciting, amazing and a real buzz! It can though, feel a bit overwhelming too so let us offer you a little advice on Being Prepared for A Wedding Fayre and we’ll hope to see you all on Sunday 27th May at Parklands Country Club!

A Wedding Fayre gives you a great opportunity to be inspired by all the creative ideas on display from professional Wedding Suppliers, to get a flavour of what’s on offer from different Wedding Services and to meet local, Wedding Suppliers face to face!

www.go4photography.co.uk

www.sixpennyblue.co.uk

www.modiste.co.uk

Attending a Wedding Fayre can also save you lots of time as there are so many Wedding Suppliers under one roof and it’s a quick way to find out what is available and current in the Wedding marketplace. You can see the latest in Wedding Dresses and Bridal Accessories, marvel at the Floral Displays, browse through expert Photographers’ albumns, taste some Wedding Cake samples, watch Wedding DVD highlights, have a mini-makeover, sit in a Wedding Car, be inspired by chic Venue Dressing, listen to live music and generally revel in a world of Wedding possibilities!

www.baba-cdesigns.co.uk

www.cupcouture.co.uk

www.kilts-4-u.com

Many Glasgow Wedding Suppliers offer a promotional discount for bookings made on the day and is is worthwhile checking out an Exhibitors’ List before attending so you know who will be there and what they are offering if you book on the day. You should not feel under pressure to make bookings on the day but do be aware that the best Wedding Suppliers fill up their Diaries quickly, even for two years ahead!

www.luxbars.co.uk

www.millarcatering.co.uk

www.eyilove.com

In order to be best prepared, here are our tips:

• if the Groom-to-be is not going with you, plan carefully who else to take along: mum, bridesmaids, best friend, or all of them for a girlie Wedding day out
• prepare for a long day and wear comfortable shoes as you’ll spend most of the day walking around different Wedding Suppliers’ stands and standing chatting
• know in advance and ask Suppliers on the day about any discount being offered for securing a booking that day. Remember to take a form of payment if case you do decide to make bookings on the day
• bring along a Diary, it’s good to take notes and to jot down prices or ideas so you can remember later but it’s also handy to have for booking appointments for further meetings or trials
• do not be afraid to discuss your particular requirements with a Wedding Supplier, if you do not see what you are looking for on display, then ask! Suppliers have a limited space in which to exhibit and cannot bring with them an example of everything which they can do or offer but they may stock it or can provide it
• if something catches your eye and you love it but it is way outside your budget, then do discuss this with a Wedding Supplier, they can often provide alternatives or negociate something different within an offered package
• if you feel you would like more or private time, with a particular Supplier, then ask to meet them again or to visit their showroom. Do not wait until you get home to do this as someone else may well have secured your Wedding date by then
• be open to new ideas, even if you have your heart set on something, do look around to see what else is on offer and at things about which you never thought
• enter every Competition on the go at Suppliers’ stands, someone has to win and if every penny is a prisoner, every little helps
• collect flyers and business cards from all the Wedding Suppliers as you may decide later on you liked the look of a particular package but no longer have the contact details
• take your time – look at everything on offer, ask questions, go back to compare packages, have a glass of champagne, do not feel rushed into anything and enjoy the experience

www.21ccfireworks.com

www.sixpennyblue.com

The next Glasgow Girls Wedding Fayre takes place on Sunday 27th May 2012 in Parklands Country Club, newton Mearns, with FREE Entry from 12 – 4pm! There will be showcases of Wedding cakes, tasty cupcakes and cakepops,  glittering stationery, stunning photography and videography, exquisite Wedding rings, Wedding dresses and sparkly accessories, fabulous floral displays, shiny Wedding cars, makeup and fitness, gorgeous venue dressing and FREE Wedding Magazines and champagne! Best of all Entry is totally FREE!

Not only are many Suppliers offering discounts on booking their Wedding Packages on the Day, there is also the most amazing GRAND PRIZE DRAW where for a £1 ticket you can WIN one of 13 top Wedding Prizes! The Grand Prize Draw list can be found HERE.

Pollokshields Burgh Hall is located at196 Ayr Road, Newton Mearns, Glasgow G77 6DT. There is plenty of fee parking in two car parks at the Venue and it is easily accessible from the M77. If you are coming by train the nearest station is Whitecraigs.

Remember to sign up for our FREE Monthly Newsletter to be kept up to date with all the best Wedding Fayres in Glasgow and Edinburgh, as well as Ticket Giveaways and Suppliers’ Special Offers, Discounts and News!

Photography courtesy of www.audreyrussellphotography.co.uk, www.lindsaydochertyphotographer.co.uk and www.lisadevinephotography.co.uk

Bridal Accessory Trends for 2012

As we launch into 2012, we asked some of our Wedding Suppliers on www.edinburghbridesweddingguide.com and www.theglasgowgirlsweddingguide.com to share some of their thoughts on what we will see on trend in Weddings in the year ahead!

In the first of these blogs, we chatted to Louise Graham from LHG Designs at Wedding and Baby about her inspirations for her 2012 collections.

2011 will be remembered in the Wedding Industry and for all Brides planning their Weddings, as the year of the Royal Weddings. We waited with baited breath to see the dress on Kate Middleton and then those of Princess Charlene and of Zara Philips and sucked in every detail the camera angles could show us.

The lace on Kate’s Sarah Burton designed dress will inspire many of us into 2012 with designs incorporating the lace sleeves and lace in general reflecting a softer, more romantic silhoutte to Wedding dresses.

Louise Graham from LHG Designs at Wedding and Baby predicts that in 2012 we will see  Victoriana style dresses making a big statement up and down the aisles. These dresses will range from the very flamboyant full skirts to the flapper style dresses.

www.weddinandbaby.co.uk

Louise’s interest is of course, in the Wedding accessories and she was glued to examiming Kate Middleton’s traditonal tiara (Cartier Halo) for the big day, followed by her bridesmaids who wore flowers in their hair.

Other key Weddings of 2011 which Louise looked at were that of Lily Allen and Kate Moss where again flowers in the hair were seen, not only on the Bride who wore them either side of her head, but also in the bridesmaids.

www.weddingandbaby.co.uk

Inspired by the traditions of the Victorian Brides for hair accessories Louise tells us that, “For their Victorian Bridal headdress, country maids wound wildflowers into a wreath or, depending on the season, would gild small branches of leaves and wheat, then shape them into a golden coronet.  Of course, Royal Brides were an exception to the botanical wreath rule, wearing crown jewels rather than some simple flowery, pastoral crown!”

www.weddingandbaby.co.uk

Of course this trend won’t feel comfortable for all Brides so how do they incorporate that into their style?

At LHG Designs, Louise designs bespoke ranges as well as working with each Bride on a one-to-one basis if you have a particular inspiration in mind. Louise also predicts that,”We will see the return of more tradional yet vintage style tiaras in 2012/13, again based on the traditional tiaras worn last year at the Royal Weddings.”

www.weddingandbaby.co.uk

Louise is also designing hair accessories and jewellery using a Rhombus or Diamond shape which she tips to be a hot new look, “From necklaces, earrings, headbands and cuffs, rhinestone diamond shapes have been popular towards the end of 2011.”

Louise also predicts that the trend of changing out of the Wedding dress for the evening reception will become popular as seen at none other than the Wedding of Kim Kardashian. How fantastic to be able to have two stunning outfits for your big day – but that’s a whole other Blog Post!

Many thanks to Louise for sharing some thoughts and designs with us. LHG Designs will be exhibiting at The Glasgow Girls Wedding Fayreon Sunday 22nd January at Pollokshields Burgh Hall from 12 -5pm where you can come and meet Louise herself and chat through your ideas. Entry is completely FREE!