TIL š„¦ Broccoli Bouquets for Men are a Thing – and I’m Here for Them
My lovely friend Alex shared photos of her brother’s wedding last week, featuring the happy couple flanked by male family members clutching bouquets of broccoli. It seems to be a growing trend in Asia. Alex’s new sister-in-law YaChun Yang (aka Allie) had seen a YouTuber in her native Hong Kong propose to her boyfriend with […]
RIP Ian Stuart
I am utterly stunned to learn this evening of the death of my favourite wedding dress designer Ian Stuart, at 55. You can read more about Ian’s illustrious career here, but I want to record what his work has meant to me personally. Ian’s designs caught my eye years before I was even engaged; his […]
PSA: Brides have HORNS š
Winter’s Wedding Words: special Japanese edition I didn’t attend many weddings when I lived in Japan 20-odd years ago and only found out today that the traditional Japanese bridal head-dress, tsunokakushi (č§é ć), literally means HORN CONCEALER! It was/is believed to hide the bride’s “horns” of jealousy, ego and selfishness, and is a sign of her […]
With this ring, I thee… bet?
Winter’s Wedding Words: Wedding Are you a betting person? Fond of a flutter? Paying wages? Planning a wedding is closer to all of these than you might have ever thought. The word ‘wedding’ comes from the Old English ‘weddian’, which meant to covenant, engage or pledge. Germanic linguistic history gives us loads of similar words […]
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Hello, Iām Holly. Welcome to my latest musings on designing, dressmaking, what goes on behind the scenes and all things weddings. May contain cats.
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