Made to measure for your special wedding day...

On a girl's wedding day there are some things that are a-given 'something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue'. There is also the fact that every girl should feel like a princess on her special day.

I, myself, have yet to get married but in the past year I have seen two of my closest friends walk down the aisle and have two friends next year also tying the knot. So I know how important one particular part of the day is.... the dress. It has to be right, as the bride has to feel comfortable, special and one in a million.

When my best friend went wedding dress shopping she tried on a few dresses, but when she tried on 'her' dress we all knew it was the right one.

However, if you don't want off the peg and can afford something a little bit more unique. There is the option to have your dress made to measure the way you want it and to your exact measurements, so this isn't a dress that has been altered for you but made from scratch to your requirements.

In life not many of us get to have a dress from scratch designed especially for ourselves so if you are going to get one made it might as well be your wedding dress, as it is meant to be the best day of your life.

So for all your needs the place I would recommend, having been to a wedding where the bride and bridesmaids all had the dresses from there and been to the shop, is Brides by Ventrella in Manchester.

The shop has an Italian heritage, which explains the unique handiwork, there are not many places now a days where the dress is made on site to your requirements and measurements. A family business with techniques passed down from mother to daughters.

Each swarovski crystal is sown on by hand, the lace delicately placed by expert eyes.

Having started in 1987 they know what they are doing and the shop was making lace dresses long before Kate Middleton walked down the aisle in her McQueen.

Even if you don't live in Manchester, contact them as they maybe able to accommodate you in a quick time, surely it is worth it for that one in a million dress.

So for your special day check them out, you won't regret it, theses dresses are just beautiful, they also do prom dresses which are just as pretty and came make any girl feel special.

http://www.bridesbyventrella.co.uk/ or visit their Facebook page where people have posted images of their own wedding dresses. http://www.facebook.com/#!/profile.php?id=100001780173503

'One day my Prince will come'

If you weren't aware the British public have recently celebrated a Royal Wedding. For weeks the country has been a hive of activity with souvenirs, shows and even a lame US movie.

We all waited with baited breath to see Kate's (or Princess Catherine's) wedding dress and the colour of the Queen's hat. For a wedding of two people who none of us commoners know but who the British public hold very dear to their heart, me included as you will already know if you had read 'All hail the Queen....right?' blog post.

Now the Queen chose yellow for her outfit. And Kate's dress was beautiful, lace bodice, long sleeves, very elegant and fitted and a small trail. Designed by Sarah Burton of McQueen just breath-taking. And Pippa Middleton was gorgeous also.

Very Grace Kelly when she married the Prince of Monaco.....

Princess Grace of Monaco was indeed a fairytale marriage also. Of course Catherine was a 'commoner' who met a Prince at University got together, broke up, got back together and now she is a Princess!

But all this talk of Royal Weddings and Princes & Princesses got me thinking about fairy tales. When I was younger I loved fairy tales and especially those of Disney.

When we are little we are given the idea that girls are a little helpless and that one day they will be swept off their feet by an amazing Prince, who you will meet once, fall madly in love with and marry pretty much the next day. And of course live Happily Ever After.

My favourite Disney Princesses were Ariel from The Little Mermaid, Belle from Beauty and the Beast and Cinderella. Only Ariel was an actual Princess before marriage. You grow up waiting for that fairy tale romance, the noble, dashing Prince to come and whisk you off your feet, most of the time this doesn't happen. But as Kate shows you can meet your Prince and fall in love and get married in front of millions... not sure if I would want that though to be honest, the marriage in front of millions, I'd love to be a Princess.

I am finding it very hard though to be cynical as I sit and watch the beautiful wedding of Prince William and Kate or the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. It is just refreshing to see a joyous occasion between two people in love rather than a load of doom and gloom. It was also nice to see Princess Victoria of Sweden who this time last year was preparing for her own wedding.

So join me in saying hip-hip hooray to the newlyweds!!

To end because I am an old romantic....

and of course the kiss