Wedding Season has begun.
Our diaries are populated throughout the spring/ summer with engagement parties, hen doo’s and weddings.
The first things that comes to mind when I get the invite is What to Wear and Wedding Gift.
This can be quite stressful – especially if you have more than one wedding and it’s the same group of friends.
This is my little guide to staying on it this season and without blowing the budget.
The Outfit
This is always hard for me because – guess what – it’s not ok to wear black to a wedding.
An occasion dress is like no other dress. It’s not partywear it’s not workwear. Its finding that graceful balance between the two.
My suggestion is to keep it simple and accessorize.
This means you can wear the same dress to a couple of weddings and mix up the shoes, bag and fascinator.
Monsoon is fantastic for jackets, fascinators and accessories to change the look of a dress.
Beautiful and really effective in dressing up a simple dress.
You have to make sure you are comfortable as Weddings are a long and often move from Church to Reception to Dancing – so plan ahead with those shoes.
My go -to’s for Weddings are: New Look and Louboutin ( I know a bit of a difference but they really make the comfiest shoes)
Dresses: House of Fraser, Monsoon, ASOS, Reiss.
The Alternative Outfit
Now this is another great trick using the best network you have: Your Friends.
Team together with your best friends. If you have similar styles and shapes to your friends – then reach out – share! Everyone looks different in a dress so if your summer is choca block with Weddings and you’re saving for other occasions – then bring your network together use your resources!
Stylish and Saving money = win/win
Wedding Gifts
This is a tricky area. Most couples these days have already set up their homes so wedding lists are often to guide those who want to get them a gift but not end up with duplicates.
Again these can often be costly.
If you’re not sure what to buy the newlyweds: sometimes the token of a little bit of money in a card would be greatly appreciated to put toward the honeymoon or their new life together. Weddings are expensive and honeymoons too. Every little helps.
DIY Wedding Gifts
These are the cute touches you can do for someone special if you want to give a personal touch. Something homemade something original.
A close family relative is getting married this weekend and has strictly said no gifts. But I am bending the rules a little bit.
I have made her Wedding Breakfast Granola
Ingredients:
Coconut Oil: 1tbsp
Oats: 400g
Coconut Milk: 200ml
Honey: 1tbsp
Cinnamon: Sprinkle across
Dried Fruit: Handful
Flaked Coconut: Handful
Edible Gold Dust
Method:
Preheat your oven to 200°C. Line a baking tray with greaseproof paper.
Melt the coconut oil, either in a small pan on a low heat or in the microwave. Combine the oats, rice milk, coconut oil and honey in a bowl and mix together using your hands. You want to create little chunks and the mixture will naturally stick together.
Spread the oat mixture evenly in the lined baking tray and bake in the heated oven for 20 minutes.
Spread the pecans on another baking tray and put into the oven to toast with the oat mixture for the last 10 minutes of the cooking time.
Remove the oats and pecans from the oven and leave to cool. Once cold, mix them together and add the cinnamon, fruit and flaked coconut.
Once the mixture is cooled – sprinkle edible gold dust all over the granola for that extra special touch.
Get a cute Kilner Jar and a nice label and you have a personal touch present that the happy couple can enjoy in together in their new lives together.
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