Article by Ceri Wheeldon Whether you have a wedding coming up or a day at the races, choosing the right hat is not always easy. For Mothers of the Bride or Groom especially, you want to choose just the right hat to look beautiful on your daughter or son’s wedding day and greet your guests. So where do you start ? Who better to ask for hat advice than the milliner trusted by Royals. When (more…)
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Article by Angela Weyers. It’s that milestone moment that most parents expect or even hope for in their child’s life. When your son or daughter tells you “Mum, we’re getting married!”. You are probably delighted (or maybe you’re not!) but once your beaming offspring has been hugged and toasted, your thoughts will inevitably turn to the subject of “the mother of the bride outfit”. For some that will mean happily and obsessively throwing themselves into (more…)
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Article by Ceri Wheeldon As Neil Diamond announces his engagement to Katie McNeil, 30 years his junior , I was asked by BBC Radio Stoke if I would be available to comment on the issues. It opened a host of areas for discussion! • Why would someone of 70 feel the need to marry? • What would the impact of a 30 year age gap have? • Having previously given his ex-wife $150m settlement in the largest settlement (more…)
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Article by Fabafterfifty What words of advice could Carole Middleton possibly have given her daughter before she walked up the aisle of Westminster Abbey to marry her prince? As Kate and William made their marriage vows not just in front of family and friends, but before a global audience of 2 billion people promising to keep their marriage vows in sickness and in health, for better or for worse, and until death do they part, (more…)
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Article by Jackie Walker Many moons ago I read the most glorious post and followed up with one of my own in which I explored the concept of reversing the adage of kissing the frog which turns into a prince. I was grateful to a friend earlier this week for pointing me in the direction of a Daily Mail article which reported on a study suggesting that women will kiss 22 men, be in 4 (more…)
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Article by Joanne Major It might soon be possible to get married on an EasyJet flight out of Newcastle, which would certainly bring a new meaning to walking down the aisle! If you can resist the romance of saying “I do” in seat 17G and can manage to wait until you get off the plane then you’ll be like many couples choosing to marry abroad. The attractions are many, from more predictable weather and avoiding (more…)
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Article by Franklin Price “MARRY ME, NOT MY MONEY”- SHOULD YOU CONSIDER A PRE-NUP? When marrying (or re-marrying) later in life, there are many aspects to consider, including the signing of a pre-nup. Growing tendency for judges to take pre-nuptial agreements into account in divorce The long awaited judgment in the Radmacher v. Granatino appeal was finally delivered by the Supreme Court on 20 October 2010, upholding the 2009 Court of Appeal decision that the pre-nuptial (more…)
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Article by Keren Smedley Our relationship expert adddresses a difficult post divorce issue ”I separated from my husband 12 years ago. We’ve been divorced for seven of those. He’s still smarting and spitting. We have grown up children who are developing their own lives. My daughter told me last week that she was thinking about not inviting me or her father to her wedding as she didn’t want the tensions between us to spoil her (more…)
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Article by Debbie Diggle It used to be the Mother of the Bride who planned the whole wedding, but things have changed a lot. There can be a large divide between what the Mother of the Bride and what the Bride wants! Brides today have a lot more options than their mothers had and because of the internet and celebrity gossip mags, they usually have quite a lot of ideas about what they would (more…)
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Article by Dr Tracy Mountford With the announcement of the engagement of Prince William and Kate Middleton, it begs the question what will Mrs Middleton being doing in preparation for the wedding? With the whole world watching and the advent of High definition TV, is it no wonder she will probably want advice to get her skin looking as clear and dewy as possible and will need to be preparing a good few months in (more…)
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