Being ‘Too Fat’ for Photos, Planning a Wedding on the Cheap, Not Inviting Children & Much, Much More!

Kat

December 31, 2014

Advice pieces are some of the most enjoyable posts for me to write. I get hundreds of comments and emails from you guys asking all number of wedding planning - and weirdly hair! - questions, and being able to help you out where I can is immensely satisfying. If you ever have a question or concern, please feel free to email me! While I can't promise to reply one-on-one, I may turn your question into a future blog or magazine article. Here are twelve of the most popular advice articles that were published this past year.

Your Wedding Dilemmas Solved: Post Wedding Blues, Overcoming Shyness, & Much More!

Kat

Emmy Lowe Photo

December 15, 2014

With a brand new year just around the corner, I'd imagine a lot of you are starting to seriously SWEAT IT about your upcoming nuptials. Fret not dear reader, because I'm here to help! I put a call out on Facebook the other day asking if you had any dilemmas you'd like help with and oh boy did you! In fact I received so many questions both on Facebook and via email that I've decided to do a few of these Q&A style posts over the next few weeks. I love doing them and I hope I can help some of you out too!

The 7 Dos and Don’ts Of Buying A Wedding Dress Online

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Shell De Mar

November 6, 2014

There's something undeniably magical about going to a fancy bridal boutique, sipping champagne and trying on beautiful, exquisitely made, designer wedding dresses. But for a lot of brides - who can't or don't want to - the mere idea of dropping £3000 on a dream dress is completely out of the question! I think it’s good to have options and so instead of just blindly writing about it, I actually wanted try it out for myself. I ordered two dresses from Adorona.com, based in Shanghai, who sell made-to-measure and customisable dresses online.

50 Husband and Wife Date Night Ideas

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Katy Mutch

October 7, 2014

Just because you're married, doesn't mean date night should go out the window. I actually think it's more important to make sure to keep it up once you're hitched. It's all too easy for life to get in the way and to forget just how wonderful spending time together is.

Life Doesn’t Wait For You To ‘Get Thin’. Life Is Happening Right Now.

Kat

September 11, 2014

Dear Kat So, this cuts pretty close to the bone. I'm off to New York with my husband this Autumn and I was thinking about hiring a photographer for a shoot. I was thinking this earlier in the year, when I was also planning on dropping a couple of stone, and needless to say with a particularly stressful wedding season (I'm a wedding photographer myself) and one thing or another its almost time for the trip and I have not lost a pound.

5 Things You Probably Don’t Know About Planning a Wedding

Kat

Assassynation

August 4, 2014

There are a few things about planning a wedding that can come as a bit of a surprise. Things you just assume are one way but you then find out are actually completely the opposite! So to try and eliminate those "What the hell..?" moments, I thought I'd tell you about them right now! Here are some things you might not know about weddings.

Bridesmaid 101

Kat

July 18, 2014

This may seem trivial and self-centred, but I've always wanted to be a bridesmaid. As a child I didn't once dream about my own wedding day, but I coveted the pretty, flouncy dresses that bridesmaids got to wear and the beautiful bouquets they got the carry. I wanted to do that so badly. "One day", I thought, "one day it will be my turn".

Help! I’ve got Pre-Wedding Cold Feet

Kat

Devlin Photos

July 16, 2014

"I've been with my fiancé for nearly 7 years and when we got engaged in October I was over the moon. Now we are planning the wedding and I keep having dreams about running away and going on adventures on my own. We've talked about it and he understands it doesn't mean I don't love him and I've spoken to a lot of people who've told me its very normal but I'm worried about it." Lauren

13 Things You’ll Wish You Did On Your Wedding Day

Kat

July 7, 2014

Hindsight is a wonderful, if not mildly frustrating, thing. It's all very well and good learning a lesson from an experience but most people don't ever go back to have a second wedding! So here are 13 things from my own experience that I recommend prioritising on your wedding day.

How To Stop Worrying About Your Wedding

Kat

Devlin Photos

July 1, 2014

Whether it's something big like stressing that your divorced parents will have an blazing mid-ceremony row, or as trivial as worrying that your flowers won't match your perfectly planned colour scheme, having a mild pre-wedding freak out is completely normal.

Join Me Live at 4pm Today!

Kat

June 29, 2014

How Do We Tell People We Don’t Want Their Children at Our Wedding?

Kat

Jill Greenberg

June 25, 2014

Most of our friends now have children. If we invited them all to our wedding there would be nearly 35 kids, we were only planning a guest list of 75 and don't know how to let people know without upsetting them. We know some people will struggle to get sitters but I'm worried it will turn into a screaming child frenzy if we invite them all. Do we do a blanket no children or invite some, the ones we are closest to and risk upsetting people on the day? Added complication is my two nephews will be there who will be 1 and 3 and my flower girl who is 6. Any help/advice appreciated! - Sarah-Jane

Rock n Roll Bride Live!!

Kat

June 23, 2014

I get a lot of emails from readers asking for wedding planning advice and recommendations. My inbox bulges with them! Rather than replying to them all one by one, I've decided to try something new... and a little bit scary!

Family Dramas and Your Wedding Day

Kat

Craig Mcdean for Interview Magazine

June 6, 2014

A few weeks ago I took to my Facebook page to ask if any of you had any wedding planning woes that I could help you with. To say I was inundated might be the understatement of the century! As I waded through the comments there was a common thread that kept popping up again and again: dealing with difficult family situations. This is just a very small sample of the hundreds I received.

On Wedding Trends

Kat

Janneke Storm

April 28, 2014

One of the questions I hate the most, but I'm inevitably always asked whenever I'm interviewed, is "What are the big wedding trends for this season?" It seems to be the thing everyone wants to know about, but for me, it's the one aspect of wedding planning that I'm least concerned about. In fact the whole notion of it kinda bothers me.

Wedding Day Survival for Introverts

Kat

Jacob & Pauline

April 23, 2014

How to Plan a Wedding: The Cheapest Ways to Get Hitched

Kat

Blush

March 18, 2014

The cost of weddings is something most people will agree is on the up. While there are plenty of DIY darlings planning their big days on a shoestring, many other struggle to see just where they can shave the pounds.

Surviving Your Wedding When You Don’t Feel Beautiful

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Emma Case

March 11, 2014

I'm not going to lie to you, I've cried too many tears over my weight. I had an eating disorder for ten years and although I was technically recovered by the time I came to walk down the aisle, it was still at the forefront of my mind when planning the wedding.

How to Plan a Wedding: Personalised Ceremony and Vow Ideas

Kat

Fazackarley

March 10, 2014

Undeniably, one of the most (if not the most!) important parts of any wedding is the ceremony. But with wedding blogs, books and magazines mostly focusing on the pretty stuff (flowers! cakes! dresses!!) it is often the bit that leaves couples the most confused. So today I thought I would briefly cover a few of your options and help you to with some vow ideas if you plan to write your own. I've concentrated on English marriage laws in this post so be sure to check your own country's requirements as they may vary.

How to Plan a Wedding: 8 Ways to Get Affordable but Amazing Wedding Photographs

Kat

Mckinley Rodgers

March 3, 2014

Anyone that's been reading my blog for a while will know what an advocate I am of getting the very best wedding photographer you can afford for your big day. I've written about it on numerous occasions (here, here, here and here).