Glamour Bride Tips & Trends

South African inspired wedding dresses

Every girl dreams of her wedding day, and with that, her perfect wedding dress. The bride’s dress is often the biggest commotion of the wedding, besides all the planning and everything else that goes into the wedding, the wedding dress is just as important! It is her big day and of course she wants to [...]

Deciding which dresses to wear to a wedding

The bubbling excitement of being invited to a special wedding can be intoxicating…until it evaporates like pool water in a Durban summer as you realise you have nothing to wear. Are you one of those girls who doesn’t have a cupboardful of dresses to wear to a wedding? Or perhaps you just don’t know what’s [...]

Plus Size Wedding Dresses: What is Your Style?

The trick is to know what suits your figure. Here is a guide to choosing designs for your figure. Have a look at yourself in the mirror and see which shape best describes you and which features you like about yourself, is it your waist, your bust, your legs? Then look at how you could accentuate those features.

The elegance of a white wedding dress

It’s well known that the white wedding dress was not invented as a symbol of purity and innocence. It was worn by Queen Victoria for her wedding and was more a representation of her affluence and style than anything else. White was then an extravagance; an impractical colour to wear because it would show dirt easily and was difficult to clean. It was a reminder of her wealth and status.

Choosing the Rock

How much to spend?
The old rule of thumb is two months salary. However, know your woman, what type of jewelry she is used to wearing, and what she likes. Remember, you and your girl will also have to purchase wedding bands together prior to the wedding.

Romancing the stone
An inexpensive promise ring can also [...]

Top 5 Wedding Dress Accessories

Wedding accessories are by no means to be a last minute thought.
Some are very difficult to find and if you don’t start looking early, you may end up settling with whatever you can get your hands on. This day only comes around once and no bride should ever have to ‘settle’ for something.

First most [...]

Summer Wedding Dresses

With Winter gone and Summer upon us. Finding a summer wedding dress that encapsulates the style and casual elegance of the season doesn’t have to be a challenge.
First you need to decide on what type of  wedding you will be having, will it be an elegant evening affair, will it be on the beach, or [...]

Spice up your traditional wedding dress

News for new brides
Hey…psst! Yes you, the modern glamour bride looking for a way to hold on to some tradition, I have a secret for you. You can strike a balance between an innovative and a traditional wedding – The trick is in the dress.
Being a twenty-first century bride is not as easy as your [...]

Designing an African Wedding Dress

It’s only in Africa that one can experience the best of both worlds.  Lives in the fast lane and in the wild are both equally exciting.  So why not use this eclectic mix of all the continent has to offer by making your wedding dress a melting pot of African design?
Ways to be wild
Wedding dresses [...]

Finding Your Perfect Wedding Dress

The moment your soul mate slips that ring on your finger, Cupid will send an arrow of joy and excitement pulsing through your veins. Relish the excitement. Finally, you can live out your childhood dreams of being the bride who takes everyone’s breath away. And now that you’ve found your perfect man, the search can [...]