Your Herts and Beds Wedding - August/September 2020 (Issue 81)

Plan your dream day with our expert advice HOT TOPIC  TREND SETTERS Q: I’m looking for the perfect suit for my wedding day, what is currently on-trend? Grooms are becoming a little more adventurous and demanding a stand-out suit for their special day. Here at national award- winning Chimney Formal Menswear, we find our grooms are also looking for a distinctive waistcoat to keep them as the focus, even when they have removed their jacket. Checks are a popular trend for the discerning grooms for both the suit and the waistcoat. It can be worn successfully together, so long as one of the checks is more subtle than the other. Blue is still the most requested hue as it can work with almost any colour scheme, looking perfect with burgundy, tones of pink, blue and botanical shades. Floral ties remain as popular as ever and, by choosing a design which contains one of the colours of the suit in the pattern, it will provide the perfect accessory to a check suit. Tweed is still a style and texture on a groom’s radar, but what seems more important is finding a style which allow him to be as much the focus of attention as the bride. Sharon Cousans Chimney Formal Menswear www.chimneymenswear.co.uk MADE WITH LOVE Q: I want my invitations to wow my guests and match my spring wedding. How can I achieve this? All invitations and stationery can be personalised and tailored to your wedding theme and colours, for example spring flowers can be added to create a spring theme. Even if you have particular blooms in mind, I can create that for you at no extra cost. I can also change the colours on any of my designs to suit. I recently had a bespoke request for a wedding in Scotland taking place next April, where the couple chose my bestselling Blooming Barn range and replaced the floral design with thistles and stags, along with some flag bunting to celebrate the Scottish and English wedding. Another good example is a save-the-date card where lovely bride Laura requested extra gypsophila added with the foliage on the design. My most popular invites are the twice folding format, they have the wow factor when guests open them up, and with plenty of text space to play with you can include as much information as you need. This format is also really practical as it’s all in one piece of card, so there’s no risk of individual or separate cards falling out or being lost. You want your guests to have all the important information in one place! All invitations and stationery are fully personalised and lovingly created with attention to detail from my home studio in Hertford, Hertfordshire. I work closely with professional printers to ensure a high-quality print finish on luxury card and paper. Michelle Fiedler | Michelle Fiedler Design Ltd www.michellefiedler.com EXPERT ADVICE 83