Why is it easier to ask for a set of crystal glasses than for a cheque to the same value? Nicola Smith negotiates the tricky world of cash gifts
If you’ve already got a house and all the crockery, cutlery, lamps and bath towels you need, it doesn’t leave much for your friends and family to give you when you tie the knot. And if you’re the kind of couple who don’t want a whole load of gifts just for the heck of it, what should you do? Most wedding guests feel they really have to buy you something – and if that’s not what you want, it raises the awkward possibility of asking for money. Cold hard cash is probably exactly what you desire after the wedding expenses, but somehow it’s just not that easy to say so. Let us help…
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TTKS VISITS KINGSHOUSE HOTEL
With the most enchanting setting imaginable, it’d be understandable if the Kingshouse left its location to do the talking. But it doesn’t
Read it & weep
No ceremony is complete without a couple of heartfelt readings, but how do you decide who, what and when?
Go configure
Before you get anywhere near a table plan, you need to think about the layout of your room. Let us help you get in shape
Run Away With Me
We all joke about it when the going gets tough, but what if elopement was a reality, not a fantasy? Rosie Patrick hears how to make it happen
Mother Of The Bride: Covergirl
Wedding in Scotland? Best wear layers! Rosie Patrick consults the designers who’ve got warmth – and style – all wrapped up
Guest - List Dilemmas
It’s simply not possible to invite every person you’d like to come to your wedding. So how do you decide who’s in and who’s out? Planner Catrina Duthie shares her tips
Eva Marie
We chat to Sarah Simms, owner and designer of the covetable Edinburgh-based accessories label.
Shape Shifters
Grooms are just as likely to harbour body hang-ups as their other halves. Thankfully, Scotland’s tailors and kiltmakers can come up with brilliant solutions for every shape and size. Here they share their trade secrets with Rosie Patrick.
TTKs Visits The Craigellachie
Having already hosted Kate Moss and her mates for the weekend, The Craigellachie invited Nicola Smith to spend the night and nd out what makes it such a desirable wedding venue.
Happy Together
A melting pot of personalities + copious amounts of alcohol + gran = disaster, right? Not necessarily, promises Rosie Patrick.
