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[19 Aug 2010 | No Comment | ]
Commission In A Box: Ingenious Proposal Solution

Popping the question is a nerve-wrecking experience even for those with an exceptionally sturdy disposition. That one little question poses so many others: What if she turns me down? Will she like the ring? Where should I propose? What if she actually goes and agrees to marry me?
Happily, help is at hand in the shape of Harriet Kelsall Jewellery Design and its Commission in a Box, an ingenious proposal solution that’s guaranteed to make you look thoughtful, generous and terribly romantic.
Harriet Kelsall is the UK’s leading bespoke jewellery design company …

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[30 Jul 2010 | 2 Comments | ]
Half Decent Proposal: Part Three

Previously on Half Decent Proposal, Tim had initially fought bravely against the difficulties conspiring to scupper his romantic proposal in New York, before capitulating and getting a bit upset and, frankly, whiney about it. Having failed to get Hannah to his first choice spot, without the ring she wanted and feeling the day hadn’t come up to scratch, he had found a bench in Central Park and apologetically mumbled something about getting married. Will Hannah think the proposal as much of an unmitigated letdown? Join us for the final instalment, Part Three: Michelin Starred Man and Wife.

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[23 Jul 2010 | No Comment | ]
Half Decent Proposal: Part Two

Previously on Half Decent Proposal, Tim had taken his intended Hannah to New York’s finest 50’s themed diner and indulged her love of stars at the planetarium, but a combination of hyperactive school kids, Whoopie Goldberg, science and, above all, crippling self doubt threaten to scupper his plans for a suitably romantic proposal. See how things develop as we join him in New York’s most famous green bit for Part Two: Senseless Park.

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[19 Jul 2010 | 4 Comments | ]
Win A Three Night London City Break

Generator Hostels and Staggered are giving away three nights of pure knees-up in London Town.

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[16 Jul 2010 | No Comment | ]
Half Decent Proposal: Part One

After his experience in New York, Tim Evans reckons a half decent proposal is the best you can hope for, in part one of his epic American trilogy.

Hmmm … that headline would have worked better with a photoshoped film poster (of Indecent Proposal. Do you see now?). Still, let’s crash onwards.

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[14 Jul 2010 | No Comment | ]
Page Boys and Ringbearers: The Basics

Don’t let children get away with your wedding Scot free! Here’s our guide to utilizing them accordingly.

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[1 Jul 2010 | No Comment | ]
Vintage Picnics: A Superior Way To Propose

Proposing can be a buttock-clenchingly nervy affair, even for those blessed with a particularly sturdy disposition. Happily, Staggered has found an ingenious proposal concept that she just won’t be able to resist – a vintage picnic…

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[24 Jun 2010 | No Comment | ]
Staggered Wants Your Speeches

Trade in your speech for prizes galore with Staggered.

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[17 Jun 2010 | No Comment | ]
Blitz Your Entire Wedding Online With Wedding Notebook

Wanna plan the whole wedding online from the comfort of your own armchair? You do if you value your sanity. Wedding Notebook lets you do just that…

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[20 May 2010 | No Comment | ]
Stag Do Ideas – Scream with the Queen

A look at a novel stag idea for the brave, with some tips on attracting the right kind of ghosts to your own wedding…