In The News: This Week’s Round-Up
It’s been another frenzied week in Weddings Land – think Facebook, fashionistas, fairytale honeymoons, cheap flights and a big dollop of royalty.
Wills’n’Kate Update
Don’t go planning a stag do in London on or around April 29th. The Evening Standard has reported rocketing hotel prices in the capital and online flight experts, Skyscanner, have announced that enquiries about UK holidays have increased by 650% in the US. It’s not just overseas visitors who’re planning to descend on London. UK mini breaks company, Superbreak, is flogging royal wedding packages. Already sounds like a recipe for chaos? More fun and games are yet to come,according to The Telegraph, which suggested that protest groups are planning some large-scale riots on the big day. On a fluffier note, The Sun is running a design a royal tea towel competition for readers’ kiddies after it was revealed that “palace killjoys have banned official tea towels marking the Royal Wedding.” Bah humbug! Finally, Wills is reported to be planning three, yes, three stag-dos…
New Routes From easyJet
More cheap flights are on offer from the budget favourites, including Bristol to Fuerteventura and Salzburg, Liverpool to Gibraltar and Manchester to Gothenburg, Hamburg and Palma.
Matthew Williamson To Launch Bridal Range
Hot off the press – leading evening wear designer and favourite of the stars, Matthew Williamson, will launch the Bridal 2011 Collection at London’s exclusive bridal exhibition space, the White Gallery, in May 2011. Matthew’s fans include Sienna Miller, Jade Jagger, Cat Deeley and Bjork.
Mauritius Named Top Overseas Wedding Destination
Thinking of getting hitched on a faraway shore? You might want to give Indian island paradise Mauritius some consideration, then. It’s just been voted the best place to tie the knot overseas by long-haul experts, Hayes & Jarvis.
And Finally…Facebook Funds Dream Wedding
A Welsh couple who’ve been engaged for 14 years but couldn’t afford their dream wedding have finally tied the knot after a friend’s Facebook campaign raised £20,000 to pay for their big day. Time to start dropping some heavy hints…
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