Archive for February, 2010

Strightly come dancing with my Tango shoes

Sunday, February 28th, 2010

On my wedding day the most important thing to me was just feeling comfortable in my shoes! I am not used to high heels in my day to day life and one of my  biggest concerns was to wear some really uncomfy shoes during the whole day.
It was  by talking with a friend that I ended up in a shop where I could have my shoes customized with the right colour and comfort for my wedding day – Paoul, a dance shoes manufacturer who is used to very demanding customers!

The beauty of the shop is that everything can be tailored according to your taste: the material, the colour of the material itself, the height and the type of heel, the sole and even the narrowing or the widening of the sole. (more…)

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My hand-made bronze coloured wedding dress

Saturday, February 27th, 2010

When time came for me to choose my wedding dress, I spent a rather significant number of hours reading wedding magazines, just to find out the idea I had in mind for my dress - a cheap solution with a high visual impact – was not existing!

I had been told from friends about this lady, a sewing professional, working at home with no atelier.  Here is what she made for me…


I was not quite sure she would have been able to satisfy my request, because white wedding dresses are the most common choice in Italy, but I thought to give it a try! (more…)

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Treat your guests and help medical research

Monday, February 22nd, 2010

In Italy, the word wedding is associated with the word confetti (which are small sweets and not small pieces of coloured paper as in the English wedding tradition). While some confetti are offered during all the reception, Italian couples are also used to give them to their guests together with their favors before they leave the party.

My husband and I had our own way of thinking about confetti: no waste!
We had been at a number of weddings bringing back home some awful favors which would have laid down in a cupboard for years before someone discovered them and threw them away…
This is simply the reason why we decided to go for a social cause and invest the money we would have spent on favors into a French Association which supports the Medical Research of people affected by the Huntington’s disease – which is an incurable neurodegenerative genetic disorder that affects muscle coordination and some cognitive functions. (more…)

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A touch of Basque style in my wedding list

Wednesday, February 10th, 2010

Today I feel like promoting a bit of France (Allez, I can not  forget my origin country so easily…) and let readers know about a small company whose home fabrics are simply fantastic and high quality – the reason why I had my wedding list there!
Artiga was founded early in the 19th century in the Basque Country, near the Spanish Border, in the South West of France. (more…)

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