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Destination Wedding Legalities

When preparing for your wedding abroad ensure you check the necessary legal requirements with your wedding planner or relevant consulate to ensure you don't have any last minute surpises when you arrive at your destination. The worst that can happen is the wedding will be cancelled, so get prepared!

Contributed by UK/Ireland Top Wedding Sites of Rotherham, UK — 866 721 8000

Wedding Cake Servings

As a rule of thumb for wedding cake servings, fruit cakes yield double the servings as the same sized sponge cake. Likewise, square cakes yield approximately 30 percent more than the same sized round cakes.

Contributed by Novelty Cake Toppers of International, UK — 01452 722659

Perfect Wedding Place Cards

If you can't hire a calligrapher...always buy a few spare place cards to practice on. Ask a relative with lovely handwriting to write them for you or buy yourself a great pen. Use white or silver ink, or something glittery. Rule a very faint pencil line on the cards and write slowly. Your place cards will be gorgeous!

Contributed by The Wedding Calligrapher of Cheshire, UK — 0161 477 0279

Wedding Rings Tip

Hands tend to swell a little in hot weather and when we are under stress. Before walking up the aisle, rub some hand lotion onto your ring finger so the ring glides on without a hitch!

Contributed by TheWeddingPlanner,ie of Wicklow, Ireland — 00353 (53) 91 29676

Wedding Colour Schemes

A great way to choose coordinating wedding colours is to visit your local cosmetics counter. You'll find that eyeshadow pallettes have been toned together perfectly, giving you inspiration for your colour scheme.

Contributed by Roches Du Amour of Broxburn, UK — 0845 050 9369