Fashion plays an important role in every wedding.  From choosing the ultimate bridal gown to making sure the bridesmaids look gorgeous, every member of the wedding party will need to pay attention to how they’re going to look on the big day.  During the month of February, hitched.co.uk has dedicated its five headline features purely to fashion.

10 leading bridalwear designers share their best selling wedding dresses with us, and if you’re not sure about the terminology when it comes to bridal fashion then we’ve also got a guide in place, teaching you the right names for necklines and dress styles, along with the help from three fashion gurus.

It’s not just the bride who wants to look her best on the wedding day.  The mother of the bride is also a key player at any wedding and needs to look more radiant than ever before as she supports her daughter throughout the day. The Mother of the Bride Guide promotes top styling tips from four leading fashionistas, and learn how to dress your bridesmaids, whatever their age or style.

Finally, give your groom a helping hand by making sure he’s suited and booted in time for the big day with our fashion guide for the groom.

So in order to get fashion savvy in time for the big day, visit the hitched.co.uk homepage during February.

I recently went to a wedding where we had to rush from the church to the reception over the other side of town in the pouring rain. The taxis we booked didn't show up, so we had to resort to getting on the bus in all our black-tie finery - but by the time we arrived at the reception, I felt a bedraggled mess and needed a couple of glasses of champagne and a sit-down before I was ready to relax and party. Everyone arrived in a similar state, and it definitely put a bit of a dampener on the whole day.

Now, what with this being England, and especially as I'm not having a summer wedding, I'm really keen that I don't leave everyone after the ceremony struggling to find their own way across London, getting lost and miserable. So, after some investigating, I've decided to splash out on a London bus.

There are loads of guests coming to our wedding from overseas, and I thought it would be fun to give them a real taste of London. There are lots of bus companies hiring out their London buses, so I cross-checked a few of them to compare prices and also had a look at the condition of the buses. I was most impressed with Red Route buses.  They're the most competitively priced and their buses are renovated beautifully - so fingers crossed they'll go down a treat with our guests.  They've been lovely to deal with, and are even letting me bring along music and champagne for the journey! You can find out more about them here (http://redroutebuses.co.uk/).  

As for me, originally I thought that we'd use the bus too, but then one of my bridesmaids helpfully reminded me that we might want to get some photos taken after the ceremony, plus there's the small matter of getting to the church in the first place.

I have to admit that I know very little about fancy cars, but this is one task that Mr M was keen to sort out. Lord Cars (www.lordcars.co.uk) came very highly recommended, and as we started looking at their photos of gleaming vintage cars, even I could appreciate how lovely they look.  Check out the magnificently regal Blue Baron on their website! After much deliberating and with some help from the team at Lord cars, we eventually plumped for a Bentley.  It will probably the one and only time in my life that I'll ever get to travel in such a fancy mode of transport. 

It's definitely not something we originally budgeted for, but hopefully our beautiful wedding car will really make a difference on the day.  I can't wait!

Ruby xx

If you love the idea of hiring a photo booth for your wedding party, but want to book something that your friends haven’t seen before, then why not check out this totally unique twist on entertaining your guests.

Snap a Cab is a London taxi photo booth that can be parked outside your wedding venue throughout your wedding party or celebration.  Your guests can choose when they want to jump in and have their photographs taken throughout your party, on a touch screen that they control themselves.  Snap a Cab even provide silly props and accessories to make the wedding memories even more hilarious.  4 photos are taken at a time, with a maximum of 5 people in each shot.  Prints are processed immediately and can be in the hands of your guests with in 10-15 seconds – doubling up as a wedding favour.

The photo booth can be used as many times as you like throughout your event and your guests could end up going home with some extremely memorable photographs taken from inside the Snap a Cab at your wedding. You could even pop a note on each place setting, inviting guests to visit the Snap a Cab in order to take home a token gift from your special day.

Snap a Cab could work really well at a ‘British’ themed wedding, an evening wedding reception or at the reception of a wedding party held in the UK after an intimate wedding held abroad.

For further information on Snap a Cab or to book this unique feature for your wedding day, contact the team at snapacab.com.

Fran x