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The Hub is one of Edinburgh’s most eye-catching wedding venues, sitting on the historic Royal Mile with superb views of the Castle and the Old Town. The perfect location for couples looking for an authentic Scottish wedding or unusual venue, The Hub promises a unique experience.

The in-house team offers the best service and is totally flexible, helping couples to create the wedding they want. The Hub works with some of the finest wedding suppliers and the team goes the extra mile to make sure every wedding is different and memorable. 

Set in the most beautiful country in the world, with its secluded, picturesque grounds, stunning landscaped gardens and scenic views over the Clyde Estuary and Scottish countryside, it’s easy to see why the prestigious Gleddoch Hotel makes the ideal picture-perfect wedding venue. The hotel has beautiful banquet rooms for receptions and the expert planning team can assist in tailoring the experience to create the perfect, memorable day.

Planning beautiful weddings, celebrations and honeymoons in stunning locations for a worldwide client base, bespoke event planner La Fête offer once in a lifetime experiences. An expert in creating magical moments, here La Fête’s founder Charlotte Ricard shares her ultimate tips for a winter wedding with the added wow factor.

1. Create a sumptuous ambience

‘I love the fact that you can play with a variety of different colour palettes and textures in winter, such as deep greens and reds, and fabrics such as crushed velvet. This is a great way to give your venue a luxurious feel as well as a warm and inviting atmosphere. I always think winter weddings seem more magical somehow’

The events team at the Mary Rose are celebrating after the venue was announced as a finalist in the prestigious Beautiful South Awards, and could be crowned the region's best venue. 

The Mary Rose is in the running to be crowned the top venue in the South East after making it into the final of the Venue and Business Tourism category. The award, run by Tourism South East, highlights outstanding destinations in the region for conferences, business functions, banqueting, and weddings.

The venue, at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard, is one of four finalists in the category.

Celebrity Hair Stylist Phil Smith, Creator of award winning haircare brand Phil Smith BE GORGEOUS, gives us his top tips for getting perfect wedding hair.day.

Grow your hair

Clients usually start growing their hair from the day they get engaged as they know that a longer hair style means their hairstylist has more to work with on their big day. We always find that as soon as they return from their honeymoon, the first thing they do on their return is book an appointment to cut it all off again!. I also advise clients not to colour their hair less than two weeks before their big day. This way it has time to settle and get in great condition for all the pictures

Keep your hair nourished

Are you looking to lose pounds in time for your big day but struggle with portion size and the urge to snack? Skinny Sprinkles could be your saving grace.

This clever weight loss aid contains glucomannan, the only clinically proven ingredient to be recognised and approved as a safe supplement to aid weight loss by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA).

Glucommanan is derived from the konjac plant, an exotic plant native to China and other parts of Asia and known for centuries as Devil’s Tongue due to its unique point red flower.

For the brides-to-be out there desperate to drop a dress size or two before wedding season, it's worth knowing the impact yo-yo dieting can have on your health in both the short and long-term. Nutritional Therapist Natalie Lamb from Lepicol Lighter’s gives us the dangers of crash dieting you need to be aware of:

Loss of Muscle Mass

Crash dieting encourages the body to hold onto stored fat as it believes it is being starved and will need all the resources it has in order to survive. Although, those who do crash diet may notice weight loss very quickly, this weight loss is usually due to the loss of fluids and lean muscle mass.

Sluggish Digestion

This is such an exciting time for you! But instead of using the time leading up to your big day focusing on a ‘magic’ dress size, this is the time to start your healthy lifestyle. You should avoid the temptation to go on a crash diet closer to the big day, as all this will do is leave you stressed, tired and cause a lack of motivation further down the line. The best thing to do is start making healthy choices in your everyday life.

Results with Lucy, share there top tips to keeping motivated and sticking to a healthy lifestyle:

DONT QUIT

Your wedding is one of the most important days in your life. All sorts of things will be keeping you awake at night and may stop you from having a great night's sleep in the run up to the big event. Will I remember my first dance? Is everyone seated in the best place? Now I’ve found my perfect dress, how can I find dresses that all the bridesmaids will wear? You could end up overly tired, over-stressed, or worse - sick – when the day final arrives. 

How can you increase the odds of getting your eight-a-night before you head down the aisle? To break your bad habits and increase the chance of a great night’s sleep, our Sleep Well independent sleep expert, has the following advice;