Every little part of your look has to be picture perfect for your special day. From your head to your toes, you need to look prim and proper.

Nails can be a tricky thing to decide on. Everything from colours, to design, even the medium you use can send you into a frenzy of confusion and stress. 

Here's a quick guide on fun fingernail frills:

1. If you have nice nails naturally, get a manicure. Plain and simple will do the trick. [...]

Shirley Zago is a Canadian designer and the owner of G & G Designs. G & G stands for the names of her parents Gabriella and Gaetano who were immigrants to Canada from Italy. Her passion at this time is that of a jewellery designer who redesigns vintage jewellery to create one of a kind pieces. In studying the historical trends in fashion, she is intrigued by the timeless and classic styles of the 1940's and 50's and how fashion always tends to come full circle again.

Many changes in [...]

A big question for a bride is how to do her make-up on her wedding day. What is too much? What is not enough? What should be accentuated? Eyes? Lips? Or nothing? Since eyes tend to be the biggest issue many women have, we'll discuss this.

2012 has started off with a bang, using a lot of bold colours as accents in what would be seemingly dull outfits - bright shoes, scarves, and jewelry have been used to add that "pop" for your everyday outings. Well, the same has been going for weddings as [...]

I, myself, was pretty clueless when it came to the idea of wedding favours. I really had no idea what was an appropriate wedding gifts was, or how much it should cost. So, naturally, I asked my mother. She couldn’t even remember what she gave for her wedding gift. Needless to say, I was stuck. So I went to the next most reliable source: Google.

On Google, I found a few great websites on wedding favours, and possible ideas. They included stem-less wine glasses, engraved glass, even some cultural ceramic animals. [...]

 

On your wedding day, you still want to look like yourself, just a more perfect version. This is where make-up comes in, but remember that you still have to suit your theme and be true to yourself. You don't want to have so much make-up on that your groom can barely recognize you.

2012 make-up trends are leaning towards a natural look. Clean, clear skin, and creamy blushes in peaches and pinks. Since vintage glamour is becoming increasingly popular, bright red lips and soft smoky eyes are in. [...]

We are so excited about our upcoming fashion shows and all the great bridal fashion you will see. We've got plenty of wedding gowns and even more bridal gowns to show you! We've got fabulous bridal up do's, amazing bridal makeup and lots of bridal bling. You can catch all the bridal gown fashion by picking up a copy of 2012 Bridal Fantasy Magazine on stands or at our shows! Visit our BF TV to catch the latest trends for weddings in 2012!

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Today, my wedding is a week away. My mother and grandmother will arrive tomorrow evening and then comes complete insanity. Don't get me wrong, I am excited, but having the 3 of us together in my tiny house is going to be interesting. You see, they asked me to wait on some things until they got here so that they could help out. Such as my shoes, my hair appointment, make-up, and my flowers. Now I am starting to think this was a bad idea.

Since the end of November, I keep having extremely vivid and disturbing dreams about my [...]

As much as I love fashion, trends seem to be going through a revolving door. Pieces and styles that were popular 15 years ago seem to be consistently making a comeback. For instance, in today’s society you might look around the room and see flare-legged jeans coming back, shoulder pads in boyfriend blazers, fedoras, tapered pants, oxford shoes, wide black rimmed glasses. Everything revolves, albeit with slight and subtle differences to make things neater, but things are essentially the same.

In today’s celebrity culture, things are taking a step back [...]

Two more busy days of looking at all the new bridal trends for 2012; capturing the romance and fashion to make these shoots timeless and bring our 2012 brides the latest upcoming styles and fashion trends. Watch as we are bring you more fashion, more details, more colours and more big style trends. We have so much incredible talent and polish and fashionable things to share with our brides. So they look totally elegant and beautiful on their wedding day.

Most importantly, a big thank you to all of our staff for helping out!

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What exciting shoots!

Two solid days of looking at all the new bridal trends for 2012; capturing the romance and fashion to make these shoots timeless. Here’s a sneak peak of one of the upcoming Bridal Fantasy 2012 shoot. Watch out we are bringing you more fashion, more details, more colour. A big thanks to our models, fashion interns, stylists, hair and makeup directors, set designers and of course our fabulous photographers. There is so much incredible talent and beautiful and fashionable things to share with our brides.

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Adding an Heirloom Twist...

Now that you’re engaged, don’t be surprised if your mom pulls out a dusty box from storage with her old wedding dress in it to reminisce.

When you’re styling your bridal gown, keep this saying in mind: “Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed and Something Blue.” Finding something new, something borrowed and something blue is the easy part; but finding something old can be a little trickier.

Brides are putting a modern spin on [...]

Let the fun begin...

The Edmonton Fringe Festival starts today and runs until August 21st in Old Strathcona. This year marks the 30th anniversary of the Festival and what better way to celebrate that accomplishment then by giving out free underwear! That’s right; Derks Menswear will be at the Fringe Festival on Saturday August 13 and August 20, giving away Bjorn Borg underwear! Here’s the catch: to receive the underwear you will have to change into the underwear in our portable change rooms and model them for our [...]

Casual summer hairdos are not just for everyday wear. Many brides today are opting for more simple hairstyles for their wedding day as well. Destination wedding brides love how a more casual hairdo fits with their relaxed seaside theme, and brides having a traditional church wedding like a more nonchalant hairdo because it's delightfully sweet and simple. Inspired by the image above, which I got from Schwarzkopf featuring a bride with a cute and simple hairdo . . . perfect for a fun summer wedding!

Here are a few celebrity inspired casual [...]

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Whether it's a bad spray tan, a huge zit, irritation from a bikini wax, or over-tweezed eyebrows before your wedding day, don't stress! Pink Lady Krista Chapman from The Pink Book has got you covered.

Krista recommends that . . .

. . . if a spray tan has got you lookin' like an Oompa Loompa or one of the cast members of Jersey Shore . . [...]

What girl (or guy) doesn't all deep down inside covet and dream of natural feeling lashes that are continuously lush, full, and make your eyes simply pop?!? Well very few I would say. Well I'm calling on all the ladies with their hectic and busy schedules . . . *ahem that means all you busy brides-to-be. I've recently discovered this gem of a time and stress saver that is just brilliant! As you all may be wondering now, it's called . . . LashDip!

With just one LashDip application, [...]

Who says that gorgeous dresses have to come with a hefty price tag? Contrary to popular belief, you don’t have to spend tens of thousands to get a look that screams runway diva. In fact, we’ll show you 10 gorgeous dresses that are bound to make your man fall for you (again!) and won’t leaving your wallet weightless.

The dresses range from ornate and intricate, to simple and elegant. All are classically beautiful and perfect for your big day. Dresses are a big part [...]

* Photos retrieved from Hairstyles-Pedia.com Winter is here and Bridal Fantasy feels that the holidays definitely justify a hairdo update . . . and we're thinking layers! Hairstyles-Pedia.com advises: “Adding layers to long hair is an easy way to instantly update your hairstyle without having to sacrifice hair length or making any extreme changes”. As well, soft layers and waves look amazing and are great for most face shapes as they do not [...]

So what's the next new and upcoming culture craze and fashion trend? Well, it originates from the saying: Scherben bringen Giack, meaning "shards bring good luck." This trend has led to the popularization and transformation of a German custom called Polterbend, creating elegant must-have pieces that any girl can cherish and appreciate (as proven by etsy.com).

Polterbend (derived from the German verb poltern [which means to make a racket] + noun abend [evening]) is a popular German wedding custom in which on the night before [...]