Sweet Gibraltar Weddings

  To say that organising a wedding is tricky at the moment would be putting it mildly! You might have already gone through the cycle of booking, cancelling and re-scheduling your wedding several times, especially if you had originally started preparing for it before the pandemic.   We’re living in wildly unpredictable times, and it’s seemingly anyone’s guess when “normal” weddings will be able to resume in many of the world’s most traditionally sought-after wedding destinations.   So, if you are currently preparing for your own special day, what things can you do to keep a lid on your stress?    Stay optimistic but realistic Admittedly, this can be a difficult balance to strike in the current situation. After all, the euphoria that greeted the news of the first COVID-19 vaccines has since been tempered by rapidly rising infection levels.  You just need to have faith that the light at the end of the tunnel will eventually arrive –...

For many couples, a big extravagant wedding is either not in their budget or style, so a smaller, more intimate wedding is the way to go. However, this can still cause some minor worry to people but having a few helpful tips can reduce your stress levels and make your day more memorable for all the right reasons. Read on for a few top tips on how to make your intimate wedding perfect and ensure that it will be a talking point for years to come. Consider the budget When planning a small wedding, the first thing to do is sit down and draw up the guest list as this will give you some idea of the budget you want to set. Within the budget, you’ll have to think about the food and drink, entertainment, photographer and paying for the venue itself. Do you want to keep the budget sensible or spend a little bit more on each person? Formal invites are needed Even though it will only be a small wedding, you don’t want to cut corners on certain wedding-related items. Invites are ne...

  Even once you’ve settled on getting married in Gibraltar , your work will be far from done when it comes to organising your special day. One key thing, for example, will be letting your nearest and dearest know when and where your wedding will actually be happening!  But of course, we’re in the 2020s, which means it’s no longer automatically a given that you’ll be having your invite information printed on paper or card that is then sent to people’s homes. Indeed, you might be very tempted to send your wedding invitations online, in digital form.  So, what are the respective pluses and minuses of sending your invites over the web or via the mail? Might you be best off keeping it traditional, or taking an unashamedly modern approach?    The benefits of traditional wedding invites  For every person who might think traditional paper or card invitations are a bit ‘old hat’, there’s at least one other person who loves their tactility and sense...