Drew Barrymore has been known to test the waters with some out-of-the-box style choices, but for the most important dress of her life (her wedding gown), the engaged star is going the more traditional route.

PHOTOS: Drew Barrymore’s wild style

“Not a plunging neckline! Something tasteful. Something timeless,” the star, who turns 37 Feb. 21, described to Us Weekly at the Marni for H&M event Friday, adding that dresses with naval-grazing necklines is one fashion trend she won’t be trying.

PHOTOS: Gorgeous celebrity wedding gowns

Last month, Barrymore revealed to Good Morning America‘s Robin Roberts that she and her fiance Will Kopelman are in no way the Bridezilla and Groomzilla kind.

“I think everyone expects you to kind of know right away what the plans are,” the Big Miracle star said. “I’m like, ‘oh goodness, it just happened a month ago! Do I not have it together or is it ok to keep daydreaming?’”

We can see the naked ladies, Murs, don’t think we can’t AP

Olly Murs has got some dancers who are showing their bottoms while wearing cages, and Florence is wearing something that sort of resembles a wedding dress.

The BRITs rehearsals have kicked off, and it’s looking like it’s going to be good. Even Noel Gallagher is there, though sadly not in a wedding dress or a white shoe.

One of the most exciting pictures is this one which popped in of Damon Albarn, performing as Blur receive the Outstanding Contribution Award, which must make them feel like the real old men to Ed Sheeran’s new boy at school.

Damon Albarn of Blur performs at rehearsals for The Brit Awards 2012 at The O2 Arena  

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Ed Sheeran performs at rehearsals for The Brit Awards 2012 at The O2 Arena Getty

Florence Welch performs at rehearsals for The Brit Awards 2012 at The O2 Arena Getty

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Aston Merrygold has decided he wants to plan his JLS bandmate Marvin Humes’ forthcoming wedding to Rochelle Wiseman.

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DENISON, TX – Experts say planning an affordable wedding in an unstable economy can get complicated, but they say some couples are getting creative to make it work.

Seth Greenwood and Kristyne McKoy are planning their own wedding.

“We figured if we do it our own way, the cheap way, we’ll be able to save money while we’re getting married.” said Greenwood.

And planner, Jennifer Reeves, says they’re not the only ones.

“Brides and grooms are coming in and trying to do a little bit more on their own, and not so much like going to the venues that used to do like the full packag…………… continues on KXII-TV

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Fashion designer David Emanuel has been chosen to style the wedding gown for former Royal harpist Claire Jones.

The Bridgend-born designer, who was responsible for creating Princess Diana’s wedding gown, agreed to create the harpist’s dress after the pair formed a strong bond while working on performance gowns for Miss Jones.

Miss Jones, who will marry fiancé Chris Marshall in Pembrokeshire in September, says she has “complete trust” in the designer.

She said: “David is a very dear friend of mine. With a designer, you have to click with them and you have to have that bond of trust from the very beginning.

“To have somebody like David designing and styling for me and to sculpt a vision that nobody else has done – I am very fortunate to have this relationship with him.

“I have had a number of conversations with him about what I want and what is important to me. He has shown me the sketches and I was just blown away.

“It’s amazing that my dress is being designed…………… continues on WalesOnline

While the average bride spends about 250 hours planning a wedding, Elizabeth Smart proved she is definitely not average, finalizing her wedding plans in record time.

Smart, 24, and Matthew Gilmour, 22, who have dated for a year, were engaged just last month. Smart initially expected to have a summer wedding but moved the date up two weeks ago.

“It’s everything you can imagine with planning a wedding,” Smart tells PEOPLE exclusively. “Only, it’s compressed into a few days.”

Smart spoke about child advocacy at a South Carolina function just days before she flew with her parents, Ed and Lois Smart, from Salt Lake City, Utah, to Hawaii to marry Gilmour. The private ceremony, attended by family, was held Saturday afternoon.  

With all the details of a destination wedding to arrange and manage, Smart laughed over trying to secu…………… continues on People Magazine

NEWARK — Mariah Thompson, 18, of Heath, didn’t know she was getting married until Zackery McElroy, a 2008 graduate of Licking Valley High School asked her the day before Valentine’s Day, which also was his birthday.

McElroy currently is in U.S. Army basic training at Fort Benning, Ga. The couple plans to be married May 15, before he gets assigned to a base.

That means Thompson has only three months to plan a wedding.

So, along with her mother, Kim Thompson, and her future mother-in-law, Lori Flanagan, they attended the Bridal Show 2012 at the Reese Center on the Newark campus of Ohio State University and Central Ohio Technical College.

In less than a week, Thompson already has locked down Cherry Valley Lodge for her reception location and has the photographers and the cake arranged. She still is not exactly sure of her colors, but she is leaning toward black and red.

“I came looking for ideas for flowers,” Thompson said. “I haven’t even looked at dresses yet.”

“We’re all over this,” Kim Thompson said of the planning. “We just haven’t said yes to the dress yet.”

Bride -to-be Sara Miller, 26, of Newark, has been working on her wedding plans for the past six months. She and her financé, Justin Metelko, 25, also of Newark, will be married in the field house at Bryn Du Mansion on Sept. 15.

“I am almost done,” Miller said…………… continues on The Newark Advocate

Dear Carolyn: Our wonderful son, 27, became engaged in June. An October 2012 wedding was planned, venue booked, and Dad and Mom gave a very generous gift as an offset to their expenses and honeymoon.

Our son has since announced that the couple will “elope” three months from now because there are unknown problems on her side of the family.

Chennai: Feb 19, 2012, DHNS

It was a dream wedding here on Sunday for 64 couples. Besides 4 grams of free gold for the mangalsutra, silk dhotis and saris, a wet grinder, a mixie, an LPG stove, a wall clock, a wrist watch, et al were among the 64 “essentials to start a family” that came with Chief Minister Jayalalitha’s basket of gifts.

The mass wedding, organised by the AIADMK on YMCA grounds to mark her 64th birthday falling on February 24, Jayalalitha personally handed over the “thali” to each of the 64 grooms entering wedlock on a grand stage before she solemnised their weddings simultaneously and told them to exchange their respective garlands.

Everything was built around the number “64,” as Tamil Nadu was witness to yet another politically blessed mass wedding.

As Jayalalitha has already directed her partymen not to have any grand celebrations on her birthday falling on Friday but to help poor people in their small way that day, Sunday’s function came as god-send for senior party leaders to formally greet her ahead of her birthday.

There was a slim chance of several of these married couples being a little luckier also. If their households, under the AIADMK’s 2011 poll promises scheme to give away free mixies, grinders and electric fans, had already received these consumer goods, then Jaya’s largesse…………… continues on Deccan Herald

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Published: February 19. 2012 4:00AM PST

Those who have never been married might wonder why brides-to-be make such a big deal out of selecting a wedding dress. But analyze the components and you’ll begin to see why.

A wedding dress is the most expensive garment a woman will ever buy and typically the only gown she will have custom-made for her. The current average price is about $ 1,289, according to Brides magazine, but gowns from $ 2,000 to $ 10,000 are more likely the tags you’ll find in designer bridal salons. All eyes will be on her, so she wants it to be perfect.

The bride who dreams of a fairy-tale wedding after all the time and expense she’s putting into the process has a kindred spirit in designer Claire Pettibone. Her gowns range from the ethereal to sensual, full and floaty to body-hugging sheaths.

Pettibone says that there have been a lot of changes in the industry since she began designing 18 years ago. “There are fewer rules and more of an acceptance of the individual,…………… continues on Bend Bulletin

LUMBERTON — Ask Margie McGraw whether she’s ever been tempted to swap the “g” for a “d” in her first name, and it draws a quick chuckle.

“Oh, my friends already call me Mardi Graw, or Margie Graw,” she says, before displaying a business card with www.MargieGraw.com printed on it.

In other words, even the Mardi Gras jokes have become old hat to McGraw.

That’s what happens when you work year-round designing, sewing and gluing together costumes for the last pre-Lent hurrah.

So while Lumberton may not exactly be anyone’s definition of a Mardi Gras hot spot, it boasts a resident who brings the bling, the brocades and the satin and velvet to many of Gulf Coast krewes.

Or, in some cases, they come to her and her workshop – a renovated barn that sits behind her house on a sleepy street across from the city post office.

“They’ll pull up in a U-Haul, and I love it,” laughs McGraw. “Because they’ll pull up in the front, and all the ladies in the post office come see what’s being carried off (and ask) ‘What is she doing?!’ “

What she does is often ostentatious, or, as she describes it, “trash with flash.” She has turned one female ballgoer into the octopus from the “Little Mermaid.” She’s constructed tigers out of Styrofoam and wire.

She tran…………… continues on Hattiesburg American

Designer Rocky S launched his new spectacular collection titled Vilasa by Rocky S, on day four of WIFW 2012.

His pieces, with their signature touch of couture, comprised bridal saris.

As well as as lehengas that had been embellished with swarovski crystals, and zardozi embroidery.

Talking about the concept, Rocky said, “The idea was to preserve old Indian traditions. It took three months. According to me, creating bridal dresses is not easy. It takes hard work. And many people put in their effort. Creating prêt lines, take far less time.”

Rocky explained that inspiration for Vilasa, came from a beautiful old painting of a woman, by a renowned Indian artist. “We designers are artists first. When I studied the painting, the concept immediately came to mind. Every bride wants to look beautiful on her D-day. So the clothes I made, use lots of zardozi on silhouettes.”

The designer used brocades, jamawar, pure silk and georgette once again.

The colour palette included shades of deep red, rust, ivories, and dark maroon.

Price ranges from Rs 70,000-2 lakh.

After the show, Rocky launched another venture, titled Wedding Planning Vil…………… continues on Daily Pioneer

Celebrity wedding planner David Tutera will make a stop in Chattanooga this weekend as part of the 2012 Formal Affair bridal show on Sunday.

Tutera is host of WE TV’s (Women’s Entertainment Television) “My Fair Wedding,” a series that takes everyday brides-to-be and creates their fairy tale weddings in a short period of time. 

At age 19, Tutera opened his first events planning business with just one client. Today, the style-maker said he still loves his job, which ranges from planning parties for celebrities, designing weddings and events all over the world and lecturing on the art of creating a stylish event.

Nooga (N): What will you be doing at the bridal show in Chattanooga this weekend?

David Tutera (DT): This will be a sort of a collaboration of many things. I will be speaking to the brides-to-be … and really talking about the various plans to begin that process to walk down the aisle. A lot of times when I am speaking they really want to hear the inside and outside of the show. So there will be that. But it is all meant to be inspirational and informative on how to create a wedding on a budget……………. continues on Nooga.com

Henry Roth Does it Again at Mestads Bridal’s “Bridal Extravaganza,” Delivering His Signature No-Nonsense, “Keep Calm and Carry On” Advice for Brides

New York, NY/ Sydney, Australia (PRWEB) February 18, 2012

In ROTHtv: Minnesota Edition, Henry Roth takes to the stage and delivers his characteristic punchy, down-to-earth advice for Mestad’s Bridal’s Brides to Be, at their annual Bridal Extravaganza. True to form, Roth offers exciting tips, practical advice and exclusive fashion expertise that he has garnered from a lifelong career in the bridal atelier industry.

“ROTHtv: Minnesota Edition is all about giving brides some useful tips to make the journey to the aisle as enjoyable the main event,” explains Roth. “When I was asked by Mestads Bridal to present my top 10 tips at their Bridal Extravaganza, I was thrilled. Having worked with hundreds of brides during the course of my career, I know that their causes of stress during the lead-up to a wedding are universal. It’s important to remember that family comes first, and that when everything seems to be getting on top of you that you stop, take a deep breath and remember that you are doing this to create…………… continues on Houston Chronicle

The adage “Everything old is new again” is especially true of wedding trends this summer.

“I think we’re going to see a lot of bold, saturated colors as much as we will the traditional whites and creams,” said celebrity wedding planner David Tutera. Tutera, the popular host of We TV’s “My Fair Wedding,” will be the featured guest at today’s Formal Affair wedding and event expo in the Chattanooga Convention Center. He will answer questions from expo guests and present a program on wedding planning at 3:30 p.m.

More than 160 bridal-industry vendors will be waiting to meet brides-to-be at the expo. This one-stop shopping can save time and money by eliminating trips around town to sample cakes, hear music and consult with photographers.

One couple will walk away with a honeymoon trip to Cancun.

Here’s a look at five trends to which retailers predict brides will say “I do” this summer.

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