Wonderful Wedding Gifts

Struggling with the perfect wedding present? Well, there is no need to panic as Clarks Village is the ideal location to choose a wedding gift from an array of top brands and designer homeware stores all offering up to 60% off recommended retail prices.

Clarks Village is home to some fantastic stores including Gaggia, The Professional Cookware Company, Le Creuset, Ponden Mill, Christy, Dartington Crystal and Waterford Wedgwood. A visit to Clarks Village will leave you spoilt for choice when choosing a gift for the lucky couple. Clarks Village should be your first and last stop when it comes to wedding gifts, and one lucky reader can win £150 worth of products from Portmeirion. To be in with a chance of winning the set, just tick the box marked 'Portmeirion'.

Portmeirion are specialists in beautiful ceramics, glassware and textiles and pride themselves on their high quality and innovative designs. Products from Portmerion make excellent wedding gifts and would give any couple an ideal start to their marriage.

Clarks Village is home to over 90 stores and is open seven days a week, with late night shopping on Thursday until 8pm. Additional car parking is available every weekend and Bank Holidays. For further information please telephone 01458 840064 or visit www.clarksvillage.co.uk

For your chance to win, tick the box marked ‘Portmeirion’ on the giveaway form.

Crystal Clear

If you need a helping hand in spicing up your love life, how about recruiting the energising power of crystals? Crystal Love is the new title from best-selling author Judy Hall, and is the ultimate guide to using crystals to improve all aspects of your relationships - from attracting your soulmate to setting the scene for a perfect romantic dinner.

With illustrated step-by-step crystal rituals and layouts, advice on how to cleanse and programme your crystals and how to make gem essences, Crystal Love is an indispensable handbook to crystal healing. To get your hands on a free copy of this brand new title (on sale now), simply tick the box marked 'Crystal Love'. Crystal Love by Judy Hall is published by Godsfield and is normally priced at £7.99, but readers can purchase it at the special price of £5.99 with free UK postage and packaging. Please call LBS on 01903 828 503, quoting the code GOD09.

For your chance to win, tick the box marked ‘Crystal Clear’ on the giveaway form.

Top Marks

The things we all remember at weddings: the beautiful bride, the handsome groom, the great venue, the best man’s speech and uncle Bob’s embarrassing dancing! Now you can add to that list a fun and unique wedding cake topper from Fings 4 U.

The MiniMe is literally a handcrafted “mini-you” made by highly skilled artists who capture an uncanny likeness of the bride and groom, bringing this unique cake topper to life. Just choose any one of the wedding bodies, upload your pictures on to the website, (time to dig out those flattering photos!) and then four to six weeks later your MiniMe will arrive ready for the big day.

It will certainly make your guests smile and will be something to cherish. It’s also sure to last much longer than your wedding cake will! One glance at your MiniMe will bring back those fond memories. For likeness comparisons and to see the full range visit www.fings4u.co.uk. To be in with a chance of winning a MiniMe cake topper, just tick the box marked 'MiniMe'.

For your chance to win, tick the box marked ‘MiniMe’ on the giveaway form.

Sweets for my Sweet!

Lovehearts.com has a beautiful collection of original wedding favours and gifts guaranteed to touch the hearts of your wedding guests. Make your day extra special with these unique and charming items, which range from napkin holders to personalised mementoes.

Why not choose to give your guests a roll of Love Hearts sweets as a favour, complete with a personalised message on the label? Or there’s the super stylish bride and groom box which opens up to reveal hundreds of ‘Just Married’ Love Hearts and which can be kept as a memorabilia box for years to come. For more wedding day inspiration visit the website at www.lovehearts.com.We’ve teamed up with Swizzels Matlow this issue to offer one lucky reader a handmade Hamper Box filled with sweets, including three rolls of personalised Love Hearts. To be in with a chance of winning, simply tick the box marked 'Lovehearts.com'.

For your chance to win, tick the box marked ‘Lovehearts.com’ on the giveaway form.

Read all about it!

Confetti are the experts when it comes to planning a wedding, and a brand new collection of books, published by Hamlyn, is designed to make sure the plans go without a hitch.

A selection of pocket- size books at just £3.99 make the perfect guide for a bride and groom planning a wedding and are designed to be easy to use – simply pop in to a bag and read on the train.

The Wedding Book of Calm is full of top tips to help you stay sane on the big day and The Bride’s Wedding gives invaluable advice during the preparations, as well as useful checklists and timelines to help you perfectly plan the event.

The Groom’s Wedding is a witty countdown to the big day with expert tips, tricks and information to ensure a stress-free engagement, and The Bridesmaid’s Wedding covers every aspect of the bridesmaid’s duties, from the run-up to the wedding day to the big day itself.

Two new titles have also been added to the main range with updated information, plenty of advice and a fresh new look. The Bridesmaid’s Handbook helps girls make all the right decisions, from helping with the dress, to calming the bride’s nerves and The father of the bride’s speech and duties explains just what dad needs to do, how to look good on his daughter’s day, and gives lots of hints and tips plus sample speeches and jokes to make sure that big speech is remembered for all the right reasons! At £7.99, these books help bridesmaids and dads make the day run smoothly.

All books are available from www.confetti.co.uk. We have a complete set of all six fabulous books to give away, worth over £30. To be in with a chance of winning the set, just tick the box marked 'Confetti books' on the giveaway form.

For your chance to win, tick the box marked ‘Confetti Books’ on the giveaway form.

Lost for words?

Being asked to make a speech at a wedding can be a terrifying experience. Standing up in front of so many people and talking confidently can be difficult. How long should you speak for? What should you say? Will people laugh?

Well worry no more as Unique Speeches will help to find the right words just for you. They will contact you to gather all the information they need to write you a fantastic and unique speech to impress any audience. Unique Speeches pride themselves on making each speech they write completely individual and based around the details you provide them with. They never use template speeches and don’t recycle cheesy old jokes!

The service is professional, personal and dedicated and they won’t rest until you’re completely happy with the speech they’ve written for you. For more information visit their website: www.uniquespeeches.co.uk, email them at jamie@uniquespeeches.co.uk or call 07939 659 414. One lucky reader will win a Unique Speech up to 15 minutes in length. So whether you’re the groom, best man, father of the bride or even the bride herself, Unique Speeches have the words to make sure your speech is remembered for all the right reasons. To be in with a chance of winning, just tick the box marked 'Unique Speeches'.

For your chance to win, tick the box marked ‘Unique Speeches’ on the giveaway form.