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FEATURES 28 Something old, something new

It’s more than just a trip to the shops. Take a closer look at what is on offer at Crystal Peaks for Valentine’s Day 2016. P23

Just where – and why – did our modern wedding traditions originate?

34 Bold and beautiful

Inside story…

If you are planning a traditional wedding this year, we look at the history behind those grand occasions. P28

Designer dreams…

Despite his imaginative creations having taken the bridal market by storm, there’s much more to come from designer Ian Stuart

38 Wedding bliss Our region has everything you need to make your big day memorable

His fabulous creations have made his wedding dresses sought-after the world over. Image meets designer Ian Stuart. P34

REGULARS 14 Ask the Expert 44 What’s Happening 48 Motoring

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FRONT COVER: Paradis-Honey dress by Ian Stuart. See page 34 for more

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Valentine’s Weekend at Hotel Van Dyk Love is in the air, celebrate Valentines with your loved ones at Hotel Van Dyk. Come along and celebrate this this special day at Hotel Van Dyk in one of our award winning restaurants The Grill Room or The Bowden Restaurant or enjoy Live entertainment we have during the weekend.

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Sam Reaney, branch manager of Haybrook Crystal Peaks, offers his expert advice.

I’m thinking of moving and have been shopping around for estate agents. What should I be looking out for?

The first question I would ask is ‘do they really care about me?’.

While all estate agencies are businesses, of course, there are certain ways of going about this business – service standards, expert knowledge and customer relationships – that can make all the difference. Every house, every owner, every buyer is individual – and the agent should go out of their way to show you that they understand that.

Your property is your biggest asset and, naturally, you want the best possible price for it. Find an agent that offers great value for money, doing everything they can to achieve the best price while ensuring that your best interests are always in mind. Whether your property is worth £100,000 or £1million, you should receive the same high standards of service.

Quiz the agents on how they get to know buyers. If they make an effort to match buyers to potential properties you are more likely to have a successful sale. Selling quickly to the first viewer might seem like a dream come true but if there is a danger that the sale could fall through, it will cause bigger problems in the long run.

Ask how many staff from the agency will actually visit your property. It can be really beneficial if several staff members have looked round as they can promote all the benefits of your home to anyone who calls or pops into the branch. It can also be very helpful for agents to offer accompanied viewings, so ask if they offer those.

Finally, remember that it’s not just the relationship the estate agent has with you that is important, but also how they deal with every potential buyer that expresses interest. If you can, visit the agency and listen to how they speak to other customers on the phone or in person. If you’re impressed, you’ve found the right one.

If you have a question on any aspect of the property market, email stephanie.burns@regionalmagazine.co.uk and we will feature the answer in a future issue.

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When you buy an Irish fairy door from Ward’s Garden Centre, you will receive a key, a door and a book. All the family must sign the lease agreement, and once your fairy has moved in and you have registered, you will receive news every week from Queen Kate of the Fairies.

Even if you never quite catch a glimpse of the fairies at the bottom of your garden, you will receive news every week about all the comings and goings in Fairy Land.

You will also receive a notebook to leave letters and questions for your special fairy, including any worries your child may have for the fairy to help them.

This is a beautiful idea for all the family. Ward’s is one of the exclusive stockists of Irish fairy doors, so pop along today and pick up yours.

Planting – At Ward’s Garden Centre you N EW LI N ES FOR 2016! can pick up everything you need to grow your own

Cakes, Gluten, Wheat and Dairy free foods, Jams Biscuits, Cookies, Snacks – Sugar free , Mrs Crimble’s flavours are gluten free lower fat and fewer calories

vegetables including onions, aspa ragus, artichokes, ginger and much more.

Make sure to plant your seed pota toes and onion sets now in time for your early crop s of the year.

Harvest time is around 10 weeks from seed to table.

Now is also the time to plant you r summer flowering bulbs such as dahlias, glad ioli, lilies and begonias.

And if you don’t have a garden, ther e is a wide range of pots, hanging baskets and planters available - perf ect for your patio or balcony.

At Ward’s, you will find a huge sele ction of bulbs, plants and flowers and our experienced staff are always on hand to provide expert advice.

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COFFEE SHOP & RESTAURANT You’ll find a varied menu to suit all tastes, from snacks and desserts, to Sunday Roasts, and even Afternoon Teas - our speciality!

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PROMOTIONRIGHT FRAME

Right Frame is a one-stop shop for all your door, window and conservatory needs.

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n the winter months, we tend to neglect our traditional conservatories as they become far too cold to sit in.

Likewise, the last thing we’re thinking about is installing or throwing open our existing patio doors.

But what if you could enjoy a cosy conservatory all year round? Right Frame in Beighton can add features to improve your existing conservatory or transform your home with a new high quality conservatory, built to last.

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Every project Right Frame undertakes is bespoke, so you can choose from a number of conservatory features, including Equinox Tiled Roofs and a variety of UPVC windows such as Velux.

All of Right Frame’s windows, doors and conservatory parts are supplied by Eurocell, the UK’s leading distributor, and because they are all manufactured to a high standard by Right Frame, you can be sure you are getting the best parts for the job.

Though Right Frame is a relatively new business, owner Robert Dawson has nearly 30 years of experience in trade and consultancy. After years of working for large companies, Robert became sick and tired of using inferior materials, so decided to take control by setting up his own business, Job Well Done.

In September 2015, Job Well Done joined forces with Robert’s new manufacturing business Right Frame, to provide everything from the design consultation, right up to completion.

“We take pride in what we do,” says Robert. “There are no sales people and I’m happy to come out to talk over the designs with clients. Every quote is individual and there’s no pressure.

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Right Frame offers a ten-year guarantee on their A-standard plastics and glass, as well as a genuine like for like quote, so they won’t be beaten on price or quality.

Come find out why Right Frame is a brand with an excellent reputation, built on recommendations by their Sheffield branch or by visiting www.rightframe.co.uk today.

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Something old, something new Just where – and why – did our modern wedding traditions originate?

Phoebe Seymour delves into the past.

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h, white weddings. Traditions such as the gorgeous dress, the towering cake, and walking down the aisle are what a brides-to-be’s dreams are made of.

It may sound like a cocktail for the perfect wedding ceremony now, but if you got hitched a few hundred years ago when these traditions were in their infancy, you’d probably find them less than romantic.

From warding off evil spirits, to stopping runaway brides, here are just a few of the reasons why we celebrate weddings in the way we do.

ORIGINS OF MARRIAGE So, why do we get married at all? The concept of marriage is about 4,350 years old.

Anthropologists believe that before then, families consisted of large groups (around 30) of loosely related people, with several male leaders sharing a number of women and children.

As hunter-gatherers started to settle into civilisations and nurture the land, they wanted smaller and more stable family units. Marriage’s primary purpose was to bind women to men, and guarantee that a man’s children were truly his.

The first recorded marriage ceremonies between one woman and one man date back to 2350 BC, in Mesopotamia. Over the following several hundred years, marriage evolved into an institution recognised by the ancient Hebrews, Greeks, and Romans. Interestingly, marriage had little to do with religion or love to begin with.

Love became a motivating factor during the Middle Ages, whilst marriage was accepted as a sacrament by the Catholic church in the 8th century. Marriage was then written into canon law at the Council of Trent in 1563.

It was only later that the western world started adopting the wedding traditions we know today.

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Contrary to popular belief, the white dress wasn’t chosen to represent the purity and innocence of the bride, but became fashionable after Queen Victoria wore white for her wedding.

Victoria (the trend-setting Kardashian of her time) wore a plain white dress to marry Prince Albert in 1840 simply because she liked the colour. But, she wasn’t the first... Mary Queen of Scots wore white to marry Dauphin François of France in 1558. However, this was considered scandalous at the time, as white was traditionally worn by royal ladies in mourning.

The veil and train, on the other hand, originated in Roman times. Roman brides were swaddled from head to toe in a gigantic flame-coloured veil called the flammeum as it was believed its fiery appearance would scare off evil spirits. Similarly, bouquets used to contain garlic and dill, and bridesmaids wore similar dresses to the bride to confuse and ward off evil spirits.

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THE CAKE

CHALLENGING TRADITIONS Some of our wedding traditions are so well established in our society, we forget about the loopholes and how fluid marriage laws can be. Here are a couple of examples of wedding customs tipped on their heads:

LEAP DAY According to an old Irish legend, St Brigid struck a deal with St Patrick to allow women to propose to men. The catch? They could only do so every four years on Leap Day – 29 February. Many women still think men should be the ones to do the proposing, but we say don’t wait for permission.

Be a leading lady... and don’t forget that there’s one this year!

There are several possible reasons why we have tiered wedding cakes. In Ancient Rome, bread was broken over the bride’s head to bring the couple good fortune and in Medieval England, cakes were stacked as high as possible for the bride and groom to kiss over.

From the mid-1600s, a bride’s pie was served at most weddings. It was considered rude and bad luck not to eat it. This was eventually replaced with a bride cake made of plums or fruit cake, symbolic of fertility and prosperity.

Two cakes were then made – one for the bride and one for the groom. The groom would have a fruit cake which was usually smaller than the brides, whilst the bride had a simple pound cake covered in white icing.

And this is where the trend-setting Queen Vic comes in again. Sugar was very expensive, so icing really showed off the social standing and wealth of the family. When Victoria used white icing on her cake, she coined the term Royal Icing.

The first modern, tiered wedding cake appeared at Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany’s wedding in 1882.

SOMETHING OLD, NEW, BORROWED AND BLUE This tradition is believed to date back to 1898 and comes from an Old English rhyme which says, “Something olde, something new, something borrowed, something blue, a sixpence in your shoe”, all of which are lucky charms carried by the bride on the big day.

Something old represents continuity; something new offers optimism for the future; something borrowed symbolises borrowed happiness; something blue stands for purity, love, and fidelity; and a sixpence in your shoe is a wish for good fortune and prosperity, although this last tradition does not seem to have stood the test of time.

In return, guests were traditionally given five prettily-wrapped almonds to represent fertility, longevity, wealth, health and happiness as favours. Nowadays, we tend to use anything from the classic sugared almonds, to CDs, to lottery tickets. www.regionalmagazine.co.uk

MEN WHO MARRIED MEN You may think gay marriage is a new concept, but you’d be wrong. Roman Emperor Nero, who ruled between 54 and 68AD, twice married men in formal wedding ceremonies.

Homosexual weddings were common in second and third century Rome, but worried many people including social commentator Juvenal, who pointed out that male “brides” would never be able to “hold their husbands by having a baby”, and the Romans outlawed formal homosexual unions in the year 342. It’s taken over 1600 years, but same sex marriage was finally legalised in the UK in 2014.

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PROMOTIONTHE SITWELL ARMS HOTEL

The Sitwell Secret Garden

The stunning backdrop of The Sitwell Arms Hotel is the perfect location for your wedding.

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ust imagine: it’s your wedding day and you and your partner are celebrating behind the beautiful backdrop of an 18th century manor, surrounded by six acres of lush landscaped grounds, a magnificent lake, a fountain and a romantic rose-orchard garden. More recently, we are fortunate to hire out our very own secret garden for more spectacular photographs.

All of this and more can be yours at The Sitwell Arms Hotel in Renishaw. Not only is it the perfect place for gorgeous wedding photos, but there is also a brilliant range of facilities and services to choose from to plan the perfect day.

Inside this grand hotel are two large function rooms, a dining area and a range of accommodation options including a honeymoon suite, four-poster bedrooms and family bedrooms. There’s also a Renishaw suite with two double bedrooms, which are great for the bride and her bridesmaids on her prewedding night.

If you’d like to extend your stay, there’s a restaurant, a gym and even a salon. The Sitwell Arms’ in-house hair and beauty salon offers bridal packages to suit all tastes and budgets.

They specialise in pamper days and hen party packages, allowing them to cater for everything you need for your special day – all under one roof.

The hotel is one of Sheffield and Chesterfield’s prime civil wedding, civil partnership and wedding venues. Over the years, it has built on its already established reputation for providing a first-class wedding service by providing flexibility and experience in designing wedding packages.

They have recently collaborated with various

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professional wedding service providers to offer quality facilities at value-for-money prices, with packages starting from as little as £2,000.

However, planning all the finer details of your big day can be a huge task, which is why Sitwell offers you your very own personal wedding coordinator. The wedding coordinators are professionals who strive to provide high standard wedding celebrations. The hotel’s banqueting menus and drinks packages are merely suggestions and the wedding team are more than happy to discuss your requirements to produce a tailor made package to suit your individuality.

And if you’re not even sure where to begin with your wedding plans, the hotel has regular wedding showcase evenings to inspire you and your partner. The next wedding showcase is on Thursday 14 July 2016, so come along and find out how The Sitwell Arms can help you create the wedding of your dreams. Entry is free.

They offer a range of wedding packages and have recently extended the popular VAT offer – hold your wedding day at The Sitwell Arms any time before 30 June 2016 and the hotel will take care of the VAT. This means you can save up to £500.

To book a personal tour with one of the team, or for more information on weddings and events at The Sitwell Arms Hotel, call 01246 435226, email info@sitwellarms.com or visit www.sitwellarms.com.

The Sitwell Arms Hotel 39 Station Road, Renishaw, Derbyshire, S21 3WF Tel: 01246 435226 www.sitwellarms.com

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With the new Spring/Summer season fast approaching now is the perfect time to book a party. We have some new collections arriving including gorgeous dresses from Closet, Diva, Amy Childs and more. To book you can contact me through Facebook, call or txt on 07776 197761 or email froxsheffield@hotmail.com - www.facebook.com/froxandshoes

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PROMOTIONTHE OLD RECTORY

Go bespoke... You can personalise every last detail at this unique, historic wedding venue.

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Sally and Matt “Every little detail was covered, you and your staff should feel proud of the job you did… fantastic service and a beautiful venue.”

teeped in history, the Old Rectory is one of South mingle with your guests Yorkshire’s most striking wedding venues. The beautiful over a glass of bucks fizz grade II listed stone building in Handsworth is tucked or Pimm’s in the large away in its own quiet grounds and could be Ballifield drawing room. mistaken for being in the middle of beautiful Then settle down to eat in countryside, yet it’s conveniently just a the spacious main hall, which short distance from the motorway and can later become the perfect Jason and the city centre. place for a band, alongside their wellDonna From the moment you pass under stocked bar.

“We could not the stone arch of the old coach house The Old Rectory hosts around 50 weddings a year and have asked for a to the front of the fine old Georgian possesses a history that stretches back 60 years, to the time it better day thanks rectory, which looks out across the lawn was converted from a private house. for making it so and garden, you will know you have One of the things that also makes the Old Rectory unique is special.” found your perfect wedding venue. their charity status. Tim says: “All the profits we generate at Their personal approach means you can weddings go back into the running of the building as a create a bespoke day. Centre manager and events community venue. We are home to over 30 different classes, co-ordinator, Tim Schafer, says: “We take a no-package from singing and art groups to yoga and belly dancers. We run approach. Every element, from chair covers and centrepieces to pensioner lunch clubs and toddler groups and all of this is food and drinks, are priced individually. We work with you to subsidised by the money made at weddings and parties.” pick and choose only the elements you want, to fit your budget The next community event is an Easter family fun day on the and taste.”

27 March 11am to 4pm, £1 entry per person. There will They can cater for anything from two to 200 guests and be over 20 market stalls of crafts and gifts, a free have a sit-down meal capacity for up to 140, although children’s craft area, ferret racing, licensed bar, Becky there is also an option to have a more informal buffet barbecue and children’s rides. and Rich for up to 200 people. With a choice of fine old “We had a The Old Rectory Georgian rooms, there is also plenty of choice for fantastic day and 402b Handsworth Road, Handsworth, the more intimate gatherings. the staff, food and Sheffield, S13 9BZ You can greet your guests on the red carpet, come venue were Tel: 0114 269 2537 through the French windows into the fine Georgian perfect.” www.orh.org.uk Bramley lounge, with its magnificent fireplace, and

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THE OLD RECTORY UNIQUE OCCASIONS Large Dance Floor Licensed Bar Beautiful Surroundings Excellent Catering Packages Now Available For Civil Weddings and Partnership Ceremonies

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on any Friday or Sunday wedding in 2016 or 2017 if you present this voucher at the time of booking.

Only one voucher per wedding, discount applies to room hire only, and is for new bookings only where this voucher is handed over before the £200 booking bond is paid. Voucher must be presented before 30th june 2016 to be valid. No photocopies only original vouchers are valid.

Tel: 0114 2692537 | Email: tim@orh.org.uk | Web: www.orh.org.uk The Old Rectory | 402b Handsworth Road | Handsworth | Sheffield | S13 9BZ

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BOLD AND BEAUTIFUL Despite his imaginative creations having taken the bridal market by storm, there’s much more to come from designer Ian Stuart, says Stephanie Burns.

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himsical, theatrical, flamboyant’. In three words, globally renowned bridal designer Ian Stuart perfectly sums up his signature style, a style that has been pored over by brides the world over for well over a decade and continues to attract great acclaim from both customer and peer.

Anyone who has taken even a passing interest in fashion or bridalwear will be familiar with Ian’s creations. Boldly taking his needle and thread where few have dared to venture, his more elaborate gowns wouldn’t look out of place in a Renaissance painting and are often held up as the pinnacle of bridal design. Deftly focused on fit, quality, styling and detail, each piece is a work of art inspired by three of the designer’s passions: old films, coffee table books and music.

I managed to grab a quick phone call with Ian at the beginning of the year as he was putting the finishing touches to his 2016/2017 collections – due for release in April – to discuss the highlights of his illustrious career.

In his line of work, days are anything but typical. In and amongst the designing, his time passes by in a whirlwind of meetings with fabric suppliers, modelling agencies, sales agents and jewellery designers, all the while cataloguing and storyboarding the fabrics, laces and trimmings he collects along the way. Days after we spoke, he embarked on one of his regular fabric-finding missions in Hong Kong, China and Taiwan.

From a young age, Ian was given a taste of a more international lifestyle than many children are. He was born in Holland in 1967 before moving to Manchester when he was five. Growing up, he adored theatre and the arts and almost signed up to acting school.

Instead, he studied design and graduated with a fashion degree from Berkshire College of Art and Design in 1989.

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of Bellville Sassoon – a Chelsea-based couture company that has counted Jackie Kennedy, Audrey Hepburn, Elizabeth Taylor and every member of the royal family except the Queen among its loyal clientele over the years – and chose, accordingly, to specialise in wedding dresses for his final project.

“It was a practical decision,” he admits. “I really wanted to do theatrical costumes but I realised that at that time there wasn’t that much work in it. Wedding dresses and eveningwear were the most similar things.”

At the age of 25, he secured a job at Sweetheart Gowns – in his words, ‘a big cheesy American bridalwear company’ – where he worked for ten years, winning Wedding Dress Designer of the Year in the USA – a major achievement for an English designer – in the process.

In 2002, having moved back to London, Ian set about creating his eponymous company along with fellow designer Peter Tague. “We converted a spare bedroom in the house, started up very small, made a collection, went to show it at a show in Germany and got a full order book. At that moment it [went] from being a dream into ‘this is really tangible and we now have to finance these orders and put them into production and actually make these dresses’.

So it made it very, very real.”

The Collection Designed by Ian Stuart launched the following year in West Dulwich and has since earned Ian the Bridal Designer of the Year award five times. “Seeing [my own company] get off the ground was a really proud moment because I felt that finally I was free and I didn’t have the restrictions and constraints that working for another company has. You only have to answer to yourself.”

Ian’s dresses aren’t for every bride; it takes a strong personality and style to pull off his more daring designs. Just take his best-ever selling flower bomb dress as a case in point.

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A preview of next season

encompassing all the magic ‘Ian Stuart’ ingredients, burst onto the bridal scene in 2011 and was an instant hit. Such was its success, it featured in the 2014 wedding dress exhibition at the Victoria & Albert Museum alongside dresses worn by Kate Moss, Dita Von Teese and Camilla Parker Bowles.

His latest collections, while still heavily featuring this signature style, have travelled in a more demure direction, with 1950s-inspired short styles and dresses with smoother, cleaner silhouettes. They latter may look easier to make than their frothier counterparts, but Ian admits they Riviera takes the current collection were even more challenging. “Those in a more demure direction dresses look the simplest but they’re every bride to visit a boutique to find the right style rather than actually the most difficult because the draping is so complicated scouring the internet. “You need to be able to see what you’re and the dresses are so plain, you can’t hide any mistakes with going to buy in reality and you need to be able to look inside it decorations,” he admits.

In April, he’ll no doubt wow yet again with a new shape of dress and know that it’s got the correct construction that’s going to flatter your body,” he says. that would look as good down the aisle as it would on the red “When a girl goes into a bridal salon, she’s given expert advice carpet. Alongside these Oscar-worthy designs, he’s also been by the sales consultants that will give her guidance and help to experimenting with some interesting fabric and lace combinations. eliminate the dresses that are not working for her. The internet is And his love affair with colour continues with some multi-coloured not going to be able to fit you in the dress and do your alterations. pastel creations that only he could pull off with style.

It’s not going to advise you on bridesmaid colours and how to pull Unsurprisingly, given his passion for theatre and music, Ian’s it all together. I think it also ruins the whole experience for the favourite job is presenting these new collections and showcasing bride because it’s a once-in-a-lifetime thing and it should be a them with a good dose of his trademark flamboyance. “There’s pleasurable experience.” always a runway show that’s just happened, then there’s the next For a man who has dedicated his life to ensuring women look one to plan ahead for so that’s constantly on my mind,” he says. “I and feel their very best on one of the most important days of their love perfecting that. I love the whole presentation of it, from the life, it’s easy to see why he remains so passionate about doing music to the set design to the styling of the models.” things the right way. And still, no matter how many brides have Since 2007, these shows have not only featured his bridalwear sashayed down the aisle on their big day in an Ian Stuart gown, the but also his much-loved occasionwear collection Ian Stuart designer has never tired of seeing it happen.

London. And it is these two pillars of Ian’s career that led him to “I feel really happy and proud that somebody had so much launch his first flagship store, Blewcoat, last June, which was choice but they ended up getting one of [my dresses] when there officially opened by the man who gave Ian his break, David are so many other ones to choose from,” he says. “That feeling Sassoon. when you see someone in one of your designs, it never goes Whether brides are shopping at Blewcoat or one of the away.” boutiques hand-selected exclusively by Ian to stock his dresses – or, indeed, when buying any wedding dress – Ian is outspoken Visit www.ianstuart-bride.com to find your nearest stockist. about his dislike for online wedding dress shopping and implores

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The SLC is a much more attractive proposition than its predecessor, though the rearend still looks like it was conceived by an American. The interior quality has been raised up a notch too.

The engines available range from a 1.6-litre petrol with 156hp (SLC 180) up to a 3.0litre biturbo V6 producing 367hp (SLC 43). It’s even available with a 2.2-litre diesel which is incredibly efficient yet scarily powerful. Available in dealerships from April.

At the beginning of 2016, Daimler AG, the company which owns the Smart brand is releasing a convertible version of its tiny twoseater city car, the fortwo.

The ordinary car is by no means the manliest motor on our roads, and the removal of the roof certainly won’t put a stop to that, but it’s so against the grain and so totally honest that it’ll put a smile on your face on every journey.

The fabric roof is electrically adjustable and the roof side bars can be removed and stored in the car’s folding tailgate without compromising on available boot space.

A 1.0-litre 71hp or 0.9-litre 90hp turbo petrol will be available from launch.

Prices start at £13,265, approximately £2,000 more than the equivalent hard-top.

Bare necessities If you’ve ever had the burning desire to own the UK’s fastest pick-up truck, which houses enough power to turn the Earth’s axis on its head, then you’re in luck; the Maloo LSA has been given the steroid treatment.

For 2016 the Maloo LSA will now produce figures of 529hp and 495lb ft of torque from its 6.2-litre V8 motor – up from 425hp and 420lb ft of torque. That’s a substantially noticeable increase and one we certainly welcome. It’s basically the same unit you’d find in the mad Camaro ZL1 muscle car. Some bragging rights right there.

Other changes include a subtle exterior design change and it now comes as standard with launch control, a limited slip differential, sat-nav, Bluetooth and an Onyx leather trim.

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