When choosing a tailored wedding suit – Follow these top tips in Australia

When choosing a tailored wedding suit - Follow these top tips in Australia

If you’re lucky enough to have found the love of your life, then it’s time to celebrate – because your wedding day is just around the corner! As the groom, you may think that most of the planning will fall on your soon-to-be bride, but don’t forget – you have some important tasks to tackle too. Remember, this day is just as significant for you, and you’ll want to look your absolute best standing next to your stunning bride.

In all likelihood, you’ve already been asked to pick out your own suit, with a few pointers given by your future wife. If there was ever a time when you shouldn’t be attempting to cut corners when it comes to cost, this is definitely it. You need to invest in tailored wedding suits if you want to look your best, and you want this to be a suit that you can wear on occasion, afterwards. It can be difficult knowing what to do, because there are so many choices. The following are some top tips that will help you to pick wisely.

  • Don’t leave it until the last moment – You may think that from your engagement to your wedding day is a long way off, and a year is a long time. You wouldn’t believe how quickly this year can catch up with you, and this is why you need to start searching for your tailored suit as soon as possible. You may leave other things in your life until tomorrow, but in this case, you need to start early and not leave it until the last moment.
  • Set yourself a budget – You need to talk to your fiancée to come to an agreement about how much money is to be spent on your suit. A tailored suit does cost a little bit more, but it’s a very smart investment. If you’re thinking of choosing a suit off the rack, get that notion out of your head immediately, because other people may be wearing the same suit at your wedding, and it probably won’t fit you very well. Set your budget, talk to your tailor and he’ll create the perfect suit for you.
  • There are so many choices – Some see this as a positive thing, while others see it as a negative. Having too many choices can sometimes make it difficult to decide on one. There are many different materials from which to choose, different buttons and fasteners, different patterns when it comes to the internal lining and so many other options. Use this to your advantage, and try everything that’s available. Talk to your fiancée, but there’s nothing to say that you have to stick with the traditional plain black or plain blue suit.

If you stick to the above three bits of advice, there’s no reason to believe that you won’t choose wisely. Start your search early, make good choices and stay within your budget. Your experienced tailor is there to help; pay attention to their useful advice.

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Win the ultimate Valentine’s steak and chips kit

Win the ultimate Valentine's steak and chips kit

After a break from running our monthly competition, we’re back with a bang. Ross & Ross are our February partners and are offering one of our readers an ultimate Valentine’s steak and chips kit.

Founded in 2011, Ross & Ross are award-winning food producers who have supplied the likes of Harrods and Daylesford Organic. In addition to their steak & chips kit, they have created curing and barbecue kits for meat and fish and roast dinner kits. They even have a range of products for vegetarians.

The kit contains 8 foodie products to help you create the ultimate, restaurant-quality steak & chips. The items have been sourced from small British businesses located in & around the Cotswolds. Each product in the kit has been specifically selected from what they know their customers love and what ingredients go perfectly with steak & chips.

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The kit includes a Valentine’s Day gift tag for you to write your own love note on the back. In addition, there’s a step-by-step guide and recipe card, helping you to cook your Valentine’s dinner to perfection.

Ultimate Valentine's steak and chips kit leaflet

Just add meat and potatoes, glasses of robust red wine or fizz… and dollop of love!

Ultimate Valentine's steak & chips kit with meat and potatoes

Below is a short clip of the Ross & Ross Valentine’s steak and chips kit being ‘unboxed’. To enter to win a kit of your own, just tell us in the comments section below what your ultimate Valentine’s Day entails.

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Price Points: New year’s eve party kits

New year's eve party kits

Again, New Year’s Eve is going to be a little different to the norm. Thanks to COVID-19, there won’t be celebrations in pubs or nightclubs. Here are a few New Year’s Eve party kits to help get the house party started. We’ve listed the contents of each set, so you know what you’ll get.

If your plans are anything like ours, the ultimate self-care set (#3) is the one that’s going to be the most suitable!

  1. New Year’s party kit – 8 guests: £19.99, Party Pieces
    • 4 x Party hats
    • 4 x New Year headbands
    • 8 x Black Hawaiian leis
    • 8 x Squawkers
  2. New Year’s Eve party in a box: £36.80, NOTHS
    • 1 x gold foil party curtain
    • 8 x white and gold pin wheels
    • 1 x Happy New Year banner
    • 1 x pack of gold glitter table stars
    • 6 x shot cups
    • 6 x party blowers
    • 6 x mini party hats
    • 1 x pack of gold party props
    • 1 x cheers champagne bottle balloon
    • 6 x Happy New Year latex balloons
  3. New Year’s Eve ultimate self-care gift set: £47.36, Etsy
    • 8oz scented bubble bath
    • 6oz scented lotion
    • 3oz scented mini candle
    • Gold martini scented bath bomb
    • Louffa

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New Year’s Eve ultimate self care gift set
New Year’s Eve ultimate self care gift set
£47.36
New Year’s Eve party in a box
New Year’s Eve party in a box
£36.80
New Year’s party kit – 8 guests
New Year’s party kit – 8 guests
£19.99
New Year’s Eve ultimate self care gift set
New Year’s Eve ultimate self care gift set
£47.36
New Year’s Eve party in a box
New Year’s Eve party in a box
£36.80
New Year’s party kit – 8 guests
New Year’s party kit – 8 guests
£19.99
New Year’s Eve ultimate self care gift set
New Year’s Eve ultimate self care gift set
£47.36
New Year’s Eve party in a box
New Year’s Eve party in a box
£36.80
New Year’s party kit – 8 guests
New Year’s party kit – 8 guests
£19.99
New Year’s Eve ultimate self care gift set
New Year’s Eve ultimate self care gift set
£47.36
New Year’s Eve party in a box
New Year’s Eve party in a box
£36.80
New Year’s party kit – 8 guests
New Year’s party kit – 8 guests
£19.99
New Year’s Eve ultimate self care gift set
New Year’s Eve ultimate self care gift set
£47.36
New Year’s Eve party in a box
New Year’s Eve party in a box
£36.80
New Year’s party kit – 8 guests
New Year’s party kit – 8 guests
£19.99

Price Points: New Year’s Eve bubbly

Selection of New Year's Eve bubbly | H is for Home

What are you doing on New Year’s Eve? We’ll be having a quiet one at home, probably watching a film and then maybe Jools Holland’s Hootenanny on the box. We’ll be enjoying a bottle or two of New Year’s Eve bubbly listening to the fireworks going off around the neighbourhood.

We can heartily recommend all the bottles featured below – we’ve personally tested them ourselves! Who needs to spend hundreds of pounds on Cristal Champagne and the like? These are excellent value and taste great!

What’s your tipple of choice on New Year’s Eve?

  1. Wm Morrison Vintage Cava Brut: £6.50, Morrisons
  2. Astoria Corderie Prosecco Di Valdobbiadene Extra Dry: £11.25 Gerrard Seel
  3. Tesco Finest Vintage Champagne: £25, Tesco