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Whether you’re a die-hard gym fanatic or less than inclined to break a sweat, the moment you become engaged is likely a time in which you decide to kick your fitness routine into high gear. You want to look extraordinary in that wedding gown after all, right? Before you go booking every workout available on ClassPass, the first step toward your pre-wedding fitness goals is ensuring you have a robust assortment of active to get you through those upcoming sweat sessions.

Before you start working on your fitness, decide what pieces you need for your favorite workouts. If your workout attire consists only of ratty T-shirts and sweats, we highly suggest a total overhaul. For yoga, Pilates, or barre class, stock up on bras, tops, and bottoms suited to light impact activity. Love to weightlift or spin? Fitted leggings and tops with moisture wicking properties will guarantee a top-rated performance. Into high impact workouts like running or boxing? Go for breathable pieces with technical fibers when you’re breaking a major sweat. For outdoor activities, make sure you own extra layers like a long-sleeves or water-resistant fabrics if inclement weather strikes.

AS the first runner-up in the Miss Global pageant this year, Bahamian beauty queen Tenielle Adderley is about to travel around the world to engage in charitable fundraisers while promoting the beauty, intelligence and charm of women everywhere.

#Tenielle, who won second place in Miss Global last month in Cambodia, will join reigning queen Barbara Vitorelli from Brazil on those trips.

Nearly two years ago, when his then 26-year-old daughter told him about her plans to marry her Muslim friend, a Ghaziabad-based businessman was against the match. “Considering the present environment in the country, my concern was about the children’s safety. The same concerns were shared by his family members,” he said.

On Friday afternoon, the marriage took place under the Special Marriage Act in Ghaziabad — with the consent of both the families.

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The first thought that newly engaged brides-to-be have is starting their search for their perfect wedding dress. Most women have dreamed of their big day all their lives, and the pressure to find the wedding dress that matches those dreams is unreal. Although planning the wedding and finalising the design of the dress is a fun process, for many it can be extremely stressful and confusing. Relax! De-stress and enjoy the experience.

For Leah Dickerson Andrews, nursing has taken a different direction.

She said she has known since her teen years what her chosen profession would be. “When I was 16 years old, my grandmother was in and out of the hospital with congestive heart failure and I saw what the nurses did for her. It became a calling.”

October is the global equivalent of a new year for fashion lovers. Already we’ve seen great fashion come out of the international fashion week and have been excited to see what our favourite designers from our favourite fashion capitals had in store for us. Even more, Guardian Life cannot wait to see what our homegrown designers offer for the new fashion season at the Lagos Fashion and Design Week happening next week and the Guaranty Trust Bank Fashion Weekend sometime in November.

For the newbies for whom this is their very first fashion season, here are few tricks to make the best of the festivities.

I have to touch one before I can believe it isn’t real. Before me is a garland of leaves, flowers and berries, with each element as delicate and nuanced as the real thing.

I am in a cake-decoration studio, not a florist’s. The flowers before me are ‘sugar art’, with each petal carefully created, before each flower is painstakingly constructed from several, dozens or even hundreds of petals. The whole garland is then arranged with a precision that belies its natural appearance.

If your last name is Waterhouse, chances are you know a thing or two about the races. So when we heard that Kate Waterhouse, the stylish daughter of Gai, was in town for the inaugural TAB Everest Day at Royal Randwick, we tapped the Spring Racing Royal for her beauty and fashion go-to’s, along with her tried and trusted tips for making it through race day in style.

What trends are you predicting to be everywhere by the track this season?

As we round out the traditional wedding season, you might be faced with a daunting task after saying “I do:” changing your last name!

It can be a cumbersome process, but if you create a list of all the places you need to change your name and stick to it, you might have an easier time.

If you walk into a boutique called Vasundhara, tucked away in a high-rise on Kolkata’s tony Alipore Road, you might just see a petite lady poring over her workstation sketching intricate motifs and occasionally looking up to answer queries. That would be Vasundhara Mantri, the design brain behind the popular artificial jewellery brand in the city for the past 15 years. As you continue to watch, you will probably notice that her inspiration comes from bounteous nature. Drawings of bugs, bees, butterflies, peacocks, parrots and flowers, the mainstay of her design ideology, are all around. Mantri believes in innovatively incorporating both traditional and contemporary elements in her designs.

As we chat, my eyes keep gravitating towards the copper bees gracing her earlobes, a fun adornment that is exquisite in its craftsmanship. “This was from my last collection, a line that was inspired by the prettiness of bugs, bees and butterflies. I experimented with textures for an enhanced look,” Mantri explains, showing off a statement neck-piece that resembles a twig with insects stationed on each branch. Varnished in gold, the ornament, says the designer, is a favourite with young girls for wedding parties and cocktail dos.

Why Beatrice Borromeo is the stylish, down-to-earth royal you need to know about

Beatrice Borromeo was on holiday in Mallorca last week, watching husband Pierre Casiraghi compete in a sailing tournament; wearing denim shorts and a classic white shirt, her outfit was an example of her easy, chic vacation style. It's the latest in a summer of stylish looks which have subsequently piqued the interest.

Just a little more than a week ago, Julianne Hough married professional hockey player Brooks Laich, and the two lovebirds are deep into the honeymoon phase—quite literally. The twosome jetted off to an idyllic island in paradise, living the newlywed life. But back here, in reality, we still can’t stop swooning over the magical fairytale moments.

Thanks to Julianne’s BFF and bridesmaid Nina Dobrev, the details continue to come forward. On Friday, the actress wrote a lengthy tribute to the happy couple that will have you in tears on Instagram, and, now, the Vampire Diaries alum let it be known that Hough’s wedding was the first time she fulfilled the role of bridesmaid.

It was love at first dribble for Ben McCleskey and Avery Armstrong.

The duo met face-to-face during an Atlanta Hawks Tinder-themed date night in Jan. 2015, and the two Shorter University students have been dating since ever since.

Pink and Carey Hart celebrated their 11th wedding anniversary back in January, but there are still a few things you probably don't know about their big day. For starters, the couple exchanged "I dos" in a nondenominational beach ceremony in Costa Rica. "We just love the beach, so we knew we wanted it to be at the beach," Pink told People in 2006. "We wanted it very fun and nontraditional. We're spiritual, but we're not religious. It was about being with our closest friends and family and having a very fun and loose party," Carey added. Keep reading for more fun facts.

Pink didn't wear a wedding dress. Instead, the singer opted for an ivory Monique Lhuillier top and skirt complete with a black sash tied around her waist. "I wanted to make Carey's heart stop for a second," Pink said.

Ashley Boyce and Matt Sachs first locked eyes at Queen’s University during a business case competition. “It was so nerdy,” says Boyce. They started dating in Toronto after Boyce graduated in 2007, and relocated to New York City’s West Village for work in 2010 (she’s a brand manager for Unilever, and he’s a consultant for PwC), where they still reside. The night before a six-day trip to Los Angeles and Palm Springs in 2014, Sachs decorated their entire apartment with photos of the two of them (including the first photo of them together at Queen’s in 2004). “It was back when Homeland was really popular, so when I arrived at our apartment door plastered in photos of us, I thought, ‘I’m either going to get engaged or I’m going to get murdered,’” Boyce says. Luckily, it was the first one, and the pair spent a blissful holiday together before coming back to Toronto and surprising their parents with the news on Christmas day.

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In part four of Catalyst Wedding Co. editor Liz Susong's new weekly column devoted to the feminist bride, she dives headfirst into the history of bridal parties. Liz investigates here.

This is no holier-than-thou sermon about my enlightened approach to bridal parties. I have a confession to make: when it comes to making demands of friends on behalf of one’s wedding, I was a bit of a pain-in-the-butt myself. I was pretty conscientious about reducing financial demands on my social worker-type friends (although surely the expenses were not insignificant), but looking back, I was, what one might accurately perceive to be, an emotional vampire. My wedding could be described as: suburban-raised, former gifted child listens exclusively to Mumford & Sons for entire year before celebrating marriage to similarly over-educated spouse via country barnraising. Yeah, you know the type.

A woman who could not stand the displeasure of seeing her husband marry a second wife will not be deterred by distance in her determination to disrupt the wedding ceremony.

38-year-old Yaa Asantewaa tells Nhyira News she has been married to Kofi Asante for 16 years and supported him to put up a house at Apatarpa in Kumasi.

When you reach that certain age, wedding invites come flooding in the mail. In some cases, you'll proudly stand beside the couple and for others you fret over the perfect outfit for that single Instagram-worthy snapshot with your plus-one.

Luckily, today there's much less pressure to get dressed to the nines for the big day. Wedding guest attire has become much more casual.

Wedding planning is stressful, not to mention expensive. Trying to coordinate multiple vendors and ensuring every detail is just right can take a toll on even the most organized bride (or groom).

Wouldn’t it be amazing if you could do one-stop shopping for your wedding without even leaving your house? Turns out you can! Amazon has officially introduced a Wedding Shop as part of its Handmade site. Launched in 2015, Amazon’s Handmade has a plethora of genuine handcrafted items including jewelry, artwork, furniture, and now — everything you need for a beautiful wedding.

Remember when we collectively freaked out about Samira Wiley and Lauren Morelli getting married and were so excited about the first photo released of their Palm Springs wedding? The one of them both wearing 100% flawless custom Christian Siriano designs?

To our relief, Martha Stewart Weddings published more exclusive photos of the Orange Is the New Black couple's wedding in its summer issue. And, we're not gonna lie, their March 25 bash looks like a party we'd love to attend. You see, some people are confetti-shy (all that clean-up, all that stuff in your hair), but we're not some people. We relish a good Technicolor-paper shower. Or a glitter shower. Really, anything with a rainbow theme and a fun DJ.