A bride is suing a designer after her £2,000 wedding dress came about on her big day leaving her semi naked at the altar.

The 30-year-old woman, who cannot be named due to Italian privacy laws, claims her big day was ruined by the poor stitching, which left her backside on display.

According to the writ the bride was left in tears while friends and relatives either giggled or gawped while the priest was left not knowing where to look.

The Carry On style incident happened at Chiavari on the Italian Riviera, close to where Wayne Rooney tied the knot last month with Coleen McLoughlin - who wore a £200,000 Marchesa gown. Details of the writ emerged after an initial hearing at the civil court in nearby Genoa chaired by judge Pasqual Grasso.

The woman is claiming damages of £20,000 from the designer who was not named but is based at Rapallo, twenty miles from Chiavari.

Yesterday her lawyer Alberto Figone said:’This was supposed to be the biggest day of my client’s life but it turned out to be the worst, her wedding was ruined. ‘She was left extremely embarrassed because the stitching of her dress came apart at the altar, slid down and revealed her bottom to the whole congregation.

‘The priest concluded the ceremony and the couple were married but off course she was not able to take any proper photographs of the ceremony because she was semi naked.

‘As a result she has decided to sue the shop in Rapallo that made the dress for moral damages as well as financial damages and the request is 23,000 euros.’ The incident happened in 2006 but has only just come to court - was followed by more bad news for the bride - she has now separated from her husband.

Lesson learned? At your dress fittings, check to see if there are any seams coming apart and walk around in your dress!!

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Carrie Underwood wore this Georges Chakra white lace dress to the 2007 American Music Awards and received mixed reviews. The high collared halter can be seen in the Spring 2009 St. Pucchi wedding gown collection, although the gown is longer and slightly different in detail. With a halter like that, there’s no need to accessorize because the necklace is built into the gown!

“The Bachelor” is a bachelor no more. Andrew Firestone, star of the ABC-TV reality show, married Serbian model and actress Ivana Bozilovic Saturday, Firestone’s publicist Alisha Mahon told The Associated Press.

“We’re so happy right now, we can hardly stand it,” the couple said in a statement to Usmagazine.com, which first reported the nuptials.

Firestone and Bozilovic wed at St. Mark’s in the Valley Episcopal Church in Los Olivos, the central coast town where Firestone’s family winery is based.

Firestone’s 2003 proposal to Jen Schefft on the third season of “The Bachelor” was watched by millions and led to months of tabloid chatter afterward until the couple’s breakup.

His engagement to Bozilovic was announced in October.

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A modern couple can really reveal their personalities when designing their wedding invitations. So, if you want something that is fresh, innovative, and original, the above contemporary designs are great examples! The first on the left was designed by the couple themselves, using browns, whites, greens, and golds throughout their wedding. The cool, contemporary wedding on the right was set out by the sky blue and lime green paper invitations written in retro, sans serif typeface. To complement the invitations, beautiful chocolate envelopes were used.

myweddingfavors.com just posted these new “I Love Hue!” personalized cocktail napkins that come in a multitude of colors: red, charcoal, pink, hot pink, white, lime, lavender, sky blue, purple, ivory, burgundy. In addition, you can choose from 8 gold or silver foil design options (click here to view them).

Details..details. A definate nice touch.

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