Did you know this weekend is the most popular weekend in the UK calendar for people to get married. The Saturday closest to July 21st is traditionally the most popular wedding day of the year which means we will hopefully see lots of wedding cars running through the High Street this weekend heading for the local churches and wedding reception venues.

And as it is now estimated that almost one in five women who get married are pregnant at the time of their wedding, the demand for maternity wedding dresses is getting stronger all the time.

Following the recent royal wedding, at Simply Maternity we are seeing an upsurge in the demand for strapless dresses that have a lace cover which balances out any growing bumps both for the bride, bridesmaids and even for the guests (though not so much in white).

This trend has recently be seen on celebrity pregnant brides including Lilly Allen who looked fabulous in her lace creation at her recent wedding.

Thanks to the emotion we all felt at the wedding of William and Kate, romance is definitely becoming more popular again, and with the resurgence of feeling after the royal tour of Canada, there has been a huge growth in the number of engagements over recent months.

So if you are pregnant and are attending a wedding either as the bride or a guest, see our full range of maternity wear on our site http://tinyurl.com/3o94lry and look your best when you head to one of our fabulous marlow churches, and we wish everyone getting married this weekend the very best of luck - let's just hope the weather is good to us all.