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Marriage Proposal Ideas

Proposals can be quite daunting whether you are sure they will say yes or not! But you can be sure the story of said proposal will be told to friends, family and strangers for years to come.  In some ways the proposal can be more important than the big day itself with some women dreaming of the most amazing statement to rival the next. But some are very happy to have a simple relaxed romantic proposal over roast chicken like Harry and Meghan. Whichever way it goes, it will always be special to you. Here are a few of our...

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Obligatory School Photo

It’s that time of year when the obligatory first-day-back-to-school photo appears all over social media. Generally outside the front door with our little darlings looking fresh as a daisy with a new hair cut, new shoes, matching book bag to lunch box and clothes three sizes too big to last them the first term! It might be their first day at primary school, first day in secondary school or first day in a new year, but the one thing in common is all of the photos are of beaming children excited for their next new chapter.  But what is so...

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Festival Weddings

With the Festival season in full swing, its all about creating memories! Now they may be booze fuelled memories and all of a slight haze, but you can guarantee they will consist of the following; meeting new friends, singing and dancing to your heart's content, listening to new bands or a rendition of a favourite song, trekking through miles of mud on your way back to your tent or even crowd surfing…ok this one might not be true!  These memories will last a lifetime and they will stay with you forever. But for the select few festival goers they take...

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What is recycled leather?

Here at BeGolden nearly all of our products are made from recycled leather. Recycled leather you say, what actually is that?  Recycled leather is a composite of shredded discarded leather collected from the manufacturing of clothes, shoes, boots, handbags, furniture etc. These shreds are then mixed together with a binding agent and produced into sheets of different thicknesses and then coated into any given colour. Different textures can be added for a tactile smooth finish or an interesting textured look.  In terms of leather thickness, we use a thick board for our albums to keep them stiff and durable so...

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