SHOPPERS will be able to get some wedding tips at a fair this month.

The eighth wedding fair at the MetroCentre, Gateshead, will run from next Friday to Sunday.

It will be attended by more than 50 exhibitors.

Spring styles and bridalwear from retailers including Cream, Marks and Spencer, Monsoon and Confetti Bridal will be launched during a series of fashion shows hosted by Century FM's Lisa Shaw.

Shoppers will also be able to visit the Rimmel Roadshow in Exhibition Square, where they can talk to professional makeup artists.

A free discount voucher booklet, containing more than 40 offers, will be available from customer service desks.

Karen Carr, marketing manager, said: "The malls will be full of lots of exciting new ideas."

Fashion shows will take place during the afternoons