Dear Reader, Last week I had the pleasure of attending Conde Nast’s Brides The Show in Islington. If you’ve never been, it’s a fun evening or day out with gorgeous wedding flowers, fabulous cakes and so many pretty things to enjoy. My companions were two lovely ladies who are also both bridal experts: Sally Laycock, designer of… Continue reading The prettiest wedding flowers and cakes, at ‘Brides The Show’.
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Vintage lace wedding dresses – featuring gorgeous Felicity!
Dear Reader, As our Bride of the Week is Felicity, I thought we’d take a minute to look again at the beautiful lace she is wearing… For this 1930s inspired Butterfly dress from my Heavenly Collection, we use a family firm of lacemakers in Nottingham. They have been producing some of the world’s finest lace… Continue reading Vintage lace wedding dresses – featuring gorgeous Felicity!
Felicity in BUTTERFLY 1930s-style lace wedding dress… Our Bride of the Week.
Dear Reader, Big congratulations today to lovely Felicity, my newest Real Vintage Bride… For her recent wedding to Luke, Felicity chose Butterfly, a 1930s-style wedding dress from my Heavenly Collection… Butterfly is based on an original 1930s lace wedding dress. With its mermaid skirt, and waterfall frill at the neck it is wonderfully dreamy. Felicity looks… Continue reading Felicity in BUTTERFLY 1930s-style lace wedding dress… Our Bride of the Week.
Vintage Bride of the Week: Stunning Selina in 1940s ‘Bette’ Wedding Dress
Dear Reader, Bride of the week is Selina, stunning in 1940s wedding dress Bette from my Heavenly Collection. Selina has a wonderful figure. And the Bette dress with its lower back suited her so beautifully… Groom Joe agreed completely. In Selina’s words… “The day was amazing and everything was perfect from start to finish. Joe loved… Continue reading Vintage Bride of the Week: Stunning Selina in 1940s ‘Bette’ Wedding Dress
A POP video, vintage wedding style!
Dear Reader, Remember the cute photoshoot featuring my 1950s and 1960s wedding dresses, from last week…? Well, I thought you might enjoy a sneaky peek behind-the-scenes. It’s really interesting to see what goes into making it all happen! So here’s a fun short movie of the day… Thanks again to everyone involved (full credits below). And… Continue reading A POP video, vintage wedding style!
Vintage Bride of the Week: Stephanie in 1960s lace and chiffon wedding dress.
Dear Reader, There’s an Autumn nip in the air today. So I’m going to share these gorgeous pics from real vintage bride Stephanie… Stephanie married last Winter in the idyllic setting of Bloomington, Indiana. Stephanie is such a delightful girl and I was really pleased to meet her charming parents, Steve and Jane, who flew… Continue reading Vintage Bride of the Week: Stephanie in 1960s lace and chiffon wedding dress.
1950s & 1960s wedding dresses – Vintage gets a Pop vibe!
Dear Reader, After so much slinky glamour, I thought it’d be fun to try a very different look for your vintage wedding dress. Today, let’s go POP! 1950s and 1960s wedding dresses can be so flirty and pretty, with a great pop feel. You can play this down, and keep it chic and simple. Or dress them up… Continue reading 1950s & 1960s wedding dresses – Vintage gets a Pop vibe!
Real Vintage Bride Harry, in 1930s-style vintage wedding dress.
Dear Reader, I couldn’t wait to give you a preview of this stunning bride… Harry is a fashion PR, so she really knows what looks good! For her vintage wedding dress, she chose 1930s-style Angel. I know you’ll agree she looks fabulous in it. Harry – her full name is Angharad – has just married… Continue reading Real Vintage Bride Harry, in 1930s-style vintage wedding dress.
It’s all about 1940s glamour! With two lovely new vintage brides.
Dear Reader Thanks for all your gorgeous comments on the new Dorothy dress, the latest 1940s style from my Heavenly Collection. I’m so pleased you like her… Today I have two beautiful new brides to share. Both wear original 1940s vintage lace wedding dresses. And both look so stunning – so elegant and glamorous. First Rhiannon…… Continue reading It’s all about 1940s glamour! With two lovely new vintage brides.
Introducing new DOROTHY, 1940s wedding dress in fine Chantilly lace.
Dear Reader, Ah, September, and back to school for us all… I hope you enjoyed a delightful Summer. I’ve saved up something rather special to show you for the new season: My new 1940s-inspired lace wedding dress. Ta-dah, here she is..! …As you may remember, I’m loving all things 1940s at the moment. (I’ll be doing a little round-up… Continue reading Introducing new DOROTHY, 1940s wedding dress in fine Chantilly lace.