70s vintage lace wedding dress for beautiful Boho bride Kahly, please scroll down to see more.
Thank you so much for the use of these beautiful wedding photos by http://www.lisajane-photography.com/blog/. Taken from London-bride.com with thanks to Charley Beard. Dear Reader, browsing the internet and looking at lovely wedding blogs (which it has to be said I spend far too much time doing ), I often find girls wearing a Heavenly […]
A GUIDE TO VINTAGE LACE WEDDING DRESSES Part 2: the story of modern lace
Dear Reader I didn’t realise how much I love vintage lace until I started sourcing the perfect fabrics for my own collection of vintage inspired wedding dresses. My search took me to specialist ateliers all over the world, where I became completely absorbed in the beauty of the vintage and reproduction lace I saw. On […]
Meet my new 1950s-style wedding dress: ‘Dorothy’
Dear Reader Drum roll please… Meet ‘Dorothy’, the latest in my Heavenly Collection of vintage-inspired wedding dresses… ‘Dorothy’ 1950s style wedding dress, new to the Heavenly Collection Dorothy is a new version of my 1950s-style Blanche dress. Dorothy features a full length, more A-line skirt to give a softer look. A really versatile dress, Dorothy […]
Molly, stunning in a 1960s wedding dress by Priscilla of Boston
Dear Reader Today I’d like to share some pictures from beautiful vintage bride Molly. Molly was married last Summer in a stunning 1960s wedding dress. With its gorgeous lace, elegant high neck and long sleeves, the dress has all the hallmarks and details to suggest it is by renowned American designer Priscilla of Boston. Priscilla […]
Charlie’s original 1950s lace wedding dress, and a vintage-inspired wedding that’s a real family affair!
Dear Reader, Today I’d like to share some pictures from Charlie, one of my lovely real vintage brides. For her Summer wedding to Liam, Charlie wore a gorgeous 1950s lace vintage wedding dress, with fitted bodice, elegant full-length lace sleeves and scooped neckline. As you can see, she looked fabulous – the dress could have […]
Vintage wedding dresses, and vintage-inspired jewellery
Dear Reader You may remember a sneak preview of this photo-shoot from a few weeks ago…? Jeweller Judith Brown recently used some of my vintage wedding dresses to help launch her latest collection of pretty vintage-inspired bridal accessories. ‘Violette’ 1930s inspired wedding dress from my Heavenly Collection Model wears Heavenly Vintage Brides original 1950s wedding […]
A Fun Day Out at the Bristol Vintage Wedding Fair
Dear Reader On Sunday I had the most enjoyable day out at the Bristol Vintage Wedding Fair, which takes place every year at Bristol Zoo. It’s one of my favourite events in the vintage wedding dresses’ calendar. The fair is organised by Ali, a most lovely and well organised lady, and is always a great […]
A tribute to Katie, brave and beautiful bride
Dear Reader This week I received some very sad news, that one of my lovely brides had succumbed to cancer. So I’d like to write a small tribute to Katie. It is a great privilege to be involved in someone’s wedding at such a happy time in their life. And I meet many lovely girls. […]
Meet the new Violette – my 1930s style wedding dress with lace features!
Dear Reader As promised, I have something new to reveal today: I am very excited to introduce the new Violette. This lovely dress is a new variation on my Violette 1930s-style dress, that you may know already from my Heavenly Collection… For the new Violette, I have added a delicate French lace cap sleeve – […]
Antique and vintage wedding dresses, coming soon to the V&A
Dear Reader Today I wanted to feature the V&A’s upcoming exhibition, Wedding Dresses 1775-2014. It promises two floors of fabulous dresses and amazing wedding fashions, spanning over 200 years! 1. Silk and leather ‘tango’ shoes, 1914 From Victorian to Vivienne Westwood, the exhibition includes over 80 romantic, glamorous and extravagant wedding fashions. I’m particularly excited […]