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The most beautiful civil partnership and handfasting celebrationI've always thought I'd love a handfasting for my own wedding - and when I saw Cat and Jocelyn's handfasting celebration I more… .
5 famous British wedding venuesA guest blog post this morning to make you smile. Fancy stepping in the hallowed footsteps of the floppy-haired secret-crush more… .
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Category Archives: vintage weddings
Wedding Vases pt 2
Just a short post and yet again it’s on the subject of vases! I bought a pack of 12 vases which you can buy from Ikea, eBay, Wilkinsons etc, you’ll recognise the shape no doubt, and I mainly bought them for back up in case we needed a few extra for the wedding (little did I know I’d end up with as many as I did!) I refound them a week or so ago, and felt it a waste not to use them, and had been to a haberdashery shop that day buying a ton of lace in cream, coffee, pink and blue.
Posted in Decoration, DIY weddings, Star Bride Sally, vintage weddings 2 Comments
Blackboard Signs
Just a short post about something I forgot to blog about earlier: my blackboard signs. These are so easy and cheap to make, but are such a nice touch and keepsake, or even to give away as a thank-you gift after the day.
Blackboard painting! (Probably not the best idea on the dining room table..)
The idea originated from my Dad (who owns a printing business), when he said “Oh I’ll do a sign for the bottom of the drive to show guests where the house is” as, basically, we live in the middle of nowhere. I thought it would be a nice touch to have a big gilt framed blackboard saying something along the lines of “Dav & Sal’s Wedding” or “Wedding This Way!”, and handily I had a spare gilt mirror lying around the house since we moved.
The Future of Vintage: reprise
Yay! I’ve been waiting to see this piece of film about The Future of Vintage bridal photo shoot I featured last week on English Wedding. Into my inbox it popped yesterday and it’s brilliant! (Literally! — those colours… that sunshine…)
The Future Of Vintage Shoot from silk wedding videos on Vimeo.
Tom Harrington — previous star of his own engagement shoot on English Wedding — is the director of Silk Wedding Videos in Manchester, and was a big part of The Future of Vintage shoot at Styal Lodge.
Sneak preview — The Future of Vintage
The Future of Vintage: photo credit Jonny Draper
Vintage weddings… pastels and lace, details and delicates, chintzy and chic. As much as we love the vintage wedding theme, we can’t help looking to the future and seeing what will come out of the vintage wedding trend.
Tomorrow on the English Wedding blog — at midday exactly! — we bring you an exclusive bridal shoot from Styal Lodge. With bridal designer Charlotte Balbier, The White Closet bridal boutique and photographer Jonny Draper — and many more — this is an unmissable wedding photoshoot for vintage-loving brides and grooms.
Romance and smiles — part two of Ben and Amy’s vintage style wedding day
Yesterday, try as I might, I couldn’t squeeze all of Ben and Amy’s gorgeous vintage styled wedding day onto a single blog post. Which is good news really, because today it means more glorious photos from Bristol wedding photographer Joseph Yarrow.
What strikes me from these photographs is that this was a wedding for everyone. From the kiddies to all the delighted guests’ faces — there are smiles all round; everyone’s having a great time, relaxing and enjoying the day.
Favourite wedding photos to look out for below:
Ben playing with lampshades; Amy’s portrait photo; the triumphant bride! Enjoy…
Vintage styled, relaxed and beautiful Hurst House wedding: part one
Ben and Amy. Smiles, giggles and hugs in a room full of happy family and friends. A wedding day in a Grade II listed hotel on the Southern coast of Wales. Hurst House is an elegant, stylish hotel full of traditional decor, with 17 rooms for wedding guests and you’ll get a real sense of the atmosphere of the place from Joseph Yarrow’s photographs from the day.
Joseph is a photographer I always admire. His images are the perfect combination of artistry and documentary style, with detail photos that draw you inside… I love the first images, approaching Hurst House — it’s like you’re there.
Keep Calm and Drink Tea
David and I have always enjoyed about 5 cups of tea a day (give or take depending on what kid of day it is!), and have my own nice little collection of vintage tea cups and pots, so when I heard there was a real teahouse opening in Middlesbrough I was one of the first ones through the door! I knew Carli, who owns and runs The Olde Young Teahouse, as she is David’s friend’s girlfriend, and we found ourselves visiting her shop to try as many of her different teas as possible.
Carli’s Teahouse
Music for your vintage wedding — one way to get it spot on!
A very quick blog post for you this afternoon… especially for brides and grooms planning a vintage wedding. You’ve planned it to look fab? Great. Now how about making it sound really special?…
Set the scene for your vintage wedding day
Turn your speakers on and click play first:
Here is the Music Player. You need to installl flash player to show this cool thing!
Credit: VintageTwee.com
Your wedding in the roaring twenties — at the delectable Daffodil
Sometimes a breathtaking wedding venue can set the tone for your entire wedding day. If you book The Daffodil in Cheltenham you’ll be whisked right back to the art deco era, as Duncan and Natalie found, much to their delight!
Setting the scene… the beautiful art deco detailing inside The Daffodil
I was completely bowled over by this incredible wedding venue and the beautiful ambience Duncan and Natalie created for their wedding reception.
Inside The Daffodil — beautiful art deco styling
Posted in alternative weddings, english weddings, inspiration, Photography, Real UK weddings, Real weddings, Venues, vintage weddings Tagged art deco wedding, Gloucestershire wedding photographer, Jonathon Watkins, Photoglow, The Daffodil Cheltenham, UK wedding photographer, vintage inspiration Leave a comment
Dried hydrangea and getting experimental!
This is just a short post because of an accidental discovery! I’ve been in the back garden spray painting the inside of jars with a cream paint to create a ‘milky’ effect (when they’re done there’ll be a post on this!), and for no real reason decided to be experimental, and sprayed the hydrangea plant next to me, which had dried out and started shedding its whole, ball-like flower heads.
Posted in Decoration, DIY weddings, Flowers, Real weddings, Star Bride Sally, vintage weddings 5 Comments
