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Types of bespoke Wedding Invitations

Posted on March 12, 2013 by Nathan

Did you know wed­ding invi­ta­tions are like insects? They are. You’re about to find out why — and this is a great advice post all about choos­ing your invites which will help you get started on what can be a pretty intense search for many cou­ples. My lovely friend Nathan is here to help once again with hon­est, expert advice on every­thing from shapes and sizes, mag­nets and pock­et­folds, prices and retro sub­cul­tures (you’ll have to read the rest to find out!). Claire xxx

wedding invitation by Artemis Stationery

just one of my favourite wed­ding invi­ta­tions by Artemis Sta­tionery [~Claire]  Read more…

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Yes, I’ll Marry You, My Dear… Kingscote Barn wedding

Posted on April 4, 2012 by Claire Gould

UK wedding blog photo (30)I hope you’re wrapped up all snug­gly and warm this morn­ing — not only is it freez­ing out­side, I also have a Jan­u­ary wed­ding to share with you today. Joanna and Angus got mar­ried at Kingscote Barn in Glouces­ter­shire at the begin­ning of the year; a day full of romance, shared glances and ele­gant, indi­vid­ual style. Joanna’s wed­ding dress and jacket are gor­geous; Angus looks the part in top hat and tails. I adore the brides­maids’ capes (want one!) — as soon as they caught my eye, I wanted this par­tic­u­larly won­der­ful wed­ding to show you on Eng­lish Wed­ding blog.

Joanna’s wed­ding report is fab­u­lous. Her advice is great: “Decide what you care about and plan, plan, plan. Then on the day: Relax.” There’s more — but I’ll leave Joanna to tell her wed­ding story in her own words.  Read more…

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Old, new, borrowed and blue for Claire and Richard’s wedding

Posted on March 27, 2012 by Claire Gould

Wedding blog Mallory Court (39)When she told me about her wed­ding day Claire men­tioned how she’d always looked for­ward to the tra­di­tion of some­thing old, some­thing new, some­thing bor­rowed and some­thing blue — so I chose the title for this wed­ding blog post too. Claire and Richard were mar­ried at Mal­lory Court in August. There are some really spe­cial lit­tle touches in Claire’s wed­ding report: I love how she kept the dress a shared secret with just her mum, for exam­ple — and what a gor­geous dress.

Claire is a stun­ning bride. Richard looks fan­tas­tic in his kilt — this is just a fab­u­lous wed­ding day with real style and a nice tra­di­tional touch. The wed­ding pho­tog­ra­phy is by Rob and Sarah Gille­spie; I’ll leave you with their pic­tures to tell the story of the day along­side Claire’s own wed­ding story.  Read more…

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I don’t think either of us could stop smiling all day!

Posted on March 14, 2012 by Claire Gould

photo credit McAvoy Photography (1)The title of this blog post sums up Anna and Mike’s wed­ding day in Man­ches­ter last sum­mer: their smiles as they walk along the canal path are burst­ing full of hap­pi­ness — and I love Anna’s words in her wed­ding report: “In every photo I am smil­ing – I don’t think either of us could stop!”.

I always love a bride who wears her glasses with pride too, and I think Anna looks amaz­ing. There’s every­thing here: a won­der­ful story, some fab­u­lous ideas and details, and of course the lovely pho­tos by Manchester’s McAvoy Pho­tog­ra­phy.

Enjoy!
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You mean the world to me… Harlaxton Manor wedding part two

Posted on January 26, 2012 by Claire Gould

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I love maps. I love pho­tos that stop me in my tracks a bit. I love see­ing some­thing just a tad dif­fer­ent. I love Alex and James’s wed­ding at Har­lax­ton Manor, with its tow­ers and tur­rets and old Eng­lish charm. I just love blog­ging wed­dings!

wedding photo by Beautiful Life Photography (26)I shared part one of this beau­ti­ful Har­lax­ton Manor wed­ding yes­ter­day. I have loads more to share today (best bits till last, an’ all that). More of Alex’s beau­ti­ful lace wed­ding dress, some jaw-dropping pics of Har­lax­ton Manor (it’s a whop­per), cro­quet, maps (did I men­tion the maps?), huge smiles, romance and laughter.

Of course, there’s Alex’s wed­ding report to share with you, and once again the beau­ti­ful images are from Beau­ti­ful Life Pho­tog­ra­phy (fun­nily enough).

Enjoy!  Read more…

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Beauty and class: Dartmouth House wedding

Posted on January 23, 2012 by Claire Gould

wedding blog by Brett Symes (25)Anthea and Nimish had a per­fectly ele­gant, won­der­fully styl­ish wed­ding at Dart­mouth House in Lon­don. An exclu­sive wed­ding venue for a cou­ple whose calm, sophis­ti­cated per­son­al­i­ties fit beau­ti­fully with the lux­u­ri­ous surroundings.

I will always believe that wed­dings should be ‘you’ in that they are a cel­e­bra­tion of your own style and per­son­al­ity — and whether your wedding’s held in a tipi or a man­sion, you should feel at home. Anthea and Nimish fit this venue like a glove. The wed­ding pho­tographs by Brett Symes Pho­tog­ra­phy exude the same ele­gance and style.

wedding blog by Brett Symes (24)Anthea shared some details of the day with Eng­lish Wed­ding blog. I will leave you to enjoy the story of this beau­ti­ful bride and hand­some groom. I hope you love today’s wed­ding blog — it’s spe­cial.  Read more…

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The silent disco wedding in London

Posted on December 12, 2011 by Claire Gould

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This is what hap­pens when the groom loves drum ‘n’ bass, and the bride doesn’t — a per­fect solu­tion to a very com­mon dilemma: your wed­ding music. Ellie and Lee came up with the most inge­nious idea of a silent disco at their wed­ding reception!

This gor­geous cou­ple were mar­ried at The Inner Tem­ple, and Lon­don wed­ding pho­tog­ra­pher Mark Carey sub­mit­ted their pho­tos for my blog. I loved every one: their day was fun, lov­ing, sophis­ti­cated and family-oriented. And they really had thought of everything!

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Ellie wrote the loveli­est wed­ding report for me. My favourite quote from Ellie is this (when I asked about her most mem­o­rable wed­ding day moments): “See­ing all of the groom’s friends danc­ing to drum and bass whilst his par­ents were doing the tango on the other side of the dance floor.”  Read more…

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Wedding invitations for you

Posted on December 7, 2011 by Claire Gould

I promised you gor­geous, glam­orous, bright and sexy wed­ding invi­ta­tions, and here they are. Designed by Wendy Bell, whose wed­ding I fea­tured on the blog yes­ter­day, these invi­ta­tions are pretty spe­cial — and right up my street.

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Roof Gar­dens Flamingo Design: www.WendyBellDesigns.com

Wendy’s Flamingo design was cre­ated for her wed­ding. She coor­di­nated the wed­ding invi­ta­tions to tie in with her wed­ding venue — the Roof Gar­dens in Kens­ing­ton. The funky invi­ta­tions take inspi­ra­tion from the colour­ings of the wed­ding venue. The flamin­gos are found in their gar­dens and the dots sym­bol­ise the beaded cur­tains in the Roof Gar­dens club area. Wendy offers a bespoke invi­ta­tion design ser­vice… and you can see just how much thought and atten­tion to detail goes into the design process!  Read more…

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Vintage & lavender wedding inspiration board

Posted on November 30, 2011 by Claire Gould

One thing: I absolutely can’t pos­si­bly let this one get away with­out mak­ing an inspi­ra­tion board, I thought. Nicola and Chris cre­ated a wed­ding that was true to their per­son­al­i­ties, full of cre­ativ­ity and character.

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Nicola and Chris: vin­tage wed­ding inspi­ra­tion board. Photo cred­its Andy Hook

I’ve blogged their vin­tage wed­ding in Der­byshire over the last two days. I didn’t want the blog fea­tures to end! So I’ve even kept some of Nicola’s wed­ding report back for you today.

“In the table set­ting, each per­son had one of the 130 vin­tage cup and saucers that I had been col­lect­ing over the last year from car boot sales, flea mar­kets and a good pro­por­tion from a lit­tle man on Por­to­bello rd mar­ket!  Read more…

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Congratulations to Charlotte Balbier — engagement shoot!

Posted on November 29, 2011 by Claire Gould

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I’m way over the top excited about this lit­tle blog post. Fab­u­lous bridal designer Char­lotte Bal­bier has announced her engage­ment to the love of her life Teddy Bed­ford. Hav­ing lived a real life ‘Slid­ing Doors’, grow­ing up around the cor­ner from each other, Char­lotte and Teddy are now going to be busy mak­ing plans — quite pos­si­bly for a gor­geous win­ter wed­ding day.

It’s always big news when some­one so pop­u­lar in the wed­ding indus­try gets engaged… there’s a real buzz around Char­lotte and Teddy’s engage­ment and we can’t wait to find out more about their plans over the next few months. This is far more excit­ing for me than any celeb wed­dings that might have hap­pened in 2011!

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