Sweet Pea Floral Design
04 Aug in Flowers | Comments (0)Sweet Peas are a favorite flower of mine, so how could I possibly resist doing a post about a floral design company with that name!?
Sweet Pea Floral Design are based in London and pride themselves on their bepoke service and attention to detail. They will source hard to find flowers or decorative elements and will guide you through the process of ensuring perfect flowers for your wedding day.
www.sweetpeaflowers.co.uk
Gill Flett Photography
04 Aug in Photography | Comments (0)I love it when I come across a site that makes me want to sit and surf though every page – and that must also be something that makes you sit up and take notice when you are first looking for a wedding photographer?
Gill Flett has just such a site! – www.gillflettlifestyle.com/
I love the colours that Gill has used and the clean layout and this is reflected in her wonderful images as well.
This is what Gill feels about being a wedding photographer:
“I am so privileged to be around people on their wedding day. There is such a wonderful feeling being around such fresh love. I enjoy the pressure and expectation – the result is so much more. I love receiving the emails and watching client’s faces as they see their wedding pictures for the first time.
I know that their wedding album will be taken out time and time again.”
How lovely!
Kate Edmondson Bridal Coutured
01 Aug in Bridal Wear | Comments (1)
Kate Edmondson contacted me recently to let me know about the exciting launch of Kate Edmondson Bridal Couture. With a BA Hons in Fashion Design completed, and over 10 years of experience creating wedding dresses and millinery for private clients, Kate has opened her West London Couture Studio.
Her vision redefines the look of the traditional bride, with a sophisticated and elegant approach to bespoke design combining elements of vintage glamour and modern simplicity. Kate strives to “enhance the bride’s individuality and offer something fresh and different.”
Kate’s unique esthetic is achieved through the use of lightweight, fluid fabrics, intricate beading and lacework and her highly developed drapery skills.
Kate provides a fully bespoke service. Right from the initial consultation, she works with her brides thoughout the entire process from selecting from luxurious fabrics to the fittings needed to achieve the design and cut which is most flattering to her brides.
The studio also offers bespoke, handmade millinery for brides, bridesmaids and mothers-of-the-bride. Hats, headpieces or corsages made using luxury silks, flowers and feathers are designed to perfectly compliment each dress.
Kate Edmondson Bridal Couture is by appointment only at her studio, with prices
ranging from £1500‐£5000.
Images Courtesy of Kate Edmondson Bridal Couture
The Fabulous Wedding Show
21 Jul in Events | Comments (0)The Fabulous Wedding Show have two events which promise to be … well… fabulous:
Glasgow: 22nd August 2010 – Great Western Road,Glasgow
11am – 5pm and entry is free
and Edinbugh: 30th and 31st October 2010 – Lowland Hall, Ingliston
10.30am – 5.30pm – Tickets are £6.00 or £5.00 if bought in advance.
Freya Rose
01 Jun in Bridal Wear | Comments (0)I’m off with a group of my best friends tomorrow evening to watch the lastest Sex and The City Movie. It hasn’t been given the best reviews, but lets face it – that’s not why we’re going! I love the fashion, the friendship - all the real girly stuff – which got me thinking about heels – killer heels, pretty heels, heels - and how they make us feel about ourselves. I love shoes and it tickles me when Carrie spends her food budget on a pair of Farragamo’s – ah, if only I could do that in real life, I probably would!
So where do you turn for that perfect pair of shoes for your wedding day? Well, if it was me, I would have a pretty good look at what Freya Rose has to offer. Their latest designs are embellished with Mother of Pearl, Silver, 18ct Gold, Pearls, Diamonds and Platinum – all things that would certainly stop Carrie in her tracks!
For the rest of us mere mortals, Freya Rose offers a personalised bridal service – making shoes to specification and dyed for a perfect colour match. The intricate detailing, for which Freya Rose is renowned, is all designed and made in house and can be either fixed or detachable. You can choose from their selection of decorative trims or provide them with your own particular fabric to incorporate into the design. The shoes are all handmade by craftsmen who have learnt their trade through generations, and use only the finest Italian materials.
Freya Rose studied at London’s College of Fashion and honed her design skills working for other designers including Gina. Recent collaborations with De Beers has resulted in award winning designs, but at the heart of this is the requirement that every pair of shoes to leave her studio are flattering, sexy, fit perfectly and are comfortable to wear – what’s not to love?
Images courtesy of Freya Rose
Jane Taylor Millinery
31 May in Bridal Wear | Comments (0)
Every bride looks for that little something extra – something that transforms your outfit into the extraordinary. I just love the idea of handmade, beautiful millinery – it’s akin to artwork and so lovely to have even something small made just for you.
Jane Taylor’s designs are exquisite. While her hats, headpieces and fascinators are undoubtable stylish and chic, there is the element of theatricality in her designs which set them apart. Jane has an undergraduate degree in embroidery and puts this skill to good use, embellishing her creations with vintage feathers, veil, lace, gems and antique ornaments – all things she sources herself.
Jane’s studio is in South West London, and you can commision a bespoke piece from her – where she will craft a bespoke design based on your colur scheme, personality and specifications.
She has also recently launched an online shop with a wide range of options available. Each item is still made to order though so you are able to choose fromvarious finishing touches. Certain pieces can be dyed to order ensuring that they become the perfect finishing touch to your bridal look.
Jane has collaborated with leading British designers and figures in the music industry and pieces from her collections have been featured in British VOGUE, Harpers and Tatler magazines.
Images courtesy of Jane Taylor Millinery
Karin Andréasson
10 May in Bridal Wear, Jewellery | Comments (1)
If you’re looking for something altogether different for your bridal ensemble – then look no further than Karin Andréasson’s Trinkets and Treasures collection. Karin has combined turn of the century lace, crystals, vintage ribbons and feathers to create romantic and whimsical headpieces and jewellery. Each piece is unique and sophisticated, with an old world glamour and attached history. I love the idea of her creations, using little bits of prettiness, collected over time and reinvented into something new and unusual and something absolutely delightful.
Images Courtesy of Karin Andréasson
The Suffolk Wedding Show
03 May in Events | Comments (0)The next Suffolk wedding show is on in October – Sunday 10th October 2010 – 11.00am to 3.30pm.
It’s being held at Wherstead Park, The Street, Wherstead, Suffolk, Ipswich, IP9 2BJ and entrance is free.
The show has over 65 exhibitors covering all aspects of wedding planning as well as a chance to win a spa day at Ufford Park Hotel Golf & Spa.
Julia Boggio Photography
30 Mar in Photography | Comments (1)I found Julia Boggio’s site when I was doing my post on the Absolutely Beautiful Weddings show. I’m not surprised that she was the photographer chosen as one of the 12 elite exhibiting, her photography is sublime.
Julia is the lead photographer and comes from a family of Italian artists and photographers. Julia’s style is very much influenced by film, but her husband describes her as passionate, quirky and creative, all qualities that make a great wedding photographer……..
Image courtesy of Julia Boggio Photography
The Utterly Sexy Cafe
29 Mar in Cakes, Caterers | Comments (0)
I don’t know Amanda Baird personally, but I would be very surprised if she wasn’t an archetypal magpie with a healthy dose of “flower girl” thrown in for good measure! I first came across her fabulous array of cakes and fairy cakes and was completely delighted. Her primary style is “utterly gorgeous vintage” and I simply have to concur about the “gorgeous”!
Amanda’s cakes are not only exquisitely decorated but also made from fresh ingredients and free-range eggs. She has a large variety of options from tangy lemon sponge to rich brandy fruitcake or more exotic, Cardamom and Earl Grey tea soaked raisin sponge sandwiched with orange flower water butter cream, but for me, her designs are all about the icing on the top! Handmade sugar roses and leaves, colourful birds all dusted with glitter, perch on top of vintage cake stands – these are edible works of art.
The Utterly Sexy Cafe can style your reception too, offering a catering service with food creatively served on pretty vintage china, silverware and glassware. Table centres are made up of English country garden flowers from Amanda’s cutting garden and Petit Fours or eclectic mixes of vases, Moroccan tea glasses and butterfly adorned birdcages, lit with twinkling lights and candles, the options are endless, and sure to be memorable.
The girls offer anything and everything from barbeque’s and outside cooking to a special afternoon tea, based on a substantial “quintessential Teatime” menu. Their enviable collection of vintage china and glassware is also available for hire, even if you don’t use any of their other services and they also can provide a marquee, should you need one.
The Utterly Sexy Cafe offer a mail order service for their cakes, fairy cakes and petit fours and offer a choice of unusual wedding venues around the Dorset, Somerset and Wiltshire Borders.
Images courtesy of Utterly Sexy Cafe
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