Twigs & Honey’s Refined 2013 Collection
The fabulous Twigs & Honey was one of my first blogging (and Etsy) discoveries, I only wish it had been a discovery I made before getting married. Myra Kim, the lovely lady behind all of the adornments and accessories, with a taste for earthy natural forms and architectural structure, and a soft spot for both [...]
Chic Vintage Bride – Julian Morrell
Today’s Chic Vintage Bride was daughter to literary hostess and English aristocrat Lady Ottoline Morrell….. Julian married Sir Victor Goodman in 1928 wearing a beautiful long sleeved, drop waisted gown and a breathtaking headdress.
Wedding Wisdom – Choosing The Perfect Birdcage Veil By Percy Handmade
The Birdcage Veil, exuding sophistication with a playful edge and a little bit of vintage quirk, is an increasingly popular alternative to the more traditional chapel, cathedral and shoulder length veils. Harking back to the 1940s and 1950s, where the classic merry widow netting was attached to pillboxes and hair discs; the glamorous birdcage veil has now [...]
Chic Vintage Bride – Virginia Joan Bennett
Today’s Chic Vintage Bride‘s wedding may not be as well remembered as her iconic sister in law’s; it was however equally as beautiful and she made quite the captivating bride….. Virginia Joan Bennett was a model who became a member of American royalty when she married Edward Kennedy on November 29, 1958, at St. Joseph’s [...]
Fabulous Bridal Accessories – Flower Crowns
The sight of the lovely Miss Knightley skipping to the town hall to become Mrs Righton inspired me to revisit one of my all time favourite wedding trends, the flower crown! My Whimsical and Wonderful Flower Crown post remains one of your favourites and I can so see why! Beautifully bohemian, relaxed and pretty, super [...]
Sibo Design’s Romantic Spring 2013 Collection
Did everyone catch the Chic Vintage Brides first yesterday? Two posts in one day, including some limited edition lovelies from Mignonne Handmade. And today I have another post packed full of beautiful bridal accessories for you….. SIBO Designs, founded in the Netherlands by creator Sheila Bobeldijk, creates combs, corsages, sashes, veils and hair pieces that are beyond [...]
Limited Edition Lovelies from Mignonne Handmade
No, your eyes are not deceiving you, this IS today’s second post!….. I think it could be a CVB first?! But I just had to bring you this post after the overwhelmingly talented and sweet Jennifer at Mignonne Handmade shared a dreamy motion picture of her enchanting limited edition pieces exclusive to her Etsy store. My love of all [...]
Jannie Baltzer’s 2013 Collection of Classy Bridal Veils and Accessories
In 2 short weeks Chic Vintage Brides will be celebrating its official 1st birthday It continues to amaze me that after a year I can still come across somebody so talented, and whose work is so beautiful, I wonder how I could possibly have not discovered them before! Today, I am super excited to be [...]
Mignonne Handmade’s Downton Abbey Inspired Latest Collection – and an exclusive 40% Off
I am so excited today to be sharing the latest collection of a Chic Vintage Brides favourite (and something of a regular) – Mignonne Handmade. And as if that isn’t exciting enough, I also have a CVB exclusive offer from the lovely Jennifer! Since discovering this little Etsy store and becoming enamoured with their wonderful [...]
Everything Wedding on Etsy
After weeks of planning, it was my sister’s baby shower last weekend and it was something of a triumph, even if I do say so myself Of course I can take very little credit for it, really all I did was pull the pieces together, the rest was achieved through the online marketplace marvel that is Etsy! [...]
Chic Vintage Bride – Princess Margaret of Connaught
I confess I continue to be more than a little obsessed with veils. Nothing unusual I know for a wedding blogger, however I have never been a veil girl – I never dreamed of wearing a veil, never played with a net curtain pretending it was a veil…. I don’t know why, but veils just never appealed [...]
Heavenly Hair Accessories from Mignonne Handmade
Ever since my post on Floral Crowns I have been a teeny weeny bit obsessed with Mignonne Handmade, so you can imagine my delight (and how quickly I jumped at the chance) when the incredible lady behind the brand, Jennifer Wood, said she would love Chic Vintage Brides to feature her Winter/Spring 2012 collection and offered a super offer for all you lovely readers. [...]
Twigs & Honey’s Flawless New Vintage and Whimsical Headwear
The exquisite vintage bridal headwear of Twigs & Honey was the subject of one of my first posts, so I could barely contain my excitement when I discovered, through the inimitable Claire Pettibone no less, that not only was a new collection being launched but that it was being captured by Elizabeth Messina, and would feature [...]
Chic Vintage Bride – Hazel Mary Cox
Today’s Chic Vintage Bride is one of my absolute favourites! Wearing a beautiful 1920s satin and lace bridal gown and the most exquisite veil Hazel Mary Cox married Captain Ronald Streeter Lambert on the 15th April 1920 at The Guard’s Chapel, Wellington Barracks, London…… (Image source The Bride Her Wedding) Isn’t it beautiful?…. and how sweet are her [...]
The ‘Ophelia’ Temperley’s Tempting 2012 Collection
I am so excited about todays post I can hardly stop my fingers from trembling enough for me to type! Thanks to Helen Rodrigues, who is soon to be stocking the London based fashion house, Australian and New Zealand brides can join the long list of admirers of Alice Temperley‘s delicate and feminine designs (a list [...]
Chic Vintage Bride – Jill Esmond
The “who???” is almost audible? But Jill Esmond was an actress of stage and film, and the first Mrs Laurence Olivier (a post on the second Mrs Olivier is currently in production) Married in July 1930, at the age of 22, the young Jill Esmond had an ethereal beauty and wore the most gorgeous statement crown…… A satin [...]
Copacabana Wedding with a Dash of Vintage
When I stumbled across the chic and understated wedding of Alex and Ryan on Australian Wedding blog Love Wed Bliss I was instantly drawn to it by the bride’s perfectly vintage birdcage veil, then I swooned over her lovely modern-with-a-hint-of-vintage wedding dress and gasped with joy at her choice of gorgeous green shoes! So of course I had [...]
Stunning Bridal Gowns & Accessories from Mariana Hardwick
One of the best things about Chic Vintage Brides is that it gives me the excuse to spend hours (upon hours, upon hours…) browsing gorgeous bridal gowns, from the very latest collections of the most fabulously talented designers – like Mariana Hardwick!
The Juliet Cap Veil Revival
After my post regarding the flawlessly chic, vintage wedding of Kate Moss and her absolutely stunning veil, I had a mini Juliet cap veil infatuation! As a bride I chose not to have a veil – now I wonder why?! (although I still adore my deco inspired asymmetric hairband!) The incredible Vera Wang says “The wedding veil is at [...]
Exquisite Vintage Headwear – ‘Twigs & Honey’
I love, love, love vintage headwear – if I could style myself vintage every day, I would have a different piece of headwear for every day of the year! And in my constant search for vintage headwear I always return to one exquisite brand in particular - Twigs & Honey, for their fabulously romantic and whimsical [...]
Flawless Vintage Chic
It’s typical that whilst planning my wedding blog and getting it up and running there have been no end of gorgeous celebrity (and royal!) weddings. The most recent and, in my opinion most vintage wow, was Kate Moss’s beautiful bohemian wedding to Jamie Hince, in a quiet village in the English Cotswalds. Whilst I have [...]
