Vintage Bridal Fashion Inspiration Shoot from Josie Richardson Photography
I have such a treat of an Inspiration Shoot for you to start this week! Chic Vintage Brides photographer fave and sponsor Josie Richardson (you may recognise her from her Sponsor Intro) sent over this shoot exploring bridal wear from the last century and packed full of amazing vintage fashion inspiration….. The inspiration shoot originally came about after Josie [...]
Fine Antique Vintage Rings from Erstwhile Jewelry Co
It’s official, much to Mr E’s dismay I have a new favourite Etsy store and my oh my is it pretty – before sharing, I should warn you that reading this post could seriously affect your bank balance! Erstwhile Jewelry Co is a fine Antique & Vintage jewellery shop on Etsy. Founded by Jared and Alisa, newly [...]
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 [...]
Chic Vintage Bride – Carole Landis
Carole Landis was an American screen and stage actress in the 1940s, as well as a popular pin up girl with servicemen in WWII. Her life was tragic and incredibly short, marrying 4 times in her 29 years it is this, her 3rd wedding to Army Air Corps captain Thomas Wallace in London in 1943, that really captures my imagination – [...]
A Very Vintage Wedding Fair…. in Australia!
Oh my, I have the most, MOST exciting news….. Australia is to have its very first, ever, vintage wedding fair!!! (hence the new CVB button on the left) A Very Vintage Wedding Fair planned by the very lovely and talented Debs Ivelja, a fellow pom, wedding photographer extraordinaire and vintage admirer, alongside her friend, fellow vintage devotee [...]
Chic Vintage Bride – Edwina Ashley
What better time to begin a new regular post, than at the start of a New Year! I love, adore, simply can not get enough of real vintage wedding images – ever since I saw the photo of my grandparents glamorous war time wedding, a copy of which I have treasured for the last 20 years. [...]
Lavish New 2012 Letterpress Wedding Stationery from Bella Figura
Not so long ago, I wrote a post extolling the beauty of the Luxurious Letterpress Wedding Stationery from Bella Figura, so just imagine my joy (I was quite literally and unabashedly jumping – poor Mr E) when the lovely Erica, from Bella Figura, asked if I would like to help them launch the exciting new additions to [...]
Wedding Stationery Works of Art from Momental Designs
When I first started Chic Vintage Brides, all of my thoughts were of swoonworthy wedding dresses, little did I anticipate stationery also setting my heart a racing…. but then Wedding Stationery from Momental Designs are more like works of fine art, true treasures! Momental Designs offers handmade, custom Wedding invitations and co-ordinating stationery for the day (as well as other [...]
Exquisite Vintage Bridal Gowns from The Frock
In my sneak peek of posts to come I teased you with the promise of showing where you can find the most fabulous Vintage Wedding Dresses and today I am finally getting round to keeping that promise! I have been so keen to share The Frock with you, but I confess to having been sidetracked by research [...]
Love Birds – Oh So Sweet Cake Toppers
I want to share a new infatuation of mine……. (Source Style Me Pretty) Bird Cake Toppers! I don’t know what it is about them, they have won me over with their sweet, rustic charm. They’re a little bit kitsch, so cute and they make me smile!
Luxurious Letterpress Stationery – Bella Figura
Wow, wow and wow! I am not sure where to begin singing the praises of the subject of todays post, Letterpress experts and Wedding Stationery suppliers extraordinaire Bella Figura, there is nothing I don’t love about this company – from their incredible range, that includes a full suite of stationery and stunning designs (of over 200!); to [...]
Beautiful Vintage Jewellery – ‘Vintage Bella Bride’
I love vintage jewellery and always have done – my poor Nan, bless her, was forever finding her jewellery box raided and me looking like….. (Image source Dazzling Divas) Nothing can complete a bridal look like a bit of glitz and sparkle! And it is amazing how much more impressive and affecting vintage jewellery is – [...]
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 [...]
Our Wedding Inspiration
I love creating moodboards! (as you will discover) There is something poetic, pleasing, rewarding and indeed a little addictive about finding beautiful images and piecing them together to create a unique snapshot of your lusts, a fusion of your hopes, dreams and loves. After sharing our wedding photos, I thought I would share how I [...]
