Can you believe next week is the start of April?? Wow this year is flying by! Time goes quickly enough anyway, but when planning a wedding the weeks just pass in a blur and even more so when much of your wedding is DIY – weekends and evenings just don’t seem long enough. This week’s…

Chic Vintage Brides is going global today with a 1920s wedding at the most fabulous cabaret club in Ireland, submitted by the beautiful bride herself – it is always such a compliment to receive a submission from a bride! As a Jenny Packham bride myself I confess to feeling something of an affinity to all fellow lovers and…

I think it is fair to say I am pretty darned excited about today’s post, it is yet another first for Chic Vintage Brides! This new series of Wedding Wisdom posts are all about helping you plan, choose and execute keys elements of your big day; with advice, tips and how-tos from the experts! When Mr…

With mornings here in the still sunny Hawkes Bay feeling distinctly chilly and the leaves beginning to turn I decided it was time to say goodbye to Summer and embrace Autumn. So, today I am turning my attention to the husbands-to-be in our lives and looking at some seasonal Groom inspiration. This will be my fourth post looking at Boutonnieres…

That’s it peeps, another week over….. which means it must be the weekend – yay! So who will be wedding planning this weekend? Or attending a wedding this weekend? Or even more exciting attending their own wedding this weekend?? This week’s Snippets, Whispers & Ribbons is for all of you, dedicated to this week’s must…

A bit of a quick unexpected post today because I couldn’t contain my excitement any longer!….I have been sharing my love for all things stationery and particularly Bella Figura…. well, since the launch of Chic Vintage Brides actually (they were the subject of one of my first posts); and for almost as long I have…

Be prepared to be wowed! Chic Vintage Brides has shared a fair number of inspiration shoots but never one so breathtakingly beautiful! These photos are like pre-raphaelite works of art, as dramatic and romantic as a John William Waterhouse painting; collectively creating a shoot that is like a walk through the Louvre….. It may look a little…

My love of all things Claire Pettibone is no secret (you can see all the Chic Vintage Brides posts showcasing her fabulous creations here) so just imagine my delight when I spied a nothing short of spectacular inspiration shoot on the lovely Kristy from Momental Design‘s blog, using CP’s delightful designs as her muse…. and then I discovered…

Woo hoo for the weekend, which starts here!!  I love Fridays, not only for the aforementioned obvious reason, but also because it is the day I allow myself some blog surfing freedom! The rest of the week I walk the fine line between my daily dose of inspiration and maintaining focus on the task in hand,…

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…

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…

There is not much I love more than looking at vintage wedding photos – all the romance, glamour and grace of a bygone era, the beginning of a new life in a time when it couldn’t have been more different…. I love to lose myself a little in each Chic Vintage Bride post I write imagining the fate…

There is nothing more inspiring (or flattering) for me than hearing from you, the readers and followers of Chic Vintage Brides. Whether it is a comment on a post, a message through Facebook, a quick hello, a thank-you or to ask for my help, it never fails to make me smile! And it was a reader’s request that…

It is amazing how, dare I say it, I enjoy returning to Chic Vintage Brides after a holiday. Usually the end of a holiday is something of a shock to the system but this week I have positively revelled in catching up on all I have missed and immersing myself in everything vintage and wedding;…

Evening everyone! Regular visitors to Chic Vintage Brides may have noticed it has been an incey bit quiet on the post and Pinterest front recently but after a much needed, not so sneaky break, I am back and normal service will resume! And do I have a treat for you today, with this glorious real…