Tomorrow Mr E and I celebrate our 3rd anniversary! That’s right New Year’s Eve 2010 (2 months before we moved to the other side of the world) in the late afternoon of a snowy December, as the sun started to set we were exchanging our vows. Words can’t describe the joy of that day, even…

So, it isn’t just me then that thinks Christmas is the most romantic time of year, because apparently Christmas Eve is the most popular day for proposals! Which means many of you are newly engaged, super excited brides-to-be coming to Chic Vintage Brides for the first time, and so let me say a heartfelt congratulations…

Merry Christmas! I hope you are having a wonderful day, rejoicing with your nearest and dearest. I have a suitably fitting and extra special Chic Vintage Bride for you today….. (Image Source) Irene Reynolds was a Christmas day bride marrying William Wallace in St John’s Church, Newbury Park on December 25th, 1952. Still married to this day,…

Wishing you a fabulous Christmas….. …..may your days be merry and bright!   Amy x

Christmas Eve Eve….. wow has Christmas come around quick this year! I am finally feeling more prepared for it after a weekend of shopping and wrapping (accompanied of course by Love Actually and a glass of sherry) – how about you, are you on top of everything for Christmas? Last Christmas I went with a fabulous…

Here’s a bit of a sneak peek of what’s in this, the last Snippets, Whispers & Ribbons before Christmas!….. Our tree is up and looking pretty, with presents starting to appear beneath it; I have finished work for the year, sherry is open and an evening of Love Actually is planned for tomorrow….. I do…

We all love a good excuse for a great pair of heels, don’t we? And ladies, there can be no better excuse for splashing out a little than your wedding, for there are no more important shoes than the ones you will walk down the aisle in! And no-one does bridal shoes quite like Emmy…

Just 12 days until Christmas! How are your yuletide preparations going? Seasonal festivities take a different guise in the southern hemisphere, where Christmas falls in the balmy summer – rather than steaming hot beverages, turkey and Christmas puddings aflame with brandy, it is more iced ginger beers, BBQs and pavs! Different, but no less enjoyable, although…

Following on from last week’s post full of the most perfect bridesmaids dresses for the festive season (if you missed it, go take a peek, there are some seriously droolworthy dresses in a swanky palette of gold, black, silver and ivory) I thought I would turn my attention this week to the all important bride…

I think it is fair to say Summer officially arrived in the bay today, it reached a scorching 30°C – definitely time to search out the sunnies and bathers! Fingers crossed it is here to stay for the weekend….although, I still can’t get used to Christmas shopping in the summer, despite this being my third Christmas in New Zealand….

I couldn’t get yesterday’s beautiful Edwardian Chic Vintage Bride out of my head (did you see her? Wasn’t her dress utterly exquisite?) So feeling all inspired by the extravagant and opulent ‘Belle Epoque’ period, one of my absolute favourite eras, I pulled together this little teaser of an inspiration board…… Alphonse Mucha Champenois, Wedding Dress ~ Jolie by…

What could be a better excuse for pulling out all the stops and going for full-on glitz and glamour than a wedding?….except maybe a Festive wedding? There is something about a cosy Christmas wedding, filled with that seasonal magic, especially if it is white. And I may be a little biased as a New Year’s…