Wedding Dresses
25 Beautiful Black Wedding Dresses for the Bold Bride
With Halloween just around the corner, and inspired by the dress in this stunning editorial, I thought we would celebrate with something a little seasonal today. A black wedding dress is the perfect choice for a spooky celebration on All Hallow’s Eve. It is also the beautiful choice for all of you bold and fashion forward brides wishing…
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Vintage Weddings
A Vintage Inspired City Wedding in a Crisp and Elegant Palette of Ivory, Black & Green
CLY BY MATTHEW
When a couple are as stylish as Shannon & Kim you just know their wedding is going to be something special. A city celebration in a lush palette of ivory, black and green, with the perfect mix of vintage and modern, and a hint of industrial too; it exemplifies “simplicity is the ultimate sophistication”! So if you’re a…
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Flowers
DIY Painted Pumpkins for the Perfect Fall Wedding Centrepieces
I couldn’t be any more excited to be bringing you a perfect DIY project for this time of year, from one of my favourite wedding bloggers, Haley of The Bride Link. Today she is here to show you how to recreate this gorgeous fall tablescape with both a painted pumpkin tutorial and a pumpkin vase tutorial….. Haley…
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CVB
A Welcome to Chic Vintage Brides & The Top 20 Posts of 2015
I have been seeing lots of lovely new visitors to the site since New Year and much as Mr E would like to think it is all thanks to the swanky new look he gave CVB, I have a sneaky suspicion a lot of you became engaged over the holidays! Congratulations lovelies, what wonderful news!! At this…
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Inspiration Boards
Masks & Midnight – Glamorous New Year’s Eve Wedding Inspiration in Black & Gold
It has become something of a tradition to share an inspiration board on New Year’s Eve and if we’re talking New Year’s Eve, then there must be an abundance of gold, glitter and glamour! After last year’s alternative colour palette that was the perfect mix of glitz and romance, I have chosen a beautifully classic…
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Chic Vintage Bride
A Special Chic Vintage Bride – Anne Dove
I haven’t done one of these for a while, but today I have a very special Chic Vintage Bride for you all…… You may remember my beautiful Nan, whose wedding I shared some time ago now, well this lovely lady is her daughter, and my Mum! And that handsome man stood next to her is of course…
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CVB
Merry Christmas from Chic Vintage Brides
Happy holidays, lovelies! I am sure that several of you are waking up and opening new sparklers this morning – if you are one of those lucky ladies, congratulations!! Be sure to spend some time basking in the glow before you even start to think about wedding planning, there will be plenty of time for all that, after…
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Inspiration Shoots
A Cosy Christmas Wedding Inspiration Shoot
It’s the most wonderful time of the year! And when it comes to seasonal decor I am a traditionalist at heart (if you hadn’t already guessed from yesterday’s inspiration board!) It just isn’t Christmas for me without holly, mistletoe, candles and cardis; and all in bright yuletide shades of red, green and gold. Luckily that’s…
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Inspiration Boards
Cranberry Christmas – Wedding Inspiration in a Traditional Christmas Colour Palette
Just 2 more sleeps until Christmas!! And, for the third year in a row, I am celebrating Christmas Eve’s Eve with the perfect Winter wedding inspiration board. This year in my favourite Yuletide colour scheme, a beautifully traditional colour palette of red, green and gold….. 1 ~ My Fotolog, 2 ~ Exchange Events Catering photography by…
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1950s Weddings
A 1950s Infused City-Chic Wedding with a Jackie Kennedy Inspired Wedding Dress
CLAIRE MORGAN PHOTOGRAPHY
If there is one thing I miss, living in New Zealand, (other than robins and foxes) it would be the history we are so lucky to have on our doorstep in Europe; and today’s wedding from Claire Morgan reminded me why! Bride and Groom Christina & Stefan were lucky enough to exchange their vows in front…
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1920s Weddings
An Art Deco Inspired Griffith Observatory Engagement Shoot
Your engagement session is the perfect opportunity to introduce your wedding theme! With the right location, a splash of floral styling, a few thoughtful details and of course some swanky new outfits, that make you and your beloved feel amazing; you can get some all important practice being in front of the camera, create some beautiful memories…
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Inspiration Boards
Fir Trees & Pine Cones – A Rustic Winter Woodland Wedding Inspiration Board
It is beginning to feel a lot like Christmas here! Last night Mr E and I decorated our tree and today I placed our first presents beneath its branches – only 9 more sleeps to go, and I can not wait. Less so for the presents, as for the quiet time with family, relaxing and…
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Rustic Vintage Weddings
An Intimate Outdoor Wedding in a Romantic Palette of Pink
If you’re a foodie with a love for a good shindig, then today’s intimate outdoor wedding is for you! Because when Kelsey & Joe planned their big day they knew they wanted two things: an intimate celebration surrounded by those they love and a relaxed dinner party feel to their reception……is it just me or does…
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Inspiration Shoots
Boho Vintage Wedding Inspiration in Red, Green & Gold
In the seasonal colour palette of red, green and gold, today’s beautiful inspiration shoot, full of vintage elegance and bohemian charm, is the most perfect way to end the week! With a lush Virginian woodland setting, decor that manages to be both rustic and opulent, as well as the most stunning scarlet rose florals; all captured by the…
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Wedding Bouquet Recipe
An Organic Hand-Tied Bridal Bouquet in Blush, Peach & Marsala
I have the perfect thing to follow up yesterday’s romantic inspiration shoot, the latest wedding bouquet recipe from CVBs favourite florist,Magdalen Hill‘s Toni McGregor. And it’s a gobsmackingly gorgeous bridal bouquet, created in the softest palette of peach, with splashes of striking Marsala, Pantone’s colour of the year. Natalie McNally has beautifully captured the entire creative process…
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