Inspiration Boards
The Top 10 Wedding Trends for 2016
I am not usually one to follow the latest fashion fads and whims, but it has been hard not to be completely smitten with the trends that flavoured weddings throughout 2015! We saw one of my all time favourite colours Marsala set the wedding world alight with its rich red tones; grooms embraced their inner style maven and ditched the…
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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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Inspiration Boards
Winter Elegance – Beautiful Winter Wedding Inspiration in Coffee, Bronze & Gold
Today’s inspiration board was all about showing you how a few different shades of just one colour can create a clean and chic colour palette for your wedding – and that brown is anything but boring! I really think over the years it has had something of a bad rap, but in fact it can…
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Inspiration Boards
Autumn Blues – Chic City Wedding Inspiration in a Palette of Grey Blues
As my last inspiration board was inspired by a shade from Pantone’s picks for Spring 2016, I thought for this week’s I would look back to their Fall 2015 palette for a colour perfect for an Autumn affair, and re-discovered the beautiful shade of blue-grey that is ‘Stormy Weather‘. But this time, rather than imagining…
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Flowers
20 Beautiful Bridal Bouquets for the 1950s Loving Bride
Today’s post couldn’t be any prettier or more perfect for this lovely sunny Spring day! As we continue our look at all things 1950s, today it’s time to swoon over some truly beautiful bouquets. And its fair to say the sweet charm, elegance and glamour the era is renowned for, was just as evident in the wedding…
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Inspiration Shoots
A Dreamy ‘A River Runs Through It’ Inspired Wedding Shoot
Usually Mr E, as supportive as he is, shows little interest in the posts I share on Chic Vintage Brides, but today’s beautiful inspiration shoot from Christy McKee Photography caught even his eye! Inspired by the Brad Pitt film ‘A River Runs Through It’ it is full of romantic vintage styling and details that would make it the…
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Inspiration Boards
Top 10 Spring Wedding Colours for 2016 from Pantone
I know you’re only just welcoming Autumn, but did you hear Pantone have released their Top 10 colours for Spring 2016? And, as always, they’re gorgeous!! So I have taken a closer look and pulled their pretty picks into inspiration boards, for you to see exactly how each one might work for your wedding…..
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Reception Decor
20 Fabulous Decor Ideas for an Art Deco Wedding
So far in this series of Art Deco themed Snippets, Whispers & Ribbons we’ve looked at the most perfect bridal hair accessories, decadent wedding invitations, delicious wedding cakes, fabulous bridesmaid dresses, beautiful bouquets, dapper grooms and elegant hair & makeup, which doesn’t leave us much more to look at! In fact next week’s will be the last, for this era at least; but…
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Beauty & Hair
20 Elegant Art Deco Bridal Hair & Makeup Ideas
I might have mentioned it before (once or twice) that, when it comes to fashion, the Art Deco era is one of my absolute favourites, and it’s the hairstyles in particular that always get me swooning! Being both sexy and chic, glamorous and sleek, it is no wonder that almost 100 years later these looks are…
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Inspiration Shoots
Elegant 1920s Wedding Inspiration in the Heart of Rome from L&V Photography
Oh I have such a treat for you, for this morning I am whisking you away to Rome!! Today’s wedding inspiration shoot from Rosenvoile oozes Art Deco opulence, and was captured by L&V Photography on a gloriously sunny Spring day in the very heart of Italy’s capital, at the stunning Acquario Romano ….. Delightfully romantic, glimmering with touches of gold…
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Inspiration Boards
Marsala & Pewter – Beach Wedding Inspiration in an Elegant Colour Palette
I have such a beautifully elegant inspiration board for you today – it could easily become one of my all time favourites! When we think of a beach wedding we all too quickly think of shades of blue, or nautical brights. Well, today I wanted to show you that the unconventional choice can make for…
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Inspiration Shoots
Beautiful Blue Vintage Dior Wedding Inspiration from The Love Studio
Ooh today’s wedding inspiration shoot from The Love Studio and Presh Floral really is something special! Delightfully decadent, in the prettiest palette of dusky blue and abounding in romantic details, lovelies the chic bridal styling and gorgeous details are guaranteed to sweep you off your feet and leave you daydreaming of Paris!. According to Tanya at Presh Floral the inspiration…
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Inspiration Boards
Top 10 Wedding Colours for Autumn 2015 from Pantone – Part II
Last week I shared 5 of Pantone’s Top 10 Colours for Fall 2015 and I was chuffed to see you love them just as much as I do – if you missed them, you can catch up here (and if you’re wondering who Pantone are and why the heck you should care what colours they picked, then pop across…
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1920s Weddings
A Timeless Art Deco Inspired Wedding
Good morning lovelies! We are going to start the week right this fine Monday morning, with quite simply the most gorgeous intimate Autumn wedding. Featuring hints of Art Deco, gorgeous hues of blue and beautifully captured on camera by husband & wife duo Chadwick & Jenika of Gantes Co., Amelia & Mark’s celebration brims with romance and…
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Bridesmaids
10 Beautiful & Creative Alternatives To Traditional Bridesmaid Bouquets
What I love about weddings today is how they reflect the style and personalities of the bride & groom. Modern weddings aren’t bound by meaningless traditions, today’s brides don’t conform to the conventional – you want your wedding to be as unique as you are! And this desire for the different doesn’t have to end…
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