It is no secret that I am a big fan of on-line marketplace Etsy for enabling small boutique designers and independent creative businesses to reach a worldwide audience, and for helping brides to find anything they could possibly want for their big day – be it a wedding dress, veil, invitations or accessories. It seems I find a new…

There is little I love more than my step back into times past for a Chic Vintage Brides post, except maybe when it is a bride from a far off, exotic location, and a royal bride at that!  (Image Source)  This week’s Chic Vintage Bride Shigeko Higashikuni was the eldest daughter of Emperor Shōwa and the elder…

I have (often, I’m sure) mentioned on Chic Vintage Brides my dream of owning a wedding dress boutique and my love of losing myself in the latest wedding dress designs, and so I am sure it will come as little surprise that one of my favourite emails to receive is one from a designer asking me to…

It is all in the details, or so they say and it is often the details that make a wedding memorable. And that’s not to say that a wedding needs to be stuffed with expensive or elaborate details, but rather the little thoughtful and personal details are what will form your memories of your big…

I swear Snippets, Whispers & Ribbons comes around quicker each week! Not such a bad thing though as they signal the start of the weekend 🙂   1. For all brides newly engaged I want to start this week’s Snippets, Whispers & Ribbons with a beautiful inspiration board from Magnolia Rouge. Copper Blues mixes the…

The fabulous Twigs & Honey was one of my first blogging (and Etsy) discoveries, I only wish it had been a discovery I made before getting married. Myra Kim, the lovely lady behind all of the adornments and accessories, with a taste for earthy natural forms and architectural structure, and a soft spot for both…

Can you believe it is June already? Where is this year going?? We will soon be half way through (and counting down to Christmas) Friday means it is Snippets, Whispers & Ribbons, my top 5 posts from my week’s wandering around the wedding web; and this week I have some of the most glorious real…

I have been eagerly anticipating the third issue of Magnolia Rouge magazine pretty much since I turned the last page of the second issue (I do hope you all saw it!) So I couldn’t be more excited to be able to share one of my favourite inspiration shoots from, the fabulously pretty rustic issue, this Spanish Lace…

I can’t quite believe that it will soon be 2 years since I discovered the fabulous work of one of of my absolute favourite Etsy stores Noaki. It is easy to see why I admire the beautiful vintage brooch bouquets she creates so much and I couldn’t be more excited to be able to share with you Noaki‘s latest bouquet…

It is fair to say I am something of a Pinaholic  and have been from the moment I discovered Pinterest, the virtual scrap book for creators, curators and collectors to inspire and be inspired. In fact my addiction has only grown over the 18 months I have been ‘pinning’. To begin with it was wedding dresses, then…

The Birdcage Veil, exuding sophistication with a playful edge and a little bit of vintage quirk, is an increasingly popular alternative to the more traditional  chapel, cathedral and shoulder length veils. Harking back to the 1940s and 1950s, where the classic merry widow netting was attached to pillboxes and hair discs; the glamorous birdcage veil has now…

It was the unveiling of her Fall 2012 Collection a whole year ago that first drew me to the contemporary romantic designer Luisa Beccaria and her classically timeless gowns, but if that collection was beautiful, her Fall 2013 collection is absolutely breathtaking!….. Luisa chose the timeless elegance of the 30s as her muse and the…

Gosh this morning’s cold snap was a shock to the system….. it is however a good excuse for a cosy and quiet weekend at home. A weekend much needed to re-create some posts and inspiration boards I lost when I accidentally stood on my, oh-so-fragile as it turns out, USB stick a few weeks back. So I will be…

Oh I have the sweetest inspiration shoot for you today! You may remember the opulent renaissance wedding inspiration shoot from Kate Romenesko a few weeks back, and I confess I rather fell in love with not only the wonderful styling but also Kate’s beautifully romantic photography, and today’s inspiration shoot is equally as lovely…. It…

I have talked before about my love of Alice Temperley‘s timeless, feminine designs; and last month the vintage, ethereal and bohemian London based design house showcased their latest beautiful collection….. The Temperley Bridal Spring 2014 Titania Collection conveys an elegance and sophistication with a selection of exquisite silhouettes that celebrate the female form; combining meticulous detail and embellishments…