I just love it when writing a post or creating an inspirational mood board I discover an exciting new vendor – especially when it involves a bit of glitz and sparkle! I was wistfully wandering the web looking for some ultra glamorous, vintage inspired but with a modern edge, jewellery (not asking for much was I) for my Glamour of…

After spending a blissful afternoon watching classic Joan Crawford (in the fierce Mildred Pierce) I was inspired to pull together an inspiration board for those brides wishing to channel the style and glamour of the starlets of the Golden Age of Hollywood. What better colour scheme than Midnight Blue and Gold, a dramatic duo that just screams opulence and elegance………

New Post – 30 Exquisite & Elegant Long Sleeved Wedding Dresses for 2015 I don’t know about you, but I am loving this trend for long sleeve wedding dresses! After so many years of strapless bodiced bridal gowns, I have long felt it was time for a sleeve revival, and thanks to a certain wedding this year (more…

Previously, I have refrained from sharing the glorious creations of the Wedding dress designer of today’s post, because sadly she is currently not stocked in Australia or New Zealand – it would be cruel to tease you with such beauteous bridal gowns as these, if they are not available here…..  However, with her simply breathtaking 2012 collection,…

Hairstyles in the roaring forties were vivid and elegant and I don’t think there is any hair style (other than, perhaps, the Finger Waves or Marcel Waves of the 1920s) more elegant than the loose Pin Curls, so synonymous with the Golden Age of Hollywood and sultry stars like Veronica Lake! With her infamous peek-a-boo…

When I first started Chic Vintage Brides, all of my thoughts were of swoonworthy wedding dresses, little did I anticipate stationery also setting my heart a racing…. but then Wedding Stationery from Momental Designs are more like works of fine art, true treasures!  Momental Designs offers handmade, custom Wedding invitations and co-ordinating stationery for the day (as well as other…

Oh, if you love flower crowns then you will want to take a peek at my most recent post here it is brimming with beauties! The bridal floral crown has seen a real revival in the past year – vintage, whimsical and bohemian inspired brides are all turning to the floral headdress, flower wreath headband or flower crown as a pretty, rustic, and…

If a vintage wedding dress, like the fabulous frocks I featured in Exquisite Vintage Bridal Gowns from The Frock, isn’t for you but you still want a vintage inspired wedding or theme, then despair not! Many of the oh so talented designers of today have been drawing inspiration from eras gone by for their recent collections and 2012 is no exception. Jenny…

In my sneak peek of posts to come I teased you with the promise of showing where you can find the most fabulous Vintage Wedding Dresses and today I am finally getting round to keeping that promise! I have been so keen to share The Frock with you, but I confess to having been sidetracked by research…

Chic Vintage Brides may have been quiet on the post front for a few days but I promise I haven’t been idle – as well as being  engrossed in an exciting makeover for CVB, I have also been avidly reading and catching up with some of my favourite Wedding blogs and I am quite frankly…

I want to share a new infatuation of mine……. (Source Style Me Pretty) Bird wedding cake toppers! I don’t know what it is about them, they have won me over with their sweet, rustic charm. They’re a little bit kitsch, so cute and they make me smile!

Coming across this stunning Vintage Inspired Noosa Wedding …… ……on the fabulous Polka Dot Bride  reminded me about the Johanna Johnson post I promised in my sneak peek last month! But first I have to share these stunning snaps…….

With the clocks going forward this weekend, it’s official, Spring has sprung! I love Spring – mornings filled with warm light, snow slowly receding from the mountains, lambs playing in the fields and trees heavy with beautiful blossom…. all signalling the end of Winter and better than that, Summer is just around the corner! It’s difficult…

For me, having a vintage inspired wedding was about trying to create a look personal and unique to me – when I was younger I was adamant I would get married in black, so obviously my wedding was always destined to be unique! When planning our wedding I did consider challenging convention and going with…

Following my blissful afternoon of Audrey the other weekend and my subsequent Style Icon post I began to muse on how a bride might channel the great Miss Hepburn and infuse their big day with some Breakfast at Tiffany’s style….. and after a few hours surfing the wide world of the web I pieced together a couple…