Oh how I love it when couples abandon the traditional on their wedding day, in favour of something wow. Especially when the bride shies away from ivory and rocks a wedding dress in bold and beautiful color, like the beautiful Amy! Amy chose to walk down the aisle in a flower adorned, tea length dress in deep shades of pink and…

Tricia & Aaron’s Celebrations At The Bay wedding was full of sweet, heartfelt moments but hosted a day more full of laughter and partying! From the retro invitations to Tricia’s tea length ModCloth wedding dress and blusher veil, to the homemade jam wedding favors and the vintage suitcase for collecting their cards, Tricia and Aaron showcased their love of…

What do you get when you mix a bit of Mad Men, a dash of mid century modern and a whole lot of Pan Am nostalgia? You get a first class ticket to glamour! With a tea length wedding dress, vintage details galore and a fun Pan Am inspired palette of jetway blue and sunshine yellow,…

When the bride names Audrey Hepburn as her style muse you know you are in for a treat! And from Caitlin’s tea-length wedding dress to the couple’s marquee reception, everything about this bright and breezy Summer garden wedding epitomises mid-century elegance….. Much as I love an intimate celebration (we had just 30 guests at our…

For the last couple of years, as well as unveiling the latest collections from the likes of Claire Pettibone, Jenny Packham, Pronovias (designers I LOVE), I have also each year searched out some of the most breathtaking budget-friendly wedding dresses (take a peek if you missed those I found in 2014 and 2015) Because I know what…

If you’re a mid-century maven I have such a treat for you! With today’s wedding being described by the happy couple celebrating, Jennifer & Rod, as being Rockabilly, 1950s and Kitsch. With a tea length wedding dress, the most fabulous hair & makeup and a bowls club reception (yep, you read that right!) it is…

So, having looked at the most perfect bridal hair accessories, delightful wedding cakes, fabulous bridesmaid dresses, beautiful bouquets, stylish looks for Grooms and chic wedding dresses we come to the end of this series of 1950s themed Snippets, Whispers & Ribbons! But I think I have left the best to last, because there could be no more fitting finale than a roundup…

As we’re approaching the end of this series of 1950s themed Snippets, Whispers & Ribbons, I thought it was about time we focused on the most important detail of any wedding, 1950s inspired or otherwise. I am of course talking THE dress! And with many of the fashion details so popular back then on trend again, you lucky brides looking to…

I imagine there must be nothing more beautiful than walking down the aisle is a family heirloom. A much loved dress, so elegant and timeless, warn by your mother or perhaps even your grandmother. For those of us who love the style and sentiment, but are not lucky enough to be in possession of one…

You may recognise today’s bride & groom Jennifer & Jason from their fabulous vintage diner engagement shoot, published right here on Chic Vintage Brides last week, it was a retro beauty – if you missed it, you can take a peek here. Well, if you thought their engagement shoot was stylish, just wait until you see…

Ooh today’s wedding inspiration shoot from Wendy Cooper Photography is just so super sweet! An adorable take on the modern vintage wedding, it is infused with mid-century details, including the most heavenly vintage tea length wedding dress, but in shades of lavender and purple mixed with a juicy lime green that has a distinctly modern edge. Fun, flirty…

It has been bitter cold here this week, Winter has well and truly arrived! So preparing today’s post and dreaming of Summer has been the perfect way to warm and brighten my day. Having looked so far on our stroll through Summer wedding ideas at some beautiful Rose stationery, the most elegant Summer tablescapes, stunning…

If you have been a visitor to Chic Vintage Brides for some time, you may recognise the subject of today’s post for this will be the fourth gorgeous collection from Petite Lumière I have shared, and they just get better and better! The very latest collection of sophisticated bridal separates and accessories, called The ‘Music Room’,…

Those of you who enjoyed last week’s post packed full of the prettiest tea length wedding dresses (and I know there were lots of you!), are simply going to swoon over today’s collection of bridal beauties, because no-one does tea length quite like the House of Mooshki! Epitomising the glamour and grace of the 1950s with their…

If you’re looking for an unconventional wedding dress, something chic yet flirty and fun; a wedding dress that is informal but still oozes glamour; a dress that you can really let your hair down in, or that perhaps Grace Kelly or Audrey Hepburn would have sashayed down the aisle in; then look no further! Nothing says vintage quite like…