Hello lovelies and happy New Year! I hope you all enjoyed safe and healthy holidays and are now feeling, as I am, glad to see the back of 2020 and hopeful for 2021. Whether you’re a regular follower of Chic Vintage Brides, a friend, new visitor or fleeting passer by, it really is lovely to…

Quite a few of the weddings and inspiration shoots I have shared on Chic Vintage Brides of late have included Vow Books, it is one of the biggest, and most delightful, trends in weddings over recent years: couples writing their own vows. And I absolutely love it, because what makes a wedding truly memorable isn’t…

Choosing the perfect photographer to capture your wedding can be a daunting task. Your photographs last a lifetime, a much loved reminder of one of the most magical days of your life, long after the day is over. So getting your choice of photographer right, is quite possibly the most important decision you will make…

Whatever your style or budget, and whatever you have in mind for your big day – or small celebration – don’t underestimate the planning that will be involved. Even an elopement requires planning! And these planners, organisers and journals contain everything you need to plan your dream wedding….. Today’s wedding planners, as well as being…

If you watched the royal wedding or are a regular visitor to Chic Vintage Brides then you will no doubt be familiar with the beautiful designs of Emmy London. If this is a name that is new to you though then you are in for a treat, because no-one does bridal shoes quite like Emmy!…

Much as getting engaged is undoubtedly one of the happiest times of your life, planning your wedding can most definitely be one of the most stressful! But who better to offer advice to couples starting on their wedding planning journey, than couples who have just come to the end of theirs! So today I have…

It’s amazing how difficult it can be to find the perfect bridal shoes to carry you down the aisle, that it might seem like a good idea to just pick a pair without giving it a lot of thought. After all, no one will even see your shoes under your wedding dress, right? But take…

The lovely Emily Ganey, fine art photographer extraordinaire, is back today for the third in a series of Wedding Wisdom posts focusing on wedding photography. I hope you caught her past posts, which have looked at some of the differences between film and digital photography and why you should use your wedding photographer for your engagement session. Well this time Emily…

The wonderful folks over at The Gentlemanual are back today with another must read for any soon to be groom! Last time they helped us with that wedding attire staple, the pocket square. Well today we’re turning our attention to the tie bar. An accessory oft forgotten, but no less important (unless of course you’re wearing…

Remembering all too well, even 6 years later, how much my head spun in our first (actually, in every) meeting with our wedding professionals, I have asked wedding cake designer extraordinaire Dalana of The Cake & The Giraffe to join us here on Chic Vintage Brides and help shed some light on things couples should know about…

I have always loved vintage jewellery and am more than a little envious of those lucky enough to have beautiful heirloom pieces passed down through generations of their family. It’s not just the style I adore, it is the history that draws me to vintage jewellery – the stories behind them, the love locked in them,…

If you’re a bride (or groom) just starting out on your wedding planning journey, then this post is for you (oh and you might want to also read this, and this one too!) Or actually, even if you’ve reached that halfway point, or if your countdown is into just double figures, you will still appreciate the words…

I have the biggest confession to make!….. There are an increasing number of things that, given another chance, I would do differently when planning our wedding. Eek, there you go, I’ve said it! That’s not to say that our day wasn’t perfect in every way, it is just that, through Chic Vintage Brides, I have…

I remember all too well the excitement of wedding dress shopping….. but I also remember the excitement was almost overpowered by an anxiety and pressure to find the right dress for me! Oh it wasn’t difficult to find 100 dresses I loved (in each boutique actually), but finding a dress that loved me, was a…

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…