tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90160785075740379122023-06-15T02:50:42.044-07:00BEAUTIFUL LITTLE WEDDINGSStyling ideas for the big day - if it's vintage, classic or offbeat, we love itUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9016078507574037912.post-21449951532972179862012-01-29T03:48:00.000-08:002012-01-29T03:48:34.706-08:00Another Beautiful Dress From Dolly<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Just gorgeous, what a beauty! Dolly Couture has just given a sneak preview of this cute gown called Florence which will be on sale for $595. I would have loved one like this though I might have asked to have the skirt a teeny bit longer. Dolly can customise dresses to give you the dream dress for your big day.<br />
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Not all of us dream about walking down the aisle in a meringue. The wedding might have a less formal setting like a register offfice or beach, but also a lot of brides to be don't feel that dressing up as Cinderella is their style. And why should you conform when there are so many different options out there? If you're looking for something short and sweet (which is frankly kind on the pocket as well), head down to Monsoon where you can try on these lovelies.<br />
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I completely fell in love when I first saw Robert Redford in the Great Gatsby dressed to the nines in white tie and tails, so stunningly handsome and suave. Back in the early 20th century the men in their evening attire and the ladies in their satin gowns and perfect hair oozed sophistication and glamour - the perfect inspiration for a stylish wedding. Host an evening dinner party reception in a grand venue for close family and friends and live like lords and ladies for a day.</div>
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Satin bias cut gowns are the order of the day and nobody does these better than <a href="http://www.jennypackham.com/" target="_blank">Jenny Packham</a>. Her dress are sleek and sophisticated, perfect for the Hollywood Vamp look..</div>
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For a similar dress on a smaller budget look for destination dresses from Dessy, or Monsoon in the UK. Also look at evening style bridesmaids dresses (I love the ones at Watters & Watters) and order in white or ivory! </div>
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Complete the look with a sleek waved hairstyle and statement crystal hairslide like thew models in the photos above - traditional veils and boho hair is forbidden! If you want a more bridal look go for a small birdcage veil, there are so many versions on <a href="http://www.etsy.com/search/handmade?search_submit=&q=birdcage+veil&view_type=gallery&ship_to=GB" target="_blank">Etsy</a>.</div>
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The perfect venue for this type of wedding would be a grand country house available for private hire, where you and your guests can lord it up for the weekend. If your budget won't quite stretch to this, look for a hotel with a private dining room, the grander the better. For brides inviting a few guests, have an intimate candlelit dinner party. If you are inviting more guests, cocktails and canapes are the way to go.</div>
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</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9016078507574037912.post-10604525546174417252010-05-09T03:05:00.000-07:002010-05-09T03:18:48.327-07:00All the Fun of the FairI don't know anyone who doesn't like a funfair, and what a fantastic theme for an informal wedding! If you are planning a larger wedding, there are some companies that offer a whole fairground for hire, or just one or two rides or stalls. For lower budgets and smaller parties, traditional games like hoopla, a coconut shy, hook a duck and tin can alley are easy to set up. And of course you need the traditional refreshments, so a burger stand, hotdogs, fries, toffee apples and candy floss are the order of the day. What I love about this theme are the bright colours and lights, so go mad with the red, blue and yellow.<br />
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I did want an English country wedding but this country you can't always rely on the weather! Think summer roses, mismatched crockery, flowers planted in old tin buckets and watering cans and afternoon tea with sandwiches and cakes.<br />
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If you're looking for beach wedding stationery, there are some fab choices out there. First up are these super cute save the date designs by <a href="http://www.lhcalligraphy.com/">Laura Hooper Calligraphy</a>:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_o5dEJ8JXcfM/S93j_mcWeQI/AAAAAAAAAFM/luFGrFaJ8dI/s1600/ibb-1263268383.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_o5dEJ8JXcfM/S93j_mcWeQI/AAAAAAAAAFM/luFGrFaJ8dI/s400/ibb-1263268383.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466776204488374530" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.stylemepretty.com/wp-content/gallery/laura-hooper/177.jpg"><br /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_o5dEJ8JXcfM/S93jmTLKOGI/AAAAAAAAAE8/lSWpH_kVpNg/s1600/Laura+Hooper+Calligraphy.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 330px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_o5dEJ8JXcfM/S93jmTLKOGI/AAAAAAAAAE8/lSWpH_kVpNg/s400/Laura+Hooper+Calligraphy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466775769819265122" border="0" /></a><br />You can also visit <a href="http://www.etsy.com/"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Etsy</span></a> for beautiful and unusual designs:<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://ny-image0.etsy.com/il_430xN.119900700.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 397px; height: 434px;" src="http://ny-image0.etsy.com/il_430xN.119900700.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_o5dEJ8JXcfM/S93rc0BWjmI/AAAAAAAAAFk/64kds0XdIjo/s1600/Jeremy+and+Kathleen.jpg"><br /></a> <span style="font-size:78%;"> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">DapperPaper</span></span><br /></div><span style="font-size:78%;"><br /><br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://ny-image0.etsy.com/il_430xN.127094092.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 389px; height: 309px;" src="http://ny-image0.etsy.com/il_430xN.127094092.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-size:78%;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">ItsMeIC</span></span><br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://ny-image1.etsy.com/il_430xN.98943905.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 390px; height: 568px;" src="http://ny-image1.etsy.com/il_430xN.98943905.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-size:78%;">Orange 81</span><br /></div><span style="font-size:78%;"><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:130%;">And this design by Jeremy and Kathleen is just so beautiful:</span><br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_o5dEJ8JXcfM/S93rp0IiN0I/AAAAAAAAAFs/uiEx-z6lkMc/s1600/Jeremy+and+Kathleen.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_o5dEJ8JXcfM/S93rp0IiN0I/AAAAAAAAAFs/uiEx-z6lkMc/s400/Jeremy+and+Kathleen.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466784626299254594" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:130%;">If you fancy having a go at creating your own, making a beach hut collage looks really sweet, you could make one similar to this one and get creative with patterns and colours!</span><br /><br /></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_o5dEJ8JXcfM/S93po1GyKuI/AAAAAAAAAFc/XKRAZejzGVE/s1600/a-hut-card.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_o5dEJ8JXcfM/S93po1GyKuI/AAAAAAAAAFc/XKRAZejzGVE/s320/a-hut-card.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466782410357222114" border="0" /></a></span><cite style="font-style: normal;">jellyandblancmange.co.uk<br /><br /><br /><br /></cite></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9016078507574037912.post-23524094637481592862010-04-30T14:47:00.000-07:002010-05-01T03:10:39.749-07:00Oh I do like to be beside the seaside...If I look out of my bedroom window, through the rooftops and trees I can see the North Sea, just! I love living on the coast and have done so in a number of places, I love the traditional seaside experience with deck chairs, prom, Punch and Judy and Mr <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Whippy</span>. I didn't have a seaside wedding but I think this is a great wedding theme, colourful, fun and nostalgic.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_o5dEJ8JXcfM/S9vXVk0iJCI/AAAAAAAAACM/LPm0TRG3RAM/s1600/vintage-seaside-beach-wedding-ideas.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 393px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_o5dEJ8JXcfM/S9vXVk0iJCI/AAAAAAAAACM/LPm0TRG3RAM/s400/vintage-seaside-beach-wedding-ideas.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466199338405471266" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">Lilac Coast</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:78%;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Dotcomgiftshop</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Cotton Bunting Company</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">The Rock People</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Nautical Art<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><br /><br /><br />For a more subtle beach look, using light blues to tie everything together looks very fresh and pretty.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_o5dEJ8JXcfM/S9vXiltQziI/AAAAAAAAACU/drhJVJyftsk/s1600/light-blue-seaside-beach-wedding-reception-ideas.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 342px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_o5dEJ8JXcfM/S9vXiltQziI/AAAAAAAAACU/drhJVJyftsk/s400/light-blue-seaside-beach-wedding-reception-ideas.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466199561981709858" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">Laura </span><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" style="font-size:78%;">Ashley</span><span style="font-size:78%;"><br /></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:78%;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Dotcomgiftshop</span><br />Confetti<br />Cotton Bunting Company<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><br /><br /><br />Some gorgeous seaside jewellery:<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_o5dEJ8JXcfM/S9vX1tKV_II/AAAAAAAAACc/Qcc44dYAVz0/s1600/sea-jewellery-wedding-necklace-bracelet.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 274px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_o5dEJ8JXcfM/S9vX1tKV_II/AAAAAAAAACc/Qcc44dYAVz0/s400/sea-jewellery-wedding-necklace-bracelet.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466199890400246914" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">Charmed Memories</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:78%;">Tiffany & Co</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Harvey Nichols</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Dolly Dagger</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Jane Davis</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Accessorize</span><br /></div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><span style="font-size:78%;"><br /></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9016078507574037912.post-24925602824972861942010-04-30T13:37:00.000-07:002010-04-30T14:38:57.141-07:00In The Beginning......<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_o5dEJ8JXcfM/S9tMpU1_bGI/AAAAAAAAABc/KExiAaS9VfM/s1600/DSC_1508.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_o5dEJ8JXcfM/S9tMpU1_bGI/AAAAAAAAABc/KExiAaS9VfM/s320/DSC_1508.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466046845597740130" border="0" /></a><br /><br />This is my wedding. After nine years together my partner and I were married in London in June 2009, an intimate affair with a small budget, close family, friends and our two small children. The ceremony was at the grand <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Wandsworth</span> Register Office, the transport was a 1950's <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Greenline</span> bus and the reception was at the Dukes Head, on the river in <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Putney</span>. The rain stayed away and the day went without too many hitches! The day went so quickly, after months of planning we finally did it.<br />When I first started planning our wedding I had a few ideas as to how I wanted to day to be. I bet a lot of you felt the same as me when you went and bought those first bridal magazines, flicking through them excitedly and devouring all the info on dresses, flowers, receptions, cakes, venues, rings, music, guests, stationery, catering, bridesmaids, favours..... phew! There are <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">soo</span> many choices out there for brides to be and it can all get a bit much. I must have changed my mind about a hundred times as to what I wanted, and to tell the truth, I still think about how I would do the day differently, changing the theme, the colours and style.<br /><br />And so this blog was born. After a lot of searching and planning my own wedding I hope that I can give you some ideas about how to plan yours, looking at different styles, different products and general info on wedding companies, retailers, offers and events. I've chosen to concentrate on more informal weddings rather than big ballroom affairs, looking at non-traditional styles that don't cost big bucks. And of course this deal works both ways because it means that I can continue planning for my renewal of vows! (Don't tell my husband...)<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Sarah xx<br /></div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_o5dEJ8JXcfM/S9tAdwuQm_I/AAAAAAAAAA0/AT3XnalElcs/s1600/Reception+Collage.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 234px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_o5dEJ8JXcfM/S9tAdwuQm_I/AAAAAAAAAA0/AT3XnalElcs/s400/Reception+Collage.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466033452783541234" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_o5dEJ8JXcfM/S9tLUH1VwEI/AAAAAAAAABM/bZuYpUtSkEI/s1600/DSC_1277.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_o5dEJ8JXcfM/S9tLUH1VwEI/AAAAAAAAABM/bZuYpUtSkEI/s320/DSC_1277.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466045381816467522" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_o5dEJ8JXcfM/S9tLjWWyInI/AAAAAAAAABU/6X27IIG9NAM/s1600/bouquet.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 242px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_o5dEJ8JXcfM/S9tLjWWyInI/AAAAAAAAABU/6X27IIG9NAM/s320/bouquet.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466045643412873842" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0