Heavenly Recommends… delicious vintage-inspired lingerie by Rose Fulbright

Dear Reader On my vintage wedding blog today, I’d like to show you another lovely vintage-inspired atelier I recently discovered. Rose Fulbright launched this year, making the most wonderful, luxurious satin underwear – in a range of simple and stylish shapes all inspired by original 1930s designs. Rose’s range comes in a choice of delicious […]

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Heavenly Recommends… gorgeous vintage-style clothes and accessories from Lowie

Dear Reader My work brings me into contact with many other independent fashion labels and producers, all sharing a love of vintage style and offering a taste of affordable luxury. As Christmas is getting closer, today on my vintage wedding blog I’d like to share one of my favourite with you. Lowie was started in 2002 […]

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Vintage Bride of the Week: Beautiful Martina in a traditional Swedish bridal crown

Dear Reader I’ve just received this lovely image, and wanted to share it with you straight away. Beautiful vintage bride Martina married in Sweden in June. If you look closely, you’ll see Martina is wearing a Brudkronan, an antique bridal crown. This wonderful Swedish tradition reaches right back to the Middle Ages. The crown is […]

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A GUIDE TO VINTAGE LACE WEDDING DRESSES Part 1: Pastel and Coloured Lace

Dear Reader Most of the brides I meet love vintage lace wedding dresses. And there are so many fabulous types to choose from. Today, I’d like to talk about the pastel-coloured lace often used in 1950s wedding dresses. A glimpse of a beautiful vintage lace wedding dress, for more details see below COLOUR One of the […]

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To complement the perfect vintage wedding dress…. a beautiful vintage-inspired headpiece.

Dear Reader I am often asked for advice on the perfect accessories to complement vintage wedding dresses. Here we teamed ‘Butterfly’, one of our beautiful vintage-style lace wedding dresses with a lovely headpiece by Abby at Cherished. Abby makes each exquisite piece using original vintage materials: this one was cleverly created from an original paste dress […]

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Say “I DO” 1960s-style! Beautiful vintage wedding dresses, Mad Men style, from the glamorous 60s.

Dear Reader Just a little tease today…  On Friday, I’ll be posting all about 1960s wedding dresses. This gorgeous decade is sometimes overlooked when considering vintage style dresses.  But 60s dresses have so much to offer. From the sassy styles of the swinging sixties, to the sheer glamour of Mad Men styling. Here’s just a […]

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Vintage-Inspired Wedding Dress of the Week… in dreamy original vintage lace. How romantic is this?

Dear Reader I hope you’ve had a good week and have exciting plans for the crisp Autumn weekend ahead…? Yasmin, one of my heavenly brides, is getting married tomorrow in a pale pink lace 1930s dress, which we’ve matched with a stunning Biba marabou feather cape. She looks radiant. I’m sure you’ll join me in wishing her […]

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