Dear Reader Today’s real vintage bride is Ali, who chose this beautiful 1950s dress for her wedding. Like so many of the best 1950s and 1960s wedding dresses, this chic and simple gown was inspired by Grace Kelly’s 1956 wedding dress. (Many wonderful photos of that iconic wedding can be seen here.) With its very […]
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Dear Reader For each of my vintage wedding dresses, I love to picture the whole outfit and imagine what accessories will work best. Today on my vintage wedding blog, I’m writing about the current fashion for fresh flowers in the hair, and the origins of this lovely trend. Model Evelyn Nesbit, photo 1903 Traditionally, a country […]
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Dear Reader One of the best things about January is meeting all the new brides, each beginning the search for her perfect vintage wedding dress. It’s a great way to keep in touch with what my girls are looking for, and see the new trends coming through. I can already see a lot of excitement around […]
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Dear Reader, If you visit my vintage wedding blog often, you may remember I promised to feature lovely real vintage bride, Leah… Leah married Tommy in an amazing Tudor barn in Eltham, London. And for her perfect day she chose not one, but two vintage wedding dresses from me! The first was this stunning full-length […]
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Dear Reader For our first real vintage wedding post this year, I have some lovely pictures from Jennifer, who married Neil in Ireland last summer. Beautiful Jennifer was the first bride to wear ‘Butterfly’, one of my Heavenly collection of vintage-style wedding dresses. I was delighted she was the first to choose this new dress […]
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Dear Reader – a very Happy New Year to you! I hope you’ve had a wonderful Christmas break, survived the storms, and are full of energy for 2014. I’m looking forward to getting back to work today. Well, who wouldn’t love spending their time surrounded by gorgeous original vintage wedding dresses? January is our busiest […]
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Dear Reader We’ll be back in the New Year to share lots more vintage wedding dresses, advice and inspiration… Meanwhile, I’m sending you my very best Christmas wishes in the form of these charming original vintage Christmas cards… Hope you enjoy them! New ones added below each day… Lots of love, and wishing you a […]
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Dear Reader As a distraction from the tinsel and Christmas mayhem (is anybody ready yet this year?), I’d like to show you three wonderful 1950s lace wedding dresses – from the collection of original vintage dresses at my West London studio. Emma Domb 1950s lace and satin wedding dress, priced £995 1950s ‘cupcake’ lace wedding […]
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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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Dear Reader Clients often remark to me that I have a lovely job… absolutely right! I do take great pleasure in helping all my clients find that special wedding dress. Today on my vintage wedding blog, I’d like to showcase a few of the beautiful girls I’ve helped to find their dream dress in 2013. […]
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