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Vintage Winter Wedding Inspiration Board

Thanks to Helen Carter from Helen Carter Wedding Planning for sending through this gorgeous vintage winter wedding inspiration board – I love this one and I know all you vintage lovers will do too!.
Photography credits:
Venue: Claridges; Vintage glassware and bride: Ashlee Carter via Love My Dress; Fur stole: Amy and Stuart Photography via Style Me Pretty; Votives: Nordic House; Gypsophila centrepiece and chandelier: Ryan Phillips via Style Me Pretty; Wedding gown: Claire Pettibone; Tube station: Mark Bothwell; Ice skaters: A Polar Bear’s Tale; Flowers: Red Gallery Photography

A belated Happy New Year to all you lovely LMW readers! It’s great to be back and I’m delighted to share another of my design concepts with you. I’ve known for a few weeks that I wanted January’s design board to be a white winter wonderland with plenty of sparkle, inspired by frost-laden trees, fluttering snowflakes and glistening icicles. However, I didn’t want the monochromatic colour scheme to feel all chic and uber-modern, so I’ve added a vintage twist for something a little different.
For me this is most definitely a city wedding that would take place somewhere upmarket and sophisticated, such as the stunning mirrored ballroom reception at Claridges in London. It’s all about natural, understated elegance and seamlessly blending the old with the new. The use of silver and sparkle in this design is really important both in punctuating the backdrop of white and incorporating a wintry feel – mercury glass votives on tables, decadent chandeliers, crystal wine goblets and soft lighting all help to create an air of seasonal vintage chic.

I love the idea of using large spheres of white gypsophila (baby’s breath) to decorate the dining tables. Not only do they make for wonderfully simple and classic focal pieces, they also look like giant snowballs and so perfectly complement the winter feel of the design! Subtle decorative touches are also important in adding to the styling of this wedding – occasional smatterings of cut glassware and vintage perfume bottles dotted on windowsills, perhaps a silk shawl draped casually over a welcoming comfy armchair, and a collection of old books left lazily open on a coffee table.
The atmosphere of this wedding should be a delicate balance of traditional formality and luxurious relaxation, with an overall easygoing feel to the proceedings. I’d hire a fabulous cocktail pianist for the drinks reception, and for the evening would have waitresses serving French martinis on silver platters whilst a swing band plays classic jazz tunes from the ‘20s and ‘30s.
I hope this design has given you plenty of inspiration – let me know what you think!

Click here to look at all the wedding inspiration boards on LMW and also make sure that you check out Helen Carter’s site. What are your thoughts on this one….. PS you can look here at all the LMW vintage wedding ideas.

1950′s wedding dresses – a sneek preview….

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At the weekend I was lucky enough to meet up with David and Grace from award winning designers, Lindsay Fleming, who were down from Scotland meeting up with brides. I got to chat to them about their gorgeous 1920′s inspired wedding collection, their celtic dresses and to have a sneek preview at the amazing designs for their new 1950′s collection.
I first heard of Lindsay Fleming, when I was sent some amazing photos of their 1920′s inspired wedding dress collection, photographed by Archibald Photography at House for an Art Lover, in Glasgow and The Voodoo Rooms in Edinburgh. This has gone on to be one of my most popular posts ever on LMW and you can see why – the photos and the dresses are stunning.
When we met last weekend I was able to have a look at their stunning 1920′s inspired dresses from the ‘All That Jazz’ Collection – each one beautifully designed, handmade by Grace and some with incredibly intricate detailing. These dresses are fantastic value, starting from £1150 and going up to £2400.
Unsuprisingly, the ‘All That Jazz’ Collection brought with it a good deal of PR coverage in many of the glossy bridal mags, with dresses from the collection featuring in bridal shoots, and all the wedding blogs (like mine) desperate to get a piece of the action. I hear from Grace and David that brides travel from far and wide (US, Holland, France, Italy) to come to their bridal shop in the tiny Scottish Village of Abington to buy the dress of their dreams.

Now Grace is hard at work on her new collection of 1950’s wedding dresses. It’s a natural move on from her recent 1920’s inspired collection, and something that she and Mark Archibald (the photographer) believe will be much in demand. I had a look at some of the sketches for the new collection (which you can also see on Love My Dress blog) and some photos from a recent fashion shoot. Grace and David are lucky enough to have a daughter-in-law that looks stunning modelling these dresses, again, photographed by award winning photographers, Archibald Photography.

I can’t wait to see the rest of the collection. Do make sure that you check out both their sites – whilst Grace is the dress designer, her husband, David, looks after all the marketing and the website for Lindsay Fleming – he is clearly a busy man as there is loads there, including photos and sketches of the new collection. And be sure to take a look at award winning photographers, Archibald Photography for lots of other gorgeous wedding photos and inspiration.

What do you think of the sneak preview – do you like the idea of a 1950′s dress??

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1920′s inspired wedding dresses – coming to London

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‘All That Jazz’ is not only the name of the wedding dress I wore at my wedding (by Alan Hannah), but also the name of this gorgeous new collection of 20′s dresses from Lindsay Fleming Couture. I’ve previously featured some of their wedding dresses on LMW in the post 1920′s inspired wedding shoot – but now I’ve got even bigger, better pics for you to drool… over so enjoy….. and read on for all details on how you can see Linsday Fleming Couture in London.

Shot by award winning photographers, Archibald Photography, these dresses look utterly fantabulous! I LOVE this one – infact, correct me if I am wrong but, Mark, from Archibald Photography won an award for this photo recently.

… and for those of you worried about having to traipse all the way up to Scotland to try on your dream dress – the good news is that they are coming to London soon (info below)

Great hair and make up for this shoot too. All the head pieces have been created by Baba C. Make up is by Ainsley M and hair by Volume Hair.

This 1920′s wedding shoot took place in House for an Art Lover in Glasgow, Scotland.

Now for the all important bit about how you can meet with the award-winning bridal designers in London

“Lindsay Fleming Couture have decided this year to make it even easier for brides to have a face to face consultation with a designer and to see first hand the dresses, quality of fabric and workmanship. They have arranged the first in a serious of visits to Central London where private consultations and fittings can be offered to clients without travel to Scotland. Their first visit will be on 26th, 27th and 28th March 2010 with further visits planned every eight weeks. The venue for these consultations will be ‘Dolphin House’, Chichester Street, London, SW1V 3LX and appointments can be arranged by contacting Lindsay Fleming on 01864 502522 or by email bridal@lindsayfleming.com . In addition to their 20s inspired collection ‘All That Jazz’, they will also be
displaying their celtic and medieval inspired gowns; the ‘Celtic Spirit Collection’.”

Thanks Donna (from Archibald Photography) for sharing these fantastic pictures with LMW.

The Perfect Vintage Wedding

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We all want to know how to achieve the perfect vintage wedding, I know you do too because you love reading about vintage wedding ideas on LMW. The 1920′s vintage wedding shoot is one of my most popular posts, which has had me thinking for a while that I need to find a specialist or two who can help me out in this area. I have to admit I’ve got a lot to learn when it comes to talking vintage. So I was over the moon to find Lynsey Le Keux, a Vintage Wedding Planner for LeKeux Events who is going to blog on all things vintage from now on – Happy Days.

So you want to go vintage? You won’t regret it! The perfect vintage wedding can be achieved by anyone; it just needs some careful planning and lots of research around your inspiration! The challenge you face in successfully creating a tasteful era-inspired and unique celebration, is to not make it seem like a ‘themed’ wedding. A vintage wedding isn’t a costume party, but instead a nod to the glamour of eras gone by and a chance to have fun with fashion and styling for your big day. But fear not, this article will give you all the tips you need to get started.
Your first stop in creating a vintage wedding will be your original inspiration. As a wedding planner, I always ask brides to bring a photograph, movie or book that represents the fashion, era, backdrop and feel of the vintage wedding they are dreaming of. From this we create the entire wedding design from the dress (which is often the centre of the inspiration), to the decor, transport and well…everything really.

You don’t have to get original pieces from your chosen era to get the look you want (although this is, of course amazing if achievable), but I would recommend at least some vintage items. For example, if you have a new dress in a period style, choose a vintage hair piece or millinery. You could even get a veil made from some old lace from your chosen era. For the backdrop to your day, think about hiring vintage crockery, at least for the cake and other food on display, or mirror the beading in your accessories through the table decorations to achieve a consistent look. Little, and actually quite inexpensive details, such as vintage mirrors around the venue, can also really pull the look together. For details on vintage suppliers please contact me (details at end of post)

Consistency is also key to truly achieving a vintage styled wedding that feels authentic. For example choose a car or transport reflective of the era. A classic Ford Mustang is perfect for 1950s/60s styled weddings. During one of our weddings, the car actually got nicknamed the fourth bridesmaid because it was the same beautiful shade of electric teal as the bridesmaids’ dresses.

Music is also a fabulous way to celebrate an era and there are lots of authentic bands out there from 1960′s Motown to big brass bands. If you can’t afford a band, style the DJ and equipment as vintage as possible to keep with the style. Always choose something your guests can dance to and playing pre-recorded popular music in between the band sessions will get everyone dancing – even those who are not familiar with the music of that era. Modern music has replicated genres such as Swing Jazz and songs such as Candyman by Christina Aguilera are perfect for a 1940′s wedding and will get all the young ones dancing too.

I often get asked how to bring guests into the wedding design; whilst I don’t recommend asking everyone to go out and buy a 1930′s outfit for an art deco wedding. I think your wedding photos and more importantly the feel on the day, will benefit from your guests taking consideration over what to wear at your vintage wedding. You can invite your guests to join the look by using your inspiration on the invites. For example take a still from a movie from your chosen era, one which encompasses the fashion you are inspired by and use this to make a card with the words ‘join us in our 1950′s inspired wedding…’ inside. Politely mention to friends how lovely it would be to have authentic photos together if they wore 1950s dresses – but remember no costumes… many high street stores stock clothes inspired by the 20′s, 50′s, 60′s and 70′s. Shops stocking fabulous vintage style dresses at the moment include Cath Kidston for summer informal florals, Ghost for a fabulous modern take on 1920′s glamour and for ultimate 1940′s and 1950′s style try Rose and Co. in Leeds.

In my next articles I’ll introduce how to achieve the perfect vintage hair and make-up for your wedding, how to style vintage bridesmaids and vintage décor. If you’d like to find out more about our vintage wedding services contact us on info@lekeuxevents.co.uk or visit our website at Lekeux Events.

All the pics on this post were taken by Andy Doherty of Doherty Photography

Oh and before you forget did you get to check out the post on the vintage caravan for hire. It looks fab!

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