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Gioia Mia – bespoke bridal jewellery & accessories

  • August 3, 2010 6:17 pm
Gioia Mia tiara comb

Sonia is the lady behind british jewellery company, Gioia Mia – she creates beautiful, bespoke, handmade jewellery and accessories – everything from tiaras, hairpins and necklaces to bracelets and earrings. Her work is regularly featured in the wedding magazine, Scottish Wedding directory so she definitely deserves a shout out on LMW. * What gave you the inspiration to set the company up? I established Gioia Mia in 2004, after designing and making all the jewellery and hair accessories for a bride, her bridesmaids and flower girls. I had been making things for as long as I can remember – usually…

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Jane Taylor Millinery – New Bridal Collection

  • January 24, 2010 10:11 pm
Cosmopolitan Brides 2009 shoot

Jane Taylor is a London based milliner – a creator of bridal hats, fascinators and antique adornments. Her pieces are regularly featured in the top bridal magazines and you can see why. The vintage style headpieces are embellished with feathers, lace, gems, veiling and vintage bits and bobs. I love this picture from the December issue of Cosmo Bride which shows the model wearing one of Jane’s art deco vintage-style headpieces. The Ian Stuart dress is pretty amazing too. If you want to steal the show then this beautiful feather hairpiece will do exactly that. I remember trying to find…

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Fab prize draw to win Tiararama goodies

  • December 9, 2009 1:55 pm
tiararama bracelet

Tiararama make handmade and beautiful tiaras, hair accessories and jewellery for brides – their creations are pretty, gorgeous and designed exactly to the brides wishes. I suggest you acquaint yourself with the Tiararama site if you haven’t already. And the great news is that they are running a free prize draw to win this lovely bracelet – 5 clusters of freshwater pink toned pearls with Swarovski crystals on a sterling silver chain. Its a free prize draw and all you have to do is become a fan of theirs on Facebook – once they have 50 fans they’ll enter your…

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Bespoke Bridal Tiaras and Wedding Bands

  • December 5, 2009 12:26 pm
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These handmade bespoke wedding bands and tiaras are made by Natasha Jane. I wanted to feature some of her work on LMW as I like to showcase individual ‘bespoke’ designers and feature wedding suppliers that provide something a little bit unique. Tiaras and Headbands are created using silver plated and coloured wires, glass beads, sequins, Swarovski crystals and pearls and freshwater pearls. Most of the bands can be adapted to suit the clients requirements whether it be to match scheme colours or alter the side on which the detail sits. The bands range in price from £45 – £115 depending…

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Fantastic Hairpieces for your wedding

  • October 17, 2009 8:00 am
Dusty Pink Vintage Sequin Hairband £35

Always looking for something cute and pretty – take a peek at these hats, fascinators and headpieces from Hatastic. They are all fantastic value ranging from £35-£60 which I would say is a complete bargain given that they are all handcrafted individually- a great alternative to a veil or a tiara… Take a look at these pics and some snippets of advice, hairstyle tips and thoughts from Chloe the creator of these bespoke pieces. What is your inspiration for doing this? All the many beads, sequins and fabrics to be used…and of course Stephen Jones How did it come about…

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