Mood Montage: French Provencal

I've just literally thrown this one together before I fly out of the door! This is for a lovely friend of mine who is hoping to marry next year, she loves the idea of yellow and I suggested she put it with a French blue. They're a vibrant, fun loving couple who love to entertain and socialize -I could really see them taking off on honeymoon on his and hers bicycles!

Enjoy!

Image Credits:

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Eye Candy #21: Charlotte Casadejus Bridal

'Ava'

'Coco'

'Grace'

'Cecile'

'Audrey'

Pure vintage romance with a twist of glamour-don't you just love these? Each dress has original vintage detailing on it too. Oh how I wish I could float around in one of these all day...

Image Credits:

**All images taken from Charlotte Casadejus

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Wedding News: Grant-Riley Weddings Via Facebook & Twitter

Hello my lovelies, so sorry to have been away for so long. Things have been ridiculous here. Last week I had the chance to organize a very last minute photo shoot for our new promotional material at Preston Court...so on Monday, we did it!! Had an absolutely fabulous day and the images are going into post production tomorrow so I'll expect to have some delicious shots to show you in due course. 

Anyway, more about that later. This is just a quick message to let you all know you can now follow our blog via Facebook: http://www.networkedblogs.com/blog/grant_riley_weddings/

We need to get over 20 followers before the blog updates can be viewed direct from your news feed, so hurry up and join us!

I've also bitten the bullet and joined Twitter today, so you can follow my incredibly boring daily musings, frustrations and various other emotions via here: https://twitter.com/vintageplanner

Right, that's it for now. We're in the midst of having our bedroom decorated so I'm off to choose carpet. How scintillating!

The Wren Wedding

I'd just nipped over to Wren Handmade and nearly had a wedding related heart attack! Laura and Ben have finally put up their photos from their Brooklyn wedding and my goodness, just look at all those details! No wonder Martha Stewart got in on the act-she was a guest at their wedding, lucky things!

Laura's bouquet is just to die for, made entirely from silk and paper butterflies all wired together so they fluttered when she moved...

The centrepieces of scented geraniums doubled up as favours for guests to take away at the end. I'm very fond of recycling centrepieces-we made sure we packed our guests off with plenty of hydrangeas after our day! 

Recognize the cupcake cases? They look like an Etsy find to me! The tablecloth was made from Japanese floral fabric-just gorgeous.

The stationery really set the tone for the day bringing together all those warm, springtime colours complete with bird motifs.

And what a unique way to make that get away as newlyweds-on his and hers vintage bikes. I want them! 

Congratulations guys!

Image Credits:

Photography by Jacob Pritchard via Martha Stewart Weddings

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Hopelessly In Love With...Preston Court

Preston Court is a jaw droppingly stunning venue, nestled between Canterbury and Sandwich and new to weddings, with a rich history dating back to the 17th Century.  I had a call from owner Anna, who together with her family and events company (Peacock Events-what a coincidence!) has decided to open their home to couples yearning for the perfect country wedding and want to tell the world about it.

The venue boasts a beautiful 17th Century barn complete with collections of Victorian fairground organs, a carousel, private island (known as Julianna's Island) and a steam museum. 

It's also licensed for civil ceremonies and has its own private church for a more traditional, intimate ceremony. Isn't it beautiful?

...and I'm off to visit next week. I JUST can't wait! 

To find out more, visit the website here. 

Image Credits:

**all images belong to Preston Court.

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Dress Your Girls...

in chic country garden. Yes, yes, I know, I have a real thing for florals but I love how classic Hollywood this is. I could just see Audrey Hepburn in this outfit on her way to lunch with the ladies, lace gloves in hand. 

I've teamed this 1940s style rose print dress from Monsoon (always the first place I look for a good dress!) with a sweet little cocktail fascinator which would really help to frame a face...and fabulous to flutter your eyelashes under too! The sweet peep toed shoes pick out the red tints in the fabric and give the whole outfit a bit of a lift. You could add a chunky red bangle or necklace to give it a more up to date feel. I love this, such fun. 

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Eye Candy #20: Esther Coombs

English Rose

Battenburg

I'm VERY excited to announce that we've just signed up the uber talented Esther Coombs to Luella's Boudoir which means there are MORE places to find her beautiful hand painted crockery! I could just see one of these gorgeous cake stands gracing each table as a centerpiece at a wedding. Ahhhhhhh....

Esther breathes new life into vintage pieces of crockery found in charity shops and antique markets by transforming them into cake stands, plates, new tea sets and her recent creation, seed markers for allotments (and I may be purchasing a few of these for my own via Etsy). She doesn't even stop there, creating stunning line drawings which would look fabulous framed in pride of place in your home. I'm not going to lie, I want it all!!

Image Credits:

All images by Esther Coombs.

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