Creative ideas for planning a more natural, ethical and intimate wedding
Inspiration and ideas for planning a handmade, vintage or eco-friendly wedding.
So many pretty details from this handmade country wedding, plus a gorgeous lace wedding dress. I’m loving the ceremony order of service, very similar to the style we went for. And what a lovely combination of yellow and white daisy flowers with red roses.
Images: Emily Johnston Anderson via Ruffled
Rosie Weisencrantz’s gorgeous collection of handcrafted jewellery would make a lovely Mother’s Day gift or as a present for a mother-of-the-bride-to-be. Her bewitching headbands, bracelets and trinket style necklaces are reminiscent of romantic bygones eras.
Each piece is unique and individually handcrafted and bursting with vintage glamour. To celebrate Mother’s Day on 3rd April, Rosie is offering our readers a fantastic 20% discount until the end of April. Simply enter the code ‘mother’ at checkout.
Not only is this discount available on jewellery and gift vouchers, but it can also be used for bespoke jewellery. Rosie can create your very own personalised piece, using personal mementos, to create a unique keepsake. Email caroline@rosieweisencrantz.com.
Eco Wood Rings is a new eco-conscious company who design and create exceptional, handcrafted wood rings. These truly individual ring use found materials including metals, stones and salvaged wood to create these highly original pieces.
They also offer a bespoke service where you can supply or suggest sentimental materials to create your perfect ring. Eco Wood Rings are a natural choice and unavoidably romantic as each ring is as unique as your fingerprint.
For more details and to view their full collection visit www.ecowoodrings.com.
Julie Dutton Designer Dressmaker has recently launched her new website, full of her beautiful handmade wedding dresses. Julie uses a variety of fabrics to create her stunning dresses, including ethical silks, Fairtrade organic cottons, vintage textiles and fabric remnants.
Cara: a lightweight bridal gown in peace silk
Julie also up-cycles vintage textiles and reworks heirloom dresses to create for you a bespoke wedding dress. The emphasis is on reflecting your personal style and vision in the creation of your own custom made handcrafted dress.
Island Girl: textured detailing made from silk fabric remnants
Sienna: simple style in organic silk satin using studio remnants for design details
Website: www.juliedutton.co.uk
If you’re looking for more ideas for eco-friendly, ethical or vintage wedding dresses visit our directory: www.thenaturalweddingcompany.co.uk
What an incredible day yesterday was! Exhausting, but great fun and really worthwhile. Mr Rigg and I were up at 7am packing the car and heading off to Harrogate for The Vintage Wedding Fair.
There was a great buzz when we arrived with lots of gorgeous women in pretty vintage outfits with stunning hair styles. Everyone was busy bringing in boxes and fussing over their stands. We set up our stall – I was delighted with how it looked…but our camera almost died and continues to die, so the photos are all a bit fuzzy which is a shame.
Charlie Ryrie, who I met recently, who runs The Real Cut Flower Garden sent me a stunning vintage style bouquet of her flowers and some sweet buttonholes to display on my table. They arrived on Saturday morning carefully packaged in a tall box and cushioned with tissue paper and dried hops.
The fair opened at 11.30am with a queue of people already waiting. Between 11.30am and 1pm we were inundated with people – it was fantastic. I could barely get my goody bags out quick enough, tell people about the directory and answer their questions about the beautiful bouquet and buttonholes.
From lunchtime onwards things calmed down a little with a steady steam of visitors to talk to. Lots of girls were trying on some of the beautiful vintage wedding dresses that were on offer. My stall was inbetween two vintage wedding dress sellers so I spent lots of time gazing at gorgeous dresses of lace and netting.
Just down from me was Joanne from Vintage Twee who had a lovely stall displaying a selection of her handcrafted, vintage inspired tea party and wedding decorations. It was only in the last hour when Mr Rigg returned from lunch with his family that I had a chance to wander round and see some of the other stalls.
Keeley of Discover Vintage who organised the event had created something truly wonderful. The Vintage Wedding Fair was everything I’d hoped it would be as an exhibitor, and I’m sure the brides, grooms, and their family had a great experience too.
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