Plaits - Wedding Hair

My house mate is off to a country wedding this weekend in the Cotswold's and she is a bridesmaid, the colours are pastel shades and the theme is very vintage country.  The bridesmaids hair will be some kind of plait... different for each.  If you'd like a plait as the bride or for your bridesmaids, here are a few ideas:

hairstylestars.co.uk

yourcoffeebreak.co.uk

weddingdress-info.com

braided-hairstyles-bridal.hspicsblog.no-ip.org

zankyou.us

bellethemagazine.com

stylebust.com

Other ideas! http://braided-hairstyles-bridal.hspicsblog.no-ip.org/?q=Braided%20Hairstyles%20Bridal

GET THE LOOK: Patchwork Wedding Theme

So last in bed, its was hot and I slept under my throw, which is kind of patchwork, that gave me a great idea for a rustic, cosy, vintage cottage styled themed wedding!

Here is my take on how that would look...

thedandyproject.com

francis-dee.co.uk

 patchworkpalace.wordpress.com

sacbride.com

onceuponateatime.blogspot.com

mywedding.com

etsy.com

cakecentral.com

bridefinds.com

generalknot.com

GET THE LOOK - Great Gatsby Themed Wedding

2012 S/S and I am sure A/W is all about the drop waist, Great Gatsby look... here how to get the Great Gatsby themed wedding!  Very Kate Moss.

This is defo the look I was trying to achieve for my wedding that didn't happen... next time and now I have a name to give it : )

This post has inspired me to pick up a copy on the way home tonight!

banglesandcurls.com

We all know how much I love nail art! thenailpro.tumblr.com

It's all about hats, drop waist, flapper gals, prohibition, silks and suits!

forestevents.blogspot.com

bitsandbobseventsblog.com

rivernorthlove.blogspot.com

bridalbubbly.blogspot.com

paperdollromance.blogspot.com

Martin Luther King

As yesterday was Martin Luther King day in the USA to celebrate the great man that was http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Luther_King,_Jr._Day!

Here are a few pics from his wedding day in 1953 to Coretta Scott King!  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coretta_Scott_King

brides.prestonbailey.com

ebonypeoples.com

earlyoceans.tumblr.com

GET THE LOOK - Tissue Paper Wedding Theme

Yes, I will admit this is really pushing it to find a theme... but we will!  This theme was inspired by the tissue paper I used to wrap a new baby gift with the other day, a vintage Lefray Bear!!  I was not expecting it to be such a great and clear choice for a wedding theme... cheap, fun and DIY wedding.

You can use tissue paper in the invites, for the flowers, for the decorations, for the lighting and for even the dress (maybe not though)!

http://www.site.advantagebridal.com/

http://www.boards.weddingbee.com/

http://www.ducksinarowevents.blogspot.com/

http://www.tradewindtiaras.blogspot.com/

http://www.elizabethannedesigns.com/

http://www.ohloverlyday.blogspot.com/

http://ruffledblog.com/diy-tissue-paper-flower-garland/ - how to make your own!

Engagement Rings

I love vintage!!  Special vintage jewellery, and as you will have seen in one of my earliest post the engagement ring my ex H2B bought me was a lovely platinum band, with a 1.4 ct 1880's old cut diamond with 0.4 carat either side in 3 stones...

If you too, are a lover of vintage here are a couple of beautiful rings I've found online; and I am going to be honest I like my diamond big... but below are rings varying in price!

VICTORIAN 0.60CT OLD CUT SOLITAIRE DIAMOND 18CT RING

Superb 1.75ct Old Cut Diamond 18ct Trilogy Ring

FABULOUS 1.80CT DIAMOND HEART SOLITAIRE 18CT RING

Tiffany Diamond Solitaire Ring

Diamond Solitaire Ring

Diamond Solitaire Ring

Diamond Solitaire Ring 

Great places to buy vintage jewellery - Grey's Antique Market near Bond St London, and online Laurelle Limited or Friar House.  Back in my home town I remember always walking past the window of the antique shop with all the fabulous rings in the window - Andrew Lamputt.

GET THE LOOK - Harlem Renaissance Themed Wedding

Now just as I thought I was really scrapping the bottom of the barrel for themes... one more fantastic theme appears, sometime something I never ever could have considered in my tiny mind!  But scrolling through the expanse of internet wedding fodder I came across this!

Harlem Renaissance... just amazing!  Check out the vintage photo's at the bottom of this post.  The best vintage inspiration around in my eyes.

http://www.mywedding.com/

http://www.harlemworldblog.wordpress.com/

http://www.weddingbycolor.com/

http://www.ufry.org/

http://www.washjeff.edu/

http://www.naturallanguages.net/

http://www.gatewayplayhouse.com/

http://www.brantbride.com/