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Colourful vintage inspired farm wedding with hay bale seating and crocheted blankets

Now I say ‘colourful’ but it’s really that certain kind of deep hued colours from another era – almost like a cross between the old fashioned colours of a circus crossed with a gypsy caravan. This pretty wedding took place on a farm in Portland, Oregon (a place I’d love to visit) and the bride owns a vintage hire company which explains the very lovely eye for detail. I’m not a huge fan of the over-the-top art style installation ceremony backdrops you see in some weddings, but this use of the mismatched fabric bunting for this outdoor wedding on a …

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17
May
2012

An evening at the Silver Sixpence “Made By You” bridal workshop

I am priveledged to live near a vibrant community of small, independent wedding businesses with more and more opportunities to meet with them and experience the products and services they offer.  A few weeks ago I got to spend the evening with Nicola from Silver Sixpence in Her Shoe at her new “Made By You” bridal workshop. We were joined by a group of brides-to-be, two of whom I’d previously met at my 5th birthday party the month before, and another couple I’ve exchanged emails with.  Each bride-to-be was there to create a unique bridal accessory that they could wear on …

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16
May
2012

Bringing the indoors outside with outdoor living rooms at your wedding reception

I must admit to not being a fan of certain ideas that are dreamt up for weddings, and I didn’t think I really liked the idea of bringing your three-piece suite outside and setting it up like a living room at your wedding reception – what’s wrong with wooden benches?  However, on warm and sunny days, like those we are being blessed with at the moment, I can quite easily see the appeal of reclining in a comfy armchair outside. So, driven by my own personal desire to be sitting outside at this moment on a plush old fashioned sofa …

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14
May
2012

Rustic shabby chic wedding stationery with brown card, lace doilies and luggage tags

Some of my favourite emails are from you lovely readers, sending me pictures of your wedding stationery that has been inspired by my own wedding invitations or save the dates.  Today I get to share with you Hollie’s wedding stationery, which was also inspired by ours, with a few tweaks and her own stamp on it. She combined our two ideas, turning her wedding invitations into a larger version of our sealed save the dates.  I love this idea, I can imagine it would be lovely to receive one of these in the post and to unfold it. Hollie also …

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12
May
2012

Cake love: a pretty violet covered wedding cake for a spring wedding

This is one of the loveliest cakes I’ve seen for a while, I love how simple it is and yet so beautiful.  A simple white frosted cake covered in edible spring violets – heavenly!  If you love the violets and are planning a spring wedding, don’t miss this feature I did recently on inspiration for using violets. And if you can read Polish, head over to Every Cake You Bake for the recipe on how to make this cake, or some great photos that might inspire you to make you own version. Image: Every Cake You Bake

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11
May
2012

Our wedding is going to be featured in Country Living magazine next month!

The thing about blogs is you can share all kinds of news in real time, whenever you life.  This news, however, has been under wraps for the past 9 months, and Mr Rigg and I haven’t been able to share it with anyone until today.  One month from today, our wedding is going to be featured in the July 2012 issue of Country Living magazine! I’m not even sure where to begin in telling you how excited I am about the whole thing – where do I begin?!  I have been an avid Country Living reader since we bought our …

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10
May
2012

Untamed garden flower wedding bouquets as pretty as a painting

Wedding bouquet and flowers are just getting more and more interesting I think – is anyone else feeling this?  The creativity of florists and combinations of blooms and foliage, with grasses, seedheads and all manner of beautiful items is just breathtaking, and going in a really exciting direction. These bouquets reminded me of a painting, one of those old dark paintings you see in country houses where the deep jewel coloured flowers are big and blousy, falling out of a wide jug and almost gleaming from the picture.  But I’m getting carried away – at the very basic, these bouquet …

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10
May
2012
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