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White clover flower crown for a simple country wedding

Along with the rest of the wedding blogging world I’ve been a bit enamoured with flower crowns (or however you wish to describe them) for a while now – delightfully without realising I fell into this trend early on with one of my flowergirls wearing a gorgeous garland of flowers in her hair for our wedding. Usually they are quite bold and attention grabbing, or delicate and fragile strings of daisies.  This one is all together different I think, and perhaps my favourite so far – a simple garland of white clover flowers.  Growing up predominately in the countryside of …

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22
Feb
2012

Homemade vanilla extract wedding favours with a family recipe card for pancakes

A super sweet idea for wedding favours – as a food lover this is one of the nicest ideas I think I’ve seen – a tiny bottle of vanilla extract with a family recipe for homemade pancakes.  It’s a lovely present you can make yourself, especially dreaming up the little cards for the recipe, and a really nice way to share something from your family with your friends and other family members.  The only downside is the cost of vanilla extract, so perhaps a better idea for smaller weddings. I also had to share the picture of how these little …

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21
Feb
2012

Directory Showcase: Loveducks Photography, Eco Retreats and The Real Cut Flower Garden

  It’s Pancake Day and I’ve got a lovely pancake inspired blog post coming up this afternoon – so do come back for a read of that later.  Today I’m going to introduce to you three more of the businesses that are listed on The Natural Wedding Company directory, giving you an insight into the fab companies you can discover if you take a look through the different categories. Loveducks Photography is run by Chamonix who brings her playful personality and quirky style to her wedding photography.  She also runs her business as eco-friendly as she can and donates 10% …

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21
Feb
2012

Win a vintage inspired film of your wedding day from Bright Star Films

The lovely Kieran and Sinead from Bright Star Films are looking for one lucky couple to win a film of their wedding, and are especially keen to find a wedding with a handmade, rustic and vintage feel to it.  The prize includes up to four hours of filming on your wedding day, and both long (up to 20 minutes) and short (up to 5 minutes) versions of the edited film. Kieran and Sinead are a married couple who have both worked in film and photography for many years – they recently set up Bright Star Films to create beautiful wedding …

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20
Feb
2012

Woodland inspired wedding stationery that comes in a tube with twig pencils

These were originally designed as a ‘save the date’ but I think they could make an equally wonderful solution to your wedding invitations.  You could include an invite inside the tube, along with pencils, rolled up like a scroll.  I love these twiggy pencils – a perfect addition if you’re planning a woodland wedding. Image: Mélangerie via Lesley Weiner

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20
Feb
2012

A Padstow-inspired stop motion animated ‘save the date’

It’s Sunday and I thought I would share something a bit different to the normal inspiration-type posts.  This is an incredible animated ‘save the date’ from Charlie Scribble, one of the talented businesses you can find on the directory.  Charlie Scribble can bring your wedding stationery to life with their stop motion animations like this Padstow inspired ‘save the date’ they created for one couple… As well as being incredibly cool and quirky, you eliminate the need to send out paper ‘save the dates’ to everyone, instead you can just email people the link, or if you have a wedding …

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19
Feb
2012

Pretty floral paper pots

This little paper containers were too fun not to share, although I’m not sure their purpose at a wedding – I’m sure you can find some use for them!  I would love to know how you fold the paper to create these little pots, and whether you cut it or just fold it – does anyone have any ideas or if you’ve made something similar would love to hear how?  I love how they are tied with brown twine, and can be reused around your home – perhaps for tidying your desk or in your bedroom. Image: Blue Colibri via …

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18
Feb
2012