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A beautiful antique lace inspired collection of wedding accessories from Silver Sixpence in Her Shoe

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What better way to start off the week than with a beautiful collection of wedding accessories from one of our newest additions to the directory – Silver Sixpence in Her Shoe. Nicola designs and makes a range of garters, veils and headpieces, and shoe clips, this latest collection inspired by a box of antique handmade laces.

As well as handmaking vintage-inspired wedding accessories, Nicola also offers bespoke hen parties to craft your own vintage style headpieces – prices start from £30 per head and can be in your home or venue of your choice. Scroll to the bottom for a few snaps of what you can get up to at a Silver Sixpence in Her Shoe style hen party.

I selected my favourite designs from the 2012 collection to share with you – so take a moment to de-stress by immersing yourself in all this prettiness. If you’re a bride-to-be make sure you take a look at the Silver Sixpence in Her Shoe website for more accessories, and Nicola’s recently set up an Etsy shop to make it even easier to get your hands on one of these beautiful items – can’t you just imagine passing these on to the next generation for them to become heirloom pieces in the future…

The Pearl Garter

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Days-gone-by wedding dress inspiration – living out a bit of those little girl dreams

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Were you one of those little girls who dreamt of living in a different era? I was. For a long time I desperately wanted my parents to buy a cottage in the middle of nowhere, and I would wear Little House on the Prairie style dresses and a pinny, and wander round with a chicken under my arm. At least that’s what I dreamt of.

I’ve always loved period dramas, from Pride and Prejudice to Little Women I loved them all and dreamt of wearing those beautiful dresses. I think your wedding day is one of the only days that as an average woman you get to live out a little bit of those dreams and wear a stunning dress – a dress that makes you feel inside how you used to feel imagining you were one of those girls from days-gone-by.

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The new wedding dress collection from Sabina Motasem Bride

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If you’ve got engaged over the Christmas break then one of the first things you might be thinking about is your wedding dress – I know I certainly was concerned about what it would look like and where I would find it. One of the lovely businesses from the directory, Sabina Motasem Bride, has just launched a beautiful new collection for 2012 so I wanted to share some of these beautiful dresses with you.

Sabina Motasem Bride is a London based label creating understated and vintage inspired wedding dresses, and for the eco-conscious or ethical bride you can be sound in the knowledge that they are ethically produced in the UK and can be made from peace silks. What’s even better is they offer a fantastic service to transform your wedding dress after your big day into a cocktail dress that you can wear again.

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1910s Edwardian style cream tiered lace wedding dress

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I think the Edwardian era must be my favourite when it comes to wedding dresses, or at least the early period of the 1900s. This blog post is purely self-indulgent because I just love this dress and wanted to share it in all its loveliness. I love my wedding dress but how much do I wish I could wear this one!

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Creating a handmade style ‘save the date’ for the uncrafty bride

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There has been quite a bit of talk in the wedding blog world about those couples who want a handcrafted feel to their wedding whilst not feeling they are particuarly crafty or creative. For any brides out there feeling like they’re not creative enough, or don’t have the time to be handcrafting wedding stationery, then this stamp (or one like it) could be your answer.

There are lots of businesses offering custom made or personalised stamps, but I thought this design was particularly nice and it gives you more than just your names or address. Stamped in black onto my *favourite recycled brown craft card it would still have that handmade feel. This beautiful stamp (costing under £30) is made by Etsy seller Love To Create Stamps who are based in Florida but ship worldwide.

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An eco-chic engagement shoot inspired by 1950s jazz icons

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The last couple of weeks have seen some wonderful and exciting emails pop into my inbox, and this eco-chic engagement shoot organised by ethical wedding consultant Clarisse Elysée, was one of those beautiful ones.

Recently engaged, Kimberley and Troy were inspired by 1950s jazz icon’s such as Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong, and although a little daunted to start with soon embraced the theme and relaxed into the photoshoot.

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Pretty vintage inspired save the date magnets

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It is so wonderful being allowed to share other handmade wedding projects from my readers. Today’s exquisitely created ‘save the dates’ are made a Creative Designer, so those of us looking at them thinking ‘I wish I could be that creative on the computer’ – this lady is skilled and talented and it’s what she does for a living.

Jess, the bride-to-be, used a badge maker to create the front of the magnets, and attached a magnet to the back. I love this idea that your family and friends can stick it onto their fridge at home to remind them.

On top of making the magnets, Jess also designed and made the packaging! She bought the card and other materials from Hobbycraft – don’t they look sweet all parceled up?

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“English Romance” cupcake decorating class inspired by vintage jewellery

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Posh & Swanky Cupcakes is one of the new businesses to be listed on The Natural Wedding Company directory, running couture cupcake classes in Leeds. Andrea, the talent behind Posh & Swanky Cupcakes contacted me to tell me all about her latest cupcake class called ‘English Romance’.

Andrea told me that this class is inspired by “dreamy old England, afternoon tea, and shabby chic” and at the end of this class your cakes will deserve to be saved on your best vintage china.

In this class you’ll make moist green tea cupcakes (which sound incredible!) that are then covered in fluffy buttercream, fondant, and are then piped using Royal Icing. Andrea says that the colours for this collection are “pale, sophisticated and romantic” and that the cupcakes are “sumptuously adorned with fondant and sugar paste jewels, roses and pearls.”

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Antique flower hair piece on a stunning seaside bride

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I love all of the businesses that I work with through The Natural Wedding Company and who are listed on the directory, so I am always especially excited to see their work as part of real weddings featured on blogs. And even more so when it’s a wonderful wedding blog like Love My Dress.

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A vintage afternoon tea style wedding in Yorkshire

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With the whole wedding and blog world mad for vintage, I was sure that brides-to-be would love to hear about the vintage style wedding package offered by The Black Swan in Yorkshire. The Black Swan is an old coaching inn set in the bustling marketplace of Helmsley, a pretty Yorkshire town. Having married a Yorkshire boy this is one part of the country I’ve got to know, and Helmsley is lovely.

If you are wanting a quintessential English wedding, with some of that old-fashioned glamour of vintage teacups, dainty plates and silver cake stands, then The Black Swan offers all that. You can sip on Bramley Apple Pimms, nibble on canapes of mini Yorkshire puddings filled with roast beef and horseradish, and then sit down to an afternoon tea of smoked salmon finger sandwiches, pork pies or even mini fish and chips. This is finished off with a selection of mini pastries, homemade cakes, and scones and jam.

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