Hey everyone! OK, first of all, so sorryyyyy this is a little late. It's mayhem here! It's my youngest daughter Leanora's 2nd birthday today and er, things are a litle messy already {to say the least. She has had a bag of Maltesers and a Tunnocks Tea Cake for breakfast already…..!}.
I'd like to introduce you this morning to a new name you'll be seeing more of on Love My Dress in the coming weeks. Her name is Charlotte, and her wedding featured on Love My Dress right here – it was such a gogeously colourful affiar, captured beautifully on camera by Mckinley Rodgers . Turns out Charlotte is a bit of a talented creative and crafty type of lady {she made her own bridal headpiece for example}. And she really really wanted to share some of her creativity wtih you all. How could I say no? 😉
Wild Flower Wonder
reminds me of the first flush of love when nothing else matters apart from you
and your beloved, spending hours together in each other’s company talking about
everything under the sun. I lived with my husband for four years before we got married, and for the first few months of marriage we’ve been able to relive our
early days of falling in love.
Your wedding day is the start of an exciting new
life; so whether you have been together for six months or sixteen years why not
recreate those simple days when there is nothing else in the world apart from
you and your sweetheart.
(1) Love My Dress
(2) Minna, shot by Marianne Taylor, on Love My Dress (3) Junqaholique (4) Tinywaterblog
(5) 100layercake (6) Greenweddingshoes
The light is so beautiful
at this time of year, it gives everything such a wonderful glow, a palette of
lush raspberry, apricot and golden tones suits that hint of autumn in the air
but keeps the warm summer glow alive. I adore the innocence and carefree spirit
that these flower crowns evoke, either make them yourself (this
is a great tutorial that I have seen recently) or ask your florist to make
something up for you just make sure it’s not too neat and looks freshly picked.
Flowing ribbons will give any room an outdoor rustic feel, try to mix up
similar shades to create interest; my tip for if you can’t find the exact ribbon
colour you are after is try looking in the fabric department and then cut or
tear your cloth into strips.
(1) Snippetandink (2) Via
Pintrest (3) Snippetandink (4) Junqaholique (5) Tinywaterblog (6) Snippetandink
Dessert tables always
make my mouth water but why not try adding in some fresh fruit and home-baked
goodies into the mix, these bowls of peaches and cherries look delightful and
will give that “just picked’ element to your day. The same goes for this cake I
love the idea of friends and family each baking a batch of cupcakes and adding
them to a tower, don’t forget to mix in some fresh flowers to keep it looking
natural. If your venue is on the formal side but you still want to add some
wild flowers, use hand tied style centre pieces to soften it up.
Hand drawn details are
perfect for keeping a spontaneous summer vibe to your wedding. If you’re an
arty type why not hand drawn your own? If not use a company that has a hand –
drawn style like Artcadia,
you can never go wrong with anything letter pressed and their selection is just
fantastic.
I couldn’t resist
adding these beautiful rings from Rust Jewellery (I look on their site at least once a month) I love how each one of their
pieces is individual and hand carved, the first stages of love maybe fleeting
but these will make a wonderful reminder.
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For the bride go for
anything with a bohemian vintage edge, I’m thinking heavy lace, smocking and
nothing too structured. The Vintage Wedding Dress Company has a
fantastic selection and you can choose your era to suit your style. For the
bridesmaids, I love how each of the girls have different dresses to suit their
personalities with the colours all in similar shades for unity.
Flower girls
always steal the show at a wedding as you can’t buy that wide eyed wonder they
have at being part of the ceremony, simple lace dresses will always look so
pretty and if you can, fresh flower crowns will finish off the look completely.
And not to forget the boys, if they go for a tweedy suit or something more
formal keep the button holes suitably relaxed by adding country treasures like
feathers all hand-tied with ribbon or a good bit of brown string.
I hope you have
enjoyed these images as much as I enjoyed putting them together, remember what
ever you decide to do on your day make sure it’s a reflection of you both as a
couple and what you love. Thanks so much to Annabel and Franky for having me
it’s been a joy!
Charlotte
Charlotte is a newlywed whose wedding featured on Love My Dress – photographed by the very talented Mckinley Rodgers . Charlotte also runs her own blog; Lotts and Lots.
Charlotte
is one of a few new names you'll be seeing on Love My Dress – watch out
for a little post explaining more over the next few weeks. This little
team is expanding
Annabel View all Annabel's articles
Founder of Love My Dress. Passionate Podcaster and Editor. Annabel lives in rural North Yorkshire with her husband and business partner Philip, their two daughters and menagerie of furry hounds. She loves photography, meditation, walking, being outdoors and star gazing. She is fierce when it comes to championing talent within the wedding industry and when she's not working on Love My Dress, she supports her husband Philip in the running of the family's sustainable flower farm and floral design business, Moonwind Flowers. In 2013, she became a published author.
