Wedding Theme A-Z: D is for Diamonds and Pearls

D IS FOR... Diamonds and Pearls.
Add a magical sparkle to your Wedding Day with a Diamond and Pearl theme.  A theme that can be used sparingly, just to add a touch of sparkle, or with exuberance to really wow your guests. It can also be used with any colour scheme imaginable. 

Wedding bouquets can really be given that extra something with the addition of diamonds and pearls. Give your bouquet a gorgeous wrapped stem or add stones between the flowers to really wow your guests.

These exquisite cakes (from Peggy Porschen and The Little Venice Cake Company) show how you can really give your special celebration a spectacular centrepiece. 

What better excuse do you need to really go overboard with stunning accessories for your Wedding Day. Here are just some examples of the many amazing pieces designed by Jenny Packham and why not twin them with a beautiful clutch from Gildas Tryst. 

Freya Rose's current collection offers the most amazing selection of shoes perfectly matched to a 'Diamond and Pearl' themed Wedding. Handmade by craftsmen who have learned their trade through generations and made in the finest materials from Italy Freya's bridal collection incorporates fresh water pearls, couture Parisian lace and heels adorned in mother of pearl.

Most dress designers have at least a couple of diamante and pearl adorned dresses within their collections, the ones above are from Pronovias and Hollywood Dreams.  And if you are really lucky perhaps your husband to be will head to Tiffany and buy you these stunning drop earings to match.

Invitation embellishments are a great addition to your Wedding stationary, available from The Hand Crafted Card Company.

Wedding Theme A-Z: C is for Candy Stripes

C IS FOR... Candy Stripes.

Classic, wonderfully pretty and utterly delicious... just everything that a Wedding should be! This theme is so now, and for all the right reasons. It gives you a reason to theme every element of your wedding as well as being flexible to a huge range of colours. The only problem with this theme is that there are so many amazing bits out there to buy in candy stripes that it would be hard to know when to stop.

Your guests can be utterly spoilt with such a fantastic excuse to fill your Wedding reception with delicious sweets and treats!

I love the fact that with this theme you can also introduce various different colours, still maintaining the unity of the overall theme. These bridesmaid dresses (as worn by The Saturday's for Una's Wedding!) would be absolutely perfect to incorporate the 'candy' element. With the option to choose just one colour for your bridesmaids or go wild and have one of each.

If the above is just a little too girly for your liking why not go a little wild with the theme. Choose a more 'shocking' palatte to create a really stunning 'wow' factor for your Wedding. I absolutely love these Nail varnish colours from Mavala's new 'Delicious' collection. These six delectable shades conveniently have 'candy names' such as Candy Floss and Lemon Cream. Perfect either as favours for all the female guests or they would look fantastic on each of your bridesmaids. Priced at £4.30 each.

These images are taken from a recent edition of 'Wedding Magazine'.  The stylist for this 'Real Wedding' was Truely Madly Dottie. I thoroughly recommend a peek at her website as she has such amazing style and flair.

Images sourced from: Pastels: Blue invitation / Delicately styled striped cake / Candy stripe garter / Selection of sweets / Paper straws / Pink sweet bags /  Candy stripe invite / Bow detail invitation / Sweet hamper / Coloured twine / Bridesmaid dresses Brights: Paper bags multi / Ribbon

Wedding Theme A-Z: B is for Butterflies and Bows

B IS FOR: Butterflies and Bows...
This is such a pretty, girly theme. Not really 100% my cup of tea, but loved by so many. Butterflies are just perfect for a wedding, enabling you to add a simple touch of delicate beauty or a splash of vibrant colour to almost anything.

I love these line drawn butterfly invitations from Cardinal Ink and the butterflies featured on the cake are all edible (available from Sugar Robot)! Butterflies in your hair look so pretty, available from Glitzy Secrets and Etsy. Fairy Cakes are a must with this delicate theme.

I think bows give a sophisticated, classic edge to a wedding and I love adding ribbons as much as I can to decorations.  The wedding invitations with loose ribbon and petal decorations are available from The Letter Press.

It is definately worth having a look at Alan Hannah's collection this season, he has such a beautiful range of dresses. I just love this over-sized bow detail, perfect to 'clinch' in your waist.  Add a more subtle, vintage inspired butterfly element to your wedding with this beautiful butterfly confetti, available from 'And all things nice', which compliment the tags and little brown favour bags in the above image.

Wedding Theme A-Z: A is for Afternoon Tea

I am starting a new blog series called 'Wedding Theme A-Z'. Giving ideas for new themes every Thursday. I am really excited to share my ideas with you, so I hope you enjoy them. x

A IS FOR Afternoon Tea so quintessentially British and delicious, is such a perfect theme for a beautiful summer wedding. Think antique china tea sets, soft powder coloured roses, vintage lace, garden games, bunting, cupcakes and cream tea. But why not trade in that tea and serve cocktails in the tea cups!

Vintage tea cups and saucers are available to hire from a number of companies however I think it is much more fun to scour local antique markets and find your own. There are some real treasures to be found out there and you will get to keep them at the end of your Wedding Day or give them to guests as their wedding favour. Vintage inspired food flags are perfect for afternoon tea party treats.  Or why not serve baskets full of gorgeous marshmellows, with outdoor fire pits in the evening and have a marshmellow toasting session. A great alternative to the 'sweetie table'. The vintage icecream tricycle looks absolutely fantastic and I am sure would be adored by your guests.

Vintage style confetti cones filled with real rose petals add a rustic charm to the day and these amazing natural wheatsheaf bouquets would look fantastic as table centrepieces or as decoratation for your bar accompanied by sprigs of English grown lavender. Vintage inspired Country bunting and Old school milk bottles would complete the look. Bride De Force are currently working on a 'how to make your own bunting video' so watch this space! If you are looking for an original invitaiton designer with a classic edge take a look at In the tree house.

If you are also looking for a beautiful quintessentially English style wedding dress, this stunning antique lace dress would be perfect. And add a timeless pearl and diamond bracelet and matching earings to complete the look.