Category Archives: Inspirational

Pretty Pins – Friday 19th December 2014

This recent edition of Pretty Pins from the world of Pinterest are all my favourite wedding favour ideas for your season wedding. It includes lots of great winter warmers!

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~ Candy Canes ~ Hot Cocoa Mix ~ Festive Gift Boxes ~ Candy Sleighs ~ Tree Decoration Seat Names ~
~ Festive Vodkas ~

I Scream, You Scream, We All Scream For ICE CREAM!

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Today is all about this adorable pastel-infused bridal shoot from Kat Forsyth Photography that Gwenda of The Vintage Floral Design Co. shared with Marry Me Ink at Blooming Green in Kent.

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When Kat shared with me her idea for a pastel-infused, retro shoot filled with ice-cream goodness, I could immediately envisage how it could be brought to life!

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I brought together a team of contributors, most of whom I have worked with many times previously and knew would be on board with the theme. Our collection of models, three gorgeous girls and two handsome guys, gave us a full wedding party of Bride, Groom, Bridesmaids and Best Man to work with. 

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Blooming Green is such a special place – every time I go there to source and hand-pick blooms for my work I can’t help but fall in love with it a little more. Jen & Bex indulged me the use of their plot for this shoot and every arrangement I made is made exclusively from their organically-grown flowers. I chose an array of colours, from pastels through to their brighter and bolder counterparts, to stand out against the pale colours of the dresses.

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Kat’s photos encapsulated the spirit of the day perfectly: “Summery, retro ice cream pastels were the key theme for this shoot, so despite a rather drizzly, blustery day I tried to infuse the pictures with a little sunshine and warm tones. Lots of natural laughter and happy, ice cream cone eating shots were the order of the day – I really wanted everyone to look like they were just having fun, which we were (while being incredibly stylish at the same time!)”

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A Victorian Alice In A Punk Wonderland

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Today I get to share with you a gorgeous take on a fairytale – With pink hair and tattoos, this Victorian Punk Alice is my favourite yet!

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Fairytale Asylum Photography, along with a fabulous group of creatives, did such a wonderful job of making Alice rock!

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The Prangsta Hen Party

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Fancy something fun for your hen do ladies? I’m excited to introduce to you the wonderful Prangsta who for this feature have teamed up with photobooth company Foto Noir, which is basically the best treasure cove for glamorous fancy dress!  

“Allow us to treat you to a day of carnivalesque glamour like no other. We invite you and your hens to enjoy an afternoon of transformation and sparkle. Amidst the flowing fizz and frolics, our teams of stylists are on hand to transform every hen into their most decadent & otherworldly self. With costume and headpieces from beyond your wildest dreams, Prangsta will bring out your inner showgirls, carnival queens, burlesque darlings and much more.!”

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Amidst the downtown boho glamour of New Cross in South London, many fashion mavens keen to embrace the trend for vintage up-cycling have discovered the cult of Prangsta Costumiers. Prangsta Costumiers is south London’s best fashion kept secret and offers much, much more than your average costume hire shop.

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Prangsta’s lead protagonist Melanie Wilson is in the business of supplying some of London’s best dressed festival & party peeps with lavish & opulent costumes for hire or to buy. Over the past 10 years many celebrities, fashion icons, DJ’s, hip-hop moguls, festival promoters & members of the royal family have passed through the door of Prangsta Costumiers. If you’re lucky enough to meet Melanie or her team of amazing & magical seamstresses & stylists they may even be willing to tell you, which costumes’ won a prize for a Hollywood A list couple or point out the hat recently made for a prince of the realm……

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