Published on May 18, 2012 | By Clara | 0 comments
Here I am…so tired after a day of scouting, sneaking, sourcing, shopping…a few images of new entries into our stock of decorative elements. Markets are full of ideas, I wish I could just wander from city to city visiting them.
Anyway, Portobello on a Friday afternoon, when there are no tourists obstructing your view and you can actually take your time to look around is THE BEST!
Here are today’s purchases:
Vintage white light dress …perfect to hang, decorate a tree, a photo shoot
I told my husband that we now HAVE TO organise another party!
Vintage Marine hat for our photobooth corner..
Another almost new vintage suitcase (One of my current grooms would hate it and I still think about his sad story…however I can’t help it…but add new pieces to my collection! :-))
Yes, I have finally found a mercury glass vase that I like…hurrah!
And my old friend at the market had this gorgeous mirror which works perfectly at our girlie corner..let’s dance babes!
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Published on May 15, 2012 | By Eva | 0 comments
Images by Chicweddings
I am obsessed, I see them everywhere and every time I want to possess them.
I want to create a wedding table with those, white materials taken from the past. I want to use statues and bustos, antique folklore of the ancient history!
The use of statues is underestimated, in my opinion. You always seems too old ( by the eyes of those evil friends) if you dare to use them as decorative objects, while instead I find them rather elegant!
Below some objects which caught my attention recently. I would like to have them all in my house.
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Published on May 14, 2012 | By Eva | 0 comments
All images by Chicweddings
Officially the wedding season has started and here a glimpse of our first wedding.
A lovely couple, mixture of cultures, Russia meets the Netherlands, have decided to celebrate their wedding in this beautiful Castle situated in the beautiful hills of Florence, Tuscany, Italy. They chose the theme of ‘ travel and love’, their journey through life, sealed with a kissed and the promise of their love. The event was simple, fresh and romantic with many details as a reminiscence of the travel mood. Antique globe and an old travel case, blue and red striped borders on papers as if in an vintage envelop, names of cities as table names and many other more lovely details, were the main features of this wedding.
These are just some amateur images taken with my Instagram camera but I hope soon to have something more to post…more to come!
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Published on May 11, 2012 | By Clara | One comment
Flags are always appealing and the British one is stunning. Let’s make the most of this year’s highlights with the Queen Jubilee and the Olympics to showcase how proud you are of being British!
You may source all these items at John Lewis.
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Published on May 9, 2012 | By Clara | 0 comments
What we buy, what we find, what we keep, what we use, what we throw away, what we buy again, what we mix together to create a charming ambience for your wedding day. Here are some images I took today of our latest purchases…our stock is getting bigger and our storage space is getting tight!
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Published on May 8, 2012 | By Eva | 0 comments
All images from Chicweddings
Since I was a little girl I have always been fascinated by old materials, granda’s big old trunks, rusty pans, and old lamps. I always felt a kind of attachment to the past, I don’t know what is this feeling, like if the objects from the past were always better looking or better designed.
There is a shop in Amsterdam where I love to hang out, looking for new trends or for ” new” things from the past. I like then, once back home, to reinvent my house and adjust my small place with some fantasy.
This shop is called Raw Materials and it is nothing new in the interior design world, but for some reason it is a shop which is always catching my attention. Who would have ever though to combine an old dentist chair with an old church piece of furniture as table?
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Published on May 5, 2012 | By Clara | 0 comments
Add a soft and comfy touch to your wedding day with cushions.. colorful, vintage, velvety, silky, patterned or just plain white. Any design, fabric or shape can add a bit of coziness to your special day!
Via Harlequin
Via Poemabatsoilik
Via Onceuponatime
Via Proudmary
Via Hm
Via Mostershus
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Published on May 2, 2012 | By Clara | 0 comments
Italy…it’s such a difficult country to live in…many visitors don’t realise it but for the residents there is always something wrong, something to complain about.
The perfect country for a wedding I would say, an amazing paradise for a short break or a long relaxing summer holiday…but not the best place to settle.
I live in London and I have chosen this city after having tried Madrid, Aix en Provence and Munich. I love London and would not trade it…unless I decide to move to a peaceful island to surf every day. :-)
Having said that, still, every time I arrive in Italy I am overwhelmed by its magic. Here are some images of Florence, Tuscany and Rome that captured my heart this past weekend.
Lanterns in Florence
Lamps in Florence
Tuscany Flowers showroom
Tuscany Flowers showroom
Balcony in Rome
Cakes at Cafe’ Propaganda in Rome
Chandelier at Cafe’ Propaganda in Rome
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Published on May 1, 2012 | By Eva | 0 comments
Image from Lovewedbliss
Did you ever worried about what will happen, at your wedding reception, while you are gone for sometime to take pictures and pose nicely ? Oh my gosh, what will my guests do? Will they be bored, will the music selection be right, will they just wait for me to come back before sitting at dinner table and finally have some food?
What, what, what??? Well, here’s the trick. Give them a game to play and they will love it!
This is a small game, where your guests can fill out the words on one side and insert them later on the other side. Every guest, and yourself too, will have a blast when, later in the day, or after a few weeks, you will read out those funny stories. No cheating though… everything has to be spontaneous and it is not allowed to sneak over the other side of the page.
The girls of Sugar and Cloth have created a nice way to entertain your guest meanwhile you are somewhere else.
You can download the files here and read the instructions below; text is taken from Lovewedbliss website:
1 | Choose whether you want to have a blank heading for your own stamp, or if you like the design shown, then download & save the front & back of the guest lib by clicking the corresponding button above.
2 | Print the front design onto 5 x 7 card stock, and then flipping the card stock over to print the back. If you’ve chosen to print the design shown, there is a customizable box where you can insert your own wedding date on the heart before printing!
3 | Put a finished guest lib at each place setting with a small pencil, or you can have your guests pick one up on the way to the party.
Have fun!!!
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Published on April 30, 2012 | By Eva | 0 comments
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What can you discover while walking in a park in the Netherlands? … a secret Garden of Tulips of course… Oh ! And the scent of spring all around. I can’t explain why but tulips make me happy! So bright and colourful, they always place a smile on my face! I have found this secret garden and its space was divided into colours and type. Yellow and pink, red and purple, light pink and bright pink. I thought immediately that tulips are beautiful but how wonderful would be to divide them into colours and create a table colour palette divided into nouances ? Imagine a long table with tulips as centerpieces starting from nouances of strong red colour ending with light pink. A lively Dutch Tulip field as wedding table!
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