Adorable Finds: Mary Kilvert Pocket Mirrors

I recently came across London based designer and illustrator Mary Kilvert and thought her little pocket mirrors would make the cutest little gifts for your bridesmaids or fabulous favours. With beautiful illustrations and in 7 different designs the hardest decision would be which to choose.

 

She also has lovely range of prints and house wares including cushions, mugs and tea towels and can also design you your own bespoke wallpaper.

Adorable Find: St Erasmus Jewellery

Looking for a real statement piece with that wow factor check out St Erasmus

So many stunning pieces to choose from, this is just one of many that I like, your something new and blue combined, which is your favourite?

Image via St Erasmus

Adorable Finds: Cutture Valentine Cards

So it's Valentine’s Day on Monday and I’ve got few wedding readings and poetry related posts lined up but if you’re looking for an adorable Valentine card, then why don’t you go online or head down to the Cutture Boutique on the Wandsworth Bridge Road in London to pick up one of their fab lasercut Valentine Cards.

All images courtesy of Cutture

Adorable Finds: Winter Reds and Gold

A few adorable finds to complement the Winter Red and Gold Colour Inspiration from last week...

Fabulous maxi dresses in shades of red for your bridesmaids

House of Fraser, Wallis, Karen Millen

Cute little shrug to keep them warm, I’d love to see them in long evening gloves too.

Karen Millen

Beautiful gold jewellery from Oliver Laudus here, here & here

I see lots and lots of candle light being used at this wedding in fabulous tealight holders…

Sage Inspired By Life

Sage Inspired by Life

We Make London Christmas Fair 2010

Well it’s that time of year again We Make London are back at Chelsea Town Hall with their Christmas Fair on Saturday 4th December

With loads of great exhibitors selling their beautiful handcrafted goods from clothing to jewellery, stationery to works of art you’ll find loads of inspiring finds for your wedding or at the very least pick up a few great Christmas presents.

Here is a very small selection of some of my favourite things from some of the exhibitors:

Love these beautiful porcelain rings from, Maap Studio great gifts for your bridesmaids
 
 

How about a stunning yet delicate statement necklace to wear with your wedding dress, these are made from vintage lace by Culpably Cute

Looking for ‘Something Blue’ how about this garter or wrist corsage by A Alicia using fair-trade, organic fabrics and vintage elements and has a dedicated online wedding store, here. Her signature knitted cord necklaces are pretty fab too.

Great laser cut cards from Cosmo Cards

These beautiful handmade cards with hand drawn maps inside are a great little idea from Afternoon Outing, they’re more than just maps but little guided tours of an area with interesting, lesser known places pointed out. I think these would be great for a wedding in London, especially if your church and reception are within walking distance of each other, you could give them to your guests to guide them along the way.

For a list of all the exhibitors and more info on the fair check out the We Make London blog here

Adorable Finds for Wet Weather

If you’re worried about rain on your wedding day then it might be a wise idea to have a pair of funky wellington boots handy just in case but it has to be said flat welly boots aren’t for everyone, especially if like me you’re short,  so I was delighted to find out about the Wedge Welly. Yes wellys with heels- how fab is that!!

Go check out the Wedge Welly website where you can find out more about these adorable finds.

I also recently added this great heart shaped umbrella to my kit available from Umbrella Heaven (ok mine is ivory but couldn’t resist matching it to the wellys)

You can really go to town with your choice of wellington boots and umbrellas from bright colours to spots and stripes and even using them to accessorise your bridesmaids; who says you can’t have fun in the rain on your wedding day?

Adorable Finds: Umbra fotofalls

I was in House of Fraser last week when I spotted these fabulous Umbra Footfalls photograph holders and thought what a great addition they would make at a wedding for a really contemporary take on a wishing tree, a table plan or escort cards holder and of course they could always be used to show family photos or a way to display fun photo booth shots.

They come in two sizes the one above which would sit on a table or below that's floor standing.

While looking around the website for these which I’d seen in House of Fraser I also found this one called ‘Petal’ which I think would make a very cool and different take on a table centrepiece and lovely gift for one lucky guest at the table.

And this great wall frame cluster Huddle frame (large) would make a wonderful table plan holder that you could use to display some of your wedding photos after the big day.

Take a look at the Umbra website, it’s a fabulous find of modern design led products for the home many of which could easily be used for your wedding day.

Adorable Find: Velvet Weddings

 If you live near Brighton or Hove you probably already know about the lovely shop that is Velvet Living, selling a range of products from furniture to clothes they’ve long been a great source for adorable wedding finds. Well due to popular demand Velvet Living has now launched an online store Velvet Weddings stocking a large dedicated range of wedding related products.

The website is nicely laid out in different categories from weddings, garden & outdoors to decorations with each section having dropdown lists of more choices, and if you’re in search of inspiration you can even shop by theme. Do take a look there are lots of adorable finds, I know I'll be putting a few things on my shopping list for weddings we're planning at Always Andri Wedding Design.

All images form Velvet Weddings

Wedding Sign

Hanging Heart Tealight Holder Red, Antique Style Spiral Heart Photo holder, Heart Napkin Charm (Set of 4), Love you wood Block, Small Wicker Heart, Mosaic mirrored place card holder, Vintage style Coloured Glass Bottles (Set of 3), Zinc Heart Tealight Holder, Flower Fairy Lights Red

Adorable Finds: Slinks Sandals

With all this beautiful weather we're having I've been thinking about my summer footwear so I was delighted to discover Slinks, they are a great little sandal that comes in 4 different colour ways and with interchangeable straps, so you can completely change the look of the sandal.

Katie Rose

I think they’d be a great honeymoon shoe or make a lovely gift for bridesmaids as they come in lovely silk carry cases.

Silk Bag containing a pair of leather bases, Katie Rose & Mowana Moon Uppers

Colours available are Black, Chocolate, Truffle and Ivory and they come with 2 styles of upper included, Katie Rose and Mowana Moon and you can choose from a selection of different uppers to add to your collection.

Adeline Dew

Judith Ann

If you're having a laid back beach wedding this could even be the perfect wedding shoe.

Slinks can be purchased online at Slinks, John Lewis and at various boutique outlets, contact Jane Rafter for further details.

All images Courtesy of Slinks by Jane Rafter

Adorable Finds: Spring Colours

Following our Spring Colour Inspiration board a couple of weeks ago here are some adorable finds

Colourful and funky bridesmaid dresses, from Forever Unique

Vintage Floral Invites from Ivy Ellen

Cute cupcake toppers from Millalove at Folksy

Flock felt multi-coloured garland from dot com gift shop. Ribbons from VW Rouleaux

Combine these cute garlands with different types of ribbons in coordinating colours and hanging votives against a plain background to create a fab wall display

Morrocan Painted Tea glasses from Lavender Room

Also love these beautiful tea glasses, would look great with single stems of perfect spring blooms such as ranunculus or anemones.

Flower Power Biscuits in tin from Biscuiteers (Photo: Big Fish)

Beautifully iced chocolate flower biscuits, wrap in little clear bags with name tags for place cards and favours in one

Biscuiteers are one of the great suppliers who’ll be at Luella’s Boudoir and Cosmopolitan Bride’s reader event at One Marylebone in London on Wednesday 21st April 6-9pm. It’s sure to be a fabulous evening with lots to see and do so well worth a visit.

Tickets cost just £10 – to book, email weddingevents@natmags.co.uk or call 020 7312

Adorable Find: Celia Birtwell Dresses

I was on Oxford Street this week and popped in to John Lewis where Celia Birtwell has just launched a lovely line of clothes.

The above dress was on display in triplicate and I thought it would make a great bridesmaid dress; quite liked this one too…

 
Images via Marie Claire

Adorable Finds: Valentine Red & Aqua

Following on from our Valentine Colour Inspiration using red and aqua here are some adorable finds...

Fabulous red Candy Anthony 50’s inspired wedding Dress (image via Brides Magazine)

Had I got married in red this is the dress I would have loved to have worn, so perfect for a London wedding

Delicate semi precious stretch bracelet of different shaped turquoise Howlite stone and small silver beads via Oliver Bonas

Red Latex Flower headband by Benoit Missolin via Liberty Red heart earrings via Kleshna and funky red Loveheart bag via Oliver Bonas

And could the shoes be anything but Louboutin’s with their red soles, love these turquoise suede peep toe mules via Bergdorf Goodman

Adorable Finds: Bo Bangles Hearts

Looking for a Valentine gift? Take a look at these handcrafted sterling silver heart pendants with semi precious stones in a range of colours from Bo Bangles Brides.

Adorable Christmas Finds

Feeling festive today- did some Christmas shopping and buying my tree tomorrow to put up over the weekend. Whatever time of year your are getting married, Christmas can be a great opportunity to find decorations to use for your wedding as decor around your venue, on your table or as favours, and if you shop in the new year you could get some fab bargains too.

So here are some Adorable Christmas finds for you which I’ve based around 3 themes popular at Christmas but just as good for weddings.

1-6 8 & 9 via Not on the High Street 7 via RE

1 via Lucas Bond 2, 3, 7 & 9 via Not on the High Street

4 & 6 via IKEA 5 & 8 V & A Museum

2 & 4 via IKEA 1, 3, 5-9 Not on the High Street