'Love & Lace'

Back in February I was involved in a photo shoot with a team of amazing wedding suppliers brought together by Carmen Weddings to showcase the 'lacey' highlights of Nottingham! Nottingham is historically known as the centre of the world lace industry and the Lace Market itself is an area full of stunning architecture and tradition. Sadly, very little lace is produced here now and it has been regenerated offering lots of trendy apartments and offices.

However, we were so excited to work with dress designer Kula Tsurdiu who continues to produce hand made bespoke dresses from her studio in the heart of the lace market using locally sourced lace, keeping the tradition alive! Images were captured by Emma White and Lee Garland who did a fantastic job! We were all thrilled to be featured on Love My Dress Blog You can see their post here...


I tried to incorporate lace into all my style elements which included a bespoke lace and silk bouquet with brooch detail and a table of lace air balloons!! Let me know what you think! Here are some of my favourite images from the day...




















































Hope you've enjoyed our celebration of all things lace!

Meet the amazing team...

Planning & Design : Carmen Weddings
Photography : Lee Garland & Emma White Photography
Bridal Gowns & Accessories : Kula Tsurdiu
Florist, Design & Styling : Michele Gledhill
Cakes : Yummy Little Cakes
Hair : Louise Ingman
Makeup : Carly Flint
Menswear : Moss
Shoes : Rachel Simpson
Bespoke silk & lace bouquet & props : Michele Gledhill
Venue : Mercure Nottingham Hotel, Tamsin Jackson, Hotel Manager
Macaroons : Cameo Cupcakes
Stationary : Pocket Typewriter
Models : Alice & Matt of Model Students
Cardigan & Socks : Topshop

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year to you all. I hope you've had a fantastic Christmas break and are ready for an amazing year ahead! Our house has been crazy...full of good food, good friends, family time and of course...nerf gun wars (my boys bought the girls guns for Christmas!) so it is all out war now!! So now the madness is over we are chilling before the kids go back to school and life returns to normality...when the decorations come down and the house feels so bare...I'm sure I'll find something to decorate  though!! But before we leave Christmas behind I thought I'd share a few piccies of my Christmas table as promised...I finally decided to go with mercury glass ornaments, glittery beaded twigs and silvery foliage for a very wintery table! You'll have to excuse the bare plaster wall backdrop...my dining room is my next project!!







 




I'm looking forward to sharing lots of wedding loveliness with you this year so make sure you come back soon!x