Today’s real wedding is not only a ray of sunshine as the days get shorter, but proves that you can add a vintage edge to an overseas wedding! Another great set of pictures from the wonderful Rebecca at Catwalk Wedding, who is one of our favourite photographers here at Under the Vintage Veil, these pictures […]
Happy Friday everyone! The weekend is here at last and a lot of you will be busy with wedding planning. As much fun as planning can be, it can also be tricky to deflect the well-meaning wishes of your friends and family. In most cases, everyone around you will have their own ideas about how […]
Emily and Simon sound like my kinda people. Having grown up together, Simon finally proposed over cheesecake – now who could say no to that? Their art deco-inspired wedding was shot by the fab Tino and Pip Photography back in 2011 and features gorgeous peacock feathers and antique props. I love that Simon and Emily’s […]
We’re delighted to welcome A Fanciful Affair to Under the Vintage Veil. A Fanciful Affair organize and run unique wedding fairs for the creative couple. Proprietor Karen says: “In 2011, I got engaged. I spent six months planning our wedding and found, during that time, that most wedding fairs offered throughout the South East didn’t […]
We’re excited to welcome Calamitea Jane’s Vintage Tea Parties and Events to Under the Vintage Veil. “Bringing a blast from the past to events of today” is Calamitea Jane’s speciality. They provide delicious afternoon tea catering, vintage even planning, styling and coordination and unique hen parties. If you love the vintage tea room like we […]
Ah once again the taboo topics – this time it’s the etiquette (or not) of gift giving and receiving. As I’ve been formatting my final honeymoon pictures to send as digital “thank yous” to everyone who contributed to our honeymoon fund, it got me thinking about wedding gifts and some of the advice I was […]
I’ve been asked by a lot of readers to write a post on wedding dress shopping. It’s amazing how much your experiences vary from person to person. Some of you had a wonderful time choosing your dream dress, others found the whole experience hideous – some of you just didn’t know where to start. So […]
Halcyon and James met in prison. Working as a psychologist and a prison officer respectively, of course. Their fabulous engagement session was shot by the unbelievably talented Rebecca of Catwalk Wedding (nail on the head with every set of images I see of hers – incredible), who fell in love with the couple’s unique style […]
Today I’m going on a journey down memory lane. It’s not an easy journey – deciding who to invite to our wedding was perhaps one of the hardest parts of the whole process. We agonised over the decision for months on end, procrastinating over the final list until we couldn’t avoid it any more. We argued […]
There are some changes happening at Under the Vintage Veil. I can’t say too much right now but it will involve a lot more interactive, fun stuff – and part of that will be one of us heading to a class or an activity that you might be interested in – and reporting back on […]