ISSUE 11, NOV/DEC 2015
BohoBride NEW COLLECTION FROM IVORY & CO GETAWAY BRIDE WINNERS BOHO BRIDE’S FIRST BIRTHDAY!
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IN THIS ISSUE IVORY & CO 2016 COLLECTION PAGE 3 - 7 Ivory & Co Award Winning Passage to India Collection
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FOR YOUR DIARY PAGE 13 - 14 Fashion shows, Vintage & Wedding Fayres for 2016! GETAWAY BRIDE PAGE 15 Meet the Winners of the Getaway Bride Competition!
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Award winning Ivory & Co stunning new Passage to India collection is designed in a gorgeous array of flowing silk fabrics, soft chiffon, organza and silk satins well as French and Italian lace. The collection is feminine and interactive with an amazing inner corsetry to produce flattering silhouettes. The inspiration for the collection comes from the theme “A passage to India” – the famous E. M Fosters book which conjures the excitement of the era of exploration, adventure and an exotic romanticism perfect for the Boho Brides of today. There are Edwardian influences and richness to the crystal embellishments, which enhance the palette of soft, delicate colours; blush palest pink, platinum and warm cream.
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The new Passage to India collection starts at around £1,000 - £2,000 The collection also includes a large collection of interchangeable lace bolero jackets which gives brides an opportunity to have a different look for the ceremony and the evening reception all that is needed is a bit of glamour with a sparkly headpiece….think Downton Abbey!!
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Sarah Bussy- the head designer at Ivory & Co sums up the collection: “Brides are looking for a softer more feminine look moving into 2016 and the fabrics are more important than ever with a trend for flowing fine silks. The collection iS my favourite to date as it allows brides that floaty contemporary look with a nod to the exotic elements of a long gone romantic adventure�
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Our First Birthday! What a year !!! Boho Bride celebrated its first birthday on the 12th of December I can’t believe it has gone so quickly.
So many lovely B2B have visited the boutique over the last 12 months to try on our gorgeous collection of designer gowns and accessories and to all the brides who said “yes to the Boho Bride dress” it’s been a fantastic first year more than I could of hoped for. From the wonderful reviews we have had on our Facebook page it seems we have been doing the right thing and everyone one that visited complimented us on our collection of gowns and how much they enjoyed their visit and how special they felt, which is exactly what we wanted to hear. Next year we have great plans to expand our collection of gowns with new collections arriving in the New Year from our designers. We also plan to introduce our very own in-house collection Boho Bride Couture which will be under our own label designed and made by our designer Laura from Lola Loves. We also plan to introduce a micro collection of gowns specially designed for the curvy bride. There doesn’t seem to be much out there for bride with a fuller figure that want to look stunning and different on their wedding day so we have decided to create our own collection. We are already getting booked up for January and February so it may be a good idea to book your appointments to try on our gowns as soon as you can, Saturdays get booked up very quickly!! Hope to see you back in the new year, lots of new gowns will be arriving so there will be a fantastic choice of stunning gowns for you to try on.
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Alcott Weddings & Events allows you to create your own festival themed wedding in a huge field with stunning Worcestershire countryside surroundings, picturesque lakes and a backdrop of horses playing. To the set the scene for an authentic festival feel wedding, couples place handmade signage posts directing the ceremony area, structures, games field & glamping at the entrance. At Alcott the festival theme become complete with the vast choice of structures we offer from marquees, capris marquees, tipis & yurts. Some couples have a selection of structures for bands, chill out areas, food & bar. Relax on straw bales in a chill out area and even use them for seating for the ceremony. We use a wedding celebrant for weddings. This means the ceremony can be held anytime, anywhere without the limitations of a standard service at licenced venue or registry office. All that is needed is register the marriage just as you would a new birth. Couples can really let their imagination run wild in the field by decorating tree’s, structures with bunting, festoon lighting, flags and so much more. The freedom here lets you create a mini Glastonbury! Sing around fire pits to acoustic singers, have different stages for bands, a games area the list is endless of what can be done! At night light up the structures, tree’s & lake to create a whole new ambiance!
Lucy at Alcott Weddings & Events, says: “The build-up seeing the structures go up, watching the bride/groom, family & friends all participate to achieve exactly what they want is special to witness! This special day is created over a long period of time, items are collected & made such as jam jars, bunting & rugs months before the day in preparation for their dream festival style wedding! Seeing their pleasure throughout this process to on the day, gives all at Alcott Weddings & Events such satisfaction & happiness that our grounds can bring so many life long memories.”
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Designing and creating a bespoke wedding contains many important factors 'listening' being the most important one. Listening to our couples is imperative at every step to ensure we deliver exactly what and how they envisage their special day to be. Each wedding is tailored to each couples specific requirements and encompasses many aspects including their personality, style, ideas, colour palette and of course budget. The greatest pleasure we receive is when a couple are completely overjoyed with the design and styling we have produced and many a tear has been shed by the couple (we always carry tissues) and of course the team on their wedding day. This is not just a job to us- it's a passion, dedication and complete commitment by truly going that extra mile and beyond. In fact, how utterly honoured and humble do we feel even just being a tiny part of that super special wedding day. We have made lasting bonds, connections and memories with so many of our couples who will always remain very special to us and those memories will last a lifetime.
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The sweet shop of your dreams. Just imagine; an entire old fashioned sweet shop of your very own magically appearing at your wedding... Emily's Best Travelling Traditional Sweet Shop is a magical glimpse into the past, sure to delight your friends and family of all ages, and our Golden Tickets make it the perfect wedding favour. Our pop-up sweet shop comes complete with brass bell and scales measuring in ounces and is fully stocked with 30 varieties of old fashioned sweets in big glass jars: sherbet lemons, rhubarb and custard,
all the old favourites! The shop can be personalised for your big day, can cater for most special diets, and is staffed by two of us at Emily's Best, serving joy wrapped up in stripy paper bags. If you have any particular favourite sweets that we don't already stock, we'll get them for you we've never yet been asked for something we can't source! Your guests can visit the shop as many times as they like, and brides and grooms can take advantage of a most unusual photo opportunity. You can be sure your wedding sweet shop will be remembered by everyone for years to come!
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Vintage Belles Tent Parties offer a wide range of vintage inspired wedding tent options throughout the West Midlands, Worcestershire, Warwickshire and beyond. Whether you need an entertaining Children’s Activity Tent, luxurious Chill Out Tent, stunning Bridal Suite or even a fabulous Glamping Village for your guests, our beautiful cotton canvas tents provide the perfect space which can be tailored to suit your requirements. Our Bell Tents are beautifully decorated to compliment your wedding and always become a talking point with the guests. Our most popular tent from this year has been the Children’s Activity Tent. Children love their own den where they can play away from the main buzz of a wedding reception and we have been told on many occasions that the activity tent has been a blessing keeping the children entertained.
“We hired the children’s activity tent for our wedding at Gorcott Hall in July this year. All the kids absolutely loved it and used it all day. It was so beautifully decorated…such a talking point! Thanks so much!” – Kirsty
Loved my bridal suite and all of the best wishes before and after the wedding. Beautiful little touches and perfect for our festival style wedding” – Liz
Would definitely recommend Vintage Belles. The tent was stunning and communication throughout was brilliant. Excellent” - Shelley
For more information you can find us at www.vintagebelles.org.uk Facebook /vintagebellestentparties Twitter @vintagebellesUK. Page 12
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MEET THE WINNERS! Back in September Boho Bride was thrilled to be one of the sponsors for the Getaway Bride Competition organised by Warwickshire Wedding and Events and hosted by the Dallas Burton Polo Club. The competition prize was to win a £30,000 wedding everything you could think for an amazing wedding was kindly sponsored by some local wedding suppliers – from the venue to the wedding gown donated by Boho Bride and Emma Hunt London to the value of £3,000. Sarah Bench and Trevor Unitt were the lucky winners, they went head to head on the day in a Mr & Mrs competition and the two winners went on to the final stage, a treasure hunt around the grounds of the polo club to collect clues which finally made up an anagram to where the prize was hidden. It was a nail-biting! Finally seeing the two finalist racing around in golf buggies collecting the clues. The wedding takes place on the 14th of February Valentine’s Day which is a perfect day for such a spectacular wedding and we will be following the couple all the way. Sarah has already chosen her gown, we went down to Emma Hunts design studio in London a few weeks ago along with Lisa and Jane from Warwickshire Weddings and Events and Sarah’s mum and best friend. It was a fantastic day, Emma made us all feel real welcome and I know it was a magical experience for Sarah. She chose the perfect gown but it’s a big secret my lips are sealed!
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I’ve carefully handpicked my British designers for their elegant, exquisite designs. Sensuous silks, deluxe organza and delicate lace combine to create the most beautiful and flattering wedding dresses ever imagined. Your magical wedding journey starts from the moment you enter my boutique for your exclusive one to one fitting. I ensure you will feel very special, enjoying complimentary fizz and treats while you try your chosen selection of gowns, shoes & accessories. I guarantee you will look and feel stunning in the most important dress you will ever wear!
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Boho Bride Boutique | The Shopping Courtyard |Stratford Garden Centre Campden Road Clifford Chambers | Stratford Upon Avon | CV37 8LW Tel 01789 297 788 www.bohobrideboutique.co.uk