Gorgeous garden wedding accessories

Anna will be at the Brighton Bridal Boot Fayre selling some of her wedding items from her gorgeous garden wedding, she has table settings, place names, garden tealight holders and also a bridesmaid dress.

Photography credit: Sarah Bourne

Alongside selling her leftover wedding bits Anna will be offering for hire vintage crockery for any occasion, she can cater for up to 100. The teacups and cake stands are just perfect for any afternoon tea. Contact Anna if you are interested.

Photography credit: Dominic Whiten

Cute as a button!

Hey guys, apologies that we haven't updated the blog for a little while, we've been concentrating on the Facebook page - which is going splendidly well at the moment(we're nearly at 80 likes!) But we thought it was time to update you guys on here too about some of the fantastic people who are going to be joining us at the next Brighton Bridal Boot Fayre. Weellll we've had loads of enquiries and this lovely lady called Sonia runs a company called Button Bridal... She designs some beautiful bespoke alternatives to bouquets, button holes and fascinators. So if flowers aren't your bag, or you'd like something which will last a little longer than a few days then check her out!! She'll be bringing along some of her fantastic creations for you to try on. x

Brighton Bridal Boot Fayre 2!

Hey there and Happy New Year!

We've been away for a while but now we're back and getting geared up for the next Brighton Bridal Boot Fayre! A massive thank you to all you lovely people who came along to the last event and for all your feedback. We've taken it on board and hope this BBBF will be bigger, better and with loads more preloved wedding items for you to buy.
We're holding it at the Friends Meeting House in Ship Street in Brighton again, BUT we're going to be in the larger room so there will be loads more space! We're also going to have some fantastic businesses on board again, so watch this space. We'll be updating the blog with news and piccies along the way.

So if you're a newlywed and wants to sell on your beautiful things to another bride-to-be then get in touch! It could be anything from dresses, hair accesories, shoes, table decs, bunting, jewellery- you name it!
Tables are £5. Or, if you're a local wedding related business which is a little bit out of ordinary and can offer brides good prices, then get in touch for details.

So, here are the all important details.....

The Date: Saturday 10th March 2012
Time: 12 Noon - 4 pm

Email us for more details, to book a table, or just to say hi! BrightonBridalbootfayre@hotmail.co.uk
Like us on Facebook: AND follow us on Twitter.


Lots of lovely love, Charlie and Emily xxx

One day to go...

Well, what a few weeks it's been! We've been busy bees trying to plug the boot fayre, with an article in the Argus, an appearance on BBC Sussex and a mention on Juice and super duper wedding blog 'Rock and Roll Bride'. We've also had an army of helpers handing out flyers. We're hoping that word is getting around so there will be lots of lovely people coming along to the Brighton Bridal Boot Fayre - tomorrow!!!!
It's crept up really quick... I'm currently baking cakes, which I must say I'm fairly new at ( Emily is much better than me) but I'm getting quite in to the swing of it.... I just hope there will be enough to go around.
We've got some fab bargains to be had tomorrow, from brand spanking new dresses to beautiful vintage numbers at knock down prices. We've had a lot of support from White Mischief Bridal in Henfield who've given us some beautiful jewellery to sell on their behalf, and we've also been given some stunning vintage wedding gowns courtesy of Hope and Harlequin Vintage. The fayre will be small, but perfectly formed and we have had lots of interest from various people who can't make tomorrow's event, which has given us confidence to possibly put on another - possibly larger - event in the Autumn, so watch this space.
We are vvvvvvv excited, so we look forward to seeing you tomorrow at Friends Meeting House, Ship Street Brighton from 12 midday.

Frantic About Frances

Just wanted to let you all know about another gorgeous lingerie creator who will be showing some of her work at the Brighton Bridal Boot Fayre.

Frantic About Frances is a lingerie brand designed to make every woman unleash her inner pin-up girl. Pretty panties, beautiful bralets, retro-style suspender belts and cute garters are the main specialities of the brand. Each item is lovingly handmade in Brighton by its creator, Jenny Mearns. Jenny has a background in fashion styling, visual merchandising and lingerie. She is a graduate of the Arts Institute at Bournemouth, where she studied BA Costume for the Screen and Stage. So, whether you want to embrace your inner Marilyn Monroe, Rita Hayworth or Audrey Hepburn, you can be sure to find something to tickle your fancy at Frantic About Frances.

 

Check out the website, the lingerie is stunning and I wish I had found it before my wedding! I'm pretty sure i'll end up treating myself to something anyway!

Here's a little blog about a new florist who'll be displaying at the Brighton Bridal Bootfayre...Jo Osbourne...

 

My main purpose is to offer fairly priced bouquets, table decorations, buttonholes etc... and the way to do this is work with seasonal flowers, as this is when they are at their cheapest. For example, you can see I've used daffodils, Narcissi, Anenomes and Tulips- all spring flowers.

I would also encourage the use of some more of the cheaper traditional flowers such as Carnations, Chrysanthemums and Freesias. These are seen as "Old Lady" amongst young people, but I can offer something different using my creativity. If Carnations are good enough for Carrie Bradshaw, they're good enough for us!

For table decorations I would use second hand containers, sourcing them from charity shops and second hand shops. I'm interested in the idea of using interesting glass ware, cups and saucers, tea pots and interesting containers to display flowers.

 

Jo will be displaying a range of flowers she can provide - come down to the Brighton Bridal Boot Fayre and take a look!

A village fete wedding....

As Emily blogged about some of the bits she'll be selling at the Bridal Boot Fayre, I thought I would too! My wedding was only a couple of weeks ago so I'm still in excited mode... My husband James and I decided to hold our wedding at a small village hall in Duncton in West Sussex. We thought it would be a cheaper option, but we didn't quite anticipate how much work it would take to turn a plain old hall into a magical wedding wonderland.... but with an army of helpers we transformed the hall and grounds in to my dream venue - full of personal touches.

I'll be selling a number of items from the wedding, including the paper lanterns which we suspended from the ceiling, some of the metres of bunting which my mother-law-law made with her own fair hands, table name holders, tea light holders, jam jars and much much more!