Vintage | Glitter Weddings

I’ve had this gorgeous London wedding saved in my bookmarks for months now, and with Summer in full swing, I thought, what better time to feature a wedding that utilizes a whole scheme of floral prints and patterns?

The bridesmaids’ dresses are all mis-matched floral patterns (check out my post on pairing floral prints), and even the bride wore a stunning white wedding dress with a hint of bold floral pattern and lace applique.

The couple on their wedding’s eclectic style: We knew we didn’t want strange, lilac matching bridesmaids’ dresses that got worn once (begrudgingly) so we let each of the bridesmaids choose their own style of dress, asking only that it be floral and colourful. This pretty much summed up the whole day, the favours were 70 different chocolate bars wrapped in a load of different papers, with wonky, hand-stamped name tags that doubled up as place-settings. Everything from the crockery to the picnic blankets, was just a big mess of colours.

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I spotted this incredible floral arrangement while scrolling through the images of this simple (and lovely) rustic pink garden wedding … on went the light bulb, and I thought, “hey, I can do that!”

How stunning is this antique library card cabinet filled with white bottles and the prettiest pink flowers? And this lovely set-up is actually fairly easy to put together, DIY style!

The tricky part is finding a cool old antique card cabinet. The vases are simply glass bottles – think beer, cider, root beer (yeah, reusable and eco-friendly!) – sprayed with my favorite DIY weapon – a can of white spray paint! (Remember this post on DIY Gold Mason Jars?)

Via Elizabeth Anne Designs // Photography: Emme Wynn Photography