Posts Tagged "vintage weddings"

If you are anything like me, then your style for lingerie would be what I call “soft sexy” and La Magia offers just that. Lingerie that “…is flirtatious and playful, sophisticated and sensual, bold and stylish, seductive and glamorous.” Very classy!

Featured above are a few pieces that I think are just fabulous from their lingerie collections. If you are bride having a vintage-inspired wedding, you might as well carry that theme over to your wedding night with a vintage-inspired piece of lingerie. Right?

Please be sure to view their collections as well as check out their blog!

I was so excited to learn about today’s featured creative artist, Mari Palmer of Bel Canto Design, in part because she is a local wedding vendor based in Apex, NC which is located just outside of Raleigh-Durham and also because I am fond of these vintage jewelry. Bel Canto Designs is a unique company in that they “specialize in finding and restoring vintage jewelry and then giving it new life”. Last week, I had the opportunity to ask Mari a few interview questions about her company and products. They are as follows:

MP: It all started when my daughter was fundraising for a chorus trip. We worked together to make earrings for her to sell and it did quite well. After that, friends wanted me to do their daughters weddings and then every Christmas my friends’ husbands would come to find their wives presents. Then a little over a year ago, I signed myself and a friend up to do a wedding show. It was really to get her going in photography. It ended up being a launch for Bel Canto. The reason for vintage? As I was preparing for the wedding show, I came across a vintage haircomb and fell in love! It grew from there.

MP: Just finished a wedding where the bride described her venue, brought me her colours and I was able to design her bridesmaids necklaces. Sometimes a bride will have a photo for me to work from. Sometimes just a “feeling”. I can usually help her after I have seen the dress she has chosen…as well as the bridesmaids dresses. If the brides are local, I have them come over with their dresses. If it is online, they send lots of pics!

TD: How long does it take to restore these beautiful pieces of art and what exactly does it involve.

MP: My husband is the “restorer”. He is an engineer and therefore great withdetail work. He buffs them to remove old makeup then adds any missingrhinestones and/or touches up the silver/gold finish. It usually takes a fewdays but a group of pieces are done at once.

TD: What is your personal favorite piece of vintage jewelry you have restored thus far and what was your fascination with the piece?

MP: I don’t really have a favorite piece. I am afraid I am fickle and fall in love with new finds all the time! It is a joy finding a beautiful vintage piece with [a] nice flow of design and then envisioning it as another piece of jewelry.

MP: I couldn’t start any day without Jesus….and a cup of coffee with my husband!

Mari Palmer also tells me that she is “…a voice teacher with a full studio….mostly of teenage girls! Those young ladies have grown up and married. In some cases, I have done their jewelry. That is how I discovered I enjoyed working with brides to be. It was so much fun seeing the dress, hearing about the “vision” then designing the jewelry.”

To learn more about Bel Canto Designs as well as view more from her collection, please visit her by clicking here to visit her storefront’s website. Mari Palmer also has a blog, so please be sure to check it out regularly to see more featured products including custom designs.

I have one word for you “high-fashion” which best describes one of my favorite bridal fashion accessories – the bird cage veil. I absolutely love them. They are not only fierce and fashionable, but classic and timeless, as well. If you are looking for something other than the traditional and in some cases outdated veils, I suggest you check out Unveiled Bridal Designs, a company owned by Dorene Vandermeer, the Veil Artisan. I stumbled upon her company’s website last week while searching for bird cage veils. She creates custom veils for brides that is reflective of their personal style. In her words:

I did not want brides to settle for what ALL the other brides are wearing.
I long to see them in something that matches their personality. Romantic, Retro,
edgy, vintage, whatever you can dream up I love to create it! I desire for my
patrons to all feel like they receive personal service. It is a privilege to
work with families preparing for special events in their lives. I enjoy looking
for luxurious materials, new designs, and the very best customer service a bride
or family could hope for. It is a lot of fun to let my family in on the fun.

I must say I am very impressed with Dorene’s luxurious veils. You’ve MUST go check out her designs by clicking here.

If you have considered having a vintage themed wedding, you may be interested in incorporating vintage-styled umbrellas. Bella Umbrella offers a one of a kind service, umbrella rentals for as low as $20. The umbrellas will also be perfect to include as part of your wedding design, if you are having an outdoor or beach wedding.

The founder of the company, Jodell, has been collecting vintage and unique style umbrellas for several years and in 2001 she launched a website to rent her personal collection of over 100 umbrellas. Since then she has designed two umbrella collections.

“[They] have the largest selection of vintage umbrellas to rent for any occasion. Whether you are a fashion photographer, party planner, bride or umbrella enthusiast, what theme are you looking for? We have umbrellas and parasols actually made in the 1920′s Flapper era. Most are from the 1930′s & 1940′s Art Deco period but our favorites are defiantly the 1950′s Hollywood glamour girl to sixties Ziggy mod styles.”

These are not your typical golf umbrellas. They are full of style and elegance. Speaking of the styles, Bella Umbrella’s various collections includes the following: Pagoda, Bridal Parasols, Ruffled, Double Layered, Classic Solids, and Jeweled.