Old family wedding photographs - Part 1, Anne & Brian

I found so many lovely old wedding photographs during my nostalgic afternoon the other day that rather than put them into one big post i've decided to split them up into a few different parts.

The first selection of photographs that i'm going to share is one of my favourites, the wedding of my Great Aunt & Uncle, Anne & Brian.

Firstly, the dress - I love the gorgeous 1950's calf length wedding dress with it's delicate lace detailing, long sleeves and tiny nipped in waist.

I also love how young and in love they are, and how proud my great uncle (who only looks about 15) looks in the last photograph. It all looks like something from a romantic black and white movie, with my great aunt stepping into the shoes of Audrey Hepburn as the herione!









































































































































Leah x
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Old family wedding photographs - preview!

I've been digging through old family photographs today and I came across some really lovely old wedding photos so thought i'd share them with you!

Here's a little preview, of my Great Aunt & Uncle on their wedding day. Isn't it lovely?!










Leah x
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Girl Meets Dress - Part 1, Mission Accomplished!

Following on from my 'SOS' blog post yesterday, I am thrilled to say that I will now be wearing a truly wonderful dress for the Love My Dress Summer Soiree on the 3rd August! Mission Accomplished :)

All will be revealed soon over a series of blog posts - I am so excited!






























Leah x
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Par Avion - vintage air mail art for our new house!

We're moving house at the end of August!

To celebrate i've just made this new peice of art - I think it's going to look great above my desk in my new office!




































I made it using a selection of vintage air mail envelopes that I've collected, stuck onto a wooden board using PVA glue - you can find loads of them on ebay!

The oldest envelope is from 14th February 1938, addressed to a Mr Harold Cox. I like to think that it's a letter from his sweetheart (or secret lover!) thanking him for the beautiful blooms that he sent her for Valentines Day!

I can't wait to hang this up in the new house :)

Leah x
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I'm in a New York state of mind...

I'm being a bit of a daydreamer today. For some reason New York is on my mind - I'm desperate to go and can't stop thinking about it! It keeps popping up wherever I look!

New York themed things that I can't get enough of...

Music

A New York State of Mind by Billy Joel, one of my favourite songs ever...



Englishman in New York by Sting, an awesome tune with a super stylish video...



Film

Breakfast at Tiffany's. Love love love. Enough said.






















TV

Sex and the City - my favourite series ever. How I would love to live in New York, and work from Carrie's gorgeous apartment instead of my tiny flat in Leicester, followed by stylish nights out with the girls sipping cockails or picnics with the puppy and the boyfriend on central park.








































Food

As you may know, i've recently started working at wonderful local restaurant, Entropy. On a Sunday I serve up delicious breakfasts, and there is something so New York about enjoying Eggs Benedict and freshly squeezed orange juice to the sounds of Al Green on a Sunday morning, whilsy flicking through the sunday papers. I love it. Don't even get me started on their amazing steaks *drool*

























Leah x
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HELP! Love My Dress Soiree Outfit SOS!

There are exactly two weeks to go until the wedding event of the summer, the Love My Dress Summer Soiree. Annabel, writer of wedding blog Love My Dress is throwing a fabulous party, and with so many wonderful people attending it is sure to be a fantastic event!

















































I am so excited to be invited to this event, and cannot wait to meet so many of you, who I have been chatting to for months now!

Now for my dilemma... the dress.

I found the perfect dress.... I purchased it.... It arrived..... I hated it!

The sizing was all wrong and the material felt horrible. Unfortunately as it sometimes the case with vintage items it wasn't returnable and so I've now been left dressless!

The dress code is vintage glamour, and I am on the hunt for a beautiful dress, and after the first dress fiasco I have now been left with the teeniest of budgets.

So, friends, family, colleagues, aquaintances.... do you have a beautiful vintage dress hiding in a cupboard somewhere that you'd like to lend me for the event, just begging for a night out at a glamorous party? Or have you spotted the perfect bargain dress in a vintage shop somewhere? Or maybe you're a designer who would like to showcase one of your designs for the night?

If so please let me know! I'll love you forever :)

Leah x

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Staying Out for the Summer {friday faves}

It's Fridaaaaay!

Press play on my awesome friday tune before reading on... it's one of my absolute favourite summery tunes - I ♥ Dodgy!



Hope you've had a fandabbydosey week. Mine has actually been pretty awesome!

The best things I've done this week is create brand spanking new logos for The Wedding Reporter and Bonfire Night Bride, which they're both super happy with :) Make sure you check out their sites!

♥ Blog Recap ♥
Here's a recap of what you might have missed on the blog this week...

♥ Copycat? Or inspired cat? Telling the difference between copying & inspiration.
♥ {Design Case Study} The Wedding Reporter logo and website banner! What is says on the tin :)
♥ 10% off Summer Save the Dates! 10% off all save the dates booked before the end of August!
♥ {supplier focus} Interior stylist, Selina Lake! Interior loveliness :)
♥ {twitter post} Wedding Wednesday - Top 4! My favourite wedding tweeps this week
♥ Thank you bloggers!! Golden apple was featured on 4 blogs last weekend!
♥ One Big Family {monday musings} Goings on at Golden Apple this week!

That's it for now, as i'm having a well deserved day off today!

Leah x

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