I've been keeping something secret for a little while and now I'm super excited to share that mine and Joe's magical 1920's inspired winter barn wedding has been featured on LoveMyDress. What an honour! Read the full article here.
This takes me back to my wedding planning days where I was relentlessly checking LoveMyDress for inspiration. I found it incredibly helpful to see how other brides had styled their big days.
I'm hoping this article helps any future brides-to-be who are planning a similar barn wedding or those who want a glamourous 1920's twist on the day. Either way, I hope you enjoy the read.
I also want to give a huge shout-out and thanks to our amazing wedding photographer Cat Lane who got in touch and made this feature possible.
When I was into serious wedding planning mode I was searching for inspiration on how other brides had styled their wedding dress.
I honestly spent hours upon hours trying to find a bride who had styled the beautiful Eliza Jane Howell Clarissa dress but no luck. So I thought this post would be really helpful for someone who is considering purchasing the same dress, designer or a similar style and has no idea what shoes to match and what accessories to wear!
The dress. I wore a beautiful Eliza Jane Howell gown, 'Clarissa' was it's name (it's now sadly sitting in a duster bag in my wardrobe). A beautiful classic 1920's design with the most gorgeous detailed beading. It had a the most flattening v neckline, soft fluted sleeves and a fairly small train. It was so lovely to wear and I knew it was 'the one' instantly.
The shoes. I knew I wanted a pair of inspired 1920's heels to match but with a bit of sparkle. I was browsing Pinterest and my eyes lit up when I came across Rachel Simpson's 'Charlotte' heels. How unbelievably beautiful are these babies and they were really affordable for wedding shoes!
The undergarments. With a super hugger figure fitting dress, I needed a pair of spanx, not the sexiest choice of underwear I know, but boy were these amazing. I had never owed a pair before but I really do think they helped accentuate my figure. I also wore a strapless wonderbra, my boobs looked great (if I do say so myself ha).
And of course I wore a garter, I spotted this gorgeous hand-made design on notonthehighstreet. It was a one-off design so unfortunately I don't think you can get your hands on this exact one but there are so many that are similar on notonthehighstreet and etsy.
The veil. I ordered my veil from Morgan Davies Bridal shopin Hitchin where I purchased my bridal gown from. It was the most stunning delicate long veil, it paired so beautifully with my gown.
The bag. Accessorize have some really beautiful wedding bags. I was so lucky to find my ideal one - a gorgeous embellished number which matched my shoes so perfectly.
The jewellery. As the dress was heavily embellished, I wanted to keep it simple with the jewellery. I kept my neck bare and wore these stunning antique pearl earrings made by the designer, Katharine Swaine.
The hair. Luckily with this particular style of dress you can wear your hair up or down, I decided to have my hair down.
I almost immediately knew what hair-style I wanted, soft 1920's curls. I printed off some hair-styles I found on Pinterest, took them to my bridal hair tutorial and wall-lah, Denise from D&D Make-up created exactly what I wanted.
The makeup. I did my own make-up on the day as I'm a fuss pot and know what I like best. I went for a soft natural glowy look. You can read more about what I used on my face here.
The flowers. I opted for a wild bouquet with burgundy, soft pinks, white and lots of foliage. I thought these colours were gorgeous for the winter season and looked amazing in photos.
I hope this post was somewhat helpful to any brides-to-be. If you have any questions or any other wedding styled blog posts you'd like me to talk about then please leave them in the comments below.
If you're interested in reading more about my wedding experiences, I blogged about mine and Joe's initial ideas here. As well as my initial hair and make-up ideas here. The stressful period with eight weeks to go, which you can read here. I talked about choosing your wedding make-up here. And last but not least, designing your own wedding stationary (travel theme inspired) blog here. As always you can reach me on social media. I have Instagram: @zoeyoliviablog, and twitter: @zoeyoliviablog
Happy bank holiday weekend all. It's been quite some time since I've sat down and filmed a haul video! This time, I've done something a little bit different... A Wedding Haul.Where I ramble on about my bridal accessories, reception decorations and more!
If you are enjoying my wedding videos, please do let me know as I will continue to do more in the next three months or so. These could be more haul videos, bridal tutorials or maybe even a wedding planning series. Let me know your preference.
Love, Zoey
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Last weekend Joe's dad, Damian got married to Tracey, and I made a little video diary of their special day.
I throughly enjoyed myself, danced like a chicken and drank far too much wine... I suffered with a two day hangover... But hey ho, you only live once, as the cool kids say.
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