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Wedding Bloggers Photoshoot

We were very excited when we heard some of the wonderful wedding bloggers were doing a photoshoot at Luella's Boudoir, one of our stockists.  The photoshoot was Kat from Rock n Roll Bride's idea, she had seen big brands in USA using fashion bloggers to model and promote their brands.  Kat decided she should have a go and do this for the UK wedding market.

The bloggers involved were Kelly from Boho Weddings and Events, Annabel from Love My Dress, Charley from London Bride, Amma from Beyond Beyond and Alexis from OMG I'm Getting Married.  They were all thrilled to be asked to model for this shoot, getting to wear wedding dresses and accessories all day who wouldn't be!

We were really pleased when we got asked if they could use some of our new New Rose Collection and our Starlet Collection, exclusive to Luella's.  

Kelly:

Kelly from Boho Weddings and Events was the lucky blogger who chose to wear some of the New Rose collection:

During the day Kelly wore the New Rose small forehead chain, Bracelet, Headband and Cuff and I'm sure you will agree these accessories made Kelly's boho look work really well.

Kat:

Charley:

Alexis:

Annabel:

Amma:

We think you will all agree, they looked like they had a good time!

Group Photo:

• Charley - Dress: Rose with pale pink sash by Luella’s Boudoir.  Accessories: Starlet Brooch by Yarwood White and large frou frou flower headdress by  Real Princess Company
• Annabel - Dress: Audrey by Charlotte Casadejus.  Hair Accessory: Hollywood band by Magpie Vintage.  Accessories: vintage clip earrings by Magpie Vintage
• Amma - Dress: Daisy by Lisa Redman & belt by Lisa Redman.  Hair Accessories: Cloud Nine headband Athena headband both by Victoria Fergusson
• Kat - Dress: Original blush vintage dress.  Hair Accessory: Gold Shooting Star Band by Jane Taylor Millinery.  Shoes: Poppy by Emmy Custom Wedding Shoes.  Earrings: Pure Crystal Link Earrings by Real Princess Company
• Alexis - Dress: Peony dress and lace bolero both by Lisa Redman.  Hair Accessory:Lace Tulle Disc Band by Jane Taylor Millinery.  Accessories: Starlet Cuff by Yarwood White.  Shoes: Pearl with embellishment by Emmy Custom Wedding Shoes
• Kelly - Dress: Maimuna by Charlotte Casadejus.  Hair Accessory: New Rose Headband by Yarwood White.  Accessories: New Rose Cuff by Yarwood White.

Everything used during the photoshoot is available to purchase through Luella's Boudoir.

Who was involved?

• Location, Dresses and Accessories - Luella's Boudoir, Wimbledon
• Photographer - Lisa Devlin
• Stylist - Kate Barbour 
• Hair - Severin Hubert of The Hepburn Collection and Elbie Van Eeden
• Make-up - Alison Cameron and Kaz Fernando

With thanks to Lisa Devlin for the images

Your Invitation to our Designer Accessories Event

We are very excited to be part of an exclusive designer accessory evening hosted by Bridal Rogue Gallery at its prestigious London boutique.  The event is being held on Thursday 19th May 6-9pm.

Bridal Rogue Gallery have recently undertaken an extensive refurbishment, and the accessory event is the grand unveiling of the new look boutique.

I will be sharing my top tips for choosing headdresses and jewellery to suit your style and we will have our latest collections on show for you to try.

Also at the event...

Rachel Simpson Shoes

Rachel Simpson is a designer of exquisite bridal and special occasion shoes.  Rachel will be available for advice and to help you choose the perfect shoe for your wedding day.

Nicki Macfarlane

Nicki Macfarlane makes gorgeous bespoke and ready-to-wear bridesmaid, flowergirl and pageboys.  You can browse the collection and discuss your theme and colour to create stunning outfits for your bridesmaids and pageboys.

The wonderful hair and make-up artist Alexis Daly will be on hand to give you a mini hair trial and to discuss what you want to do with your hair and make-up on the big day.  Not only can you have your hair styled, enjoy a glass of champagne while West One Beauty do nail varnishing so you can leave the event feeling all glammed up!

Spaces are limited so please call Bridal Rogue Gallery now on 0207 224 7414 to reserve your place for this glamorous evening, and who knows you could leave having sorted all of your accessories, hair and make-up.

 

Bride of the Month: Jenny

We are really pleased to announce that the lovely Jenny is our March Bride of the Month.  Jenny first came across Yarwood-White when she was browsing through bridal magazines and liked the style of our jewellery.

 

 
Jenny wore an ivory lace and organza gown which was embellished with pearls and crystals.  We helped Jenny choose jewellery from our Divinity Collection that would compliment her dress. The scalloped effect of the pearls looks really pretty with lace.

"I loved the romantic and feminine feel of my dress and the Divinity collection was the perfect finishing touch" said Jenny.

Jenny choose the Divinity Necklace, Divinty Drop Earrings and Divinity Bracelet.  

Jenny also bought jewellery for her mum and bridesmaids.  Jenny's mum wore the Angel Collection silver earrings, bracelet and necklace.  This is a beautiful, delicate collection which is perfect for both bride and Mother of the Bride.

                    

Jenny's sisters were her bridesmaids and they wore our Fern Drop Earrings, Fern Pendant Necklace and the set of 5 Diamante Hair Pins.  

Jenny has recently told us that her sister is getting married later this year, a big congratulations to her.

Her mum has chosen our new New Rose Collection to go with her Mother of the Bride outfit.  Jenny sent us a picture of the dress and the New Rose pieces she has chosen will be perfect!

Thank you to Jenny for sharing your beautiful wedding with us.

Designer Wedding Show 2011 - Part 2 - Hair Trials and Trends

What we love most is chatting to brides-to-be about their wedding, what they are planning, when the wedding is and what the dress is like.  

This year we decided to give free mini wedding hair trials to brides.  We had the wonderful Alexis Daly; bridal hair and beauty, on the stand.  Alexis has been in the hair industry for many years, working for big named salons, London Fashion week and session work for magazines.  Branching into the wedding world, Alexis studied Make-up at London College of Fashion where her passion led her to specialise in Bridal, Party and Natural Make-up.  Alexis now works as a freelance Wedding Hair and Make-up artist.

Here is Alexis setting up ready for the show:

People were queuing up for our free mini hair trials. This was the perfect opportunity for brides to have a play, see what they liked and didn't like and most importantly what accessories looked best.

 

 

Trends for 2011

Up-styles are more popular than they were this time last year, we are moving away from the half-up-half-down trend to loose up-styles and side buns.

Brides were asking for more boho-styling, with braids and twists adding relaxed detail and texture to the hair, although classic elegant up-styles like this one never go out of fashion.

This summer we will be seeing plenty of pins, brooches and side tiaras on brides and as we mentioned in the previous post; fashion forward brides cannot get enough of the delicate bohemian-style forehead bands and chains.

Here is the team wearing some of the new boho-style accessories from the New Rose and the Blackburn Collections:

 

 

Show Time!

We are very excited to be exhibiting at The Designer Wedding Show which starts tomorrow and is on until Sunday.

We have been busy all day packing up and getting everything over to the venue in Battersea Park, London.  At the moment we are working on getting the stand set up and making sure it looks beautiful.

We will be on stand 55 - come and see us for a chat and a free wedding hair trial.

We thought you would like to see our progress so far....a long way to go yet!

We are looking forward to seeing some of you there!

The Designer Wedding Show 11th-13th February

We are very excited to be exhibiting at the Designer Wedding Show again this year for the fourth time. The show starts next Friday 11th February, Battersea Park, London.  We are looking forward to another three days of champagne, designer catwalk shows and wall-to-wall wedding glamour!

The show is all about you, indulging in your natural sense of style and finding every exquisite detail to make your wedding day blissful.

 

We love the atmosphere at the Designer Wedding Show, very relaxed and glamorous, the best thing is you can enjoy a glass of champagne whilst browsing and watching the wonderful catwalk show.  

The show is a must-visit for all brides and is a fantastic opportunity to see our full collection and meet the team in the flesh.

 

 

 

 

Free Mini Hair Trial:

This year we will be giving FREE mini hair trials.  If you are unsure how you are going to wear your hair on the big day, or what accessories to choose, book a Free Mini Wedding Hair Trial with the wonderful Alexis Daly.

The trial takes 15 minutes and will help you decide what you do and don't want for the big day.  To book a slot call 08445 616 862 (spaces are limited so call early to avoid disappointment) or come to the stand for a chat.

 

 

 

 

New Collection:

As well as free hair trials we will also be launching a brand NEW collection at the show, come along to the stand to see the collection....but if you can't wait here is a sneaky peak!

 

 
 

We look forward to seeing you there!  Stand 55. 

Bride of the Month: Emma

The lovely Emma who writes for her sisters blog Vintage Twee is our February Bride of The Month. Emma got in touch with us before her wedding to discuss her jewellery options.

Emma had already chosen a simple vintage style gown which had some crystal detailing, she wanted to find some jewellery which would complement her dress and her bridal style.  How beautiful are all of the dresses!!

(image credited to helenbaly.co.uk)

 

(image credited to helenbaly.co.uk)

Emma chose the beautiful pearl and diamante Modern Heirloom Bracelet and Fern Drop Earrings  which were simple but added glow and glamour to Emma's wedding day look.

(image credited to helenbaly.co.uk)

We then designed a bespoke necklace to match the other accessories which would look beautiful with her halterneck dress.  We decided on a simple pearl and diamante drop necklace and as you can see it looked stunning:

(image credited to helenbaly.co.uk)

We think you will all agree Emma's jewellery worked so well and the pearls made her shine.

(image credited to helenbaly.co.uk)
 
" My beautiful jewellery made by Yarwood-White really complimented my simple, vintage style gown. The glittering crystals matched the detailing on my dress whilst the pearls added a touch of glamour and decadence. I asked Yarwood-White to possibly make me a necklace which would sit perfectly next to a halterneck dress and they were all too happy to help, creating a matching necklace for the earrings and bracelet. I now own a stunning bracelet, necklace and earrings which will hopefully become family heirlooms! Thank you for everything. "

(image credited to helenbaly.co.uk)

Thank you for sharing your wedding with us, best of luck for the future and thank you to your wonderful photographer Helen Baly for the images.

 

Sneaky Peek at Enchanted Garden Bracelets

We are very excited about a new collection we are designing to add to the Enchanted Garden Collection.

Each one of these is made with an eclectic mix of gemstones, and every bracelet is one-of-a-kind.

They are currently on sale in the gift shop at The Medicine Garden, where we are now based, and are flying off the shelves faster than we can make them!  So they will be appearing on our website very soon.

They have a very organic design, and are popular for every day wear, or for relaxed summer or beach weddings.  They also look fabulous on Honeymoon.  Please let us know what you think!

The bracelets have been designed to work with our Enchanted Garden Necklaces:

Bride of the Month: Laura

Laura was a very lucky bride, her family bought her Yarwood-White jewellery for her to wear on her wedding day.

She wore the Modern Heirloom Baguette Necklace which complimented her pearl and diamante detailed dress perfectly.

She also wore the Modern Heirloom Drop Earrings which are a perfect simple accessory to match both the dress and the Modern Heirloom Baguette Necklace.

Laura was also bought the Modern Heirloom Brooch, she chose to pin this to her bouquet and we think you will agree it was the perfect choice.

"The jewellery matched perfectly with the theme of our wedding and also with my dress, I had so many people comment on how beautiful and sparkly the necklace was.  They really were true wedding day pieces" Laura.

To match Laura's Pearl theme she treated her bridesmaids to the Mirage Drop Earrings in Crystal Pearl.

"Thank you so much, I really can not speak highly enough of Yarwood-White."

Thank you to Laura for sharing her wedding day with us.

Sneaky Peek into 2011...

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

We are very much looking forward to 2011, we have a lot of exciting things in the pipeline!

After moving to our exciting new studio at The Medicine Garden, Cobham, a new website and new collections, 2011 is set to be bigger and better. 

Here are a sneaky few pictures of protype jewellery items for new 2011 collections:

This is our inspiring mood board with subtle colours, tones and textures.

This is a necklace prototype we are working on, silver and pewter colours.

Below are a few earrings we are also working on.

Keep checking back for more news and collections.

Happy New Year from all of the team at Yarwood-White!