{happy new year!}

wishing you a happy & glamorous new year,
xo

{from a previous post}

{new year's inspiration: polka dots, bows & ruffles}

{q is for quail via refinery29}

{label watch: hoss intropia}

{hoss intropia via lace & tea}

{new year's inspiration: flowers + stars}

{image: unknown}

{inspiration: always vogue paris}

{gisele bündchen by mario sorrenti for vogue paris october 2004 via the fashion spot}

{featured blog: lace & tea}

{recent favourite lace & tea posts:}
* masha tyelna for ysb
* silver and grey jewels
* nostalgic romance

{images: anna miminoshvili via lace & tea}

{inspiration: rhinestones + eyelashes}

{via snippet & ink}

Merry Christmas and a Very Happy New Year

I hope you all have a wonderful festive time full of love, happiness and much New Year wedding excitement!

The start of 2010 is an ideal time to kick start your wedding preparations, please do get in touch with any wedding related subjects you would like to see featured in SugarBlossom’s blog.

Email info@sugarblossom.co.uk with any questions you want answered, or suggestions if you want to see more fashion topics, hairstyle ideas, real wedding or advice on planning?

Please let me know and we shall do our very best to cover them for you xx

good tidings

Over the river and thru the woods to Grandmother's house we go! We don't have a horse, but the Nissan will get us thru the drifting snow for sure! Enjoy the holiday with your families and friends and stay warm (this happens to be the coziest thing I have ever seen). Happy.... Whatever! See you next week!

{photographer: maria dawlat}

. . . a little time off for holidays and festive dinner parties and wishing you a merry, merry christmas!
xo

{p.s.} many new & lovely things:
* inspiration: winter white
* ad campaign: trucco 06/07
* ad campaign: leigh lezark for mango
* photographer: sigurd grünberger
* inspiration: day to night

{photography by maria dawlat via a thing for & felicity -- thanks so much!}

{inspiration: day to night}

{photography by bela adler & salvador fresneda for telva accesorios}

{photographer: sigurd grünberger}

{sigurd grünberger via [design]relevant}

{ad campaign: trucco 06/07}

{bela adler & salvador fresneda for trucco 06/07 via a thing for + felicity}

{inspiration: lavender dress + scalloped shorts}

{liya kebede by matt jones for elle italia via fashion gone rogue}

{inspiration: beautiful lighting}

{images: 1 - doutzen kroes by philip riches via fashion gone rogue; 2 - david oldham for marie claire us; 3 - isabeli fontana by mario sorrenti for vogue paris november 2003}

{ad campaign: leigh lezark for mango}

{leigh lezark for mango, photography by bela adler & salvador fresneda}

{inspiration: winter white}

{p.s.} also: abbey lee for vogue italia

{bela adler & salvador fresneda for marie claire}

short story

I was helping my sister shop for a fabulous dress last week when I found this. Wouldn't it be fabulous for a casual wedding? I love the pleat detailing.
In other news, we had a smashing weekend with our friends from Brooklyn. They only meant to stay one night on their way home to Vermont for Christmas, but got snowed in and couldn't leave. It was fantastic. Thanks, Mother Nature!
See below for more short dress fabulosity, this time with 100% more feathers! Equally as wonderful, perhaps for a more flamboyant affair. Both from Nordstrom's.

Real Wedding: Simon & Lisa at The Elvetham

Simon and Lisa had a beautiful winter wedding at the Elvetham. Lisa looked absolutely stunning in her detailed lace dress and every bit the glowing bride. The venue was built in the late 1900’s and had the original ornate fireplaces lit all day to keep everyone warm, creating a cosy setting combined with the lighting from the scattered candles and candelabra.

Lisa has spent two years planning her day and we developed a strong relationship ensuring everything ran smoothly. On the day we worked closely with the suppliers to meet timings and displayed all of her carefully considered details- from the seating chart for the ceremony, homemade cracker favours (instructions to make them here), gift wishing well, festive music in each room and much more leaving them to relax and have a fabulous day.

Photo credits:

1. SugarBlossom

2.www.theelvetham.co.uk

{holiday inspiration: glamorous soirées}

. . . a few fun things for all those holiday rsvp's:

1. mor marshmallow hand & nail cream & mor dala tripled milled soap {via oh joy!}
2. topshop feather bolero {via miss lilien}
   
3. miss buckingham heels in nude {via miss lilien}
4. beaded clutch with rhodium-plated clasp, regina b.
   

{p.s.} more wraps & capelets

{via this is glamorous}

{editorial: l’officiel brazil}

{lydia hearst by gomillion & leupold for l’officiel brazil via fashion gone rogue}