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Queens & Bowl ~ New 1920s/Art Deco and Bohemian Inspired Bridal Headpieces and Hair Accessories...

Hello gorgeous ladies, and dapper chaps - I'm keen to share these images with you - sent across to me from Kate Bowl of Queens & Bowl, who specialise in the supply of beautiful wedding shoes, vintage wedding accessories and jewellery.

These are a selection of gorgeous headpieces and jewellery, all brand new to Queens & Bowl for Spring/Summer 2012, from brands including Stephanie Browne and Halo & Co.

There are two key themes - the first is decadent 1920s/Art Deco, characterised by strong shapes and crystal-heavy designs; perfect for the Great Gatsby look that’s set to be a huge trend this year, with the release of the film in December.

Below, the 'Windsor' - enquire to info@queensandbowl.com for further information...

Love My Dress Wedding Blog - Photography Copyright (c) 2012, Kirstie McNulty, for Queens & Bowl

The Paris Headpiece, £450 - enquire to info@queensandbowl.com for further information...

The Ambrosia crystal side tiara, by Stephanie Browne, £320 {made to order - you will need to allow 4-6 weeks for dispatch}...

The Constellation headpiece - enquire to info@queensandbowl.com for further information...

The St Tropez 1920s Headpiece, by Stephanie Browne, £399, and in stock for immediate dispatch...

The Astoria Comb, £190 and made to order. Please allow 4-6 weeks for dispatch...

The Estelle pearl side tiara by Ivory & Co, £135.  In stock and available for immediate dispatch...

The Hydrangea side tiara by Halo & Co, £175. In stock and available for immediate dispatch...

The Mimosa side tiara by Halo & Co, £190 and in stock for immediate dispatch..

The Secret Garden - enquire to info@queensandbowl.com for further information...

The Claudfield Band - enquire to info@queensandbowl.com for further information...

The Winter Garden headband - enquire to info@queensandbowl.com for further information...

For further information, visit the Queens & Bowl website.  You can also find Queens & Bowl on Facebook and Twitter.

Which is your favourite design above, and why?

Much love all,

Annabel

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Glitzy Secrets 'Sparkle Week' ~ 25% Discount For All Readers + £150 Voucher To Win...

Good morning my lovely people and happy 1st of December to you!  It's an exciting morning over here at Love My Dress H.Q, for I'm doing something I absolutely love to do - giving goodies away!  With a little help from my friends that is, over at Glitzy Secrets. And what girl doesn't love a sparkly bit of goodness in thier life?

For the uninitiated amongst us, Glitzy Secrets is a fabulous online bridal accessory store, where you will find all manner of wedding day glamour, from winkling necklaces, earrings, cocktail rings, hair combs, pins way way more.  To celebrate the launch of their brand spanking new website, the Glitzy team have partnered with Love My Dress to bring you 'Sparkle Week' {ta-daaaa!} and as part of Sparkle Week, all Love My Dress readers are being offered a super sparkling 25% discount off all purchase!  This offer is available for one week only as of today.  And just to make it even better, the first 20 Sparkle Week orders will receive a Glitzy Angel Brooch.  How incredibly kind! Thank you, you Glitzy lot!

To redeem your exclusive 25% discount, simply place your order online at Glitzy Secrets by 8th December and enter "SPARKLEWEEK" in the voucher box at checkout.  Go go go ladies!!

That's a pretty generous offer if I do say so myself, but just to reassure you of this generosity, Gitzy Secrets are also giving one of my readers the opportunity to win £150 worth of gift vouchers to spend online at  Glitzy Secrets

In addition to this, you have the opportunity to win yourself a £150 voucher to spend at Glitzy Secrets, purely by answering the following question {leaving your answer in the comments box below - or here on the Glitzy Secrets website} - and yes, this competition is open to ALL my readers, Brides to be or newlyweds!...

 

Tell us your dream Christmas dinner guest/s, past or present, and why
they would be joining you at the table?

Now wait a moment - before you hop on over to the Glitzy Secrets website, let's just look briefly at some of the new features that you an expect:- 

♥   Slideshows of top trends, offers & features...
♥  Hover over your favourite pieces to see how they look on a model... 
♥  Shop quicker & easier by filtering your category to view only the colours & prices you want to see...

♥  New Gift category showcasing top gift ideas for Brides, Bridesmaids, Sisters, Mums & Grandmothers
♥  Share your favourite pieces with your friends by using new Share buttons (Like, Tweet & Google +1)

 

♥  A new bridal gallery featuring many new brides who sparkled in Glitzy Secrets on their special day.   Click on each Glitzy Secrets Bride to see what they had to say about their jewels and find exactly which jewels they wore to ‘Steal Their Style’...

 

I love Glitzy Secrets. It's been such a pleasure liaising with them over this promotion.  They are a team genuinely passionate about what they do and they absolutely love weddings! My kind of people. 

So there we have it; a £150 Glitzy Secrets shopping voucher up for grabs as well as the opportunity to save 25% over the next week.  I wouldn't be wasting any time if I were you! ;) By the way, Glitzy Secrets can also be followed on Facebook and Twitter.

In the meantime, don't forget my lovelies, who would be your dream Christmas dinner guest/s, past or present, and why would they be joining you at the table?  Get your answers down below please and this time next week I'll let you now which one of you can look forward to receiving a £150 gift voucher! ;)

Happy sparkly shopping everyone {remember you have until 8 December only!} and all the very best of good luck entering this competition too! ;)

Much love all,

Annabel xXx

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 ps - Glitzy Secrets Advent Calendar starts today! Go and open a window to be in with a chance towin a Glitzy Secrets ‘piece’ every day between now and Christmas... 

Exclusive 15% Discount at Jo Barnes Vintage...

Morning All! ;) What better way to start today than with a little love from one of my fabulous Sponsors, Jo Barnes Vintage. I just flippin' well love love Jo Barnes - we go aaaalll the way back to the start of Love My Dress when I featured Jo's wedding :)  {see part 1 and part 2} and I've loved watching Jo grow her successful business since then. Now, I go to Luxury Wedding Shows and hear Jo's name mentioned amongst those present; "the finish on her products is the best out there", "her designs really are top notch", "one to watch for sure"....

And it's all completely true :)

So this month, just because we want to say 'thank you' for visiting Love My Dress, Jo and I have teamed up to offer you a 15% discount on all orders made by midnight on Tuesday 22nd November 2011.

With Christmas as well as any weddings due on the horizon, you now have every excuse to officially go and shop for some sparkle! ;)

Love My Dress Wedding Blog - Photography Copyright (c) 2011, Jo Barnes Vintage

Simply email jo@jobarnesvintage.com and quote "LMD112011" to receive your 15%  discount {and please note, this discount is not applicable to Jo's vintage bouquet's}.

Happy vintage shopping everyone :)

Oooh, and mine's the Betty ;) {just think, if it was yours too, you could bring the payment down from £210 to £178 using your sparkly shiny voucher :) Now that's a bargain!}

Click here to see more from Jo Barnes Vintage on Love My Dress.

And remember, this offer ends at midnight on 22nd November 2011.

Much love all,

Annabel xXx

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Floral Garland Headpieces ~ Inspiration for Brides...

Morning everyone :) Hoping this finds you well.  I predicted some time ago that thanks to the advent of wedding blogs and a huge amount of wedding-day inspiration at our keyboard-tappin' fingertips, that Brides would be inspired to be bolder, braver and experiment with more statement style headpieces. And I'm jolly pleased to say I wasn't wrong...

Love My Dress Wedding Blog - Photography Copyright (c) 2011, Natalie J Watts

The floral headpiece has seen a real come back in the past 12 months.  Once confined to the heads of 1980's Bride in all her frilly and pouffy Princess Diana-esque glory, the flower crown, or flower wreath headband is now gracing the pages of many of the most stylish wedding blogs and glossy wedding magazines thanks more lately to resurgence of all things 70's and bohemian, but with credit too, to the DIY Bride movement as well as our love for all things a little 'rustic'.

There are many suppliers out there on the interweb who specialise in crafting handmade floral headpieces, take Whichgoose, Ban.do and the designers that can be found over at Etsy for example.  However, I'm seeing more Brides consult with their Florist to fashion a floral fancy to wear on their heads.  Bride Vikki is a perfect example {see 8 below} - she bravely pulled off a Frida Kahlo inspired statement floral headpiece on her wedding day.  Talk about 'Wow!'...

Inspiration Board Copyright (c) Love My Dress UK Wedding Blog

1 - Statement peonies headpiece, 2 - The Woodland Wedding Crown by Whichgoose on Etsy, 3 - Woodsy Halo The Nature Girl in nude pink by Mignonne handmade on Etsy, 4 - Fowers in her hair styled by Joy Thigpen via Once Wed, 5 - Floral wreath headpiece - full wedding feature due to appear on Love My Dress soon, 6 - From the Modern Bohemian Romance Shoot on 100 Layer Cake, 7 - Via the Claire Pettibone Enchanting & Ethereal Woodland Shoot, 8 - Frida Kahlo inspired floral headpiece, by George Mackay, Falmouth, Cornwall, for Bride Vikki {see full blog post here}, 9 - Via We Heart It

Simply gorgeous each and every one of them.  You see, you can get away with pretty much anything when it comes to flowers in your hair. You can go all out. 

The flower wreath, or flower crown is becoming an ever more popular choice with Brides but there are many other different ways you can incoporate flowers in to our hair on your wedding day. Get creative - put your Florist in touch with your hairdresser and see what floral magic they can pull off {see 9 above}.

I just loved how BHLDN paired this fancy silk petal headband by Ban.Do. with this stunning yet unfussy wedding dress. The two differnet styles compliment each other wonderfully.  Bear this in mind when choosing your headpiece.  Overfussy dresses that are already heavily embellished or big on detail are probably best not to be outshone by a huge statement headpiece...

Don't be shy when it comes to your floral headpiece. In the same way every other aspect of your wedding should be about you not what others thing it should be - your headpiece should be just how you want it, chic and subtle or huge, oversized and colourful...

1 - Carnations in her hair via Pinterest, 2 - Via Le Petit Francais, 3 - Ban.Do hair floral hair accessory, 4 - Muffy Headpiece via Whippycake, 5 - Via Pinterest, 6 - Via The Cobra Snake website, 7 - Sweetpeas via Ruffled Blog, 8 -Daisy chain headpiece via Pinterest