A Most Curious Valentine?

Vintage crockery and prop hire company A Most Curious Party has created a simple, romantic and very en-trend Valentines Day package, the perfect treat for your vinatge loving fiancé!

If you think that special someone would fancy an old fashioned picnic (perhaps indoor for the February factor) that you can have in your own home or your chosen destination but you’re running out of time this could be the answer.

Your wicker hamper will include
2 vintage champagne glasses
2 vintage teacups
Vintage teapot, sugar bowl and milk jug
2 vintage cake plates
A cake stand of beautiful cupcakes and cucumber sandwiches
Picnic blanket
Posy of flowers in a vintage vase

Available for those in the London area for £30.

Can you hear the brownie points being scored right now, for thoughtfulness, cute-ness and being in vogue?!

For more information, contact Rebecca@amostcuriousparty.co.uk

Amy Winehouse's tour plans for 2010 revealed?

Amy Winehouse looks set to tour in September 2010, according to her goddaughter, singer Dionne Bromfield.13-year-old Bromfield, who released her debut album 'Introducing…' last month, says she's itching to tour but has been told to wait until she's a bit older. However, she admitted that there are plans for her to head out on the road with "a certain somebody" next year.

"I am too young to tour at the moment but at the end of 2010, around September, I should be the support act to a certain somebody," Bromfield told the Daily Star.She also quashed rumours that Winehouse is back dating her ex-husband Blake Fielder-Civil. "Don't listen to talk of Amy getting remarried to Blake – it's a lie. She is happy without him," she said

Vintage Style Headpiece Inspiration

If you need a bit of vintage style 'what to wear in your hair' inspiration, head over to the Jane Taylor Millinery website. She has loads of vintage inspired treats for you to feast your eyes on, including birdcage veils and pillbox hats!

Win a Retro Photo Shoot!

Honeypie Boutique, purveyors of fine 50s style wedding dresses have teamed up with the fabulous McDonald Photography to offer one lucky winner a fab retro styled photo shoot in Manchester! If you're planning a wedding in 2010/11 then all you have to do to be in with the chance of winning is sign up to the joint mailing list.

Visit the website for more details, terms and conditions.

Lisa and Geoff's DIY 50s Style Wedding

Lisa and Geoff wanted their wedding, in Lisa's own words "not to be very wedding-y and just to be a really fun party!" They used a summer carnival theme as their inspiration and made pretty much everything themselves (Lisa is a designer and photographer so has the creative eye), including Lisa's fab 50s style wedding dress! You can see more details on the items the couple made including the dress, veil and invitations on Lisa's blog.



The reception sounds like it was so much fun, the guests could play retro games such as Operation and Hungry Hippos at their tables while enjoying treats from the candy floss and snowcone machines! The couple then carried on the carnival theme the next day with a photo shoot at the California State Fair (see photo below).



Thank you to Sarah Maren Photography for the fab photographs. You can see more photos of this wedding at Sarah's blog and at Lisa's blog: pre ceremony, the ceremony and the details.

The 50s Style Wedding Blog Shop!

I have teamed up with Amazon to create the 50's Style Wedding Blog Shop! This will be a place where you can browse around for inspiration and get your hands on some of those items essential to completing your 50s theme.

Admittedly the shop is still a work in progress and I will be adding lots more lovely items over the coming weeks. If you head over to the shop now you can check out 50s style wedding decorations, cake stands and favours, and you can even get you hands on the giant cupcake tin mentioned in our recent post!

To visit the shop click here!

The UK’s First Vintage Wedding Fair

I am very excited to report that the UK's first Vintage Wedding Fair will be held on 14th February 2010 in Harrogate, and about time too I say!

This event is not just about that perfect dress, headdress & accessories, those who really want a totally Vintage Day can get ideas for entertainment, themes, vintage wedding cars and even what your guests could wear and buy you as a gift.

The event will be open from 10am-4pm on Sunday 14th February 2010 at the White Hart Hotel in Harrogate and will be FREE Entry. For more information and to register your interest in visiting this event visit www.discovervintage.co.uk or call 0788 0910361