The London Vintage Wedding Fair

For those of you too far south to make the fair in Harrogate, London will see its first vintage wedding fair on Sunday 11th April at The 20th Century Theatre. Admission is £5 on the door and tickets are also available to book. Visit the website for more information.



Images courtesy of The London Vintage Wedding Fair and from left to right; Emmy Shoes, Elizabeth Havey and Vintage Flair.

Amy Winehouse's Cash Bonus after Rehab used in Glee.

Amy Winehouse was paid more than all the other artists who have had their songs used in the cult US show, including Journey's Don't Stop Believing.

Netting the singer a cool £55,000, it also sent Rehab back into the top 100 chart in America.

We're told: "Amy was chuffed. She loves the show and watches religiously.

"She is also well aware of how popular Glee makes tracks, and is thrilled to be re-entering the charts."

Lee-Ann and David's 50s Style Wedding

Lee-Ann and David held their fab 50s style wedding in Glasgow last year. Lee-Ann wore one of the cutest 50s style dresses I have ever seen, which was made especially for her, and teamed with a perfectly matched birdcage veil. The couple chose a stunning blue Pontiac for wedding transport in true 50s style!



Thank you to Paula Veverka Photography for the lovely photographs.

Amy Winehouse's tiff with fans

Troubled singer Amy Winehouse had yet another tiff with a fan on pushing one of her friends to have a photograph with her. Winehouse saw the scuffle and as the man tried to take her photo with his cellphone, she grabbed at his handset and covered the lens with her hand preventing him from getting a snap, reports Britain's The Sun newspaper. The fan said to have accidentally pushed one of her friends out of his way in the process. "Amy saw him knock over her friend. She was in a good mood so she just put her hand up and pushed the phone," dailystar.co.uk quoted a source as saying.

Amy Winehouse 'in new pub row'

Amy Winehouse rowed with a man at a London pub this week after being invited behind the bar to pull pints, according to a report.
The singer is said to have lost her temper when the male customer made a joke about the slow progress she is making on the follow-up to her 2006 album Back To Black.
According to The Sun, Winehouse ranted at the man and refused to give him his change after he quipped: "At least she's quicker at pulling pints than she is at writing songs."
A source told the newspaper: "Apart from that one spat she was on pretty good form. She agreed to pull pints to keep the management happy.
"She was pretty quick behind the bar although she got a few orders wrong. She gave people vodka when they asked for gin."
Winehouse's stint as a barmaid is said to have taken place on Tuesday at The Dublin Castle in Camden. She was previously alleged to have been involved in an altercation at the same pub in July 2008.

Sweet Candy Buffets

A candy buffet is the perfect addition to a 50s style wedding reception. We had a candy buffet at our own wedding instead of favours, and it was a huge hit with kids and big kids alike!


Image credit: Gemma Comas/Amy Atlas Events

By their very nature, candy buffets have a retro feel and bring back childhood memories of visiting the sweet shop for a quarter of Rhubarb & Custards. Consider giving your buffet a retro sweet shop feel with glass jars, scoops and paper bags, or choosing colours to match your scheme.


Image credit: Gemma Comas/Amy Atlas Events

The fabulous candy buffets featured in this post where designed by Amy Atlas Events. The New York based events company create the most amazing customised tables for weddings and events, you can see more eye candy on their website.

If you want to have a go at creating your own candy buffet here's what you'll need (click on the links for examples):
1. A table and some boxes to create different levels
2. Table cloth or fabric to match your colour scheme
3. Glass jars, bon bon jars, vases and cake stands
4. Metal sweet scoops
5. Small paper bags
6. Bunting to match your theme
7. Sweet jar labels
8. And lots of sweets of course!

You can also find some of the things you will need in the candy buffet category in our blog shop!

The Vintage Wedding Fair

As many of you already know, the UK's first vintage wedding fair was held in Harrogate last weekend. I thought you might like to see some snaps taken from the day. There was plenty to see and do ranging from vintage wedding dresses to retro transport!

Claire lennon (pictured), vintage hair and make-up artist was on hand for demonstrations to make sure visitors to the fair looked the part! And for those in need of a vintage style mid-shop refreshment, The marvellous Tea Dance Company was at their service with tea and cakes!



Pictured above: Vintage & Cake hires out beautiful vintage china and makes bespoke cakes for all occasions.



Pictured above: Dubtrips hire out their fab VW Camper Vans for weddings and breaks.



Pictured above: Our very own Honeypie Boutique, purveyors of fine 50s style wedding dresses and accessories.