Colour trends for Autum Winter 2010/2011

We have been working on a few everyday jewellery designs and looking towards the colour trends for Autumn 2010.

Hot colours are Light Gold, Golden Glow, Coral, Lipstick Red, Purple, Olive Green, Deep Turquoise, Chocolate, Light Grey and Dusky Rose.
http://www.maxitendance.com/2010/02/10-couleurs-tendances-hiver-2010-2011.html

Our Autum 2010 collection will be posted here soon. A sneeky peek

On the Day Co-Ordination - a MUST.

Mention the words Wedding Planner and it brings up images of celebrity weddings or even the Father of Bride film. Admittedly a full on wedding planner may not be what you are after. Lets face it planning the wedding is the exciting part. At Wedding and Baby we did all the planning ourselves, we had a perfect day but would in hindsight have booked an on the day co-ordinator had I know they existed.

So what is on the Day Co-Ordination? We asked Alison Tinlin at Plans and Presents all about it.
"The On the Day Service acts as the ultimate reassurance.

A couple can spend months and years planning their Perfect Day, and it is often a relief when they near the end of the Wedding Planning process.
Sometimes at this point however, it is nice to hand over responsibility, and the stress and worry to a professional.
This service is for clients who have already made all their arrangements, but who would like assistance to tie up all the loose ends.
To begin with with I will have an in depth meeting to discuss the clients needs and requirements.
This really isn't as serious as it sounds, its more coffee and an informal chat, where I will spend time with the couple, to get an understanding of how they wish their Big Day to look and feel.
From that point, each of their chosen suppliers will be contacted to double check details, ensure any last minute queries are answered, and that everything is running to plan. I will then create timelines detailing who needs to be where, and who does what, so that that the client is perfectly clear on how the day should run.
This supplier follow up will be ongoing on at least a weekly basis until the day of the Wedding.
I will be in attendance to co-ordinate on the Day, double checking all suppliers, making sure all details are to hand, and co-ordinating them so that the day runs seamlessly.
Depending on location I will oversee and assist with the decoration of the Venue, so the look the couple envision for their Wedding becomes a reality.
I will ensure the day runs to time and will be on hand with my trusty emergency kit to solve any little dilemma's should they crop up.
From booking of this service , to even after the Wedding Day I will be available 24/7 via email/telephone support so that each couple knows that their day, which is the most important of their life is top priority."

Most HOTELS have a wedding co-ordinator, but unfortunately there is nothing like a person who is dedicated to your big day.

Imagine you have dreamed of the venue decorated with topiary trees and twinkly lights. As you arrive at the HOTEL the wedding co-ordinator hands you a glass of champagne and you give her your horse shoes that have been given to you from special guests. In the next moment she it telling you the twinkle lights were working but have now blown! Oh well nothing you can do now.

So the receiving line starts and you are admiring the beautiful floral centrepieces that twinkle in the candle light. Amidst shaking peoples hands you notice that one of the candle is setting a leaf on fire, and you the Bride have to notify the co-ordinator about this! Not really enjoying the best day of your life with these added stresses.

To top it all off you ask for the horseshoes back to keep as a memento - the HOTEL wedding co-ordinator has lost them never to be found again! These are all true examples - and we so wish that we had had a professional on the day co- ordinatior. We would never have known about these things and the professional on the day co-ordinator would have dealt with these as they had arisen.

So if you wish to explore the option of On the Day Co-Ordination check out www.plansandpresents.co.uk your sure to get a service second to none.

Wedding and Baby talk to Jasper Conran

 We had the privilege to be speaking with Jasper Conran today thanks to Debenhams.

Jasper Conran holds dearly the wedding dress he designed for Lady Sarah Armstrong Jones.

 

The gown had white draped georgette with ruched bodice reminisent of the 1940's. To date his design of this wedding dress and the bridesmaid dresses is held as the most inspiring work in bridal fashion.

Here is our conversation

W&B - Any fashion tips for brides and guest wear this wedding season?

Jasper Conran - Yes, as the bride always make yourself look recognisable as you, you'll feel alot more comfortable...does this make sense?

 

Jasper Conran - Guests, please remember it's not polite to compete with the bride!

W&B - Thank you. Wondered if vintage was still going to be popular for weddings in 2011?




Jasper Conran - Well I think the dress should be simple and flattering and put the detail into the accessories.

W&B - fab we make accessories for weddings - tiaras, headbands etc so great to hear that from the experts.

Jasper Conran - I'm sure

W&B - Delighted to have been chatting to Jasper Conran about trends in weddings for 2011, thank you for your time.

Jasper Conran - Thank you, my pleasure

 

We love this stunning outfit perfect for wedding guests from the Jasper Conran collection at Debenhams - Silver Grecian Matt and Shine Dress. Why not team it with our Vintage inspired silver grey fascinator.

 Jasper Conran wedding dresss - stunning. Team it with our vintage style headbands or combs

Update 17th April 2011

WOW for some reason this blog post has been getting lots of attention recently. Thanks for that. On further investigation we have actually found that Jasper Conran has listed Wedding and Baby Bespoke Accessories along with only 13 other businesses under his Jasper Conran Bridal list - http://twitter.com/#!/JasperConran/bridal

We are listed along with the acclaimed Wedding Planner Mark Niemierko and Siobhan Craven- Robins, Confetti Magazine, Martha Stewart, Brides, The Knot, Confetti, You &Your Wedding Magazine, Brides Magazine, Real Life Weddings andThe Wedding Girl.

We are truely blessed to have been choosen for this.

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On Trend Accessories 2010/11

Not sure what to wear in your hair for your wedding - then checkout the current trend in headbands. Traditional tiaras are not featuring much in fashion at the moment. Instead the delicious Jenny Packham dresses wore by celeb are causing a frenzy in accessories.
It is a rare day when a bride contacts me for a traditional tiara and I can almost predict their dress style when they show me it. So here are what some of my latest brides have been requesting.

Casey contacted me looking for a headband that would go with her dress and that was inspired by the Jenny Packham style below. The Casey headband was born.

Casey on her wedding day below.

Another style of headband that is being requested is the forehead band. Popular last summer when Denise Van Outen wore one at her secret wedding.

Again I had a bride (not married yet so under wraps) who is wearing a Jenny Packham Elizabeth dress and wanted a forehead band. so looking at the dress detail I created this headband for her.   Denise Van Outen shown right, Jenny Packham Elizabeth dress shown below along with Denise Headband that was created. Denise headband can be seen in pearls on our website http://www.weddingandbaby.co.uk/

Another popular theme on the forehead band is our Shelley headband - as worn by our beautiful bride Shelley who we created the design for.

If your haven't got your dress yet check out some of our favourites from the Jenny Packham Range. Rhapsody,Seraphina and Amelia are shown below.

Floral Leaf and Delta headbands shown are also available on our website http://www.weddingandbaby.co.uk/oneofftiara.htm

Hair Accessories Fashion for AUTUM/WINTER 2010

Showcasing our predicted hot favourites for Autum/Winter brides.

Grecian style headband are hot - check out our Shelly headband in swarovski crystals.

More inspiration tomorrow

Hair follows fashion trends!

Having been at the L'Oreal awards last night what fascinating from an accessories point of view. Although no accessories were used, it was great to see how they use fashion to style the hair to suit.

So for many of my brides who come to me totally confused, will now have a better insight in what to look for. Picking your dress first is a MUST, then consider how your hair will fit in with your dress and accessories.

I was delighted to see the David Kamo fashion show at the awards - wow what stunning stuff. You will see the likes of this on Cheryl Cole and Lady Gaga. These dresses will set you back at least £1000 or more - but they are show stoppers.

The dresses have an architectural feel to them which is accented with scrapped back sleek hair.

L'Oreal Colour Trophy Awards - update

Some of you may know that first and foremost I am a product designer to trade having studied at Napier University Edinburgh. But as a turn of events I went down the teaching route - but it always inspires me to keep up to date with what is going on in all aspects of trends.

So last night was a rare treat to be a the L'Oreal Colour Trophy Awards supporting one of my models who has done some work for me on the website.

What an experience - each hairdresser and model were sat at a booth and had 30 mins to style the hair, 10 mins before the end the make- up artist was allowed into the booth to do the last touch ups. Then the models took to the runway, while being judged by some famous hair industry experts ( and not a woman on the judging panel!)

The self picked outfits were varied and very fashion forward.

The brief was to create colour and texture to die for and a cut that would have people flocking to the salons asking for it. It was all to be influenced by fashion and that of the autumn /winter 2010/11.

Some of the models were fantastic and the mens category saw some very handsome candidates.

The winners hair were all sharp and blunt cuts, with colour from reds to brunette and a white blonde.

Well Done... more on this later.