THANK YOU!

Thank you to everyone for yesterday!  The amazing exhibitors who made the day so wonderful, my fabulous helpers, Sue, Katie & Sharron, and the incredibly generous Jan & Nabila who volunteered via the Alzheimer's Society, the Clifton Pavilion staff and, of course, all the lovely couples and brides-to-be who visited us!

I hope you all enjoyed it as much as I did - I have to say, seeing all those stunning stands makes me just want to get married all over again (to my husband, of course!)

Thanks to you, we raised £540.40 for the Alzheimer's Society, so thank you SO much for that too!

I'm in the process of contacting raffle winners at the moment  If you get a text or email from me do let me know how you'd like me to get your prize to you.  I'll be posting the list of winners once I've contacted everyone.

Photos from the day will be posted up here soon but, in the meantime, if you want a glimpse (or reminder) of yesterday, take a look at these two blogs:

Wedding Blog Designer and Tin Can Floral

The Bristol Vintage Raffle!

Roll up, roll up for the Bristol Vintage raffle tomorrow. Your £1 entry fee to the Fair gets you 1 raffle ticket and you can buy as many tickets as you like. Here's a little taster of some of the truly wonderful prizes up for  grabs...

How about a Sunday overnight stay in one of Hotel du Vin's suites with breakfast for two?

Or £150 off any wedding package (in addition to the Fair discount) from Documentary Image.

How about a bespoke shirt from Brown in Town…

… or a bunch of flowers from Ruby and the Wolf.

There's a selection of Lido spa products, plus a gift voucher for a half day spa, a bottle of champagne and a Wild Year calendar from Babes in the Woods, a heart ring in silver from Clifton Rocks, a small boxed cake from Chocolate Delores, a silk flower corsage from Jacqueline Mulvaney and an engagement photo shoot from Jo Hansford Photography!

More? Ok… there's a framed Wild West print from Marie Man Photography and £100 off a full day package, there's a box of cupcakes from Bake My Cake, a selection of vintage haberdashery, lace and buttons from Clifton Hill Costume & Textiles, 10% off any Fishee Designs Photo Booth package (if booked before the end of April) and this Pheasant Feather Clip with vintage jewellery from Gemma Sangwine.

There's a large ivory, red or purple heart umbrella (big enough for two) from Lily & Louie, a pair of glamorous vintage-inspired earrings from Bridezillas, a jar of sweets from Sweet & Pretty, prop hire worth £75 from The Little Wedding Helper, 'Save the Date' Postcards designed by Lizzy-May and 25% off a Wedding Guest Book, invites or Photo Album from Your Unique Scrapbook.

Also up for grabs is a £25 voucher for Miss Jones Lingerie, a pair of Starlight earrings (worth £23) from Hermione Harbutt, a lace garter from LK Bespoke Bridal, a £50 Etsy voucher from Find Your Perfect Venue, a night's bed & breakfast stay in a stunning guest room at The Battleaxes, an A4 black & white line drawing of a married couple after their wedding by Rose Popay and 10% discount on a Heavenly Vintage dress.

There's a free overlay or tablecloth hire from Pudding Bridge, a discount voucher from Lilygrace Originals, a knicker making kit from Flo-Jo Boutique, bracelet or earrings from Jessica Charleston, a pair of handmade bridal knickers from Pearl Bespoke Dressmakers, a family day pass from our wonderful hosts Clifton Pavilion, 10% off when you book The Wilde Bunch and a 3-tier cake stand from Bristol Vintage plus a one hour massage from sister company Pure Bliss Massage!

  

All proceeds from the raffle go to The Alzheimer's Society and we're delighted that our sponsors Pretty Nostalgic are donating £12 for every subscription sold on the day.

So as not to disrupt the laid-back atmosphere of the day, Ali will be drawing the raffle silently at 2.30pm, listing the winners as she goes along. She'll make an announcement when the draw is complete so you'll be able to see if you're one of the lucky winners and take your prize away with you (or we'll email or call you to let you know the good news!) Make sure we have your details down correctly at the front desk!

Bristol Vintage and the Alzheimer’s Society

There's something a little different about this years' Bristol Vintage Wedding Fair…

This year we're fundraising for a very important cause.

Bristol Vintage's own Ali Cook tells us a bit more: 

'This year I have decided to run a prize raffle and my exhibitors, the Zoo and some other great local companies have all very generously donated prizes for the event.

The reason is that I wanted to support a charity very close to my heart – the Alzheimer’s Society.  They’re a fantastic organisation, which works hard to help people suffering from dementia through fundraising, volunteers and research on the cause, cure, care and prevention of this disease.  Three of the team working at the Fair this year are volunteers for the Society.

My Gran suffered from dementia at the end of her life and sadly, my wonderful Mum was similarly diagnosed two years ago.  As a family, we are living through learning to adapt to Mum’s changing perception and the loss of some of her precious memories and, therefore, a little bit of herself.  It’s hard, particularly for her and my Dad, but we’ve got some fantastic support from nurses, doctors and local support groups and the Alzheimer’s Society is an invaluable resource for information and support to help us cope.

I love organising the fair and hope it’s a fabulous day for all those of you who visit and who exhibit and thank you all for helping me support this really great cause by attending or donating prizes.'

Ali x

Rachael Sweet, Community Fundraiser for Alzheimer's Society said:

'We're delighted that Ali has chosen to support us at the Bristol Vintage Wedding Fair. There are over 7,000 people living with dementia in Bristol and South Gloucestershire and our vital work in the community could not continue without donations from local fundraisers such as Ali. Money raised from events such as this enables us to help people live well with dementia today while researching a cure for tomorrow.'

Find out more about how you can fundraise for the society here, follow their great work on Facebook and Twitter and come and visit our Bristol Vintage Wedding Fair on March 16th. You'll be supporting a brilliant cause and did we mention there's some great prizes on offer? 

Hotel du Vin

It's no secret Bristol Vintage loves Hotel du Vin.

Hotel du Vin is a quirky venue in Bristol's city centre with buckets of character (and plenty of wine).

The hotel boats private rooms, gorgeous suites, a tranquil courtyard and heavenly dining. With four function rooms (three of which are licensed for ceremonies and one with its own secluded roof terrace) you really are spoilt for choice.

They have 40 bedrooms (including some stunning suites) and all feature luxurious hand sprung mattresses, king size beds with fine Egyptian linen, roll top baths, walk in showers, plasma TV's, n'espresso coffee machines and custom made Miller Harris toiletries.

Find out more on their website, Facebook and Twitter, but make sure you come to our next Bristol Vintage Wedding Fair on March 16th… There's a rather wonderful Hotel du Vin prize up for grabs in our raffle! Check back soon for more details.