RUBY & THE WOLF - STUNNING NATURAL FLOWERS THAT ARE A LITTLE BIT WILD!

When Kirstie Deane founded Ruby & The Wolf in 2013, she wanted to offer something a little bit different with an unrivalled focus on design and an eye for detail.  Her company name reflects her style - natural and elegant with a twist.

Kirstie has built up great relationships with local British flower farmers, scours the local flower markets and forages surrounding woodlands to find the perfect blooms for your day.  Her promise to you is that your wedding will have her undivided love and attention and she will ensure everything looks perfect down to the perfect silk ribbon for your bouquet or the tiniest gesture of a flower to bring a centrepiece to life.

Ruby & the Wolf can offer a full venue-styling service including developing colour palettes and mood boards, or an off-the-peg service for brides on a budget or wanting Kirstie's unique style but don't need a full consultation or design service.

Oh - and if you can't wait for your wedding day, show Kirstie's website and blog to your partner and hopefully they'll take the hint and order one of her beautiful Valentine's posies!

Compote of Spring Flowers - Ruby & the Wolf

Spring Flowers - Ruby & the Wolf

Summer Bouquet - Ruby & the Wolf

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Email: kirstie@rubyandthewolf.com

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MAGICAL STYLING AND HIRE FROM THE LITTLE WEDDING HELPER

If you're looking for inspiration for your wedding styling or have lots of ideas but you're not sure how to make them reality, come and meet Kirsten Butler, aka The Little Wedding Helper.

Kirsten offers one-to-on inspiration and advice sessions and can transform your wedding into something truly memorable.  She can help you kick-start your creativity or just be that extra pair of hands on the day to make sure all those finishing touches are in place. 

Winner of the 2012 Regional Wedding Industry Award for Best Special Touch, and the National award for this category in 2013, you know you're in safe creative hands with Kirsten.

Come and meet Kirsten and let her sprinkle a little bit of her wedding magic over your big day!

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Email: hello@littleweddinghelper.co.uk

Tel: 07726 911 951 

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THE LITTLE WEDDING HELPER - TAKING ALL THE STRESS OUT OF STYLING!

If you want your wedding to look spectacular without all the worry - then Kirsten, aka, The Little Wedding Helper, is the girl for you!

If your head is spinning with ideas but you don't know where to start; if you need wedding theme inspiration or are just overwhelmed by the choice out there then welcome to the world of The Little Wedding Helper - the lady with a styling magic wand!

So how does The Little Wedding Helper work?  First, you'll sit down with Kirsten for coffee and cake and have a chat about all your ideas and Kirsten will help you pull it all together.  She sprinkles inspiration and creates a wow factor for you that will make your dream day unique and personal to you.

If you want your venue decorated with love and total attention to detail without having any of the stress you can be totally reassured that The Little Wedding Helper will take care of it.

Based in the South-West, Kirsten can travel nationwide if needed and has many beautiful touches with an ever increasing range of props and furniture.

The Little Wedding helper is regularly up for awards and is a regional winner of the 2013 Wedding Industry Awards but if you want personal recommendations look no further than her glowing testimonials page. 

Kirsten knows everyone in the industry!  She's a lovely, bubbly, friendly lady who just can't help spreading her love of weddings.  She's known for starting and running 'The Little Wedding Tweet Ups', a networking group for us all so, as well as decor, if you need anything wedding related, Kirsten can help you.

Kirsten also runs the fabulous pop-up shop The Little Wedding Space in partnership with Ruth Garner.  This beautiful store in Quakers Friars is open for the next three weeks and is a showcase for some of the best businesses in the industry!  If you miss her at the shop then make sure you come and say hello to Kirsten at the Fair!

THE LITTLE WEDDING HELPER - TAKING THE STRESS OUT OF STYLING!

Most brides have an image of how they want their wedding day to look.  Some spend months sourcing and hand making items for their big day but struggle to put it all together at the last minute, when they're so busy dealing with dresses, bridesmaids, catering and guests.  Others love the ideas but don't know how to pull it all together or might just not have that creative bent.  Or maybe you just need a bit of help but want to do the majority yourselves?  Whichever type of bride you are, Kirsten Butler, aka The Little Wedding Helper, can make your event truly magical.

First things first - what is the Little Wedding Helper?  Well, Kirsten is an award winning stylist - she's an incredibly talented lady who transforms venues from pretty into magical!  She's full of ideas to make your day personal to you and give your venue that WOW factor!  

Every couple want their own personalities to shine through on their big day - whether it's mismatched coloured glass bottles filled with country flowers, cute vintage knick knacks for your tables, a selection of family photos in beautiful frames, scrabble letters spelling out the Bride & Groom's names or a suitcase for the table plan, Kirsten can do it beautifully.  What I love is that she can bring all your ideas to life, but she's always ahead of the game, spending hours researching new directions and coming up with her own quirky take on things.  

Kirsten is a long term 'car boot' partner of mine and I'm always amazed when she picks something up that I bypassed and then explains to me what she's going to do with it - her imagination knows no bounds and she's always thinking outside the box!  She has a garage full or props and a head full of creative ideas! 

And yes, I'm a little bit jealous!  But I love working with Kirsten and can promise you that you will too.  She's collaborative by nature and brings out all your own creativity.  Added to which she's lovely, positive lady who adores weddings and the couples she works for and really does put 110% into every job she does - her enthusiasm knows no bounds. And if you need proof, just take a look at her testimonials - you don't have to take my word.

So, if you're the kind of bride that spends hours on Pinterest, collecting images of how they want their wedding to look, but you either don't have the manpower, the time or the creativity to make those pictures come to life, then why don't you get The Little Wedding Helper and just take that weight off your mind!

Beehive Brides

Bristol Vintage loves… Beehive Brides.

How about some bespoke bridal beauty? With Beehive Brides you can experience the full star treatment from professional hair and make up artist, Fiona Maynard.

If you're not sure how to achieve vintage glamour then look no further. Fiona's been making women look like movie starlets for the past 20 years.

And with those years of experience working in Film and TV she's got plenty of insider tips from the industry. Fiona's also an expert at calming nerves so your wedding day will get off to a beautiful start as she brings out your natural beauty and glow with that all important vintage glam twist.

From timeless, classic glamour to full on retro styling, Fiona and her team will treat you like a star.

And n you've got the chance to meet the Beehive Brides team at our next wedding fair in 2014. Fiona will be styling our models throughout the day with beautiful vintage-style hair and make up. 

She'll be on hand with hints, tips and plenty of advice on what styles will suit you.

But if you can't wait till March 16th, check out her website and most recent work on the Beehive Brides Facebook page for inspiration. Oh and Let us know what style you'll be wearing for your 2014 wedding!

The Wilde Bunch

If you’re after something different, something organic, something vintage for your wedding, then you want The Wilde Bunch.  Working with the seasons and inspired by wild flora and natural fauna, everything they produce is locally sourced or Fairtrade. 

Owner Claire Nicholson has worked in floral & event design for the last 25 years. She trained with the Royal Horticultural Society as well as with international florists in Holland and the UK.  Based in a design studio (a very cool barn in Abbotts Leigh bursting with vintage chic), The Wilde Bunch are totally mobile across Bristol, Somerset, Wiltshire, Dorset & Gloucestershire.  Not being shop-based allows them to offer you an entirely exclusive personal design service at very competitive prices.

The Wilde Bunch have transformed wedding venues from castles to barns and however grand or intimate your big day, they promise a unique tailor-made service with stunning flora and all without that 'exclusive' price tag.

This year has seen them move into styling and dressing venues too.  It’s all part of producing the perfect vintage design to suit the wedding couple. 

This year has seen them style teepees with pewter and metalware, stoneware and wood, all of which is fast replacing birdcages and teacups as people’s ideas about vintage grow. It’s all about the opulence; think green, think succulents, passionflowers and hand painted decorations. It’s also about the dramatic; think old iron candelabras and candles catching the light. The WildeBunch will take you beyond the vintage tea party to a decadent, beautifully dressed Downton Abbey dinner party look.

You’ll be able to see Claire’s fantastic creations at our Fair this year.  She’ll create the featured display you first see as you walk in and the handheld bouquets you’ll see the models carrying will all be her design.  She’ll have a table of gorgeous props and even more gorgeous greens for you but until then, check out her website or Facebook page and see some more of her wonderful designs. 

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How would you like to win the chance to have your own wedding stylist for the day?

Kirsten Butler, aka The Little Wedding Helper, is offering all visitors to next year’s Bristol Vintage Wedding Fair the chance to win her styling services.  All you have to do is visit her stand at the Fair on March 10^th and be sure to leave your details.  After the Fair, our very own Ali Cook will draw the lucky winner – the prize being their very own Little Wedding Helper to help style their big day (up to 100 guests).

If you haven’t thought about wedding styling, it’s well worth having a chat with Kirsten. She’s an Award Winning stylist (voted regional winner in the ‘Special Touches’ category for the South West Wedding Industry Awards 2012) who helps couples across Bristol and the South West to stop worrying about ‘how it should be done’, instead creating and styling a wedding that’s uniquely theirs, from start to finish.

Whether your taste is retro, vintage or modern, Kirsten is your go to woman if you don’t want to have to worry about a single aspect of how your venue or marquee is going to look and feel. If you’re struggling with ideas, overwhelmed with the choice out there or have the vision but need someone to bring it to life then The Little Wedding Helper can help. She's not a wedding planner, but that extra pair of hands to focus on all styling elements of your big day.  She works alongside hotel staff and wedding coordinators and will ensure the venue is transformed while you’re getting ready.  Specialising in marquee decoration, her on-the-day styling service means you can enjoy the build up of your wedding day whilst the inside and outside of the marquee are being decorated with love and exquisite attention to detail.

From styling, to hiring and plenty of inspiration along the way, The Little Wedding Helper is a vintage girl at heart. You can find her on Twitter and Facebook, email her at hello@littleweddinghelper.co.uk or call her direct on 07726 911951 to start getting creative. Her website is a treasure trove of gorgeous photos (c/o Sam Gibson photography), just like the ones featured here from a recent wedding at Goldbrick House using our very own Bristol Vintage China.

Inspiring Us - Something Kinda Cute

If you’re a quirky couple who love all things vintage, then Something Kinda Cute has the wedding stationery for you. Their handmade collections are created with love in mind and inspired by your hopes, dreams and desires.  

Founder and owner Shell Lewis is a graphic designer and all round creative who started the business after creating stationery for her own wedding.  She loved the process so much and had so many more ideas, she wanted to share them, and so Shell and her husband Craig began Something Kinda Cute.  Shell specialises in a quirky vintage-inspired line of wedding stationery and offers a personal bespoke service with a professional finish.  Her team will work closely with you to help create a design that really says something about you as a couple and still suits the type of wedding you’re planning. Of course, if time is of the essence, they have lots of lovely pre-designed collections available.  Take a look at the gallery and be spoilt for choice.  Each design can be customised with your choice of text and colours, from the beautiful 'Vintage Garden' range to the super fun 'Rockin' 50's Diner'.   

      

When she’s not designing, Shell and her hubby also run a really successful vintage wedding fair in Wales, the Something Kinda Vintage Wedding Fair. In Swansea's beautiful and historic Brangwyn Hall, with over 45 amazing vintage and vintage-inspired exhibitors (including a few from Bristol!), there's Iive music, a vintage tea parlour, burlesque performances, workshops and a fashion show. Shell and Craig will also be setting up shop soon in a new vintage and local design boutique in central Cardiff.  An art, design and vintage 'hub', Hubbard's Cupboard will support local talent by forming a big collective community.  Shell and Craig are already planning 'DIY Bride' workshops where you can learn how to create cost-effective styling solutions for your wedding, in a fun and sociable environment. They're not resting there... They've teamed up with the owners of Hubbard's Cupboard to create a vintage wedding market in the heart of Cardiff!  

You can contact Shell via email at shell@somethingkindacute.com or find Something Kinda Cute on Facebook and Twitter.  Don’t forget to check out their gloriously vintage website and get lost in their gallery of stationery.  For lovers of beautiful, bespoke and quirky stationery, look no further!

Thank you to... 

www.nataliejweddings.com 
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... for the photographs.