SWEET & PRETTY - SCRUMMY CANDY BUFFET AND STYLISH WEDDING PLANNING

Sweet & Pretty provide candy buffets, wedding favours, table centrepieces, venue styling and wedding planning services to help make your day really special!

Run by Stephanie Allison, you'll be spoilt for choice with her fabulous range of candy buffets and bird cage centrepieces.  The candy buffets can be vintage or themed and smell and taste divine - your guests won't be able to resist these sweet treats!  

Stephanie can offer several popular styles including vintage glamour offering sumptuous satin bows, stunning apothecary jars and pearl and diamante brooches, or she can work with you to create a totally bespoke candy buffet or dessert table. 

As well as providing candy buffets, Steph also offers a wedding planning service, finding the right suppliers and the perfect venue, managing your budget, helping you choose a theme and bringing your ideas together to produce an event that will exceed your expectations!

Come and let Steph inpire you ... and don't forget those irresistible sweets!

MAISON DU MACARON - PERFECT WEDDING FAVOURS!

I'm always researching new and different exhibitors for the fair so I was very excited when Louise from Maison du Macaron contacted me.

In case you haven't come across them before, Macarons are a French sweet meringue-based confection made with egg white, icing sugar, granulated sugar, almond power and filled with ganache or butter cream and, in my humble opinion, are nigh on the perfect sweet treat!

Maison du Macaron are a small local family run business who specialise in these divine treats for weddings, parties and events.

Offering individual macarons, macaron towers and wedding favours, these little bits of perfection are available in a selection of flavours including raspberry, lemon, chocolate, vanilla, coffee, pistachio, orange and even salted caramel!

The origin of the Macaron isn't clear but according to some sources Catherine de Medici may have brought the recipe from France to Italy as early as 1533 but it was in the early 1900's that they became famous after being introduced in their current form by the famous Parisienne bakery and cafe, Laduree.

We are fortunate enough to have our very own Bristol company, Maison du Macaron creating these gorgeous melt-in-the-mouth treats and you will be able to see a selection and learn more about them at the Fair!

ANNA TYLER - STUNNING HANDMADE CAKES AND FAVOURS

We're very excited to be joined by Anna Tyler Cakes this year for the first time.  

Anna has always baked - she used to come home from work and just want to bake, so making the move to opening her own cake business was obvious!   And it's clear from her creations that she adores what she does and her cakes are fantastically tasty works of art!

It's an absolute pleasure writing this website when research involves looking at galleries full of glorious cakes, but I also love Anna's site because every cake is different and I can't quite believe the imagination and work that has gone into each one.

What really fascinates me is the amount of intricate detail that goes into her work and, excitingly, if you want to try your hand at cake decorating yourself, Anna holds classes in her professional cake kitchen, ranging from professional wedding cake masterclasses to fun cupcake and cookie decoration! 

Speaking of which ... Anna can make cupcakes for your wedding, miniature cakes for special occasions and even wedding favours

Anna's work has featured in You and Your Wedding Magazine, Perfect Wedding Magazine, Craftseller, Wedding Magazine, Wedding Flowers and Accessories and many more and has been highly commended in the Perfect Wedding Awards.

Come along and meet Anna to talk about your dream cake and see examples of her amazing work.

Enquiries

Email: info@annatylercakes.co.uk

Website: http://www.annatylercakes.co.uk

Sweet & Pretty

Bristol Vintage has something Sweet & Pretty for you.

Sweet & Pretty offers delicious candy buffet hire for your wedding.

They specialise in stylish candy buffets to hire in Bristol and surrounding areas. You can choose "vintage tea party" with vintage inspired props like pretty tea cups, vintage glassware, cake stands, birdcages and pearls.

Or if you prefer a bit of sparkle, pick "vintage glamour" with sumptuous satin bows, pearl and diamante brooches to adorn the stunning range of apothecary jars available.

Other services include personalised vintage jam jars full of yummy sweets for your guests to devour at the table or take home as a memento. Favours can be hand delivered locally or sent nationally via courier.

Sweet & Pretty also offers a range of wedding planning services from full planning to the ever popular on-the-day wedding coordination service, perfect for busy couples and those planning DIY weddings.

To find out more contact Sweet and Pretty through their website, Twitter and Facebook or come and meet owner Steph at our next Bristol Vintage Wedding Fair on March 16th. She'll be on hand to answer all your sweet and pretty questions with some pretty sweets for you to try.

Babes in the Woods

Bristol Vintage is thrilled to introduce you to Babes in the Woods.

Babes in the Woods run wild woodland hen do’s in secluded Devon and beautiful Malvern.

With their signature Californian domed tents, wild walks and woodland wedding favours, Babes in the Woods host great alternative hen weekends.

A hen party with Babes in the Woods  is all about comfortable woodland living, complete with champagne and Devonshire cream teas.

Hens can spend the weekend indulging in good times, champagne and luxury camping.

Other activities include the chance to learn bushcraft skills, such as fire and shelter building, ‘wild walks’ of the area, chill out time in front of a roaring fire and even the opportunity for some proper girlie pampering.

2014 will include the option for wild swimming in the river at Devon or a mini-trek to one the Malvern Hills called, Chase End.  Hens can use their ‘wild’ experience to make unique and seasonal ‘wedding favours’ for their guests such as hedgerow jams, garlic pestos or hedgerow lip balms.

Everything is organised so all you have to think about is enjoying yourselves.

So release your inner Ray Mears and find out more from the Babes themselves. They'll be on hand at our next Bristol Vintage Wedding Fair to answer all your questions. If you can't wait and you need to be glamping right this minute, take a look at their website, or follow them on Facebook and Twitter for more information.

Your Unique Scrapbook

Bristol Vintage are delighted to announce the first confirmed exhibitor for our 2014 Fair is... Your Unique Scrapbook.

Since last year's Fair, designer Sharon Barbour's business has gone from strength to strength. With a love of vintage materials and scrapbooking, Sharon will take your keepsakes and treasures and make them into a uniquely designed, personalised guestbook.

Recycling vintage books and papers, lace and costume jewellery and adding a contemporary touch of embellishments to make it uniquely yours, Sharon works with you to get your book just right.

Your Unique Scrapbook have now extended their range so you'll find vintage suitcase cardholders, wedding favours and programmes as well as place mats, message cards, journals and notebooks.

As well as the traditional vintage-style wedding favourites, Sharon's added a number of new themes... how about steampunk, Paris or Christmas? 

You can buy direct from Your Unique Scrapbook at their all-new online shop, find out more on facebook and Twitter and don't forget Sharon's gorgeous boards on Pinterest. Oh and come along to our 2014 Fair on Sunday, 16th March and meet her in person.

Babes in the Woods

Glamping is where it’s at for alternative hen do’s these days and Devon-based company, Babes in the Woods offer a fabulous and totally new concept that will appeal to the more discerning bride to be – champagne and a touch of the wild!

When you go wild with Babes in the Woods, you’ll learn how to make something seasonal to take home.  This is a great idea for wedding favours – you learn how to make your own little pots of wild garlic pesto, hedgerow lip balm or hedgerow jam and can then create your own favours for your wedding day.

Babes in the Woods have branched out with a new woodland hen weekend Malvern location for 2013 – think Californian domed tents, champagne and wild swimming. Groups of 8 and 20 can stay in the domed bedrooms with comfy camp beds and a wood lounging area with wood burning stove. Activities include the chance to learn bushcraft skills such as fire and shelter building, ‘wild walks’ of the area, chill out time in front of a roaring fire and even the opportunity for some proper girlie pampering. For brave hens there’s even the chance to sleep out in the wild under a handcrafted shelter.

On the practical side of things this new location means that it’s easily accessible to hens and their friends travelling from Manchester, Birmingham, Cardiff, London and Bristol, with the nearest train station Gloucester just 20 minutes away.

Come and meet the Babes in the Woods at our Fair in March.  They’ll have a brand new launch offer of a free place for the ‘hen’ for groups of over 12 if you book on the day, but have plenty of other options to suit your budget. Check out their website for more details.

With Babes in the Woods, everything is organised so all you have to think about is enjoying yourselves. The California Domes are set up ready for you, meals of local produce are prepared and served to you around a banquet table in your woodland grove and in the morning a ‘breakfast buttie’ can be brought to you in bed as well as a cereal and fruit buffet. The bushcraft experts are on hand to help you release your inner Ray Mears! For early birds there are even optional yoga or meditation sessions which can be arranged before breakfast.

Babes in the Woods are operational between 1^st March and 31^st October and weekends are available in both the new Malvern location as well as Devon. The launch date for the Malvern site is: 6^th April 2013. For more information visit their website or call 020 7193 8633 or 07850 401759.

Sweet & Pretty Weddings and Candy Buffets

If you’re looking for a fantastic vintage-style candy buffet for your Wedding or event, then come to our Fair in March. Sweet & Pretty Candy Buffet provides deliciously retro sweet treats and there’ll be some little sweet favours to try on the day.

As well as a great choice of yummy sweets, Sweet & Pretty Candy Buffet also provide the labels, scoops, containers, bags and tongs as well as delivery and set up, so you can just relax and enjoy your day. Candy Buffets are a huge trend right now and are perfect for Weddings, Birthdays, Corporate Events and Kids Parties.

The Sweet & Pretty Candy Buffet covers events within a 20-mile radius of Bristol (as far as Bath, Chippenham, Weston-Super-Mare and up to Dursley) for no extra cost.

With 3 different Candy Buffet sizes to suit your scale and budget, Sweet & Pretty Candy Buffet allows approximately 150g of sweets per person (almost 50% more than when you used to buy a quarter of sweets as a child).

With gorgeous vintage-inspired Candy Buffets using a range of pretty glass jars and bowls, there are also pretty vintage-inspired tins that can be incorporated into your package. Check out their gallery for some vintage pictures. If you prefer a more modern look, Sweet & Pretty Candy Buffet can work with your theme to provide an elegant display that matches your event colours by matching your sweets, bags, labels and decorations.

So for high quality vintage sweets like Love Hearts (v), Parma Violets (v), Strawberry Bon Bons, Flying Saucers, Flumps, Jelly Beans, Pink Shrimps, White Mice and Lollies, call Steph on 07725 656682 or email her at hello@sweetandpretty.co.uk. You can also find Sweet & Pretty Candy Buffet on their website or on Wedding Spot. Oh and come and meet Steph at our next Fair - she's bringing her vintage sweet shop, jam jars filled with lollipops and a display of candy buffet jars.  Ask her about her wedding planner business too!