Meet the bridal NEXT! judges - Rachel Attwell of Luella's Boudoir

Rachel on her Wedding day in 2005

Beloved by many leading bridal magazines and blogs, as well as a whole lot of brides, Rachel Attwell is the founder of Luella’s Boudoir, bridal boutique extraordinaire and providers of plenty of gorgeous vintage styling inspiration as well as a whole lot of stunning Wedding must-haves!

Rachel is the inspirational brain behind the brand, and was inspired to open Luella's Boudoir after planning her own wedding in 2005 - with a busy career, and limited time for planning and wedding shopping, she saw the need for a boutique which housed a huge selection of wedding loveliness and a cross section of brands, and offered in-house styling advice too.

As well as offering a vast and delectable selection of Wedding dresses (including vintage), bridal accessories, lingerie, shoes and fascinators (including many handpicked exclusives),
Luella's is also a one-stop haven for those in need of some wedding assistance with their range of Wedding styling and planning services.  From full coordination packages right through to just a little help in the way of inspiration with their consultation service, and their in-house Bridal Coordinator is a specialist in Vintage Wedding Design from 1920s through the swinging 60s.  All this AND set in a gorgeous girly boudoir-style haven tucked away in Wimbledon - what more could a Most Curious Bride want?

We are so excited Rachel is going to be joining us as a judge for bridal NEXT! and know that the abilities that have taken her fab brand from strength to strength make her very well placed for the part.

1) You got married back in 2005 - tell us all about your dress! Do you also think you would do it differently if you were getting married this year instead?

My dress was a very simple, strapless, A-line style and it was all about the fabric and the cut of the dress as opposed to any detailing. I firmly believe that brides should look effortlessly elegant on their wedding day and since I am quite a simple style dresser normally, this style was perfect for me.

If I was getting married now, I would definitely choose something a bit less traditional but it would still have to be made from a really nice quality fabric. One of Sally Lacock's lace designs, Caroline Atelier's simple styles or this stunning dress by Charlotte Casadejus would be perfect.


Sally Lacock



Caroline Atelier

Caroline Casadejus

2) What was the most important thing planning your wedding - and was this the same as what was the most important on the actual day itself?

The most important thing I did when I was planning my wedding was to involve all my family and friends in some way. I did lots of little social things with everyone along the way so by the time the day came they were almost as excited as we were! Most of my friends and family still say it was the best wedding they have ever been too and I don't think that it's because of any one particular detail....it's just because they really enjoyed sharing our day with us.

3) Who excites you the most in the wedding industry right now?

I am working with a number of really great designers that have really gone from strength to strength over the last few years - designers such as Charlotte Casadejus, Victoria Fergusson, Rachel Simpson and Love by Susie as well as some brand new designers including Vicky Rowe, Saving Face jewellery and Cherished Vintage. It's really nice to be sharing that journey with them and to watch them grow and flourish as they go from strength to strength.

4) What will you be looking for at Bridal NEXT! ?I will be looking for someone that has created something really new and interesting. There are lots of new designers entering the wedding industry right now but they aren't necessarily offering something different and sometimes the quality isn't there. They will also have to have thought about how commercially viable their product is in terms of the production costs, distribution etc. It's really exciting to be involved in this project!!

5) What are you working on right now?

We are currently working on updating our website. We have some great new designers coming onboard this autumn and I really want to be able to showcase their collections in the best possible way, so watch out for plenty of exciting new things!

6) What is on your desk today?
A banana because I am on a diet, my iPad because I seem to be permanently attached to it and of course lots of paperwork!

And check out this stunner - one of our personal favourites from Luella's Boudoir, this amazing vintage wedding dress is by Vicky Rowe - yummy! As well as Rachel joining us as a judge, you'll see a selection of Luella's finest Wedding dresses sashaying down the runway in our London catwalk show - what more reason do you need to check it out?!

Images courtesy of http://www.segeriusbruceblog.com/

Meet the bridal NEXT! judges - Hazel Holtham, founding director of Rag & Bow

You know when you just know you are in the presence of someone who was born cool, someone you KNOW is going places, if not already there, and that place is HUGE! Well that's how we feel when we are lucky enough to spend some time with Most Curious friend Hazel Holtham of roaming vintage store Rag & Bow.

Rag & Bow is way more than a vintage store, Holtham is a social media mogul, a brand creating 'don', inspirational speaker and can predict a trend at 30 paces better than anyone you'll ever meet! Holtham, London College of Fashion graduate, self-confessed street style junkie has previously work in international music television & artist management, with an acclaimed back catalogue includes work with Sony, Polydor, The Brits and 19 Entertainment. She has also produced documentaries such as Don Letts:Punk Attitude and was Personal Manager to The Prodigy front man, Keith ‘firestarter’ Flint. And with Rag & Bow has worked with On|Off, Channel 4, Tate & Supermarket Sarah.

Enough said. 

Well one more thing...she is launching a styling service for Brides and events. Aren't you a lucky lot!

We are thrilled to have her a bridal NEXT! judge and are kicking off our 'Meet the Judges' series with Miss Holtham.

1) There is not a Mr Holtham just yet, but have you got any plans for a future wedding dress?

I haven’t given my dress any thought but I love finding the perfect match for somebody else!

2) What will be the most important aspect of your wedding?

For me it will definitely be the people who attend, without them the day just wouldn’t be the same.

3) What do you think you will spend the most time planning?

Probably making sure there is cohesion throughout any creative elements of the day. Everyone knows even the tea-towels in my house have to have a design element. I’d probably be the nightmare person obsessing over the hues of the flowers and font on the invites.

4) Who excites you the most in the wedding industry right now?

Its more innovative wedding design blogs that inspire me such as http://www.100layercake.com/blog/ who are great ambassador for a modern, design led wedding.

5) What will you be looking for at Bridal NEXT! ?

Someone who can seamlessly produce fresh, modern items in tandem with a thoughtfulness to the thoroughly traditional occasion. Craftsmanship and quality our always our top priority, duplicated in our vintage collections, combined with absolute individuality and innovation.

Beautiful and fashion forward wedding dress options that Rag & Bow have available

Wedding dresses for the fashionista from Rag & Bow

6) What are you working on right now?

We’re officially launching a bespoke personal styling service from mood board creation to sourcing dream dresses. We’re combining years of expert fashion knowledge, Hazel’s experienced professional styling skills and our specialist access to vintage sources and traders.

7) What is on your desk today?

London Fashion Week invites, Japanese Vogue and our continual to-do-list!

We leave you with Hazel's most inspirational wedding style couple she has encountered so far, her mum and dad. Ahhh.......

Norfolk Brides - a collaboration

Earlier this year we were asked to exhibit in our other guise, vintage events, waitressing and china hire company A Most Curious Party, at the Norfolk Brides Wedding Fair on the 7th October. Never ones to shy away from an opportunity, we said well how about we curate an entire vintage section for you?! Vintage elements for wedding style are popular with most modern brides too and we thought it could make a great addition to the day. And fortunately the lovely Dalia at Norfolk Brides agreed!


So we have got a great range of exhibitors, a few more if you include the cars outside and we still have one spot available if you are interested actually! All in the rather grand Drayton Old Lodge, from 11am till 3.30pm till Sunday the 7th of October. (yes this is the day after our London Fair, we like to keep ourselves busy!)

Our exhibitors include

Vintage event planners, including weddings, hen and engagement parties, Blue Skies Vintage

The one and only Flamingo Amy with her pop up vintage hair salon

Vintage party experts and stylists The Historical Sauces 

Reginald Spleen and his travelling snuff bar!  

The amazing Suzi McClaughlin and her paper bouquets and button holes any general beautiful paper crafts

Jo Flowers, who provided the beautiful bohemian flowers for this shoot. amazing flower lady from the shoot!

Love Moi Make Up, make up artist extrodinairre who also worked with us on the shoot

Claire Spake stationery , cool and cute bespoke stationery for your big day

And the show stopping, two tone 1964 Super Snipe (a classic car to you and me) from Norfolk vintage car hire Wedding Wheels-next-the-Sea will be outside too.


But to celebrate this exciting collaboration we teamed up with Norfolk Brides to put together a promotional photoshoot that celebrates the coming together of different styles. Dalia styled the modern couple and we did our Most Curious thing with the bohemian bride and groom.

It was a great day and it was refreshing for us to work in quite an unlikely collaboration! It also confirmed that there still is a reason that we do what we do, sometimes it feels like absolutely everyone's weddings are becoming so cool that there is no need for alternative wedding fairs, but seeing the two couples looking so completely different made us realise there is still definitely a place for Most Curious on the map too.

Thank you to everyone involved, full credits below.

Photography: Emily Jane Morgan

Venue: Drayton Old Lodge

Car: Wedding Wheels-Next-The Sea

Picnic blankets and basket can be hired at A Most Curious Party



Boho Bride & Groom:

Bride: Sophia @ Sandra Reynolds Agency

Groom: Kieran @ Sandra Reynolds Agency

Styling: Becky Hoh Hale @ Most Curious Party

Vintage Dresses: Vintage Deli

Feather and chain headress: Bohemian Love Story

Grooms Wear: Antidote Vintage Fashion

Make Up: Love Moi Makeup

Hair: Kathy Collins

Flowers: Jo Flowers

Cake: Sassa’s Cake



Modern Bride & Groom:

Bride: Georgina@ Sandra Reynolds Agency

Groom: Piers@ Sandra Reynolds Agency

Styling: Dalia @ Norfolk Brides

Dress: Bespoke by Sophie & Smith

Accessories: Dalia (personal Items)

Grooms Wear: Greenwoods Norwich

Make Up: Emily @ Love Moi Makeup

Hair: Kathy Collins

Flowers: Flower 30

Cake: Sassa’s Cakes

Bridal NEXT! Final 10 for LONDON announced

So you've heard us harping on about it but what exactly is it and what and who will be involved and just how will it help you find THE most awesome, cutting edge design for your wedding? Read on. We are so excited about bridal NEXT! we can't even tell you, just have a look for your selves.

Bridal NEXT!
Showcasing the new bridal design generation

A platform for 10 emerging makers to launch themselves into the creative and fashion forward end of the wedding industry.


Taking place in

A Most Curious Wedding Fair LONDON
York Hall, East London
6th October 2012


A Most Curious Wedding Fair NORWICH

St Andrews Hall, Norwich
21st October 2012


A Most Curious has set up Bridal NEXT! to provide ten emerging makers with a platform to launch themselves into the creative and fashion forward end of the wedding industry.


It will take place in a special section at both the Norwich and London Most Curious Wedding Fairs. It will also feature the ‘Most Curious One To Watch’ award, which will be given to one Bridal NEXT! exhibitor as judged by industry experts.

The winner will be stocked by the prestigious Luella’s Boudoir in Wimbledon Village and Ruby & Diva online bridal boutique (London winner)and in Antidote Vintage and Handmade Fashion (Norwich winner) as well being featured in Most Curious’s next bridal photoshoots and be given online exposure by all the sponsors.

We searched the country for inspiring and innovative contemporary designers, fashion enthusiasts, ateliers, crafters, artists and creatives who would like to showcase their products and services to the coolest of brides and grooms. Applicants do not have to have studied or be studying in their field but if they have, they need to have graduated 2010, 2011 and 2012. Or if they had gone that step further and started a business it needed to have been established no more that 18 months ago. We are dedicated to keeping Bridal NEXT! a platform for those truly starting out in their creative careers.

And here's the final 10 for London!


Thank you to Most Curious friend Ruth Ling for compiling the 10 profiles

Federica Bruno Couture 

Federica Bruno Couture
With an innate passion for dressmaking and embroidery, this young Italian designer uses her traditional dressmaking skills to marry a ‘super luxurious’ service to an old school made-to-measure one. Federica’s studio (or ‘ARTelier’) is a quirky but cosy space in her East London house, where you’ll be given tea in a vintage cup, a little crystal (often a rose quartz, the stone of love) will be sewn inside the gown as a good luck charm and a personalised vintage padded hanger will come with the dress. Federica specialises in lacework and hand-made haute couture beading and her services include bespoke accessories and wedding styling. Exhibiting in London, 6 October.

Georgina Rose 

Georgina Rose
English fashion/textiles bridal designer Georgina Rose Beaton creates original designs with a quirky vibe hand-stitched into every garment. Inspiration comes from sources as varied as the French queen Marie-Antoinette, Alice In Wonderland and the masonry of cathedrals. Beautiful fabric is intricately laser-cut, sculpted with embroidered three-dimensional floral elements and combined with elegant experimental prints, which Georgina describes as “manipulating fabrics to their limits”. Exhibiting in London, 6 October.

Haunted Fantasy

Haunted Fantasy
Designer Julie Louise Phillips specialises in statement feather and fur hooded coats and creates extravagant one-off showpieces with overtones of dark fairytales and fantasy. Exhibiting in London, 6 October.

The Garden Rose 

The Garden Rose

The Garden Rose A small florist shop in Hinckley, Leicestershire run by Jessica Rose Andrews, who won a Gold Medal as Young Florist of the Year at the 2012 Chelsea Flower Show. She offers traditional or contemporary ready-made or custom-made arrangements, working with brides to fit the flowers to the venue, dresses and décor, and runs workshops in how to be creative with flowers and plants. Exhibiting in London, 6 October and Norwich, 21 October. October 

Ieva Poriete 

Ieva Poriete
Designing custom-made couture ranging from a simple summer dress to a glamorous wedding gown, Ieva likes to keep things simple but also to work on shape, individuality and the unique. She offers alterations to achieve an optimum fit. Exhibiting in London, 6 October. www.ievaporiete.com

Jessica Holmes

Jessica Holmes

Unique and eclectic bridal design inspired by nature and historical patterns. Determined to create something beautiful while keeping true to what the bride aspires to, Jessica uses unusual fabrics, subtle colours and embroidery to create an extra depth to her garments. “Nothing is off limits and hidden depths and secrets are woven into each dress,” she says. Exhibiting in London, 6 October.

Lisa Critcher Millinery

Lisa Critcher Millinery
Specialising in creating individually hand-made chic and exclusive hats, headdresses and veils, Lisa Critcher has a bespoke line, working directly with brides to create unique pieces to complete and complement their dress, and a small ready-to-wear collection. Exhibiting in London, 6 October.

Lorie X

Lorie X
Laura Hall designs pattern-cut bridal gowns and corsets which typically mix luxurious Duchess satins and sand-washed Habotai silks with specially sourced vintage lace to ensure each dress is truly unique. Inspired by writer Charles Dickens’ notion of tragic romance, she also combines elements of Victoriana with digital print for a modern twist, incorporating her own inky hand drawings. With digital print making it possible for short runs of cloth to be produced, a bride can even have her own choice of words or illustration in the printed section of her gown. “Perfect for those not sold on the traditional idea of 'marriage' and looking for an anti-wedding wedding dress,” says Laura. Exhibiting in London, 6 October.

Michele Hartmann Shoes

Michele Hartmann Shoes
Romance and luxury are the themes of this collection, with the shoes made from an Italian satin which can be dyed to whatever colour the bride wishes – ideal for pairing with her dress. There are accessories to match the shoes or Michele will help you to design something personal for your special day. Exhibiting in London, 6 October and Norwich, 21 October. www.mhshoes.com (coming soon).

Veronica Dearly

Veronica Dearly
Quirky stationery inspired by retro tattoos and rock’n’roll and based on bold illustrations. Her new designs, says Veronica, are inspired by fortune telling and “strip back the Photoshoppery to focus on whimsy in character-full drawings”. Exhibiting in London, 6 October.


Wow, we love all of them! Our judges have a hard job right? This is who will be facing that tougher than tough challenge on the day.




Kat Williams, founder and director of Rock n Roll Bride

Starting life in 2007 as a wedding planning blog, in the lead up to William’s own nuptials, with a rebrand and relaunch in January 2009 as a ‘Mecca for gorgeous photography and inspiring real weddings’ Rock n Roll Bride has exploded into one of the biggest, most influential and important blogs on the scene and has been featured in Marie Claire, Cosmopolitan Bride, The Guardian and The Sunday Times Style. Accolades include Best Style Blog category of the Wedding Channel’s 2010 Bridal Blog Awards and Best Wedding Blog by Cosmopolitan Magazine in their Blog Awards 2011. In short, anyone who knows anything about cool weddings has Kat on their radar.



Peta Hunt, editor-at-large and fashion director, You and Your Wedding

Hunt has more than 10 years experience with the You &Your Wedding team, a perfect mix of fashion and bridal journalist and expert stylist, she really does have all the biggest names in bridal fashion on speed dial. She spends her days crisscrossing London to attend press days, fashion shows and bridal exhibitions to bring you the latest inspirational goodies, and frequently jets off to exotic locations to shoot some of the fabulous fashion stories in the magazine. This lady knows her ‘bridal’ and is extremely passionate about supporting new talent and finding the ‘next big thing’.

Hazel Holtham, founder and director of Rag and Bow

London College of Fashion graduate, self-confessed street style junkie and fashion obsessive who’s roaming vintage store is just one string to her perfectly styled bow. Her most recent collaborations have been with On|Off, Channel 4, Tate and Selfridge’s Supermarket Sarah. She has worked at The Independent and Emap and IPC fashion titles where attending and dissecting catwalk shows has set her in good stead as an established expert in translating and forecasting future trends. She also offers a personal styling service for the most chic of brides.


Rachel Attwell, founder of Luella’s Boudoir

Attwell has worked in the bridal industry for 6 years following the
opening of what is now known as the one stop shop for innovative, one off bridal wear, Luella's boutique in Wimbledon Village in 2006. She has since launched The Luella's Boudoir brand. Rachel is recognised in the
industry as an expert and is regularly featured in the
leading bridal magazines and blogs. The ethos behind the Luella's brand is
to seek out new and exciting designers to introduce into the UK bridal
industry, a perfect bridal NEXT! Judge.



And what is the prize?

They will choose one exhibitor the 'Most Curious One to Watch' award, as well as
a second 'Highly Commended' prize.

This exhibitor will win the opportunity to be stocked at two locations-  At Luella’s Boudoir itself in the prestigious shopping district Wimbledon Village and the hugely popular and fantastic online bridal boutique Ruby & Diva. As well as receive exposure on online presence of all the above companies.

Most Curious will also feature both the One to Watch and Highly Commended
designer's work in an inspirational bridal photoshoot.

Oh my gosh we cannot wait!

And don't forget you can still enter bridal NEXT Norwich, sponsored and judged by Norwich magazine, EDP News, Antidote Vintage and Goldfinches Vintage - with the prize to be stocked in Antidote Vintage, Norwich's period and handmade fashion hub! The deadline is the 21st September and the event will take place on the 21st October.

Wet and Wild or the story behind the photoshoot

Forget weddings, Jubilees and Olympic Opening Ceremonies this wash out of a summer posed a major threat to the success of the Autumn Most Curious Wedding Fairs shoot! We had big plans for it to be in the Norfolk Woods, where much of the flat landscape looks like the set of Spike Jones’s Where the Wild Things Are and we were all set to go with the theme, woodland maidens being chased by hirsuite men in felt animal heads, a big production was the plan with that ‘golden hour’ of mid-summer 7pm sun glowing behind the models. But alas the day was upon us and stylists, photographer, make up artist, stationer and florist alike had sad faces at the windows strewn with drizzle, which eventually turned into full blown rain, which eventually turned into hail.

Time for plan B! Well, first our favourite photographer Joanna Millington, nipped to the offie to see if a little glass of vino would help, but then it was time for Plan B. Luckily our makeup artist Nova of Milk and Honey, had put on an amazing night market event the month before, at a beautifully crumbling down and disused 18th century building close by, where years of layers of wallpaper was in just the right state of shabby and had plenty of nooks and crannies to make it interesting on the eye. If a battered, period house had been the Plan A you know that we would have spent years looking for this exact setting, so adjusting our mindset from Max and his Wild Things to something more akin to Wedding Creatures in the Attic, we realised how lucky we were to have it and were ready once more! 

Founder of the Most Curious Wedding Fair, Becky Hoh-Hale, had spotted the fantastic animal heads the year before at a design show and had been determined to use them in a shoot the minute she saw them. They are by Sussex-based artist Barbara Keal, who hand makes the masterpieces from felt.

‘They just capture the ethos of A Most Curious perfectly, we want to showcase suppliers that are artisans, dedicated creators of beautiful, inspiring things that could make a wedding that bit more special and representative of couples who are passionate about the aesthetic of their big day,’ describes Hoh-Hale. ‘Curiousness being something that makes people want to look further, find out more and draws people to it and these heads also have that right mixture of quirky, vivid expression and, let’s face it, kinda eye catching oddness that inspires Most Curious and its followers. Most Curious will always love and represent vintage but vintage is now not enough, people are looking for more and the Most Curious Fairs do not want to limit themselves. They are just about what is cool, now and next, for weddings - an amalgamation of pieces that people who love design, love trend hunting, love fashion would want at their weddings – that’s what we bring you.’ 

So the heads were the starting point. Then came the desire to put the groom under the spotlight. But what do are target audience of men think look cool? Day of the dead face paints and ‘folk-core’ outfits of course – think a Biffy Clyro video meets a Mumford and Sons wardrobe. And of course the animal heads. We visited men’s fashion boutique Seven Wolves who provided us with soft linen shirts and heavy wool trousers and with a little help from Ruby Tuesday Vintage we complimented this with threadbare waistcoats and tailcoats to give this farmer’s son chic it a little more groom ability. 

In keeping with the beastly theme we went with a beautiful feathered gown from Casa de Jus, stocked exclusively by Luella’s Boudoir and some more pared back dresses from Lily and Louie’s new collection, which feature overlayed lace. These would let the crazier, bigger, textured hair styling we were going for shine, which was executed wonderfully by Lisa Marie Cooper of The Hairdresser. 

The fifth dress was actually a vintage piece found at Frock Me which Hoh-Hale wore for her own wedding! The bespoke rope and lace belt was made by Vintage Knit Knacks. A sixth gown was put together simply in sheer fabric by stylists on the shoot Most Curious team member and set designer Gemma Goodwin and Textile graduate and visual merchandiser Amie Farr. Farr also put together the accessories on the day, making a head piece from vintage jewellery and bejewelled fur collar inspired by ‘elf-ware’ sported in Lord of the Rings and all fashion conscious Narnians. 

The brief had already been set for London and Suffolk based florist Clare Robinson of Love Blooms to create ‘woodsy’ themed pieces who put together an amazing twig heart bouquet, centre pieces, a flower curtain (yes curtain! Breaking Dawn wedding scene anyone!?) and even moss, so in this new location we improvised - with a moss cake surround and laying it across the floor underfoot of the models. If we couldn’t get into the woods, we’d bring the woods to us! 

The cake itself, as well as the topper, was by Most Curious’s favourite stationer I Like Pens who also put together cute paper pom poms and signage for the day. 

The day was a challenge because the feeling that we should have been in the woods and more importantly, all the things we made and sourced should have been in the woods was hard to shake off. But through sheer determination, dedication to the brief of creating images that would inspire fashion forward and oddity admiring brides and grooms we managed to pull together something we were all proud of and successfully the tone for the wedding fairs. Bring on October!

All photography: Joanna Millington

The Autumn Fairs are GO!

Our promo images are by Joanna Millington but full shoot details coming up very soon

Well, we've been sitting on these promo pics for a while but now, we're ready for ya! The Most Curious Wedding Fairs are back for the Autumn. Please see the full media pack here but read on for the basics. For the first time ever, we're going public with the prices, that's how confident we are about what we do and that it's a good deal. Spaces still available so read on or just apply now!


A MOST CURIOUS WEDDING FAIR


FOR THE NOT SO BLUSHING BRIDE


50+ EXPRESSIVE, FUN AND VINTAGE-ADMIRING EXHIBITORS FOR THE FASHION FORWARD, TREND HUNTING COUPLE


ENTERTAINMENT ALL DAY
TEA, CAKE AND CANDY FLOSS



LONDON
SAT 6TH OCTOBER
YORK HALL, BETHNAL GREEN, E2 9PJ



NORWICH
SUN 21ST OCTOBER
ST ANDREWS HALL, NR3 1AU


EXTRA MINI DATE – VISIT OUR VINTAGE SECTION AT THE NORFOLK BRIDES FAIR

7TH OCT, DRAYTON OLD LODGE NORWICH NR8 6AN

About the Fairs


A Most Curious is the exhibition company for cool hunting, style savvy individuals, couples and families. With our finger firmly and obsessively on the pulse, we put together events that showcase the most fashion forward, trend-aware and design-led products alongside the premise of a fun day out with unique entertainment, refreshments and activities.


A Most Curious Wedding Fairs operate under the simple premise of ‘cool stuff’ for your wedding. As long as it’s expressive, fun, stylish, pleasing to the eye and has talented, creative and friendly people behind it then we want to showcase it our wedding fair and unite you with couples of the same nature! Our London Fair is situated a hop skip and a skinny jean away from the capital’s coolest districts, Shoreditch, Hoxton, Dalston, Stoke Newington, Brick Lane (we could go on!) at Bethnal Green’s York Hall and attracted 1200 people to the Spring edition.


The Norwich Fair is in a smaller city but sees a fantastic turn out, 800 people through the doors, due to the art school graduates who stay to settle down and get hitched as well as those who travel from the affluent north Norfolk regions, known as Chelsea by the sea. We can quote visitors who say ‘Norwich is crying out for this type of thing’ so exhibitors at the fairs can expect to reap the benefits of culture starved style savvy Norfolkians looking for chic and beautiful things for their nuptials! It was also in the top 3 for Best Fair category at the 2012 Vintage Norwich Awards.


Our previous wedding shows have seen cabaret girls with fireworks coming out of their boobies, oyster boys, ballet dancing models, hula hooping gymnasts and always ensure over 50 stands with vintage and couture dresses, accessories, stationery, florists, bridesmaid dresses, suits, crockery, cakes, shoes, lingerie, millinery, paper bouquet and button hole workshops, live music and make up demos. So who knows what we can come up with next....


We are also dedicated to supporting new emerging talent and this year will have a special section for 2011 and 2012 graduates who are hoping to bring something fresh to the wedding industry entitled Bridal NEXT! For more details on these aspects of the fair please click here or look out for a Bridal NEXT! dedicated post



Basic Stand Info and Prices

2m length x 1.5 metres depth

London: £110

Norwich: £70




4m length x 1.5m depth

London: £195

Norwich: £120



We still have spaces left as we are doing it by application process, so click here to make sure your on the choice list. The deadline to apply is the 20th August. Best of luck!