Are you after accessories to complete your wedding outfit? Maybe a veil or hair accessory, maybe even some shoes for you bridesmaids? Then we have the company for you.

Rainbow Club have been designing, making and colouring handmade satin wedding shoes since the mid 1980s and are now firmly established as the UK’s leading and most inspirational producers. “When you buy from us you are buying exclusivity and a truly unique look as all our brands are designed and made in-house lead by Head of Design, Diane Hassall.” Di has over 20 years’ experience designing shoes at the highest possible level, not surprising when her early years were guided by the one and only Jimmy Choo.

Rainbow Club has had such success with their shoes that they have now been inspired to launch a range of exquisite handmade veils and headdresses.

We have taken a look at the collection and let me tell you, you are in for a treat. Here are some of our favourites:

♥ Sasso Shoes in Sage

♥ Amaryllis Headpiece

♥  Chinita Veil

And there is more…

Have you ever seen a certain colour that you love then wished you could have shoes of handbag in that very colour only to find it doesn’t exist? Well Rainbow Club has the answer, offering a very unique and special process whereby they can hand colour your shoes and bags to match any colour you can possibly think of to ensure that your accessories are perfectly matched to that very special outfit for any occasion, all done in their in-house Colour Studio where all colours are mixed and applied by hand by expert colourists.

All their products are made from the highest quality materials, dyeable satin  Swarovski crystals and embellishments and sent to you in cute striped rainbow packaging. What more could you want?

For more information and to see the full collection of shoes, headdresses, veils and handbags check out their website.

Much Bespoke Love

Emily ♥

Kirsty and Chris chose to marry in Ibiza, the dance capital of the world. With soft, romantic peachy tones and lots of lace this wedding is a beauty. Here is Kirsty to tell us her story…

“Both myself and Chris agreed that we wanted a destination wedding and Ibiza was the obvious choice for us. We first met on the island nearly 5 years ago and have since returned on many occasions. We really wanted our family and friends to be part of our journey and for them to see what made us fall so in love with the island too! We visited to have a look at venues and instantly fell in love with Elixir Shore Club in Cala Codolar, the view took our breath away and the décor so modern and chic.

We really wanted a soft romantic feel to our wedding and opted for ivory, soft peach and lots of pretty lace. Our wedding stationery was bespoke, designed by Something Kinda Cute in Wales. The stationery really captured exactly what we had wanted, a romantic lace inspired theme with a Spanish twist.We carried the theme throughout with our Amor table plan and let the love grow seed packets as favours. We wanted something small that our guests could take home and remember our special day by every time the forget me not flowered. The ceremony started at 3:30pm to avoid the heat, but just in case we also placed lace inspired fans on each chair for our guests to use during. We had a few DIY touches on the day, there were handcrafted wooden Amor letters on our dessert table and the day before the wedding I gathered my family and friends at our villa to make loads of pretty paper pompoms and help prepare the final touches. I had also really struggled to find a bracelet to go with my dress and with a little help from my bridesmaid and mum I handmade the one that I wore on the day.

I have always wanted a lace fishtail dress and found my perfect dress at the Pronovias flagship store in New Bond Street, London – Spanish designer and perfect location to nip down the street for my Jimmy Choo’s too!

I chose my favourite flowers to be used throughout the venue which included roses, peonies, hydrangeas and stunning David Austin roses which smelled so amazing! I was extremely lucky with the venue as the décor really spoke for itself with the chiavari lime wash chairs, romantic lighting and gorgeous chesterfields so it didn’t take much dressing at all.

Chris chose a light grey cotton suit and crisp white shirt by Hugo Boss, cool and light perfect for the hot weather which he teamed with tan Ted Baker brogues. Finding the bridesmaid’s dress was extremely difficult! I visited various shops and internet sites in the search of finding one in the right shade of peach. In the end I decided to order a few dresses from the internet in the hope that I would get lucky, and I sure did! The dress was a steal at just £40 from missguided.com and was exactly what I had searched so hard to find!

We decided to have Kids in Ibiza services on the day to help entertain the children, they made bracelets had face paintings and even got the kids to make us a personalised canvas to remember our special day, which was very sweet!

When I began to research information on weddings in Ibiza, one of the first websites I came across was Ana Lui’s. Both me and Chris fell in love with her style of photography and before we had made any other decision about the wedding we knew we had to book her! Being in Ibiza the dance capital of the world it only seemed right to inject a bit of this into our day and we were very lucky to have Hed Kandi DJ Ben Santiago and Saxophonist ‘Lovely Laura’ to dance the night away with too. All of our vendors were extremely helpful, and Vickki the owner of Elixir Shore Club was always on hand to offer her expertise and experience.

If I could give one piece of advice to couples about to get married it would be to do your research, I researched every aspect of our day and it really paid off!

♥ Venue: Elixir Shore Club, Cala Codolar

♥ Bride’s Dress: Pronovias

♥ Bride’s Shoes: Jimmy Choo

♥ Grooms Outfit: Hugo Boss

♥ Grooms Shoes: Ted Baker

♥ Bridesmaid Dress: Missguided 

♥ Photographer: Ana Lui

♥ Stationery: Something Kinda Cute

♥ Entertainment: DJ Ben Santiago & Lovely Laura

Can you imagine spending the night of your wedding, dancing away to the sounds of Ibiza’s iconic sounds of Hed Kandi? That would honestly be my dream wedding!

And those peach and cream tones were just beautiful!

Get me on the next plane to Ibiza NOW!

Much Bespoke Love

Emily ♥

Happy Friday people and welcome to the bank holiday weekend! Woo hoo! The weather is set to plummet for us this weekend with tons of rain but do you think we’re letting that get us down? hell no! We’re prancing around in pretty fields instead! Lucky for us, we live in such a gorgeous area making it easy for us to find nice backdrops for our Fashion Friday feature! Keep your eyes peeled because the bluebell season is right around the corner too!

What Jess Wore: It was quite chilly when we went our for our walk but I couldn’t stand the thought of putting a jumper on in May, so instead, I grabbed my pastel pink shirt and teamed it with my warm denim jacket! Black tights, black shorts and black shoes were all thrown in the mix too but I didn’t want there to be too much ‘darkness’ in my outfit so my rose crown from Crown and Glory added the extra colour I needed while making it a little bit feminine too!

♥ Crown: Crown & Glory

♥ T-Shirt: Asos

♥ Jacket: River Island

♥ Shorts: New Look

♥ Tights: Primark

♥ Shoes: Primark

What Emily Wore: Dang I completely forgot to take my hayfever tablets whilst playing in these fields and I am for sure suffering for it now! This is what I will do to to make sure we get the best shots for fashion Friday. I love this dress it is so bright and this hat is so cute! I quite like 50′s style dresses they suit my shape, so I need to invest in a few more like this. I am gonna be honest, I actually borrowed both from my dear friend Charlotte. We have such similar tastes and we are always dipping into each others wardrobes.

♥ Hat: FatFace

♥ Dress: George, Asda

♥ Scarf: Matalan

Well that’s all for this week folks! Stay tuned because this afternoon we’ve got a GORGEOUS wedding to show all the way from Ibiza!

Much Bespoke Love

Jess ♥

Now, I’m not suggesting you have kids dressed as Yoda or the bridesmaids sporting X men costumes, I’m just saying, sci fi could be AWESOME!  Think of all the metallics, chunky jewellery and gorgeous streamline dresses! Unleash your inner nerd and may the force be with you…

How edgy and cool is that?! The metallics are rocking my world! Oh and did you see that chunky bangle?! Yes please.

All images used plus many many more can be found here!

Much Bespoke Love

Jess ♥

Please excuse the state of my garden in these images, it is in the process of being tidied up :/

You will need:

♥ 10 Bamboo canes (but 11 would have been ideal just so we could hang things from the front) Make sure the canes are a little taller that you and partner.

♥ String

♥ Material of your choice and colour (the same length as you bamboo canes)

♥ Flowers of your choice and colours

Step 1: Insert 4 bamboo canes into the ground making sure they are secure and of equal distance apart to create a square shape. I haven’t given lengths because the size completely depends on what size you would like the altar to be and the height you require. Generally it needs to wide enough and tall enough for 3 of you to be stood under.

Step 2: Once you are happy that the canes are positioned at the correct height and width, take another bamboo cane and attach each end to the canes in the ground, using the string. This is to create the sides of the altar and will make it more secure.

Step 3: Continue securing the bamboo canes with string, to each side of the altar leaving the front free.

Step 4: Secure more canes in the same way along the middle of each side, again this will make the structure more secure.

Step 5: Cut your material into thin strips.

Step 6: Loosely secure the material around the outside of the altar.

Step 7: Add as little or as much material as you would like. We also loosely draped some material on the front of our altar to frame it.

Step 8: Bunch your flowers together and secure with the string.

Step 9: Secure the bunches around the midsection of the altar with string.

Step 10: Secure bunches where ever else you may want them. We have used flowers and material but remember you can add whatever decor you fancy.

Step 11: We also added a mat to our altar to jazz it up a bit.

And there you have it, a quick, easy and extremely versatile altar.

Remember we would  love to hear from you if you made your own altar for you wedding.

Much Bespoke Love

Emily ♥

The same rules apply to just click on the links underneath each photo and the printables should be there ready for you to download, all you will need is paper and a printers, easy peasy lemon squeazy…

1. These simple and effective ticket style invitations would be great for film themed wedding.

2. These Rustic themed wedding invitations are fully customizable. All you have to do is choose your colours and enter your details, the invite is automatically created for you ready to print.

3. We love these chevron style invitations, they are super easy to customise with whatever colour you like. We had a play round with blue and red for some carnival themed ones and yellow and grey work nicely together too.

 4. Here is a free and editable ‘save the date’ from Ruby and Willow, isn’t it sweet?

5. I love the versatile colour of this stationery, colour can be added with the punched hearts and twine which are also available from the designers shop. All you have to do is click here and scroll to the bottom where you will find the download instructions and away you go.

6. We love this elegant custom monogram style stationery. It is available in an array of colours which is great if you have a certain colour scheme you would like to stick to. If you want the full bells and whistles you can create your own design and ask for it to be letterpressed on cotton or bamboo paper or you can just print on your paper at home.

7. How cute are these illustrated invites, there is something very personal about seeing an invite that is or at least looks handwritten your guest will be blown away with the sentiment.

8. This ticket wedding invitation is a little more complicated than the others but well worth it if you want some unusual style invites. First you will need to download their clipart to make your own rubber stamp and you will need to have some fancy handwriting, but from here its all printing on card, simples!

9. Here is another monogram style invitation for you only this one is full of pretty florals. This would be great for a country garden wedding, don’t you think?

10. This is another pretty floral invite perfect for spring and summer and super easy to download and use.

11. This Tandem bicycle design is a fantastic collection. Complete with templates for response cards and other stationery so that you can carry the theme throughout your wedding.

12. Another save the date, this ‘words’ template is another simple yet effective design. If you wanted to have the same theme throughout all of your stationery you can create your own invitations by downloading the fonts for free from dafont.com.

13. This set of Bird and Blossoms invites would be perfect for wildlife lovers. Available on Budget Savvy bride, and complete with step by step instructions on how to create, these invitations couldn’t be any more simple to make.

14. This Blue Birds printable invitation has to be one of my favourite, I love how artistic it is!

15. These free pocket fold invitations are great with such bright and eccentric colours.The download also includes RSVP cards and enclosure cards all you will need to do is buy the pocket folds which will definitely help cut the costs of your wedding stationery.

16. If you were inspired by  our ‘Pretty Paris’ inspiration board last week then you will need these Paris inspired downloadable invites. How cute!!

17. Sorry about all the bird invites but I cannot get enough of them they are the symbol of love after all (Oh god I sound like a complete sap!). This ‘Love Birds’ invite is so damn sweet!

18. Love the ombre effect in these invitations and the kit even has matching favour cards.

19. Save the Date bookmarks are so useful and handy! There are three designs to choose from  Paris travel themed, elegant & classic with typography and lastly fun & funky design with some bunting.

20. This last invite is a real freebie, Boarding Pass invitations are such a good idea. This kit is complete with boarding pass invite, RSVP and envelope. Perfect for destination weddings or couples with a love of travelling.

Hopefully there is something here for everyone. We would love to hear from anyone that will be using or has used any of these printables. If you have suggestions of other printables we would also love to hear from you. We love to share here in blogland.

Much Bespoke Love

Emily ♥

I know its easy to say your busy all the time, actually it’s one of my pet peeves, everyone is busy right? So stop moaning about it and get on with it, you’re never going to get things done just talking about it! So I’m going to take some of my own advice and get on with this weeks off the record. Here is what we have been loving this week!

Emily Loves:

♥ INSANITY – I’m still loving working out, even if I do have to get up extra early to fit it in. I’m getting into it a bit more now and the best thing is I’m not struggling to walk after, unlike last week.

♥ My new ‘Feeling Good’ Playlist on Spotify. My favourites have to be ‘You are the Universe’ by The Brand New Heavies, ‘Third Eye’ by the Black Eyed Peas and ‘On Top of the World’ by Imagine Dragons. Instant mood lifters!

♥ Date Nights with Mr T, we walked along the docks to watch the sunset – awww how cute!

♥ Making next week’s DIY with Jess was so much fun this week, I felt a bit like Bear Grylls making things out of bamboo and tying special  knots, I think she was impressed.

♥ Finding old shoes in my wardrobe that I had totally forgotten about, makes them feel new again

♥ A Beautiful Mess’s new app is AWESOME!! You have to get it! I have been filling our instagram with pictures including cute little doodles and words and frames and filters….eeeek it’s just so goddamn cute!

Jess Loves:

♥ Tapas. Especially at Mythos in Chepstow! The menu is lush and I totally indulged in calamari, meatballs, muscles and olives! nom!

♥ Adding some new bits and bobs to my room! It’s very black and white so I wanted to add some splashes of colour to it! One trip to Ikea later and it’s filled with beautiful fake flowers, aztec pillows and colourful lanterns that light up at night!

♥  My sister finishing all of her exams, it’s so nice to have her around and to want to help out with stuff on the blog! We’ve got ourselves a little intern!

♥ When my other half leaves me a love note! I found one under my pillow this week with a really sweet message on it awww! 

♥ Arranging a slumber party with Emily! Yes we’re adults. Yes you can still have slumber parties at our age and no we are not going to have a pillow fight. Ok…we might. 

What we are Loving in Wedding World:

♥ I enjoyed this simple DIY over on Love My Dress on how to create envelopes and envelope liners, there is even a 15% discount thrown in from Berinmade in their DIY section so head on over and check it out.

♥ I really enjoyed reading Rock N Roll Brides latest Green Room feature ‘One Bad Review’. The feature totally resonated with me as I had a situation arise a few weeks back where I tried something which completely backfired although I was just being complementary.  I did apologise for the confusion but that person still seemed intent on telling everyone about it. I felt awful and spent hours trying to  compose an email to justify myself all for it to snubbed at. I then thought, why should I try to explain myself, I had tried to do something nice and if they didn’t see it that way thats there problem. I certainly have learnt to be a bit clearer in my intentions now though.

♥ This farm wedding on Wedding Sparrow is brilliant, I especially loved the pie bar and the decor is so country chic!

♥ This geometric rainbow wedding is right up my street, full of fun and colour, now thats what I’m talking about!

♥ We are loving the Oz inspiration in this styled shoot for So Sassi. Be sure to watch the video its awesome!

♥ I have been dying  to see this wedding ever since I saw the sneak peek of the bouquet from Jamball on twitter a few weeks back and here it is in all its glory ‘A DIY Vegan wedding’.

Hope you enjoyed this weeks catch up, now I must go and get dressed! Until next week…

Much Bespoke Love

Emily ♥

We have to admit we rarely talk about the groom or his groomsmen on Bespoke Bride and we promise we will try doing it more…

There is no time like the present to start trying, so today we are talking about groomsmen gifts. It can be difficult to know what to buy a man as a gift, don’t you think? Which is why we were ecstatic when the guys from Izola got in touch, to ask if they could run a competition to give one lucky reader a gift package for their groom or groomsmen. Of course we jumped at the offer because we love it when our readers win stuff.

IZOLA curates a collection of whimsical objects with a masculine sense of antiquity. Made with great care and attention to detail, these functional everyday staples tell a unique story and are designed to be the perfect gifts, inspired by the old world utilitarian ideal of making something that is built to last.

What makes Izola so unique are their nostalgic themes which can be found within the collection:

• Sport; a throwback to the collegiate varsity trophy room

• Maritime; a nautical motif

• Apothecary; a play on old world medicine

• Scout; a campy salute to iconic Boy Scout imagery

• Powder Room; a retro feminine sensibility

• Great Plains; a western and pioneer charm

We have spent a good few hours searching through the many gifts and believe me every single one of them is so unique and different. We are huge fans!

THE COMPETITION

Izola would like to give one lucky reader a gift package especially for their groom or groomsmen. No searching for hours for the perfect gift, imagine that!

To enter all you have to do is comment on this post letting us know who you would give this package to and why you think they deserve it. We would love to hear your stories about the men in your life, sometimes in the wedding planning process they can become a little overlooked.

Good Luck!

Terms and conditions

♥ Closing date for entries is the midnight on the 25th May 2013.  The winners will be selected by Emily and Jess and will be notified by email within one week of that date.

♥ Only 1 entry per person

♥ None of the prizes may be exchanged or transferred and no cash alternative will be offered.

♥ The competition winner must claim their prize within 28 days of being notified and we reserve the right to select an alternative winner should the prize not be claimed.

What Emily Wore: My favourite colours at the moment are Mint and coral I keep banging on about it but I seriously cannot get enough, they make me feel all bright and cheery! These shoes were by far the best find ever, I was digging through my wardrobe trying to find some shoes to wear for the day and found these little gems. I had completely forgot I even owned them, so I felt like I had just bought a new pair of shoes – best feeling in the world!

♥ Denim Jacket – River Island

♥ Striped vest top – New Look

♥ Coral Jeans – Matalan

♥ Heels – Primark

What Jess Wore: I’ve seen so many people wearing these skirts lately and it’s about time I got my grubby mits on one! (Ok I actually bought 3 but they were a right bargain!) I LOVE them, so floaty and feminine! I decided to go for block colours with a splash of black lace and a neon yellow necklace.

♥ Skirt - New Look

♥ Lace Top - TK Maxx

♥ Necklace - New Look

♥ Blazer - Forever 21

♥ Shoes - Matalan

Thanks for your support of our Fashion Friday feature and especially to Leah and Sophie, I hope you enjoyed your morning read with your cup of tea

Much Bespoke Love

Emily ♥

We popped along on the day to see what was going on and was amazed to see so many creative ideas, from a three tier flower display in teacups to brightly coloured cupcakes and macaroons. There were stripey tights, top hats and a pair of beautiful blue shoes that both myself and Jess fell in love with. Whimsical clocks and furniture were dotted around the set, the makeup artists also had fun painting on key holes and creating some pretty damn awesome hairstyles.

This shoot has so many great ideas for a wedding, I promise you will be completely inspired…

Ellis Wedding Show will be holding their next event at Penyard House on Sunday 22nd September from 10am – 2pm. Pop along to see over 50 local suppliers and catwalks will be at 11am and 1pm.

Just brilliant! Many thanks for Ellis for sharing with us.

Much Bespoke Love

Emily ♥

Credit where Credit is Due:

♥ Styling – Ellis Weddings & Events

♥ Dresses – Amore Bridalwear & Dresses for Divas

♥ Flowers – Bamboo -The Flower Gallery

♥ Cakes – Bella Torta

♥ Stationery – Bluebird wedding stationery 

♥ Hair  - Bridal Beauty Wedding Hair

♥ Makeup – Le Glow Beautiful Brides

♥ Headpieces – Emily Alice Hill Millinery

♥ Giant Chess Board – Major Events

♥ Photography – Marta May 

♥ Venue – Penyard House

♥ Crockery Hire – Vintage Inspired Hire