Wedding Blog

Mark Niemierko, the UK’s leading luxury wedding planner, hosted a decadent champagne afternoon tea in honour of Darcy Miller, Editorial Director of Martha Stewart Weddings, recently on Friday 13th January. The intimate afternoon tea was held within the Oliver Messel designed Penthouse and Pavilion at The Dorchester, Park Lane. The home of the Niemierko Wedding Academy.

Guest Fashion Blogger Annalize Senol of Morgan Davies reports from the front row at The Alan Hannah 2012 preview collection at White Gallery 2011.

Close on the heals of Ian MacMichael's award winning photography, the team at the Grosvenor Pulford Hotel & Spa are celebrating after the hotel was officially crowned the Best Wedding Venue in Cheshire at the recent County Brides Awards held at a glitzy ceremony in Manchester.

We're please to announce that Wedding Vine Portfolio member Ian MacMichael Photography is absolutely delighted to find out that one of their images has been selected for an award in the quarterly contest of the Artistic Guild Wedding Photojournalists Association.

We are really excited to be sharing with you the most prestigious event in the glamourous world of luxury weddings - White Gallery 2011. For the second year in succession, TheWeddingVine.com are proud media partners of this wonderful event where the finest designers in bridal fashion unveil their amazing collections for the coming season. As White Gallery opens it's doors, we wanted to share with you some of the highlights of day 1 with stunning wedding gowns from Stewart Parvin, Ian Stuart, Alan Hannah and Matthew Williamson gracing the catwalk!

Who could not be seduced by Kate Middleton's great sense of style as she married Prince William in The Royal Wedding of the century. Surely the most iconic of stylish brides since the Royal Wedding of Princess Grace of Monaco and Prince Rainier of Monaco, she certainly showed how classic style and elegance go hand in hand to create an utterly timeless look.

A Night at the Wedding Oscars - Ellie Sanderson wins Best Bridal Retailer 2011
Congratulations to Ellie Sanderson as she win top wedding industry awards for the second year running!

Sunday 27th March sees a brand new style of wedding event come to one of Berkshire’s most prestigious wedding venues. The Vineyard at Stockcross plays host to the first ‘Inspirational Wedding’ event organised by two multi award winning wedding experts and featuring the best suppliers in the area.

We are really excited to welcome you to The Wedding Vine’s fantastic new on-line wedding boutique.

As you would expect in the world of exquisite weddings, The Wedding Vine Boutique is exclusively devoted to the discerning, style conscious Bride and heralds a new era in luxury on-line shopping for your wedding.

If your idea of a wedding show is an exclusive and intimate affair with the cream of the wedding industry in attendance to give you all of the advice you will need, then The Sanctuary is for you!

With Spring just around the corner, I thought it fitting to say a fond farewell to winter by sharing with you a stunning winter wedding fashion shoot at The Gibbon Bridge Hotel, shot by Jonny Draper and styled by Gill and Georgina of Dreamcatcher Bridal and Jane Thompson from Flower design.

Exclusive Suffolk wedding venue Hengrave Hall announces it's next 'Wedding Viewing Day,' so if you haven't found your dream wedding venue yet, put a date in your diary for Sunday 20 March 2011.

Valentine’s day is one of the busiest days in the calander for proposals and no wonder, as it is certainly one of the most romantic days of the year!
We would love to hear your proposal stories so for the chance to receive a bottle of champagne courtesy of us, send in your story.

Happy Valentine's Day!

On the most romantic of days, here's a selection of some of the gorgeous features we're bringing you over the coming weeks...

Ellie Sanderson and her team will be at the National Wedding Show on the 18th Feb – 20th Feb.
Ellie will have a special show offer on her collection of dresses and can be found at stand F40.

Last night I had the most fantastic of nights at a wonderful party hosted by Mark Niemierko, Wedding Planner extraordinaire and Caroline Burstein, the guru of exclusive wedding fashion at Brown’s Bride. For any bride to be it surely would have been wedding heaven.

Ellie is thrilled to have Suzanne Neville in her Beaconsfield boutique on the 5th of February; Suzanne will have her 2011 collection of gowns with her to try. However be warned if you try one you will want one - no question about it!

Congratulations to Premier Portfolio member Ellie Sanderson Bridal Boutique who has made the finalists line up for ‘Best Bridal Wear Retailer’ in the 2011 Bridal Buyer Awards.

Giorgio Armani has been chosen to design the Royal wedding dress of Prince Albert of Monaco’s fiancé and Princess in waiting, Charlene Whittstock. Armani declared to reporters at his fashion show last week in Milan that he had indeed been given the great honour of being chosen to design the Monaco Royal Wedding Dress, though understandably the gowns design will remain strictly under wraps until the wedding day.

Caroline Castigliano invites you to a champagne reception and spectacular Catwalk Show at the glamorous Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park on Thursday 20th January 2011!