I started out with the best intentions to make our stationery and make my fiancé proud to see I was being a well behaved budget bride. To continue along our vintage theme, I was going to make postcard sized invitations with separate RSVPs and info cards, each with original 1940s wallpaper on the back. I got as far as purchasing …

Almost the second we got engaged I was dragging my newly appointed chief bridesmaid down the Fulham Road in London to the Wedding Shop. I’d seen the most beautiful Vera Wang empire line design in tulle and had to see it for myself. As a university student, I knew there was no way I could ever afford one…but they weren’t …

It’s a real pleasure to be guesting for Rebekah and Ami this week. I’m a UK based wedding planner who writes her own blog about vintage weddings, but having recently been married I wanted to share my experiences with US brides and so I contacted Elizabeth Anne Designs. I hope I don’t disappoint!

We had an intimate budget wedding in August …