Top 9 alternative wedding inspiration for 2019

WELL. That went by quickly, didn’t it? 2019’s over, and 2020’s almost upon us - a new year and a new decade, which we can’t wait to see FULL of innovative, inspirational wedding style and love. Obviously our shows are both about focusing on the now, on the present, on your loved one and you, and on looking forward for maximum style impact; but it’s also always important to look back on the year and see what you’ve been loving. We thought our instagram top nine would be a great way to do that, so, without further ado - here’s our top 9 bits of wedding inspiration from 2019:

ONE

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The OG cool bridal tee, from MOST CURIOUS X @spoonfulsugarco is back in the shop now! Perfect Hen do, wedding morning, after wedding morning, honeymoon, first date (😜) clobber. You get one free with every @thehouseofhen package booking for the bride too 🙌🏽. We love this screeprinted, late 60s early 70s power to the people inspired exclusive and now iconic design beaut forevs ❤️✌🏽💍And we really love this pic @beedaviesillustration took to illustrate one of her jackets combo-ed with the tee to promote our House of Hen comp. 😍😍😍 Click on link or stories to buy!

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Our Spoonful Sugar Co Marriage Material tee came back in stock in June with a bang, with a customer pic illustrated by our super talented 2019 & 2020 exhibitor Bee Davies Illustration. Grab yours for your hen, wedding weekend or just general paired-with-jeans-vibe here!

TWO

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When the bride @mociun wears a striped @carolinaherrera dress and just tells her girls to wear whatever patterns and colours they want 🤷🏻‍♀️👌🏽👌🏽👌🏽

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We all went bananas - and rightly so - for this blue and pink candy striped Carolina Herrera wedding dress. Who says brides have to wear white dresses?! Modern bridal style ON LOCK.

THREE

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Never not head over heels with @temperleybridal A dress of similarly pinky, shimmery, creature and floral accented dreams to match the big love for @isobel_bakes cake yesterday! 🌸🐝🐦🌼🦜🌺🦋✨✨✨✨

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More coloured, alternative wedding dress deliciousness, this time courtesy of Temperley Bridal, who have our sequinned hearts forever and always.

FOUR

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We did it. There was no snow. There was no flood. I wasn’t 11 weeks pregnant. There was three tonnes of sand. There was a sense of a creative community, camaraderie, friends made, excited brides and even grooms, sausage dogs, dresses that were “the one’ were found and bought, mums were pleased, so many magheritas, tears, belly laughs, a girl gang with shovels, an electric buzz in the air, new faces, old faces, faces put to a name, fresh ideas, dream clients found, perfect suppliers secured, collaborations begun, rainbows and gladiolis and we can’t quite believe it’s all over. And that there were three TONNES of sand. Thank you to everyone who exhibited or visited and helped us to make this the best one yet. We’ll write something less note form tomorrow, but for now sleep and reminding our families who we are! We hope you had as much of a blast as we did. Big, big love from Becky, Cat, Ellie and Ann-Marie. Xxx 🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡

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Nestled in amongst some designer dresses and delicious wedding suppliers is, well, us! The team that put together the 2019 show, just after it had wrapped - champagne, brooms, and weariness in hand.

FIVE

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Love is a circle that never ends. ⭕♾️⭕. Something that wedding rings symbolise 💘. And they are worn on the fourth finger of the left hand because the vein in this finger was believed to lead directly to the heart. 💕 Feeling the infinite nature of love today and drawn to this beautiful image by Portuguese tattoo artist @m_inspirada ⭕🌾🌸.

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Feeling love’s infinite nature with this gorgeous tattoo by Portugese artist M - we love the fine, floral element of it.

SIX

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In the words of the Genie from Aladdin: "Beeee yourself" 🐝🌸. Inspired cake designs by @isobel_bakes at the London show in March. So beeeautiful, so her, so creative, so beeespoke and something we haven't seen beeeefore 🐝🙌. Sorry, didn't plan the caption to go this way, but it went there. Pics by @lauramarthaphotography

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Isobel Bakes wowed everyone at our 2019 fair with her stunning designs, featuring bee embellishments, painterly buttercream swatches and delicious flavours (banana and Nutella was a strong fave of ours).

SEVEN

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And the race to most Instagrammable stand has begun! @thefloraleditor what are you doing to us?! 3 hours to go till the doors open 😱 #mcwf #mcwf19 #sainsburysbaginthepallete

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Fi from The Floral Editor brought plinth perfection to her stand at the 2019 show, matching colourblock pastel stands with the most incredible bursting floral arrangements stood on top of them. (#sainsburysbaginthepalette is a trend we hope to see continue for 2020, obviously).

EIGHT

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I mean, you knew we had to post this pic eventually right?? The most incredible aesthetic from @charlottejacklin and her Jack's wedding 👌🏽😍😭. But there is even more reason than simply #goals, as the Wes Anderson style trade union velvety tasseled banners of dreams are by @alicegabb who is going to be officially showing them to the wedding world for the first time at Most Curious LDN 20! This and 9 other stories from a selection of new for 2020 exhibs who will be getting their first ever showing at Most Curious London has gone up today on the aces @lovemydress today! Go see go see, from curvelicious gowns to gender fluid wedding/engagement ring combos and sustainabley crafted headwear to photographers who get compared to the @arcticmonkeys 🤷🏻‍♀️ go and have a good ol' gander. 👀👀 There's a link in our stories or have a quick swipe for a first look! #mostcuriousclassof20

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The wedding we’d all been waiting for - the gorgeous Charlotte Jacklin and Jack got married in October, and their portrait, captured by The Curries, shot to our top nine. They had an Alice Gabb banner as their backdrop, who’s one of our 2020 exhibs - vintage velveteen wonderment for all.

NINE

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Who's in table setting mode? All the velvet napkins, and soft muted blue tablecloths with mismatched terracotta toned vases with blown out roses and poppies please 🙏 You nailed it @gatherdesigncompany - vases are a mixture of @anthropologie and florists own and spray painted! 😱😍😍🌺🏵️🌸💮🎀 Image by the @theganeys #details #tablesetting #coral

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This colour palette was strong last year and we hope is here to stay - muted blues, terracottas, and splashes of feature pink. For maximum impact, mix textures too, with ceramics, tassels and velvets all in the pot for a gorgeous end result!

So, a big thank you to 2019 and all of your incredible support - and here’s to all the wonderful things 2020 will bring…