Pastel Perfection

Some Idyllic Days products were used in a recent shoot for You and Your Wedding magazine. The pretty as a picture cake from Little Venice Cake Company works perfectly with our cut glass bonbon dishes filled with sweet treats.

For a completely different look, mix gold filigree detailing and lace accents for a luxurious feel.

Lovely Ladies

Althought it's not the most glamorous part of my job, maintaining a well stocked and clean ladies loo is a must at any wedding. Clients (and I) have discounted venues completely on the basis of toilets, and whilst it's not something that the boys would probably even consider, for the girls it's a great place for a gossip and giggle! 

See my tips for a powder room in this month's issue of Wedding Ideas, and think about providing a little box of goodies to make yours a lovely ladies! xx

Beautiful Brides

Once again, Idyllic Days products have been featured in Brides magazine. This pretty shoot, full of pastel colours highlights a couple of the many different uses for our vintage crockery.

Teacups are used to serve chocolate mousse in and to display a single stem of peony perfection; my favourite flower EVER.

Squires Kitchen's Strawberry Tea

Squire's Kitchen are holding a Strawberry Tea event at their International School in Farnham, Surrey on 24th July to raise money for Breast Cancer Care.

The day will start at 10.30am and finish at 1.30pm. Ann Skipp will demonstrate how to decorate strawberry cupcakes, how to ice pink shoe and handbag biscuits and many other pretty pink ideas and you’ll also get a demonstration from the florists at Patricia Knowles who will share their secrets of flower arranging. Throughout the day you can nibble on biscuits freshly made on the premises, delicious scones, clotted cream and fresh strawberries, chocolates, mini cupcakes and a glass or two of pink bubbly.

They have 30 places available with tickets at £20 per person. Each ticket includes a one and a half hour demonstration, a raffle ticket for the chance to win some great prizes and a variety of sweet treats and bubbly. Every penny of the ticket price will go to Breast Cancer Care.

To book your place, email Claudia at school@squires-school.co.uk or call 01252 260262 now!

You could win the following raffle prizes:

• Any one day sugarcraft course in November at Squires Kitchen’s International School
• A beautiful bouquet of flowers
• A box of cake decorating and baking goodies from Squires Kitchen including pink cupcake cases, icing and SFP.

All the tea and cake at the event will be presented on Idyllic Days vintage cake stands, cups and saucers and Patricia Knowles Florist will provide the floral displays.

You can raise money for Breast Cancer Care by holding your own Strawberry Tea Party - visit Breast Cancer Care or call 0870 164 9422 for more details. 

For the perfect finishing touch to your Strawberry Tea Party, Idyllic Days are offering free tea plate hire when you hire 30 or more cups and saucers for your Strawberry Tea Party event in Surrey! Call 01483 233490 to place an order for hire and quote "strawberry" to qualify.

Cupcakes and cocktails ... the event!

BEVERLY LISTER LAUNCHES NEW DOWNTOWN COLLECTION AT EVANGELINE ROSE BRIDAL with cupcakes, Cosmopolitans and chic hair styling!

British gown designer Beverly Lister has announced the launch of her latest Downtown collection with an exclusive Cupcake and Cosmopolitan party. Taking place at Evangeline Rose Bridal, Godalming on Sunday 20th June from 12-4pm and tying in with the launch of the new Sex and the City 2 movie, the themed party will offer oh-so-stylish brides-to-be the opportunity to try on the gorgeous new gowns while enjoying complimentary Cosmopolitans and cupcakes from My Cupcake Kitchen. To bring out the ‘inner Carrie’ in every bride, wedding hair stylist Severin Hubert from the Hepburn Collection will be on hand to demonstrate chic hairstyles to complement the gowns.

Appealing to the fashion-savvy uptown bride, the Downtown collection features sleek and sexy shapes in a pretty range of colours from ivory and oyster to pink, duck egg and pistachio. Ranging from £750 to £2000, the made-to-measure gowns are all handmade in England using Duchesse satins and feature several sassy short dresses, ideal for summer weddings. For accessories to match, Evangeline Rose Bridal stocks a unique range of vintage headpieces, jewellery and shoes from designer’s including Vivien Sherriff, Glass Oyster, Polly Edwards and Rainbow Couture.

Rainbow Couture

Vivien Sherriff

All gown orders placed before 30th June 2010 will receive a complimentary pair of bridal shoes from the Evangeline Rose Bridal collection – who needs another excuse for a day out with the girls?

To reserve a limited space at the exclusive Downtown launch party, please contact Evangeline Rose Bridal on 01483 415199 or email info@evangeline-rose.co.uk. For further information visit www.evangeline-rose.co.uk

Cupcakes and cocktails

In this month's Marie Claire magazine, some of our cups & saucers were used in the styling of the "Staying in With Lorraine Pascale" article. Lorraine owns Ella's Bakehouse in Covent Garden, and shares some of her recipes in the piece.

My favourite - the Cucumber, Lychee and Mint vodka shots - I'm off to make some - surely that's three of my five a day! x

Antique Chic

Conde Nast Brides Magazine has featured some of Idyllic Days' crystal fruit bowls and cake stands in their "Antique Chic" article in the March/ April 2010 issue. 

For this shoot, the crystal bowls were filled with fruit and a gold number from Posh Graffiti and used as table number holders; a super lovely idea. I am a huge fan of Posh Graffiti and have often used their letters to spell out various words at weddings. Placed on a mantlepiece or hung with ribbon from a tree, the initials of the couple or words such as "love" make a great little feature.

The crystal bowls also look fabulous filled with roses as centrepieces, or even filled with sweets or favours at a feature table. 

Cake stands aren't just for cake! The single tiers stacked here are for showcasing Laduree macaroons and other sweetmeats for guests to help themselves to. They can also be used as centrpieces filled with flowers or for displaying miniature desserts.

Add some candles and faux pearl strands to really complete the look, and you're good to go. Antique Chic created! x