Our Pink Wedding Mood Board Inspo I came across this paint chart the other day. Don’t ask me where I found it because I can’t remember if it was insta or Pinterest or Google! One of those digital worm holes that takes hours to climb out of! Apologies for the very bad quality image but…
Wedding Venue Styling Ideas – The Little Wedding Warehouse When I got married 14 years ago (What? Really? That long ago?!), wedding venue styling seemed to be the domain of couples who had bottomless budgets. You know, those weddings styled in London hotels such as the Mandarin Oriental or a castle in Scotland that had…
Wedding Makeup Trends from Ruby J MUA Lisa and I love collaborating with other wedding industry creatives, particularly on styled photo shoots. Everyone involved brings their own expertise and their A-game. We recently worked on a project with Ruby J , a fab makeup artist from Nottingham. It was such a pleasure to work with…
Proud to be part of a bridal revolution What makes Cicily Bridal tick? What keeps Lisa and I going in this tougher-than-ever bridal retail industry? Well, it’s the Cicily brides and the #bridalrevolution that they have been creating since we opened in 2011! It seems forever-ago that Lisa and I had the idea of creating…
The Perfect Rembo Styling Dress For Katrina’s Laid Back Wedding Our gorgeous Cicily Bride Katrina’s wedding has been featured on the fabulous Boho Weddings blog and we can see why! Katrina chose her Rembo Styling ‘First’ wedding dress from Cicily Bridal because it was “light and floaty” which meant she could dance and…
Conscious Wedding Inspiration When I was growing up in the 1980’s new buzz words hit our consciousness – “RECYCLE” “GREEN LIVING” “OZONE LAYER”. Anita Roddick became our influencer, creating a generation of White Musk scented, ‘The Body Shop’ canvas tote-wearing eco-warriors. The environment even became a course subject in school, learning how the impact of…
Who is the Boho Bride? In its purist form the word Bohemian (Boho) refers to 19th century Parisians who lived on the fringe of conventional society. They were artists, poets or musicians who chose to live a free-spirited and unconventional lifestyle. 19th century creatives who refused to conform with a traditional and structured way of…
To say that the Cicily Bridal team have fallen head-over-heels for the wedding dress collections from Rembo Styling is an understatement! The bohemian romance woven into each dress, the sense of freedom created by the movement of the fabrics, the imagery so perfectly styled that a bride can imagine how it feels to wear that…
Oooh, did you feel the chill in the air this morning? I know this summer hasn’t really delivered on it’s seasonal job (you know – sun, warmth, clear blue skies, not much to ask!) but it’s the first time since March I’ve had to wear my fluffy socks when I got out of bed. The…
BORING! Yes, I know. What a boring blog subject you are thinking to yourself, trying to stifle a yawn!! Do I really want to read about how, within the last 7 years since Cicily Bridal opened it’s doors, the retail landscape for bridal in the UK has changed from a slow paced, ‘visit my local…
On 5th November we are hosting an Eliza Jane Howell event and I have to say it’s one of my favourite trunk shows of the Cicily Bridal calendar. I have a very special place in my heart for these beaded bias-cut wedding dresses because they remind me so much of what I chose to wear…
I have recently decided to have a clear-out of my wardrobe. I swear I can hear the poor thing moaning every time I open the doors. It must dread a change in season because it normally means me piling new clothes in and not taking any out. (Image via Pinterest. I am too embarrassed to…
This week’s Cicily Life blog see’s us pull together some wedding inspiration for those of you that are looking for everything Boho & Bright! Cicily Inspo – Boho Brights! Summer and festivals go hand-in-hand. Our fashion is influenced by what the cool girls are wearing at their choice of outdoor music extravaganza. Be it the…
There’s nothing Team Cicily loves more than sitting down with a cup of coffee and browsing through our favourite magazines, Pinterest and our Instagram feeds. Hours just simply disappear as we immerse ourselves in the glorious fashion shoots of Vogue and beautiful imagery that is captured on blogs and social media. The creativity behind photoshoots…
I can’t tell you how much I love Spring! There’s that hint of promise and optimism everywhere I look. The air seems lighter somehow, the trees that have been so long without their verdigris coats begin to look more cheerful and the spring flowers are finally brave enough to emerge from their protective winter cocoons.…