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Autumn Weddings Ideas
So let's face it, the summer wasn't the sunniest in history and now it's definitely time to accept that autumn is well and truly underway, with winter just round the corner! So what themes and colour schemes are good for weddings at this time of year...? We've seen...
Gorgeous red rose bath bomb wedding favours!
Wedding favour offer! We have for sale 50 absolutely gorgeous dark red organza bags, 50 English rose and vanilla bath bombs, and 50 beautiful little fake red roses to seal the bags - quirky, cute and stunning! We are offering all of them for only £24.99 plus postage...
Fascinator Making Workshops
AUTUMN PROMOTION - 10% DISCOUNT ON THE WORKSHOP FEE FOR ANY BOOKINGS MADE BETWEEN 1ST - 31ST OCTOBER 2012 - AND BOOK FOR 12 OR MORE PEOPLE AND 1 PERSON GOES FREE! Design and create your own fascinator or cocktail hat Join us for an afternoon combining afternoon tea or...
Real life bride – Sophie’s beautiful flower veil
Oooh - I do love receiving photos from customers, so, so, so much - especially when they're as fantastic as these! Sophie recently ordered from us a silk flower birdcage veil to go with her stunning ivory silk dress and it was the PERFECT accessory for this dress....
Customer photos
We've just received some photos from a couple of customers wearing their purchases. One of them purchased two fascinators for two separate weddings she was attending - one was our popular Arianna birdcage veil design, which we modified for her by adding in blue petals...
Olympic fascinators
Heading to the Olympics to support team GB? How about picking up a lovely fascinator in red, white and blue to top off your outfit? We have several lovely fascinators to help you celebrate the 2012 London Olympics. Starting at jst £12.99 for our simple blue, red and...
Isabella Weddings – Wedding and Event planning queens!
Let's face it, wedding planning can be stressful. As positive and calm as you try to remain, there is all too often just toooo many details to keep track of meaning that sadly, the lead up to the most wonderful day of your life can be just a little bit...
Real Bride! Rachel wearing our Erin birdcage veil with Alice Temperley
I don't usually work on Friday evenings but I had to do a blog post after receiving some amazing photos from a customer today. Rachel recently purchased our Erin birdcage veil (which was incidentally voted as one of the top 6 birdcage veils for 2012 by Zankyou a few...
Dusky Pink Roses….
We've been having a few photo sessions this week and I thought I'd share a few pictures of our gorgeous dusky pink rose range of fascinators and birdcage veils with you. For anyone having a dusky pink and or rose theme, these would be wonderful accessories for the...
Sparkles and pearls
Every bride wants to feel like a princess, and what better way to do that than by being adorned with diamonds and pearls....So we have just created a new birdcage veil that does exactly that. Pamela is made of vintage lace with gorgeous diamante and pearl detail,...
The Versatile Veil
I have recently had quite a few brides contacting me to ask about what to do with their birdcage veil during the meal and evening reception. Whilst many brides now want to opt for a birdcage veil for the ceremony, and want to wear something in their hair all day and...
Great Gatsby! Arabella Bridal features in the Best Scottish Wedding Magazine
We are absolutely delighted with the photoshoot featuring 2 of our fascinators in the summer issue of the Best Scottish Wedding Magazine. Two of our fascinators, Naomi (£55) and Maya (£60), were used for the fantastic Great Gatsby themed photoshoot and I think you'll...
MAY MADNESS!! Slashed prices
MAY MADNESS!! We have decided to go MAD in MAY and slash our prices! Many products up to 40% cheaper than usual, with bridal birdcage veils and fascinators from just £45!!! Check out our site and remember, the vast majority of our birdcage veils and fascinators are...
Red Rose wedding favour offer of the month!
Attention all brides-to-be! Trying to decide what do give as wedding favours on your big day? We have a little special offer on for you today - 50 absolutely gorgeous dark red organza bags, 50 English rose and vanilla bath bombs, and 50 beautiful little fake red...
Who says the dress must be white….?
Saw this blog post on Rock 'n Roll Bride's blog and love it - check out this pink floral dress - definitely worth having a peek if you've ever considered not getting married in...
Guide to getting the best out of wedding fairs and exhibitions
If you have never been to a wedding fair before, your first visit can be an exciting, adrenalin filled, happy experience....or quite a frightening daunting one....Use this "Guide to Wedding Fairs" to help you get the most out of your wedding fair experience! Wedding...
Wedding Cake inspiration!
We have been eating an awful lot of cake here at Arabella Bridal over the past while, which turned our thoughts to wedding cakes. Have you seen any particularly unusual cakes recently that you could send us pictures of? Have you decided on a style/colour for your...
Lucy ties the knot in classic style
At the end of 2011 we had the absolute pleasure of meeting lovely Lucy and her bridesmaid sister and after discussion of styles, we set to work on creating for Lucy a bespoke birdcage veil to compliment her stunning dress and feather shrug. Lucy's dress incorporated...
Jane’s Beautiful Blue Fascinator
We recently received some lovely photos of one of our happy customers wearing their lovely blue fascinator to a wedding. Here is Jane looking fab (and Jane - we LOVE your dress!!) in her feather and bead adorned fascinator. This fascinator was originally various...
Get organized!! Wedding Shows, Wedding Fairs and Wedding Fayres…!
We thought this may be helpful for all of you brides-to-be North of the border. We've collated a list of upcoming wedding shows, wedding fairs/fayres (people seem to be use the two so we thought we'd include them both!) around Scotland in 2012. Have a peek and see...
Another beautiful Arabella Bridal bride 🙂
We were delighted to receive a picture from another beautiful Arabella Bridal bride wearing her lovely birdcage veil which went perfectly with her stunning dress. We all think that Michelle looked amazing - big smiles on a beautiful bride!
Scottish Wedding Directory
In case any of you missed the gorgeous photos of a few of our bridal birdcage veils and fascinators in the current edition of the Scottish Wedding Directory, here's a little snapshot of what you're missing. The team at SWD were, as always, amazing and did a fantastic...
SALE!!!!
Brides to be - check out Arabella Bridal's fab New Year sale!! During the months of January and February, all sales of pre-made birdcage veils and fascinators from our current online stock, will receive 10% off!! This includes all bridal birdcages, bridal fascinators...
Competition! Win a bespoke birdcage veil or fascinator and the chance to help design it!
We are currently running a competition with the Scottish Wedding Directory to give a lucky bride the chance to win a bespoke birdcage veil or fascinator and the chance to help design it! The lucky winner will have the chance to meet with the designer and have created...
Real Life Bride! Feathers galore for our Dubai bride
I was delighted when I was contacted by Donna, a bride-to-be based in Dubai, looking to purchase one of our birdcage veils - Ophelia - for her wedding in the UK. Ophelia is a lovely feather based birdcage veil which has a fan splay of gorgeous champagne maribou and...
Real Life Wedding! Lovely Laura’s Bespoke Birdcage
Laura contacted me after seeing our veils at Thee Wedding Show at Murrayfield stadium. She originally thought she may want a french bandeau style veil but having tried on a few different styles, decided to go for a birdcage veil worn at an angle. We discussed the...
Real life wedding! Fiona’s beautiful daisy French bandeau
I had the pleasure of meeting lovely Fiona back at a wedding fair in March. I worked with Fiona to create a bespoke piece for her, which tied in with her dress and the design of her wedding ring. Fiona sent me a picture of her lovely vintage lace dress and also her...
Arabella Bridal recommended on Zankyou!
Fab wedding website zankyou.com have recently written a great blog post, recommending their top 12 bridal birdcage veils for 2012 and one of them is our very own Erin veil 🙂 If you haven't discovered Zankyou.com yet check it out. They offer a great unique,...
Arabella Bridal on the catwalk
Came across a couple of pictures of some of our birdcage veils and fascinators on the catwalk at a Thee Wedding Show earlier in the year and thought I'd share them with you. The official photographer took lots of photos for us but sadly the organiser hasn't yet sent...
Real life bride – a Greek celebration!
We were delighted when Sofia contacted us about purchasing our Inga birdcage veil for her wedding in Greece. She recently sent us some photos from her big day and as you'll see she looked simply stunning. Inga has a mixture of feathers, organza, netting and a...
Real life wedding blog
I was recently in contact with a past customer who had a bespoke birdcage veil made to wear with her gorgeous Benjamin Roberts dress and she has very kindly agreed to let us post some photos to show off the end result. As you will see, Pamela looked absolutely...
Arabella Bridal features in the Scottish Wedding Directory
Just a note to let you all know that Arabella Bridal appears in the Autumn/Winter edition of Scottish Wedding Directory. The Scottish Wedding Directory is full of great ideas for every aspect of your wedding - dresses, venues, food, colour schemes, stationary wedding...
Arabella Bridal features in The Best Scottish Wedding Magazine
Calling all brides-to-be - grab your copy of the summer edition of the Best Scottish Wedding Magazine! Full of great ideas for wedding dresses, bridesmaid dresses, a vintage feature, venues, food, music, photographers, a grooms survival guide and of course -...
Cupcakes!
We love cupcakes and cupcake towers are a great alternative to traditional wedding cakes. They can fit in well with a vintage themed wedding, or simply for those looking for sonething a little different from the traditional wedding cake. A cupcake tower can be a...
Arabella Bridal in the Best Scottish Wedding Magazine
Just a note to let all of you brides to be that some of Arabella Bridal's headpieces will be featured in the Best Scottish Wedding Magazine's summer issue out in June. You will be able to see some of our birdcage veils and fascinators which are part of their headwear...
Scottish brides to be – bridal shower at Odyssey Boutique
Keeping up with the Middleton-Windsor’s ODYSSEY BOUTIQUE in William Street, Edinburgh are throwing a bridal shower on 29th April 2011 from 12-6pm. ODYSSEY BOUTIQUE is a concept unlike any other; offering everything to look good naked, they carry a stunning selection...
Recent bespoke birdcages and fascinators
We've had quite a few orders in recently for bespoke bridal birdcage veils as well as non-bridal headpieces - fascinators and birdcage veils - for ladies attending various events so we thought we'd post a few photos of some of the designs. Remember that if you have a...
Red Rose wedding favour offer of the month!
Attention all brides-to-be! Trying to decide what do give as wedding favours on your big day? We have a little special offer on for you today - 50 absolutely gorgeous dark red organza bags, 50 English rose and vanilla bath bombs, and 50 beautiful little fake red...
Bespoke designed birdcage veils and fascinators
I thought I should do an update relating to our bespoke design service as it has proved very popular recently. As well as the range of birdcage veils and fascinators that you can see on the website, we do also design unique headpieces for brides and non-brides looking...
Why do we love vintage?
China teapots and colourful cupcakes, old lace and big pearls, floral designs and wooden signs, tea cosies and fur shrugs, birdcage veils and retro hairstyles. What is it about that wonderful, charming vintage look that we all love so much? I’m not writing this...