by Catherine | Feb 23, 2024 | 6 brides, Blue Wedding Garters, Garter FAQ's, History, Why do brides wear a garter
Why Wear a Wedding Garter? Have you just become engaged and you’re wondering what a wedding garter is all about and if you really need one? Here are 6 reasons to wear a wedding garter, you won’t want to miss out! 1) Tradition The ancient custom of wearing...
by Catherine | Apr 26, 2023 | Garter FAQ's, Garter sets, History, Uncategorized, Wedding Traditions, Why do brides wear a garter
Your questions answered about the history of the garter toss… A lucky keepsake It was considered lucky to have something from the wedding day as a souvenir… but this led to guests tearing small pieces from the brides wedding dress. Even in the wealthiest...
by Catherine | Feb 20, 2021 | History, Our Brides, What our customers say...
Where do I start… our wedding journey has definitely not been plain sailing. We got engaged on our 3rd Anniversary (18.05.2018) in Green Park, London, the day before Royal Wedding of Prince Harry & Meghan. We soon set a date for 22nd December 2020...
by Catherine | Aug 8, 2019 | Garter FAQ's, Heirloom garters, History, Uncategorized, Wedding Traditions
Something old, Something new, Something borrowed, Something blue, and a silver sixpence in her shoe… It’s one of the most well known wedding rhymes, dating back to before the 19th century, but the ‘lucky’ five...
by Catherine | Jan 3, 2018 | Garter Ideas, History, Wedding Traditions
Why do 85% * of Brides wear a wedding garter? It’s one of the bridal industries best-kept secrets, you can search a bridal magazine from cover to cover and not find one pictured, wedding planners and organisers ‘forget’ to remind you when you need to start looking for...
by Catherine | Jun 10, 2016 | History, Vintage garters
This is an unusual pair of French Edwardian silk garters C1910 possibly earlier… Elastic would have been fairly new and in this photo you can see the flat elastic just showing proud of the stitched ribbon (at the black wood of the mannequin’s neck) Looking at the back...
