by Catherine | Jun 8, 2016 | History, Wedding Traditions
Valentines day is THE time of year for romance and is the most popular time of year for marriage proposals… It’s also a popular date for a wedding with February 14th having 70% more weddings than the surrounding dates Endless Love Wedding Garter Traditionally men do...
by Catherine | Jun 6, 2016 | Wedding Traditions
Your wedding garter is a age old piece of bridal wear, secretly hidden under your wedding dress, only to be revealed if you wish to… The gorgeous Etta wedding garter set, in champagne and blue eyelash lace Traditionally, in the USA, the groom throws the wedding garter...
by Catherine | Feb 2, 2015 | Garter Ideas, Uncategorized, Wedding Traditions
Yes, custom made and bespoke garters… that’s something we can do! You can have the ring actually attached to the garter, maybe with a loop of ribbon so that the ring is seen, or you can have it hidden in a little sixpence bag… The sixpence bags are...
by Catherine | Nov 1, 2014 | Garter Ideas, Heirloom garters, History, Uncategorized, Vintage garters, Wedding Traditions
Do You Remember Princess Diana’s Wedding? 29 July 1981 I was a child on my summer holidays, sitting on a beach in Devon while the world watched the magical wedding of Lady Diana Spencer to Prince Charles at St’ Pauls Cathederal… Her children are...
by Catherine | Oct 8, 2014 | History, Uncategorized, Wedding Traditions
The history of the wedding garter Weddings are famous for having lots of traditions, but the wedding garter is perhaps the most intimate tradition of all. But have you ever wondered where this tradition comes from and what it actually means? Just...
by Catherine | Sep 18, 2014 | History, Tartan Garters, Uncategorized, Wedding Traditions
Royal Stewart, Black watch, Buchanan, they are so much a part of British fashion, you would think they have been around forever, however many are only a hundred years old or so, in the form that we know them…With Scotland deciding whether it wants to be independent...
