Tag: Bridport
Bridport Hat Festival
If you are were away for Ascot, weary of The Wedding and too tired for the Tweed Run then you’re still just in time to make it to the best Hat Wearing Extravaganza of the year – the Bloody Fabulous Bridport Hat Festival!
Bridport Hat Festival will be on the weekend of the 16th, 17th and 18th of September 2011. There are lots of incredible events planned including musical entertainment, workshops and all sorts of curious and fabulous competitions
There’s lots to come and see and it’s easy to take part; simply wear a hat and join in this splendid event celebrating hats and the people who wear them
Vintage Dorset is proud to be one of the sponsors for this amazing event! look out for us in your Programme! We applaud Snooks of Bridport and the Hat Festival organisers for providing this opportunity for elegance, style, vintage finery and fun!
Well done those very fine chaps!
Order of Events
Friday 16th September
- Wherever I lay my hat – exhibition
- 11am Hat related storytelling for ages 0-3yrs at Bridport Library – FREE
- Hank Wangford
- Skimmity Hitchers
Saturday 17th September
Bucky Doo Square
- From 10am -3.30pm Bucky Doo Square – musicians playing throughout the day
- Mass Hat Photograph 12.30pm
- The Devon Strut Fly-Pass 12.45
Events at the Bull
- From Livorno to Luton – Hats and their hidden histories
- The Ballroom Talk and Afternoon Tea 4pm
- Hat Making Competition results 5.15
- Fascinators & Cocktails 6.30
- Frolic DJ Collective 7-9
Other Events Saturday
- Hats from Bovington Tank Museum
- 11am Hat Stories for kids
- Children’s Hat Making
- 2.30pm Hat related storytelling and crafts for ages 2-10 at Bridport Library – FREE.
- Diz ‘Honeybear’ Watson featuring Dick Madelin
- Daisy Wardle sings
- Jim Reynolds and Gina Griffin Play at the George
- Henry VIII
- Quangle Wangle Choir
- Bucky Dont’s
- Retro Swing Disco
- Cabaret Evening
- Rob Lee
- Tatiana Ostrakova
- Alien Frequencies
- Boy le Monti
At Bridport Millenium Green
- The Amazing Cream Tea Shack
- The Shepherds Hut
- Jalopy Pizzas
- Bridport Gig Rowing Club
- Classic cars
Sunday 18th September
- Wherever I lay my hat – exhibition
- Hat stands
- Hats from Bovington Tank Museum
- Fascinator making workshop with Fern Berreen
- Me and My Hats a talk by Meike Laurenson
- Hat Swishing workshop with Kate Percival
- 1-3pm Sailin’ Shoes
- 2-4pm Mad Hatters Tea Dance
- Millennium Green Programme
- The Mighty Tub Thumpers
- Hats in Art – An illustrated talk
For more information see the Hat Festival events pages
Cosmo Bride pictures
The last ever Cosmopolitan Bride Magazine UK has just gone on sale and we’re really delighted that one of our summer weddings has been featured thanks to the most beautiful of brides and incredible photographs from Anushe Low.
In the Editor’s Letter which opens this edition, Miranda Eason includes the wedding as one of the things that she’s “Love, Love Loving!” She especially liked the gorgeous table planners of wildfowl pictures which reminded the couple of their courtship watching a family of coots alongside Regents Canal.
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Kumari and Matthew spent months planning the wedding with us. They’d already chosen the gorgeous Symondsbury Manor for their venue – but Kumari also wanted lots of additional vintage charm, with beautiful cornflower blue flowers, bunting and fine vintage china.We worked together to plan all of the details from flowers to food, wedding cakes to outside bar. The venue dressing included vintage china for the afternoon tea and cakes, English flowers in teacups and teapots with masses of hand-made bunting across the garden and marquee.Its fair to say we loved every moment of it!
Anushe really caught the magic of the day in her pictures and they make a beautiful spread in Cosmopolitan Bride. For more of the wedding photos check out Anushe’s blog here
As Cosmo Bride says goodbye to its readers – its sister magazine, You and Your Wedding is taking the centre stage to be an even more inspirational thought leader for anyone planning their wedding today. In the meantime – do get in touch with us here at Vintage Dorset to create your own vintage wedding in style!
Matthew’s band Gilbert played at the wedding and here’s a You Tube clip of their big day: