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Hardy Country – wistful wedding
Some weddings are simply beautiful! When we saw these fabulous pics by photographer Alistair Freeman back from Caroline and Mark’s country wedding we were immediately transported into a Hardy novel with Caroline in lead role as Tess of the D’Urberville’s!
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With rolling countryside just outside the door the Wellington Barn on the Dorset Wiltshire border always promised scenery that was always going to be perfect – but Caroline’s gorgeous lace trimmed vintage styled dress, cottage flowers and beautifully tendrilled hair really embraced the wistful feel of a literary heroine.
Quite appropriate really as Caroline is a fabulous blogger with her Wandering Starrs blog hosting lots of gorgeous images and stories of travels and stay at home discoveries!
This wedding features lots of handmade and rustic elements including a chalk-board menu, bunting garlands, beautiful cottage flowers from Organic Blooms, a gorgeous traditional “courting cake” style wedding cake, ribbons, rustic boxes, tea favours, wire hearts and lashings of country charm. You can’t fail to be entranced by the scenes captured by the talented Allister Freeman Photography – these images are breathtaking!
Of course we had to save a little chuckle for this snap – our vintage china is there to be adored on the top, bottom and sideways! We love a good china inspection – its a great way to get people remembering great aunties and grandma’s tea sets…. I think we passed muster!
Vintage China from the Titanic
Last year we were lucky enough to meet one of the hand painters from Royal Crown Derby ahead of the launch of their commemorative china for the Titanic Commemorative as part of the 100th anniversary of the ship’s sailing and sad demise.
Built for the White Star Line by Harland and Wolff in Belfast, the Titanic was the largest passenger steamship of its time, setting sail from Southampton on 10th April 1912. To commemorate the anniversary Royal Crown Derby have reproduced the china pattern originally ordered in 1911 and used for the 1st class a’la carte restaurant on board the liner.
The Company Archives have a wealth of information relating to the original order, the pattern and a booklet advertising the Titanic. The Titanic range is an exact copy of the tableware that Royal Crown Derby provided for the ship itself!
Its rather wonderful that this 260 year old company is still producing some of the finest porcelain in England today and has faithfully replicated every detail including the original information pamphlet to commemorate the anniversary. As the passenger cruiser the Balmoral follows the route of the Titanic in memory of the original sailing – its very poignant to think of this china being used once again!
