Sam Branson and Isabella Calthorpe: Inspired Safari Wedding

With the recent Branson wedding firmly on our list of favourite weddings, we would like to share with you the My Eden-take on a Safari themed wedding. And for those who prefer not to fly the entire wedding party to Africa, we have found some really fun and quirky alternatives here in the UK.

Invitations



Loving these Simple invitations - All it takes is a colour scheme and an animal to get your theme across.



Loving the stamp on these envelopes



Consider a different paper option. The forest paper sets off the theme.

This fold out invitation is genius. We love the bold orange and brown colour scheme as well as the fold out map.

UK Ceremony Locations

London Zoo



Chester Zoo



Edinburgh Zoo



Table Arrangements



This place setting is stunning, with the bold stripes and golden sunset safari napkins.



Minimal place setting with a splash of colour. Perfect



Animal print table cloth and a touch of decoration.



Stunning menu place card with an animal touch.

Reception



Stunning evening reception over sunset.



Consider a beautiful buffet full of african food choices to get the party heated up.



Table decorations using animal statues and print.



Animal status, all you need is another giraffe and you have stunning cake toppers.



Going for an minimalistic approach. Add a touch of animal print for decoration such as these chair additives.

Cakes



Traditional safari colours and a savannah print. Delicious.



This cake is amazing. Looking to use a leopard theme.. well heres how you do it.



Mixture of animal prints with a touch of animal statues seems the way to top it all off.



Check out these amazing cupcake ideas.

Flowers



This colour scheme is beautiful. We also love this african style necklace.



Dark browns and cream = traditional.



Sunset colour scheme of oranges and reds.

The Dress



















Who can forget.. Animals











Real Brides imagery - courtesy of 'Bliss Design Studio'

Bridal Photoshoot - courtesy of 'Artful Bride'

Pop Wedding and Seremonia

My Eden's atelier is based in South Wimbledon and this is where the dresses are skecthed, designed and made. However, because the designer and the woman behind it all, Catharina Eden, is half Finnish, some pieces are sold in wedding boutiques in the capital area of Finland.

One stockist is boutique Pop Wedding, based in a town called Järvenpää, where you can find a small collection from the "transformable" range. The transformable range is based around the idea that you can alter the dress from long to short, and have up to 3 variations in one dress. For example, you can have a full-lenght skirt and a train for the wedding ceremony, then remove the train for the first dance and swap the skirt for a shorter one for the party! At Pop Wedding they have 5 pieces from this range; a short and a long chiffon skirt and three different corset tops that can all be mixed and matched to the brides liking.

My Eden's Wish and Fantasy-dresses are available in a another boutique called Seremonia (ceremony in Finnish!) which is located in the capital Helsinki. Both dresses got a great amount of attention at the National Wedding Show 2013, and were described as "simple elegance and glamour".


the Wish dress the Fantasy dress

For our Finns out there, click on the boutiques names to be directed to their website and get in touch to try them on!

National Wedding Show 2013

So the weekend of everything bridal and sparkly has yet again succesfully passed. We hope you had an amazing time visualising your dream wedding and that you are again a few steps closer with the planning of your special day. The National Wedding Show 2013 had a wide range of wedding dresses, cakes, photographers and all-around wedding inspiration again to help make your day the most memorable one of your lives. Here are some memories we took with us from the show:

Our stand this year Some of our wedding and bridesmaid dresses The Fantasy dress and a hand embroidered lace trim veil our Prince Charming

During the show we had the pleasure of meeting some amazing companies for flowers and cakes and wedding accessories. We fell especially in love with TLC Shoes, a custom made wedding shoes company that shares same beliefs as My Eden does on designing exactly what the bride wants to create something unique.

TLC Creations Chocolatier David Leslie Ann's Designer Cakes

The Catwalk show was exciting as always with different themes varying from Dark Romance to Country and Traditional. The Catwalk is the NWS's flagship feature, created in association with Wedding Magazine, showing latest trends in wedding dresses, make up, hair, accessories and flowers. My Eden was featured in two scenes of the show, in Destination with the Sequined Aphrodite -dress, and in Dark Romance with the Venus -dress.

Opening scene The Sequined Aphrodite dress The Venus dress

My Eden's Wish -dress was also featured as a top pick from the show on the talk "Looking Good on Your Big Day" by Wedding Magazine's lovely fashion director Lizanne Harris. The talk ran everyday, and Harris gave tips on bridal trends that tend to usually follow current fashion trends. This year a lot of 1920s inspiration and Great Gatsby -like dresses were seen, and My Eden's Wish and Fantasy -dresses fall perfecly into this inspiring category.



Many thanks to all you lovely BRIDE-TO-BES' who came to visit us at the show. It was a pleasure meeting you and if we have inspired you to create your dream dress with us, please get in touch and book an appointment to discuss the endless possibilities further.