Meet Our Recommended Suppliers.

In the past two years, we have had the pleasure of meeting many amazing vendors within the wedding industry, whether that's been on styled shoots or at wedding fairs. In that time, we have pulled together a group of suppliers for all your wedding needs. So we thought we would give you a little introduction so you can get to know them;

Photography: Tom Jeavons Photography

Flower Craft

Based in Tenterden, Kent, Flower Craft are a one-stop shop for all things flowers. When we first opened, Juliet welcomed us in to the town with a gorgeous posy of flowers made up of all the colours of the shop. If you have been to see us at Vicki’s Bridal Boutique, you may have seen some of their lovely work over the last 2 years. Juliet will always take the time to work with her couples to help create their desired look, working with budget and the flowers in seasons. Check them out, www.flowercraftworkshop.com

Claire de Lune Cake Designs

Based in Staplehurst, Kent, specialising in Sugar Flowers, Claire’s wedding cakes are nothing short of pure elegance. And not to forget to mention, she bakes a delicious wedding cake! We first meet Claire at The Rustic Fair in May 2021, where she fuelled us and all the other vendors with her delicious Cake Balls. Which we highly recommend! - perfect for favours. Check out all her amazing wedding cakes and reviews from her previous couples.

www.clairedelunecakedesign.co.uk

Creative Bridal Hair

Hannah is a mobile hairdresser offering gorgeous bridal hair whether that be an up-do, half up-half down or just a gorgeous relaxed curl. Working closely with brides with trials to create the perfect bridal look to compliment ‘THE DRESS’. We have worked with Hannah serval times in the shop to create content for Instagram and has also been the hairstylist for a couple of our local brides.

Check out her catalogue of work at www.creativebridalhair.co.uk

Make-up by Sarah Bennett

Having worked with Sarah on several styled shoots now, we have got to see an array of different bridal make-up styles from her. She has over 10 years of experience offering wedding and occasion make-up across the South East and Kent. Check out More of Sarah’s work at; www.makeupbysarahbennett.co.uk

The Red Fox Celebrant

We love a celebrant led wedding and Georgina, The Red Fox Celebrant, is no exception. We first meet Georgina when she invited us to be part of her styled shoot, and herself and Megan just hit it off and had the most fun. With her abundance of energy and her love for anything out of the ordinary, you're guaranteed to have a fun filled ceremony with no risk of Great Aunt falling asleep in the corner. To find out more or book a meet with Georgina head over to, www.theredfoxcelebrant.com

Love Tea Designs

We first meet Michelle at a styled shoot and have worked with her several times since, including our own styled shoot last summer. Her beautiful timeless designs are simply stunning whether you are going for clean chic or pretty florals. Michelle is here for all your signage needs, from Save the Dates all the way through to your place cards. Check her out at http://loveteadesigns.etsy.com

Charlotte Walters, Photography

We first meet Charlotte when she came to take some photos of our beautiful boutique last year, which perfectly captured the feel of the boutique. We have since had serval brides in common. Charlotte is a lot of fun and very good out putting her couples at eases, allowing her to capture those more natural shots. As she says;

"I photograph couples weddings across the south-east and try to make them laugh with my terrible jokes…"

To check out her, head over to her Instagram: @mrs_c_waltersphotography

The Thirsty Farriers

A fellow regular vendor at The Rustic Wedding Fair, The Thirsty Farriers are a high quality mobile bar travelling across the South East and London. With a fun team of bartenders to serve your bespoke drinks offering to all your guests, The Thirsty Farriers are a great addition if you are looking for a mobile bar for your big day. To check out what packages they have to offer, head over to www.thethirstyfarrier.co.uk

We hope you love all our recommended suppliers as much as we do. Head over to our recommended suppliers page to see some of the special offers which our recommend suppliers offer Vicki’s Brides. https://www.vickisbride.co.uk/recommended-local-suppliers

Wedding Rings Made for You

Over the past year we have had the privilege of not just helping our Vicki’s Brides find their wedding dress, but also helping them and their find partners wedding rings to seal the deal. For those that may not know, we are proud agents of BWR London which you can find out what that means in our blog post "The Ring That Say ‘I Do’’.

Today, I wanted to share with you some of the lovely bespoke rings that's our couples have had to create their perfect ring to say ‘I Do’

Sophie and Matt:

Sophie first came to us to look for a ring for Matt, as her engagement ring had come as a pair. But after Matt was keen to look for himself, they ended up setting a home visit with Phil from BWR to see what he had to offer. Here what they had a say about their experience:

‘Vicki's work alongside a ring maker and we have purchased our wedding bands from them - something we thought we would never be able to afford, how wrong we were. The owner Philip comes to you with a huge collection and helps you find what you like; he can take your engagement ring for scanning to make sure everything is matching and you can tell him your budget and he will help you get there. It worked out so much cheaper to get the same ring and same quality through him over a big name business. My partners wedding band is stunning and I don’t often take note of men’s rings but it’s perfect.’

Beth & Glen:

Beth to start with was only looking for herself as her partner is a farmer so wasn’t fussed about having an expensive ring that he couldn’t wear the majority of the time. She had a gorgeous vintage engagement ring, so was looking for something to compliment it. With a smaller budget between ourselves and Phil, we went back and forth with ideas and in the end Phil sent the idea of having the musical notes from their first dance engraved on the ring - something especially personal to Beth who is a signer herself and music was a huge part of their Big Day and day to day life. In the end, she also surprised Glen with his own ring, going with a sliver ring that worked out a lot cheaper and had the notes engraved on the inside. A truly personal set of wedding bands.

Ester & Jason:

Ester and Jason came to visit us in at Vicki’s Bridal Boutique, where they had an appointment with ourselves and Phil. After a lot of searching previously without much success. Ester was keen to explore the idea of the process of moulding the ring to fit her engagement ring, especially as we can take an impression of the engagement ring to create a risen copy of both rings so you can try before you buy. In the end due to the high-set nature of her ring she was able to go for a gorgeous 50% covered 1.8mm diamond band. Jason had a lot of ideas and think may still be on the hunt! Who says brides are the fussy ones!! Lol

The world really is your oyster when it comes to your wedding bands with BWR London and we can offer appointments in the boutique or put you in touch with Phil for home visits depending on what suits you. If you are interested in booking a ring appointment with us, drop us an email on info@vickisbridalboutique.co.uk.

A Rustic Wedding Fair in the Kent Countryside, May 2023

It’s that time of year again where we pack up ours girls and head off to the Rustic Fair, this year at Greenhill Farm in Otham. This is always one of our favourite fairs and this year it was lovely to see some new faces alongside the vendors we have exhibited with for the past couple of years.

For those of you that are not familiar with the Rustic Fair, it is held by the lovely caterers at Home Gurrown, under the cover of Holmsted Event's gorgeous Teepee. They hold it twice a year in May and October at various farms in Maidstone.

This year was the first time taking Freda Bennet with us, which we were super excited about, especially Brady, as we were pretty sure she would go down a storm. (and we weren’t wrong!) We like to take a mixture of mannequins and dresses on rail for brides to look through to the Rustic Fair, this year we had Brady, Roseville by Freda Bennet and the gorgeous Rio top and Jade skirt combo by Kelsey Rose. Then a selection of Kelsey Rose beauty’s on the rail to browse. Not forgetting a selection a shoes and accessories to complete the bridal look. We also had sweet treats supplied by 2’n’6 Sweets for couples to take away with them. So Saturday afternoon we packed up all that we need to take Vicki’s Bridal Boutique on the road.

Saturday evening the lovely Home Gurrown held a vendor's evening, which is always a lovely evening catching up with everyone before the busy day ahead meeting couples and not to forget we get to sample their gorgeous food. This year we had a delicious Chicken Curry and homemade brownies which went down a treat! We chatted away over yummy food and a few glasses of bubbly then it was home to bed before an early start the next day.

Sunday morning arrived and luckily the rain hadn’t created too much of a muddy puddle on the field. (tractors have been known to been needed in the past!) This year we were in a tent with the lovely Roxanne from The Little Wedding Warehouse and Petula from Cakes by Petula (highly recommend her yummy cakes!) So all set up and ready to go, there is time for a quick scout round to check out everyone's gorgeous stands. Come 10am and our first couples start to arrive and there is a nice buzz across all three tents, which were filled with everything you could need to make your wedding come to life.

The Rustic Fair is typically for couples looking for a relaxed, fun filled wedding in the heart of rural Kent Countryside. So if you think this sounds like the kind of day you are wanting for your Big Day, then make sure to give @homegurrown a follow to keep an eye out for details of the October fair.

Top tips if you want to visit the next Rustic Fair:

• Wear wellies - it is on a farm so come ready for mud!

• Many of the vendors will have fair offers running so if you are instead in what they have to offer make sure to say Hi and leave your details with them.

• This fair is also a great way to get to see what Holmsted Events have to offer in all they glory.