Loch Lomond Wedding Fayre

This weekend I had the privilege of attending the Loch Lomond Wedding Fayre. I was there modelling hair styles for my friend Anna. I took my camera along and thought I'd blog about it. This will be a long post but it is mostly pictures so please scroll all the way through and look at all the wonderful creatives that I loved at the show!

On the Friday myself, Anna and Linda (the second model) just chilled out, re-dyed Linda's hair and ate Carbonara and cake!

(I made a victoria sponge cake for the 3 of us, I have to say it went down quite well!!)

I'll start off with some pictures of Linda and I's hair on both the days. 

(I think this was my favourite of the 2 styles Anna gave me, I just loved the curls and the pleat! Aaaah it was gorgeous!)

(Linda had very 50's inspired styles both days)

 (Although Saturdays style was my favourite, this one made me feel like a mermaid so there isn't much in it! I loved the feather clasp and the fishtail braid!)

(Another stunning 50's style for Linda, paired with the birdcage veil she looks beautiful!)

On the Sunday Linda and I wandered round and I took some pictures of my favourite stalls! Lets start with the lovely lady who lent us the hair pieces for the weekend!

Vintage Belle

This beautiful stall was one of the first ones that caught my eye! The bespoke handmade pieces were very obviously inspired by my favourite eras, the 20's, 30's, 40's and 50's very glamourous and decadent. I will definitely be purchasing my hair pieces for my 21st from here!

 (So many beautiful things!)

 (This is what I have my eye on for my 21st…anyone able to guess the theme?!)

(Gorgeous!)

You can find Vintage Belle on their Facebook page here!!

Angelkin Cards 

Next to Vintage Belle was Angelkin Cards. These cards range from birthday cards to wedding invitations and each and everyone is hand drawn. The detail and time put into each card is phenomenal and the fact that they are all hand drawn makes them unique to every single person. Angelkin also does table plans for weddings and had a few on display at the fayre.

(The cards were all so beautiful! They included pictures of churches, bride and grooms, cute little cottages and landscapes too)

 (I loved this idea for a couple, their names surrounded by words and pictures of things that made them as individuals and a couple)

 (Table plan for a Scottish themed wedding, bit of a shaky photo but you can work it out can't you?)

(How beautiful is this drawing? So detailed. It's the hotel the couple were getting married in)

You can find Angelkin Cards here!

The Magical Cake Company

We spent our weekend across from these gorgeous cakes and really had to hold back from eating all the samples that kept on appearing!! We did try a few pieces and they were absolutely delicious! The Magical Cake Company do all sorts of cakes for birthdays, weddings and lots of other special occasions and the cakes themselves are works of art! 

They include your everyday 3 tiered wedding cake, a stack of multi-coloured cupcakes surrounding Mr Happy and Little Miss Happy made out of icing and then birthday cakes in the shape of mine craft characters!!

(These were the cakes on the stall over the weekend, 2 quite simple, 2 not so simple but all very beautiful and I bet delicious!!)

(I loved the look of this one! The detail is phenomenal!)

Go and check out The Magical Cake Company here!!

Winton Wedding and Event Hire 

Winton Wedding and Event hire cover everything you need for the decoration side of your wedding, from chair covers and tea cups & saucers to the flowers outside and even the lighting! They even have caterers!! (See I told you, everything!!!)

(How beautiful is this table?!)

(I love the vintage birdcages that are very popular at the moment)

(This really caught my eye, it's so unusual but very effective too! The pearls sell it for me I think!) 

You can find Winton Wedding and Event Hire here!!

Piping for all Occasions

Right across from Winton was a very impressive looking young man wearing full highland dress! At his feet was a very large bagpipe case. He looked so smart standing there that I had to stop and take a picture!! Alasdair Beaton is a piper for all occasions (just as the name suggests) weddings, Burn's suppers, Hogmany and much, much more!

(The man himself! Told you he looked impressive!!)

To get more information on Alasdair check Piping for all Occasions out here!!

Cards by Carrie

These were another of the many gorgeous cards on offer at the fayre. This stand caught my eye for one reason, and one reason only. The cinema themed table plan and invitations from their Hollywood range! 

(The work that went into this is amazing! The jaws part (Top table list) is 3D and those lights flash! The other films include Top Gun, Jurassic Park, The Goonies and Ghostbusters!)

(These are the matching invitations, Thank You cards, place settings and R.S.V.P cards!)

To find out more about Cards by Carrie you can find them here!!

I feel like I should apologise for the amount of card designers i'm posting about but they the most eye catching stands which meant they were more interesting to photograph, so i'm not sorry at all!

Vicky MacKenzie Card Designs

Vicky Mackenzie card's caught my eye first of all because of the adorable and funny little cartoon drawings of bride and grooms that were hand drawn on a lot of the cards. There were a whole range of these with the couple in different stances including the bride carrying the groom, the couple standing with a pet and lots more. I thought they were a great idea as cards to give the couple on their wedding day or as a congratulations on your engagement card! They are so personal because Vicky can draw the couple anyway at all doing anything and with anything or anyone! 

(The stand had examples from a number of ranges on offer in cards and also a lot of the little acsesories that are available too, like the bottle of whisky with the miniature tag on it to match the card and jewellery box)

(This is an example of one of the cartoon invitations)

You can find Vicky MacKenzie Card Designs here!!

Com Bossa

The stationary available at Com Bossa really are top of the range. There is a huge range of styles and there is the ability to design your own from scratch too. They are all printed on beautiful card and their vintage range really caught my attention! The table was full of different styles of invitations that had been designed for clients. It was all so beautiful I ended up taking quite a few pictures!!

 (A tiny collection of some of the invitations on display)

(The invitation from their vintage collection)

(I really liked the way the table was set out and this MR & Mrs sign looked stunning)

(I had to take a picture of this old fashioned keepsake box filled with letters! It really appealed to my romantic heart……sorry to cheesy?!)

For more information on Com Bossa click here!!

Sugar Snap Stationary

This stand really was something else, I couldn't really stop looking when I cam across it! There was so much to look at and it was all done so beautifully! Sugar Snap specialise in making paper art. Everything is incredibly detailed for being cut out of paper and with their stand and cards every time you looked back you found something else that you hadn't spotted before. Their stand was beautiful with vintage suitcases, typewriters, a swing and even part of a fence all set up and displaying the different things they could do with paper! Sugar snap do everything from invitations to table plans, menus and even one off wall art for the bride and groom to remember their special day! 

(These girls really know how to display their gorgeous cards! It's all so perfect!)

('Where your imagination runs wild and your dreams come true' is their little strap line and for their designs it fits perfectly!)

(I'd love this just to sit in the corner of my room! I've always loved 'Somewhere Over the Rainbow')

(The work was all so intricate!)

(So pretty! These tree designs are also available in huge framed keepsakes for the bride and groom)

You can find Sugar Snap Stationery here!!

Hair Creations by Anna Wade

Last of all but certainly by no means least there's Anna. I am very fortunate to be able to call Anna my hairdresser and friend and over the past year she has gone from strength to strength doing hair for weddings and photoshoots. The time and effort she puts into each creation is insane! You can see pictures of Linda and I's hair over the weekend above but I thought i'd pop a few pictures of some other things she has done here too.

(Anna did this for me last year when I attended a wedding reception. I absolutely loved it!!)

(The beautiful Leitia had a mini trial done on the Sunday of the show)

(Part of a collection called Vice Versa)

(A beautiful faux mohawk for a Native American shoot)

For more info and to see more of Anna's beautiful hair creations click here!!

Phew thats a lot of pictures!!! I really hope that if your planning a party or wedding, or know someone that is, that you take more of a look at everyone featured here! Independent business owners really are the way to go!!

Are any of you planning a wedding or party? Have you got a theme? The plans for my 21st are well under way and it's not until January!!!!

Hope your weeks gone ok so far!

Adrienne

xoxox

Day 2 in Forfar - Sugar and Spice And All Things Nice

These posts are fast becoming 'What I ate today'! Sorry! But we just find the cutest little tea shops in these little villages and I can't help but take pictures!! I'll try and cut back though….no promises though…

Yesterday was a bit duller but still quite warm so we decided to take a little trip to Arboath. After a quick stop to say hello to a friend and a duck into Boots for mascara and a hairbrush (which omg is the best thing i've ever used in my hair!!!) our first stop was lunch! (I made no promises!!)

First, here's my outfit for the day (again sorry about the screwing up of the face!!)

Wearing:

Top - Primark

Jeggings - George at Asda

Bag - Oasis (I take this bag everywhere!)

Boots - Dr. Martens

Our friend had recommended Sugar & Spice on High Street as his favourite and trusting his judgement we decided to give it a go. As soon as we saw it we knew it was a good decision, It was adorable!

(From this picture it doesn't really look much but the lights around the guttering were twinkling and it just looked so homely and inviting!!)

(This is what greets you as you go in….sweets, sweets and more sweets!!!!)

 (The displays of all their home wears were so cute! And I wanted to buy everything for my room!!)

(This is one of my all time favourite sayings!)

The tea room was gorgeous, all the waitresses were dressed in little victorian style white aprons with little white caps and were so friendly! The chef even made my dad Eggs Royale from the brunch menu (it finished at 11.30) which was delicious! The range of food and drink is insane! They had about 6 different types of tea and 4 types of hot chocolate alone!! 

(My dad had tea (tea bag tea as it's called on the menu) with his Eggs Royale)

 (My cinnamon and apple scone was amazing!!)

(Along with my scone I had their Chocolate Violet. This apparently, they found in Paris and it's hot chocolate laced with violet and it tastes amazing! I'm definitely going to look out for it when i'm in Paris in the Summer)

(My Mum's Carrot and Turnip soup)

(Along with her soup my Mum had tea leaf tea)

I loved the style of the place and the cups and saucers were so pretty! I would definitely recommend this lovely little place to EVERYONE!!!!! (9/13 High Street, Arbroath)

After filling ourselves sufficiently we headed for a wander along the sea front and around the harbour.

(It's a bit strange but I love creels…I grew up in a tiny fishing village in the North of Scotland called Buckie and creels remind me of there along with the fish smell!! I just love it!!)

Before heading home we popped up to see Auchmithie another tiny, tiny village on the edge of a cliff face with some stunning views! 

(It had got duller by the time we made it over there but it was still lovely!)

On the way home we couldn't believe the huge amounts of daffodils filling the fields ready to sell, it looked gorgeous!

(Daffodils for miles!)

I realise that to some people these types of posts may not be that interesting but to be completely honest they're more personal diary type posts for me to remember my holidays! I just post them up here because I like reading posts like this so there must be at least someone else who does too!!

There'll be two posts today, this one and another later on thats about the Wedding Fayre I was at over the weekend! So watch out for that!

Happy hump day!!

Adrienne

xoxox

Day 1 in Forfar - I Do Believe In Fairies I Do, I Do

All this week i'm staying, with my Parents and younger sister, in our caravan in a little town called Forfar near Dundee. I've decided I would blog everyday I'm away as I would like to start doing a little bit more lifestyle posts.

Yesterday we went further North a bit to a little town called Kirriemuir. This is the tiny town where J.M Barrie, author of Peter Pan, was born. Peter Pan has been my favourite story since I was little, I read the book over and over and watched the Disney movie over and over too! So I was quite interested to see where the author was born! It's a tiny little house that if it weren't for signs you would drive right past without another glance!!

Here's me standing outside his front door!

(The sun was right in my eyes which is why I look as if i've smelt something really bad!! Sorry!!)

Wearing:

Top - New Look

Jeans - Kirsten Topshop

Shirt - George at Asda

Shoes - Converse

Bag - Oasis

Lipstick - Kate Moss 107

 (The original manuscript for Peter Pan and some Peter Pan themed playing cards that were displayed on J.M Barrie's desk)

(I really liked the cover of this photocopied version of the original manuscript!)

(Wee picture of me and a statue of Peter Pan!)

Inside the house there was a play room set up to look like the Darling children's nursery, complete with bed and window with the shadow of Peter in it. But in the corner and behind curtains was a stand that you could lie on, air was then blown in your face and when you looked in the mirror it looked as though you were flying! And because I'm such a big child I decided to pop a lost boys hat on and give it a go.

(I can fly, I can fly, I can fly!!!)

After leaving there we decided to go for some afternoon tea in a local art gallery, it was so cute with mismatching teacups and saucers and chairs!!

We then took a little drive into the country and through Glen Prosen, I did take some pictures but my lens is so dirty and needing a clean that none of the pictures can be used which is really irritating!! It's now been cleaned though so I'll hopefully get some good pictures the rest of the week!!!

The campsite we're staying at is right on the edge of the lake and myself and my Mum decided to take a walk round it last night to feed the ducks, the sunset was gorgeous!!

(please excuse the awfulness of this picture!! For some reason blogger doesn't like it when there is black shadows so tries to add information in the form of pixels, which is what has happened here…..the foreground grass area is all black on mt phone….)

Todays post will be up tomorrow morning! So watch this space!!

Adrienne

xoxox

Reliving Teenage Dreams, Sunshine and Game of Thrones

So here's the second part of my previous post!! (I told you it was a lot!!)

Saturday 22nd March

I fell in love with a little band called Fallout Boy when I was first introduced to them in 2006, I was 12 and the boys had released From Under the Cork Tree the year before and it was the first time i'd really listened to anything that wasn't Busted or Mcfly! I quickly became obsessed and since then they've been a constant go to band whenever I felt I needed to be a little bit nostalgic (quite often to be honest!) they will forever be a special band for me having got me through some tough years (cliche as hell I know but so, so true!) along with some other very special bands!

Anyway! Despite my intense love I was never able to see them live and on Saturday 22nd of March my dream of seeing them perform came true. It took me 8 years but it was so worth it!

Wearing:

Dress - Doc Martens

Socks - Primark

Jacket - New Look

Shoes - Doc Martens

Bag - Oasis

Before the gig myself, my friend Becca (Check out her YouTube channel here) and her boyfriend went and got pizza at Bier Halle which is possibly my favourite place for pizza in Glasgow city centre! I got the BBQ Meatball Pizza and it was ridiculously delicious!

(Just looking at this picture makes my mouth water…hmm…I can almost taste it…Aaaah!)

After this and saying goodbye to Declan, Becca and myself jumped back on the low level out to The Hydro to join the hoards of adoring FOB fans. We had a slight difficulty with how young everyone looked and that the chances were they had only heard of them since Save Rock and Roll was released…. But we got forgot all about that when we stepped into the ginormous hall that is The Hydro! We couldn't quite believe just how big the place was!!! 

The first band was a band from Denmark called New Politics, I wouldn't necessarily go out and buy their album but boy can the lead singer dance!!! Half way through one of their songs he chucked down the mic and started break dancing! At this point Becca and myself were a little disappointed in the lack of enthusiasm from the crowd and it continued when the next support hit the stage. We were really surprised with this since it was The Pretty Reckless! Taylor Momsen is a bit of a style inspiration for me, I just love her effortless rock chick style! Unfortunately the crowd around us didn't really seem to share our enthusiasm, nobody even stood up!

Although as soon as the lights went down again for FOB coming onto the stage (in full Young Blood outfits, balaclavas included!) the crowd went wild!! Everyone jumped up and went mental as the band opened with The Pheonix!

The whole night was amazing and I hope I am able to see them again, standing this time though!!

(Look how massive the place was!! And this wasn't even the whole hall!!)

Sunday 23rd March

For the first Sunday in a very very long time my friend Jen was off work so myself, Lydia and Jen decided to go a walk in the sunshine with Lydia's beautiful poodle Monte.

The weather was stunning and so was the walk! Below are a mixture of pictures taken with my iPhone and my Nikon D3000

(Woody and Monte)

Monday 24th March

After two days of doing nothing except going to the gym in the morning I decided to pamper myself a little while re-capping Game of Thrones seasons 1 - 3! I loooove Game of Thrones, it's such an addictive show and definitely my favourite show around at the moment. Team Targaryen!!! (I'm slightly in love with Daenerys)

I decided to start with a bath with my Lush Honey Bee bath bomb and episode 1 of season 1 go GoT. Season 4 starts in 8 days (Counting? No i'm not counting at all!!) 

Aaaah, I'm obsessed…..Send help?!

Wednesday 26th March

Wednesday's are college days, I'm only in two days and Wednesdays have become my "make an effort" days! Not really sure why!! Anyways, this is my outfit for the day.

Wearing:

Top - Forever 21

Skirt - Primark

Cardigan - Jack&Jones

Necklace - Primark

Face:

Baby Skin Pore Eraser

Maybelline Dream Pure BB Cream

Guipure from Sleeks Blush by 3 Lace Palette

Rimmel Eyebrow Pencil

Seventeen Wet Look Lacquer Eyeliner

I didn't really do much else! I'll have another update for you later in the week, And i'm probably going to have extra posts for you this week because this weekend i'm doing something quite exciting!!! Watch this space!

I'm off to the gym! Have a good day!!

Adrienne

xoxox