How Wedding Umbrellas Can Make Your Wedding a Classy Affair

In recent times, many different accessories have become popular at weddings due to either their idyllic charm or through family tradition. But one particular accessory has become one of the biggest trends in wedding ceremonies, the wedding umbrella or wedding parasol. For many different reasons, wedding umbrellas have become popular the world over, so let’s take a look at both the practical and aesthetic reasons why.

One of the simplest reasons why wedding umbrellas and parasols have become so popular is because most weddings are scheduled in seasons that have more bright sunny days. For this reason, parasols and umbrellas are used to keep the bride and bridesmaids, as well as members of the family cool and comfortable. Staying in the shade also helps you not overheat, so you will reduce the risk of fainting at your wedding.

Wedding parasols offer a chic, classy look to the ceremony, especially if the wedding is taking place outdoors. Keeping cool will help you stay looking your best, so with no perspiration and make up running, your chic wedding parasol will become your new best friend for the ceremony.

A Stylish Bridal Accessory 

Wedding umbrellas are also a great bridal accessory for bridesmaids and flower girls to use whilst the ceremony is taking place. It is another cute extra that can be used to enhance the style of your wedding, whilst not costing the earth. Different materials can be used, such as paper, lace and other fabrics, so why not take a look at some of the examples seen on Impostors to add to your wedding day dream.

Sun shades, parasols and wedding umbrellas are perfect if your wedding is taking place outdoors. With many more people choosing locations such as the beach to host their wedding ceremony, taking enough wedding umbrellas and parasols with you is a wise choice. We don’t want your relatives overheating during the long ceremony.

The Perfect Wedding Photo Prop

When it comes time to take the wedding photos, using a prop to emphasise the special day is a great way to make sure those photographs look timeless and stylish. Many people like to book their wedding day photo shoot ahead of time during the day to make sure that the photographer captures the couple excited and looking forward to their big day.

Using props and bridal accessories is a great way to ensure your style flows throughout the day, even after a change of clothes. With many brides opting to ditch the wedding dress for the evening party and go for a bridal evening wear gown instead. Wedding umbrellas look good no matter what outfit you will be wearing and make for an excellent accessory whatever the time of day.

Choose Your Style

Why not check out the different styles of wedding umbrellas available and choose one that matches your style. Choosing a timeless piece is a great way to ensure that it goes well with your wedding dress and other bridal accessories. Keep your guests comfortable if you are having your wedding ceremony outdoors, and add a little cuteness to the flower girl with a classy wedding umbrella on your special day.

Vintage Bridal Jewellery Trending With Modern Brides

Bridal jewellery is one of the most thought about and desired types of jewellery money can buy, with its decadent, simple or extravagant looks, each bride has their own take as to what is the perfect jewellery to wear on their big day. But one style of bridal jewellery is trending more often than not, and that is vintage bridal jewellery.

Vintage jewellery offers people the chance to wear timeless pieces of jewellery that was often built to a higher standard by some of the finest craftsmen who entered the business. Often with higher purity ratings compared to today’s jewellery, vintage pieces assert a certain style on its wearer, and allow for brides to look stunning in a timeless piece of classic fine jewellery.

Hand-picked designs

Impostors is a fine bridal jewellery store that offers its customers a wide selection of some of the most elegant bridal wear available today. With a specific range of vintage items that have been hand-picked to give the most elegant looks, some of the biggest name designers in the jewellery industry have made names for themselves with their classic designs.

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Often the best designs appear timeless when it comes to jewellery, so choosing the right era that will match your personal style, as well as your personality is the best chance you have of pulling off a stunning look with the help of a little bling.

The timeless look of vintage jewellery

Many vintage pieces are classic for their looks and their overall charm, but many vintage jewellery pieces offer a story alongside the history of the craftsman who created it. Jewellery goes through many different trends and styles over the years, and it is often the pieces that appear to have a classic design and a vintage feel that look the most elegant.

There are certain arrangements of jewels that stay imprinted in the mind when it comes to bridal jewellery, and so the classic combination of earrings, necklace, bracelet and tiara come to mind when going for that classic look.

Vintage and classic themed

Why not make your wedding theme a vintage, traditional wedding with eyes on the dresses and bridesmaids turning out in classic vintage gowns to make your wedding photos have a timeless look to them. Classic design never dies out, so if you are after a very particular wedding look, your bridal jewellery is the most stand-out part of the finished article.

Vintage jewellery doesn’t have to mean a select 200 year old piece, but some of the modern classic created in the 70s and 80s are now old enough and classic enough to be considered vintage finds too.

Some of the stand-out pieces of these two decades include the introduction of different jewels into the bridal scene and with the addition of classic shapes and designs, pearls, jade and emeralds were the traditional base with a modern twist to make some of the most elegant bridal jewellery over the past 100 years.

Why not think about going vintage for your wedding jewellery set, and try out some of the classic designs from Impostors. With specialists in bridal wear and design, you will find all of the help you need to pick out the perfect outfit and accessories to make your wedding that extra special.

5 of Our Favourite Wedding Films!

We love everything about weddings here at Impostors; talking about them, shopping for them (bridal jewellery especially), going to them or even seeing them on the silver screen! A good wedding movie (like a good wedding!) can make you cry and laugh simultaneously, and there have been some absolute classics over the past 25 years that we still enjoy today. Here we look at some of our favourites.

Father of the Bride (1991)

The first, from 1991, is Father of the Bride. A remake of the 1950 classic, this version combines drama and humour and tells a story that many can relate to. Steve Martin plays a reluctant father that has to face the fact that his little girl has all grown up and is ready to be married away. The Father of the Bride has everything you want in a rom-com; human characters, plot twists and laughs, with Martin Short stealing the show as the wedding coordinator. Father of the bride is an all-time classic and absolute must-see for any member of the family, let alone the Father of the Bride himself.

My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002)

Any list of wedding films has to include My Big Fat Greek Wedding. It tells the story of a young Greek woman who falls in love with a non-Greek man, struggling to reconcile this fact with her family. Brilliantly cast and as funny as a fit, there’s plenty of romance here and it’s definitely worth multiple watches!

Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994)

This British rom-com style movie centres on the story of the archetypical bumbling Hugh Grant character that falls for a woman, after seeing at multiple weddings. The spark that the two characters share continues through a series of chance encounters and blossoms into something magical near the end.

Muriel’s Wedding (1994)

We had to get an Australian film on the list! In this cult classic, Muriel is known for her social ineptitude and after a series of rejections from her friends and family becomes unsatisfied with life. After becoming obsessed with the music of ABBA, Muriel starts to create her own fantasies of decadent and beautiful wedding ceremonies with luxurious dresses and gleaming bridal jewellery, in which she sees herself as the bride. A series of liberating experiences sees Muriel maturing into the person she strived to be, and with a growing level of self-esteem aims to give you a chance to see another side of wedding based coming of age stories.

My Best Friend’s Wedding (1997)

This 1997 comedy tells the story of a young woman that is in love with her friend’s fiancé, soon to be husband. Despite being the maid-of-honour and pretending to be supportive of the relationship, she essentially sets out to sabotage the wedding and win the affections of the groomsman. Naturally, the results of this are hilarious and at times quite sad too. Julia Roberts’ charming performance goes down as one of our favourites; if you missed this one, be sure to give it a look!



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Should I Get a Wedding Planner?

Without taking anything away from how special and wonderful weddings are, there’s no denying that they can be very stressful as far as planning and organising goes. As a result, many couples consider the services of a professional wedding planner, who handles everything from planning the catering, the decor and can help you select the bridal jewellery and accessories. But is handing the responsibility over to someone that is essentially a stranger a good idea? In this article, we look at the pros and cons of hiring a wedding planner.

Pros

Less Stress

While most of the responsibility is out of your hands, you still have the final say on what happens, where it happens and how it happens. The main benefit of employing a wedding planner is to take care of all those overwhelming details when it comes to planning a wedding, leaving you to make the most important decisions and not having to worry as much about organising them. The grunt work is left to someone else – which means stressing less during the lead up – but your overall say isn’t diminished. Depending on the package your purchase, a wedding planner might be able to take care of all bookings, which can be very handy if you’re planning a wedding out of town.

Discounts

Wedding planners work closely with companies in the service industry, so most of them have built up relationships with certain venues, caterers, decorators and more. In many cases, a good relationship between a planner and other service providers can mean significant discounts for you. Service professionals offer a discount because the wedding planner consistently steers business their way. Whether or not this covers the cost of the wedding planners is debateable, but you should certainly factor in these savings.

Experience

We’re not all natural event planners and sometimes having a professional at your side to help you make decisions is invaluable. They usually know what works well, what looks good and how to make the most out of your day. You can get their counsel in regards to everything from the bridal jewellery you wear, to what you serve as a main to general etiquette.

Cons

 

Cost

The prices charged by wedding planners should not be underestimated, even with the discounts that can be gained. Especially if you’re planning a relatively small wedding, costs can make up a significant chunk of the overall amount spent on the wedding, so it’s probably best to simply organise things yourself.

Hourly Fees

We would encourage you to hire the services of a wedding planner that charges a fixed price, rather than an hourly fee. It can be difficult to estimate the number of hours spent in the planning process and you could easily end up spending far more on a wedding planner than you ever intended.