I am delighted to be kick-starting this New Year with a post on the new collection from Chez Bec. So if you're feeling a little flat after the Christmas and New Year festivities, feast your eyes on just a few of the gorgeous items from the Chez Bec 2012 Collection, put a little sparkle in your day and start planning your wedding accessories!
December saw the eagerly-anticipated launch of Chez Bec's 2012 Collection. Ultra feminine, romantic pieces with a gentle vintage twist form the body of the latest collection. A plethora of headbands, hair combs and hair pins, along with a delicious collection of jewellery, make up the 50-piece 2012 Collection from Chez Bec.
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| Eva Hair Flower £68.00 |
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| Martha Hair Comb £84.00 Florence Necklace £68.00 Florence Earrings £30.00 |
Beautiful bows, vintage-inspired lace and lashings of chiffon combined with divine appliqués and a delicate dusting of sparkle makes Chez Bec’s 2012 Collection their very best offering yet. Featuring an abundance of shimmering freshwater pearls, sparkling Swarovski crystals and diamantes, Chez Bec’s 2012 Collection is a sure delight for even the most discerning bride.
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| Alexandria Hair Comb £68.00 Florence Necklace £68.00 |
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| Beau Headband £65.00 Harriet Earrings £36.00 |
In November, Chez Bec pulled together a team of wedding industry professionals for a fabulous collaborative shoot at Gosfield Hall to showcase their latest collection.
Photographer: Claudine Hartzel has been working with Chez Bec on various shoots for the last couple of years and with a great knowledge of the venue, Claudine was the most perfect photographer for the job. Claudine is a wedding photographer with a fine art background and over 20 years' experience.
Claudine is always influenced by the light when she works and for this shoot we were blessed was a crisp bright November day, so Claudine took the opportunity to shoot outside as much as possible. This helped create a wonderful vintage look which fitted perfectly with the Chez Bec Jewellery and beautiful IsabellaGrace dresses. The back-lit images really do give you a dream-like feel, but Claudine also decided to shoot with the light face on as this allows you to build a more dramatic effect.
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| Lily Hair Comb £64.00 Bella Pendant £38.00 Bella Earrings £32.00 |
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| Harriet Earrings £36.00 |
Venue: We wanted to do a very feminine, vintage shoot and we needed a venue to reflect this. Having worked at the stunning Gosfield Hall together in the past on shoots, this seemed the most natural choice. And what a venue Gosfield Hall is. Winner of Wedding Ideas Magazine ‘Best Wedding Venue’ 2011, Gosfield Hall is a stunning Georgian manor house offering exclusive-use weddings. Formerly a Royal residence, the Queen Charlotte's Oak panelled gallery with a 120 ft long aisle is perfect for wedding ceremonies and the newly licensed carriageway is the perfect location for outdoor ceremonies on sunny days.
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| Sienna II Headband £122.00 |
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| Daniella Headband £128.00 |
Model: The utterly stunning professional model and actress, AliceChristian, has been the face of Chez Bec since the year dot and there is no one else who can model the brand as well as she can. We just had to have Alice!
Hair: When it came to hair for the shoot, we were lucky enough to have the super duper Jo Irving at Lovehair on board. Since Lovehair was established in 2003 by Jo, they have worked with over 1,000 brides. Lovehair’s stylists are some of the best in the business. Working as full time freelance stylists means they spend their weeks styling celebrities, models and lovely brides for photo shoots, television, film and music videos. This means that you can benefit from professional reliable and experienced hairdressers with the ability to make you look like a star on your wedding day.
Make Up: I was so thrilled when the delightful LaraCrudgington approached me and suggested we work together. Lara works with brides, celebrities and private clients all over London and the Home Counties. For this bridal shoot we wanted two different looks: the first a very natural glowing look for the day and the second a little more dramatic and sultry for the evening.
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| Sienna I Headband £72.00 Katie Hair Flower £68.00 |
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| Sienna I Headband £72.00 Katie Hair Flower £68.00 |
Dresses: With my very own bridal boutique in Tunbridge Wells, IsabellaGrace, it was only natural to take a selection of our stunning Paloma Blanca dresses along for the shoot. It would have been rude not to.
The Shoot: The day was fantastic from start to finish. The day and night before has been torrential rain but on the morning of the shoot I awoke to the clearest of blue skies. We took full advantage of the fabulously low autumnal sunshine and natural daylight which flooded the rooms at Gosfield Hall so beautifully. Everyone in the team worked incredibly hard and, the results speak volumes for themselves. I am absolutely over the moon. Claudine is not only a great photographer but she has also become a very good friend of mine. So much so that she now photographs all family occasions for us, from family weddings to christenings and special birthday shoots.
The wonderful and highly-talented Adrian from The Dreamcatchers came along to film us all in action on the day of the shoot. With our team much preferring to be behind the camera than in front of it, we were all a little nervous, but the results are great, even if we do say so ourselves. And luckily for you, there's not too much of me on the film!
Since starting his career as a wedding videographer in 2003, Adrian has filmed over 400 weddings and special events. A gorgeous film, a ravishing set and a magnificent cast. Allow The Dreamcatchers to capture the dream that is your wedding day, in all its exquisite passion and intimacy.
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