Happy Mothers Day and Heirloom Bridal Garters

by Catherine | Mar 30, 2019 | Bespoke Garters, Heirloom garters, Help Choosing a Bridal Garter, Uncategorized, Wedding Traditions, What our customers say...

💕 Happy Mothers Day!💕 😍 Creating a family heirloom, wedding garter 😍 After my last passionate outburst, I wanted to share something really special with you… I love my job, but I’ve realised I don’t just make bridal garters. I help mothers to create...

Nottingham lace wedding garters. History and making the most gorgeous lace in the world…

by Catherine | Apr 5, 2017 | Blog, Help Choosing a Bridal Garter, History, Wedding Traditions

Choose Nottingham lace for your wedding garter and incorporate the rich tradition and history of British lacemaking into your wedding… With so much cheap modern lace flooding the market, I thought I’d highlight the history behind our Nottingham lace...

Are You the Groom Choosing a Garter as a Wedding Gift?

by Catherine | Dec 1, 2016 | Help Choosing a Bridal Garter, Wedding Traditions

💕 A Gift for Your Bride 💕 When I had a lingerie boutique, at Christmas time it would be packed with gents patiently waiting to be helped to find the perfect gift. Their choices would be beautifully gift wrapped and they would leave in happy anticipation of their...

Amazing and Rare Antique Silk Painted Pair of Garters, Birds Flowers – English 1780

by Catherine | Jun 10, 2016 | History, Wedding Traditions

  “An exquisite pair of yellow silk garters dating to about 1780. These would have probably been wedding garters.” The painted design is delightful showing two love birds on a green nest on a sky blue oval ground edged in a raised gold border stitch. To left and...

Valentines Day Traditions, Engagements, Weddings and Romance

by Catherine | Jun 8, 2016 | History, Wedding Traditions

Valentines day is THE time of year for romance and is the most popular time of year for marriage proposals… It’s also a popular date for a wedding with February 14th having 70% more weddings than the surrounding dates All My Love Red Heart Wedding Garter Traditionally...

Adding your Grandma’s Wedding Ring to Your Garter

by Catherine | Feb 2, 2015 | Garter Ideas, Uncategorized, Wedding Traditions

Yes, custom made and bespoke garters… that’s something we can do! You can have the ring actually attached to the garter, maybe with a loop of ribbon so that the ring is seen, or you can have it hidden in a little sixpence bag… The sixpence bags are...