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Vintage Wedding Photo Collection (1)

With a passion for vintage weddings, I love spotting old photos of people’s weddings when trawling the antique shops and internet. I love looking at the details on the dresses and in their hair and the way they arranged their flower bouquets. But most of all I pause and reflect on who they might be, where did they marry, where had they met, what is their story?

This studio image from 1932 is one of my favourites.

Posted Sat, 16 Jan, by Jennie Beard in Dresses, Flowers, General, Photography, Vintage Clothing , Vintage Weddings | 6 Comments

Players Angels at the Lantern Theatre, Sheffield

Written by Amanda Whittington, ‘Players Angels’ is soon to be performed at The Lantern Theatre by Sheffield amateur theatre group The Dilys Guite Players. Based on the real life stories of women working in the tobacco industry, the play runs from Monday 14th December to Saturday 19th December.

“It’s 1953 and all the girls want to work at Players, the biggest and best employer in town. The Players Angels have a good wage, a tobacco allowance and quite a reputation. On the factory floor, Cyn dreams of being a beauty queen and Vee adjusts to married life. Widowed Glad and her young supervisor Bill have a secret of their own. When Glad’s young niece Mae comes to work at Players, they won’t be able to keep it for long.”

The Lantern Theatre, Sheffield’s only small Victorian theatre, is in Nether Edge. Tickets available via the Lantern Theatre website tickets page or call 0114 236 2608. Tickets are £6.50 pre-paid and £7 on the door. Starts @7.30pm. See you there!

Posted Sat, 21 Nov, by Jennie Beard in General | 4 Comments

The Vintage Boudoir

Come and see our specially designed ‘Vintage Boudoir’ at the Ultimate Brides Wedding Show on Sunday 6th September, 10.00 a.m.-5.00 p.m. at Magna. It promises to be one of the best and biggest in the region!

Hansley Beard has joined forces with exclusive local wedding suppliers to create a pink and black themed display showcasing all things vintage! So if you want to add some authentic vintage details and finishing touches to your wedding that will be unique to you, come and see what’s on offer. We may just have the icing on the cake you’ve been looking for!

Posted Sat, 05 Sep, by Jennie Beard in General, Vintage Weddings | 1 Comments

Inspired by Vintage

Welcome to our Inspired by Vintage blog where we will share our little secrets to help you create your very own vintage wedding or event. We’ll rave about top vintage suppliers and showcase the vintage weddings and events we’ve been working on.

Check out our other more general blog at Hansley Beard for other recent news and suppliers.

So why two blogs? Well, at Hansley Beard we love beautiful things in general but we particularly love vintage, and we know there are those of you out there who have similar passions. We want to provide a dedicated space where we can tell wedding stories from the past and share our knowledge and experience of those authentic historical details that make all the difference.

Posted Sat, 05 Sep, by Jennie Beard in General | 0 Comments