Dragons of Moda: Ding Dong I Hear Wedding Bells!

I am so excited to be writing about my wonderful day out today!

Be warned though - it's a LONG one!

My fiancé, mother-in-law to be and myself took a nice lazy afternoon trip to Newbury's beautiful historic Donnington Grove for a wedding show and it was brilliant.

Not only are the grounds a golf course in the most perfect condition, the building is a mansion, much like that you may have seen on 'Downton Abbey'.

It's stunning.

The weather wasn't too bad today either, with Mr. Sunshine himself even making an appearance on our way home.

What I wore: Denim waistcoat, Black jersey t-shirt & Black & white polka dot skirt - All H&M,

Magenta flats- Miss Selfridge

A view from the back, just showing off the zip detail on my skirt & the buckle detail on my waistcoat.

I know I've worn these shoes 2 days in a row, but as I explained before I have literally packed everything else I own into boxes - that and the plain fact I love these shoes.

My earrings are from Brigette Bijoux in Basingstoke - but I did buy them nearly 2 years ago!

My bracelets - Love heart waved open bangle - 1,50 Dina from a stall in a Medina in Hammamet, Tunisia (that works out at about 75p!!!) Memory stretch bracelet with large beads - part of a set of 3 from Warehouse (again I bought these years ago & can't remember how much I paid but I'm sure it was a deal!)

My necklace pendants consist of an open love heart as a Christmas present from my mum from years ago, the Bearded Dragon & the Peacock Feather were presents from my fella.

I was casually browsing around some of the vendor's tables and I took a few photos as examples of the type of thing to expect at a wedding event.

These lanterns add a very romantic and relaxed feel to an Autumn/Winter wedding.

I love the vintage feel of the old books stacked - just goes to show anything can be used as a centre piece.

The lace detail on this dress was absolutely stunning but personally I would have like to see some more shape around the waist.

Just an example of a table setting, something so simple as some candle sticks can really dress up some flowers.

I was so excited to know that my good friend Claire was also attending the wedding show as she was the one who initially told me about this amazing venue - but I was disappointed not to grab a cheeky photo with her before she left!

At 1 p.m. there was a wedding fashion show of a selection of dresses from a bridal boutique in Hungerford. I did get a few snaps of some of the dresses but I'll have to apologise for the blurriness of some of the pictures - and the fact that some of the photos have Claire's Parent's Heads in them! OOPS!

These Dresses are actually the same 1 dress except in the first few photos the bride is wearing a short sleeve lace jacket the buttons up at the back - very beautiful silhouette.

This again was another beautiful example of shapes and materials that can be used.

A Gorgeous Princess style gown.

This dress was lovely too - so many choices!

The detail on the back of this gown was gorgeous and just enough of sparkle to make it special.

This gown was HUGE - and looked very heavy - but it was apparently not that heavy to move around in & had plenty of space for foot movement.

I wasn't so keen on this dress, it was a bit boring in my opinion, however the veil was beautiful...if only it was on a hair comb or alice band - that head band screamed cheap festival hippy bride!

I totally adored this dress - the embellishment was stunning! Very chic & caught the light perfectly! that shrug was to die for...I was tempted to sneak into the changing room and 'long term borrow' it!

If I had unlimited funds... this would be my dress! it had pearls and diamonds all over it! (Not real diamonds obviously but a girl can pretend!) it was stunning, moved perfectly with every step and was bling enough with out making you think 'big fat gypsy wedding'!