GREEN UNION | FEB 20212020 didn't allow much time for creativity, between my pregnancy and a worldwide pandemic we felt creatively inspired for much of the year, so it was lovely be be asked to contribute towards this styled shoot!
"...How’s this for a ceremony backdrop?! This modern Aztec-inspired beauty is by Lo & Behold Bespoke...." |
COCO WEDDING VENUES | NOV 2020In a year when everything seemed to stop for us business wise, It was lovely to be reminded of some of the lovely shoots we worked on... This amazing shoot with the WPDN gals was such a beaut, so it was lovely to see if on the awesome Coco Wedding Venues!
"...the props and styling of our table came via the wonderful Lo and Behold Bespoke, who focused on amber glassware, earthenware and dramatic pampas displays alongside a delicious, Moroccan inspired graze." |
FESTIVAL BRIDES | MARCH 2020How lovely to see Nat & Jai's beautiful bohemian engagement shoot featured on the awesome Festival Brides...
"...Today’s edgy and eclectic engagement shoot is such a welcome reprieve, styled by one of favourite wedding stylists, Lo & Behold Bespoke. This shoot, captured in Southsea, features Nat and Jai – a gorgeously cool couple who are getting married this year. Ami, of Lo and Behold Bespoke, along with her husband Max, is styling their wedding and suggested putting together an engagement shoot..." |
ROCK MY WEDDING | FEB 2020A lovely Valentine'S Day treat to see Shakira & Rob's awesome wedding that we styled featured on Rock my Wedding!
"...our Stylist Lo & Behold Bespoke was phenomenal! No request was too big or small. Their attention to detail was second to none from initial sketches to the big day itself, everything was seamless and absolutely stunning!" |
JUNEBUG WEDDINGS | JAN 2020What a joy to see Rachael & Francesca's colourful wedding featured on the awesome Junebug Weddings!
"Ami from Lo & Behold Bespoke is a dream to work with! She helped style my proposal to Francesca a year before the wedding and I couldn’t wait to get her involved in our wedding day. Herself and her husband couldn’t have been more helpful on the day with the set up and in the lead up the wedding with nailing down all the finite details. I recommend them to anyone looking for a unique wedding with bohemian touches..." |
LOVE MY DRESS | DEC 2019What a treat to have another one of our amazing weddings featured on this epic online wedding resource! Ciara & Jacks wedding was such a fun wedding to work on (full of 90's toys and quirky decor) all expertly captured by the lovely Nicola Streader. Ciara and Jack hired props from us (including our gorgeous Persian Dreams backdrop and we were also the on the day stylists! Check out the full blog post below...
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ABSOLUTELY WEDDINGS | NOV 2019Freya & Matt's wedding, of which we styled and created all the stationery for has been featured on Absolutely Weddings.
"...the design was elegant, with a modern English country style. White and gold décor, accents and stationery expertly created by the team at Lo & Behold Bespoke. There were lots of other personal touches. Sprigs of Honesty picked from Freya’s grandmother’s garden were hand-painted in gold leaf and used for name placecards..." |
LOVE MY DRESS | DEC 2019Wow... What a way to celebrate India & Oli's 1st Anniversary then with this beautiful feature on Love My Dress. Take a look and read all about what inspired India for their festive celebration! We worked on this incredible wedding for 2 days setting up the church and the reception spaces. alongside Ellie from The Wedding Enthusiast. India and Oli also hired loads of candlesticks from us to adorn every surface in the church we could find!
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ROCK MY WEDDING | NOV 2019It's always a treat to see this beaut of a wedding getting some press... Emily & Nigel got married in Mykonos and we provided lots of lovely decor items including a hand painted banner and macrame seating plan. Check out the feature on the awesome Rock My Wedding!
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MARGOT'S WEDDING | OCT 2019Lovely to see the beaut of a wedding featured on local wedding blog Margot's Wedding...
"Celebrity shoe designer Freya Rose is based in our hometown of Southsea, Hampshire. A sprig of Honesty flower, taken from Freya’s grandmother’s garden and hand-painted in gold leaf by Ami from Lo & Behold Bespoke, was used on name place cards and elegantly woven into Freya’s beautiful updo..." |
BRIDES MAGAZINE | JULY 2019We adored working on India & Oli's incredible winter wedding last year. We spent 2 days setting up their lavish reception and decadent church and loved every minute. Hundreds of our brass candlesticks were used to adorn the church with cut pomegranates and oranges. The reception marquee was a riot of tasteful festive decor which looked incredible against the dark linings of the tent walls... Fun, incredibly stylish and so gorgeous we're not surprised that Brides Magazine wanted to share it with their readership!
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SCOTTISH WEDDING | JULY 2019Another beautiful post covering Freya & Matt's beautiful wedding. This post features lots of lovely shots of the stationery we created as well as the menus, placenames and table decor... Take a look...
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PERFECT WEDDING MAGAZINE | JULY 2019Another amazing feature of Freya & Matt's beautiful English Summer wedding in Perfect Wedding Magazine. This feature showcased lots of the things we created including the table decor, place names, stationery and the awesome fire-pit & smores set up in the evening. You can read the whole magazine online for free so take a look...
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ROCK MY WEDDING | JULY 2019What a treat to see this beaut of a wedding featured on Rock My Wedding! Alicia got in touch as she'd booked our wedding photographer, the awesome Hayley Savage to shoot their wedding and it was a bohemian match made in heaven! We provided Alicia & Ryan with a gorgeous bundle of boho props to make their day even more special! I love our peacock chairs as their wedding meal thrones! <3 Check out the write up on the awesome Rock My Wedding!
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LOVE MY DRESS | JUNE 2019We adore Love My Dress and we were over the moon to see Freya & Matt's wedding featured just a few weeks after the main event! We worked with the couple through 5 months of planning helping design all the stationery, visit the venue, plan the décor and style and help out on the day.
"They wanted a daytime look that was minimal, chic and elegant, with a distinctly modern English-countryside feel. Décor, stationery and accents in white and gold were designed & expertly created by Lo & Behold Bespoke |
BRIDES MAGAZINE | MAY 2019What a treat to see Emily & Nigel's gorgeous boho Grecian celebration shared in Brides Magazine. Emily & Nigel hired various props & decor from us which they took out to their wedding in Mykonos. Our macrame seating plan, handmade banner and vintage macrame lantern looked incredible against the clear bright blue skies of Greece!
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LOVE MY DRESS | MAY 2019I can't thank Annabel from Love My Dress enough for supporting us and sharing our Nude Morocco Shoot just 3 weeks after it took place. The incredible shoot which took place at Larmer Tree was a celebration of diversity & beauty! The featured post coincided with the World Day for Cultural Diversity, Dialogue + Development. The shoot was part of a much larger campaign called #changetheweddingindustry spearheaded by Hakeem & Jasmine. We are so proud of this one... please if you've not already... go take a look.
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BRIDE & TONIC | MAY 2019We are thrilled to see Celia & Josh's wedding shared on the brilliant Bride & Tonic. Our folding screen was the most perfect backdrop to their riverside nuptials.
"For the most beautifully styled barn wedding, look no further! Celia and Josh chose to get married at The Barn at Avington and only needed 6 months to organise everything..." |
MR & MRS UNIQUE | APRIL 2019Another fantastic post featuring the incredible Wes Anderson shoot we were involved with last year, this time featured on the awesome Mr & Mrs Unique.
"...We’re not the only Wes Anderson fans in the wedding industry – far from it in fact! As we started approaching people about this shoot, we were met with a huge amount of enthusiasm, and the final team of suppliers shared our levels of excitement about all the little extra touches we had planned. The shoot was a total delight to work on as everyone was really invested in making it as authentic and gorgeous as possible." |
YOUR LONDON WEDDING | MARCH 2019What a treat to see Kelly & Charlie's incredible wedding shared on the pages on Your London Wedding Magazine. Kelly & Charlie asked us to create all their on the day stationery including order of services, signs, menus and giant black boards! We also loaned them brass candlesticks and cake-stands to add to the quirky decor at the brilliant Tanner Warehouse.
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FESTIVAL BRIDES | MARCH 2019We always love a collaboration with Festival Brides and this styled shoot for a brand new wedding venue; Drovers Rest, was no exception...
Festival Brides along with the incredible The Wild Bride photography and my styling gurus Lo and Behold Bespoke,were asked by the venue to create a shoot to help launch them into the wonderful world of weddings and this is it... |
COCO WEDDING VENUES | FEB 2019We were honoured to take part in the 2nd Avington Barn Open Day and even more thrilled when the amazing photos by Angela Ward Brown were featured on Coco Wedding Venues.
"The Barn at Avington launched last summer with the philosophy that couples should have the time and freedom to have a truly unique celebration." |
TINY SARAH'S CAKES | FEB 2019We were delighted to find ourselves amongst some great company in this write up on Tiny Sarah's Cakes - a feature on the 'Top UK Wedding Stylists & Planners!
"Beautifully boho and romantic, Lo and Behold have definitely earned their place in this post. They are based in Southsea and also hire props..." |
WEDDING CHICKS | DEC 2018We have always followed and admired the work of What Peggy Did Next so we were thrilled when we were asked to help style one of their shoots at the incredible Somerley House.
"Put together by What Peggy Did Next and an array of talented vendors from the area. They complemented the space with fall tones + florals, and several bespoke bridal looks that will impress. The house contains many artifacts from across the globe, collected by the Lords and Ladies who have called Somerley home for hundreds of years. So, inspiration also came from corners of Imperial Britain and the Ottoman Empire. Rich golden tones mix with bohemian & travel-inspired details." |
MR & MRS UNIQUE | OCT 2018We loved styling the 2018 Wonderous Wedding Fair shoot and meeting and working with so many incredible suppliers.
It was also amazing to see the images shared in an inspirational blog poster over on Mr & Mrs Unique "The Wonderous Wedding Fair created a collaborative styled shoot with of some of the South’s best wedding suppliers in the city of Southsea, this shoot was very much a fusion of different wedding styles and themes. Dark bohemian decor mixed with soft pinks colours. It is a brilliant example of how you don’t have to limit yourself to one theme on your wedding day. As this shoot illustrates, contrasting themes can work really really well together and create much more of an overall impact..." |
WED IN THE WILD | OCT 2018It's always lovely to see a shoot you've worked on ages ago finally come out and be shared online... That was my joy last week when a shoot we worked on in Brighton was shared on the awesome Wed in the Wild. This gorgeous shoot features a small but talented team and with the quirky backdrop of The Pond pub in Brighton... it really was an inspiring little shoot... Here what Jenna from Wed in the Wild said about it...
"A different vibe for todays styled shoot…dark and stormy with a touch of sleek glamour, whilst still embracing some of the hallmarks of the bohemian trend; beautiful, abundant florals, gorgeous styling and oodles of special little touches..." |
THE HAMPSHIRE WEDDING BLOG | OCT 2018Imagine our delight to be named one of 25 wave makers by The HWC and Beth A Weddings celebrating Hampshire individuals who are, in the words of Rising Tide…
“Making waves and raising the tide, rocking their respective industries through hard work, determination and creativity.” #quintessentiallyemerging is about celebrating all that is great about the Hampshire wedding industry, they've selected 5 businesses who have significantly supported the Hampshire Wedding Industry, for different 5 categories, thus creating = 25 Wavemakers… |
WED IN THE WILD | OCTOBER 2018We love a good Boho Bridal blog so were thrilled when Jenna from Wed in the Wild got in touch to ask us to feature in a post on bohemian styling...
"We’re lucky that we know some amazing wedding planners and stylists who absolutely adore bohemian styling too – great minds think alike, huh. We spoke to a few of our favourites to find out what boho means to them, and how they bring in their love for all things boho into the weddings they work on. Ami of Lo & Behold Bespoke adds that bohemian styling is the artform of making things look effortless and stylish but not too over styled; a celebration of beautiful things..." |
FESTIVAL BRIDES | SEPTEMBER 2018We were beyond excited to finally see this incredible shoot we styled go live one the Festival Brides blog.
"Lo and Behold Bespoke were our incredible stylists and my goodness would I have been lost without them. They were brilliant, both in the lead up to the shoot and on the day itself. A joy to work with and such a talent for connecting with people on a creative level. On the day, Maxwell & Ami worked tirelessly. Their bohemian and eclectic styling worked so well with the natural beauty of the venue and they really brought the spaces to life..." |
UNCONVENTIONAL WEDDING | SEPT 2018It was a lovely surprise to see the Dalston Heights styled shoot we worked on with Studio Fotographic Bacci featured on the Unconventional Wedding Blog with advice & guidance on throwing your own steam punk wedding.
"I’m uber excited to share this stunning steampunk wedding inspired styled shoot with you today. Sometimes its super hard to pick photos to feature in the blog and this one was one of the hardest. Just too much awesomeness to choose from!... |
GREEN WEDDING SHOES | AUG 2018We've adored GWS since we were planning our own wedding so to be featured on this gorgeous blog with this amazing shoot we collaborated on was a dream come true.
"There are certain directors and artists whose style you can spot a mile away, and if you’re familiar with Wes Anderson, you’ll know that he is one of them! As a longtime fan, photographer Kirsty Mackenzie wanted to create an editorial inspired by his quirky style. Together, with the colorful stylists at The Wedding Spark, they decided to focus on the bohemian romance of Moonrise Kingdom and the glamour of The Grand Budapest Hotel." |
ROCK N ROLL BRIDE | JULY 2018We loved working on Kelly & Charlie's wedding back in January... and it seems the lovely Kat from Rock N Roll Bride loved it too, their wedding was featured on the blog in July!
"Kelly & Charlie met after exchanging insults at an Indie/Rock night in Soho, so it made perfect sense that music was a big part of their wedding theme.“Music is really important to Charlie and I, and Ami from Lo and Behold Bespoke really brought that through in all of our stationery and helped to set the tone for the day.” |
MARGOT'S WEDDING | JULY 2018We were excited to see a shoot we collaborated on with The Vintage Parade featured in local Southsea based wedding blog / magazine Margot's Wedding."...Armed with an eclectic mix of hand-selected items, Lo & Behold Bespoke set-up and styled props & accessories for a laid back, boho vibe to suit our theme..."
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BRIDES MAGAZINE | MAY 2018We're beyond excited to see our work on Becca & Edward's stunning London wedding featured in the incredible and prestigious Brides Magazine.
"A vibrant city celebration; Rebecca Higgins, 34, married Edward Baker, 37, at St Paul's Cathedral, London, followed by a reception at The Oyster Shed on 10th June 2017. She says "Our best supplier? Ami at Lo & Behold Bespoke, a one stop shop for planning and styling, was amazing - no job was too big for her and she bought our day to life..." |
FESTIVAL BRIDES | APRIL 2018It was an utter dream to have our first styled shoot featured on the incredible Festival Brides.
"Oh do we have a treat for you all this morning! We have the most beautifully retro styled shoot to share with you. Whipped up by the arty, bohemian stylistics and event designers Lo and Behold Bespoke, this creative masterpiece gorgeously celebrates a young person, rejects conventional society and embraces only peace and love; it’s certainly one for the dreamers and lovers amongst you! Paisley, burnt oranges, oversized sunnies and wild flowers bring this creation to life as it was always intended..." |
LOVE MY DRESS | FEBRUARY 2018We were thrilled to have our wedding featured on the divine Love My Dress exactly 7 months on from our wedding day!
"Good afternoon lovelies! Today I have the honour of sharing a simply stunning seaside wedding set on the West Sussex coast of Brighton.I’m certain it’s one you’re going to love just as much as I do so seat yourself in a comfy spot and prepare to be wowed. Ami, a freelance maker married her beloved Maxwell, a self-employed Carpenter and Shipwright on 27th July last year in Brighton. The couple we so inspired in the planning of their own wedding, that they have now gone on to set up Lo & Behold Bespoke..." |
LOVE MY DRESS | JANUARY 2018We were thrilled to be included on the Love My Dress Blog as part of a Most Curious Love Stories. We Love and follow both of these amazing brands and you can follow them here (Love My Dress) and here (Most Curious)
"Hello there, and a very Happy New Year from the Most Curious team! Most Curious is much more than a wedding fair. It is a grass roots brand, conceived as a small, single day 60 stand town hall event at the end of 2010 to open weddings up to be style-savvy and creative and a perfectly curated extension of the good design loving and fashion admiring lives we try to live on the daily.It grew its own legs, its own momentum, people connected with its ethos and drove it forward to be the 220 supplier-strong, two location event it is today..." |
BRIDE & TONIC BLOG POST | DECEMBER 2017When we were asked to do our first collaborative styled shoot we only dreamed that it would get picked up by an amazing bridal blog, so imagine our immense pride when Uk Boho bride favourite Bride & Tonic featured the shoot!!
"Today’s beautiful boho shoot is inspired by the American west but actually takes place in the UK! We were thrilled when photographer Carrie Lavers sent us these gorgeous, rustic elopement pictures. The autumnal styling by Lo & Behold Bespoke is to die for and the stunning venue of Loose Reins is the perfect setting for such a unique shoot. You will seriously love this shoot and any newly engaged couples will definitely find some inspiration..." |
WGSN BLOG POST | NOVEMBER 2017On the day we officially launched we had the honour of being featured on WGSN Insider - The lead trend forecasting company in the UK. The lovely Laura Welch interviewed us and some photos by our wedding photographer Hayley Savage.
"It’s not just flowers that the newly engaged need to think about on their big day and Lo & Behold have realised this. As a result they launched a full service business, which offers everything prop hire to event styling, invitation design and bespoke creations. I was lucky enough to attend a wedding that had been styled by Lo & Behold Bespoke, and honestly I was blown away! The attention of detail that goes into every single element is astonishing. You only have to take a look at their Instagram account to see this come to light..." |
SOUTHSEA FOLK MAGAZINE | OCTOBER 2017The brand new Southsea Folk magazine is a community publication for Southsea. A photographic project celebrating inspiring, creative folk and independent vibes. Helen the editor and Carrie the photographer came round to our home HQ and snapped a photo of me looking all geeky and happy at my slightly chaotic desk.
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DOILY DAYS LOVES MAGAZINE | MARCH 2017In March 2017 Hampshire based wedding magazine Doily Days featured our wonderful engagement photos taken by Hayley Savage.
Helen from Doily Days hopes to offer modern brides something a little different from the traditional wedding trends and features lots of Hampshire based independent suppliers. In 2018 Doiley Day's rebranded as Margot's Wedding. |
ROCK N ROLL BRIDE MAGAZINE | FEBRUARY 2017In 2016 we styled our lovely friend Kate (of Kroma By Kate) wedding reception and it was a glorious mix of tropical, handmade and colour!
Taking place in my hometown of Southsea at Rosie's Vinyard, We helped set up for Kate & Joff so they could enjoy their morning and not fret about setting up! It was an honour to do and we had fun making Kate & Joff's dream a reality! Alternative Bridal Magazine Rock n Roll bride spied Kate's photos on Instagram and featured their wedding and some of our styling work in Issue no.13. We we're thrilled for our first official business mention and loved seeing the photos in press! Photos borrowed from Kate's website! |