We showed you a couple of images recently from our friends and truly talented photographers James Crockford Photography, when they took over Hagley Hall in Worcestershire for a stunning bridal shoot.
Now we can show you some of the official ones with the gorgeous bride complete with Rachel Simpson Shoes, Marilyn, Carmen and Mimi to be precise. The groom is pretty blummin’ gorgeous too *swoon*
Enjoy…
Here at Rachel Simpson Shoes HQ we are just pulling together the last few things we need for an exciting evening we are part of this Thursday at the Bridal Rogue Gallery in London.
We’ll be tending to the shoe needs of brides to be that have registered to come along and we’ll be rubbing shoulders with the fabulous Yarwood-White Jewellery and Nicki MacFarlane Bridesmaids. There will also be great advice and tips on wedding day beauty from Alexis Daly and nail demos and beauty from West One Beauty.
Spaces are limited but there is still time to register your interest and come and spend the evening with yours truly – simply call 0207 224 7414 for more details.
Come and see us from 6-9pm – we can’t wait to meet you!
A lot of inspiration for our shoe designs comes from the 20s and 30s. Here at Rachel Simpson Shoes we take essences of these bygone eras and mix them with contemporary trends to create simply beautiful shoes for brides to be.
Our gorgeous firey-haired friend Kelly from Boho Weddings and Events told us about a 20s inspired photo shoot she was planning so we agreed to send her some shoes for what looks like an incredible day’s photography.
We caught up with Kelly afterwards and asked her why this particular era ticked all her boxes…”The idea originally was to just do a few promotional shots but as we talked more it came apparent that we saw the potential to do more than that and so it turned into a full on photo shoot. I’ve always loved that era, the styling and the dresses were just so stunning back then, so we thought it was the perfect idea for us to use this decade to create some stunning photography.”
Have a look at the whole shooting match on the Boho Weddings and Events blog and here are a few of our favourite shots courtesy of Sassy from Assassynation.
Kelly wears Hettie, currently in our Sale!
There’s a huge bandwagon passing the doors of our offices and we’ve jumping on it! We’re sending massive, great big, enormous congratulations to Katherine and William as they tie the knot in front of the whole world on the 29th.
And if you, like Wills and Kate, are getting married this Friday (or at the weekend), all of us at Rachel Simpson Shoes HQ wish you every happiness and are keeping our fingers crossed for gorgeous weather to shine down on every bride to be!
We’ll be waiting with baited breath to see Kate’s choice of shoes. We were asked by The Wedding Channel Couture Show to design a shoe for Kate, which was displayed in the foyer of the show in a British designers area as part of New York Bridal Week. We think this is definitely a Royal Wedding contender…
Who knows, she might even wear our very own royalty – Duchess…
Since the launch of Rachel Simpson Shoes in 2008 and the re-launch of our website this year, we are now attracting thousands of visitors to the site every month, from all over the UK and across the world.
Our bridal and occasion shoes are a mixture of vintage inspiration taken from the 20s through to the 40s and the contemporary, creating beautiful, affordable and flattering shoes.
We have an exciting limited sponsorship opportunity available to designers, bridal companies and other such talented folk to feature as a link on the website and be personally endorsed by Rachel Simpson Shoes.
In order to ensure that our sponsored friends are the perfect fit we will only approve links that associate naturally with the Rachel Simpson brand. There are a very limited number available to give the selected companies optimum exposure.
To find out more about our rates, availability and the small print, email us at sales@rachelsimpsonshoes.co.uk today.
The internet is a wonderful thing, sitting in the comfort of your own home and buying shoes whilst your feet are up sounds like heaven. But there’s nothing more exciting and fulfilling for us than being with a bride-to-be when she tries on a pair of our shoes and fall in love for the second time (fiance comes first!) and we at Rachel Simpson Shoes absolutely love being part of some of the most incredible wedding shows across the country.
Every year we spend a long time choosing the right shows for us and this year there has been a huge influx of very cool, inspired events that we simply can’t say no to. Here’s a run down of just a few of them, that we’d love to see you at – come and say hi before you buy!
Sunday 10th April – The Vintage Wedding Fair – Leamington Spa
Saturday 16th April – A Most Curious Wedding Fair – Norwich
Sunday 17th April – Designer Bridal Show – Hotel Du Vin
Flicking through the pages of our favourite local newspapers over the weekend and we were very pleased to see our shoes featured at the recent Designer Vintage Bridal Show – the reason? The style pages of the Birmingham Sunday Mercury and the Birmingham Mail asked the big question “what will Kate wear to walk down the aisle next month” and how amazing would it be to get THAT call eh?
Here’s hoping Rachel Simpson Shoes are on her wish list…
Birmingham Sunday Mercury…
Birmingham Mail…
We are thrilled to announce Bridal Rogue Gallery is hosting an exclusive designer evening and Rachel Simpson Shoes is going to be there alongside hair and make-up artist Alexis Daly, who will be on hand to do mini hair and make-up trials and lots of gorgeous jewellery courtesy of Yarwood-White!
Here are just a few pieces from our friends at Yarwood-White that you could treat yourself to…
The event is taking place on Thursday 19th May 6-9pm and you are invited to join us at the boutique for a glass of champagne where you can meet the designers face to face.
Please phone Bridal Rogue Gallery on 0207 224 7414 to reserve your place for this glamorous evening – limited spaces are available so it will be on a first come, first served basis.
We look forward to meeting you, showing you some of our beautiful shoes and hearing all about the plans for your big day!
We’ve been working feverishly behind the scenes over the last few weeks to bring you something brand new and improved. Welcome to the very new, very interactive Rachel Simpson Shoes website. A clean, simple, easy to navigate site, with great new tools including a zoom feature so you can get up close and personal to each and every shoe.
You can join the mailing list to receive FREE updates and news on what’s going on at Rachel Simpson Shoes HQ, if you’re a bit of a tweeter, why not interact with us via the joys of social media and our popular twitter and facebook pages and of course, we love to see you in the flesh and you can find out which fabulous events we are involved in this year (like the Sutton Vintage Fair this weekend), all from the brand new site.
If you’re reading this Rachel Simpson Shoes blog via our website, you will have already noticed a few major changes to our look and how the new website works. If you have happened upon this blog via the technology of the internet and search engines, then you are most welcome!
Whichever way you got here, we’re so glad you came over to our place – feel the love!
It’s Oxfam’s International Women’s Day 2011 today and here at Rachel Simpson Shoes, as a successful business ran by women, we just wanted to emphasise the incredible work the charity is doing to celebrate the strengths and achievements of women across the world, 100 years since the first awareness day was launched.
Everything you need to know about the cause can be found on their website and we hope that anyone who does take time to read it, will join us and millions of other women worldwide to take note of this amazing achievement.