One of the most beautiful accessories a bride can wear is a veil. It is one of the oldest bridal accessories – around the Middle Ages they were worn to protect the bride from evil spirits. Nowadays veils serve many other purposes; with a veil, you are adding drama, elegance, softness and balance to your look. This seemingly simple snippet of fabric can do wonders for accessorising and, if chosen with care, can become a defining element of your bridal look.
Having established itself as a local leader in beautifully innovative, intuitive bridal design since it was first launched by its founder Vinka Lucas in 1959, it’s no surprise that Vinka’s daughter and current creative director, Anita Turner, would continue with these traditions, with the launch of a new range focusing on celebrating brides with curves.
Delighted to see our stunning bride Catherine featured in the latest NZ Weddings magazine. Catherine came to us wanting a classic and elegant gown that she felt comfortable and beautiful in. Initially, she wanted us to make her a bespoke version of our ‘Chloe’ gown. However, when she came in for measurements, she had a complete change of heart as she couldn’t take her eyes off our ‘Annalie’ gown, from our Heart of Havana collection. She asked if she could change her mind, which of course was no problem! As you can see by the photos she is absolutely glowing!
Delighted to see our beautiful bespoke bride Alex Henkin and her dreamy wedding featured in the latest New Zealand Weddings magazine.
Delighted to share with you that our gorgeous new collection ‘An Oriental Affair’ is now live on our website! After spending two weeks in Japan, we travelled through Tokyo, Osaka, and Kyoto, each place added different elements of Japanese tradition and culture to our shoot. It was such a privilege to visit such a unique […]
Thrilled to see our bride Sabrina featured in the latest issue of NZ Weddings magazine. Sabrina and Andrew had such a fabulous wedding in Queenstown earlier this year, so cool to read the back story of their romance. Doesn’t she look radiant! Featured as one of our Real Weddings, take a look at their gallery […]
Earlier this year our Photographer and friend of ours was heading to Paris for a holiday and asked us if she could take some of our gowns with her to photograph. Of course, we had to say yes! We shot with Emma in Paris two years ago and the result was absolutely stunning. The editorial […]
After months in the works we’re thrilled to announce that our new website is up and running! We’ve been working hard behind the scenes to launch our new site just in time for the upcoming release of our two latest collections, so stay tuned over the next few weeks for when we unveil Modern Muse […]
We’re delighted to finally get to share with you a new video that showcases our design process here at Vinka, including how we create our gowns and the work that goes into them! This video features some of our favorite dresses from our current collection and the creation process involved. We create, design and hand […]
Recently we had the pleasure of being involved in a beautiful style shoot at Augustus Bistro collaborating with Zahn Trotter, Auckland Weddings and several other fantastic vendors! Here are some of the highlights and our personal favourites. – Shoot at Augustus Bistro – Photography by Zahn Trotter – Styling by Boheme Events – Flowers by […]
