BellowBlue
January 5, 2015
Princess and Davis wanted to elope, but they also wanted to include their families - so they did both! The couple got ready together in their own home, the bride wore a dress from Modcloth (currently on sale for $32 by the way!!) and she even assembled her own bouquet.Read more...
I Heart Weddings
January 5, 2015
Jessika and Brett's October wedding had a small budget, but that didn't hold them back! They were married in their local park and had their reception in the bride's father's back garden. Both these things saved them a lot of money and meant they could transform the spaces to fit the rainbow wedding of their dreams!Read more...
Rachel McNeil
January 4, 2015
Lauren and JP's Glasgow wedding was based on their mutual love of Scotland and literature. "Our inspiration was really just stuff we like", Lauren wrote. "Medieval mixed with Scottish mixed with books mixed with 50s mixed with tattoos mixed with pumpkins! It was lucky that our mish-mash just worked in the space together! There’s nothing like that moment when you see your vision for the day come together so well."Read more...
Razia Jukes
January 3, 2015
John and Lucy were married at Larmer Tree Gardens in Wiltshire in September. They chose it because it had the pretty outside space that they wanted, and they were able to say their vows outside (which isn't always possible in the UK!) in their covered pavilion. "We are both artists, I paint and John is a photographer, and we are both deeply inspired by nature", said Lucy. "I am also borderline obsessed with the vision of an enchanted forest so we wanted our wedding to feel like a blurry childhood memory of a place that was so beautiful and fantastical that you're not sure whether it was real or not. We fell in love with Larmer Tree Gardens the minute we clapped eyes on it. There were peacocks and parrots roaming around so we used a loose theme based on the colours of the peacocks plumage by having the boys in teal and the girls in royal blue."Read more...
January 2, 2015
Katie Takes a Picture
January 2, 2015
If the idea of a huge guest list fills you with dread, why not keep things simple and intimate, just like Fran and Ray did? The couple wanted to get married in a way that felt right for them. That meant keeping things small. They had just 15 guests for their ceremony, and their reception was held in their favourite restaurant.Read more...
Madeline Kate
January 1, 2015
I know many of you have been reading for a while, but with a new year rolling in it's always nice to start afresh and take the time to reintroduce myself to anyone who might be new around these parts. I published an Idiot's Guide to Rock n Roll Bride this time last year, so if you haven't already you should definitely check it out to help you get your bearings. A few things have changed since January 2014 (and not just my hair colour!) so I'm quickly going to go over them now.Read more...
December 31, 2014
Advice pieces are some of the most enjoyable posts for me to write. I get hundreds of comments and emails from you guys asking all number of wedding planning - and weirdly hair! - questions, and being able to help you out where I can is immensely satisfying. If you ever have a question or concern, please feel free to email me! While I can't promise to reply one-on-one, I may turn your question into a future blog or magazine article. Here are twelve of the most popular advice articles that were published this past year.Read more...
December 30, 2014
The Green Room has been a big part of Rock n Roll Bride for the past couple of years. During 2014 I wrote more of this kind of content than ever and I've really enjoyed sharing my journey and musing about running your own small business. Here are twelve of the most popular business articles from the last 365.Read more...
December 29, 2014
I've been featuring less and less styled wedding shoots this year, quite simply because I love sharing real weddings with real budgets way more! However there have been a few stand out ones that I (and you!) have really loved. Here are my twelve favourite styled wedding shoots from the past twelve months.Read more...
December 26, 2014
Wooo Boxing Day! The traditional lie-down-all-day-and-eat-leftovers day. Is there anything good on the telly? I hope you all had a glorious Christmas. We were at my parents' house (as usual). My dad cooked, wine was drunk, Trivial Pursuit was played. It's funny, as much as I might dislike traditional weddings I sure do love a traditional Christmas!Read more...
December 24, 2014
Every year, between Christmas and New Year, I like to look back at some of my favourite real weddings and share them with you again. I've done it for the past three years, but I'd like to do things a little differently this time. While I am going to kick off the proceedings by sharing my fave real weddings right now, next week we'll also be revisiting some other things that have been published. We'll be reminiscing over some of my (and your!) favourite styled shoots, revisiting a plethora of business articles and looking back over the meatier wedding advice-type posts. Maybe some of these things you've seem before, but some might have slipped you by the first time. Or maybe you're a brand new reader? If so I hope these posts will serve as a quick and dirty overview of exactly what Rock n Roll Bride is all about. Either way, I hope you enjoy looking back with me!Read more...
Lee and Bee
December 23, 2014
Over the next week I'll be recapping some of my favourite posts from the past twelve months, so this is the last real wedding feature of the year! Er where has the time gone please?! But believe me when I say we are going out with a bang. Claire and Stephen's wedding is not only beautifully modern and glamorous, but the way it was photographed by CG Weddings has blown my mind. I love all this creativity and this wedding might just be the epitome of Rock n Roll Bride!Read more...
Dustin Cantrall
December 22, 2014
Sequoia and Andrew were married outside, in the Oakland Hills. Their wedding was a true DIY affair and they did everything themselves including all the décor, flowers, stationery and the catering. Even the band was made up of the bride's step-dad and step-brother!Read more...
December 21, 2014
It's getting to that time of year where bloggers all over the world start to post their annual round ups. I love doing (and seeing!) them myself and will be doing a few between Christmas and New Years, but today I thought I'd look back and share my top twenty weddings of all time. These are the twenty most popular real weddings ever posted on Rock n Roll Bride based on number of views. Is your favourite in here?Read more...
Esme Mai
December 20, 2014
Sam and Sarah were married at Hornington Manor Farm, York in August. They hired their venue for five whole days so they could have a week-long celebration with their loved ones. "From the moment Sam asked me to marry her we were adamant that we wanted a really personalised wedding which was about us as a couple", began Sarah. "We wanted to do all the food, drink and decoration ourselves and to involve our closest family and friends in all of the preparations. We wanted our guests to feel like they were coming to our house for our wedding which we were able to do as we rented the house for five days. A summer fete theme emerged as we planned lots of activities for people to do during the day."Read more...
The Oberports
December 19, 2014
Marni and James wanted to bring their love of the big apple to their Ohio wedding. They kept things minimalistic in terms of décor, but everything that choose oozed New York cool.Read more...
December 18, 2014
It's just one week until Christmas and I got the BEST gift of all yesterday. I went to Giraffe Media HQ, the publishers of my new magazine, to sign everything off and send the first issue to print! It was very The Devil Wars Prada but much more friendly... I arrived and was presented with 'The Book' - a mock up of how the magazine will look in a binder. Flipping through each page made it seem oh so real. I can't bloody believe this thing is ACTUALLY going to be in the shops! Issue one hits the shelves on January 8th and will be sold in WH Smiths, Morrisons and some independent newsagents. If you can't find a copy locally, or you're not in the UK, you can also purchase a subscription online (details of which I'll be sharing as soon as it's ready!) OH MY GOODNESS THIS IS ALL TOO EXCITING, roll on January 8th!Read more...
Beautiful Day
December 18, 2014
Just when I think I've seen it all when it comes to wedding shoots, something like this lands in my inbox and I start to question everything!!Read more...
Katya Nova
December 17, 2014
Stand by and prepare to flip out over this incredible Burning Man wedding. It wins EVERYTHING. The day was the truest expression of love. There were no flowers, centrepieces, stationery or cake. They had the ceremony at the Heart Phoenix Art Car by the Embrace Sculpture with 500 people looking on.Read more...