Rock n Roll Bride - The ultimate guide for alternative brides

Kat

Being ‘Too Fat’ for Photos, Planning a Wedding on the Cheap, Not Inviting Children & Much, Much More!

Kat

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.
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Weddings of the Year, 2014!

Kat

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!
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Glamorous & Modern Wedding with a Gorgeous Heavily Tattooed Bride: Claire & Ste

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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!
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Colourful Summer Fete Wedding: Sam & Sarah

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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."
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Thursday Treats: Signing off Issue One!

Kat

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!
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Japanese, Samurai Sword & Video Game Wedding: Luke & Emeline

Kat

Stunning

December 16, 2014

Luke and Emeline were married at Tunnels Beaches in Ilfracombe, Devon. Their unconventional wedding was quintessentially 'them', from the bride's pink hair, the Japanese and video game theme and the groomsmen carrying weaponry! "I'd describe our theme as a Japanese culture based experience", explained the groom. "Video games, action adventure, samurai's and of course a manga styled bride with pink hair."
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Your Wedding Dilemmas Solved: Post Wedding Blues, Overcoming Shyness, & Much More!

Kat

Emmy Lowe Photo

December 15, 2014

With a brand new year just around the corner, I'd imagine a lot of you are starting to seriously SWEAT IT about your upcoming nuptials. Fret not dear reader, because I'm here to help! I put a call out on Facebook the other day asking if you had any dilemmas you'd like help with and oh boy did you! In fact I received so many questions both on Facebook and via email that I've decided to do a few of these Q&A style posts over the next few weeks. I love doing them and I hope I can help some of you out too!
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Rainy Retro Wedding in South Wales: Pearce & Angela

Kat

O&C

December 12, 2014

Pearce and Angela love all things vintage and retro, so their 1950s wedding theme came easily to them. They wanted a theme that their guests could be a part of (with fancy dress!). The celebration was held at Craig Y Nos Castle near Brecon Beacons in South Wales. "We loved the venue because it was quirky, wonky and theatrical so it suited us down to the ground", Angela said. "It was once owned by a very famous opera singer, Madam Patte, in the 19th century, who used to throw lavish parties and entertain the great and good back in the day. It was actually completely different to what we initially had in mind for a venue, but when we walked in we just knew it was perfect!"
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