Made U Look
July 2, 2013
I hope you enjoyed last week's Ask Me Anything post. It was a biggie but this one is just as beastly I'm afraid! I truly appreciate you all sending in all these questions and I hope my answers have been useful so far. Onwards...Read more...
Marina Lomar
July 2, 2013
For her bridal shoot, Gabi, a make up artist from Rio, wanted something modern but with a boho twist. Her wedding dress was made for her and inspired by a Chanel gown she saw at a runway show. She chose a cool and elegant hotel in Santa Teresa, a bohemian neighbourhood in Rio de Janeiro, for the location.Read more...
Annalisa Russo & Francesco Russo
July 1, 2013
Stefano and Rossana had a purely Rock n Roll wedding at Queen Brasserie, Castelnuovo Rangone, Italy. The majority of the wedding was DIY and the whole shebang cost them less than €5000! However it wasn't all smooth sailing...Read more...
Marianne Chua
July 1, 2013
Including your biggest passion, obsession even, in your wedding is highly encouraged from my corner, and no-one is more passionate about the Rolling Stones than Julia and Chris. The wedding took place in May in Chelsea, London.Read more...
June 28, 2013
As many of you probably already know, I've been over in my second home, New York City this week. Last weekend we taught a Blogcademy workshop to 30 incredible women in Brooklyn and yesterday we flew to Minneapolis to do this same again this weekend (if you'd like to come along we can totally squeeze you in by the way!)Read more...
Cotton Candy Weddings
June 28, 2013
Sigh! I just adore weddings liked Mark and Erika's. Chilled out, not at all matchy-matchy and where everyone looks like they had a total blast. The couple didn't wait a 'tick the box' wedding, instead they pulled inspiration from all over - their heritage, their home and their friends. "We didn't really have a theme or colours that matched", Erika wrote. "I have always been a mis-match kind of girl so we had elements of our backgrounds so Japan / Yorkshire / countryside / Autumn / vintage/ boho!"Read more...
June 27, 2013
This week has been nothing short of a whirlwind. Since we last spoke I've taught a workshop in Brooklyn (at the fabulous Rent Patina who rent out amazing vintage furniture - more on them soon!) quickly followed by a Q&A livestream which we did from our New York apartment floor - oh the glamour! If you missed it and you'd like to check out the hilarity (but also hopefully the really informative blogging chatter too) you can still buy a ticket for an iddy biddy $7 which will give you access to a recording of the event.Read more...
Claudia Rose Carter
June 27, 2013
Elizabeth and David's gorgeous May wedding was held at One Devonshire Gardens, Glasgow. They wanted a simple day but one that they could put their own stamp on. Graphic designer Elizabeth handmade a lot of the details.Read more...
Carly Bish
June 26, 2013
Max and Sarah were married at Rocher Harbor Resort, Washington. The wedding was timelessly elegant with rustic touches but with a dash of punk rock awesomeness thrown in! "Our wedding was a true labor of love," began the bride. "From the handmade terrariums topping our tables, ceremony arbor, and DIY'd program goodie bags - every step of our wedding was a group effort. It would not have been the gorgeous and action-packed hootenanny it was without the efforts of our dearest friends and treasured family members."Read more...
Craig Williams
June 26, 2013
Marina and Darren were married at The Prince Albert pub in Camden. Their day was simple but elegant and beautiful. The bride read the term 'rustic luxe' in a bridal magazine and that seemed to fit them perfectly! "Our wedding was full of beautiful rustic touches, like the flowers and picnic baskets, mixed in with a bit of 1920s glamour to give it a luxurious feel," she explained. "Birds played a small part, as we had become a pair of Finches! We wanted the overall day to feel relaxed and the evening to be like a bloody good night out!"Read more...
Made U Look
June 25, 2013
People always say there are no original ideas. It's true, everything is a rehash of this or an offshoot of that. I actually did this once before but my babe Emma Case posted this Q&A blog post the other day and I really enjoyed reading it so I wanted to shamelessly rip off the idea and do it again! Thanks to everyone on Facebook and Twitter who asked a question. In fact I got so many of them that I'm going to split this into two parts and do another post same time next week. If you have any yourself, be sure to pop them in the comments and I'll try and include it as well!Read more...
Gasp
June 25, 2013
Mike and Manda got engaged in Vegas, so it was only natural that they go back to actually get married too. They wanted a fun and laid back day with no stress at all. They kept things pretty simple and just had fun with it! "Because we had been to Vegas previously we knew how crazy, carefree and fun it was", Manda explained. "We wanted the same ideologies for our wedding so this was the perfect place for us to tie the knot. The whole day exceeded our expectations. We had time to reflect later on in the evening, whilst sitting back in our hotel room looking over the dancing neons on the strip drinking vodka. I think we suddenly realised we had just got married in Vegas - that was quite a defining moment. It was such a significant, romantic and awesome feeling in which everything just connected."Read more...
June 24, 2013
The Blogcademy live is kicking off at 6pm (GMT). Sign up below for just $7 (that's a measly £4.50!) and ask us all those blogging and business questions that have been plaguing you. We'll also be chatting about some of the trends and changes that we're noticing in the blogosphere as well as revealing some of our own individual plans for our blogs.Read more...
Haywood Jones
June 24, 2013
Angela and Richard were married at The Reading Rooms in Berkswell in May. The groom manages a hotel and sees expensive and impersonal weddings every week, so this couple certainly knew what they didn't want for their day. What they did want simply evolved from the things they love.Read more...
SLR
June 22, 2013
Today is an exciting day because it's time for the New York Blogcademy! I can't wait to meet the new crop of enthusiastic bloggers who come to the class. It's always one of my favourite moments of the whole weekend and to celebrate, I wanted to share this awesomely creative shoot submitted by wedding planner and stylish Georgina of Ruby Weddings who came to the workshop in London in January. I'm so thrilled to share her work with you guys today, what a talented bunch of babes our students are!Read more...
June 21, 2013
Over brunch in Soho yesterday morning, Gala and I started chatting about motivation. It's funny because I always figured that I was motivated by money, after all isn't that why we run our businesses? But she commented that since I'd arrived in New York, less than 24 hours previously, I'd spoken about two projects that I am currently working on. Of both I'd then gone on to say "yeah but I'm not really doing it for the money. I really enjoy it and think it will make me really stand out from the other wedding blogs..."Read more...
Looking Glass
June 21, 2013
Liz and Bryan were married at the famous Madonna Inn in California. The day was a beautiful mish-mash of a vintage candy store and a retro tattoo shop. "We really wanted to keep our wedding upbeat and light-hearted", wrote the bride. "I think the temporary tattoos, candy, giant wood cut outs and photo booth helped create a really fun environment. Halfway through the night the photo booth props became a part of the wedding and we had groomsmen in capes and dresses as the Hulk and Spiderman on the dance floor. It made the pictures hilarious."Read more...
June 20, 2013
I touched down in New York City late last night and I am so thrilled to be back. I know it's a terrible cliché but I am so in love with this city - the sights, the sounds and yes, even the smells (OK only some of the smells...) Today Gala and I are mostly getting things ready for the workshop this weekend but I'm sure we can squeeeeze a few hours shopping in there too. Shauna arrives early tomorrow morning and I can't wait until the three of us are reunited again. It's only been two months but it feels like forever since we saw each other last. This is going to be an amazing two weeks and I can't wait to get cracking. Let the good times roll...Read more...
Lakshal Perera
June 20, 2013
You know when you meet someone and you can instantly tell that they're your kind of person? You talk non-stop about everything and anything and five hours later you wonder where all the time went? Well that was exactly what happened to me when I met up with photographer Lakshal Perera last week. Based in Australia, Lucky (as he's known to his friends) is without a doubt one of the biggest talents coming out of Oz right now. His work never fails to blow me away and the fact that he's literally one of the nicest people I've ever met makes his talent even more exciting to me.Read more...
June 19, 2013
With the next round of workshops just round the corner Gala, Shauna and I decided that a revamp was in order. We're literally never satisfied and are always thinking of things that can be tweaked, improved or built upon with brand Blogcademy.Read more...