July 19, 2011
Anna-Marie & Shaki had a low key, intimate wedding at The Savoy in London. A small ceremony was followed by a lunch at the hotel with only their closest friends & family in attendance.Read more...
July 19, 2011
Clare & Paul's fabulous seaside wedding had a whole lot of DIY love and the bride told me all about it, "I had such a fabulous time organising our wedding. I usually work as a community artist and I often work on exciting glittering and decorative carnival costumes, so this was an opportunity for me to bring some sparkle into our day!"Read more...
July 18, 2011
Rowan & Neil were married at St. Margaret's Episcopal Church, Renfrew followed by a Mad Men inspired reception at 29 Private Members Club in Glasgow. "The wedding ceremony was particularly special to us," Rowan explained. "My Dad is an Episcopal minister and it was a great honour to have him conduct the service in his own church. My Mum walked me up the aisle - it was lovely to have them both involved in the duties of 'giving the bride away'."Read more...
July 18, 2011
Happy Monday everyone. I hope I'm about to make someone's week start off on the right foot because I've just popped by to announce the winner of the £100 gift voucher for Zalando, the online shop store. And the winner is....(drum roll please) And the winner is....(drum roll please)Read more...
July 17, 2011
I don't think I really need to explain why I love this one to you do I? Happy Sunday everyone!Read more...
July 16, 2011
Hello there beautiful lady! I'm very excited and feel very honored just writing you! I want you to know that I think you are amazingly awesome. I do however have a wee bit of a question for ya.Read more...
July 15, 2011
I'm rubbish at hair...which is kind of ironic considering I have a candy pink barnet. However when it comes to styling...yeah I suck. So today I'm super excited to share an easy tutorial from one of my favourite bloggers Elsie Larson of A Beautiful Mess about how to create a simple and gorgeous beehive hair do.Read more...
July 15, 2011
Wedding Note A few tips I gathered from my twitter followers this week... @PeteSmyth "My tip would be to stick to your guns. Do it your way, not your parents way." @INHousewifey "The best wedding planning tip I learned (too late!) was if you can't find something you like...make it yourself...don't settle!" @levansphoto "My tip is for all husbands-to-be ... as much as we appreciate "whatever you want is fine by me" 99% of the time occasionally we appreciate your input!"Read more...
July 14, 2011
This week was one of those that hit me with a steam train of inspiration! I was lucky enough to meet a couple of people this week that I've wanted to for a while including Lisa Gratton of Ophelia Photography who is over in London for vacation (love her as much as I do her photography now!) and Thaoski. 'Thaoski?' I hear you asking, 'who's that?'. One word - incredible.Read more...
July 14, 2011
"Colin and I have been together for almost 7 years and thought it was about time that we tied the knot," read the email I received from newlywed Amanda last week. "Unlike most women, I don't think I ever really dreamed of what my wedding would be like so I didn't really know where to start when it came to the planning. I'm a complete control freak and knew that I wanted to make and take part in creating as much for the wedding that I could so I started looking for inspiration on various websites and in books." "We knew that we wanted a few things for certain: a great photographer (or 2) to capture every grin, tear and laugh; a sweetie buffet; lots of handmade touches; fairy lights (and lots of them!); cupcakes; photo booth; a black and white wedding with splashes of colour; a hand fastening ceremony; confetti and sparklers." From these simple ideas they created the stunning wedding you see on these pages! "Colin was really eager to have a hand fastening ceremony and we both wanted to involve our family in the ceremony as much as possible," continued the bride. "It was so important to us that we showed our love and appreciation for our family and this was the perfect way to not only add a splash of colour but it was also to show them exactly how much they mean to us."Read more...
July 14, 2011
Dan & Rach didn't think too hard about the theme of their wedding, they simply went with what felt perfect for them. This evolved into a village fete/old-fashioned garden party with 1930's touches.Read more...
July 13, 2011
We all love shopping right? Well what could be better than shopping?... shopping for free! Oh yes, today I have a fantastic giveaway from Zalando, the online store specialising in beautiful clothes and shoes for you lucky lucky ladies.Read more...
July 13, 2011
There's something about film photography. Something magical. Our wedding was shot on film in fact, and while at the time this wasn't even a conscious decision (digital wedding photography wasn't as popular then - wow I sound like we got married in the dark ages!) it's a choice I'm pretty happy we made. There's just a certain quality with this format, that no matter how hard it tries, digital images simply can't compete with. So when photographer Ashton Jean-Pierre sent me Sophie & Robert's wedding last week, shot 100% with film, I jumped at the chance to share it with you.Read more...
July 13, 2011
Monika & Jeff's engagement session took place in the desert. Their photographer Tom Fowler was keen to explore an outside/inside theme as well as showcase the couples personalities through the props they chose.Read more...
July 12, 2011
Dorset based Anissa Lee prides herself on her unique approach to wedding stationery. "I specialise in hand cut paper using a scalpel as the drawing tool cutting freehand straight onto a blank piece of paper," she explains. "Using the method of hand cutting makes each piece unique. The paper used is a synthetic paper called Polyart, which is waterproof and makes it suitable to be used outside."Read more...
July 12, 2011
Tess & Ray's backyard wedding is pretty much what my dreams look like. Tess told me all about it and I swooned over every detail, "From the very beginning Ray and I knew that we wanted our wedding to be relaxed and FUN, but most importantly something we could be proud of. We wanted to stay true to ourselves and not worry about any kind of fuss or frill. We wanted to make our dream a reality without breaking our backs trying to pay for it."Read more...
July 12, 2011
Michelle & Shane were married by Elvis in Vegas - doesn't get much more Rock n Roll than that does it?! After a long distance romance and a super romantic proposal involving messages in a bottle predicting that they'd both be married by Elvis in Vegas (!) they couple wed in the way they knew they should...Read more...
July 11, 2011
When I asked Jo & Oli to descrive their wedding, they simply called it an "East End knees up!" I love that and think the description cetainly matches the party vibe of their wedding photographs from Rosie Parsons. "We knew that we didn't want a hotel reception (we couldn't have afforded one anyway!) because we wanted to put our stamp on our day: we wanted it to be really about what we like: tea and cake; Rock n Roll; dancing and cocktails!" Jo explained. "I dragged my Mum around every hall in the East End of London before deciding on St Peters in Bethnal Green. It had so much character whilst being a blank canvas at the same time. It was really important to me to get married in the East End as I grew up in Stepney and we now live in Bow. The hall was within walking distance of the hall and traffic was quite bad along Valance Road that day so Oli and I got to ride to the hall in our Morris Minor and chat to our guests as they walked along!"Read more...
July 11, 2011
Jill & Justin are both huge music lovers and so they wanted this to be a big part of their day. "We love anything from jazz to punk to french new wave, and we knew we wanted music to be the theme in our wedding," Jill explained. "This was reflected in our wedding invitations, our table numbers, our choice in the amazing jazz band we got, our favorite DJs and the favors for our guests, which featured lyrics by the Beach Boys."Read more...
July 11, 2011
Steve & Shelley's Isle of Wight wedding had a post-war vintage and DIY theme. The couple were keen not to spend a fortune on their day and the theme really evolved quite naturally and organically from this idea. "We were conscious we did not want to spend a fortune on our wedding and the theme of 'Post-War Britain' fitted in nicely with our DIY wedding," the bride told me. "Everything was done on a budget, a lot sourced from eBay, friends and family helped to make bunting and paper chain hearts for decorating the reception venue. Our favours were Thorntons chocolates wrapped in brown wrapping paper with blue butchers twine (eBay again) and a parcel tag attached with the guests name as a place card. I handmade the invitations which were a shimmery Union Jack postcard style with the invitation wording as a telegram, on the invitation we requested that guests attend in their interpretation of post-war Britain dress, and gladly the majority of guests did so!"Read more...