December 12, 2010
J'adore Coco de Coeur and I need this 'Let Them Eat Cake' tee in my life. STAT! ...In fact the 'Rock Chick' one is pretty much made for me too huh?!..and don't even get me started on that 'Smells Like Teen Spirit'/skull one! I LOVE.Read more...
December 11, 2010
What is it with girls and stationery? Ever since school I remember getting super excited as September drew near...not to be going back to class, but to be allowed to buy new stationery for the year ahead. I'd spend hours wondering around WH Smiths and Paperchase, fingering every little brightly coloured item, searching for the perfect kit that was both practical and exuded my ever-changing sense of style. I think for girls this long-term love affair is why we see wedding stationery as such an integral part of our wedding day. It must be just right, it must be personal and it must look like a lot of thought went into it. In this budget-conscious climate, a lot of brides to be choose to DIY their stationery. Whilst there is certainly nothing wrong with this (hell, I DIY'ed the lot!) I wanted to ask an expert in this field to chat us through the importance of wedding stationery as well as highlighting the pros and cons of DIY vs buying your stationery...without simply writing the usual wedding-supplier-self-promotion-patter of "your stationery will set the tone for your whole wedding day" crap that you read everywhere else. Enter Lucy Ledger of the awesome Lucy Ledger Designs...Read more...
December 10, 2010
Polly & Stuart's wartime inspired wedding was held in a marquee in Polly's parent's back garden. "We love vintage style from the 1930's-1960's. We wanted to incorporate our love of 1950's Rock n Roll into our wedding and combine it with the aesthetic of a wartime garden party," explained the bride. "We furnished our marquee and gentleman's smoking room with pieces of furniture, decor and paintings from our home. I can safely say that I don't think that anyone else has ever had a 1940's waxworks dummy in their wedding marquee! We also wrote our own 'hymn' for our wedding service. We put sticks of rock on all the tables.We combined stylistic references and it worked- We backed the stage with 1950's style working men's club red curtains and had Victorian birdcages stuffed with ivy and pearls suspended from the ceiling. We turned my parents' summer house into the 'gentlemen's smoking room' complete with pipes, silk smoking jackets and a drinks cabinet. We had our dog Enid Mouse as our whippet of honour. Our magnificent nautical cake complete with Marzipan octopus tentacles was by Annie at Yummy Nice. The cake was topped by a sculpture of us in a boat made by my husband Stuart. We didn't want to be constrained with any particular rules!"Read more...
December 10, 2010
This morning I went to meet my Mum and Sister for a coffee. Rachel (the sister not the kitten!) is so photogenic it's unreal. Can you believe she doesn't think she is? Plus she doesn't even wear make up on her skin...Seriously, is this girl nuts!? She is utterly beeeautiful!Read more...
December 10, 2010
Stand by for part two of the engagement session to end all engagement sessions. This is the ultimate cute and the kind of session I would have loved to have! You will adore this...Read more...
December 10, 2010
I've got an engagement session in two parts for you today, two parts because you have to view Elsie & Jeremy's adorable comic book strip bit in the way it was intended. Just like this:Read more...
December 9, 2010
Yey to lovely Thursday Treats! I just wanted to start this week's proceedings by letting you know that tickets for the Designer Vintage Wedding Show in Birmingham (UK) which I'm attending as a 'special guest' (heehee)have just gone on sale...and for just £8! Hello bargain-tastic! Check out the show's website for more details. The list of exhibitors is growing too and new names will be added to the website daily, so be sure to check back regularly to see if your favourite suppliers are going to be there (I know a lot of mine are - I'm so excited!)Read more...
December 9, 2010
You may remember that over the Summer I was asked by my photographer friend, Al Overdrive , who not only shoots weddings and live music, but was shortlisted for Tattoo Photographer of the Year 2010, asked if I'd like to do a shoot and interview for new tattoo magazine, Tattoo Revolution. The magazine is a brand new non-profit and ethical magazine from some of the best in the UK tattooing industry. So in September, I headed to one of my favourite bridal shops, Fur Coat No Knickers in London, to do the shoot. I brought along my personal (hehe!) and favourite hair and make up gal, Elbie Van Eeden and the Rock n Roll Bride intern, Alice, for the ride too. You can read all about our day's shooting here, but for now, I hope you enjoy the article.Read more...
December 9, 2010
Dani & Xivi live in Spain and did this gorgeous faux-wedding shoot with their friend and up and coming photographer Megan Spelman to help her out. The American photographer has just recently moved to Spain and wanted to shoot her friends to show new clients what she can do! "I asked two friends to do a shoot with me and they were so excited to prank all their super catholic overbearing Mediterranean family members with these pictures," explained Megan. "We did the entire shoot with Dani & Xivi within minutes from my place in Denia. I love the Mediterranean feel to all the photos. I guess you could call it an engaged to get engaged/fake elope session? They are a very in love couple ... these will make great engagement photos when they finally make it happen."Read more...
December 9, 2010
Ted & Nina's wedding was put together by the power of the internet - that is, they saved money as best they could by buying everything online! Nina's dress was bought from Dark Angel and really set the tone for the whole day. The striking purple & white theme was everywhere they looked, from the bride's gorgeous coat from eBay and her fabulous hat from The Black Cat Boutique to the flowers, the groom's outfit and even the bride's hair!Read more...
December 8, 2010
The traditional gift list may be a thing of the past for a lot of Rock n Roll couples. With more people than ever living together before they marry and with many of us being shopaholics (OK I'm talking about myself here!) it's pretty easy to fill your love nest with everyday pretties reasonably sharpish. Also, what if your taste is less John Lewis and more Marc Jacobs? Maybe you'd rather spend hours browsing etsy for cute, handmade things than the aisles of a soulless department store staring at dinner services and throws that your Granny would like. Or maybe travel is more your thing? How would you like your guests to be able to donate towards your honeymoon instead? Or even pay for a fancy meal out somewhere?Read more...
December 8, 2010
Leslie & Ben's rowing club wedding shows perfectly why I adore my readers! Such utter gorgeousness without conforming to anybody else's idea of what makes a wedding...plus the whole thing was DIY. I approve! "We called in a lot of favours to make the day; partially because we had a limited budget, but also because by using friends the day would be more special. Luckily we have a lot of talented friends who include a graphic designer (who did our invitations), a chef (catering), a musician (band), ex-florist and so forth. The favours, peanut butter fudge, I made myself 4 days before. It was all gone before the main course at the sit down dinner, so I'm guessing no one minded it was made by the bride!"Read more...
December 8, 2010
"My husband and I met on New Year's day in 2007 after a persistent friend-turned-matchmaker insisted that we meet," began Carolyn, the bride, when I asked her to tell me the story of how she met Julian. "It wasn't love at first sight at all, in fact I thought he looked like an obnoxious guy! It wasn't until we started chatting online and finally meeting up a couple more times, and when he asked "Have you heard of Explosions In The Sky?" (our space-out-heart-tugging fave musicians). It was a done deal. We became inseparable ever since."Read more...
December 7, 2010
Laura & Andy's rockabilly wedding is pure class. Shot by the wonderful Chloe Browne of Caught the Light, the day exudes 1950's elegance and styling...with a big fat Rock n Roll twist! "We did things differently by really letting our personalities and our interests shine through our wedding preparations," began the bride. "Both ourselves and our friends are immersed in the music dancing and lifestyle of the 40s and 50s Swing and Rockabilly scene. It was inherent that I would wear a 50s style dress rather than a traditional wedding dress, that the details of our wedding would be centered around our love of vintage music, pin-up fashion, jive and jitterbug dancing, traditional tattoos, classic Chevy pickups!"Read more...
December 7, 2010
Cute, quirky, British weddings are my utter favourites to feature. There's so much originality and such fabulous ideas floating around this industry of ours, and it really really excites me! I was lucky enough to meet Heather, the photographer who captured this beautiful wedding, at the Unveiled Photography Conference that I spoke at in July so I'm so excited to see that she's put what she learnt in to practice with this killer wedding. Helen & Dan were married in September in Rye. Their theme was "a good old-fashioned Coronation Street party/1940s tea party feel". Originally the couple had planned to have an Alice in Wonderland theme, however after the film came out, and the whole world went Alice mad, they decided to do something different and more unique. "My mum is a magpie for nice bits and set about scouring the length and breadth of Lancashire's charity shops for table decorations, the cups and saucers, the teapots and the candelabras" began the bride. "Dan's nan volunteers in a charity shop, so she managed to pick up some lovely pieces too."Read more...
December 7, 2010
In this month's Photo Pro article I featured one of my favourite bloggers, The Bowie Bride, and her killer wedding shot by Nicole Polk. The magazine is available in shops now!Read more...
December 6, 2010
For most brides-to-be the dress is the number one most important thing they'll choose for their weddings. In fact in the mind's of many girls it's the most important dress they'll ever wear so getting it just right is key. This month, our resident intern Alice talks about her hunt for the perfect punk rock princess wedding dress...and one that wouldn't break the bank! (and I'm pretty chuffed that I was able to help her out with that one) Enjoy, and as always, show some love in your comments...Read more...
December 6, 2010
Yeah..this is kinda late but I'm not going to apologise for wanting to stay in and keep warm last week! Minus 2 is not my idea of a fun time. However I did want to share a few snowy pictures with you so this weekend I put on my faux fur coat and trusty Superdry boots (my current daily uniform of choice) and bravely wondered outside into the deep freeze. Our sprinkling of snow certainly isn't as deep as many places in the UK right now, but the slightly frosted scenes did make for some super pretty pictures. Oh and how cute is freezy cold Gareth?!Read more...
December 5, 2010
Today's Sunday Kind of Love is going to Elsie Flanningan.I featured her awesome 1960's flower brooch headband tutorial yesterday, and today I wanted to continue the love-in by bringing her Blog Love E-Course to your attention. As well as brides-to-be's I know a lot of my readers are also bloggers. Whether that be bride bloggers, photographer bloggers, professional wedding bloggers or personal/lifestyle bloggers. Our blogs are our babies and we all want our babies to flourish and grow don't we? Elsie's course is here to do just that.Read more...
December 4, 2010
I heart Elsie. I've been following her awesome crafty blog, A Beautiful Mess, for the past year or so am not afraid to admit that I'm a bit of an super fan. Elsie got engaged to Jeremy in August and so secretly I was hoping she'd share all her wedding planning and DIY ideas on her blog. Last week I received an email from Elise and her sister Emma telling me that not only have they started their own wedding blog, Le Wedding Party, but that Elsie would like to share some of her amazing DIY tutorials on Rock n Roll Bride! Eeek...I am so excited that she even knows my little blog exists, let alone that she wants to share her stuff with us!Read more...