September 1, 2010
It's official, photographer Matt Miller gets the coolest most Rock n Roll clients! Stephanie & Adam had a picnic at an abandoned prison for their engagement shoot shoot - not only a killer juxtaposition of themes, but maybe even a bit of a dig at the oh-so-often-seen 'vintage picnic' setting...it actually might not be but I kinda like the idea that it is!Read more...
September 1, 2010
Anna & Andrew had a small wedding with only about 35 guests who came from all over the world. The Spanish bride and her South African groom, who actually both now live in London, had their wedding in Spain at the gorgeous venue Deluz. "They were very unconcerned with conventions and just wanted to do things their way" their photographer Kyle told me, "hence the Nightmare Before Christmas/Corpse Bride cake (made by the groom's Mother) the Batman garter, their crazy photographers from Chile, Andrew's brother walked Anna down the aisle, because he's the one who introduced them, their wedding planner was the one who conducted the ceremony, Anna wrote her vows five minutes before the ceremony started. It rained the day of so hard I thought the city would flood, but Anna's mother who grew up in Santander near the water said she could read the sea and that the rain would stop before the wedding. It did. Just in time for a beautiful sunset ceremony. All in all, it was beautiful."Read more...
August 31, 2010
Yes you read that right! Newly full-time photographers Willow Tree Photography, based in Hampshire UK, want to offer you all the chance to have free wedding photography! Photographers Kathryn and her partner Keith are dying to shoot some awesome couples and weddings and so are offering to shoot your Rock n Roll wedding for free to give them that opportunity.Read more...
August 31, 2010
I went out with photographer Emma Case a month or so ago and as we dolled ourselves up in the hotel room before hand she was telling me all about Michelle & Greg's wedding. She told me how it was like nothing she'd ever shot before. The contrast of the awe-inspiring and dramatic Synagogue ceremony venue with the reception being held in Greg's Grandmother's house really was the ultimate depiction of what Rock n Roll weddings should be - you don't need any of the wedding "bits" and you don't need to spend a fortune - all you need is you two, in love, and a wedding that is perfect for you.Read more...
August 31, 2010
"Just another hot and windy Sunday afternoon in Tracy, CA" began photographer Nirav. "Showing Matt & Lynnae's love for each other meant that they had to feel extremely comfortable in their location and with me so I decided to start the session at a place that they had spent a lot of time together and had lots of character which was Matt's mother's home/farm. The home included stables, a farm house, and several critters of all sorts. We took several shots there and once things felt right we moved out to the hills of Tracy with the intention of shooting with the giant windmills in the background. When we got, the security patrol was there to make sure those shots were not going to happen. The amount of wind up on hill was tremendous and I loved the movement of hair so we took the remainder of the shots there with a very simple backdrop. My favorite shots are ones that play on light and shadows. I wanted at least one dramatic silhouette shot which is when I spotted the power lines. After that, we all headed back to house and passed out from heat exhaustion."Read more...
August 30, 2010
Oooh I am so excited about Nathan & Marianna's diy-fabulous New York wedding (although this is doing nothing to quench my desire to sign 2 weeks off and jet off to NYC!) The couple got married at St. Luke's Church and then had their reception at Sea Cliff Yacht Club. "Both are in the small one square mile town (22 miles from NYC) where I grew up in Long Island, NY" Marianna told me. The couple only splurged on the things that really mattered to them - one of them being the band that played their reception "This was probably the best splurge (and only) of the wedding. I highly recommend getting a live band, we had a great fun dancing ALL night long" the bride explained. "I thought we were just going to go the ipod shuffle route, but was convinced that the band makes the party and to have one. It was great advice, and is probably (most definitely) true."Read more...
August 30, 2010
You've got to see Kassie & James' killer Roadhouse Relics (Texas) engagement shoot! The vintage, western, neon retro decor and 50's rockabilly vibe proved to be the perfect location for such an awesome couple. The store, which specialises in neon signs allowed the couple an hour to come in and get some fabulous photographs.Read more...
August 30, 2010
Inspired by the Rock n Roll shoots & weddings he saw on Rock n Roll Bride, South African photographer Adrian Shields wanted to emulate the style and passion he saw coming from the US and the UK. Rag 'n Bone was born.Read more...
August 29, 2010
Thank you to the lovely Charlie of Cherry Pie Lane for making me a custom 'Rock n Roll' sign this week. I've featured many-a-wedding with her beautiful signs in them and now I have one of my very own!Read more...
August 28, 2010
Woohoo new feature y'all! 'The List' is the opportunity for guest blogger Charley Beard of UK wedding and style blog, London Bride to go shopping in the name of research! I've asked this lovely blogger and wedding stylist to put together a collection of goodies different wedding genres. Each installment of 'The List' will be full to bursting of wedding loveliness in different wedding styles (rockabilly, punk, budget, diy etc) so I hope over the coming weeks you'll be able to find some really cool and unique wedding 'bits' that you can use in your own weddings (or you can just buy because you love them hehe!)Read more...
August 27, 2010
Remember the beautiful pink roses Gareth bought me last week? Well they died. They still look beautiful in a warped kind of way so still have them sitting on my desk. Is that weird?Read more...
August 27, 2010
I'm concluding today's Film is Not Dead extravaganza with my favourite couple from the shoot out. How cool are these two?Read more...
August 27, 2010
Check out couple number 2 in today's bumper Film is Not Dead feature - Braedon & Lindsay.Read more...
August 27, 2010
I've got a bit of a triple hitter for you today - a feature in 3 parts. I was sent some images by Jonathan Canlas that he took at one of his world renowned photography workshops entitled Film is Not Dead, which was held last month in San Diego. He sent over shots of 3 equally gorgeous and totally Rock n Roll couples so I'm going to feature them all. Here we go with couple number one - Stacey & Chris.Read more...
August 26, 2010
♥ Stephanie and Joseph (part 2 here)- lovely dress and gorgeous outdoor location ♥ Bowie Bride is having a garage sale and selling bits n pieces from her wedding ♥ More Bowie - How to throw a big city wedding for under $12,500 ♥ Amber & Mike are too coolRead more...
August 26, 2010
I featured Ali & Dean's London engagement sesh a while back, and even then I knew their wedding would be totally Rock n Roll. Both of them are in bands and so music was a huge part of their day. The bride walked down the aisle to 'November Rain' and their tables were all named after their favourite bands. The day even finished with the pair playing a 'first set' on stage to all their guests instead of having a first dance.Read more...
August 25, 2010
I love when I get to see the weddings of people who I've previously featured on the blog. Candace & Tyler's engagement shoot was freakin' awesome (remember these cupcakes?!) but their weddings just blows everything out of the water! Words can not express...Read more...
August 25, 2010
When photographer Nick Tucker sent me just one shot from this amazing shoot, I demanded straight away to see the rest. I had a sneaking suspicion that they would be awesome...and when it comes to things like this it would appear that I'm always right! The shoot was set up by Nick and Luella's Boudoir (fabulous vintage wedding boutique in Wimbledon, London) to showcase the dresses of one of the shop's favourite and most unique designers,Lisa Redman. I actually fell in love with a Lisa Redman dress myself when I saw some of her creations on the catwalk at Luella's Boudoir bridal event earlier this year (remember this gorgeous sparkly dress?) so I literally jumped at the chance to share these with you.Read more...
August 25, 2010
Oh yes! How flippin' cool are these guys? With a background in music photography, Steve Gerrard always seems to attract the ultimate Rock n Roll couples and Rom & Will certainly aren't an exception. So cool it hurts.Read more...
August 24, 2010
This elephant themed, vegan love-fest wedding makes me so happy! Abigail & Zak actually got married last October so this wedding was really a celebration of their love and partnership involving all their friends & family. "We wanted it to have a theme of elephants, loyalty, and compassion" they told me. !That's why we had the paintings of our parents there and also why our "favors" were gifts bought from heifer international (bees and trees) in our guests' honor. The most important part of our vision was that we were already married last October, so we didn't want to pretend this was something it wasn't. We wanted it to be a celebration of our partnership, and our friend who introduced us was our celebrant at the party. We did our vows in the past tense, and most importantly, we wrote and read our marriage manifesto about what partnership and marriage means to us."Read more...