Rock n Roll Bride - The ultimate guide for alternative brides

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Day of the Dead Wedding on Halloween

Kat

Fairytale Asylum

May 3, 2016

Although they got married on Halloween, Charlie and Chris decided they wanted their wedding to have a different feel to most themed Halloween weddings. With the groom's father being from South America, a Day of the Dead theme made way more sense. "Chris’ dad is South American and he’s always loved day of the dead", explained the bride. "We both absolutely love autumn with all its vibrant copper tones and Halloween is our favourite holiday. We always celebrate it in a big way so it was an obvious choice for our wedding. We also wanted the whole thing to reflect my heritage too so the Asian influence throughout our venue, The Matara Centre, was really important."
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Origami Wedding at a Waterfall

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Natasha I Gillett

April 30, 2016

Crystal and Evan's October wedding took place in Seattle. They had an origami theme and they made it all themselves! "When we lived in our first apartment together in Napa, we hung paper boxes onto Christmas lights that we wanted to leave up for the rest of the year", the bride began. "We had been making these origami boxes since we were kids, and wanted to represent the meaning of them in our wedding with many things made of paper."
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Are Long Lasting Liquid Lipsticks Worth the Hype?

Kat

April 29, 2016

I'm really into watching beauty reviews on YouTube right now. I know, I'm about 5 years late to the party and probably about 10 years older than their average viewer but it's SO FASCINATING. I did actually momentarily consider filming this post rather than writing it, but then I decided to stick with what I know because being on camera is the cringiest thing ever (I just joined Snapchat and I'm trying to get better at it though, My username is kat_rocknroll if you want to follow me!)
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DIY Disney Themed Wedding

Kat

VeVi

April 28, 2016

Those eagle eyed amongst you might recognise the bride in this wedding, Kirsty was one of our models for my veil collab with Crown and Glory! When I met her, saw her amazing Disney sleeve tattoo and heard all about their Disney themed wedding, I was SO EXCITED. Now the time has finally come for me feature it and I'm pretty sure you're all going to flip out over it too. The best part is they pulled the wedding off with a budget of just £2,500!
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The One Thing You’re Leaving Out of Your Wedding That You’ll Regret Afterwards

Kat

Focus

April 27, 2016

If I've said it once, I've said it a billion times - investing in your wedding photography is SO important. However in all the discussions we've had on this topic, there's one thing that's often forgotten (and I'll admit, even by me sometimes) and that is the wedding video. I understand why so many couples decide to not have one. Whether its budget constraints, memories of cheesy 90s VHS tapes, thinking you'll probably never watch it afterwards, or not liking how you look or sound on film. So I decided to open the discussion on the topic in the Rock n Roll Bride Facebook group. Here's just a very small sampling of what they had to say.
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Harry Potter Wedding at Hogwarts

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Kelly Clarke

April 27, 2016

OK, so Lewis and Cassie's wedding wasn't actually held at Hogwarts, but there ceremony venue, Manchester Town Hall, does have a striking resemblance! "Two words describe our wedding entirely: Harry Potter!" said the bride. "We got engaged at the Diagon Alley section at Universal Studios Florida and have always loved the Harry Potter films and books. It made sense to us to have a Harry Potter themed wedding and to take pretty much all of the inspiration for our day from the films. We wanted it to look quirky and classy but not like an 8-year-old’s birthday party which can sometimes be a challenge when you have a theme, especially something like Harry Potter!"
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A Roaring Twenties ‘Peaky Blinders’ Wedding

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Katie Dervin

April 22, 2016

Helen and Rich are hooked on the TV series, Peaky Blinders, so when they came to plan their Manchester wedding, they based it on their favourite show. "It was only natural that we decided to join the Brummy gang for our wedding day", Helen explained. "Also, Rich's father grew up not that far from the real Peaky Blinders gang, he has Irish heritage, and I have always been obsessed by the 1920s. It just made sense."
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