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A 1950s Rock n Roll Christmassy Wedding

Erin Balfour

Anna and Johannes

December 18, 2017

At first glance, this is a gorgeous wedding full of all the details that Rock n Roll Bride readers go nuts for. But this is actually a styled shoot! And it has a beautiful story behind it... Vanessa ('Vanny') and Martin are very close friends of photographers Anna and Johannes. When they were all children, Anna's little sister brought her friend Vanny home from school. Vanny's father had died of cancer and her mum had a new boyfriend and so was almost never home. Vanny was mostly living off pizza and soft drinks, said Anna. "Since my family is very sociable (and crazy), we kind of adopted Vanny and so she spent a lot of time with us during those years, and we went through a lot together. Johannes and I had a styled shoot planned, and we asked Vanny and her boyfriend Martin to be the models. What they didn't tell us was that not only they were freshly engaged, but they were also expecting a baby! Our shoot then turned out to be half styled and half real wedding, with me doing a speech in church, everybody crying, and our friends playing the parts of the bridal party!"
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Rustic, Elegant & Colourful Forest Wedding

Erin Balfour

Chris Koeppen

December 8, 2017

Krystal and Nathan found the lead-up to their wedding full of difficulties, with even the morning itself being nerve-wrackingly filled with the threat of rain. However, the day turned out to be magical and full of colour, love, support and happiness. The bride said that their favourite part of the wedding was that, "We each got to marry our best friend." Which is a surefire way to melt away any woes!
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Romantic, Industrial Wedding With a Homemade Pink Dress & A Last Minute Venue Change!

Rachel Webb

Voyteck

June 23, 2017

When it came to wedding planning, Alice and James worked on finding a middle ground between their very contrasting tastes. They wanted their wedding to celebrate their differences. They looked at colour as a way of showing their different viewpoints and the end result was a mix of a few different themes. They served vegetarian and vegan food, and they had a vegan wedding cake.
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Vintage Circus Inspired Costume & Reenactment Wedding

Rachel Webb

Lisa Carpenter

June 5, 2017

Fay and Michael met in the most bizarre way - they were set up by Michael's ex-wife! After 10 years together they decided to get married and wanted their wedding to be an eclectic mix, representing all of their passions and loves. They included ballroom dance, costume, circus, art, festival, sugar skulls, Tim Burton and vintage influences. They also wanted it to be an opportunity to show off their creative artistic flair to their family and friends.
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Non-Traditional Halloween & Biker Wedding

Rachel Webb

Kimberley Waterson Fine Art

April 1, 2017

Pip and Alex have always loved Halloween. Their little girl (who they call 'mouse') was even born on Halloween! They were married on 14th November and wanted their wedding to be a nod to their favourite time of year. They also wanted it to be non-traditional, and their theme was a cross between Morticia Addams and Cher! They saved for their wedding for over two years and bought what they could, when they could buy it.
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Alice in Wonderland Museum Wedding Inspired by Salvador Dali

Rachel Webb

Christina Maldonado

February 22, 2017

Paige and Rick described their wedding theme as 'a wedding in Wonderland' and they were inspired by a version of Lewis Carol's Alice in Wonderland illustrated by Salvador Dali. They used the book's illustrations as inspiration for their different centrepieces, various decor and overall funky feel. They wanted the visuals to inspire curiosity much like Dali himself and his artwork, and hoped their wedding would transport their guests down the rabbit hole to Wonderland...
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