Rock n Roll Bride - The ultimate guide for alternative brides

Colourful

Elegant Irish Meets Bollywood Fusion Wedding

Kat

Laura Rhian

August 6, 2019

They met online, on a music sharing website, when the bride was 16 and the groom, 17. They bonded over their mutual appreciation for the same music and even though Soraya lived in Northern Ireland and Koysor in Birmingham they became firm friends. They finally met in person five months later when Soyaya was over in London for a visit. Koysor travelled down to meet her and they became boyfriend and girlfriend (aww).
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A Surrealist, Colour Crazy Carnival Inspired Shoot

Sophie Cooke

Photography by Vicki

July 19, 2019

It’s 2019, so obviously you’re aware that styling your wedding no longer means having sleepless nights over what Auntie Maude will think of your choice of complementary bridesmaid dresses or meticulously matching the exact shade of sage green of your napkins to - well, anything. You’re fully aware that it’s a-okay to wear a black dress, rock a floral suit or dye your hair pink if you want to. I’d bet you’re constantly tagged in posts about unicorn fashion / rainbow cake / other slightly out-dated but once-alternative fashions by well-meaning but slightly clueless friends and family as the token ~Colourful One~. But when it comes to actually using colour in your big day, are you feeling stumped with where to start and how to get achieve the perfect balance between insta-worthy colour clash and a big old mess?
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Grown-Up Circus Themed Wedding with Vegan and Feminist Touches

Sophie Cooke

Rebecca Douglas Photogaphy

June 14, 2019

Jo and Tom wanted to take the bare bones of a traditional wedding and make it more fun. Their guests entertainment was their prime objective! They’d both been to weddings where there was a lot of waiting around which they found dull so ensured that from the beginning to the end of their day they had entertainment. Coupled with the idea that the day should reflect them as a couple, nothing more, nothing less - their grown-up circus themed wedding was born!
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Colourful & Casual, New Jersey Beach Wedding with Hawaiian Shirts Encouraged

Kat

Eric Talerico

June 13, 2019

If you're a lover of colourful weddings then baby you are going to flip your lid over Catie and Joe's big day... especially the bride's incredible outfit! Pink brows to match her hair? Hell yeah! we have so much love for this! They were married in April in New Jersey. They wanted a wedding that celebrated them but also included their daughter, Annabelle (Catie even held her in a sling during their vows - so sweet!)
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The Glitter & The Colour: A Modern Festival Inspired Styled Shoot

Sophie Cooke

Photography by Vicki

June 12, 2019

While all weddings are of course unique in their own way, there are a few themes here at Rock n Roll Bride that, behind the scenes, we’ve been calling nu-trad; you know, like nu-metal, but for weddings. The Limp Bizkit of matrimony, if you will. ‘Festival weddings’ being one of them. There’s a very good reason that things become popular - certain styles, like dusky foliage, painted leather jackets and dainty flower-crowns look beautiful together, so by all means there’s no harm rocking these things if you think they represent you.
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Psychedelic Formal Festival Wedding with 3D Printed Neon Dinosaurs!

Kat

Novella

June 7, 2019

Married on the bride's family's farm, Levon and Casey had a summer wedding that was full of their favourite things: Colour, dinosaurs and legalised marijuana! Casey designed and made so much for the wedding, even designed own dress. She created the succulent pattern, had it printed and then assembled the dress herself. She used the same patterned fabric for the wedding party's outfits and Levon's tie.
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Dreamy Rainbow Wonderland Wedding

Sophie Cooke

Peyton Fulford

May 31, 2019

Michelle and Forrest met while at photography school together, so of course their wedding day was going to be a visual dream! They describe their theme as an ‘eclectic rainbow wonderland’, and planned it the way they plan most things in their life - gathering up all different things that they liked and hoping for the best! I just know you're going to love this beautiful celebration just as much as everyone at Rock n Roll Bride HQ does!
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Vibrant & Colourful Wedding with a Crochet Bouquet

Sophie Cooke

Kimberley Hill

March 5, 2019

Rachael and Ross (no, not THOSE ones!) bonded over their mutual love of tattoos and alternative music while at work. Eighteen months of casual dating later, Ross proposed to Rachael in front of 4,500 people at the halftime of an ice hockey game! With a proposal like that, they knew they couldn’t do things by halves, so spent the following two years planning and saving to have the wedding of their dreams.
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Modern & Colourful Meets Industrial & Laid-Back Spanish Wedding

Sophie Cooke

María Mira

January 31, 2019

Laura and Bruno met in their home-town of Los Angeles, but Laura always knew she’d head back to her birth country of Spain to get married. “We were well aware that planning a wedding is a difficult task, even more so when you’re thousands of miles away!” she explained. “So the first decision we made was to hire a planner. We were so worried about the organisation, we decided to dedicate a portion of our €28,000 budget to hiring a professional to take care of all the worrying for us.” They hired Lorena of Eventos Clandestine to help them pull their destination wedding off without a hitch.
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Colourful, Fairground Themed Wedding by the Sea

Sophie Cooke

Kelsie Low

January 19, 2019

Adam and Katie met when Katie’s friend swiped right for him on her behalf on Tinder. “I turned up to our first date wearing pom-pom shoes, a pineapple shaped handbag and a striped pinafore dress - I wanted to be clear on what he was letting himself in for!” laughed Katie. When it came to planning their wedding, they used just one form of inspiration; Rock n Roll Bride magazine, of course!
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A Wes Anderson Inspired Colourful Brixton Bandstand Wedding

Sophie Cooke

Fleming Photo

December 3, 2018

It came very naturally to Zoë and Gav to have a day that reflected their true personalities and to make choices that felt right to them.  “I’ve never understood why girls who have never set foot in a national trust in their lives suddenly want to get married in a stately home,” said Zoë. “Maybe its just nice to be someone else, someone more fancy and regal for a day?”
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