Want Your Wedding Business Seen By The Most Awesome Brides & Grooms EVER!?

Kat

June 22, 2015

Er, of course you do! You may have read last week that I announced my stupidly exciting new venture, and today I wanted to tell you how you can get involved! It's all very well and good having the most amazing business idea ever, but if no-one knows about it, it might as well not exist. So if you make something awesome, or offer a killer service that you want brides and grooms to know about, then Rock n Roll Bride Magazine is the place for you!

Big Magazine News!

Kat

June 15, 2015

Take the leap and the net will appear" is a phrase that's been going around and around my head over the past few weeks. If I'm being honest, it's been quite the rollercoaster but I am so stupendously excited to finally be able to share what's been occupying my mind 24/7!

Rock n Roll Bride Magazine Issue Three On Sale Today!

Kat

April 30, 2015

YAY! Issue 3 of Rock n Roll Bride Magazine has finally hit the shelves. Goodness, doesn't the wait between each one seem like a million years?! I really, really hope you love this magazine as much as I do. I'm really proud of how it's all come together and this is totally the best one yet!

Rock n Roll Bride Magazine Issue Two On Sale Today!

Kat

March 5, 2015

It seems like it's been the longest two months ever waiting for the second issue of the magazine to hit the shelves. I know, because you've all told me, repeatedly! However I'm pleased as punch to let you know that your wait is finally over and issue 2 hits newstands up and down the country TODAY! I loved issue 1 so much, but I have to say I think this one is even better. I mean just look at the cover! The pup on the left is cracking me up, he's so damn happy! Now, I don't know about you, but I would totally pick that off a shelf.

Rock n Roll Bride Magazine ON SALE TODAY!

Kat

January 8, 2015

Do you know what day it is today? ROCK N ROLL BRIDE MAGAZINE LAUNCH DAY!!! The journey of this magazine from a small idea in 2011 to what it is now is quite a story. It actually started it's life as a free handout that I gave away at a wedding fair, but it was so popular, and the reaction online so massive, that I went on to self-publish a yearly magazine. I did this twice, once in 2012 and again in 2013. Then over the Summer last year, I got a call from a publishers who wanted to help me to take it national, aka make it a bi-monthly mag and put it in real life shops all over the UK! This little baby of mine has all grown up and blossomed into a fully fledged, legitimate wedding magazine! Oh and I'm in charge! Uh oh...

Wedding Planning Advice for the Newly Engaged

Kat

Eric Ronald

January 6, 2015

Yey! You’re engaged… Now what? You’re probably feeling a heady mix of emotions right now – excitement, anticipation, joy, terror!? While everyone you speak to will kindly remind you that this will be the happiest time in your life, you’ll soon be feeling that inevitable wave of panic too. It’s perfectly normal to be a little bit scared and overwhelmed at this stage. I mean, how on Earth do you even start to plan a wedding!? Yes, there is an enormous amount to do in a relatively short period of time but come on, if I can do it, you certainly can too. The most important thing to remember is that this is just one day. Your wedding will not define the rest of your life. It should be a nice starting off point for your marriage. But I know how it feels, and once the happy glow of getting engaged starts to wear off, it’s all too easy to fall into the trap of hyperventilating over guest lists, seating arrangements and finding that one perfect dress.

Happy New Year! Rock n Roll Bride: An Overview

Kat

Madeline Kate

January 1, 2015

I know many of you have been reading for a while, but with a new year rolling in it's always nice to start afresh and take the time to reintroduce myself to anyone who might be new around these parts. I published an Idiot's Guide to Rock n Roll Bride this time last year, so if you haven't already you should definitely check it out to help you get your bearings. A few things have changed since January 2014 (and not just my hair colour!) so I'm quickly going to go over them now.

Thursday Treats: Times, They Are A-Changing

Kat

September 4, 2014

Rock n Roll Bride Magazine Is Coming To A Store Near You!

Kat

September 1, 2014

Last week I announced that I am going to stop producing new issues of the Rock n Roll Bride print magazine so that I can work on other exciting opportunities. Since then I’ve been flooded with messages from readers telling me how sad they are to read that news. Well, I’ve got a small, teensy confession to make… I haven’t been entirely honest with you.

Book Now for Cosmopolitan Magazine’s Superblogger Masterclass!

Kat

May 2, 2014

Issue Three

Kat

September 24, 2013

Of all the projects and various off-shoots that I've taken on, none of them are as close to my heart as the print magazine. What started life as a 14 page brochure to hand out at a wedding show has now become an annually produced 84 page beast and a massive part of Rock n Roll Bride. In interviews, it's always the first thing people want to know about - How did it come about? What's inside? Where do I find the time to do it?

Don’t Panic!

Kat

September 17, 2013

Probably one of the biggest - and toughest - lessons I've learnt through running my own business is that things are never as straight forward as you think they'll be. Last week, after returning from a fortnight away from the office, I was met with the news that there was a complication (which was our fault) with the printing of the magazine. It was looking like we'd have to redesign a whole section, rearrange a bunch of stuff and then resubmit the whole document for proofing and printing again. This was not only looking to be a pretty costly mistake but one that was going to delay the release date of the mag by at least a month.

Rock n Roll Bride Magazine… SOLD OUT!

Kat

May 24, 2013

Goodness! Who would have thought that launching a magazine to compliment this little blog of mine would have been such a runaway success? Ever since we published issue 2 of this yearly magazine, waaaaay back in August last year, the orders have been coming in daily. Gareth, who packs and ships every single one by hand, has been a busy bee for sure, and a regular fixture at our local Post Office! He’s obviously been doing his job pretty damn well too, because he told me this week that issue two is now officially sold out. Whoa.

Cosmopolitan Magazine’s Superbloggers Masterclass

Kat

Devlin Photos

May 18, 2013

On a soggy Spring evening Lisa and I headed to London. It was Tuesday, and the night of the Cosmopolitan Magazine Superbloggers Masterclass. I was thrilled, honoured and damn right nervous as hell to have been asked to join an illustrious panel of experts at this prestigious event. The masterclass was a complete sell-out, with two hundred enthusiastic wannabe bloggers braving wind and rain to make it to The British Museum for the two-hour panel discussion and Q&A.

Remember How I Published a Magazine?

Kat

February 24, 2013

I'm sure most of your will already know this, but last Summer we published issue two of our print magazine. Since then, and every day with out fail, my poor suffering Gareth has been packing and shipping each copy that's been ordered - by hand. There's no fancy behind the scenes action in our operation believe you me. He's become quite the regular feature in our local post office. I wonder if they take bets about what he's sending out in those shiny pink envelopes with such regularity.

Cosmopolitan Magazine ♥ Rock n Roll Bride (& I’m Not Afraid to Show Off About it)

Kat

January 6, 2013

I've been very lucky to have been featured in quite a few magazines since starting Rock n Roll Bride. But this is the biggie. The top of the tree. The one that makes you fall of your seat and pinch yourself - hard. Cosmo-freakin-politan. Cosmo-freakin-politan.

Rock n Roll Bride ♥ Cosmopolitan Magazine

Kat

October 28, 2012

Please excuse me for one second because I'm about to be 100% uncool. But you know what, I really don't care because... I'M IN COSMOPOLITAN MAGAZINE! Yeah no big deal or anything, it's only one of the biggest magazines in the world.

A Sunday Kind of Love: Pictures of You…

Kat

August 5, 2012

It's been such an exciting week, not least of all because the photos of you lot with your Rock n Roll Bride magazines have been coming in thick and fast! I know not everyone will have got there's yet (we're packing and shipping every single one ourselves - eeek - we are getting through the orders as fast as we can!) but my inbox and twitter stream have been awash with Rock n Roll awesomeness all week! Keep your photos coming in, I'll share some more of them over the coming weeks. Here are some of my favourites from the last 7 days...

It’s Finally Here! Issue 2 of Rock n Roll Bride Print Magazine Available Now!

Kat

July 30, 2012

It's here! It's finally here! To say creating issue 2 of Rock n Roll Bride Magazine has been a labour of love would be an understatement of epic proportions. When Gareth & I made the decision late last year to create a second edition of the magazine after the unanticipated appreciation over issue 1 (which was initially conceived to just be a free handout at a wedding show), not in a million years did we think it would take so long... and take so much out of us. Dear God, I have a new found respect for everyone who works in the print industry. I won't bore you with the trials and tribulations we've had along the way, but rest assured that magazines are hard work. But when 50-odd boxes of something we created were delivered to our house on Friday, it all suddenly felt worth it. I have never been so proud!

A Seaside Themed Wedding in St Ives: Suzy & Christian

Kat

July 20, 2012

When the deputy editor of Cosmopolitan Magazine gets married, you just know it's going to be awesome right? Well Suzy & her fiance Christian didn't disappoint when planning their summer wedding. Choosing St Ives, Cornwall as the location, what could be more apt than a seaside themed wedding?! "We met at journalism school in London in 1999 and were friends for five years before we eventually got together," began Suzy. "Even though we live in London (and I'm from Oxford), we never discussed getting married anywhere but St Ives. It's the place my dad's been to on holiday ever year since he was a baby - so the place I've been to on holiday every year too. It's the most beautiful seaside town with gorgeous cobbled streets and the most spectacular beaches. It feels magical and we wanted to share it with all our friends."