October 11, 2020
Thirteen years ago this month I registered the website rocknrollbride.blogspot.co.uk so I had somewhere to talk about planning my wedding. The year was 2007 (before Pinterest, Instagram or Facebook groups where a thing) and the way most of us connected with other people online was through closed forums or websites such as LiveJournal and MySpace.Read more...
Shell de Mar
April 7, 2016
Happy birthday to me, happy birthday to me, happy birthday dear Kathryn, happy birthday to me! I don't usually plan anything too extravagant to mark getting a year older any more. Although I love the idea of taking an exotic trip somewhere, or having a huge party, I always leave things until the last minute and end up doing something really low key - which actually suits me perfectly. Sweatpants and wine party for the win!Read more...
July 27, 2015
In September we're rolling up the turquoise carpet and calling time on the current format of the live Blogcademy workshop. Since we launched the class in 2012, we've taught over 1000 people, all over the world. From LA to London and New York to New Zealand, we've travelled more than ever and met so many inspiring blogcadettes. However we've collectively decided that it's time to refocus our energy and put it into coming up with something new!Read more...
Sarah Kuszelewicz for Chellise Michael
July 5, 2015
When my two best friends and I decided it might be fun to teach a blogging workshop back in 2012, we had no comprehension just how far that little idea would take us. We figured maybe we'd get to do one or two classes and it would be a fun new project for a few months... Well, over 1000 attendees and 30 workshops later, its been one hell of an incredible ride!Read more...
made u look
April 7, 2015
Yay it's my birthday! Although I do feel really bloody old now. I'm THIRRRRTYY freakin' ONE! OMG I'm totally ancient. Although this time last year I was definitely struggling with the thought of leaving my 20s behind, the past twelve months have been awesome (hello! I now have a magazine in actual shops!) Nothing actually really changes the older you get, does it? I mean, you're still you. You still have complete control over what you wear, how you act, and what you do. I have no plans to dye my hair a more respectable colour or to stop dancing in sequins on beaches!Read more...
March 25, 2015
Last Friday was officially the first day of Spring so I can think of no more perfect to have a little digital spring clean. That's exactly what we are doing at The Blogcademy. We are currently working on a whole host of brand new digital and live course offerings (so exciting, just you wait!), and so the time has come to clear the decks to make space for them.Read more...
February 13, 2015
Urban Safari
January 29, 2015
Do you dream about being your own boss, calling the shots, and never being told what to do? Do you want to live and work wherever you please? Are you desperate to be creative, to speak your truth, to find your tribe, to create something meaningful... and to get paid for it? I did too, and since starting Rock n Roll Bride my life has completely changed. I've won awards, been interviewed on television and radio, and been featured in magazines such as Cosmopolitan, Marie Claire and Grazia. I've been profiled by the BBC, flown to Australia on an all-expenses paid trip, and become editor in chief of my own magazine!Read more...
Urban Safari
January 27, 2015
The Blogcademy Online launches this Thursday (eeek!) so to celebrate and get you all warmed up, I thought it would be fun to do another Q&A post. But to throw a cat among the pigeons, I decided to record myself talking through my responses, instead of just writing them!Read more...
We Are Bubblerock
January 13, 2015
A new year is upon us so it's the perfect time to clear the decks and start to make plans for progressing your business. The "new year, new me" mindset will only get you so far though. You have to set some goals and have some plans, but then you actually have to go out and make them happen too. It is in no way easy to make radical life (or career) changes, but it certainly can be done. So here are seven resolutions you can make for yourself right now to help you completely dominate the year ahead.Read more...
January 9, 2015
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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.Read more...
December 4, 2014
My head is buzzing from everything that's been going on this past week. It's been FULL ON. I've been on the road with The Blogcademy, on the other side of the planet in fact, teaching classes in Sydney and Melbourne. Tomorrow we have to get up and 5am for our flight to Auckland to do it all again too! It's been kinda crazy but that hasn't stopped us squeezing in some beach time at Bondi and a free live broadcast from our hotel room!Read more...
November 27, 2014
Cheyenne Mojica
October 25, 2014
October 14, 2014
If you've been wondering when The Blogcademy's 2015 dates were going to be announced, then wonder no longer because I'm pleased as punch to be able to spill the beans today! But that's not all! One of the things many of our 600-odd students have told us after attending the workshop is how they wish there was an advanced class that they could come back to. They wanted to know more about the nitty gritty of running a blog or business full time, and they wanted us to let them in on the specific details of exactly what they need to do to make the big bucks! Well, we've listened, and today I am overjoyed to announce that The Blogcademy Level 2 is ready and raring to go!Read more...
Lisa Jane
September 16, 2014
I've been in love with The Roost for years. I've featured many super cool weddings that have been held there, but I was yet to have the pleasure to actually visit it myself. Every time I'd get submitted an event in the former Victorian pub in Dalston, I'd pour over the photos, eagerly eyeing up the gorgeous furniture, the quirky décor and the eclectic mix of art work and props that are littered around the space,Read more...
Holly Booth
September 2, 2014
In July, my fellow Blogcademy headmistresses and I embarked on one of our most ambitious trips to date: three weeks, three countries, four classes and about 18 hours spent in airports!Read more...
August 20, 2014
While we were together in Europe last month, Gala, Shauna and I decided to film some brand new modules for The Blogcademy Home School. We now have four new modules available for your viewing pleasure; How to Build Your Audience, Setting Your Rates, Still Life 101 and Dealing with Negativity Online.Read more...