February 15, 2015
Valentine's might have officially been yesterday, but in my world every day of the year is an excuse to get all loved up! I challenge you to try not to beam from ear to ear as you look at these gorgeous couples. It's impossible!Read more...
February 8, 2015
It's no secret that I am obsessed with flower crowns. I don't know exactly how many I own, but it's definitely in double figures. If you're the kind of bride that doesn't want to wear a veil or tiara, why not consider one of these beauties?Read more...
February 1, 2015
If a long wedding gown isn't your thing, then don't worry, there are so many options for short dress lovers! There are so many reasons to be a short wedding dress bride...Read more...
January 25, 2015
Don't get me wrong, love is a wonderfully glorious thing, but the forced "We're so in lurrrve, let's spend lots of money on overpriced bouquets and go to a packed restaurant with everyone else that's also in lurrrrrve" attitude around Valentine's Day isn't really my bag.Read more...
January 18, 2015
Your best friend's just got engaged - YAY! But oh crap, now you have to buy them an engagement present... and it can be quite a difficult task if they like to walk off the beaten path. Where exactly do you look for non-cheesy, non-clichéd gifts that they and their new fiancé will both enjoy? Don't sweat it sister, I've got this covered.Read more...
December 31, 2014
Advice pieces are some of the most enjoyable posts for me to write. I get hundreds of comments and emails from you guys asking all number of wedding planning - and weirdly hair! - questions, and being able to help you out where I can is immensely satisfying. If you ever have a question or concern, please feel free to email me! While I can't promise to reply one-on-one, I may turn your question into a future blog or magazine article. Here are twelve of the most popular advice articles that were published this past year.Read more...
December 30, 2014
The Green Room has been a big part of Rock n Roll Bride for the past couple of years. During 2014 I wrote more of this kind of content than ever and I've really enjoyed sharing my journey and musing about running your own small business. Here are twelve of the most popular business articles from the last 365.Read more...
December 29, 2014
I've been featuring less and less styled wedding shoots this year, quite simply because I love sharing real weddings with real budgets way more! However there have been a few stand out ones that I (and you!) have really loved. Here are my twelve favourite styled wedding shoots from the past twelve months.Read more...
December 26, 2014
Wooo Boxing Day! The traditional lie-down-all-day-and-eat-leftovers day. Is there anything good on the telly? I hope you all had a glorious Christmas. We were at my parents' house (as usual). My dad cooked, wine was drunk, Trivial Pursuit was played. It's funny, as much as I might dislike traditional weddings I sure do love a traditional Christmas!Read more...
December 24, 2014
Every year, between Christmas and New Year, I like to look back at some of my favourite real weddings and share them with you again. I've done it for the past three years, but I'd like to do things a little differently this time. While I am going to kick off the proceedings by sharing my fave real weddings right now, next week we'll also be revisiting some other things that have been published. We'll be reminiscing over some of my (and your!) favourite styled shoots, revisiting a plethora of business articles and looking back over the meatier wedding advice-type posts. Maybe some of these things you've seem before, but some might have slipped you by the first time. Or maybe you're a brand new reader? If so I hope these posts will serve as a quick and dirty overview of exactly what Rock n Roll Bride is all about. Either way, I hope you enjoy looking back with me!Read more...
December 21, 2014
It's getting to that time of year where bloggers all over the world start to post their annual round ups. I love doing (and seeing!) them myself and will be doing a few between Christmas and New Years, but today I thought I'd look back and share my top twenty weddings of all time. These are the twenty most popular real weddings ever posted on Rock n Roll Bride based on number of views. Is your favourite in here?Read more...
December 14, 2014
I'm not one of those people who expertly and meticulously wraps all their Christmas presents. I don't have the patience and I'm too ham-fisted. So what I need is easy ways to do it. Ways that will make it look like I've made an effort, even if it took me three minutes flat. Behold, ten stupidly easy wrapping ideas that not only look awesome but are so simple even I could recreate them.Read more...
November 23, 2014
It might not be the most important thing at the wedding, but there's no reason why you can't have a bit of fun with your seating chart. These plans are cute, fun and are sure to inspire you to come up with something unique for your own big day.Read more...
November 16, 2014
It's not just you that wants to look their best on your wedding day, your best friends will too! So instead of sticking them in some ill-fitting matching strapless monstrosities. why not give them something with a bit more style?!Read more...
November 9, 2014
Rainbow weddings are everywhere these days which makes me very happy indeed. Why pick just one colour scheme when you can have all the colours!? Here are some of my favourite ideas for multi-hued celebrations.Read more...
November 2, 2014
It's just a few days until Bonfire night in Britain. On 5th November we 'celebrate' Guy Fawkes almost blowing up the Houses of Parliament with fireworks, bonfires and, unusually, by eating piping hot jacket potatoes. I know, it's weird, but it also pretty fun! It's perfect time to bundle up warm and go "oooh!" and "aaah!" at pretty lights in the sky.Read more...
October 26, 2014
Your favourite holiday is just days away, so what could be a better distraction on this lovely Sunday than oodles of inspiration for a Halloween wedding? Nothing, that's what! ENJOY!Read more...
October 19, 2014
I hate to break it to you but winter is well and truly on the way. it's not all bad though - open fires, thick socks, oodles of hot chocolate... sounds pretty damn good to me actually! If you're having a winter wedding then here are 15 fun ideas that you could incorporate into your day.Read more...
October 5, 2014
Wedding planning advice can be found everywhere, but the best source of advice surely has to come from past brides who have actually had weddings similar to the one you're hoping to have too. Whenever I interview couples for their real wedding features, I always ask them if they have any advice for future brides and grooms. Here are some of my favourites!Read more...
September 28, 2014
Wanting to share beautiful photographs of gorgeous tattooed brides was one of my main objectives for starting Rock n Roll Bride. It might not seem like that long ago, but when I first registered this domain in 2007, there was literally no media representation for brides that were inked and proud.Read more...