Post It Notes: 2nd December 2011: Evolving Your Business and Staying Ahead of the Competition

Kat

December 2, 2011

I was asked by Rachel at the School of Rock (n Roll Bride) on Friday why, if blogs and online media are gaining popularity, I had decided to do a print magazine. "Well," I responded, "print certainly isn't dead, it's just changing... evolving... and that's something I want to be a part of. I don't see Rock n Roll Bride magazine as a rival to any of the national wedding magazines, but as an evolution and extension of my brand. Something for my readers to collect and keep."

Post It Notes – 2nd December 2011: How to Save Money on Your Wedding Dress

Kat

December 2, 2011

For this week's wedding note I thought I'd blog some money saving ideas relating to the wedding dress. Although, yes, your wedding dress may well be the most expensive dress you'll ever own, I'm well aware that the average price of somewhere between £1000 - £2000, is going to be out of a lot of bride's budgets.

Post-It Notes – 25th November 2011: What to do When it all Goes Wrong…

Kat

November 25, 2011

Did you know that after blogging for just over a year I somehow managed to delete the whole blog? Seriously... To cut a long story short, I had been secretly blogging using Blogger since just before our wedding. I used the blog to post my own wedding ideas and after the wedding to share other people's alternative wedding ideas and weddings that I'd found and liked around the internet. The reason for the blog certainly wasn't to make it into a business, I'd simply fallen in love with wedding blogs during my wedding planning and started my own for fun.

Post It Notes – 25th November 2011: Money Saving Ideas for Wedding Flowers

Kat

November 25, 2011

After the success of last week's 'average spend' post it note, a number of you messaged me to say you'd love to here some ideas of how to save the pennies on certain areas. So, over the next few weeks I plan to do just that. Starting this week with wedding flowers.

Post-It Notes – 18th November 2011: Walk, Don’t Run

Kat

November 18, 2011

It's quite a simple business note this week because a) I've been poorly (oh woe is me, seriously Gareth is so annoyed with my 'milking it' - as he lovingly puts it!) and b) I've been working on my notes for my first blogging workshop* (which I've dubbed School of Rock (n Roll Bride) haha I know I'm just that cool) which is taking place in London NEXT WEEK so I'm a little bit exhausted of thinking about business type stuff if I'm honest!

Post-It Notes – 18th November 2011: Just How Much is This Wedding Going to Cost Us?

Kat

November 18, 2011

I've been wanting to put this post together for some time to give you an idea of what you might expect to pay for certain areas of your wedding. Now before I get you all hating on me, saying "But we can't afford to spend XYZ on my dress/our photos/the food" I want to make it clear that I'm certainly not writing this to show you what you should be spending. No no no, I want this post to give you a basic idea of what you might get initially quoted to save you from the mini-heart attack I had when I first realised how much wedding dresses were.

Post-It Notes – 11th November 2011: Getting Organised

Kat

November 11, 2011

Getting reader questions and suggestions for these Post It Notes posts is amazing so thank you everyone that's commented and emailed me. I'm going to try to get to as many of them as I can! After all these posts are to help you guys so I'm pretty chuffed that my rambles seem to be doing so. Last week, Nik commented asking...

Post-It Notes – 11th November 2011: Non-Tacky Hen Do Ideas

Kat

November 11, 2011

Oh the wonders of the great British hen do (bachelorette party for my American friends). A time to let yourself go...your last night of freedom...an excuse to get horreniously drunk and snog a stripper. Erm...Or maybe not.

Post-It Notes – 4th November 2011: Getting More Blog Comments

Kat

November 4, 2011

Welcome to part two of this week's Post It Notes - the businessy section... Last week I spoke a little about comment etiquette, so I thought I'd continue the theme today with a few ideas on how you can get more comments on your own blog. We all like feedback and nice comments about a wedding I've shared always make me smile!

Post-It Notes – 4th November 2011: Invitation Etiquette

Kat

November 4, 2011

This week's Post It Notes topics have turned into quite long answers so I've decided to split the post into two. Pop back at 12pm today for this week's Business Note on how to get more blog comments. Knowing how to word your wedding invitations can be tricky. Should it be from you or your parents? What if your parents are divorced? If they're paying for the wedding does it make a difference?

Post-It Notes – 28th October 2011: Being YOU & Commenting Correctly

Kat

October 28, 2011

I'm keeping it simple this week. You know this already but I like to reitterate and repleat the fudementals of Rock n Roll Bride's ethos occasionally.

Post-It Notes – 21st October: Table Plans & Email Management

Kat

October 21, 2011

Sorting out the table plan can be one of the most stressful parts of planning your wedding (it certainly was for us) - knowing who's going to get on with who and worrying that everyone will have a good time! The drama can be even more so if you have divorced parents or rowing relatives! I asked my friend and wedding planner/blogger Kelly of Boho Wedding and Events if she had any advice on this tricky matter...

Post-It Notes – 14th October 2011: The Ceremony & Taking Things Personally

Kat

October 14, 2011

Arguably the most important part of your wedding day, but one that is so often overlooked until the last minute of your planning, the ceremony is the area I wanted to add some advice to this week. Enjoy! Emma Smyth If your bridesmaids are going to walk in first make sure they give each other a second before the next so the photographer can get a clear shot of each one! Then Brides.. give yourself time too! It's your moment!

Post-It Notes -7th October 2011: Supporting Independent Designers & Saying No

Kat

October 7, 2011

Post-It Notes – 30th September 2011: Transport & Remembering to Breathe

Kat

September 30, 2011

Arriving in style is easier than ever these days, with some great companies around offering unique wedding day transport ideas. If the traditional horse and carriage or vintage Bentley isn't your style then there's no need to fret! "Dear twitter & facebook," I asked this week, "What advice would you offer to a Rock n Roll couple struggling with the idea of how to get to their wedding...?"

Post-It Notes – 23rd September 2011: Wedding Food & Thinking Like a Drink

Kat

September 23, 2011

omething we all look forward to when attending a wedding is the grub right? So how can you keep your guests' tummies happy on your big day (because let's face it, you'll probably be too nervous/excited to each much yourself!)

Post It Notes – 16th September 2011 – Entertainment & Praise

Kat

September 16, 2011

I often get emails from brides (and a lot of the time grooms) asking for recommendations or advice on wedding entertainment/bands/DJ's etc. Now shameful admission time - despite being called the Rock n Roll Bride my taste in music is appalling. It's not cool* and it's certainly not worthy of advice-giving. So again, I've turned to twitter and facebook to help me out of this sticky spot. If you have any extra tips you'd like to add to this list, simply comment below!

Post It Notes – 9th September 2011 – Inspiration & Influence

Kat

September 9, 2011

Today's business and wedding note kinda have the same basic message and I think they are both actually pretty interchangeable - i.e. applicable to both wedding planning and running your own business. I'd love to know what you think in the comments below...even if it's to tell me I'm off my head... FYI I also totally stole/was inspired to think of these ideas from Noa of Feather Love Photography, who's workshop I attended this week. She rules. More on this on the blog soon.

Post It Notes – 19th August 2011 – Finding the One & Productivity

Kat

August 19, 2011

...and by 'the one' I mean the dress (sorry fellas!) But let's be honest, as soon as girls get engaged the first thing we think about is the dress! Finally we're allowed to buy wedding magazines and look a wedding dresses online without being...well...a little bit weird. My top tip when it comes to searching for your dress is to be open minded. Yes, everyone will have an idea in their head of what they wants their wedding dress to be like but until you actually try them on, you never really can tell what your're going to like the most...and I do think every bride-to-be should try on a massive meringue, even if it's just to have a laugh!

Post It Notes – 12th August 2011 – Finding Your Venue & Putting People Off

Kat

August 12, 2011

I think that finding the venue for your wedding is one of the most stressful bits of wedding planning! It's usually the first thing you have to organise...and when you're right at the beginning of your planning it can be quite a daunting experience. After all they do say that the venue will pretty much shape the whole of your day. Eeeep! No pressure then...