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...

Post It Notes – 5th August 2011 – Competitions & Getting Personal

Kat

August 5, 2011

Wedding magazines and blogs are full of competitions so enter as many as you can while you're engaged! Seriously, I don't think you'll ever be exposed to so much potential free stuff again! Remember someone always has to win. Oh what a great opportunity to remind you about the two contests I'm hosting right now (!)

Post It Notes – 29th July 2011: Style Ideas & Crediting Correctly

Kat

July 29, 2011

As usual, you guys are a lot better at the weddingy tips that me! I turned to twitter and my facebook page to ask for some of your top wedding planning tips for this week...

Post It Notes – 22nd July 2011: Keeping it Real & Blog Schedules

Kat

July 22, 2011

As with last week's post, I turned to twitter for their wedding tips... This week a lot of you spoke about making the day about you and taking it all in.

Post It Notes – 15th July 2011: Sticking to your Guns & Defying Conventions

Kat

July 15, 2011

Wedding Note A few tips I gathered from my twitter followers this week... @PeteSmyth "My tip would be to stick to your guns. Do it your way, not your parents way." @INHousewifey "The best wedding planning tip I learned (too late!) was if you can't find something you like...make it yourself...don't settle!" @levansphoto "My tip is for all husbands-to-be ... as much as we appreciate "whatever you want is fine by me" 99% of the time occasionally we appreciate your input!"

Post It Notes – 8th July 2011: Getting Carried Away & Happiness

Kat

July 8, 2011

It's very easy to get carried away when you first start planning your wedding. This is a fast track way to quickly spend lots of money on the 'pretty things' that you might not even end up using (I think I bought about 5 pairs of wedding shoes...) Wedding planner Josie of Savoir Weddings agrees, "Get the major planning elements underway before you start thinking about styling and decoration. You can get excited and look for inspiration as soon as you want but the key parts of a wedding - the venue for instance, can have a huge impact on the way you style it so take your time before you start deciding how you want it all to look."

Post It Notes – 1st July 2011: Legalities & Publicity

Kat

July 1, 2011

Post It Notes – 24th June 2011: Budgeting & Finding Inspiration

Kat

June 24, 2011

Post It Notes – 17th June 2011: Posing & Poise

Kat

June 17, 2011

Post-it Notes – 10th June 2011: Bridal Comfort & Your ‘About Me’ Page

Kat

June 10, 2011

Being comfortable on your wedding day is SO important. The day will be a long one and you are likely to be on your feet for a lot of it. Therefore it is vitally important that you shoes fit you well (and you have flats in your bag!) your headpiece doesn't dig into your head and your dress is not two sizes too small. Considering buying a dress in a smaller size to force you to 'slim into it'? DON'T. Planning a wedding is stressful enough without having to worry about calories and a new exercise regime on top of it all...and put it this way, if you don't slim into that dress you're going to feel pretty poo about yourself on the day right? Plus no one wants to see a bride spilling out of a too small gown do they? Harsh but true.

Post-it Notes – Top Tips for your Wedding Planning & Business –3rd June 2011

Kat

June 3, 2011

When you first get engaged it's very hard to know where to start. My biggest tip would be to think small and prioritise your planning into stages. There are some aspects of the wedding that need to be planned far in advance like the venue (which can often get booked over a year in advance), the dress (bridal shops usually need 6-8 months to make and fit your dress) and the photographer (again, the good ones (or ahem cheaper ones) can be booked up to and over a year in advance - especially during the busy season.)

Post-it Notes – Top Tips for your Wedding Planning & Business – 27th May 2011

Kat

May 27, 2011

"Within your wedding planning try and factor in a few months after the wedding. You may find after the wedding that you feel like something is missing, you may have spent up to 2 years planning your wedding, so now what? Make sure you book in trips with your new husband, weekends away, days out, give yourselves something to look forward to."

Post-it Notes – Top Tips for your Wedding Planning & Business – 20th May 2011

Kat

May 20, 2011

One of the most effective ways to keep your wedding theme strong throughout your day, is to invest time in to the table decorations and to ignore traditional flower arrangements for something more interesting. So if you haven't got time to completely dress your venue, then just a few simple personal touches on the tables will really bring out a theme. Here are some of my all time favourite past ideas:

An Official Preview of ‘Rock n Riot’ – A Punk Themed Styled Shoot

Kat

May 20, 2011

This week I was Birmingham for my latest photo shoot. As always, I am so excited to share the results and as ever I've tried, with my trusty team, to go bigger and better with the theming, styling and general execution of the whole thing. The brief I gave was 'punk!' and the team I worked with on Wednesday were incredible (literally words can't describe) and really got into the whole idea. Every single person brought their own adaptation of the theme along, and somehow it actually worked together brilliantly.

Post-it Notes – Top Tips for your Wedding Planning & Business – 13th May 2011

Kat

May 13, 2011

On your wedding day the teeny tiny details really won't put any bearing on how much you enjoy yourself...or your future happiness. So what if your colours don't exactly match or your flowers wilt a little? What matters is that you're getting married (yeeey!) Planner, Kelly, agrees with me, "Remember the bigger picture. As much as the small details may seem important while planning the wedding, try and take a step back every now and again and remember why you are getting married. You can get so caught up with colour swatches and guest lists that you can often forget the whole reason why you are marring each other. Make sure you create date nights where you don’t talk about the wedding at all."

Post-it Notes – Top Tips for your Wedding Planning & Business – 6th May 2011

Kat

May 6, 2011

DIY is a great way to get creative, stamp your personality on your day and save some money. Reader Terri writes, "I fell in love with the shoes from the GHD Cinderella advert that were covered in rhinestones! I thought they are perfect for my bridesmaids. I managed to find Benjamin Adams ones for around £275 and Perditas would customise your own for around £150. However I am having 11 bridesmaids so both options were way out my budget!

Post-it Notes – Top Tips for your Wedding Planning & Business – 29th April 2011

Kat

April 29, 2011

Take each month at a time. If you look at all the jobs you need to do to within your wedding planning it can be completely overwhelming! Break down all your jobs in order of importance and then put each job into a set month. This way you just take each month at a time and you only need to look at a much smaller list of jobs. From Kelly of Boho Weddings & Events