About

Rock n Roll Bride promotes individuality and general awesomeness in a cookie cutter, pastel pink, poufy dressed wedding world. Don’t let the wedding industry define your day – let *you* define your day.

Hello one and all and welcome to my little blog. My name is Kat Williams and here at Rock n Roll Bride my aim is to provide a little haven of kick ass weddingness in the overly poofy, pastel and often puke-worthy wedding world. If you’ve ever picked up a bridal magazine and felt queasy, or trawled the internet and felt disheartened by what you didn’t find, well my friend you are in the right place!

Rock n Roll Bride is all about the charm and unique nature of ordinary people’s, extraordinary weddings.

I started Rock n Roll Bride when I was planning my wedding to my husband Gareth for April 2008. However soon after the wedding, the prospect of giving up the blog was more then I could bear. I rather liked this blogging malarkey and so decided to continue gathering and posting stuff I loved and hoped others would also enjoy. 

There is no ideal Rock n Roll Bride. What I love isn’t necessarily what floats your boat. What makes the weddings (and therefore my site) so fab is YOU!I try to share a diverse variety of weddings, photo shoots and general gorgeousness so I know you’ll find something you love here. The only thing I ask is that each feature is a perfect representation of the couple and their individuality. Think tattooed punk brides next to eco hippy chic weddings and DIY extravaganzas placed side by side with elaborate Alice in Wonderland themed weddings and your half way there.

My passion is photography. I am excited by every single photograph on this site and am honoured that each photographer is proud to have their work adorning the walls of Rock n Roll Bride.*

So kick off your New Rocks, settle down with a cupcake and enjoy the ride.

*Polite Note/Small Print etc – Every image featured on Rock n Roll Bride is done so with the express permission of the photographers. I work very hard to make sure this is the case. Therefore if you wish to re-blog any of the images you find here, be a doll and ask permission first. Contact details for any of the photographers can be provided upon request. Just drop me a little email and I’ll send it right over.

Credit: Emma Case Photography

Rock n Roll Bride (Noun) A Rock n Roll wedding is a wedding where the couple actually acknowledge that to plan a good wedding, they have to incorporate themselves and plan what they love for their day.  They laugh in the face of the wedding industry and the wedding magazines that tell them what they need to do to make a ‘good wedding’. 

It’s not about being ‘cool’, being a rebel or even thinking of the most unique idea you can, it’s about planning a wedding that reflects you and your partner and declaring your love in your way.

To be featured on this site, you don’t have to be cool.  You don’t have to be ‘out-there’ or ‘offbeat’, you just have to be you ♥

If you would like to be considered for a feature on Rock n Roll Bride please check out my submissions info

If you are interested in becoming a Rock n Roll Bride sponsor please check out my sponsorship info

  1. Marina Favato’s avatar

    Marina Favato on October 1, 2009 at 20:04

    Hi Kat,

    I’m the photographer that tou linked on your blog about the wedding dress. That really was a great dress! And the place of the wedding was awesome too, in a Museum.
    Well, nice to know from you and your blog. Is has great tips. I imagine it really helps the brides.
    XOXOXO
    Marina Favato

  2. Lorraine Daley’s avatar

    Lorraine Daley on October 8, 2009 at 14:37

    I love your blog!
    I am a Philadelphia-based wedding photographer who is interested in advertising on your blog. I was wondering if you could send me your rates?

    Thank you,
    Lorraine Daley

  3. Stevie’s avatar

    Stevie on October 15, 2009 at 04:28

    This site is utterly amazing! I recently started a blogging site for brides and industry professionals of the bohemian/hippy kind, like me, and I am also planning my wedding for this coming May 2010, so I love to view the awesomeness your site has to offer for people like me who love something different than the usual foo-foo pink wedding.

  4. Meg’s avatar

    Meg on October 16, 2009 at 15:36

    Hi

    We are casting for a second series of the hit TV show for LIVING, called “Four Weddings”. We are looking for more UK brides-to-be to attend and score each others big days, scoring the venue, the dress, the food and the overall presentation. The scores are not disclosed amongst the other brides until after all the weddings when it will be revealed whose wedding has been judged the best! The winning bride will win a LUXURY Honeymoon.

    We would love a real variety of weddings in the series so if you know of anyone getting married in the UK between Now (October 2009) and March 2010, please could they contact me on meg.barnard@itv.com

    Please let me know if you have any questions.

    Many thanks
    Meg

  5. Nazra’s avatar

    Nazra on November 5, 2009 at 20:47

    Hi, Kat! LOVE, LOVE, LOVE your website! I’m a rockstar at heart…and if I could do my wedding all over again – it’d totally be rockstar themed! :-)
    Also ~ these magnets I made remind me of u!! I’d love to send you a set for free ~ just for being you! There’s two sets in my shop now…so pick your fave and let me know! :-) (Need your address). :-) Just shoot me an email…oliverrue@gmail.com. :-) Have a PRETTY day! :-) <3 naz

  6. Nazra’s avatar

    Nazra on November 5, 2009 at 20:50

    Oh Duh- you need my store info! :-) http://www.oliverrue.etsy.com ~ there are TWO rockstar magnet sets…so just let me know which one you like! :-) haha!

  7. victoria laquindanum’s avatar

    victoria laquindanum on November 8, 2009 at 10:05

    i love your site! really!

  8. Emma & Vincent’s avatar

    Emma & Vincent on November 11, 2009 at 21:32

    Really enjoy reading your blog – its fabulous!

    E & V x

  9. Izzy’s avatar

    Izzy on November 12, 2009 at 17:28

    Hi, great site!!! I am getting married on NYE this year (yep, 6 weeks to go eek) and I am writing my own diary /blog at the mo it is called:

    http://www.corsetsandcanapes.com

    I am slowly but surely getting my head around this blogging lark and loving it, being non-techy it’s hard but I do want to continue … I am following you on Twitter but would love to be mentioned on your site somewhere or maybe we could do something together? Our bogs are really different … let me know what you think! xxx

  10. Kennon’s avatar

    Kennon on December 2, 2009 at 22:32

    Big fan. Love what you’re all about.

    Thank you for making me feel comfortable with my wedding planning and for providing such creative ideas to draw from. It’s good to know that even if certain family members don’t understand my “off-beat” ideas (is a kora player during the ceremony really that crazy?) that there’s a solid community of people out there — like you and your fans — that support us non-traditional/modern brides. I vow this day to never buy a wedding magazine ever again.

  11. Kat’s avatar

    Kat on December 2, 2009 at 22:39

    thanks kennon! great to hear im inspiring you..although i wouldnt say NEVER buy a mag…sometimes it’s still fun to read them!

  12. Vinz’s avatar

    Vinz on December 8, 2009 at 09:53

    I’m loving this site. I make sure I always drop by for some inspiration.

  13. the urban baker’s avatar

    the urban baker on December 8, 2009 at 15:15

    Yay, at last a site that reflects my outlook!
    We got married in March in my hometown of Belfast and we had the wedding we wanted – every detail was our choice – no compromise or giving in to others as it was our day to do what we really wanted. It was definitely a day that had our name written all over it…how it should be.
    I specialize in cupcakes for weddings and parties (based in Leamington) and want more clients to step away from the safe, and the norm! Am working on it!!

  14. Christi’s avatar

    Christi on January 18, 2010 at 21:17

    well i love the wedding is so pretty my fiance and i wanted to do a pinup 50’s hotrod themed wedding as well and well i am having such a hard time finding a dress that fits my style and let alone my height (4′11) i am 30 yr’s old and the height of a 7th grader. does anyone have any websites that may have the retro pinup 50’s look i will even buy an old original if it fits what i am looking for.

  16. Caroline’s avatar

    Caroline on January 24, 2010 at 16:13

    Hi Christi,

    Have you heard of Candy Anthony ( http://www.candyanthony.com/) before? I just love all the dresses they make and as it’s made to measure it will fit like a glove. Another great website for vintage wedding dresses is: http://www.poshgirlvintage.com/
    Hope this helps.
    X

  17. Alison’s avatar

    Alison on February 1, 2010 at 12:34

    hi Kat
    I just love your Blog…it is fab read. i have just started to blog would love to put a link for you on mine when I have go the hang of it !!
    Alison
    x

  18. Kat’s avatar

    Kat on February 1, 2010 at 12:44

    of course alison. go right ahead!

  19. Harry’s avatar

    Harry on February 2, 2010 at 11:38

    Fantastic site. Will certainly be directing my bride-to-be here for inspiration and links for our full on freakfest of a wedding. Excellent photographs by the way

  20. Andrea Mentor’s avatar

    Andrea Mentor on February 3, 2010 at 07:46

    Love you site! Love everything here!! Beijo

  21. Kate’s avatar

    Kate on February 7, 2010 at 16:49

    OMG I don’t know how I missed this site! I’m getting married in July, just a few months away and I think I found this site in the nick of time.

  22. Brooke’s avatar

    Brooke on February 10, 2010 at 01:52

    I LOVE Jonas Peterson and his coverage of weddings. I live in Brisbane in Queensland, Australia and I am heartbroken he is booked the day of my wedding… I am even contemplating changing my date so he can photograph us! Your site is amazing and I thought if anyone could help me it would be you. How do I find someone as amazing as him? His style and knack seems to be unsurpassable and I am literally at wits end trying to find someone decent. Can you help me Kat? Or can anyone suggest anyone? I get married in August this year and it seems people forgot to tell me that everything has to be booked 6 years out… what is with that?

  23. bradyo’s avatar

    bradyo on February 10, 2010 at 08:58

    awesome site, i love shooting and living like a rock star!

  26. caspix’s avatar

    caspix on February 25, 2010 at 13:50

    Love your website! As a wedding photographer in Sydney, Australia I find it so inspiring and we need something like you here! Keep up the great work

  27. Hollie’s avatar

    Hollie on March 4, 2010 at 18:08

    Where are you based, I would love to work with you sometime. I am a fully qualified Make up Artist working mainly in alternative and Burlesque fashion. x

  28. Hollie’s avatar

    Hollie on March 4, 2010 at 19:01

    Camden town, not that it’s any good any more!

  29. Lolala’s avatar

    Lolala on March 18, 2010 at 16:22

    I just love your blog! I’m just starting my blog and this has definitely inspired me!

    x

  30. Kat’s avatar

    Kat on March 24, 2010 at 05:31

    Dude! My name’s Kat too! Dude! Awesome blog! I am a bride-to-be and a wedding photographer with my fiance, and your idea and concept is wicked. I know we’d like to contribute to your blog in some way, whether it’s with our own wedding, or our couples and their wedding photos :)

    Glad we found you (through Amber Hughes blog post of her feature!)

    Cheers,
    -Kat

  31. Julie’s avatar

    Julie on March 26, 2010 at 06:07

    Love the blog! It’s fabulous!

  33. Julia @ British Bride’s avatar

    Julia @ British Bride on April 23, 2010 at 16:13

    ADORE THE BLOG GIRL – keep it up x

  34. Alessandra from The Ethereal Bride’s avatar

    Alessandra from The Ethereal Bride on April 26, 2010 at 00:19

    Such an awesome blog! Great inspiration

  35. Zo’s avatar

    Zo on April 28, 2010 at 11:52

    what a relief to find your site at last….your words summed up everything I’ve been feeling perfectly….I reached for my first bridal magazine the other week and promptly regretted it (yes, there was a queasy sensation) and have since been finding it hard to find anything online to inspire me. I am now feeling very inspired….oh and slightly obsessed.
    Thanks for a great blog x

  36. Cat Stormont’s avatar

    Cat Stormont on July 13, 2010 at 17:59

    Hey Kat!
    Great site, you must be very proud! I will definitely take heed of your advice and build individuality into my plans. I just love the examples you have of different styles of wedding photography – a long way from the contrived sugary posed portraits often taken on the big day. (The shots of you taken by Emma are amazing!)
    Hope to catch up with you sometime – it’s been too long!
    Cat x

  37. Penny’s avatar

    Penny on July 16, 2010 at 23:57

    Ooo i like your little spruce up you’ve done etc. Very nice.

  38. Tammy’s avatar

    Tammy on July 20, 2010 at 17:22

    I LOVE the feature you did on Sarah Lyles Photography!!! She is a really talented photographer! i adore all of her work!!!
    I adore your site too!!! :)
    I just have to as, where was that picture taken in the store with all the corsets??? i feel a need to go there and spend lots of money!!!! lol

    XoXoTammy

  39. Kat’s avatar

    Kat on July 20, 2010 at 17:28

    Thanks Tammy
    The shop was a market stall in camden stables market, london

  40. loza’s avatar

    loza on August 13, 2010 at 16:36

    wow your blog is AMAZING!! i am fashion student and very into rock n roll i always said since i was little i never wanted a white wedding always wanted a cream lace or black wedding dress and black ring ha people thought i was crazy but finding your blog has just made my day the shoots are just awesome i am just in love with this whole blog its full of inspiration too love love love itxx

  41. pammy’s avatar

    pammy on August 15, 2010 at 04:18

    Sooo.. love your site and we’re looking forward to be one of your feature bride soon..More power to you.. Cheers =p

  42. Carla’s avatar

    Carla on August 27, 2010 at 18:15

    Hiya Kat,

    I just want to say I love your site, all the fab pics and your blog. It’s really great. I’ve been reading it for a couple of weeks now, I found it by chance….AND now, I get married tomorrow. :) )

    It was fantastic to read that others agree with my view of weddings; why pretend, just be yourself, no amateur dramatics, or theatrics…. unless that is you REALLY want, not because it’s expected of you for the pleasure of others. All I wanted for my wedding day was for me and my partner to be US!! When people ask me, how my bridesmaids are you having? and I say none, they look surprised. They say “aahhh” when I tell them the marriage will be at a Registry office,… like they feel sorry for me. “Have you had your fitting for your dress?”… no I reply, It dosen’t need a fitting like a “proper” wedding dress…and this response is greeted with raised eyebrows. It amazes me really…who actually makes these rules and creates these expectations? Well, I knew from the very beginning that me and my partner did not want all this, just simplicity, love, close family and friends and above all enjoyment.

    Wish me good luck for tomorrow for then I’ll be a married woman!!! :) )) hehe
    Keep up the good work and thank you
    xx

  43. Nic’s avatar

    Nic on August 31, 2010 at 02:24

    You have saved Our Day! Rock on rocknrollbride! Thank you so very very much!!

  44. Shroomy’s avatar

    Shroomy on September 7, 2010 at 17:15

    Kat

    I’ve never felt the need to comment on a blog before but I love love LOVE Rock and Roll bride so much I can’t help myself

    I only found it yesterday and I am totally addicted already!

    Your ethos is spot on and totally what we want our wedding to be about… yeah, we might go for a few traditional touches, but we’ll go for some kook to and we’ll have them all because we want them and because they reflect “us”!

    Keep up the fantastic work!

    :)

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