Inspired by Grecian Goddesses: Win a £200 Shopping Spree with Zalando

May 14, 2013 in Competitions, Sponsored Post | Written by

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Zalando, Europe’s largest online fashion and shoe retailer, is branching out and they’ve come over all glamorous and Grecian! They already stock over 1,500 luxury and high street brands from all over the world, but now they’re collaborating with über-trendy Berlin based designers, Kaviar Gauche, and launching a stunning and exclusive 20 piece collection of designer wedding and occasion wear… without the designer price tag.

Inspired by Aphrodite, the most glamorous of Greek goddesses, this is a collection that is not only totally wearable, but purse-pinchingly affordable. Price start from just £85 with their most expensive items, the wedding dresses, costing between £165 and £590. That’s pretty darn incredible.

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The designs are also totally perfect for Rock n Roll brides. The collection features achingly cool dresses, fashion-forward tailored trousers, floaty skirts and accessories which are all adorned leather and chain embellishments - this sure is glamorous Grecian with a Rock n Roll edge!

Zalando offer free worldwide delivery and returns, although why you’d want to send back any of these babies back is beyond me.

Win a £200 spending spree!

OK so I’ve convinced you that you need to check this collection out now, right? Well let me incentivise you even further with today’s awesome competition. Those generous Zalando babes would like to offer one Rock n Roll Bride reader a whopping £200 spending spree! You can splash out on something from this gorgeous new range, or go wild and nab yourself anything else that takes your fancy from their extensive website.

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Ribbons & Rainbows – A Candy Coloured Wedding: Angelo & Candice

May 13, 2013 in Wedding | Written by Photos by Erna Loock Photography

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For their March wedding, South Africans Angelo & Candice wanted a colourful day that oozed fun…so a rainbow theme it was! “Angelo and I are generally out of the box thinkers and the ‘same old same old’ wedding décor was not what we wanted”, began the bride. “We knew we wanted colour and fun and we went from there. There were a few elements I needed to ‘sell’ to my parents but they went with most of my ideas (thankfully). Angelo and I are both involved in film and TV (Angelo is an actor and I am a Junior Creative Producer) so a strong film element had to be prevalent in our day. We had popcorn holding up our table numbers and a picture of a clapper board on our invites.”

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Candice’s gorgeous custom wedding gown was made by a costume designer, Julita de Wet and her shoes were from Nine West. She wanted her bridesmaids to be comfortable but colourful and stylish so instead of stuffy bridesmaid’s dresses they wore maxi skirts – each in a different colour – and white tank tops. They all carried giant paper flowers instead of bouquets.

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Lady in the Lake Bridal Shoot

May 11, 2013 in Styled Photo Shoots | Written by Photos by Sarah Gormley Photography

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Shooting a bride in water is nothing new, but there was just something about this Lady in the Lake inspired shoot that spoke to me. I love the bride’s beautiful blue, green and purple mermaid hair (obviously) and the simple yet edgy styling ideas are pretty damn awesome aren’t they? I’d love to see a future real bride carrying a rustic and dramatic bouquet like some of these.

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“This Lady of the Lake inspired wedding styled shoot features some of Baltimore’s most talented wedding vendors”, wrote wedding photographer Sarah Gormley. “The styling was by Mobtown Florals, Lauren Ruth Ward did hair, make up and modelled and the gorgeous dress was by Jill Andrews Gowns. We wanted to choose a theme that could serve as inspiration for brides looking for darker and more edgy styling – and the Lady of the Lake theme did just that.”

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Industrial Eclectic Downtown Los Angeles: Phil & Joelle

May 10, 2013 in Wedding | Written by Photos by Corey Nickols

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Phil & Joelle were married at Studio Six01, an event spaces with a industrial vibe in downtown Los Angeles. They planned their wedding in just three months with the help of event planners Two B Events. “Because we had dated for so long, once we got engaged we knew we wanted to do a very short engagement”, explained Joelle. “We initially planned on six months, but due to schedule conflicts that ended up being shortened to three months and a day. It was then that we realized we needed help, and Seth and Ziza of Two B Events came to our rescue. I wouldn’t have done it any other way! Second to saying ‘I do’, hiring event designers was the best thing we did for our wedding. I loved every detail but my two very favorite things were the vows and the hanging edison bulbs (especially as seen in the chandelier built by Two B Events).”

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“Other than the vows themselves, nothing about our wedding was traditional”, she continued. “We were married in a transformed warehouse in downtown Los Angeles, the vibe we were going for was turn of the century, speak-easy, industrial meets rustic. We had a gigantic wedding party (11 bridesmaids and 9 groomsmen) and we picked songs for the ceremony and reception that were from our favorite artists rather than typical ‘wedding-appropriate’ songs.”

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Two-Day Welsh Waterfall Wedding & Seaside Blessing

May 10, 2013 in British Brides, Wedding | Written by Photos by Lucy Little Photography

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Dan & Charlotte had a two-day wedding celebration in Wales. They started off planning just the Saturday wedding by the beach with a pagan blessing, as this was what Charlotte really wanted. However they soon realised that legally, and for family reasons, they would need to have another ceremony with a registrar present, in a venue sanctioned for wedding ceremonies. “I did view having to have both ceremonies as a bit of a compromise”, Charlotte explained, “But rather than just doing the legal bit in a quick service on our own in a registry office or something, we set about finding somewhere just as beautiful for that part and made it into it’s own distinctive day. We also really wanted our wedding to last a bit longer than the usual  one day which is why we split it into two. I would advise anyone planning their wedding to think about spinning things out a bit! It’s all over so quickly on the day and we really treasured the extra time we gave themselves over the weekend to spend quality time with everyone that came to celebrate with us.”

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The first ceremony, on the Friday, was held right by Pistyll Rhaeadr, the highest waterfall in Wales. Afterwards they had a small reception at The Plough Inn - local pub in the Welsh village of Llanrhaeadr Ym Mochnant (!) They kept it informal with a roaring fire, a simple buffet, and a cosy, intimate and very laid back atmosphere. “We run our own business and dare to do things differently on a daily basis”, explained the bride. “Our shop was recently voted the ’7th Most Unusual Shop in the UK’ by the Guardian, so I suppose it was it was inevitable that our wedding would be a bit different! In terms of inspiration we both love nature and being out in the countryside, and I felt really strongly about being married as ‘outside’ as possible. We started visiting this waterfall a couple of years ago, so as soon as we realised we could get married at there it made complete sense. It’s a really special place, a lush green Welsh valley with the mighty fall like a hidden gem. There’s a calmness there, a natural spiritual feeling.”

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Thursday Treats: Spending time in the Sunshine

May 9, 2013 in Thursday Treats | Written by

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After a glorious start to the week (a bank holiday weekend with actual sun, who would have thunk it?!) it’s starting to become a little less sun-drenched in the UK today, but that’s certainly not going to put a dampener on my spirits. Gareth & I started the week with a trip to Bekonscot model village, a pub lunch and a walk… Christ how old are we!? But it was so lovely spending a whole day outside, away from our computers and spending some quality time together. We definitely need to do it more often.

We also went to my friend Jo’s wedding over the weekend which was awesome (photo above of some of the rainbow instax that I took). We had so much fun and I can’t wait to see David’s photos – especially the photo booth and the dancing shots because, oh boy, did we make a spectacle of ourselves!

Today we’re off to Brighton for a shoot with Lisa which will illustrate one of the many brand new articles that I’m working on right now for issue 3 of the magazine. It’s all coming along so well and so quickly (I’m totes excited!) and I can’t bloomin’ waaaaait to see how it all turns out.

Apart from that it’s been a pretty uneventful week though… And you?

Weddings & Weddingy Things

Love this Brooklyn wedding
♥ Pre-wed shoots aren’t usually my bag, but this woodland one is way too gorgeous
Technicolour Cinco de Mayo inspiration
Mid-century wedding inspiration
♥ You have to check out Scene Setter. These giant letters would totally make your wedding reception, no?

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