Rock n Roll Perfect

Kat

October 22, 2009

It doesn't get more Rock n Roll perfect than this! Sommer & Dan's wedding took place in an old mill is Somerset, New Jersey which is owned by Dan's parents. The bride wore a 1950s prom dress from Ebay and snakeskin Kate Spade shoes. The groom rocked it in a custom suit with spiderweb lining and the bridesmaids looked the part in leopard print shoes. To top off the day, Bruce, the family pet rooster, served as ring bearer and apparently he did a great job! Thanks to Siobhan for sharing this awesome wedding with us...Ooooh I adore my readers! Credit: DollFace Studio

WIN ♥ A Gorgeous One of a Kind Brooch from WristieLove

Kat

October 8, 2009

Let me introduce you to WristieLove, an online store selling beautiful organic, vintage or repurposed jewellery pieces that have that mix of intrigue and curious design down to a tee. Owner Sana describes her little shop as Your source for Wedding & Everyday Casual Pretty which perfectly sums up her ethos. This lass from California has always been put on edge by over-formality and she’s right you know, I wouldn’t limited these pieces to just your wedding day – in fact I wish I could wear one everyday! I think anyone can be well dressed and look 'pretty' if they OWN their style, casual or not. She told me I specialize in one of a kind accessories and metalwork. This includes etched copper tags, corsages, brooches and bags that feature curious and sometimes quirky design elements. All of my pieces are hand crafted incorporating organic, vintage (eco in its original form) or repurposed materials.

Stand By For Greatness

Kat

October 5, 2009

Remember photographer Tim Melideo & his stunning wife Merrill's self shot engagement sessions (here and here)...ooh and their ridiculously gorgeous and sumptuously colourful wedding? Well the pair have just launched their very own photography business and boy are they going to be awesome! I love love love bringing you new talents and these two certainly are ones to watch. Blog Land stand by for mucho greatness! Thanks to both Tim & Merrill for sharing these with me

Jactonio

Kat

October 1, 2009

Holy moly I have certainly hit the ground running today, it;s not even 11am and this is my third post of the day so far! I'm sure you can see why the mass posting is necessary though, I couldn't let these little babies sit in my inbox untouched for long surely. The 'Jactonio' (Jaclyn & Antonio) wedding is more than just a little bit rad. It took place in New York and was a day full of warmth, tattoos, rock music and of course lurrrve. Thanks to the ever awesome Matt for sharing! Rock on... oh and ps...that record player? It's the cake! Credit: Matthew Miller Photography

Manga Madness

Kat

September 27, 2009

Lucky Monica & Peter had two wedding days. First up they had a simple and intimate ceremony at City Hall NYC with just close friends and family, followed a few days later by a reception at Tribeca Grand Hotel and a super funky evening party at the uber cool Japanese-neon-pop culture-manga- inspired Tokyo Bar (erm hello I need to go here!) with about 60 guests.

Top 20 Rock n Roll Weddings… Part 2!

Kat

September 25, 2009

So it turns out you all loved the top 20 huh? Well I did too and to be honest it was really blooming difficult to narrow it down to just 20...fancy seeing 20 more then? I've only featured weddings that are older than about 4 months (past 50 pages in - there are well over 100 pages of old posts on this site...oh yes!) because otherwise I would have been here forever. Again, let me know what you think!

Beautiful Vibrant Blur

Kat

September 24, 2009

Check out this beautiful vibrant blur by One Love Photo. Indian wedding are always full of such awesome colours but I've never seen one photographed quite like this. Just lovely.. Credit: One Love Photo

Thursday Treats – 17th Sept 2009

Kat

September 17, 2009

Whoa what a week of bloggy busyness. I have to say though it hasn't prevented me from finding a plethora of gorgeousness all over the internet. I saved them all for you...enjoy - mwwwah!

Retro Rockabilly

Kat

September 15, 2009

I am absolutely crazy in love with Jessica & Dave's retro rockabilly wedding!Not wanting to stick to tradition, Jessica & proposed to Dave over a jungle themed cake! She explained: The couple chose Round Hill, Washingtonville, New York as the venue because they wanted a place that they didn't have to do much to but would still reflect their personalities.

Hardcore.

Kat

September 2, 2009

Weddings like Hugo & Jenn's are the reason I became obsessed with offbeat, alternative, unique and rock n roll weddings. With their roots firmly planted in the New York hardcore scene, this couple wanted a wedding nothing short of perfectly 'them'. Thanks to Matt for sharing this awesome couple and their fantastic wedding with us. I have too. much. love! Credit: Matthew Miller Photography

New York Lovers ♥ The Winners

Kat

August 24, 2009

After giving myself an impromptu day away from my computer yesterday I have come back to a plethora of emails full to bursting with weddingy gorgeousness. I can not wait to get blogging it all! I'd better start the day with the most important announcement however..the winners of the Todd Ritondaro New York Love film contest. I have been overwhelmed with votes - over 2400 of you took the time to read the couple's stories and vote for your favourite - yey! It got pretty close at times but I am very excited to let you all know that the winners are.... Kate & Dan! Woooo! Well done guys - you will be meeting up with the lovely Todd sometime next month to film your love story! I can not wait to see the final result and of course give it the premier it deserves right here on the site. Thanks to everybody that took the time to come and vote!

When You’ve Got A (New York) Minute…

Kat

August 21, 2009

New Yorker David M had the oppotunity to shoot a gorgeous Polish couple on his home turf. He explains: My dear friend Adam Ludwik has spent over a month visiting America for the first time. He is one of Poland's best wedding photographers. You can see his work at his website and blog. Right before he left to photograph another lucky couple on Polish ground I had a chance to shoot his clients Agata and Alfonso right here - in our old good New York. We have visited a few very familiar locations and tried to put a new spin on them. As always, thanks to David for sharing these stunning images and speaking of New York, have you voted yet for your favourite's to win the 'we fell in love in NYC' contest yet? Boy, is it hotting up over there!

♥ ‘We Fell In Love In New York City’ ♥

Kat

August 17, 2009

Here we go my darlings, your finalists for the faaaaabulous NYC film shoot contest. As always, the entries have been awesome and made my choices really damn difficult! So here's the drill - check these gorgeous guys out and vote for your winners on the poll below. The couple with the most number of votes will win a film shoot with the amazing Todd Ritondaro around their favourite spots of the city. One one vote per person please - let's keep in clean people. You have until Sunday 23rd August to pick your winners...GO! Kate & Dan Gala & The Dish Janice & Sean

Central Park Love

Kat

August 15, 2009

No wonder Central Park is always in the movies...OK so I totally stole this line from one of the commenters on the photographer's blog post but it pretty much sums up what I wanted to say about this shoot myself! Laura & Bearden had this shoot as an anniversary gift to each other. If you too fell in love in New York then be sure to get your entries in for the fabulous 'We fell in love in NYC' contest. It closes for entries tomorrow so you'd better get a wriggle on! All info is here... MWAH! Credit: Krista Photography

A Punk Rock Fairytale

Kat

August 12, 2009

Alysson & David's wedding was a fusion of traditional, rock n roll and crazy awesome hair! They were married in a church that was a converted school by David's father who is a pastor. As photographer, Daniel Krieger said to me... The couple tore up the dance floor once some loud punk music came on the stereo.. the atmosphere of the wedding was just a chill, fun time.. people with different coloured hair and regular looking aunts all on the dance floor together. Alysson's Amsale dress was accoumpanied it with some shoes by Chinese Laundry, bought from DSW. The rock star credentials don't stop there though. Not only did The Ramones play at their reception (!) but they had a pair of guests, Tish and Snooky, that not only used to be in Blondie (ARRGH!) but are the founders of Manic Panic (kick ass hair colour dye.) I think right now I owe those two a huge thank you for creating such amazing rainbow hair dye! Thanks to Daniel for sending this rock star wedding to me! Credit: Daniel Krieger

Revival

Kat

July 21, 2009

Vintage cameras are all the rage right now. I've seen them used as props in various engagement and wedding day shoots. However, New Yorker Robert Christian Malmberg has taken it one step further, by reviving a photographic technique popular in the 19th Century. He uses is own Bellows camera and 'wet plate collodion' to create the effect you see below. His thinking is to make timeless images that contemporary Brides will love. Thanks so much to Robert for sharing his gorgeous and totally unique images. Credit: Robert Christian Malmberg

Love From New York

Kat

July 10, 2009

There's some gorgeous 1920's style right here, but my favourite detail of this wedding? The canvas painting guest book. "What the..?" I hear you cry. Well Aaron proposed to Caitlin in NYC sguests were assigned a number which corresponded with a square on the 'big apple' painting. Everyone then painted their individual square and by the end of the night.... the canvas was complete. Cute huh?

One Big Party

Kat

July 8, 2009

Aly & Elroi's wedding was described by the couple as 'one of the most magical days of our lives' A day filled with such a fun party vibe and one where all their friends and family pulled together to help them achieve the wedding of their dreams. Just a few examples of their amazing friends who helped out include, both their outfit's being made by a friend of theirs who lives in New York and another friend made and travelled with their wedding cake all the way from Texas! They had another friend cater for them and some other friends who made the invitations. Funny and persoanal anecdotes are what makes wedding like this great, and Aly spoke about their impromptu (and hilarious) bridal shower... So, I went to the coffee shop to meet them, got my coffee, sat down and realized that everyone was being weirdly quiet as I babbled and babbled. So, I stopped and was like, "What's going on? Why aren't y'all so quiet?" And my friend Lindsey says, "Well, I'm just going to tell you. You're kidnapped." "Huh?" Danielle, my MOH, shouts "Get in the car. I'm not gonna tell you twice!" (She was trying to be tough-sounding in a hilarious way.) So I was handed a clue that I had to decipher to tell them where we were going to. I was like, "Wait- you're kidnapping me but I have to tell you where to take me?" Danielle: "Don't ask questions!" Ha! So I figured out that the place the clue was talking about was the place Elroi proposed. So we went there and took pictures that would be left as a clue for Elroi, who has also unknowingly been kidnapped from our house by his side of the wedding party. (Side note: Elroi was actually kidnapped right in the middle of washing our dogs. So, Danielle's boyfriend who had been helping at the house took over dog-washing duties. As El's friends were leaving with him, Macauley, our rascally cake-maker instructed Danielle's boyfriend to just "wash as many dogs as you can." Every time I solved a clue, I got a present--so it was also like a surprise shower. I couldn't believe I didn't know anything about it and I felt so loved that all these people would plan something so elaborate and fun for us. Thanks to Aly & Elroi for sharing their gorgeous wedding and story! Credit: Our Labor Of Love

Ooooh!

Kat

May 19, 2009

Don’t Stop Me Now…

Kat

May 3, 2009