Chris Barber
February 25, 2014
This isn't something I ever thought I'd write about on this blog. In fact I toyed with the idea of whether or not I should actually post this for ages. But instead of trying to think about it too much I just started typing to see where it would go... writing is cathartic for me and I really just felt like I wanted to get this all out of my head. I'd decide whether to publish it or not later.Read more...
Devlin Photos
January 1, 2014
Congratulations you're engaged! If you're new around these parts I'd like to say HAPPY NEW YEAR and a big fat hello. I am so excited to meet you. This is going to be one of the most awesome / stressful / exciting / fulfilling / hair-tearing (delete as appropriate) rides of your life and I for one can't wait for you to get started. I loved planning my wedding so much that I made it into my career. Gareth & I were married in April 2008. I started this blog to document the journey and I haven't stopped since. That's me at the top by the way, doing what I do best, lying around in glitter and confetti!Read more...
October 21, 2013
Not content with just doing one collection together, Sophie of Crown and Glory and I decided early on in our collaboration that an Autumn/Winter range would need to be on the cards. Of course I love the rainbow, neon pop insanity of the first collection but I was also really excited to get a little bit deep, dark and moody for this second incarnationRead more...
September 24, 2013
Of all the projects and various off-shoots that I've taken on, none of them are as close to my heart as the print magazine. What started life as a 14 page brochure to hand out at a wedding show has now become an annually produced 84 page beast and a massive part of Rock n Roll Bride. In interviews, it's always the first thing people want to know about - How did it come about? What's inside? Where do I find the time to do it?Read more...
September 12, 2013
Oh my God, I'm BACK! I know it's a terrible cliché but these past two weeks have been a whirlwind of epic proportions. From Reading to Santorini to Mykonos to London (where we taught two back-to-back workshops no less, what were we thinking?!) Gala, Shauna and I haven't had much time to rest, but we've had the time of our lives in the process.Read more...
August 11, 2013
Happy Sunday you beautiful creatures! I wanted to pop by today to just say a huge thank you and to share some love for everyone who's ordered, instagrammed or blogged about my little headpiece collection. Sophie and I have been BLOWN AWAY by the response - so much so that the day we launched was Crown and Glory's biggest day for orders EVER and in the first few days alone she used over 12,000 gems making all the pieces that had been purchased. WHOA!Read more...
May 24, 2013
Goodness! Who would have thought that launching a magazine to compliment this little blog of mine would have been such a runaway success? Ever since we published issue 2 of this yearly magazine, waaaaay back in August last year, the orders have been coming in daily. Gareth, who packs and ships every single one by hand, has been a busy bee for sure, and a regular fixture at our local Post Office! He’s obviously been doing his job pretty damn well too, because he told me this week that issue two is now officially sold out. Whoa.Read more...
April 20, 2013
I love old film cameras. There's something so innocently wonderful about having a tangible and imperfect photograph to hold in your hand. In this hyper digital age, I think we've all been so quick to forget that unadulterated joy of taking your rolls of 35mm to the developers and waiting with baited breath to get the prints. They didn't always turn out, but that was weirdly part of the appeal. When you did get that one perfect shot, without previews on the back of the camera or Photoshop wizardry to help, it was utterly magnificent.Read more...
Emma Case
April 12, 2013
People always ask me about my own wedding. Sometimes it makes me cringe. There are so many things we'd do differently, the elusive "Oh if we only knew then what we do now..." But there is one thing I'd never change.Read more...
Made U Look
April 7, 2013
The past two weeks have been a whirlwind of workshops, fabulously cheap vintage shopping (Portland, I love you) delicious healthy eats (California does this right) and DISNEYLAND! The Haunted Mansion was as wonderful as expected and Captain EO was 80s flashback-tastic.Read more...
March 25, 2013
Bright and early tomorrow morning I'm grabbing my hot pink suitcases and hitting the road for the first stop on The Blogcademy World Tour. I've actually never flown long-haul solo before so I'm excited but also a little bit nervous about the whole thing. I have complete faith in Virgin Atlantic to get me there in one piece though, don't let me down Richard!Read more...
March 17, 2013
I was so incredible honoured when blog reader Cécile sent me this drawing that she'd done of Gareth & me. As photographer Christine who took the original photograph said when I showed it to her, "It takes me straight back to that moment! It makes my heart smile so much! Wow such a talent that Cécile is".Read more...
February 24, 2013
I'm sure most of your will already know this, but last Summer we published issue two of our print magazine. Since then, and every day with out fail, my poor suffering Gareth has been packing and shipping each copy that's been ordered - by hand. There's no fancy behind the scenes action in our operation believe you me. He's become quite the regular feature in our local post office. I wonder if they take bets about what he's sending out in those shiny pink envelopes with such regularity.Read more...
January 13, 2013
I am SO EXCITED because Gala & Shauna fly into London this week. It seems like just a few short weeks ago we we're all together in New York - this trip has come around so so quickly!Read more...
January 1, 2013
Congratulations you're engaged! If you're new around these parts I'd like to say hi and to let you know how excited I am to meet you. This is going to be one of the most awesome/stressful/exciting/fulfilling/hair-tearing (delete as appropriate) rides of your life and I for one can't wait for you to get started! In fact I loved planning my wedding so much that I made it into my career. Gareth & I were married in April 2008. I started this blog to document the journey and I haven't stopped since!Read more...
December 31, 2012
I'm not gonna lie, one of my highlights of 2012 was when Instagram came to android in March. Sad? Yes - Embarrassed? No! I've loved looking back at my year though the snapshots (over 1000 of them!) that I've taken. And if you don't follow me already, whydontya?! I'm rocknrollbride (shocking!)Read more...
December 28, 2012
If anything, the second part of 2012 was even more insane than the first. So much happened in these six short months - it's pretty crazy!Read more...
December 26, 2012
2012 has been, without a shadow of a doubt, the best year of my life. Words can't describe how immensely thankful I am for every amazing opportunity I've been given because of this blog and YOU LOT. So as this incredible 365 days draws to a close and we hurtle towards 2013 with the utmost vigour, I wanted to share with you some of the year's highlights as well as my favourite weddings and blog posts. Some of which you might want to review and others that you might have missed. What were your favourite weddings I blogged?Read more...
December 24, 2012
Whatever you're up to tomorrow I hope you have a fantastic day full of love and laughter. We're off to my parent's house tonight (I'm making cocktails - yey!) and tomorrow we're back there for all the traditional fare. I'm particularly looking forward to the homemade cracker game that Gareth had put together (!) Who knew I married someone so creative?!Read more...
November 24, 2012
My Mum hates having her photo taken, so for Christmas last year I did what any loving daughter would and bought her a photo shoot with Lisa! Although I know she was grateful for the gesture I also know she was ridiculously nervous about the whole thing... which is probably why, after much persuasion and coercion from yours truly, they only just got around to booking it.Read more...