Preserving Your Wedding Flowers: How to Turn Your Bouquet into Pressed Flower Art

Guest Contributor

August 11, 2025

Your wedding bouquet doesn’t need to die a slow, soggy death in a vase after your wedding. If you’ve put time, money, and meaning into your flowers, why not actually do something with them? Pressing your bouquet is an easy, hands-on way to make something that will last forever. Artist and founder of Domain of the Flowering, Tricia Paoluccio, breaks it down into something anyone can do, no experience required. This is your no-fluff, no-fuss guide to turning wedding flowers into something worth keeping.

Dark Fantasy Meets White Goth Romance & Magik

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RDK

August 11, 2025

Kyla and Tyrone wanted a ceremony written in fire, not florals. They chose gothic romance and dark fantasy as their blueprint, with a cathedral-lit Sleep Token concert as a reference point. Every element was deliberate and every moment was ritualised.

A Colourful Engagement Party Turned Surprise Wedding

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Kyra Boyer

August 8, 2025

Krystian and Julia threw a wedding their guests never saw coming. They invited everyone to what was billed as an engagement party, but instead of speeches and finger food, the crowd got a real wedding ceremony! Their biggest challenge was keeping it all a secret, especially since Julia admitted she’s an “oversharer” and still managed to only spill the news to two more people than planned!

What It Means to Be a Rock n Roll Bride

Kat

August 7, 2025

It’s temporary tattoos laid out for grandma to try, A flower crown tangled in fresh hair dye. It’s vows scribbled in eyeliner saying they make you never feel alone, And the playlist skipping from MCR to Deftones.

‘Til Death.. Literally: A Haunted, All-Black Wedding on Friday 13th

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Marina Walker Photo

August 7, 2025

After a motorbike accident which nearly took the groom too soon, Mollie and Richard knew a 'til death do us part' had to be the theme of their wedding. A mix of dark romance, symbolism, and personal meaning, their wedding took place on Friday 13th.

Drag Queens & Rainbow Flowers: A Minimalist, Pride-Themed Wedding

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Taryn Nancy

August 6, 2025

The creative team behind this shoot wanted to do more than make something beautiful. They set out to make something that felt real. Real couple, real joy, real queerness, real community. No tokenism, no rainbow-for-the-sake-of-it. Just people celebrating love in a way that felt personal, visible, and unfiltered.

Moody Romantic Winter Wedding

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Leesha Williams

August 6, 2025

Taylah and Ben met when they were 15 and 16. Although they were at the same school, they'd been in different year groups so didn't really get the chance to connect until the end. But once they did, they were inseparable. They've been together ever since.

Maximalist Romance Meets Vintage Vegas Kitsch

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Forever Club

July 30, 2025

It may have been a Vegas wedding, but every detail Lindsay and Paul’s wedding was steeped in New Orleans flair. On the surface, it was a maximalist, coquette-inflected fever dream of bows, blooms, and cherubs. Underneath, it was a deeply personal and intentionally built story of love and transformation - starting with the groom himself, a former Catholic priest.

Deserted: A Windswept Desert Editorial for Rock n Roll Bride Magazine

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Samantha Jacob

July 7, 2025

Issue 63 is now on sale and in light of everything going on in the world right now, we wanted this edition to put a stake in the ground and take us back to our roots. To celebrate real couples, real love and and real budgets in a way that feels liberating, free and oh so unmistakably rock 'n' roll

The Best Wedding Venues in Las Vegas for Alternative Couples

Kat

July 3, 2025

Whether you want retro kitsch, desert drama, or a quickie with flair, Vegas has you covered. One of the best things about getting married in Vegas is the freedom. You actually don't need a chapel or specific wedding venue at all; you could get married on the street if you wanted to! But if you are looking for a tried and true space that will be used to working with alt couples like you, here are our favourites:

Grow Old With You: Vegas Editorial Inspired by The Wedding Singer

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Mackenna D

July 2, 2025

We were so excited to be invited to Vegas to shoot issue 62's editorial at the brand new That Chapel Downtown and here are the results!

How to Plan the Best Vegas Wedding (for People Who Don’t Do Normal)

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Cassandra Daye

June 25, 2025

Las Vegas has always had a reputation for spontaneous weddings, but for alternative couples, a Vegas wedding offers something more useful: flexibility. You can build a day that looks however you want it to. Wear what you like. Invite who you want. Keep it small. Go all out. Skip the traditions or invent your own. Vegas can take it.

Eighties Glam Rock Elopement at the Little White Chapel, Las Vegas

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Ash Mirr Photo

June 3, 2025

Alexandra and Taylor didn’t want a traditional wedding. In fact, they actively avoided it. Instead, they flew to Las Vegas and tied the knot in the most gloriously tacky, retro, rock-inspired way they could imagine -inside the iconic Little White Chapel.

Romantic Red & White Valentine’s Day Elopement at The Little White Chapel

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Amber Garrett

May 27, 2025

When you choose to get married on Valentine’s Day in Las Vegas, there’s not much point in playing it cool. Lucy and Russell leaned in to the romance of it all. From the bride's heart-covered veil and shoes, to her red dress to the heart shaped cake, their wedding at A Little White Chapel was unapologetically playful and romantic.

Second Time Lucky: A Dark, Urban & Industrial Wedding

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Amanda Downie Creative

July 24, 2025

Jodie and Billy’s wedding wasn’t their first. Back in 2011, before same-sex marriage was legal in Australia, they held a commitment ceremony. They tried to make it traditional, but later realised most of it hadn’t felt right. After eight years apart to figure out who they both were, they reconnected and wanted to marry again - this time with the same rights as straight couples. They were also really clear on what they did and did not want from a wedding.

Eloping in a Castle (Then Jumping in the Pool)

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Anna Holden Photo

July 23, 2025

Karly and Erik wanted a small wedding which felt like them - romantic, playful and a little strange. So, they got married inside a medieval-style stone castle on the Florida coast with no guests, no formalities, and no pressure to do anything that didn’t feel right.

Luxurious Gothic Vampire Wedding in a Castle

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Thistle & Dagger

July 14, 2025

On October 4th, in a castle that looked like it had stepped out of a gothic novel, Eileen and Jonathan threw a celebration that honoured their shared love of classic horror, medieval lore, and each other.

Buffy, Booze and Bouquets: Queer Shoot with Goth Vibes

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Mikaela Antonelli

July 10, 2025

Renn and Mars didn’t get married that day, but they easily could have. Dressed head-to-toe in black and surrounded by low lighting, liquor bottles and flowers, they moved through Fort Greene Bar like they owned it.

Gothic Wedding: Embrace Dark Elegance with Faux Flowers

Guest Contributor

July 3, 2025

There’s no one way to be goth. Some of us were raised on fantasy novels and Victorian mourning gowns. Some of us still listen to Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge on repeat. Others just feel most themselves in black, with a little lace and a lot of eyeliner. Whether you’re leaning medieval, romantic, emo, soft goth or something in between, a gothic wedding is about choosing aesthetic over tradition and owning the mood that feels most like you.

Gothic Romance on the Beach

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Rust and Bark

June 25, 2025

t's not often you see gothic inspired weddings on white sand beaches, but that's exactly what felt right for Koleen and Tay. Both hairstylists with the same February birthday (!) they chose a private stretch of Mexican coast because Koleen had always dreamed of getting married by the ocean wearing black. Tying the knot the day before Halloween, right in the middle of Día de Muertos celebrations, it was the perfect setting for them.

A Band-Tee Inspired Wedding for The Teenage Cancer Trust

Kat

Alt Wedding Co.

June 12, 2025

It all started on one of those days where Stef, half of Un-Traditional Wedding Stylists, was mindlessly scrolling through Facebook, when she came across the Teenage Cancer Trust’s #WearABandTShirtDay campaign. The concept was simple: wear your favourite band tee to work, raise awareness and support for young people with cancer. But something about it sparked more than just casual interest.