Buying a Vintage Wedding Dress: Everything You Need to Know

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Sarah Brookes

June 2, 2025

If you’ve always dreamed of wearing a vintage wedding dress, you’re not alone. Vintage has always been a popular choice for alternative brides, but it's a growing trend in the more mainstream wedding industry again too. Nearlyweds wanting to make more sustainable, eco-friendly choices are increasing looking at vintage gowns. And when Alex Cooper, of the Call Her Daddy podcast, chose some vintage pieces for some of her recent wedding looks, it only further highlighted this as a trend for Gen-Z brides. 

Just F**king Say It: 5 Controversial Opinions for an Unforgettable Wedding Speech

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Mary Costa

May 22, 2025

If your wedding speech sounds like it was written by ChatGPT on a caffeine crash, you’re doing it wrong. This isn’t the time for safe, sweet, and forgettable. It’s your one chance to light up the room, speak from your heart, and maybe even make your grandmother blush a little. If you’re going to speak at your wedding (and I think you absolutely should), now’s your time to just f**king say it. Here are five controversial (but genius) techniques from speech coach Susie Ashfield on how to ditch the fluff and deliver a wedding speech people will actually remember.

Alternative Lingerie Options for the Unconventional Nearlywed

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The Sugarcoated Company

May 21, 2025

When you think of "bridal lingerie", what comes to mind? Ivory lace? Strapless bras? Shapewear that flattens more than it flatters? Yeah… same. But if you're here, reading Rock n Roll Bride, chances are you’re not looking for “tradition” wrapped in tissue paper. You’re planning a wedding that’s unapologetically you. Which means your lingerie shouldn't be some beige afterthought, it should be part of the fantasy.

Ask an Expert: Flower Power   

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Dale Weeks

May 14, 2025

Welcome to "Ask an Expert" - your chance to have your wedding planning questions answered by our crack team of wedding pros! Each issue of the magazine will spotlight a different wedding expert, so whatever help you need, email us with the subject line “Ask an Expert,” and your question might be featured in a future edition

The Rise of the Second Wedding Dress: Why Modern Brides Are Saying Yes to the Mini

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Katie Rogers

April 16, 2025

Once upon a time, a bride chose the dress. One gown, worn for the whole wedding day. But times are changing. More and more nearlyweds are picking not just one, but two wedding dresses. Swapping their traditional gowns for something fun, flirty, and way easier to dance in as the night goes on. Enter the mini wedding dress.

Laying the Foundations: Choosing the Perfect Flooring for Your First Home as Newlyweds

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March 30, 2025

You've said your vows, thrown confetti, and danced the night away to some nostalgic emo bangers. Now comes the next big chapter: setting up your first home together. Cue the Pinterest boards, the moving boxes, and the existential debate over which mugs make the cut.

I Never Knew I Was a Feminist Until I Started Planning a Wedding: Smashing the Patriarchy While Saying ‘I Do’

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Mattalynn Mason

March 28, 2025

Even after working in the wedding industry for over fifteen years, I never truly considered myself a feminist until I started planning my own wedding. And now? I’m shouting it from the rooftops. I’m a proud, modern feminist, and I’m bringing that energy into my own big day.

Ask An Expert: The “Fuck It” Bucket

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March 19, 2025

We really want to do our own thing for our wedding and not follow pointless traditions. However, we have some very conservative relatives who will expect certain elements. How do we tread that fine line between doing our wedding our way and not alienating everyone we love?

Ask An Expert: Becoming a DIY Queen

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Chloe Lee

February 18, 2025

Welcome to our new-look "Ask an Expert" feature! In each issue, we'll be inviting different wedding experts to weigh in on your burning wedding planning questions. So, whatever you need help with, send us an email with the subject line “Ask an Expert” and your question may be used in a future edition.

Crafting Paper Flowers for Your Wedding with Cricut™

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January 15, 2025

Forget wilting bouquets and fleeting floral arrangements, modern couples are turning tradition on its head with this rebel wedding décor idea - paper flowers. Economical, enduring, and timeless, paper blooms offer a savvy and sustainable twist to wedding aesthetics. With a Cricut™  crafting machine, you can create personalised petals that not only pop on your big day but also blossom into beautiful home décor to cherish forever. Big on bows and bold statements, these DIY darlings harmonise with the latest wedding trends: micro weddings, extravagant flower displays, and the desire for a sustainable celebration. Let your love story bloom with a Cricut-crafted garden of your own design!

My Boudoir Shoot was the Confidence Boost I Needed Before Stepping into Marriage

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Hannah Lunn

December 16, 2024

The wedding boudoir photo shoot is in vogue again—and what a fantastic trend! It encourages people to step into their most sensual selves, adorned with lingerie, and take control of their sexiness in celebration of entering a new era of their lives. However, the idea of posing in my underwear in front of a camera and a stranger (the photographer) would have filled me with dread only a few years ago.

Why Lab-Grown Diamonds are Shaping the Future of Engagement Rings

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November 13, 2024

Choosing an engagement ring often involves balancing personal style, budget, and values, lab-grown diamond engagement rings are becoming a popular option that checks all three boxes. Certified lab-grown diamonds offer the same brilliance and fire as mined diamonds, and thanks to brands like With Clarity, these sustainable gems are available in designs that celebrate luxury without compromise.

Personalise Your Gothic Wedding With Cricut

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November 6, 2024

elebrate the extraordinary and personalise your wedding with all of the gothic mystery and elegance you could possibly wish for. Keep reading for details of how you can conjure up the perfect wedding experience that’s exactly how you want it to be – all you need is plenty of imagination and a little Cricut™ know-how to turn your gothic wedding fantasy into reality…

A Second Chance at Love

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Madeline Northway

November 4, 2024

Gala Darling, an author, speaker and professional optimist, got engaged - quite unexpectedly - for the second time at aged 40. This time, she’s doing things differently.

The Love Island: Jersey Heritage

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September 18, 2024

From forts to castles, pagan spiritual sites to Victorian houses… there are so many magical and unique places to tie the knot in Jersey, which is just a one-hour flight from London!

Create Your Own Disco Ball Place Settings with Cricut

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September 4, 2024

Your wedding day is the ultimate celebration - make it as groovy and unique as you, with the help of Cricut™, pioneers in home crafting and smart cutting technology. Embrace your inner disco queen and create a wedding that dazzles with personality and pizazz. Ditch the ‘cookie-cutter’ wedding, and let disco fever inspire you.

Is There a ‘Plus One’ in Your Bridal Party?

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Jessi Mcdole Weddings

July 22, 2024

There will some people you wouldn’t dream of walking down the aisle without, but with others, it’s not so easy. So, how can you ensure you don’t end up with a ‘plus one’ in your wedding party?

How to Plan a Wedding That Will Keep Your Friends and Your Family Happy

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Pasco

July 18, 2024

If you've picked up a copy of the new issue of the magazine, you will have seen Jessica and Huw's incredible Festival of Love meets Romeo + Juliet wedding which is featured inside. They didn't want to go a traditional or people pleasing route, and Jessica is here to share more about how they did it.

The Pink Tax & The Hidden Costs of Being a Bride

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Risky Exposure

June 18, 2024

The discovery of a Pink Tax – that is, additional and unnecessary costs specifically for women – or the very idea that being a woman is simply more expensive is not new. Anyone who has had the displeasure of purchasing sanitary items quadri-weekly for three decades at retail price will know the weight of that particular injustice.

Styling a Luxe Halloween Wedding

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Kindred & Co. Weddings

June 4, 2024

A Halloween-inspired wedding isn’t just for the goths and the witches. If the turning colour of the leaves gives you that toasty feeling inside, an upmarket twist on an autumnal theme could be perfect for you!