Rock n Roll Guide: Private Vow Readings

Kat

September 9, 2025

In this new feature we will be highlighting some of the newest trends we’re seeing in weddings, that have nothing to do with spending extra money!

Retro Kitsch Wedding with Fake Jelly Centrepieces, DIY Flowers & A Fully Vegan Menu

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Ceremony by Charlie

September 9, 2025

Kara and Ed’s Melbourne wedding was stitched together by their own hands. Every detail was pulled from their own creativity and a desire to create a day with retro heart and style. The bride made her veil, customised her shoes, and sewed velvet banners with their favourite love song lyrics on them. She even turned fake jellies into glowing centrepieces. They picked their own flowers on a farm, cooked the food themselves, and designed the whole thing around a bold pink and red palette with splashes of green.

Whimsical Calaveras Big Tree State Park Elopement

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Julia Mina

September 8, 2025

Esther and Fernando’s wedding was about weaving their cultures, their humour, and their grief together to make their day feel personal. They called their theme “Chicano meets Coreano. California sober. Whimsy” and that’s exactly how it played out.

Rebellious Yet Romantic Vegas Wedding With a Modern Edge and Vintage Cool

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Jamie Y

September 8, 2025

Carlo and Taylor didn’t want the big, 200-guests-you-barely-know kind of wedding. They wanted something louder, sharper, and unapologetically theirs. Enter the idea of flying to Las Vegas with just 25 of their love ones. “A modern, edgy, rock 'n' roll elopement meets vintage Vegas,” is how they put it. Tattoos out, rules in the bin, black and white everything.

Retro Glamour at the Bob Baker Marionette Theatre

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Mandee Johnson

September 5, 2025

Mandy and Matt’s wedding was staged at one of Los Angeles’ strangest and most iconic spots, the Bob Baker Marionette Theatre. Known for its puppets, velvet curtains, and surreal history, it was the only choice once Mandy discovered it doubled as a wedding venue.

Taylor Swift’s Wedding Doesn’t Have to Be Your Blueprint

Kat

September 4, 2025

Taylor Swift just got engaged, and the internet is already losing its collective mind. Will she wear a fairytale ballgown or a something more modern and fashion forward? Will it be a castle in Europe or a backyard in Tennessee? Whatever she does, the headlines say, will set the tone and trends for weddings for years to come.

Skeletons, Spooks & Spanish Flavours

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The Hendrys

September 4, 2025

Olivia and Taylor got married in Los Angeles, bringing their love of Halloween to life in a way that felt equal parts spooky and nostalgic. October was the obvious choice for the date, with a black and orange palette, pumpkins, skeletons, and nods to Frankenstein and his Bride setting the tone. As they put it, “We basically wanted to throw the greatest Halloween party that our guests will talk about for years to come.”

Southwestern Goth in the Moab Desert

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Amy Bluestar

September 3, 2025

Taylor and Erik wanted a wedding that doubled as an adventure. They found it in Moab, Utah, surrounded by red rocks, sandstone arches, and the perfect amount of eerie timing. Taylor told us, “We originally chose our wedding date purely for the spooky thrill of getting married on Friday the 13th, but once we realised the eclipse was the next morning, it felt like the universe’s way of telling us: Yep, you picked the perfect time and place to kick off your life together as husband and wife.”

10 Signs You Were Always Destined to Have an Alternative Wedding

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Natalescha

September 2, 2025

Some of us never stood a chance at the “white dress, roses, and beige hotel” version of weddings. You probably knew it way before you even got engaged. Here are ten dead giveaways that you were always destined to do things your own way.

A Sweet Hobbiton Elopement

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Two Little Starfish

September 2, 2025

Did you know you can get married on the actual Hobbiton movie set in New Zealand? Danielle and Nathan did, and as two lifelong Tolkien fans it was the only place that made sense. A huge wedding was never on the cards. They wanted something small, something that was just for them, so they flew halfway across the world, ditched all the traditions, and tied the knot among hobbit holes and rolling green hills.

Rock n Roll Bride Magazine Issue 64: Welcome to the Dark Side (We Have Weddings)

Kat

September 1, 2025

Some of us were born to wear black. We were the weird kids, the eyeliner-in-year-eight kids, the ones listening to Evanescence while everyone else was into N-Dubz. If that was you too, you’ll know that darkness is where we find our power.

Summerween Slasher Movie Wedding in a Cemetery

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Natalescha

August 29, 2025

Spooky weddings don’t just belong at Halloween. Karina and Jeff proved it with a gothic summerween slasher celebration in the middle of Arnos Vale Cemetery this June. The choice of venue raised eyebrows. Some people called it "kooky", but for Karina it was personal. She used to go there to read during a hard time in her life and later discovered her great-grandparents were buried there. “Even though I never met them it made me feel more connected to the place and its beauty,” she told us. They also had a hearse limo for the day instead of a normal car, "I really felt like Morticia Addams!" she said.

From the Mosh Pit to Marriage: A Punk Rock Museum Wedding

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Electric Sugar Elopements

August 28, 2025

Meet at a punk show. Get married in the Punk Rock Museum. Lily and Luke had their wedding blueprint down from the start. Their story started years earlier when Luke was drumming for the band Subhumans. “I spotted him drumming and was obsessed straight away!!” she said. After that show, the two were together constantly and never looked back.

Wednesday Addams Goes to Prom: A Gothic Los Angeles Wedding

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Kelli Hayden

August 27, 2025

Brad and Jazzy tied the knot in Highland Park with a wedding that looked nothing like a showroom and everything like them. The day was gothic, DIY, and fuelled by karaoke and a bit too much booze!

One Wedding to Rule Them All: A DIY Hobbiton Wedding

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Eternal Show

August 26, 2025

Many couples meet on dating apps, and Elena and Philip were no different. They immediately bonded over their nerdy tattoos - his, a Zelda design and hers a Star Wars rebellion piece. Their love of ink actually ended up inspiring the custom-embroidery by Holly Winter Couture on Elena’s wedding dress, made by Beyond the Veil Boutique.

Old Vegas Meets New Vegas: A Bold, Maximalist Elopement

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True Colors Creative

August 25, 2025

Alyssa and Tay, a real couple, became the focal point of this gorgeous shoot set inside the newly renovated themed suites at the Westgate, Las Vegas. Photographer and stylist Jazzmin of True Colors Creative wanted to create something bold and maximalist, and the patterned interiors ending up being the perfect inspiration. After the ceremony set up, they travelled around the city, shooting in the monorail and in front of the iconic Bonanza Gift Shop.

A Little White Chapel Wedding with All The Rock ’n’ Roll Vibes

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Jamie Y

August 22, 2025

Jade and Stu had been together for ten years when they decided to combine their honeymoon with a wedding in Las Vegas. They wanted a day that reflected them, and that meant stripping away most of the formalities. No bridesmaids, no first dance, no “something old, new, borrowed, blue.” They stayed together the night before, got ready side by side, and walked into the ceremony at A Little White Chapel together.

Heads Will Roll: Art History Meets Queer Marie Antoinette

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Hot Metal Studio

August 21, 2025

When wedding planner and stylist Victoria DeRubeis-Godfrey of Devoted to You Events set out to style a shoot, she was inspired by three things: classical art, experimental lighting, and the current political climate in the US.

Dead Serious About Each Other: A Cemetery Engagement Shoot

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Kalz

August 20, 2025

Most people pick a park, a beach, or maybe a trendy city street for their engagement photos. Sarah and Chris chose a cemetery. Their vision was to shoot something that felt like them, and that meant something a little dark.

It’s OK if You Don’t Feel Like a ‘Bride’

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Alice Santella

August 20, 2025

I thought putting on 'the' dress would be a magical moment. The moment all the rom-coms promised. My mum crying and all the “Oh, you’re such a beautiful bride” comments. But when I looked in the mirror, I didn’t feel like one at all. I just felt like me. In a slightly ill-fitting big white dress. I guess it was 'the one', I didn't hate it... but wasn't I supposed to feel something else?