Happy New Year! Rock n Roll Bride: An Overview

Kat

Madeline Kate

January 1, 2015

I know many of you have been reading for a while, but with a new year rolling in it's always nice to start afresh and take the time to reintroduce myself to anyone who might be new around these parts. I published an Idiot's Guide to Rock n Roll Bride this time last year, so if you haven't already you should definitely check it out to help you get your bearings. A few things have changed since January 2014 (and not just my hair colour!) so I'm quickly going to go over them now.

Being ‘Too Fat’ for Photos, Planning a Wedding on the Cheap, Not Inviting Children & Much, Much More!

Kat

December 31, 2014

Advice pieces are some of the most enjoyable posts for me to write. I get hundreds of comments and emails from you guys asking all number of wedding planning - and weirdly hair! - questions, and being able to help you out where I can is immensely satisfying. If you ever have a question or concern, please feel free to email me! While I can't promise to reply one-on-one, I may turn your question into a future blog or magazine article. Here are twelve of the most popular advice articles that were published this past year.

Shedding Inbox Guilt, Easy Marketing Ideas, The Secret of Making Money Online: The Best Business Advice of the Year!

Kat

December 30, 2014

The Green Room has been a big part of Rock n Roll Bride for the past couple of years. During 2014 I wrote more of this kind of content than ever and I've really enjoyed sharing my journey and musing about running your own small business. Here are twelve of the most popular business articles from the last 365.

Styled Wedding Shoots of the Year, 2014

Kat

December 29, 2014

I've been featuring less and less styled wedding shoots this year, quite simply because I love sharing real weddings with real budgets way more! However there have been a few stand out ones that I (and you!) have really loved. Here are my twelve favourite styled wedding shoots from the past twelve months.

Get Your Craft On: The Best DIY Tutorials of 2014

Kat

December 26, 2014

Wooo Boxing Day! The traditional lie-down-all-day-and-eat-leftovers day. Is there anything good on the telly? I hope you all had a glorious Christmas. We were at my parents' house (as usual). My dad cooked, wine was drunk, Trivial Pursuit was played. It's funny, as much as I might dislike traditional weddings I sure do love a traditional Christmas!

Weddings of the Year, 2014!

Kat

December 24, 2014

Every year, between Christmas and New Year, I like to look back at some of my favourite real weddings and share them with you again. I've done it for the past three years, but I'd like to do things a little differently this time. While I am going to kick off the proceedings by sharing my fave real weddings right now, next week we'll also be revisiting some other things that have been published. We'll be reminiscing over some of my (and your!) favourite styled shoots, revisiting a plethora of business articles and looking back over the meatier wedding advice-type posts. Maybe some of these things you've seem before, but some might have slipped you by the first time. Or maybe you're a brand new reader? If so I hope these posts will serve as a quick and dirty overview of exactly what Rock n Roll Bride is all about. Either way, I hope you enjoy looking back with me!

Glamorous & Modern Wedding with a Gorgeous Heavily Tattooed Bride: Claire & Ste

Kat

Lee and Bee

December 23, 2014

Over the next week I'll be recapping some of my favourite posts from the past twelve months, so this is the last real wedding feature of the year! Er where has the time gone please?! But believe me when I say we are going out with a bang. Claire and Stephen's wedding is not only beautifully modern and glamorous, but the way it was photographed by CG Weddings has blown my mind. I love all this creativity and this wedding might just be the epitome of Rock n Roll Bride!

DIY Bohemian Wedding: Sequoia & Andrew

Kat

Dustin Cantrall

December 22, 2014

Sequoia and Andrew were married outside, in the Oakland Hills. Their wedding was a true DIY affair and they did everything themselves including all the décor, flowers, stationery and the catering. Even the band was made up of the bride's step-dad and step-brother!

Top 20 Most Popular Weddings of All Time

Kat

December 21, 2014

It's getting to that time of year where bloggers all over the world start to post their annual round ups. I love doing (and seeing!) them myself and will be doing a few between Christmas and New Years, but today I thought I'd look back and share my top twenty weddings of all time. These are the twenty most popular real weddings ever posted on Rock n Roll Bride based on number of views. Is your favourite in here?

Colourful Summer Fete Wedding: Sam & Sarah

Kat

Esme Mai

December 20, 2014

Sam and Sarah were married at Hornington Manor Farm, York in August. They hired their venue for five whole days so they could have a week-long celebration with their loved ones. "From the moment Sam asked me to marry her we were adamant that we wanted a really personalised wedding which was about us as a couple", began Sarah. "We wanted to do all the food, drink and decoration ourselves and to involve our closest family and friends in all of the preparations. We wanted our guests to feel like they were coming to our house for our wedding which we were able to do as we rented the house for five days. A summer fete theme emerged as we planned lots of activities for people to do during the day."

Minimalist Brooklyn Inspired Wedding in Ohio: Marni & James

Kat

The Oberports

December 19, 2014

Marni and James wanted to bring their love of the big apple to their Ohio wedding. They kept things minimalistic in terms of décor, but everything that choose oozed New York cool.

Thursday Treats: Signing off Issue One!

Kat

December 18, 2014

It's just one week until Christmas and I got the BEST gift of all yesterday. I went to Giraffe Media HQ, the publishers of my new magazine, to sign everything off and send the first issue to print! It was very The Devil Wars Prada but much more friendly... I arrived and was presented with 'The Book' - a mock up of how the magazine will look in a binder. Flipping through each page made it seem oh so real. I can't bloody believe this thing is ACTUALLY going to be in the shops! Issue one hits the shelves on January 8th and will be sold in WH Smiths, Morrisons and some independent newsagents. If you can't find a copy locally, or you're not in the UK, you can also purchase a subscription online (details of which I'll be sharing as soon as it's ready!) OH MY GOODNESS THIS IS ALL TOO EXCITING, roll on January 8th!

LED Wedding Dresses from Evey Clothing!

Kat

Beautiful Day

December 18, 2014

Just when I think I've seen it all when it comes to wedding shoots, something like this lands in my inbox and I start to question everything!!

Epic Burning Man Wedding: Holmar & Jasmine

Kat

Katya Nova

December 17, 2014

Stand by and prepare to flip out over this incredible Burning Man wedding. It wins EVERYTHING. The day was the truest expression of love. There were no flowers, centrepieces, stationery or cake. They had the ceremony at the Heart Phoenix Art Car by the Embrace Sculpture with 500 people looking on.

Japanese, Samurai Sword & Video Game Wedding: Luke & Emeline

Kat

Stunning

December 16, 2014

Luke and Emeline were married at Tunnels Beaches in Ilfracombe, Devon. Their unconventional wedding was quintessentially 'them', from the bride's pink hair, the Japanese and video game theme and the groomsmen carrying weaponry! "I'd describe our theme as a Japanese culture based experience", explained the groom. "Video games, action adventure, samurai's and of course a manga styled bride with pink hair."

Bride & Groom Heeled Shoes from Irregular Choice!

Kat

December 15, 2014

Your Wedding Dilemmas Solved: Post Wedding Blues, Overcoming Shyness, & Much More!

Kat

Emmy Lowe Photo

December 15, 2014

With a brand new year just around the corner, I'd imagine a lot of you are starting to seriously SWEAT IT about your upcoming nuptials. Fret not dear reader, because I'm here to help! I put a call out on Facebook the other day asking if you had any dilemmas you'd like help with and oh boy did you! In fact I received so many questions both on Facebook and via email that I've decided to do a few of these Q&A style posts over the next few weeks. I love doing them and I hope I can help some of you out too!

10 Easy Ways to Creatively Wrap Your Christmas Gifts

Kat

December 14, 2014

I'm not one of those people who expertly and meticulously wraps all their Christmas presents. I don't have the patience and I'm too ham-fisted. So what I need is easy ways to do it. Ways that will make it look like I've made an effort, even if it took me three minutes flat. Behold, ten stupidly easy wrapping ideas that not only look awesome but are so simple even I could recreate them.

Woodland Fairy Wedding with a Touch of Pixar’s ‘Up’: Meghan & Andy

Kat

Kevin McCollum

December 13, 2014

Meghan and Andy planned their wedding while travelling around Australia so they really relied on their friends and family pulling together to help them out. That being said, they did an awesome job by keeping things relatively simple.

Rainy Retro Wedding in South Wales: Pearce & Angela

Kat

O&C

December 12, 2014

Pearce and Angela love all things vintage and retro, so their 1950s wedding theme came easily to them. They wanted a theme that their guests could be a part of (with fancy dress!). The celebration was held at Craig Y Nos Castle near Brecon Beacons in South Wales. "We loved the venue because it was quirky, wonky and theatrical so it suited us down to the ground", Angela said. "It was once owned by a very famous opera singer, Madam Patte, in the 19th century, who used to throw lavish parties and entertain the great and good back in the day. It was actually completely different to what we initially had in mind for a venue, but when we walked in we just knew it was perfect!"