Take My Breath Away
July 5, 2010
Rhys & Alana's engagement shoot reminds me of Top Gun... you gotta love those aviators. Alana's H&M dress is super cute (I know this because I have the exact same one!) too.Read more...
Kat
A Sunday Kind of Love – Unveiled
July 4, 2010
This weeks Sunday Love nomination has to go to all the lovely people who organised and attended the Unveiled photography event on Thursday. I was asked to speak at the event, hosted by The British Journal of Photography (for those of you that don't know, the BJP is the oldest and one of the most internationally renowned photography magazines in the UK - eeek) and sponsored by Hasselblad. No pressure then!Read more...
A Diy-Heavy, Cotton Candy-Eating, Vivienne Westwood-Wearing, Jeans-Definitely Allowed, Handmade, Carnival Themed Wedding
July 3, 2010
Jess & Bryan's is my favourite kind of wedding. I love the fashion, I love the style, I love the amazing diy touches and the whole chilled out and creative vibe of the day. "We really wanted usto be present in everything that was a part of our day" the couple told me. "We tried to make, and do, as much as we could for our wedding. This meant enlisting the help of our talented and wonderful friends and family to make paper cupcake toppers, straw flags, escort cards, wooden signs and much, much more! We all got together the day before the wedding to set up the entire tent and yard and then relaxed with a night of BBQing and laughing.Read more...
Model Material
July 3, 2010
A short and sweet one to ease you into your Saturday today. Nicole's portfolio shoot with a vintage twist is super duper gorgeous. The shoot took place on top of an office block in Hammersmith, London and she provided all the outfits herself which she'd had for years.Read more...
Minimal Modern with Vintage Touches
July 2, 2010
I really love featuring weddings that I feel like I was in anyway a little part of shaping. Not only did the bride Carolynne read Rock n Roll Bride throughout her planning (yey!) but she even won one of my contests for a cute Lissita Treasure Ring by TokyoMade which she gave to her Maid of Honour to wear on the day!Read more...
Fresh & Fun with Vivienne Westwood Shoes
July 2, 2010
Anyone that knows me at all will be well aware than I have a bit of an obsession with these Vivienne Westwood/Melissa shoes. So, when photographer Kellie send me Carol's bridals which had her wearing the very shoes I am totally smitten with (and own - I have the yellow and black ones too) well I couldn't wait to feature! I am also crazy in love with her cute short birdcage veil and her Modern Trousseau gown.Read more...
Rock n Roll, Tattooed Boudoir
July 2, 2010
Holly's boudoir is so Rock n Roll! Love love love...Read more...
Thursday Treats – 1st July 2010
July 1, 2010
I usually hate blog posts that start of with an apology but I'm going to have to do this myself today. I'm sorry that this week's Thursday Treats is a bit slimmer on the ground than usual but I have had such a busy week this week! Not only did I have a full day out doing a photo shoot by the beach this week (sneak peek here) but today I'm off giving a talk at the Unveiled Photography Conference (holy EEEK!) today...plus of course keeping on top of email, tweeting like a mad thing and scheduling all this week's posts in advance has left me kind of poopedRead more...
Scottish, Vintage Loveliness
July 1, 2010
I'm not one to go back on my promises, so here's the gorgeous Scottish wedding to follow on from Sean & Nicola's 'Great Outdoors' engagement session that I posted last week. The pair wanted a really laid back, family-orientated day and they chose Mugdock Park for their ceremony and The Local Town Hall for their reception. "We only really considered one option for a ceremony venue, which was Mugdock Park" they began. "It is an amazing place at the beginning of the west highland way, and we loved going there for mountain-biking, having barbecues or just strolling around. We met up with the park manager and we had to prove ourselves as fans of the park before they let us go ahead with it, as they have only 2 weddings a year there. Our wedding was set around the old castle ruins, and my younger cousins provided the uplifting music by playing the violin and clarinet."Read more...
I Was Late to the Wedding Because…
July 1, 2010
Australian photographer Angelica Peady is currently working on an awesome new concept in wedding-themed photo shoots, 'I was late to the wedding because...' After I featured her first shoot ...'We were having too much fun at the fair' Angie wanted to send me the next installment too (hurrah!) and this one is so Rock n Roll Bride it hurts!Read more...
Heart Shaped Candy,The British Seaside & Mad Hatter Hair – a ‘Lil Sneak Peek of the new Rock n Roll Bride Shoot
June 30, 2010
So I don't usually post sneak peeks on the blog (I prefer to tease you on Twitter and Facebook!) but I am so in love with these that I just had to make sure that every single of of your saw them. As I think most of you will know, I headed down to Whitstable beach yesterday with photographer Eliza Claire, Vintage planner and stylist Tiffany Grant-Riley and hair & make up artist Elbie Van Eeden. It really didn't feel like work - it was just a girl's day out! And although I'm proper shattered (and quite sunburnt ooops!) the results are looking like they are aaalll going to be worth it.Read more...
“Up” Inspired Beach Wedding (With Holga!)
June 30, 2010
I'm so excited about featuring Janet & Jim's destination beach wedding. It took place at the beginning of June and was a truly personal, whimsical and joyous affair. "It started out as your basic sandcastle fairytale theme" Janet told me. "However, we have a 2-year-old son, Parker, who adores Pixar films, and one of our family favorites is" Up." I walked down the "aisle" to the theme music "Carl Goes Up." For anyone who's ever seen the first 20 minutes of that movie you know that the true fairy tale is in the adventure a couple has as they grow old together."Read more...
Anniversary Love – A Vintage, Park Picnic
June 30, 2010
Oh I love featuring anniversary shoots. I get excited and all mushy to see how in love you guys are even after a few years of marriage...and of course they mean that there is no end to the inspiration I can give you - so don't stop reading Rock n Roll Bride just because you're married you hear!? Sarah & Ben, have been married for 4 years and wanted to do a vintage rustic themed anniversary shoot in a park. They had a sweet lazy picnic going with apples and antique coca cola bottles where they could lie in the grass and enjoy the sun.Read more...
Under the Spotlight – Me&You Video
June 29, 2010
Have you been dreaming about having a non-boring, non-traditional wedding video? Do you like the idea of having a friend or family member filming the wedding but don't want a disappointing amature looking result? Wouldn't it be great if your friend was a professional wedding videographer!?Read more...
It’s Our Wedding, Let’s P.A.R.T.Y Hard!
June 29, 2010
Wow wow wow. Kelly & Sean sure knew how to rock a wedding! From an emotional ceremony, to a family-orientated reception to a crazy-fun party, the whole day looks like an utter blast! "The one thing that we dislike about weddings is how they are all alike" they told me. "We understand its tradition and that's how its supposed to be done, but why? why is there a set pattern? We wanted our wedding to be personal to us. We wanted to start our own traditions and do things unique to our style. The theme of our wedding was basically "Things We Love" and it ended up being the perfect reflection of us. We did whatever we wanted and nixed things we disliked. we strived to make it intimate and personal. Our wedding was hands down the best day of our lives, we had everything we loved, surrounded by everyone we love and made sure to marry the heck outta the one we loved!"Read more...
Honey to the Bee…A Gorgeous DIY, Homespun Wedding
June 28, 2010
I love Bryan & Claira's adorable rustic, homespun wedding. It was held at Hill Country Village, which is right out in the middle of the country that surrounds Shreveport, LA. "It has an old grocery store, a couple old farm houses and this big brick venue where we held our reception. The wedding itself was outside amongst all of these fun old buildings" Claira told me.Read more...
The Photography Parlour and the G2G Shoot Out
June 28, 2010
Last Tuesday, the city of Bristol paid host to a huge gaggle of budding photographers, models and industry professionals. The photography blog, The Photography Parlour, spearheaded by Rosie Parsons, organised a 'shoot-out' affectionately nicknamed G2G (Get Together) where everybody who's anybody headed down for a day of shooting in the sun. I was GUTTED that I couldn't make it (I was asked if I could come along and model but unfortunately my tattoo was still scabby and not to nice at this point!) but after seeing the results coming through I can not wait to attend the next one!Read more...
Glamorous Vintage Pin Ups
June 28, 2010
I love these glamorous pin up girlies and their awesome vintage styling. I think you will too... (Note: some of the photographs after the 'jump' may not be suitable for work. Boobies!)Read more...
A Sunday Kind of Love – Blood Brothers Tattoo Studio, Mike Harris & Al Overdrive
June 27, 2010
OK, so I'm so bloomin' impatient. My sleeve tattoo technically isn't finished yet (I've got another 4 hours or so to go in 4 weeks time - I'm adding some more colour to the background and some more cupcakes and diamonds - yum) but I've waited 2 weeks already to share these pictures and I can't do it anymore! At my last session at the amazing Blood Brothers Tattoo Studios in Holloway Rd, London, photographer Al Overdrive offered to pop down and take a few photographs of me in pain/being brave/getting inked. Al won Tattoo Photographer of the Year this year and is pretty well known in the music and tattoo photography market, shooting for magazine like Skin Deep, Tattoo Master, Rock Sound and Terrorizer as well as shooting some pretty damn cool alternative weddings.Read more...
Staggered Saturday – A Smarter Future
June 26, 2010
What's one of the main things missing in wedding blog land? Something that is pretty integral to the whole 'getting married' thing but is often omitted? Only the bloomin' groom right?!? Well fear not my darlings, I have the answer! I made a new friend a few weeks ago. Andrew Shanahan runs a UK wedding blog aimed at your men called Staggered. Genius. Why did no one think of this before? I wanted to invite Andrew to write a little sommat sommat for you and your boys. My aim is that you'll read this, show your hubby's-to-be and then they can be all in love with Rock n Roll Bride, wedding blogs and stuff too (yes I know I do have a lot of male readers...but let's be honest there are a lot more chicks about!)Read more...