Rock n Roll Bride - The ultimate guide for alternative brides

Sophie Cooke

Antique Fairytale Inspired Destination Wedding on the Almalfi Coast

Sophie Cooke

Giulia Santarelli

August 22, 2019

Jennifer and Sacha achieved the impossible for their June 2019 wedding - they managed to bring 31 of their closest friends and family members from three different countries to celebrate with them in Italy! Inspired by both their European heritages and the music and art that they love, they chose to get wed overlooking the beautiful Amalfi Coast in an antique fairytale themed celebration of love, beautiful surroundings and their nearest and dearest.
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Fun, Lowkey Wedding Celebration at Glastonbury Festival

Sophie Cooke

Rachel Clarke

August 19, 2019

Lizzie and Nick were halfway to planning a traditional white wedding when they decided to do a 180 and decided to get hitched at Glastonbury instead! They wanted to create a joyful, silly, stress-free celebration of their love that they’d remember forever, and choose their happy place their location. Armed with £1000, they did the admin part in London the morning of the wedding and then hotfooted it down to Somerset to have a friend officiate a ceremony that they wrote themselves.
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A Dark and Moody Melbourne Wedding with Deer and Donuts!

Sophie Cooke

Tanya Voltchanskaya

July 22, 2019

Armed with a $35,000 (AUD) budget, Kelli and Gerard set about finding themselves a venue to host their day. They settled on Gum Gully Farm, situated in the beautiful foothills of the Dandenong Ranges near Melbourne, a rustic and intimate space that felt just perfect for them as it was laid back and easygoing. It also had the perk that they were able to bring in their alcohol for the staff to serve, which helped to keep costs down.
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A Surrealist, Colour Crazy Carnival Inspired Shoot

Sophie Cooke

Photography by Vicki

July 19, 2019

It’s 2019, so obviously you’re aware that styling your wedding no longer means having sleepless nights over what Auntie Maude will think of your choice of complementary bridesmaid dresses or meticulously matching the exact shade of sage green of your napkins to - well, anything. You’re fully aware that it’s a-okay to wear a black dress, rock a floral suit or dye your hair pink if you want to. I’d bet you’re constantly tagged in posts about unicorn fashion / rainbow cake / other slightly out-dated but once-alternative fashions by well-meaning but slightly clueless friends and family as the token ~Colourful One~. But when it comes to actually using colour in your big day, are you feeling stumped with where to start and how to get achieve the perfect balance between insta-worthy colour clash and a big old mess?
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Disco Noir: A Rock n Roll, Urban Serbian Wedding

Sophie Cooke

Dunja Dopsaj

July 11, 2019

Milica and Aleksandar met in a youth hostel 11 years ago, and have since travelled around the world together - visiting more than 30 countries and over 30 US states! It was on one of their trips to the States that they eloped in 2017 in a mermaid-inspired ceremony (which we featured!) on Coney Island costing just $500. They always said they’d have another wedding back in Serbia to celebrate with their family and friends, so they did just that in the summer of 2018.
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