An Unplugged Wedding in Belize: Sharon & Matt

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Efrain Gomez

August 9, 2014

Sharon and Matt's small Belize wedding at Honey Camp Ranch cost them just $5000. They avoided the usual trappings of a traditional wedding, instead choosing to do things their way. That meant everything was either borrowed, donated or homemade. The bride wore a custom wedding dress, made for her by her mother, and no shoes! She made the stationery herself and the flowers and reception decorations were collected from the local area.

Rainbow Bright Wedding By The Sea: Kerry & Max

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Babb Photo

July 21, 2014

Kerry and Max's rainbow wedding was held at Poplar Farm in Sutton on Sea. They wanted to incorporate two of their biggest loves (colour and the sea!) and they did that by staying true to what they wanted and getting crafty and creative with their choices.

Casual Beach Getaway Wedding: Bianca & Richard

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Debbie Lourens

July 10, 2014

Bianca and Richard's wedding was held on Big Bay Beach in Cape Town. This was very definitely a family affair with the bride's mother making the stationery and helping Bianca fold all those paper origami flowers, and both her parents helping with the catering. Most of the reception décor was borrowed from people they knew or bought cheaply in China Town.

Black and White Beach Wedding: Claire & Simon

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My Fabulous Life

June 6, 2014

For their spring wedding, Claire and Simon wanted a laid back, beach wedding. They didn't want any stress or anything too fussy, so they kept their guest list small and chose things that made them happy!

Retro and Relaxed Destination Beach Wedding in Fiji: Emma & Liam

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Kama Catch Me

May 16, 2014

Emma and Liam wanted to honeymoon in Fiji so they thought, "hey, why don't we just get married there too!?" So they upped sticks from their home in Australia and travelled over with all their family and friends for the wedding - and honeymoon - of a lifetime! Emma wore a beautiful customised 1950s style dress from House of Mooshki.

Retro Wedding on Southend Pier: Eve & Dave

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Sam Gibson Weddings

May 12, 2014

Eve and Dave were married at the Royal Pavilion on Southend Pier. After fish n chips on the beach, their reception was held at The Arlington, an art deco style building. They wanted their wedding to reflect both their individual styles so a retro theme with gothic touches it was!

Retro & Pin Up Inspired Beach Wedding in Mexico: KO & Bre

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Evangeline Lane

May 9, 2014

They were married on the beach at El Pez Tulum, a boutique ocean-front hotel, in Mexico. KO and Bre wanted their wedding to be a beachy pin up fairytale wedding and I think they achieved that wonderfully! The bride wore a vintage dress from the 1950s which she customised and had the skirt redesigned by Georgannette Chatterley. Her birdcage veil was also homemade.

Tropical Punk Rock Wedding: Renee & Micky

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Curly Tree

April 24, 2014

Renee and Micky met while backpacking around Australia. They love the beach and so wanted their wedding to reflect that, but alongside the punk rock edge that defines them both. I don't know about you but looking at these glorious pictures from Curly Tree Photography makes me really long for Summer!

Intimate Wedding at Home in Spain: Ames & Tel

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Jo Crawford

April 20, 2014

Ames and Tel met when they were twelve, at school. Needless to say it wasn't love at first sight! However eleven years later they virtually bumped into each other on MySpace and saw each other on a few nights out. Shortly after that they started dating. "We didn't set out with a theme in mind for our wedding, we just knew we wanted a laid back relaxed do with close friends and family", Ames explained. "We didn't have much money to spend (our budget was £3000) so we wanted to do as much ourselves as we could. I think in the end we had a laid back, homemade vintage feel to the day."

I’m Actually a Mermaid…

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Heline Bekker

April 9, 2014

There's nothing that evokes childlike wonder quite like mermaids. I don't think there's any girl who watched The Little Mermaid as a kid and afterwards didn't wanted to be one... So when this shoot, although not strictly wedding inspired, landed in my inbox, I knew I wanted to share it with you. It's pure fantasy but that doesn't make it any less fabulous.

Vintage Street Party by the Sea: Charlotte & Sean

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Haywood Jones

March 25, 2014

Charlotte and Sean's colourful retro wedding was held at The Marine Theatre, Lyme Regis, with their ceremony at Forde Abbey in Chard. Their theme was a vintage street party and having the day in two places meant the bridal party got a ride in a stretch Chevy limo midway through, complete with retro jukebox pumping out some old school tunes!

Honeymoon Travel Guide: Camber Sands

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Kat Williams

March 24, 2014

I've travelled to many a-far flung place over the past few years but I was really looking forward to last weekend's trip down to Camber Sands. The reason being that I was going there with these beautiful creatures, and we hadn't seen each other in FOREVER. It's the things closest to home that are often the most special don't you think?

Colourful Seaside Festival Wedding: Rich & Rhian

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Katherine Mager

February 17, 2014

With the bride wearing vintage, the reception at Rich's grandmother's home, and music playing a huge part, this July wedding has all the makings of the perfect Rock n Roll celebration. The day was also a real DIY effort, with everyone pitching in to make it perfect. A friend of the bride made her flower crown, all the flowers for the day were grown by friends and family and the stationery was made by the bride's brother. The cakes were brought by the guests. They had a 'bake-off' competition and the everyone won comedy prizes!

Colourful South African Beach Wedding: Tyrone & Rozlyn

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Fiona Clair

January 22, 2014

Super bright orange and blue were the main colours Tyrone and Rozlyn picked for their South African wedding in November. From the groom's trousers to the bridesmaid's dresses and Rozlyn's customised shoes, the day oozed colour and style. After their Anglican church ceremony, their reception was held at Freedom Cafe in Greyville, Durban.

Nautical Wedding Inspiration

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Julie Siddi

December 28, 2013

Mermaids and Rock n Roll By the Sea: Winona & Dave

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Ryan MacDonald

December 15, 2013

Winona and Dave were married on a friend's property in Maple Bay, on Vancouver Island. This venue really set the tone of their day, with personal touches throughout. The overall theme was a 1950s rockabilly seaside with pops of nautical, mermaids and Rock n Roll!

Intimate Beach Ceremony in France: Anna & Jarrah

Kat

Pretty Days

December 11, 2013

No matter how many weddings I feature, or how many cool, quirky and original décor and details I see, it is always the simple and emotional, small weddings, that really slay me. Elopements, intimate ceremonies, the great outdoors. Anna and Jarrah did exactly this, travelling from their home in Australia to a beach in France, with just their parents and very best friends in attendance.

Beach Front Wedding with the Bride Arriving on a Zipline: Joanna & Stephen

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Michelle Waspe

October 25, 2013

Well here's something you don't see everyday! The wedding of Joanna and Stephen was held at Lusty Glaze Beach in Newquay, but instead of just walking down the aisle, Joanna and her father zipwired from the clifftop above down on to the beach. AH-MAZING!

Plants and Taxidermy, An Artistic Cape Cod Wedding: Natasha & Jared

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Krista

October 8, 2013

Both artists, Natasha and Jared knew they wanted a creative wedding. The idea or something too themed or matchy-matchy didn't appeal to them at all so they forgot about colour schemes and just included things they really liked!

Smoke Bombs, Hippy Buses and Incredible Cornish Views: Antonia & Harvey

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Camera Hannah

October 7, 2013

Antonia and Harvey had a three day wedding at Roskilly's Ice Cream Farm in Cornwall. Their wedding was a true labour of love, with the couple and their friends and family working hard to create the wedding of their dreams. The weekend happened to be the hottest of the year which couldn't have been more perfect for their outdoor, ice cream farm celebration!