Rock n Roll Bride - The ultimate guide for alternative brides

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Win Your Wedding Photography with Rutko Photographers

Kat

May 7, 2013

It is my life mission to save couples from terrible wedding photography. But picking the right wedding photographer is a big decision and I know one that a lot of my readers struggle with. For some of you especially, this is even more stressful as it's compounded with worries about the cost of it all. While I'm a firm believer that you should allocate a sizeable chunk of your wedding budget into the images that you'll keep forever, I'm not totally blind to the fact that for some of you, any investment at all just isn't possible.
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Stress-Free Wedding Planning with Appy Couple

Kat

February 26, 2013

Wedding apps are a funny breed. We waited for years for someone to create a decent one, while small (and usually slightly buggy) ones hit the app stores in drips and drabs. But they all seemed to result in the same thing - system crashes and loud sighs of disappointment. Surely, having a space on your phone to plan your wedding, save your inspiration, keep tabs on your guest list and track your expenses couldn't be that hard to create, right!? Oh and we'd like it to be intuitive to use and to be gorgeously designed too please.
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Flaunt It with Fur Coat No Knickers & Win the Dress of Your Choice from the New Collection!

Kat

Joanna Brown

February 4, 2013

In some ways I'm a terrible wedding blogger. I am 'real wedding' obsessed and I love to see the ins & outs of people's actual weddings or read about their experiences, but in terms of what's going on in the 'industry' I usually couldn't give a toss. It's also extremely rare that I ever get excited by anything to do with bridal fashion and I try to avoid fashion shows at all costs...sorry but they're usually such a yawnfest. However when it matters, when someone actually does something new or exciting I do then get really passionate, chomping at the bit to feature it as soon as possible - often with a lot of extra exclamation points!
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Win Your Wedding Photography with Robbins Photographic

Kat

January 15, 2013

I love that I can call so many of my regular contributors real life friends. It means that when it comes to sharing the amazingly generous and totally awesome special offers of someone I actually know and love offline, I can genuinely wax lyrical about how rad they are online. Lee Robbins of Robbins Photographic is a wedding photographer from Brighton. I've featured his briz-illiant photography on my blog too many times to mention. His eye for detail and the way he see the world is so unique and oh so beautiful but completely bad ass.
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WIN £500 Worth of Goodies from SimplyBe

Kat

November 20, 2012

Now don't get me wrong, I love the British high street and I'm certainly not immune to the odd rummage through the rails... in fact it's a pretty regular occurrence. But I do have a bit of a gripe. Being the owner of a rather ample bosom and far from the size 8/10 that most stores seem to now label as medium (seriously?) it can be tough to find age-appropriate outfits that fit me really well. Which is why I whooped with joy when the lovely guys at SimplyBe got in contact asking if I'd like to run a competition to give one of my readers £500 worth of stuff. "Why yes, yes I would!" I replied with vigour! SimplyBe are a leading high-street fashion retailer, based in the UK, that specialise in fashionable and flattering clothing for sizes 14-32. Each piece is designed with these sizes in mind - they're not created as a size 6/8 and then scaled up - oh no if you're a size 18 then a size 18 dress will be designed and cut to flatter your figure. I AM ECSTATIC.
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WIN Free Wedding Photography with Lisa Jane Photography

Kat

June 19, 2012

I am a huge fan of Lisa Jane Photography. She has such a unique eye and her attention to detail really comes through in her images. I love the way she captures emotion in a genuine and intimate way, and that she's not afraid to show real, unapologetic love. She is also bloomin' fantastic at capturing all the little details of a wedding - the stationery, the flowers, your quirky centrpiece ideas. So as you can imagine I was thrilled when she asked if I'd host a contest for her, and I was even more excited when she told me she wanted to give away a full wedding package! If you are getting married before the end of 2013 and you haven't got your photographer sorted yet, then today is your lucky day!
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WIN One of Five Free Trash the Dress Bridal Shoots with Photographic Blonde

Kat

Photographic Blonde

April 10, 2012

Don't worry you don't literally have to trash your dress (well unless you want to!) to enter this contest with wedding photographer Photographic Blonde! Photographer Emily would like the opportunity to shoot some kick ass Rock n Roll Brides and what could be a better way to do that then to ask you lot if you'd like to model for her? Not only will you have a great day but you'll have some really fun and unique photographs to keep forever.
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The Five-Year Engagement Save The Date Sweepstakes – WIN $1000 of Amazon Vouchers!

Kat

April 9, 2012

Whenever I blog a wedding, I always ask the couples about their engagement story. I don't always include them in the final posts, but it really helps me get to know the couple and what makes them tick - how they got together, how long they were engaged and how they got from 'will you?' to 'I do'. In fact some of my favourite wedding stories have been those with interesting engagement tales. One of my besties, who was married just last month, was only engaged 3 months (in fact her now-husband did a lot of the planning before he even popped the question!) but at the other end of the scale, Emma & Pete were engaged for 3 years before their surprise wedding last year!
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WIN one of FIVE Wedding Dresses from SimplyBridal

Kat

December 13, 2011

Wedding dress designers Simply Bridal was started with a basic idea of helping the bride, not the middleman. "After hearing from countless friends and family members about the high cost of wedding dresses, our founder Lawrence Ng decided to start his own bridal company that met the needs of his loved ones," they say. " Our aim is to provide outstanding quality in fabric, materials, and fit without the inconvenience and costs of traditional bridal boutiques and retailers."
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WIN with the Zankyou £500 Cash Giveaway!

Kat

October 11, 2011

Alternative gift list specialists Zankyou have just launched a contest which I think you'll all want to know about - who wouldn't want to win some lovely cash to spend on themselves? You could put it towards your wedding, something for your marital nest (aww) or just that new pair of shoes you've been lusting after! To enter simply register with Zankyou between now and the 30th of October and you will be automatically entered into the draw for your chance to win one of five £100 cash prizes to spend as you wish!
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WIN An Engagement & Video Shoot with Assassynation Photography, Sassy n Frank & Elbie Van Eeden!

Kat

August 2, 2011

Rock n Roll Bride regular and favourite Sassy of Assassynation Photography would like to offer one lucky reader of Rock n Roll Bride a free engagement shoot including professional (and erm... awesome) hair and make up to by another Rock n Roll Bride favourite Elbie Van Eeden (whenever I have a photo shoot or event to go to I always ask Elbie to make me up - she's the BEST!) Sassy wants to shoot the most awesome engagement shoot idea, so you'll have to come up with something good! She wants to be challenged (tip: as does Elbie so come up with some awesome hair and make up ideas too!) The shoot can take place anywhere (in the world!) but travel costs must be covered for Sassy, Elbie and Frank...
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A Sunday Kind of Love – Angelberry Organics (Enter to Win)

Kat

July 31, 2011

This week a lovely package came in the post for me from my friend Christine at Angelberry Organics. They specialise in beautiful, organic and cruelty-free make up and quite frankly I'm smitten. They even have a whole range of mineral based make up which is said to be brilliant for troublesome skin. Needless to say I can't wait to give it a whirl! "Our mission at Angelberry Organics is to bring you mineral cosmetics and body care products that leave you feeling completely divine," they say. "Formulated using the highest quality natural ingredients, our heavenly treats are luxurious, fun, and made to enhance your natural beauty. Angelberry Organics products are not tested on animals and 100% free from all synthetic chemicals, paraben preservatives, dyes, and bismuth oxychloride."
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