Something Borrowed, Something Roo: The Hunt for the Perfect Venue

Kat

October 31, 2011

My lovely intern Roo (oh I do love her so) had, to say the least, quite the drama with the search for the perfect wedding venue. So she's here today to share her woes and in turn reassure those of you that might be going through the same hell, that it's all going to be fine and that you will come out on the other side! I personally found the venue hunt the most stressful part of my wedding planning. Why are wedding venues such a pain in the...ahem. Over to you lady...

Wedding Dress Shopping at Charlotte Casadéjus

Kat

September 8, 2011

Walking into Charlotte Casadéjus' unassuming South-East London studio, I felt mostly like my usual old self. Fluffy, flyaway hair, a bloke's jumper, a flick of eyeliner applied on the train - nothing special. But then, it's not often that I feel special.

And the Next Rock n Roll Bride Intern is…

Kat

August 1, 2011

It was a hotly contested battle but I'm pleased to announce that after 20,000 votes (!) that the next Rock n Roll Bride intern is... Congratulations Miss Roo, I very much look forward to getting to know you and sharing your (sure to be) awesome wedding planning story with the readers of Rock n Roll Bride.

Help Me Choose the New Rock n Roll Bride Intern

Kat

July 25, 2011

To say that choosing the next Rock n Roll Bride real-bride intern was difficult would be an understatement of immense magnitude. When I posted two weeks ago that I was looking for a new 'Alice' to come and write her wedding planning story for us I expected to receive maybe 10/15 entries...67 applications later and my brain is a little fried from trying to pick the one which I think will have the most interesting story for the blog. So, I'm being a wimp and hoping you, the loyal readers of this 'lil blog will come to my aid and help me! After all, I want you to be inspired by the stories you'll be reading. I have managed to narrow it down to three 'finalists' (for lack of a better word.) Please read their entries, check out their inspiration and let me know who you think should come and write for me. Who's story do you find most interesting? Who writes in a way that makes you want to read more? Who's inspiration board is most inspiring to you? Who do you want to hear more from and who's wedding do you want to see on the blog?

How To…Make Your Own Paper Flowers

Kat

June 4, 2011

So today's DIY tutorial from wedding planner Andri Benson of Always Andri doesn't have to be restricted to just weddings (although how flipping adorable would these make as bouquets or centrepieces?!) I can totally imagine a big old bunch of these sat next to me on my desk. So so pretty! And what a great use for all those pages and pages of magazine adverts? Let's save the trees people.

How To…Make Your Own Skull Badge Wedding Favours/Boutonnieres

Kat

May 21, 2011

Today's tutorial comes from fellow wedding blogger Lou of Whimsical Wonderland Weddings. I asked her if she'd like to create an exclusive DIY tutorial for the readers of Rock n Roll Bride after I feel in love with the DIY tutorials she'd done for her own blog. My only stipulation was that it ROCKED...and I think she's got that down! Pink skulls? Yeah..that's pretty damn Rock n Roll.

How to…Make Your Own Fabric Bouquet

Kat

April 2, 2011

The eagle-eyed amongst you may recognise the above image from Nicole & Aaron's 'Just Married' Session that I blogged back in February. As I was blogging it, I fell a little bit in love with Nicole's handmade fabric flower bouquet so I thought I'd try my luck and ask her if she'd be willing to share how to made it with my readers. Luckily for me (and you!) Nicole was more than happy and excited to share her tutorial with us. Enjoy this guys and as always, if you make this yourself I want to see pictures! Nicole has her own blog, Knitcole, so if you are interested in seeing more of her work then be sure to go check it out. The bouquet she made especially for this tutorial is even for sale through her blog (along with others) for the less crafty among you (ahem...like me!)

How to…Make Your Wedding Day All About You {Guest Post by Carina Romano}

Kat

February 19, 2011

I've lost count of the number of times I've read an email or comment from a bride-to-be, stressing that her wedding wouldn't be "blog-worthy enough" and that totally makes me sad. I LOVE to feature all kinds of weddings, detail-heavy or not. I actually back this up on my About page: "There is no ideal Rock n Roll Bride. What I love isn’t necessarily what floats your boat. What makes the weddings (and therefore my site) so fab is YOU! I try to share a diverse variety of weddings, photo shoots and general gorgeousness so I know you’ll find something you love here. The only thing I ask is that each feature is a perfect representation of the couple and their individuality. Think tattooed punk brides next to eco hippy chic weddings and DIY extravaganzas placed side by side with elaborate Alice in Wonderland themed weddings and your half way there."

Honeymoon Help – Helping you Plan a USA Road Trip!

Kat

February 5, 2011

Hello Kat, Hope you are keeping well!!! I see you have been very busy and it's not even Feb yet!!!!! I have to thank you again for blogging the wedding. We've been married now for 5 months but I still go to your blog religiously everyday! David has also been amazing and used one of my pics for the link to his website which just makes me grin like a cheshire cat!!!!!! (You can she Shalma & Leo's wedding here!)

Help Me Find The Perfect Rockabilly Dress For My Vegas Wedding!

Kat

January 15, 2011

The List – The Rock n Royal Wedding

Kat

November 27, 2010

Unless you've been living under a rock recently, you won't have failed to notice that a certain Prince William and Kate Middleton are getting married next April. Now, whist I have to admit, the whole thing doesn't excite me as much as a lot of wedding -obsessives (will their wedding be Rock n Roll? I think not!) I do love a good royal theme. I love crowns so much I have one tattooed on my arm and I actually own a number of things on this list already! I love ostentatious tiaras and I actually wore the Butler & Wilson skull tiara to my Rock n Roll party. The Evans Litchfield cushions adorn my sofa and the crown ring can regularly be spotted on my finger! I even wore a version of the Irregular Choice shoes for the Mad Hatter photo shoot.

The Rock n Roll Bride Venue Guide – Manchester

Kat

November 13, 2010

Following the popularity of the first The Rock n Roll Bride Venue Guide, written by wedding planner and stylist Mary Herrington of Forever & Ever Events, I was keen to ask her if she'd be willing to do a bit of travelling for us and do some venue guides for the rest of the country. This month, Mary visited Manchester to bring you her reviews of the most kick ass venues for your Rock n Roll wedding! Following the great response to my first venue post on London’s Rock n Roll reception venues, I now take you up north to Manchester, where the city and surrounding areas offer a truly eclectic mix of inspiring venues for a Rock n Roll wedding. As I did in my London venues post, my approach here is to recommend a variety of venues across the spectrum of budgets and aesthetics, from very cool historical architecture to vintage modern interior design to contemporary and modern dance halls. Remember that no matter where you have your wedding, if you put your personal stamp on it, the venue will come alive.

The Rock n Roll Bride Venue Guide – London

Kat

October 16, 2010

I get loads of emails from you lot asking me advice on all manner of wedding planning related matters and while I'm easily able to reel off a long list of fantastic photographers I know or recommend some awesome dress companies, when it comes to wedding venues...well I'm as clueless as you are! We had a massive drama with our wedding venue (they cancelled three months before our wedding day - but that's a story for another time!) so needless to say finding the perfect venue for your Rock n Roll wedding is not my speciality! However luckily for me (and you!)I know someone who knows all about the very best and coolest venues in the country. I asked my good friend Mary Herrington of Forever & Ever Events if she'd be able to start up a new feature for me, showcasing some of her favourite and most Rock n Roll wedding venues all over the country, First up London...

The List – The DIY & Crafty Wedding

Kat

October 9, 2010

We all know that DIY and crafty weddings are BIG right now, so for this week's 'The List' guest post I asked blogger and wedding stylist London Bride to come up with some of her favourite ideas to make your wedding crafting just that little bit more Rock n Roll. You will love! The DIY/Crafty List

The List – Retro Rockabilly Wedding

Kat

September 11, 2010

Methinks you all loved London Bride's 'The List' two weeks ago so I asked the lovely blogger & wedding stylist to do us another one - this time, one of my favourite wedding themes, Retro Rockabilly.

How To…Get the Best Out of Your Engagement Shoot

Kat

September 4, 2010

This week I got chatting to Brighton-based photographer Joanna Brown who has just put together a list of engagement shoot prep ideas to give to her clients. I loved it so much I asked if she'd share it with you all too.

The List – Vintage/Boho Wedding Style

Kat

August 28, 2010

Woohoo new feature y'all! 'The List' is the opportunity for guest blogger Charley Beard of UK wedding and style blog, London Bride to go shopping in the name of research! I've asked this lovely blogger and wedding stylist to put together a collection of goodies different wedding genres. Each installment of 'The List' will be full to bursting of wedding loveliness in different wedding styles (rockabilly, punk, budget, diy etc) so I hope over the coming weeks you'll be able to find some really cool and unique wedding 'bits' that you can use in your own weddings (or you can just buy because you love them hehe!)

How to…Look & Feel Natural in Front of the Camera

Kat

August 21, 2010

I hope you've been enjoying our much more frequent visits to the 'How to...' series. After reading your survey responses (full report to come soon) it was one of the things that was most requested. This week I asked Carina Romano of the fabulous Love Me Do Photography (based in Philadelphia) to address the subject that a lot of brides feel nervous about - how they're going to look in their wedding pictures. Don't forget, I love hearing from you all so if you have any burning questions about anything wedding, business or blogging related be sure to shoot me an email and either myself or one of my carefully selected army of amazing guest posters will try and help out.

How to Get the Best from your Wedding Photographer

Kat

July 31, 2010

For this week's guest post I enlisted the help of the lovely David McNeil. As someone I've known for years (like before either of us ventured into this wedding world!) I know from first hand experience that his advice is killer...and damn it, he's always right! This week, he talks to us about how you can get the very best from your wedding photographer.

Thursday Treats – 28th Jan 2010

Kat

January 28, 2010

First of all I have to start by saying O.M.G how awesome is this image sent to me by Kirsty Mitchell (and yes the bow was really that big) If you haven't seen her work before then go check out her Flickr - amazing doesn't even cover it! The make up was done by Elbie Van Eeden and I just loooove it. So what else has been going on? Well I've been frantically trying to get on top of all this bloggy goodness plus writing magazine articles (not that I'm complaining!) plus looking forward to the designer wedding show. On that note, thanks to everyone who entered the contest to win 2 free tickets. The winner are (dum dum duuuuuum)