Becky Long
May 15, 2018
This week (May 14th-20th) is Mental Health Awareness week in the UK so I thought it was the perfect opportunity to revisit this article. Written for Rock n Roll Bride magazine issue 18 by body positive blogger Megan Jayne Crabbe (aka @bodyposipanda), the message is something I've been proudly fighting for since the inception of this blog - that you do not have to lose weight for your wedding!Read more...
Jadie Jo
May 2, 2018
So you’re freaking out hey? The wedding is just around the corner and suddenly you’re feeling pusillanimous. Pusillanimous means cowardly by the way and has no connection to genitalia, but as an aside do start slipping Pusillanimous into conversation and watch people lose their shitillanimous.Read more...
Ladies and Gentleman
April 23, 2018
If the Kardashian-Jenner’s and the Bridget Jones’s of the world have taught us anything, it’s that today, the unconventional family is far more conventional than ever before. However when it comes to planning your wedding, many elements only seem to work for a very traditional family set up. Zoe Wells is here today to help us navigate what can be very tricky waters.Read more...
Susanne Wysocki
April 2, 2018
It can be extremely difficult to plan a wedding if you struggle with depression or anxiety. With all the potential for extra stress its important, now more than ever, for you to pay attention to being good to yourself. Lauren McMillan, who writes about life, the universe and mental health on her blog lifebrew.co.uk is here to talk to us about how you can get through it and still plan the wedding of your dreams.Read more...
Esther Bellepoque
February 19, 2018
As the founder of a wedding show, it can be hard to reconcile my career of choice with my feminist beliefs. I can sometimes feel myself explaining what I do with an element of guilt, almost apologising for my role in sending more sisters off to the patriarchal shackles. But The Most Curious Wedding Fair takes the idea of a wedding day and offers it up to couples to own it, and this allows me to rest easy in our quest for equality. So, I thought it would be interesting to look at how women in 2018 can and are reconciling their empowered selves with those wedding rituals less palatable to the bad ass bride.Read more...
February 16, 2018
Having a "blank canvas" wedding venue (where you can literally take control and do anything you heart desires!) is a dream for many alternative brides, but it can be somewhat overwhelming. Without any constraints it can be difficult to know where to start! So today, in partnership with the fabulous JJ Media Group, I'm here to give you an idiot's guide on how to do it!Read more...
Devlin Photos
February 14, 2018
Gareth and I have been married nearly five months now, and since the glitter has faded, the post-wedding admin complete and thankyou cards long sent, there’s been a niggling sense of regret in the back of the mind. Nothing to do with the day itself, against all odds that was absolutely perfect (you can read all about it in the latest issue of the magazine!). Nor to do with who I married, thank goodness; he’s still my absolute number one and despite being together 9 years before we got wed, it’s been like a brand new start to our relationship, in only the best way. You hear stories of people who regret not spending enough time with their other half on the day, or how much they smashed the pre-ceremony champs, or how they got carried away in all the wedding stuff and somehow landed themselves £25k in debt.Read more...
Northern Grace
January 31, 2018
Yesterday I received an 'urgent' phone call from a journalist at The Sun newspaper asking if I could help her put together a piece on the "alternative wedding trend" that "a lot of brides seem to be doing these days." This was in response to the breaking news that Meghan Markle has decided to do a speech at her wedding to Prince Harry this summer. I internally chuckled as she went though a few different aspects of a wedding that they wondered if people were now doing differently (bride not walking down the aisle with her father, a white dress not being the only option, no fancy three-tiered wedding cake, no sit down meal etc) and eye rolled extra hard into my cup of English Breakfast when she asked if I cared to comment.Read more...
Lisa Jane
January 29, 2018
As a bride-to-be, you've probably spent hours trawling websites, blogs and magazines in search of your dream bridal gown - and in some ways it's easy. Everyone's talking about them, everyone's sharing the latest trends, everyone's pretty much obsessed with what the bride will wear. Err... But what about the boys? If your man has be struggling with what he's going rock on his special day, then hand your laptop over to him for a second. Dude, we got you. Regular contributor to Rock n Roll Bride magazine, Alex Smith, has tried out all the wedding suit options you could possible think of ... So you don't have toRead more...
Breeze
January 2, 2018
Before I say anything else lets get the formalities out of the way: CONGRATULATIONS! Getting engaged changed my life. Not only did a gain a husband and a new surname, but a brand new career as well! I'm Kat by the way, and I started Rock n Roll Bride in 2007 (yes, I'm a dinosaur) just after we got engaged. I was 24. Over a decade later and this blog has not only become a full time passion for myself and my husband, Gareth, but it sporned a print magazine, which we launched in 2015. If you haven't already, the first thing you should do is go ahead and subscribe to that baby. It'll be your bible, I promise.Read more...
Vanessa Madec
November 12, 2017
As a mum of two children who both have what’s known as ‘hidden disabilities’, attending even family gatherings, never mind weddings, is a huge challenge. My husband and I usually spend the whole time anticipating or soothing their sensory overloads and missing the event, or sometimes if it's all too much we simply have to leave early.Read more...
October 19, 2017
Other than your photographer and venue, choosing who to work with to create your luxury wedding invitations is probably one of the first things you’ll need to look at when planning your wedding. Your invitations are that initial glimpse for your guest’s as to the look of your day so for many it’s really important to get right.Read more...
Costa Sister Productions
October 6, 2017
Sophie Cass
September 26, 2017
Elisha Clarke
September 19, 2017
Deirdre has been a mother of the bride twice, most recently last summer for her youngest daughter, Rachel, but the first time for me! Yes, this article is written by my very own mother and she has something she wants to discuss…Read more...
Love & Adventures
August 28, 2017
Lame wedding music gives us the sads. It's not easy to find love songs that stand out from typical lovey-dovey wedding crap. If it's not teeth-rotting candy, it's done-to-death repeats from internet wedding song lists. If you've got an allergy to clichéd wedding songs, you'll find the antidote here. Startling as it may seem, there are plenty of interesting wedding songs if you know where to look. We've put together a list of quirky, alternative and authentic songs for daring lovers. It’s taken some intensive research and lot of late night wine and dancing, but it was worth it. We hope you enjoy folks, and there’s a spotify playlist to make your life easier.Read more...
Floriane Caux
August 14, 2017
Elopement. This is a word that I'm certain has gone through every bride and groom's mind at least one during the somewhat gruelling process of planning a wedding. So what happens when you actually decide to act upon it? Lisa Valentine did just that.Read more...
Ludovica Lanzafami
August 5, 2017
Boudoir shoots are nothing new. Hell, I had one when I was engaged in 2007 (and no I'm not going to show you them!) While lots of brides might consider doing them, I'd have to hasten a guess that a lot of you reading this might have dismissed the idea as something silly, vein and super embarrassing. While in 2007 the main marketing push for boudoir photos was an "a gift for your man" (vom) ten years later and I'd still like to encourage you to consider doing one, but as a gift for YOURSELF.Read more...
Kirsty Mackenzie
August 2, 2017
Many brides-to-be spend months obsessing about losing weight for their weddings. But size 24 fashion blogger, Callie Thorpe, has an inspirational message for us all.Read more...
Beta e Borelli
July 19, 2017
Heidi Ellert-McDermott of Speechy, who help craft bespoke (and brilliant) wedding speeches, is here today to encourage you to think outside the box for the words that will be said at your wedding.Read more...