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Hello! I’m Claire and this is my UK wedding blog.
I’m a calligrapher, a marketeer, a lover of the beauty of weddings. I love the creativity weddings spark in everyone involved and that’s why English Wedding blog is here!
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February 4, 2012: Wedding inspiration board — winter berriesYesterday I shared a 'berry' lovely winter wedding inspiration shoot by Hannah from Lifeline Photography. Today's post is a more… .
February 3, 2012: Wedding planning or work?I'm sure if you've got something really important to finish it can wait five minutes. There's an hour or two left before more… .
February 3, 2012: Wedding inspiration blog — winter berriesI've been waiting so long for a cold snap. I pictured myself blogging all wrapped up and toasty, with glistening icicles more… .
February 2, 2012: The Elite: Allister Freeman interviewAllister Freeman is a top UK reportage wedding photographer & photojournalist - his photography has a tranquility and a more… .& Jean-Luc’s Cambridge wedding">
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January 31, 2012: We met at primary school… a Welsh weddingThere's nothing like a real love story to brighten up a cold morning... and Alice and Jamie's story is a lovely one. Both more… .
January 30, 2012: Your First Dance – a 5 point checklistFor some couples even the thought of the 'first dance' induces a state of blind panic whilst for others the whole world’s more… .
January 28, 2012: New sponsor welcome… Helena Rose WeddingsI'm delighted to be adding new types of wedding suppliers to my sponsors. Today I'm introducing wedding planner Helena Rose - more… .
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Category Archives: Advice
Wedding planning or work?
Star Bride Sally gets married! on English Wedding Blog
Hi again ladies and gents — nearly the end of the week and time to down pens, up feet and slurp a cuppa while I bring you another great blog post full of wedding blog updates I love most from the week just gone. By the time you finish reading these, you can get your coat and grab your car keys / bus ticket / overdue-Friday-afternoon-glass-of-wine-in-the-bar-over-the-road.
Enjoy x
wedding photography by Martin Beddall
Real weddings
- Kate & Anna’s lovely civil partnership
- Breathtaking wedding photography by Brett Harkness from Thornton Manor
What next for vintage wedding photographers?
Hands up anybody in wedding-land who hasn’t heard about last week’s article on The Huffington Post about the end of the vintage wedding trend? Yeah, I knew there wouldn’t be any hands up. So — what does it mean for the wedding industry? Not much. Trends come and go. But there is one thing…
Posted in Advice, debate, Photography, wedding industry, wedding suppliers Tagged Photography, trends, vintage wedding, wedding suppliers 35 Comments
Get the English Wedding FREE eBook here!
FREE eBook for brides and grooms from English Wedding Blog
I have a little freebie for you: the brand new English Wedding Blog eBook full of gorgeous wedding pics and down-to-earth, useful advice.
Including "You are not a sausage", "It's only a wedding" and more tips and thoughts from a top UK wedding blog.
Simply click the links to read online or go to issuu.com/englishweddingblog/docs/ebook to download it as a pdf or embed it in your own wedding website (which you're very welcome to do!)
Enjoy! xxx
Adding Sunshine to a Winter Wedding
Every bride puts her heart and soul into planning her wedding. From the biggest elements through to the tiniest details, each piece is carefully thought out to create a dream day. However, there are some things which you can’t control, and Mother Nature can wreak havoc on your wedding with unexpected bad weather.
Photo Credit: Hayley Ruth on Weddington Boots
Here are a few ways to ensure that a rainy, dull day doesn’t put a damper on your wedding day:
Posted in Advice, inspiration Tagged rainy wedding, wedding weather, winter weddings Leave a comment
9 best wedding traditions from around the world
Morning everyone! Today I’ll tease your learning-buds with a list of nine things you probably didn’t know. This is a guest post by John Greed Jewellery, who’ve found the best wedding traditions from around the world. Will you be incorporating any in your day? Or do you think we have any better traditions here in the UK? I’d love to hear what you think!
“I thought YOU were booking the band?”
Weddings used to be simple affairs; registry office in the High Street, a few pals as witnesses, bowling club for some egg sandwiches. After a few dances one of your cousins has too much to drink, starts a fight then all the pre-ordered cabs show up at 1am. Job done. Oh, how things have changed. Today’s bride expects a proposal in a gondola, the ceremony must be at the base of Victoria Falls and catered by Gordon Ramsay and that’s before you’ve even thought about the entertainment.
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Be young, be foolish, and be happy
I have a few major insecurities when it comes to English Wedding blog. I love writing it, I love that I have an honest and beautiful blog that brides, grooms and businesses find inspiring. But sometimes I worry: I’m not a bride, I haven’t planned my own wedding, everything I know about weddings comes second hand.
A wedding blogger’s confession
Sometimes I feel a bit of a fraud: how can I presume to advise and try to help brides and grooms when I haven’t been there myself?
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How to find creative inspiration
I blogged a very creative photoshoot earlier in the week — a little adventure I loved being a part of! It wasn’t a bridal shoot, in fact it was like nothing I’ve ever blogged before. But the process of doing something different was just brilliant.
But why would I post something so bizarre on a wedding blog? (I hear you ask!)
I think we’re all here looking for inspiration in one way or another. Brides, grooms, wedding businesses — creativity is important. Finding something new shouldn’t always be about the latest tiara design. Sometimes it’s about taking inspiration from something unexpected. That was the message I wanted to share.
Sophisticated Ideas for a UK Hen Weekend
Today’s wedding blog post is definitely for the ladies — anyone planning a hen weekend and wondering how to keep things classy should read this fab guest post by Jessica Lambert.
With lavish hen parties becoming more and more popular, the pressure is really on to choose ideas that are unique, special and memorable. Still, there’s no need to go abroad; with so many sophisticated hen party ideas available right on your doorstep, you can keep the cash from the flights to spend on the night.
London
The cosmopolitan capital of culture, a London hen weekend provides you with an eclectic choice of things to do:
New on English Wedding blog — wedding planning tools
Brides, grooms, born organisers and those of you who are ‘winging it’ — I can now offer you a set of interactive wedding planning tools to help you plan your wedding.
Professional wedding planning tools
I have been looking for great wedding planning tools for a long time. I really wanted to find you some really expert tools to help you plan and I’m so pleased to have found the perfect thing. Who’d design the best wedding planning tools, I’ve been thinking. Who really knows what they’re talking about? A professional…
