A blast of summer wedding inspiration to brighten your screens this Monday! This stunning photoshoot was sent in by Sam at Rose Rae Photography and I’m bowled over by all the amazing colour and those utterly breathtaking florals. Take from it what you will: colour palettes to bring joy to your day; the modern wedding aesthetic and joyful vibes; the thoughtful styling and lush, warm tablescape – just remember this isn’t a real wedding: it’s a styled photoshoot designed to inspire your own wedding look! (Tap here to find out why telling you this matters to me). Words and images by Rose Rae Photography
I’m uniquely placed as a wedding blogger from a wedding business background – and so the behind-the-scenes stories of this industry are something I find really interesting.
Authenticity and transparency are super important in today’s world and especially in weddings: so I’ll be following European Bridal Week with interest. In my inbox this week, a press release from the team behind this mega event, celebrating EBW as “providing a window in to the creativity, craft, and passion that shape contemporary bridal fashion“.
I’ve tried my best to hammer home the message that traditions are optional when it comes to weddings… and I realised I’ve missed something really big. I saw a post by Catherine from Silk Garters and it turned so many of my preconceptions on their heads. Because wedding traditions aren’t simply “doing things a certain way because that’s the way they’ve always been done”. And they’re not “following tradition because everyone else is”. Sometimes, they’re all about following in the footsteps of your parents, experiencing a shared, fond memory, or sharing something special. So this blog shares surprising reasons to wear a wedding garter, but the specialness it conveys can be applied to so many other wedding traditions. Over to Catherine…
I think the UK has had the sunniest summer in a long time – it’s been pretty perfect, and I can’t complain as autumn whooshes in. I’m embracing the time to reflect on a busy summer, and excited to share some gorgeous sunny weddings from the last few months (tap here to submit a wedding). I was chatting to Anna, a wedding photographer in Hampshire (Anna Rainbow Photography) who specialises in marquee weddings, and we’ve put together this little blog to help anyone out there planning a marquee wedding. Of course, we’re sharing lots of Anna’s gorgeous images too! So here’s our best 10 marquee wedding tips, inspired by Anna’s own advice on her website. I hope you find them useful!
An intimate wedding in the perfect setting today, as I write this blog from a damp and autumnal Lake District. The backdrop for Lois and Marcus’s day was beautiful: soft light on fading bracken and a relaxed ceremony by the shore of a private lake. Images are by Mark Battista Photography who gets a glowing recommendation from our gorgeous newlyweds!
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Lake District wedding photographer Mark Battista Photography
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We had such a great experience with Mark!
He instantly made us feel at ease – really chilled, funny and easy to get along with, which made the whole shoot so relaxed.
