Thursday
April 2013
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Written by Jessica, Posted in Travel
I know what you’re thinking, where on earth is Yelapa?! Well, it’s in Mexico (shock! I’m writing about Mexico!) and is a tiny fishing village just off the shore of Puerto Vallarta. It’s no ordinary village though, there are no roads, no cars, no street names and the beautiful island has only had electricity for less than 10 years.
Thursday
April 2013
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Written by Jessica, Posted in Travel
You can ask any of my friends what food I couldn’t live without and they would all say Italian. I LIVE on pasta. I adore fresh pizza. Soft bread. Stuffed Olives. Crunchy bruschetta. Oh my, I love it all! Even my boyfriend’s friends have caught on to the obsession after noticing the amount of Italian meals James cooks for me! Seriously though, there really is nothing like Italian food. Especially when you’re eating it in Italy.
My first experience of this was in Milan. Me and my friend Meg had decided to take a spontaneous trip over there for a weekend in November and we had been recommended a cute little restaurant just around the corner from our hotel. Needless to say…we indulged! A starter of bruschetta, then I had some sort of tomato and basil pasta dish while Meg wolfed down a lobster and some tagliatelle which was shortly followed with two orders of panna cotta! The best panna cotta I have ever tasted HANDS DOWN! We were also given some limoncello to wash the whole thing down with which at the time we thought was hand sanitizer because it smelt so strong!
The next time my taste buds were tingling with pure Italian food was in Rome with James for my birthday! We ate out as much as we could from street food cooked freshly in front of us to fancy restaurants in the evening! Muscles, chorizo pizza & buffalo mozzarella & spinach tortellini were just a few of the yummy foods we sampled! It was A-MAZING.
Now, i’m sure that wherever I go in Italy the food would be insanely gorgeous and since I’ve checked off Rome & Milan from my Italian list I’m now wanting to explore more of the beautiful country. Did somebody say Florence? Hell yes! I’d love to see this pretty city rich in history.
Thursday
April 2013
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Written by Emily, Posted in Travel
For some time now I have been dying to visit Sweden, my best friend Vicky is Swedish and has recently moved back to Lund to begin her life with her new fiance. I first met Vicky at university where we both studied Animal Biology and Ecology. For years she told me stories of her home country and I have to admit it started to sound magical, so magical I began to wonder if trolls, giants and fairies existed there?
Thursday
March 2013
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Written by Jessica, Posted in Travel
A couple of week’s ago while eating lunch with my friend Meg, a quaint little place called Dordogne cropped up in conversation. Meg told me stories about her trip there a few years ago and how bakers would deliver fresh croissants to their holiday home in the morning . “HOLD THE PHONE. Did somebody say fresh croissants delivered in the morning?! I need to research this place…”
And so here I am, a few Google searches later, (ok about 5o Google searches later) and a lot of travel reading has led me into a position where I want to tell you all about Dordogne and what I would do if it was myself taking the trip to this gorgeous little place in France!
Thursday
March 2013
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Written by Emily, Posted in Travel
Jess and I decided to start our travel gawker feature as a way to collect information on all the wonderful places we would like to explore in the future. We are both keen travelers and over the past year between us we have clocked up some air miles travelling to Greece, Rome, California and Mexico. Travelling to different countries, exploring and experiencing is one of my main passions in life. I have a huge love for the natural world so where ever possible I try to head somewhere that is famous for its wildlife and culture.
High on my list of places to visit is Rio de Janerio. With both the world cup being held there in 2014 and Olympics in 2016, I can’t help but feel this will be an extremely popular city over the coming years. The Rio de Janeiro carnival is actually on my bucket list of things to do, I can imagine it is awesome with non stop dancing, outrageous costumes and live music. That would be my perfect summer!
If I went to Rio de Janeiro I would visit…
The Corcovado, home to the famous statue of Christ the Redeemer and the Pao de Acucar or Sugar loaf Mountain.This figure is considered to be the largest art deco statue in the world and over looks Rio. Sugar Loaf mountain offers an amazing view of Christ the Redeemer as well as views of Rio. (more…)
Thursday
February 2013
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Written by Jessica, Posted in Travel
Welcome to the first of our new feature ‘Travel Gawker’, a place where me and Emily plan to share with you our travel hopes and dreams of places where we would love to go, where we have been and adored and more importantly places where you, our lovely readers would highly recommend!
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Those of you that know me well know that it’s no secret I am in love with Mexico. Granted, I haven’t been everywhere in Mexico, far from it! However I am keen to travel around more of the gorgeous country and experience as much as the beautiful culture as possible!
One of the places sitting highly on my list is Mazatlan. A beautiful city nestled in the Mexican state of Sinaloa.
Thursday
October 2012
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Written by Bespoke Bride, Posted in Honeymoon Adventures
A guest post from ruby + diva ♥
ruby+diva™ launch ‘Hush Hush Honeymoons’ in association with Passepartout Travel
Your honeymoon should be an unforgettable experience but all too often it ends up taking a back seat to the wedding day plans. The pressure to organise the ultimate trip can be an overwhelming prospect: you often have an idea of what you want but lack the time or knowledge to plan it yourself – and when you finally get around to wading through all the research and booking admin it sometimes feels like it’ll never be worth all the effort!
ruby+diva™ has come up with a unique idea to offer newly-weds an adventurous new honeymoon product in collaboration with Passepartout Bespoke Travel.
Thursday
August 2012
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Written by Bespoke Bride, Posted in Honeymoon Adventures
Guest post by Laura Jeffrey
Bespoke travel expert extraordinaire at
You’re engaged – congratulations! You’ve found your perfect venue, you’ve chosen the most beautiful wedding dress, the invites are winging their way to guests and the band has been booked. After all this planning you and your new husband really deserve the ultimate honeymoon…but where to start?
Maldives: Not everyone's cup of tea
The obvious thing is to book two weeks in the Maldives but, blissful though it can be, honeymoons don’t come in one-size-fits-all. So get a little creative for something truly memorable.
Tuesday
July 2012
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Written by Bespoke Bride, Posted in Florals and Bouquets
Good Afternoon my lovelies,
Its safe to say we are both now fully recovered after a rather messy night on Saturday. Its very rare we get to go out together as we are usually so busy, but when we do golly do we have fun.
Continuing with our fetish for all things alternative, we have once again trawled one of our favourite sites ETSY for our favourite Alternative bridal bouquets to share with you today. As much as we love flowers there are many others that dont or would rather not use them in their wedding. Some of these ideas are perfect for those considering a more environmentally friendly wedding day or for those who love to recycle, there are a plethora of alternatives. One of the awesome things about these bouquets is that unlike flowers they can be kept at home as a memory of your day long after your wedding.
Monday
January 2012
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Written by Bespoke Bride, Posted in Advice & Planning, Venues
Good Evening my Dearies,
We have the next instalment of ‘Let us guide you’ and tonight’s post is all about choosing your venue.
Bespoke Bride aims to inspire couples to lovingly create a wedding day that is completely unique, personalised and full of character! We focus on daily inspiration, planning & advice, DIY projects, real weddings and much, much more!
