Are you planning your wedding right now? Has the panic started to set in, things aren’t going quite the way you planned? Do you sometimes wish you could just run away together and marry with no distractions, no worries, just you and your beloved other half? Well this is exactly what Mari and Neil did…
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I don’t know about you but I LOVE summer, ok I don’t know anyone who does’t love summer but I really really love it, I feel like I come alive more in the summer and I always feel much happier! It’s strange, I think in the winter it’s easy to fall into boring routines like…
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All images by Calligraphy-for-Weddings.com Believe it or not calligraphy used to be one of my favourite hobbies. When I was kid my mum and dad bought me a calligraphy set for Christmas, I set up camp in my bedroom and practiced for hours starting first with my name, then the names of my family and…
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Last year, Bespoke Bride was nominated for 2 awards in The Wedding Blog Awards and to say we were thrilled was an understatement! We were so happy and being such a new blog we couldn’t quite believe the shoulders we got to rub with at the actual awards ceremony in London! We had the most…
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I remember the first time I watched the movie Black Swan, I hadn’t seen Swan Lake before, only odd snippets and I didn’t really know what to expect when I settled down into my cinema chair with my big box of popcorn, but to say I was hooked was an understatement. As soon as it…
DetailsEvery month I am get so excited to see what the girls from Strange Case Collective have cooked up for our readers and every month I fall in love with their creations. This week is no different and I have to admit I think these felt ombre cake toppers have to be my favourite DIY…
DetailsMy wishlist this week has been quite heavily inspired by our recent ‘Enchanted Forest Shoot’. One of my favourite things from the shoot was the gold leaf eye shadow used on our models which I have been dying to try for some time now, so when I found this eyeshadow I was over the moon!…
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What happens when you hold a beautiful wedding in an unbelievably beautiful setting? You get dreamy, breathtaking photographs that you’ll want to mount on your wall! Heck, I don’t even know Kayle & Dusty and I want to put a some of these photos on my wall! Top all of that off with so many…
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There seems to be a pattern with me writing Off The Record in bed. I swear, I do get up on weekends! But you see, last night was my sister’s 18th Birthday party so as you can imagine there was plenty of dancing, an abundance of cocktails and maybe one too many photo booth appearances…
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You can tell from Cara and Mike’s rockabilly styled wedding that this is a couple that know how to have fun and they aren’t afraid to show it! Their whole wedding is a reflection of their personalities, from their love of the 1950’s and vintage cars to pin up and statement decor, even their more…
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Don’t you just love it when a team come together and manage to create something so beautiful and magical that you feel like you’re right in that fairytale with them? That’s exactly how I felt when we headed to Puzzlewood for the day with an amazing bunch of suppliers to create an eerily wonderful, dark…
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It’s here at last! After weeks of keeping you in suspense we are finally able to share our eerily wonderful, dark and dramatic, fantastical styled shoot named ‘The Enchanted Forest’ – our first ever styled shoot! The inspiration was brought to us by the wonderfully talented and super sweet Alethiea of Xander and Thea. I…
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Oh my gosh, weddings with a Mexican flare make my heart sing and Xaviera’s & Felix’s beautiful outdoor wedding is no exception! Not only are the colours absolutely gorgeous but there were so many DIY details in their day that created such a hand made and personal feel to their wedding! I absolutely adore everything…
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Photography by ANNA WITH LOVE via Tiffany Pratt If I had a pound for everytime I was asked “What’s your job?” I honestly think I would be a millionaire. If I had a pound for the puzzled look I get everytime I explain to people that I am a wedding blogger, I think I would probably…
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Photography by Laura Grier of Beautiful Day Photography I’d be lying if I said we weren’t dreaming of warm summer nights, spending our days lazing on beaches with layer upon layer of white sand and cool blue seas right now. As many of you will know me and Jess are in the middle of planning the…
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When Carrie from Sur La Lune photography described this wedding as visually being like boho meets 1920’s glam, I instantly knew I was going to be sold. As soon as I saw the images of Sara in her unique beaded headpiece… the flourishing florals, the marching musicians and the gorgeous outdoor venue, I knew we…
DetailsOmbre has been a wedding trend for a while now but for me, it’s not getting old! I absolutely love the soft and pretty look of this effect, even when using colours in the grey scale! These name tags are ridiculously easy to do and cheap too! All you need is: White luggage tags //…
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For someone that isn’t very crafty, Rachel has done a fantastic job of adding her own little DIY details. Disappointed with the lack of affordable table numbers and decor, she felt she had no choice but to try and make her own and the results turned out to be even better that shop bought, if…
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