When Irene from Expose The Heart photography sat down with bride Meghan to talk about her bridal session ideas she quickly said “I would like to see pops of color, lace, something that will feel elegant, vintage, and rustic all at once.” and boy didn’t they nail it! These photographs are so beautiful and the lighting…
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By now many of you will have read how this blog came to be, in short we launched Bespoke Bride back in 2011 out of a love of weddings, photography & DIY. It is no secret that we never intended for our blog to make money, I was in the final year of a Animal…
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It is no secret that me and Jess both like to travel A-LOT! If it were possible I would definitely make travelling my occupation, I never grow tired of visiting new countries or learning about different cultures, I love to go on adventures and of course seeing the wildlife is my all time favourite thing…
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Chelsea and Chris married at their ‘family’ barn in Vermont. Despite living thousands of miles away (the couple actually live in sunny California) they were able to plan their perfect wedding in just 6 months surrounded by close family friends whilst enjoying good food and excellent wine. Now this sounds like my type of wedding!…
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This wedding completely captured my heart, I love how Anna & Philipp didn’t want to pollute by getting decorations delivered from somewhere else so instead they locally sourced products from the island they married on, using olive as the symbol of their wedding because olive is a symbol of abundance, glory and peace. I also love how Anna’s second…
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I am so in love with todays shoot, it is all sorts of beautiful! I am a real sucker for a pastel palette and pretty florals, no matter how much I try to fight it, anything romantic and girly will get me everytime. The blooms in this shoot are incredible and the crown really is…
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Photography by Christy Blanch Photography The balloon once played a huge part in wedding and party decor. I have fond memories of laughing like a chipmunk as I sucked on the helium, rubbing balloons on my head to make my hair go static and the feel of nearly having a heart attack at the sound of a…
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Happy Fathers Day to all you wonderful daddies out there!!! Today I will be spending some time with dad back at home, my brother has kindly offered to cook and I am proud to say I will be providing the dessert – a yummy homemade apple crumble. Is it weird that I sometimes still call…
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Chelsea & Brian had plenty of time to get things in order for their wedding, and as a result managed to create many beautiful and personal DIYs that not only reflected themselves but also their family and friends on their special day! Combine all of that with a New England nautical theme and you’ve got…
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Today we are excited to welcome back Gwenda Jeffs of The Vintage Floral Design Co. You might have remembered her amazing floral arrangements in the Decadence at the Dockyard shoot that appeared on our blog last year, loads of you commented on how amazing it was and we thought it was about time we showed you some…
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I don’t know about you but I only ever really do 2 things with my hair, leave it down or tie it up in a messy bun, sure i’m partial to the odd hat and will gladly put any floral crown upon my head but when it comes to getting jiggy with my hair I…
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Yay! The sun is shining! And it’s Sunday! The perfect end to a pretty perfect week I must say, not only was it my birthday on Wednesday but I got the girls together last night for a well deserved night out and the cocktails were flowing amazingly! Me & Em mixed up a delicious cream…
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Todays wedding features two of my most favourite things in the world – birds and glitter. You might wonder what happens when you put these two things together? Well, you get birds covered in glitter of course and for the record these birds are not real! With a little help from her mum and aunt,…
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Photographer Carly Bish never fails to capture my heart with her work, I love her fun yet romantic style when it comes to her photography and I can tell you that Elle & Connor’s engagement shoot is no exception! This awesome couple embraced the fact that it rained on the day of their engagement shoot…
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I adore every bride and groom that we feature on Bespoke Bride but every now and again there is one couple that comes along that you feel an instant connection with. Jessabelle and Angel are certainly one of those couples and they really touched my heart. Jessabelle spoke about her wedding with such passion, you…
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All images courtesy of Craig DearsleyPhoto Today Craig Dearsley is back with a post that is particularly close to my heart. Back when I was youngster my mum and dad bought me an second hand canon film camera. I took pictures of everything, granted most of the time the images were of my fingers that I…
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Happy Sunday beauts! Hopefully you’re having a fun bank holiday weekend despite the miserable weather! We had planned to go canoeing yesterday but with the amount of rain that fell out of the sky yesterday we were pretty relieved we didn’t end up going! We did have a busy & awesome week regardless though, filming…
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Cool, original and cultural are just some of the words I would use to describe todays wedding venue! The Larz Anderson Museum in Massachussetts is home to America’s oldest car collection and was the perfect choice of venue for museum lover Jamie and her husband Justin. Firstly as a huge animal lover, I can totally appreciate…
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