Alternative weddings
YAY we've done it!
We're so excited! As mentioned in our newsletter earlier this week, we have placed an order for our new app for the iPhone and Android devices. I sound like I know what I'm talking about but Ian at the app institute is fabulous and has explained everything to me – so in fact I do know what [...]
Want to celebrate without the drama?
Whilst speaking with Bob of Millbrook Weddings Devon he mentioned that he has started a package called Runaway Brides and Grooms which really intrigued me. Bob is absolutely right not everyone wants to be the centre of attention and whilst they want their day to be special they would prefer it on a much [...]
Gaining Your Wedding Day Inspiration
By Kerri Chalk from Pickled Ginger Events For newly engaged couples there is so much choice and themes out there for your wedding, it is no wonder some become confused as to where to even begin planning their dreams for the big day. I even include myself in that statement too! Myself and my fiancé [...]
Food Glorious Food!
The weekend found me with my friend Sue (I know I always seem to be with her these days!) talking food – one of my favourite subjects!! As you know, Holly, Sue’s daughter is having her reception in the Village Hall and after much debate we have decided that we need a helping hand. Both [...]
A great costumed wedding example, Steampunk style
A few weeks ago I wrote a post as part of the alternative weddings series all about costumed weddings. Well, during my wanderings on the internet, I stumbled across a fantastic example of how a theme can infuse an entire wedding and create a really magical wedding day that everyone will remember: a couple in [...]
Alternative Weddings: The Costumed Wedding
Continuing our series on alternative weddings, this week we're going to discuss costumed weddings. What do we mean by 'costumed wedding'? That's a good question, as usually a costume is defined more by the fact that it's clothing that one wouldn't normally wear. However, at a wedding, everyone wears clothes they wouldn't usually wear! A [...]
Alternative Weddings – a brief guide
This is the first part in a new series on alternative weddings, and so a good place to start would be a definition of what exactly we mean by an 'alternative wedding' anyway. This is our definition: "An alternative wedding does not conform to a standard recognised religious ceremony, nor to a standard civil ceremony, [...]
Trash the dress?
I have a confession to make. After my wedding, I had my wedding dress lovingly cleaned and stored in a beautiful box, wrapped in the appropriate acid-free paper, and I haven't opened that box since the day it arrived. In fact, I haven't seen the whole dress since my wedding day – I only opened [...]
Elvish Weddings
The elvish wedding is a particular alternative wedding theme that is becoming more and more popular. It started amongst fans of the Lord of the Rings films but is more than just a few dedicated film fans dressing up in costume, it's an entire subculture. What makes an alternative wedding an Elvish wedding? An elvish [...]
