Four Inspirational Wedding Looks

This fabulous bridal fashion shoot showcases amazing and inspirational wedding looks that are anything but traditional.  Inspirational for those of you wanting to make your wedding unique and favor a cool bohemian alternative that is grounded in fashion.

Which one of the four looks is your favourite? Would you wear a western hat in lieu of a veil or favour an unexpected bodycon dress enhanced with bracelets up your arm?

CREDITS
Look 1: Annabella Silk Gown / Look 2: Infinity Dress, Gentry Mid Boot, Matador Hat / Look 3: Rachel Scallop Lace Poncho, Revival Moccasin / Look 4: Florence Lace Dress, Tala Armband
Photography: Annie Edmonds
HMU: Emily Nickrent
Model: Kate Zubok @ FORD
Huge thanks goes to The Free People.

A Stunning, Quintessentially British Wedding

Welcome to the absolutely wonderful Wedding of Rose and Storm.  Rose was adamant that she didn't want 'too much faff' or flowers that were too 'formal or perfect' yet she managed to create the most perfect and beautiful Wedding day.  Every aspect is a spectacle, from the simplicity of her dress against her exquisite tiara to the most amazing arrangements of hydrangeas over the fireplace in the reception room. I must say, the classic and quintessentially British style of Rosie and Storm's Wedding really does ring chords of Royal Weddings we have seen in the past.

There were lots of people flying in from around the world so we couldn't go to North Wales, where I grew up. Staying in London seemed easier. We didn't really need to do much decoration because the church and reception venue are both already incredibly beautiful and steeped in history.

I found the experience of Wedding dress shopping a bit of a faff. I enjoyed trying dresses on when I knew I wouldn't buy them (i.e. really expensive places), but I spent ages looking for my mum's dress and didn't find it so I was a bit bummed out by the time I actually needed to start looking for one for real. I just got lucky that I spotted it in the window of a second hand shop, and it fit like a glove.

 My husband wore his morning suit, he's owned it for years. I gave him the waistcoat as a Christmas present about 4 years ago.

I made lots of things for the Wedding myself, but I love doing that kind of thing so it was a bit self-indulgent. Didn't really buy decorations, although we gave the bridesmaids and pageboys bubbles to blow as we came out of the church as we weren't allowed confetti.

My bridesmaid's dresses were from Mini Boden. Finding them was a nightmare as most dresses seemed to be either shiny and tacky, or cost about £200. I got lucky and saw the Boden ones on sale online and loved them! Shoes were a nightmare - they were wrong for the girls and the boys and I ended up having to buy double because the return period was over by the time I got them back. Children's sizes are even more inconsistent than adult sizing! If you have young ones, get their parents to sort out the shoes, it will save a tiny scrap of your sanity.

The best memory most from my wedding day was the church service.  That was the main point of the day, after all.

Parts of organising my Wedding were great fun, but having so much to do was challenging. I'm not so good at delegating. We started in late January, and it carried on right through until September. I just said to myself that if I did two things a day we'd be fine (get a quote, book a wedding dress appointment, etc).

We went for a very simple, lemon sponge cake because most people like that, and very plain white icing. The pattern on it was taken from the pattern of the beading on my dress, which was suggested by the lady that made the cake.

The florist was very helpful in choosing my Wedding flowers.  I had a very good idea of what I didn't want (lilies, roses - beautiful, but much too perfect and formal) and some specific things I did want (blue hydrangeas, sweet peas, stocks, an arch covered in flowers next to the cake table for us to stand in front of). The florist then kind of figured it out from there, and made some brilliant additional suggestions.

My photographer was Amy Parton, from Raccoon Event Photography - I know her from years and years ago, and she is a phenomenal photographer so it was a no brainer. I just kept my fingers crossed she was free and would agree to doing it!

I wanted blue hydrangeas because I grew up surrounded by them. And I guess blue is my favourite colour, so it kind of crept in there.

Rosie's Three Top Tips:
1. If you are getting into a car at any point with people around you, get someone (your husband) to stand immediately behind you to block any unfortunate photographs. Not a flattering angle for even the slightest of rumps. 
2. If you are not sitting down for food at any set time, make sure some food is set aside for you and your husband, and that someone takes you aside so you can actually eat it. Otherwise you will starve! 
3. Have time off afterwards, preferably where there are no English speaking people!

Suppliers:  Dress -  A second hand shop, Veil -  My sister's, Shoes -  Debenhams, Flowers -  Jam Jar Flowers, Make-up - Rosie Willoughby, Hair - Cutting Room Putney, Bridesmaid Dresses - Mini Boden, Cake -  All Amy Cakes, Photographer - Amy Parton, Raccoon Event Photography, Venue - Cavalry & Guards Club, London

Huge thanks goes to the wonderful Raccoon Event Photography.

A Relaxed Yet Formal, Spectacular Jewish Wedding

If you had happened upon Rachel on the morning of her wedding, you may well have thought she was simply getting ready to go for afternoon tea, or perhaps the theatre. The morning ran smoothly and I have found this is a precursor to how the day will run, it did not disappoint. Relaxed yet formal and intimate yet replete with friends, family and distant relations and more. Rachel & Saul's tireless diligence paid off and the day ran smoothly and without so much as a hair out of place. A pleasure to photograph and a pleasure to have attended.

Once the hustle and bustle died down, the format of a Jewish wedding, to those who have not been to one, is a spectacular event, with numerous ceremonies throughout the day, each with its own meaning, steeped in history and tradition. We learnt an awful lot on this day, getting to experience a wedding from a different culture to the ones I had been shooting and the ones I grew up with - from the signing of the Ketubah, a marriage contract, to the bridal canopy, a Chuppah, under which the couple are married to symbolise the new home built by the couple as they become husband and wife - it was a wonderful day.

Weddings can be hectic affairs. Bridesmaids and mothers busy themselves perfecting the details so to please the bride and can get caught up in the whirlwind of the day and forget to simply enjoy the affair. Rachel & Saul's wedding was a happy event with smiles everywhere and a genuine sense of happiness pervading the entire day. Everything ran so smoothly that it was a dream to photograph and didn't feel like work at all.

Huge thanks goes to the fantastic photographer Tom Davies for providing these wonderful photographs. For more of Tom's work see: www.tomdaviesphotography.co.uk