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MISS JO BLACK’S TATTOOED TALES – ONE MONTH UNTIL THE BIG DAY

Oh my word! It’s so exciting!! After only hearing snippets of Jo’s antics since her last post in August, her next post is here with all the bits leading up to her and Leigh’s big day.. Which is just this month!! I’ll hand straight over shall I?

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Since the last time I posted we have arranged SO many things and the weeks have flown by with barely a second to spare a moment to ourselves! We booked our band, The Hammervilles who perform rocked up versions of classic songs everyone knows which should keep the mood boosted… we have arranged some performers including fire breathers, burlesque, contortionists and a drag act as well as the incredible poet and comedy performer “Muriel Lavender” who is going to act as out circus ringmaster for the entertainment portion of the evening!

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The biggest hiccup so far has been the caterer we booked. As well as being utterly useless at responding to messages and calls, After he saw our venue he declared that the terrace was ‘unsafe’ to serve food from and demanded his garish blue and white marquees be set up either side of the entrance to the venue. I couldn’t have that! The main reason we chose Cleeve House was for its beauty and the main approach down the drive has massive impact! As it turned out he just wanted maximum exposure for his business… so we sacked him. Or rather Leigh took great pleasure in sacking him!

Shortly after that we met with a chef called Peter Vaughn who had minor celebrity success with his own TV show a few years ago, he was so enthusiastic about creating a theatrical meal for our wedding by making posh kebabs and exciting finger foods people would enjoy experiencing as much as they would eating… he proposed dry ice and a theatrical presentation as well as the clincher for me… A CHEESE GROTTO TO FINISH! SOLD! As just over twice the price my incredible parents offered to help out and chip in for two thirds of the cost which meant we could afford to have Peter!

Around the same time, we also needed to get our official invites sent out, which I had been hand making for weeks… My computer had lost all its data and I lost our address list so we had to re-contact everyone and ask for addresses again! A bit of a ball ache but it came together easily.

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A close friend of mine was getting married on Halloween and she had asked me to be a bridesmaid so it has been really useful to see her approach to everything and how organised she has been throughout this process. She had found an app called Appy Couple and had used it to provide all the guests with info such as times, where to stay and how to find the venues. I had a look and it was amazing, I could create a personalised website for people to visit using our unique wedding code and find all the info they needed on there! I put info on hotels, travel, on our registry, the guest list, a bit of info on the days events and loads of useful things for guests to help things go smoothly!

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A Sunny, Autumnal Black Bridal Dress Shoot – Rivington

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About a week ago, I  got the chance to meet up with some awesome ladies and play dress-up at the beautiful and scenic Rivington which is part of the West Pennine Moors (and only a short drive away for us all!). 

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Earlier this year, Charlotte, Rachel and Tracy of Legend Bridal Designs Ltd altered a dress that was just taking up space in my wardrobe and created the beautiful cream and black Toile de Jouy dress for me to wear for the UK Blog Awards 2015. It fitted me perfectly and the quality of the dress is magnificent. 

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I wanted to get some pictures of it for them both at Legend Bridal Designs Ltd to share and what better way to do it then spend an afternoon in the great outdoors with Donna of ClickClick Bang Photography and Amy of Erin Olivia’s!

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Divine Without The Dollar – Tuesday 20th January 2015

For the start of the monthly Divine Without The Dollar instalments (All items featured are from ModCloth) Marry Me Ink is going back to the 1920s era for an Art Deco style for you tattooed brides. My favourites are the jewellery!
You can find the full list of items at the end of this post.

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~ Bountiful Beauty Dress ~ Lavish Your Lock Headband ~ Radiant And Ravishing Headband ~
~ Friend Of A Frond Necklace ~ Celestial Bliss Necklace ~ Museum Meeting Bracelet ~
~ Glitz All For You Heel ~ Just Add Fab Heel ~
~ Adorable Alliteration Flat ~ Put A Brooch On It Flat ~
~ Shine And Time Again Earrings ~ Starlight Of My Life Earrings ~ Curate The Classics Earrings ~
~ Here’s The Deal Clutch ~ You’ve Got Charm Clutch ~

A Rock & Roll Wedding – Corrinne, Duncan & Dexter The Chihuahua

CorrinneDuncanAssassynation-267Good evening, today I get to introduce you to a wonderful couple, Corrinne & Duncan who celebrated their rock and roll wedding with friends & family (including their chihuahua Dexter), complete with temporary tattoos, lots of cupcake goodies, and a rock and roll covers band!

CorrinneDuncanAssassynation-479Corrinne & Duncan had everything from the venue to the candy buffet that represented them as a couple – Including their wedding photographer Assassynation!

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