Monthly Archives: June 2012

Craft Parties from Adore By Chloe [Tattooed Bride Blog]

Good afternoon! I hope you are well on such a terribly wet weekend. I’m quite enjoying being snuggled in watching series’ all day – We spent Thursday getting drenched in the downpour and scared at Alton Towers so it’s nice to have a rest! (P.S. The new Nemesis Sub Terra is not a ride, just a horrible walk-through scare! NOT for kids and the easily scared!)

Do you fancy something different from your usual hen party? Chloe from Adore By Chloe has created craft parties! 

“How about hosting a craft party? It’s the perfect daytime activity for hens that want a relaxed, fun and creative afternoon. Run by Chloe from Adore, the UK’s leading crafty wedding blog, you’ll have a craft expert to teach you new skills, help you make something personal and give you lots of creative ideas and tips!”

There are plenty of crafts to choose from, from creating handmade stationery to decorating personalised candles. Chloe can also create a bespoke service to help create something unique for your wedding day or for you all to take home.

How it works…

1) Email Chloe with your preferred date, time and craft project. Once this is finalised a non-refundable £100 deposit is required to secure the booking.
2) Invite your group along!
3) Chloe will get in touch a few weeks before to confirm numbers and all the final details.
4) On the day of the party Chloe will set up all the materials and equipment you need to get making and bring lots of examples to help inspire you!

Prices start at £15 per person (depending on the craft) for a minimum of 6 people. The parties can last up to 3 hours and be held anywhere in the East Midlands– at your home or a venue of your choice!

You can contact Chloe here…

Website: www.adorebychloe.co.uk
Email: hello@adorebychloe.co.uk
Twitter: www.twitter.com/#!/chloeadlington
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Adore-by-Chloe/162088620519090

Isn’t this such a fun idea? Get your emails into Chloe for a fun and crafty way to spend with your favourite group of girls before your wedding!

Photography Credit: www.butterworthphotography.co.uk

Red, White and Blue, Buttons and Tattoos [Tattooed Bride Blog]

Red, white and blue – perfect colours to mark the long weekend celebrating QE’s Diamond Jubilee! 

Huge thanks to Louise at Pavone Photography and I Heart Buttons for sharing this colourful shoot with the Marry Me Ink readers – I had to save it for the Jubilee weekend!
From cakes, to the beautiful tattooed bride Stephanie Starbuck – I’m sure you will love it all. (This next photo is my favourite!)..

“We were keen to use a tattooed bride for a number of reasons. Firstly, being a tattooed lady myself I can fully understand and appreciate the amount of negative attention that tattoos can attract- especially when it comes to things such as weddings. You get alot of comments along the lines of “You look so pretty, but the tattoos ruin it” which personally I find insufferable.

” If you look beautiful, you look beautiful regardless of and in spite of your tattoos – maybe you even look beautiful because of your tattoos! Why does no one even think of that?

“In our line of work, we’ve obviously encountered many brides and many weddings. For me, the most exciting (and important) part of a wedding is seeing the injection of personality that the couple have worked into their day- how they’ve made it theirs;

“It’s so easy to get bogged down by tradition and end up with a day that ticks all the right boxes but is generic, dull and isn’t evidently YOU.. Thats not how weddings should be!

“I love seeing a glimmer of individuality and something a little different. Tattoos become such a big part of a persons identity that I think it’s only right they’re showcased and laid bare on the day that you commit to the one person whos truely supposed to accept and understand you for all that you are. They can represent a whole manner of things whether it’s your values or beliefs, hardships or even just your bad decisions!

“Wear them like a badge of honour and be proud of who you are, what you are and how you got there. For us, thats why we love a tattooed bride. It’s all of that wrapped up in one amazing little package!”

Aren’t the photos just beautiful (Make sure you stick around to see the rest of them – they are amazing!) Do leave Louise and the rest of the lovely vendors your nice comments, They definitely worked hard to produce this awesomeness!

Credits:
Model: Stephanie Starbuck
Photography: www.pavonephotography.co.uk
Hair & Make up: www.dawntaylorbeauty.co.uk
Dress: Bridal Shop, Romford www.bridalshopltd.co.uk
Button Bouquet: www.iheartbuttons.co.uk
Jewellery: Michael Frank Jewellers www.mfhattongarden.co.uk
Hair slide: www.starstruck-designs.co.uk/