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A 1980s Blitz Kids Bridal Shoot – Way Out Wedding

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Today on Marry Me Ink, I get to share with you this awesome bridal shoot, from Erin the brain behind Way Out Wedding and Paola de Paola Photography, full of shoulder pads and big hair.

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Growing up in the 1980s, my head was turned at an early age by Adam and The Ants, Duran Duran, Visage, and all the outlandish fashion of the club scene. It’s such a visually exciting look, and completely original and representative of each person. No carbon copies back then; everything was borne of pure imagination. I just had to do a shoot that incorporated this into a bridal setting, no doubt about it. And I knew exactly who to ask to be on the team!! Fellow fans of this scene, who know it, love it, and brought serious expertise to the day. And there’s a huge thanks to Myriam from La dame au beret, who was this superstar stylist on the day, taking the reins for creating the looks superbly. She was in her element, and did such amazing things with the dresses, jewellery, and overall looks for the models.

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All these suppliers took the look from my mind and made it into something so wonderful and beyond my dreams!

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The dresses belong to my new preloved bridal range, No Debutante. Myriam and Lauren sourced most of the outfits, and these ladies know their early 1980s stuff! We added these finds to some dresses I already had in my stock, and together these perfectly represented the New Romantic scene crossed with edgy bridal. We teamed them up with glittering jewellery from Wolf & Moon.

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Charlotte Balbier – Untamed Love 2017 Collection

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Isn’t the weather lovely at the moment? I’m looking forward to all the sunny weddings this year! On the blog today, I get to share with you the new summery and girly Untamed Love collection from Marry Me Ink favourite Charlotte Balbier for 2017.

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Untamed Love celebrates individuality and being your own kind of beautiful. Charlotte Balbier’s new collection delivers a diverse and breath-taking new collection of bridal gowns.

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It is Charlotte Balbier’s strongest collection to date. Inspirational, versatile, diverse, captivating and as always and stamped with Charlotte’s attention to all the finer details. Dreamy ethereal gowns sit alongside fun and playful floral print works of art combined with classical simple and romantic gowns. The Charlotte Balbier brand is constantly evolving to be at the forefront of bridal design.

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Bright Riot Edge 90s Tattooed Wedding Inspiration

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The latest instalment of tattooed bride inspiration is full of bright colours, Dr Martens and that “Riot edge” – It must be the 90s! The look and feel of the shoot was created by a great team of wedding suppliers including Jez Brown Photography, Sarah’s Doo Wop Dos and Restoration Cake. I got the chance to speak to Sarah who created Keely’s 90s look about what went on on the day.

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As a hair and make-up artist I’m aways hearing from my brides that they want to look like the best version of themselves for their big day, so this is really where the shoot idea came from, building a styled shoot around the model’s own style.

Our model, Keely, has a great 90s vibe and always wears her hair up, so I wanted to create a look that she might actually wear on her wedding day. I opted for a big, tousled bun and a smokey eye with dramatic winged liner and a soft lip for a fun look with a bit of a 90s ‘riot girl’ edge. The clothing came from Keely’s own wardrobe and I really wanted to add some colour into her outfit, plus who doesn’t love sequins at a wedding!

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She Walks With Beauty – Amanda Wyatt 2017 Bridal Collection

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Today on Marry Me Ink, I get to introduce you to the gorgeous new bridal collection from Amanda Wyatt for 2017 “She Walks With Beauty” – Perfect for the tattooed bride who still wants to look like a princess on her wedding day. 

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The new Amanda Wyatt ‘She Walks with Beauty Collection’ is here, drawing on inspiration from old Hollywood glamour and celebrating the Golden age of fashion. An array of breath taking gowns that oozes glamour, grace and demand to be adored.

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Daring cut-away back detail with bejewelled accents for the Red Carpet styled bride sit along side graceful and alluring romantic gowns in Amanda’s signature chiffon. The 2017 colour palette includes dove Grey, blush Pinks, champagne and rich Ivory shades.

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Over 35 new gowns all with attention to detail, illusion backs, sleeves, jewelled accents and beautiful buttons make this Amanda’s most intricate and opulent collection to date. The collection is priced from £950- £1,700 and will be in boutiques early spring onwards.

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