Category Archives: Inspirational

A Wedmore Place Styled Elopement Shoot

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Today I get to share a tattooed bride styled shoot that’s a bit different to what I’ve already featured on Marry Me Ink before. From Tiltawhirl Imagery, I bring you the tattooed bride elopement! 

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Our styled shoot began as a desire to show brides there were options

Wedmore Place is a European-inspired hotel on the grounds of the Williamsburg Winery. Every bit of a wedding can be customized so that you can be true to yourself. Don’t want to wear white… Don’t! Don’t want to carry a bouquet… Don’t! Want to elope… Do it! (But still hire a photographer!) We were also inspired by the hotel’s European flavorings and the open and inviting atmosphere of a smaller hotel, where people you have never met welcome you with open arms and invite you into their gatherings.

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As with all of our shoots, we had a cinematic approach complete with storyline…

Once upon a time…

Having met while traveling the world, Henry and Antigone grew closer together with each and every passport stamp they collected. Realizing they soon would part ways and head to different lives in different countries, Henry asked for Antigone’s hand in marriage. Never wanting to have a single moment apart, the couple knew their elopement would be the start of their greatest adventure. The couple remembered a brochure they’d found in a small town a few stops back that would make for the perfect place to exchange vows. Arrangements were made and they set off. As soon as they saw the picturesque drive and the hotel that looked like a quaint castle nestled deep in wine vineyards, they knew this was a place they’d revisit over and over in their minds eye. 

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Divine Without The Dollar – Thursday 4th June 2015

Marry Me Ink have teamed up with ModCloth again this month to bring you a gorgeous mermaid and seaside feel to Divine Without The Dollar. I’m in love with their dress. There’s a full list of items below.. 

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~ Pastel Me Your Secret Dress ~ Twine And Dine Flat ~ I’ve Got A Secret Sandal ~
~ Shimmy My Way Heel ~ Song And Dance Heel ~
~ Modern Mermaid Earrings ~ Mineral Of My Love Necklace ~ Fanciful Fronds Headband ~
~ Color Your Collar Necklace ~ I’ve Sheen It All Hair Pin Set ~ There She Glows Earrings ~
~ Enamored By Glamour Earrings ~ Sea Things Through Earrings ~ Resplendent Pendants Necklace ~

Marry Me Ink Loves Medici Macarons

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Good morning! Can you believe that it’s June already?! Today I get to introduce you the Lynne, the genius behind Medici Macarons who is based in Hebden Bridge.

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Hi I am Lynne aka Madam Medici (although I have been told not to use this term as it sounds like I am an owner of a house of disrepute rather than being a home baker!). My business is Medici Macarons and I make French macarons primarily for weddings either as towers as an alternative to a traditional wedding cake, as edible  weddings favours, or lose macarons for wedding dessert tables. I do a few celebrations and events too but weddings are my main business.

I am 53 years old and a bit of butterfly – this is my 9th career! I established Medici Macarons after a baking obsession morphed itself in to a business. I have been trading as Medici Macarons for nearly 2 years now and I have been doing weddings exclusively since April 2014. I am based in Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire and I hand deliver across Yorkshire, Lancashire, Cheshire and the North West.

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Candy Coloured Sweetness & Smoke Bombs

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When Lexi of Fleming Photography and Rockabetty Studios emailed me with the title “Smoke Bombs Ahoy!” I knew I was in for something amazing! Lexi teamed up with the wonderful Louise of Oh My Honey to create a cute but punked-out bridal shoot with real-life couple Seye and Lucy.

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When Louise from Oh My Honey and I both emailed each other the same day asking to collaborate on a styled shoot, I knew the outcome was going to be special! Louise and I met years ago when she first launched her bridal range and I worked with her with my studio company Rockabetty Studios. I am absolutely in love with Oh My Honey dresses and jump at the chance to work with Louise any day of the week! We wanted to vamp up her pretty 50s bridal dresses and that’s where Lucy and Seye from South East London stepped in!

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I love alternative, non-traditional couples who are up for a real laugh on their wedding day, so when Seye and Lucy came forward to be our real couple for the shoot, I was so excited! There is nothing easier than photographing real couples in love. You could not only see the love, but the immense fun they both have with each other. Lucy has an incredible amount of work for a number of amazing London tattoo artists and Seye himself has collected pieces from all round the World too. Lucy looked amazing in Louise’s dresses and shows that alternative brides look wicked awesome too!

Smoke bombs was one of the first things I said when we knew we were going to be together a collaboration shoot and lucky for me, everyone was on board! I had never worked with them before, but Seye and Lucy were well up for some unpredictable fun.

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