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As Radiant As A Rose Garden, bridal shoot

What a better way to start the week than to look at glorious sunny pictures of a gorgeous girl surrounded by the most colourful rose garden?

When Sharon of Sharon Cooper Photography emailed me with the sneak peeks, I did a little dance in my chair – they’re utterly gorgeous! The day was put together with wonderful suppliers to create these gorgeous images!

The beautiful bouquet was created by the talented Stephanie Rose and the amazing dip dyed wig was from the awesome Annabelle’s Wigs.
Do leave Sharon and the creative team used to fit all this together some love – The shoot is just pure beauty! Continue reading

Accessories Ahoy! Preciously Mine competition!

Good afternoon and a happy 1st of the month!
To keep you in high spirits with this weather we’re having, I shall introduce you to one of my current crushes: Preciously Mine – “Classic, edgy and geeky accessories for ladies & gentlemen”

Preciously Mine Nautical Collection

Aren’t they gorgeous? Audrey is a fashion designer from Québec, creating clutches, handbags, wallets, iPhone, iPad and MacBook sleeves.
This week I had chance to speak to owner Audrey about her lovely clutches and how Preciously Mine started..

“I’m Audrey Lavoie, owner and designer of Preciously Mine.
Fashion school drop out, I finally found the time to start my business in November 2011. I started by making hair bows and bow ties to experiment with leather and vinyl. A couple of months later, I dreamt of a bow clutch and tried to make it the following morning! The result wasn’t fabulous but it was a good start. In March 2012, I came up with the first improved Preciously Mine bow clutch. I’ve been making clutches, purses, tote bags, wallets & other accessories since.

Black on Black Curved Envelope Clutch with Cheetah Lining

“My very first tattoo was 3 small stars on my left hip that I got at 17 years old. Two years later I started getting big pieces and it hasn’t stopped!
I have PRINCESS on my knuckles with a crown and a diamond on my thumbs. I also have a heart on the lower knuckle of my ring finger. Continue reading

Luxury Dresses From Simply Bridal [UK Tattooed Bride Blog]

Good morning! I love starting the week on Marry Me Ink with something gorgeous to look at. Today I’m excited to introduce beautiful bridal wear from Simply Bridal –  who specialise in creating made to order dresses at amazingly reasonable prices.

Victoria Gown

I had the opportunity to chat to Shelly who is a part of the Simply Bridal community and she had lots to tell me about their gorgeous dresses!

“SimplyBridal started with the basic idea of helping the bride, not the middleman. All of our dresses are under $600 and made with outstanding quality in fabric, materials, and fit without the inconvenience and costs of traditional bridal boutiques and retailers. Our designer has over twelve years of experience in the fashion industry, and has designed for BCBGMAXAZRIA in Los Angeles, and Suzi Chin for Maggy Boutique in New York. She holds a BFA degree in apparel design from the Fashion Institute of Technology.

Stacy Gown

“Our brides inspire the dresses at SimplyBridal. As we have a variety of clients, we provide a wide array of dresses, anything from classic to modern and everything else in between.
At SimplyBridal, we are certain that every bride will be able to find the dress of her dreams.

Roasalie Gown

“I personally don’t have any tattoos, but one of girls at the Simply Bridal office has six. She has “toujours” on her inside wrist, this means always in French. She also has a cute little pig tattooed on her lower back, which is her zodiac animal.

I believe that a halter or strapless style would be a good fit for the tattooed bride; it allows a good amount of arm, chest, and back exposure. Also a tea length dress would be nice for the tattooed bride as well, as many girls have artwork on their ankles and feet. 

Morgan Gown

“I find that the style of the dress is very dependent on the personality of the bride. Anything is possible! I think that vintage and modern dresses would be more fit for a tattooed bride over a very ornate style. I believe that the dress shouldn’t overpower the brides’ bodywork.”

Jessie Gown

Aren’t their gowns beautiful! Don’t forget to check our their other gorgeous gowns, especially the bridesmaids’ section – Lots of pretty! Thank you Shelly for sharing their wonderful website!

Short Organza Dress with flower

 

 

Tattoo Tuesday: 24th July 2012 [UK Tattooed Bride Blog]

Welcome to another edition of tattoo Tuesday – The weekly post where you can email in your tattoo stories or, if you’re an artist, send in you favourite tattoo pieces. Which is exactly what this lovely lady has done..

Amy Grant. She is a new favourite of mine after finding her work on Intsagram. The colour and lining she uses in her tattooing is phenominal – especially in her vintage pieces such as mirrors and teacups.
Amy tattoos at Institute in Gorleston-On-Sea, Norfolk. You can see the studio’s Facebook here and Amy’s work here.

“Okay so this is my favourite one that I’ve been privileged to tattoo, the customer sent me some old flash of a smoking fighter pilot woman and for the life of me I can’t find the original or the artist who done it! But I re-drew the whole thing and can remember being nervous about whether he’d like it because it was so different to what he’d sent.

The reason its my favourite is because it was the last tattoo I done before I finished my apprenticeship, it was the one that made me feel comfortable and confident in what I was doing.”

Isn’t Amy’s work AWESOME?!! Don’t forget you can email in your tattoos and stories to marrymeink@gmail.com