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A Nashville Engagement: Matt and Dana [Tattooed Bride Blog]

Good morning! I hope you enjoyed your weekends?! I for one purchased the most cutest shorts for our holiday to Spain later this year whilst we were shopping for Rob’s suit for a wedding we’re attending next week. Oh, and we ate too much YO! Sushi on their “Super! Sumo! Sundays!” (It was Rob’s first time!)

Anyway.. This week, I bring you the most gorgeous Dana and Matt – photographed by the equally as beautiful Stephanie of La Photographie Nashville.

Aren’t they beautiful together?!! Here’s Dana’s story of how they met and how Matt proposed..

I moved to Nashville not knowing a soul. I randomly met a girl at a bar and she took me to a house party. Matt was at the party and he slyly gave me his phone number. The next day I texted him and he took me salsa dancing. Going to bars by myself and going to house parties with strangers are typically things I would never do, but the one time I did, I met my husband and it changed my life in the most amazing way.

Matt came home from work one evening and asked me if I wanted to go for a walk through the neighborhood. I should have immediately realized at that moment something was up, because voluntary exercise is unusual for him. We walked to a nearby pond where we sat and talked for a moment. I unfortunately ruined the moment unknowingly because a bat began circling overhead. I begged Matt to leave and he obliged.

We continued to walk around the neighborhood and he asked to sit down again. As we sat on a boulder Matt popped the question. It took me completely by surprise!

I love the spot where he proposed because I drive by the area everyday

Aren’t they the cutest?! Leave them some love and be sure to head back next Monday for their beautiful wedding. (It truly is beautiful – you won’t want to miss it!)

A French Revolution! Haywood Jones Love Shoot Winners: Lottie & Stan [Tattooed Bride Blog]

Remember back in January when I held this competition on the Marry Me Ink blog with Bethan of Haywood Jones Photography as a starter for 2012? Well, if not, I held a competition for a couple to win a wonderful love shoot with the amazing Bethan.

HERE ARE THE RESULTS OF LOTTI AND STAN WHO LOOK AMAZING!

Lotti and Stan won with the most votes on their mood board entry which looked a bit like this:

Amazing right?! They won with 336 votes! You all sure loved them! 

My name is Lotti and I am marrying Stan in August of this year after being together for 6 years. We currently live in Manchester although we’re both originally from Essex.
I’m really into my tattoos- I have work by Nick Horn at Good Times tattoo, Rachel McCarthy of Modern Body Art, Diego and Sol Azaldegui of MVL tattoo studio, Leeds to name a few. Stan’s not one for tattoos himself but he’s always appreciated my passion.

Our wedding theme is French revolution/Marie Antoinette with a powder blue and white colour scheme (like Wedgewood china). For the wedding we thought it would be more appropriate to keep everything more toned down and elegant- it would be wonderful however to do a with the same theme however where we could be more theatrical, incorporate brighter colours and more modern elements and have fun with it- I’m thinking cupcakes being thrown around, balloons and candyfloss hair!! 

I also really like cutesy Japanese sweet/gothic Lolita style- some of which has filtered through to Hong Kong where my other half’s family originates from and where we visited last year. I love Hong Kong- it’s really inspiring- so it would be great to incorporate this aspect to things aswell. It would be great to have some pictures of us having fun and letting off some steam before the wedding day. We have our fingers crossed!

Aren’t they the cutest couple? I love how they both went all out and both looked amazing! Getting tweets before and after the shoot was exciting too! 
So I saw some photo’s for the @MarryMeInk blog taken by @HaywoodJones, they were pretty awesome

I for one cannot WAIT to see their wedding post August, I’ll be sure to keep you updated! Do leave the beautiful couple some love and HUGE thanks to lovely Bethan of Haywood Jones Photography for holding the competition – she is amazing!

Credits:
Lotti’s Dress: Lady Allura’s Latex
Stan’s Suit:
Moss Brothers
Make Up Artist: Miki Banana
Hair Piece:
Kezia Argue
Jewellery:
Rachel’s Wonders 

An Urban, Yet Cute Engagement Shoot [Tattooed Bride Blog]

Good morning! I hope you are enjoying the week so far? It’s all busy here with gorgeous things coming in and new exciting weekly features happening! (To be announced next week!)

Today, I bring you Phil & Kim, photographed by the wonderful Craig Dearsley(Who is married to the lovely Veronica Dearly who I’ve previously featured here)

“We met doing something we both love, festivals! After attending years of the same festivals we found were both avid regulars on the Reading Festival forum and got involved in working the festival. We first met at a Halloween party hosted by one of the organisers. That’s where it all started, following that we had the difficult task of a long distance relationship, with him being from Kent and me from Reading.

” We spent every weekend together and all week on the phone, eventually he got a job in Reading and we haven’t looked back since!  We decided to have a mega trip in America a couple of years ago, we spent nearly 4 weeks driving around Las Vegas, the Grand Canyon, Death Valley, Yosemite National Park, San Francisco and all the way down the coast to Los Angeles and San Diego. That trip really influenced our falling in love with Las Vegas, once Phil proposed we knew that Vegas was the place for us to exchange our vows, It completely suits our personalities and requirements for a wedding!

“We regularly have ‘date nights’ and depending on pennies it can just be a cosy night in. Phil took this opportunity to cook for me (something he never does!) and we sat and watched a movie – Life As We Know It. Afterwards I suggested we go upstairs for some loving but he suggested we tidied up first (what has got into this guy?!)
He gave me the DVD box and as I pressed eject the disk came out with the words “Will you marry me?” written on the disk. I froze on the spot as our date night had fallen on April Fools Day, I was in shock and confusion on whether it was a prank, but when I finally turned to look at him he was sat there grinning holding out a ring.

“I only have three tattoos and to be honest they are pretty well covered. My main being on my lower back so would be covered up by my dress. The other two are on my feet/ankle, and I would happily show them off. I have been contemplating getting a shoulder piece before the wedding next year but it will depend on our savings!

“We don’t have any wedding/couples tattoos however we are planning on getting inked when we are in Vegas. It’s less about each others names or the date of the wedding but more about our experience of getting married and Vegas as a destination.”

How amazing is Phil and Kim’s story! So amazing and such an awesome engagement shoot! Don’t forget to leave them some love and a huge thanks to Craig Dearsley and Phil and Kim for sharing their photos and stories with us!

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/