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

Posted on June 19, 2012 | 8 comments

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 

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Divine Without The Dollar. Monday 18th June 2012 [Tattooed Bride Blog]

Posted on June 18, 2012 | 11 comments

Good morning! What a great way to start the week – with a lovely new regular feature that I’ll be researching into to bring you the best.

DIVINE WITHOUT THE DOLLAR

I will be bringing you “Divine Without The Dollar” – Being gorgeous without the huge price tag, on the Marry Me Ink blog regularly. Featuring gorgeous dresses on budget that I find online, complete with accessories and other prettiness to make you look and feel like a million dollars as a tattooed bride on your wedding day!

This instalment of Divine Without The Dollar – Is  the Vintage Vixen look. All images and products can be found on one of my favourite websites ModCloth – “Retro, indie, and vintage-inspired clothing styles that are distinctively darling and uniquely ‘you’!”

Aren’t these items just gorgeous?! To see these items at other angles – go go to the ModCloth website to view and purchase. Below is a list of the items:

1. Aisle Be There Dress: $162.99
2. Lobby For Luxury Heel: $54.99
3. You Started Something Heel: $89.99
4. Sweet Spectator Heel: $62.99
5. Romance Is In Bloom Fascinator: $27.99
6. Ornate In Nature Headband: $42.99
7. Pearl Of My Dreams Necklace: $37.99
8. Wall To Wallpaper Bag: $84.99
9. Woven For The Weekend Clutch: $27.99
10. Found Looking Fabulous Bracelet: $24.99
11. Worth A Mint Earring: $14.99
12. Drop By The Party Earring: $12.99
13. Hazy Days Of Summer Scarf: $18.99

Not only am I bringing you a fabulous new feature today – I am also bringing you a competition with the launch of it! 

A $50 GIFT CERTIFICATE TO USE AT MODCLOTH! 

Yes! $50 to spend on whatever you wish on the ModCloth online store! All you have to do is simply “like” the Marry Me Ink Facebook page here and leave a comment on this blog post.
COMPETITION CLOSES ON WEDNESDAY 27TH JUNE AT 4PM! The winner will be selected by a random number generator the following Friday and contacted by email (Make sure you fill in the email field in the comment box so I can contact you!)

I hope you enjoyed the first edition of Divine Without The Dollar! Don’t forget to tell people about the competition! It would also be fabulous to hear your thoughts on the new regular feature that will be happening on Marry Me Ink!

Enjoy your week! Rachael.X

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Craft Parties from Adore By Chloe [Tattooed Bride Blog]

Posted on June 9, 2012 | Comments Off on 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

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

Posted on June 1, 2012 | 2 comments

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/

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