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Wedding Inspiration – Summer Garden Party

Posted on June 4, 2018 | Comments Off

Are we all enjoying the glorious weather that we’re having at the moment? I know I am – I just love spending time in the garden this time of year, especially now our garden is nearly finished, just in time for all the Summer parties!

Hoping that Summer will stay throughout the months this year, I wanted to look at awesome ways to decorate your wedding with the season in mind – The Summer Garden Party.

Currently, artificial grass is becoming increasingly popular for wedding decoration such as table runners and decorative displays and I’ve found some fantastic ways it can be used for the perfect Summer Garden Party Wedding – See below some of my favourite ways that artificial grass has been used at Weddings.

I don’t know which is my favourite! I do love the artificial grass as the back drop for a floral cake table but I’m also equally in love with it as a table runner and having all the tealights and single stem flowers in the vases – Which is your favourite?

Credits: Design Love Fest, Green Wedding Shoes, Koru Wedding, Mod Wedding, Oh Happy Day, Elizabethan Designs

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Tagged Garden Wedding, Summer Wedding, Wedding Ideas, Wedding Inspiration, Wedding Planning. Woodland Wedding

Babe With The Power – A Winter Witchy Bridal Shoot

Posted on December 22, 2017 | 1 comment

As Christmas is drawing nearer and we start to wind down with our families (or not so much if you’re working over the Christmas period – I know I am with my career in the NHS) We will be staying quiet here on Marry Me Ink.

But just before I sign off until 2018, to celebrate this magical season, thrifty and eco friendly bridal wear brand Lucky Sixpence Bridal got together a coven of excellent wedding businesses for their Winter bridal shoot ‘Babe With The Power’ shot by wedding and fashion photographer Phil at Grey Fox Photography.

Too often the wedding industry pushes one ideal of bridal beauty and wedding style and all the wedding vendors involved in this shoot had had enough! As an alternative to the often OTT Great Gatbsy, furs and glitter themed shoots for winter brides, Anna from Lucky Sixpence Bridal and Michaela from Clear Hearts Planning took inspiration from the millennial obsession with witchyness with bath salts and sage sticks from She’s Lost Control and candles from Mama Moon, not to mention the backdrop of the stunning and gothic Salmestone Grange. The outfit, boots by House of Elliot, hairpieces and veil from Mcfayden Millinery, hair by Hayley at Meraki and make up by Sasha Prebble enhanced our winter bride, Fern’s natural beauty and magnetism – making her the Babe With The Power. Incredible skin products from cult US brand Witch Baby Soap such as ‘Graveyard Body Oil’ were used to make Fern glow ethereally and bring her look together as a sparkling white witch.

Intermingled with the theme of spirituality the shoot celebrates a number of wedding trends predicted for 2018 (maybe they used their crystal ball, no joke – there was a crystal ball on set thanks to the styling by Clear Hearts Planning) such as the amazing Practical Magic inspired cape from Born To Thread (90s goths all the way!), black accents and crystals.

Furthering the alternative take on weddings theme, the wedding breakfast and wedding cake were in the form of pagan styled ‘festival bread’ by Modern Provider displayed in woven baskets from La Basketry, fairytale-perfect chocolate apples and pure white candy floss from vegan treat providers Naughty Floss.

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Tagged Alternative Bride, Alternative wedding, Gothic Bridal Inspiration, Gothic Bride, Gothic Wedding, Grey Fox Photo, Lucky Sixpence Bridal, Wedding Inspiration, Wedding Planning, Winter Bridal Shoot, Witchy Bridal Shoot

Merry Kitschmas! Tasty Sweet Christmas Wedding Inspiration

Posted on December 4, 2017 | 3 comments

It’s December!! And in three weeks time will be one of my favourite times of the year – Christmas!

Today on Marry Me Ink I get to share with you this amazing styled shoot from Chloe Lee Photography and Michaela at Clear Hearts – THE Rock and Roll events planner for the UK.. Imagine all your favourite things about Christmas all in one place – That’s what this shoot is about. I love it when my house looks like Christmas threw up in it and this is why I love this shoot – full of all the vintage and kitsch wonders you can find!

The idea was born of my love of “more is more,” Bjork and artists like Paul Yore, this mixed with Chloe Lee’s love of all things kitsch, Disney and O.T.T. Meant the cuteness flowed. She is the perfect pick for photographer as she knows how to make everything look adorable.

I (Michaela, Clear Hearts) got all of us involved in bringing the kitsch, even though we all had different jobs on this shoot the team bought some of their fave Christmas Kitsch items for me to add into the styling. It made for such a great selection and made the van so full of fun. Kayleigh K our MUA bought her personal style of flawless bright skin and she added some beautiful sparkle to fit our theme.

The cake with biscuits hanging from it was the genius idea of Malarkey cakes who also made the sparkly doughnuts hanging on the DIY mini doughnut wall made by Clear Hearts. They created the adorable biscuit pops which eliminated any sticky finger problems as the bride and groom tucked in enthusiastically.

Looking at the models (makeup artist Yazz and tattoo artist Chris) you can see why Paper Hearts paintings was so keen to illustrate their likeness, she did a beautiful job and it turned out the couple were already big fans of her work! What a lovely Christmas gift that they got to keep after the fun day of shooting.

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Tagged Chloe Lee Photo, Christmas Wedding, Christmas Wedding Inspiration, Clear Hearts Wedding and Events Planner, Colourful Wedding, Kitsch Wedding, Kitschmas, Wedding Decor, Wedding Inspiration, Wedding Planning

PINSPIRATION – TROPICAL TIKI WEDDING INSPIRATION

Posted on January 11, 2017 | Comments Off

Throughout 2017, I will be bringing some gorgeous wedding inspiration on a fortnightly basis from the wonderful world of Pinterest. Planning my own wedding is fun, especially when there are so many ideas to choose from. These posts will not only bring colour schemes for your wedding, but entire themes, such as this one – The TIKI wedding – Perfect for the Tropical bride!

Below you can see my selection of favourites from the Tiki Wedding pins, but make sure you follow Marry Me Ink on Pinterest for plenty of other wedding inspiration. Do you have a wedding theme or style in mind for your own big day? I’d love to hear about them!