Zena and Chris are getting married next year in Portugal. It was a pleasure to design their wedding invitations for them.
Hope you like them :)
Becky
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Tuesday, 11 September 2012
Love in Vilamoura
Zena and Chris are getting married next year in Portugal. It was a pleasure to design their wedding invitations for them.
Hope you like them :)
Becky
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Friday, 7 September 2012
Words of wisdom
Have you heard of Alex Zanardi?
No, he's not a bridal gown designer or a photographer...or anything remotely related to weddings. But he is an inspiration.
The Paralympic Games have been full of inspiring stories and his is certainly up there with them. Zanardi was a racing driver, Formula 1, ChampCar and IndiCar racing were all areas in which he showed great talent and potential.
However, in September of 2001 and he had a horrific crash which resulted in him losing both of his legs. They were disintegrated beyond repair - in a similar condition to someone who may have stepped on a land mine. Devastating.
In no way did this stop him from getting back into the driving seat and still enjoying the thrill of the ride - but it also meant he could compete in Paralympic sports.
He competes in hand cycling and at Londons 2012 Paralympic games, the race was held at Brands Hatch. Poignant for him that he should win gold on a racing car track.
Anyway, the point of me telling you about this man is this is this. I watched his race and I saw him win; leagues ahead of his competitors but more than the race itself, the thing that struck me were his words.
He said this...
It really struck a chord with me, because that's what I'm doing. I LOVE what I do, so so much and I'm hoping that my passion will pay off. It made me believe in myself and hopefully it will make you believe in yourself if you are embarking on a new career or following your dreams or focusing on new goals.
If you think about it, it just makes sense.
Happy Inspirational Friday everyone
Becky
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No, he's not a bridal gown designer or a photographer...or anything remotely related to weddings. But he is an inspiration.
The Paralympic Games have been full of inspiring stories and his is certainly up there with them. Zanardi was a racing driver, Formula 1, ChampCar and IndiCar racing were all areas in which he showed great talent and potential.
However, in September of 2001 and he had a horrific crash which resulted in him losing both of his legs. They were disintegrated beyond repair - in a similar condition to someone who may have stepped on a land mine. Devastating.
In no way did this stop him from getting back into the driving seat and still enjoying the thrill of the ride - but it also meant he could compete in Paralympic sports.
He competes in hand cycling and at Londons 2012 Paralympic games, the race was held at Brands Hatch. Poignant for him that he should win gold on a racing car track.
Anyway, the point of me telling you about this man is this is this. I watched his race and I saw him win; leagues ahead of his competitors but more than the race itself, the thing that struck me were his words.
He said this...
It really struck a chord with me, because that's what I'm doing. I LOVE what I do, so so much and I'm hoping that my passion will pay off. It made me believe in myself and hopefully it will make you believe in yourself if you are embarking on a new career or following your dreams or focusing on new goals.
If you think about it, it just makes sense.
Happy Inspirational Friday everyone
Becky
x
Tuesday, 4 September 2012
A vintage bridalwear photoshoot & a friendship with Gingermeg
SO last week was a BIT mental. Mainly due to the fabulous Love My Dress featuring a photoshoot that I was involved in.
I met Virginia of Gingermegs Vintage (who by the way has a brilliant facebook page filled with amazing, and gorgeous photos. You NEED to like it!) back in May when I took part in a shoot with The Vintage Hen House to promote their Mad Men Hen Party Package. Virginia was supplying all the outfits for the shoot and I got to play dress up in front of the camera. I instantly loved Virginia. She's so funny and was so in love with her job, completely immersed in a world of real vintage.
The photographer at that shoot was Nicola of Daffodil Waves. With a mutual love of Curried Goat, we hit it off straight away. And making us look beautiful were Claudia of Butterfly Styling and Emily Jayne of Emily Jayne Image Consultancy
Shortly after the shoot I spoke with Virginia about rebranding her business and making it work harder for her, now that I'd seen what she was really about. A few weeks later, Gingermegs had a brand new logo and sign hanging outside the new shop. This was the start of a lovely friendship.
We had such a fabulous time at the Mad Men shoot that Virginia called us all back together a couple of months later to help promote her new (and utterly fabulous) range of bridal gowns. She was filling up on stock and in talks about having a new premises to house it all. As part of this new shop, she would have a bridal section and she needed a way of shouting to the world and telling everyone that Gingermegs stocked REAL vintage gowns.
So the dream team were back together. Only this time, I wasn't only getting to play dress up, I was providing the floral goodies. Off to the beautiful Birmingham Botanical Gardens we went and the rest, as they say, is history.
All the gorgeous hair wear was courtesy of La Belle Epoque. The items are stunning and can be found at Virginias shop as well as other stockists.
Below are some of my favourite shots from the day.
Enjoy and I'd love to hear what you think.
I met Virginia of Gingermegs Vintage (who by the way has a brilliant facebook page filled with amazing, and gorgeous photos. You NEED to like it!) back in May when I took part in a shoot with The Vintage Hen House to promote their Mad Men Hen Party Package. Virginia was supplying all the outfits for the shoot and I got to play dress up in front of the camera. I instantly loved Virginia. She's so funny and was so in love with her job, completely immersed in a world of real vintage.
The photographer at that shoot was Nicola of Daffodil Waves. With a mutual love of Curried Goat, we hit it off straight away. And making us look beautiful were Claudia of Butterfly Styling and Emily Jayne of Emily Jayne Image Consultancy
Shortly after the shoot I spoke with Virginia about rebranding her business and making it work harder for her, now that I'd seen what she was really about. A few weeks later, Gingermegs had a brand new logo and sign hanging outside the new shop. This was the start of a lovely friendship.
Photography: Beautiful Bird Creations via Instagram
We had such a fabulous time at the Mad Men shoot that Virginia called us all back together a couple of months later to help promote her new (and utterly fabulous) range of bridal gowns. She was filling up on stock and in talks about having a new premises to house it all. As part of this new shop, she would have a bridal section and she needed a way of shouting to the world and telling everyone that Gingermegs stocked REAL vintage gowns.
So the dream team were back together. Only this time, I wasn't only getting to play dress up, I was providing the floral goodies. Off to the beautiful Birmingham Botanical Gardens we went and the rest, as they say, is history.
All the gorgeous hair wear was courtesy of La Belle Epoque. The items are stunning and can be found at Virginias shop as well as other stockists.
Below are some of my favourite shots from the day.
Enjoy and I'd love to hear what you think.
And just for fun... Emily Jayne and Claudia just ca't help but get involved! And rightly so the beautiful ladies that they are.
Are you considering a vintage gown for your wedding day? Or did you wear one? I'd love to hear about your dress stories.
Becky
x
Sunday, 2 September 2012
Wow! August...
Wow! August you were a little bit mental...but you were brilliant!
Here's a peak at some of the things I got up to in the rather wet month of August. But the rain doesn't stop fun and creativity.
A massive highlight in August was being featured on one of my favourite blogs, Love My Dress. If you remember back in July I told you about how I'd taken part in a shoot with Gingermegs vintage to promote her new range of vintage bridal gowns. I provided all the flowers for the shoot. Well now you can see it here in its full glory! I will be sharing some more of the photos with you in a blog post coming very soon.
So how was your August? What did you get up to?
Becky
x
Here's a peak at some of the things I got up to in the rather wet month of August. But the rain doesn't stop fun and creativity.
A massive highlight in August was being featured on one of my favourite blogs, Love My Dress. If you remember back in July I told you about how I'd taken part in a shoot with Gingermegs vintage to promote her new range of vintage bridal gowns. I provided all the flowers for the shoot. Well now you can see it here in its full glory! I will be sharing some more of the photos with you in a blog post coming very soon.
So how was your August? What did you get up to?
Becky
x
Friday, 31 August 2012
Tuesday, 28 August 2012
A lovely day
Music has always been a a massive part of my life. Something that started with Bananarama and Kylie Minogue that led me to be heavily involved in amateur musical theatre and to be a singer from the ages of 16 to 21; firstly as part of a girl group (I just wanted to be a Spice Girl really) who supported Atomic Kitten and worked with 70's hero and legend Leo Sayer to being a solo artist writing and co producing my own music.
Music is still a huge part of my life today, and although I have left the singing behind my world would be a very empty one without melodies and dirty bass beats filling my ears at any given moment. Luckily for me, I married a man equally as much into music as me. For me, it's as much about the lyrics as it is the beats - for the boy, it's all about the bass line. People use songs to express how they feel when they can't quite find the words themselves, whether that's to say good bye to someone at a funeral or to say hello to a girl they have a crush on. This is why, for some, music is such an important part of their wedding day.
Our wedding play list was immense and it was a very very long list compiled by both Me, Anthony and our gusts. Our RSVP cards contained a section where guests could write down their favourite songs for us to play. Needless to say we ended up with a completely mixed bag but it was the perfect play list.
It was a difficult task to pick the most 'important ' songs of the day. You know, walking down the aisle, first dance etc. We hand picked every single song and for a reason, but the ones that had the most prominence were ones that a, we adored for the melody and b, had a lyrical loveliness that we could relate to. So, here were our choices, and I'd love o hear about yours...
Walking down the aisle:
Bill withers, Lovely Day
Signing the register
MGMT, Electric Feel
Robyn Thicke, Magic
Zero 7, Destiny
Aaliyah, On in a million
Leaving the ceremony
Labrinth, Let the Sunshine
First Dance
The Elgins, Heaven must've sent you
So, how important is music to you? Are you having a band or blasting out an iPod all night long? I'd love to know.
Becky
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Friday, 24 August 2012
Give those kisses the attention they deserve
Kissing whilst driving is probably dangerous but if you're going to do it, do it right.
Happy Friday
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Happy Friday
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