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What Weddings Want
A bit of a ramble here I'm afraid and which was actually something I wrote when we first started out but never published, not sure why!? I found it in my notebook the other day and thought that what I wrote is still very much relevant to our ethos and our outlook and I'm actually quite proud of what Fran and I do. Bride & chic is not our livelihood, its our hobby and our passion and I think that because of this we continue to look for innovative and exciting w-day ideas that we would be scrap booking for our own weddings. If we weren't already married that is :)
So here over on Bride & Chic you won't find many personal posts, no photoshoots of ourselves {well, except our weddings and my bump pics} and very little other than weddings.
But I hope that this is a good thing? Visitor numbers are increasing all the time so let's hope so!
Here's what we set out to do, just over a year ago....
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"What? Another wedding blog? Gawd no.... Well actually yes it is! But as a bride to be and a bride has been we know that you can never have enough wedding blogs/ websites/ magazines in your life and especially not ones that sieve out the done to death to bring you the chic, unique, stylish and sexy...
Sexy? Not a word normally associated with weddings granted but I feel this is where many brides and up their game. it's hard though, not to conform, when everyone around you are visions of the 'perfect bride'. You go dress shopping with the grand intention of getting a fashion forward, sleek and silky, figure hugging gown and come back with the bridal equivalent of the millennium dome. You go to choose your shoes with your heart screaming FUSCHIA PINK MANOLOS! but for some reason your head directs you to the ivory kitten heel sling backs. It's easily done.
That's not to say that big dresses can't be sexy or trend led but rocked with a tousled just got out of bed hair or even a rouge noir nail a big dress can look seriously sexy. I just feel that a lot of brides lose sight of their own style when confronted with an array of tulle and taffeta from over eager shop assistants. I know of many a bride through my year of wedding forum addiction that went for a dress that A) made their mum cry or B) made their mum-in-law cry. There was inordinate amount of posts about whether to get the dress that they love but that is not very 'weddingy' or the one that their mother in laws neighbours third cousin by marriage liked the best. Why would you not go for the one you feel fabulous in, the one that makes you feel special?
And ultimately, isn't that what we want? To have our man {or woman for that matter) turn around and see us walking down the aisle looking amazingly gorgeous, like you but the best you've ever looked and not just like any other conveyor belt bride? I would hate to think that my other half thought that of me, that I'd conformed for the sake of conformity and thought, "Ah, she looks nice.. like a nice bride".
Similarly with the grooms, I am not a huge fan of the hired morning suit and Mr C looks very uncomfortable in one {but maybe that's because its just not his style}. I much preferred to see him in a modern, well cut suit looking hotter than David Beckham in a hot tub. I didn't want to walk up the aisle to see him trussed up in an ill fitting suit with matching lilac cravat and think "Ah bless him, he looks nice. Like a nice groom".
Luckily for us tenties {?!} brides we have it easier than out noughties predecessors. We have some amazing trend led designers to swoon over, from Jenny Packham to David Fielden, from Candy Anthony to Ian Stuart all of whom can do the big, the bold and the beautiful but always with a twist that gives it an edgier look.
And that is what bride & chic is about, encouraging brides to not be afraid to think outside the box, not just in regards to the dress but to the venue, the food, the accessories and everything else in between. It's about taking the wedding paradigm and making it your own, your wedding, your way".
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