Ditching the Diamond: What Ring Couples Are Choosing Instead

Diamonds aren’t the default any more. Here’s why couples are choosing sapphires and other gemstones for better value, colour and everyday wear. For most of the last century, choosing an engagement ring meant choosing a diamond. It was the default so firmly set that questioning it barely felt like an option. That’s shifting. More couples… Continue reading Ditching the Diamond: What Ring Couples Are Choosing Instead

Mikayla & Tessa’s Colourful, Vintage Magic Show Inspired London Wedding

I wonder how lovely it must be to spend your working life creating things from your imagination, then have the opportunity to pour all that creativity into something as personal as your own wedding. Mikayla and Tessa are both artists who work in theatre. Mikayla designs and makes puppets and Tessa is a scenic artist,…

A Fairytale Three Day Autumn Wedding in Tupelo, Mississippi

Three days of fairytale celebration in Tupelo, and every one of them a wonder! Little Black Book member Taylored Well Events designed a weekend that moved from an Italian BBQ welcome party to a candlelit ceremony at First United Methodist Church, where Tracy Proctor Designs turned the arches into a secret garden, and on to… Continue reading A Fairytale Three Day Autumn Wedding in Tupelo, Mississippi

A Relaxed, Nature-Inspired Wedding at the Foot of Mount Olympus

There are destination weddings, and then there are weddings set beneath Mount Olympus. Joanna and Nikos gathered about 100 of their closest people at a private villa tucked into the trees of Greece’s legendary mountain, creating a celebration that felt intimate, wildly beautiful, and completely their own. See the colorful wedding below, as captured by… Continue reading A Relaxed, Nature-Inspired Wedding at the Foot of Mount Olympus

This is Your Permission to Re-Shoot Your Wedding Photos

Ciara and Joe, who met when they were 11 and began their relationship as each other’s prom dates, were married in July. Unhappy with how their wedding photos turned out, they decided to do a portrait session in September and they’re so glad they did! “Our wedding was never about having a ‘perfect’ traditional wedding”,… Continue reading This is Your Permission to Re-Shoot Your Wedding Photos

Chloe’s Theia Couture Dress & Bespoke Bridal Cape for her Spring Country House Wedding at Homme House

After ten years together, Chloe and Joe tied the knot in May at Homme House in Herefordshire. This lovely couple were inspired by the garden parties they love to host at home when planning their wedding and chose Love My Dress recommended photographers, Marta May Photography, to capture their day. Chloe looked divine in the…

What to do with your guests between the ceremony and dinner

The drinks reception sounds like the easy part of the wedding to plan. The ceremony is over, there’s something cold to drink, and everyone has a chance to catch up before dinner. You might be looking forward to it as much as any other part of the day. Then you work through the photographs you… Continue reading What to do with your guests between the ceremony and dinner

An Art-Forward Wedding at the Merv Griffin Estate in the California Desert

The Merv Griffin Estate has never looked quite this modern! Taylor and Ben set their celebration against the property’s Spanish-Moorish architecture and swaying palms, where COJ Events layered sculptural lattice screens dripping in greenery and white roses, olive velvet draping, and a round mirrored dance floor into something distinctly art-forward. Luna Design Studios dressed sage… Continue reading An Art-Forward Wedding at the Merv Griffin Estate in the California Desert

Lauren & Elliot’s Colourful Wedding at Limekiln Celebrating Indian Heritage

Lauren and Elliot married at Limekiln near Tunbridge Wells in June with Helaina Storey and her associate Charlotte Dormoy behind the cameras capturing this beautiful blend of digital and analogue photography. Lauren took on the planning and styling herself and wanted to include elements of her Indian heritage, with Indian canapés and spice favours chosen…