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1960 glamour and a trip to the gorgeous Wasing Park to work on this stunning shoot as featured in Wedding Ideas magazine.

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So your favourite book is one filled with romance with inspiration on every page, but what if your favourite book isn’t traditionally one that relates to romance and weddings? We took Inspiration from childhood classic Charlie and the Chocolate Factory to show you that you can find inspiration in even the most unlikely of places. 

 

In the heart of Nottinghamshire we found a brand new wedding venue The pumping house, it is the perfect Chocolate Factory. The building and the windows stunned on arrival and would immediately make your guest feel like they had found a golden ticket. 

 

Bright candy colours, movie quotes and small sweet placements on the table will give your guests a nudge to the theme without it being over powered with obviously references. Champaign glasses with the rim dipped in chocolate and sprinkles is also a subtle and sweet reminder. When it came to the cake table we kept away from sweets but incorporated the same candy colours into the dripping icing and Donuts (Donuts are an up and coming wedding trend). 

 

The bridal makeup was kept youthful with nude colours, playful buns finished with a bespoke slide and tiara that was made up of pastel Swarovski Pearls, brought the colour palette into the brides look , they also looked good enough to eat!. 

 

As the evening reception arrives our bride changed from her stunning mermaid dress to a bridal jumpsuit, not only was this used to reflect Willy Wonkers suit but its also a great outfit for dancing and celebrating whilst still looking and feeling like a bride. 

I have been a long admirer of House of Ollichon so I was thrilled when Hannah, founder of House of Ollichon asked me to be the hair and makeup artist for her latest collection. 2 looks were created for each model to appeal to the more natural and quirky bride that her pieces attract.

If you are looking for an alternative for your wedding or a second outfit to easily dance the night away, check out the whole collection on the House of Ollichon website.

So you’re engaged and your favourite book / Film is not a traditional theme or even a romantic story!, Well have no fear, I have put together a styled shoot of Charlie and the chocolate factory to show you that inspiration can be pulled from even the most unlikely of places.

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Photographer: Samantha Hook Photography 

Hair: Halam Salon 

Grooms Shirt: Sauce and Brown

Styling : Save the date event Styling and Hire.

Cake: Confetti Cakery 

Stationary: Rose Press

Shoes: Florence

Hair Accessories: Miss Clemmie

Makeup and Grooms styling and creative Director : Me.

Bridal Outfits, Dress: Dress me Pretty

Bridal Outfit, Jumpsuit: House of Ollichon

Venue: The Pumping House

I was so please when Michelle owner and founder of Hurley’s wedding day dogs asked me to provide makeup for her promotional shoot. Barely a month later Wedding Ideas Magazine fell in love with the idea and made a full page feature of it, and declared their love to the world!.

Hurley himself graced the full page spread.

To see more of this fantastic shoot check out The Festival brides blog  where you will find lots more images and a beautiful write up about Hurleys.

For a real wedding featuring a real wedding day dog ‘poppy’ follow this link to Wedding Ideas website to see Claire and Dans wedding. I was lucky enough to provide makeup for Claire and see Poppy myself.

My ideas always start with one singular element, in this case it was a Fazane Malik dress. Although the dress was originally designed to be worn with a slip I wanted to brides how to take a traditional dress and wear it with a twist.

In my first role as creative directer I brought together a (hand picked) collection of wedding professionals and created the festival bride photoshoot. When most people think festival, they imagine loud music and lots of mud and I wanted to embrace the natural side and think beyond the tents and mud.

I always think its a shame when brides barely touch their bouquet, especially after I’ve seen them gush over it when it arrived, for this reason I wanted our model Rebekah to remain close to the environment and wear plenty of flowers. I painted them on her back, we had a half head flower “crown” and we replaced a bouquet with a large corsage.

Both dresses were worn with a nude leotard underneath instead of a slip, this allowed the bride too look traditional with a modern twist. If you were getting married aboard this would also be a great way of looking and feeling like a traditional bride but remain cool in the sun.

A gold version of the dress was used to encourage brides to consider an outfit change for the evening, a great way of feeling like a good dance and a change of pace.

Makeup was kept soft with peach tones for the day, lifting the makeup with pink cheeks and lips for the evening. A gold line was popped under the eyes as a hint to the evening outfit.

With a stunning back backdrop like Langar hall its easy to be inspired whilst creating a bridal shoot, with 2 stunning models and a room full of wedding professionals we create stunning images to inspire any bride.

With no traditional veil in sight, we set out with the objective to show you how to do traditional bridal but with something a little different.

A big hat, a small hat… a stunning cage veil and more joined us and piece after piece I loved each more than the last. More and more brides are finding their own style and wanting to be different and the availability on the market to do this are vast and ever expanding. Makeup was kept timeless and elegant (my signature style).

Shoot team.

Makeup: Myself.

Photographer: Luna Photography

Hair: Kay Rhodes

Hats and Fascinators by: Vea Designs 

Location: Langar Hall 

Jewellery: Melissa Bainbridge for Stella & Dot

Models: Charlotte Wood (Blonde) Catherine Wardega

Dresses: Boo Boo Kitty Couture

See the ladies day inspired side to this shoot here.

Vintage inspired bridal wear doesn’t seem to be going anywhere any time soon, the fun and flirty Rockabilly dress is catching the eye of the vintage bride as well as the non traditional ones. Bold makeup and hair adds a glamorous twist that noone can resist swooning over.

One cool day in June a Nottinghamshire based creative team and Models Heading to Stoke Rockford hall to capture some vintage beauty.

Styling for the day was provided by Darby and joan, Stationary by Best Day Ever, Cakes and Macaroons by Yummy little cakes.

Makeup was provided by myself and hair by Alison Jenner.

Dresses by FROCK, Balloon by Bubblegum Balloons

Hair accessorise by Klaire Von Elton.

Flowers by Floraldeco,

Photography from this Shoot was Provided by Katherine Edwards and assisted by Helen King.

For more photographs from this shoot, blogs from the other suppliers and information on features in print and online, follow this link.