It’s Charlotte’s Birthday today… the big Three-O!
Although we’ll be having a big Cool Brittania Party over the weekend, I couldn’t let the day go unmarked on the Blog 
So I looked for the prettiest cupcake I could find to give you today! (Presents tomorrow… 
)
Happy Happy Birthday Charlotte,
Yours Truly,
Rebecca
xoxo
The Designer Wedding Show has already been covered Ad Infinitum on other blogs… so we thought we would keep it cool and simple and very Rock My Wedding with a little film of our day at the DWS
Of course if you really want to see the best of the rest and our favourite suppliers you can have a look back at our DWS Stationery, Fashion and Accessories round ups by clicking the links. Although we wrote these back in October the exhibitors haven’t changed much and we still love our favourites mentioned there.
*(The start of the film kicks off with a little look inside our Net-A-Porter goodie bags from their Bridal launch the night before which we wrote about last week in case any of you are wondering what was in those big black bags Charlotte was weighed down by on her way out!)
We had a great time at the DWS and it remains my favourite wedding show. The whole thing was quite a pleasant surprise for Charlotte as her only experience of wedding shows was her day at the National Wedding Shows in Birmingham – traumatic by all accounts! The DWS provides a much more laid back and stylish environment for you to feel like the glamorous Bride although Friday is a quieter day as it’s mostly press and wedding insiders…
We managed to catch up with so many people we hadn’t met before so here’s a big Rock My Wedding Shout out to all the lovely new friends we have made during our blogging adventures – RMW loves you all 
Brett and Kristie Harkness (as seen in their very fancy schmacy stand in the film!) of Brett Harkness Photography.
The Save The Date girls Lydia and Abbi – seen here chatting to Charlotte.
We finally caught up with Abbey from Sugalily and are looking forward to bringing you more of her work sometime soon!
Had a lovely sit down with Kat from Rock’n'Roll Bride who was there with her Photographer friend David NcNeil who’s website I just checked out and loved! – Go sneak a peek or read Kat’s DWS report here (including some pics of Charlotte!)
We were also pretty pleased to hear that Ken Buist has been reading the blog and even said he had us book marked – with his own engagement meaning wedding planning is going to get the better of him now! Congratulations Ken and we look forward to featuring your work!
Others featured in the film include: Purita Hyam Chocolate wedding cakes, (Mmmmmm – how lush do they look?!) stunning floral displays from Babington House (seen in the shot with the sofa set up – love the relaxed wedding vibe going on there), TwoBirds Bridesmaid seen on both their stand and in the Champagne bar fashion show and the Utterly Sexy Cafe stand.
And the fashion I loved the most? once again Temperley. Although the website black and white images really don’t do the dresses justice, (as you can see in the film) they are simply stunning and sparkle and shimmer whilst remaining cool, modern and a little bit vintage… PLEASE somebody buy one, rock it and send the pictures to Rock My Wedding!!
Yours Truly,
Rebecca
xoxo
It’s February folks and y’know what that means right?
Valentines Day.
And to celebrate love, togetherness and the fact you and your fiance fancy the pants off each other next week Rock My Wedding is getting SERIOUSLY sexy.
Oh yes.
We have sexy real weddings, sexy fashion, sexy make-up……
Basically ladies it’s gonna be pretty darn HOT on the blog.
And we really hope you gorgeous lot join us for a totally foxy Monday to Friday…
(and maybe even the weekend the way our little blogger brains are flooded with inspiration right now)
Big Huge “Get Sexy Week” Love
Charlotte and Rebecca xxx
Wow. It’s been quite a week so far for Rock My Wedding. And it’s all down to you guys…
Monday saw not only the launch of our super cool new menu bar (which I am just a little bit in love with, for the way it makes finding stuff so easy, – clever Adam!) but we also absolutely smashed our usual page views as you guys took a little look-see around. And we hope you liked what you saw.
So I have a little lunch time treat for you.
Fancy having a little nose behind the scenes at RMW for yourselves? Want to know what Charlotte and I get up to when we have big RMW meetings? Secretly interested to see what we look like in real life, no wedding clothes and at RMW HQ?
Well here you have it. A Day in the life of RMW – for your viewing pleasure. Turn it up LOUD… (as long as you’re not in the office )
Behind The Scenes @ RMW… from Rock My Wedding on Vimeo.
*Guest appearances by Mr O’Shea, Mr Contra and Charlie Cat!
Really hope you guys liked it and that it shows we don’t take ourselves too seriously…
Hopefully there should be a few more where this came from… so you can really get a feel for all the fun stuff we do exclusively for your wedding viewing pleasure.
If you love it and want to make sure you are completely up to date with everything we do you can become a fan on Facebook or follow us on Twitter – just by pressing the cute little buttons in the top right of the blog. And if you’re wondering what the other little one means – it’s to subscribe to RMW by RSS – which basically means you get each and every RMW post direct to your inbox. So you’ll never miss another one at the weekend or because you’re out to play. Pretty Cool.
And while we’re on the subject… we’re loving the community vibe we’ve got going on here at RMW, the commenting, the email we get saying you love what we do, and the constructive feedback too. As so many of you guys are regulars, how about giving yourselves a little avatar picture next to your names for when you comment, like Charlotte, Jen, Adam and I have? All you have to do it go to www.gravatar.com. Go on! You know you want to!
Did we make you laugh ladies (and Gents)? Let us know if you liked the feature film!
Yours Truly,
Rebecca
xoxo
PS. What was Charlotte taking pictures of? You’ll have to keep your eyes peeled on Friday to see!
Firstly let me start with some apologies for our disappearing act yesterday, in order to make some essential changes and updates to the blog it was necessary for us to go offline whilst we tested, developed and generally made sure everything was looking pretty and working as it darn well should.
We think it was worth the wait, we sincerely hope you do too
The main purpose of the update was to make navigation easier for you gorgeous lot and introduce a few new bits and pieces we’ve had in the Rock My Wedding development pipeline for some time. Now we have tons of content we realise it would take someone potentially ages to try and find an old post and for new comers unless you specifically read the “about” page ( which we are updating soon too hoorah!)….it is nigh on impossible to find specific topics.
So then the new menu bar….
If you hover over any of the parent categories you will see a lovely little drop down with sub categories ( this little piece of functionality is courtesy of RMW’s clever clogs Adam, Rebecca and I just provided the cute names)….and this is what they all mean.
Chic and Unique now has Paper which details all our lovely stationery designers, Treats which is anything to do with cakes, gifts or favours, D.I.Y which is all about making cool stuff and Decor which is all about decorating your Big Day to perfection – flowers, Inspiration boards and anything else we can find that might take your fancy.
Style Savvy now includes four sections, Brides style Maids style Lady Luxe ( for blow the budget wish list type items) and Pieces of Pretty which is all about gorgeous accessories for W-day including jewels, veils and shoes.
Real Weddings has been split into six sections which will hopefully help you find all the inspiration you need easily as well as being able to read all about our real bride Jenny’s planning details in “What Jenny Did”
The Facts of Wife incorporates all sorts of new loveliness including Home is where the heart is, Surfers Paradise and The Blog Father. In the home section it will be just that, little snippets of wonderful stuff for your place of living. Surfers Paradise will detail all the super cool detail we find from around the globe on the interweb and The Blog Father is well…..the section for boys. If you have a sneaky peak now you will see RMW’s Adam’s first post ( be gentle ladies he was very nervous y’know).
Beauty not Beast now includes an area for all the cosmetics we adore in Product Love, our tutorials in How To and for anything else to do with getting glamorous we will share in Need To Know.
Undress and Our Big Day Our Way are both completely shiny new parent categories. Unfortunately Undress is taking longer than we anticipated but if you have a look see you will see our logo and maybe even have an idea what we are up to…..promise we have it completed ASAP.
Our Big Day Our Way will include not only my original blog You Rock My World but also Rebecca’s too - Chic in The City will be coming to Rock My Wedding very VERY soon.
We’ve had quite a few suggestions recently from readers wanting more information on the general planning of W-day, we don’t pretend to be experts ( although we are making it our business to learn as much as we can) but we are sure as hell going to have a good go taking advice from the genuine Industry professionals where needed. You will find all this in the section aptly named “Your Day Your Way“.
We would love to hear about what you think of the new ( and we hope improved!) Rock My Wedding blog and if there is anything else you think we should be doing to make sure you come back and visit us often.
Big Rock My Wedding Love
Charlotte xxx
( Cover photographed by Julie Adams)
If you have not already read part 1 you can go to it here!
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September the 2nd I packed my case. Unpacked my case. Repacked my damn case.
Urgh. I can’t stand being a useless fashion geek.
( those blue eyeshadow/baggy at the knee leggings nightmares of my teens still haunt me in times of catastrophic wardrobe malfunction you see)
In the end I decided you can’t go wrong with head to toe black and statement jewellery. So that’s what I decided upon. Black hudson jeans, black warehouse vest, black waistcoat, black KG pointy boots ( detecting a theme here?)…..a black blazer from GAP and some white and grey All Saints lobe candy shoulder sweepers.
Oh and a matching necklace. With lots of flashy fancy dangly bits.
Outfit sorted then…..
Natmags head office was as I expected, full of incredibly stylish model-esque type lovelies who seem to glide around effortlessly in 5 inch heels rather than the usual clip clop wobbling action I have learnt to master over the years ( I say master – it is marginally better than falling flat on my moon-shaped face)
Shortly after my arrival I was sent up in the lift by the very friendly uber tanned man on reception to be met by Madam Eason herself on the 4th floor……
Miranda is tiny – like a dainty doll. And so very lovely and smiley. I immediately felt fine ( and not anything like an Ugly Betty) and sat down with Miranda to go through what I would be experiencing during the day.
And well…….. it was just A.mazing I tell you.
I spent time with the fashion team looking at all their gorgeous ideas for the next issues bridal gowns and how they select their models and locations. I joined them on a jaunt to VVRouleaux to select perfect pieces of silky ribbon and glittery sequin gorgeousness for an upcoming shoot ( and found myself a stunning pair of feather earrings in the process)…..and got taken on a tour of all the latest designer fashion they had to offer.
Brilliant.
Afterwards I accompanied Gemma the features writer to a product launch in Mayfair and then on our return actually went and had a good old nose IN THE BEAUTY CUPBOARD.
Uh huh.
They have a huge massive walk-in cupboard.
Just full of fancy creams. And lipsticks. And shiny glossy goopy fabulousness.
I had literally died and gone to make-up heaven……
In the afternoon I sat with the Art/creative team and saw how they put together the “Steal her Style” pages…..including mine!
I was like “ You make me seem so ultra chic – I will be framing that page on my wall!!!!”
Towards the end of my time at the magazine I mentioned to Miranda how I would like to continue with my writing in some way.
Not sure how exactly – apart from my blog idea of course.
And you know what she said?
That I had a “lovely writing style” and could I write an article for them. Like an actual fash mag writer type person.
What a perfect end to a perfect day.
My article “I did it my way” is out in the Feb/March issue of Cosmopolitan Bride magazine.
OUT NOW.
A big special thanks a million to Miranda Eason and her amazing team.
www.rockmywedding.co.uk wouldn’t be half as successful if it wasn’t for your advice, kindness and support.
Big Fash Mag Fabulous Love
Charlotte xxx
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