We see a lot of bridal gowns here at RMW HQ – it is our business to after all.

So much gorgeousness in fact sometimes it is difficult to know what to post about…

Until Rebecca and I laid eyes on the Rosa Clara 2010 collection that is.

We BOTH managed to pick a “If I got married again I would wear this one” number and squealed and clapped and generally went all girly and ridiculous over the total and utter dress genius.

This collection rocked our world.

Big time.

From Top: Slinky, Sexy perfection in the “Roberta“, Just like yesterday’s gorgeous wedding the flamenco inspired “Risuena” and if you prefer ballerina style the “Rosal” may be just the ticket.

From Top of Middle Row: 20’s theme? the “Rosalin” has the ideal fringing and vintage embellishment detail, feel floaty and fashionable in the one-shoulder “Rina” or go all out BIG dress in the statement “Rodeo“.

From Top of Bottom Row: Do tradition with a twist in the “Revo” – loving the lace shrug, be boho beautiful in the “Rosalina” or all out princess in the “Rey”

Anyone tried/having a Rosa Clara gown for their Big Day?

We would love to hear about it…

See if you can guess which dresses Rebecca and I would choose from this collection – You may be in for a shocker!

You can check out the rest of the pretty at www.rosaclara.es

And one of our favourite Bridal stores Quello in Kenilworth are holding Rosa Clara designer days on the 16th and 17th of April – they are even offering £150 Quello vouchers to RMW brides that buy one of these pieces of perfection.

Visit the website www.quellobride.co.uk to secure your place – the last Rosa Clara designer day sold out in a matter of days so be quick lovelies!

Big Show Stopping Love

Charlotte xxx

As you will probably remember we have mentioned the new Caroline Castigliano 2010 collection numerous times on Rock My Wedding and we are very excited to share with you all of the stunning gowns HOT off the Mandarin Oriental catwalk.

About the collection Caroline says :

“Every Bride deserves to look and feel her most beautiful on her wedding day and the 2010 collection is designed to do just that! This collection is an expression of relaxed feminine glamour. Each piece is super chic and effortlessly luxurious”

I couldn’t agree more.

Now then – on with the show:

Am ever so in love with the lacy number.

Absolute perfection so it is.

The 2010 collection is available exclusively at Caroline Castigliano boutiques.

A Big thank You to Hue Nguyen for sending us this exclusive preview, we hope you will pay a visit to www.carolinecastigliano.co.uk and drown in the total and utter gorgeousness.

Big Catwalk Love

Charlotte xxx

Today is the day.

We had a pretty exciting time here at RMW last week when we made a little trip down to London for the Net-A-Porter relaunch of their Bridal Boutique. And whilst we had a sneaky peek behind the scenes at the to-die-for gowns and perfect pieces of pretty (and we are pleased to report also quite a lot sassy) accessories, today you get to go and have a browse yourself!

And not wanting you guys to miss out, we decided to keep you guys in the loop by making a little video for your viewing pleasure of what we got up to at Claridges…

Enjoy ladies and read on below for the fashion rundown of our RMW favourites

So which were our favourite beauties featured above? In order of appearance…

First models, on the right: Lanvin Grey dress with Alexander McQueen shoes (note the heart shaped peep-toe, super cute and testament to the great mans talent.)

Second models, depicting a City Hall wedding, on the right suit by Donna Karen and shoes by Christian Louboutin. On the left, mini dress by Carven.

Also loving the abundance of chic and short little white numbers, perfect for rehearsal dinners or day after brunches, or for the very lucky bride as a second dancing dress . I’m imagining this super sexy Herve Leger number in Ibiza at an uber cool, club style party people wedding.

And our favourite accessories? I should say Accessory, as Charlotte and I both fell hard for this knock out necklace by hot New York sisters label DaniJo. Fierce and not for the fainthearted, yet surprisingly pretty and perfect for magpies, this is one piece of neck candy desperate for a wedding to call it’s own…

Admittedly, Net-A-Porter is not a bargain hunting ground, but as the main store does, the idea is to span a range of price brackets for the bridal wear and the new Bridal Boutique is aimed at the high flying, cash-rich but time-poor professional lady. One great idea the lovely people at Net-A-Porter had was to purchase several gowns to try at home then get your girls over and spend the evening choosing your accessories. It’s also a one stop shop with accessories, shoes and options for your maids, Mother of the Bride and guests, all of which come in the new white boxes with black ribbon. Monochrome cool and we love it.

Hope you enjoyed the film! More to come next week with our DWS round up film

Yours Truly,

Rebecca
xoxo

PS The gorgeous cupcakes were by Hummingbird bakery. Mmmmmmmm!

When I spotted this “Trash the Dress” shoot in Regents Park by the extremely talented and unique photographer Aneta Mak I was very VERY excited.

Parasols, balloons, theatrical make-up, knock-em-dead dresses and a candy colour palette to boot? I mean really what more could you ask for….

I am in love.

These images are all about fun, fashion and fabulousness and Rock My Wedding hope you enjoy them as much as we have.

Nancy the beautiful bride behind the images sent us a little piece on the shoots and her idea’s behind the styling:

The shoot I did with Aneta was fabulous. I have a lot of experience with modelling, and my “Trash the dress” shoot was the most memorable to date. I had worked with Aneta prior to this shoot, so I already had a good idea of the type of photography I wanted. It is always a pleasure  to work with her and she is great at both giving and receiving  direction. I wanted the photos to appear youthful and fresh which is why I chose to go slightly outlandish with the hair and make up.

Aneta did a wonderful job!

Nancy actually decided to do her “Trash the Dress” shoot before the wedding ( well why the hell not?) and together with Aneta Mak decided on all of the quirky and pretty props. The dress won’t be what Nancy wears on the Big Day but I think it’s pretty darn cool, and why not experiment with a whole lot of different looks – especially if you can find a gown this gorgeous on ebay!

Please let us know if you are planning on a similar shoot after your wedding – Rebecca and I are making big plans for ours!

Big delicious candy coloured love

Charlotte xxx

P.s If you liked this you will love the wedding that Aneta Mak is sharing with us soon – keep your pretty peepers peeled ladies

One of my favourite Bridal designers, Stephanie Allin’s new collection is finally here. Aptly named ‘Dolce Vita’ it contains gowns with old hollywood glamour and vintage influences aplenty, whilst still appearing modern and fresh.

Without further ado, here are my picks from the collection. Head over to Stephanie Allin’s site to see the best of the rest.

One of my favourite things about Stephanie Allin is that she has remembered the shorter bridal gown. Featured previously in our short sweet and sexy post, now Allin has done it again with Bardot; this ballerina length tulle skirted piece of perfection perfect for twirling around in on your wedding day! For a bit of glamourama how about the Ucello feather shrug with a distinctly twenties feel to it.

There’s more than a bit of Hollywood glamour in these three gowns and a neckline to suit every bride. (Castello and Camilla first and second.) Bringing the gowns bang up to date they all sit on the natural waist with either a belt, sash or bejeweled detail to draw attention to an hourglass silhouette. I’m loving the asymmetrical detail shown here on Gabriella which really wouldn’t look out of place on the red carpet and would perfectly suit a glittering winter wedding.

Last but by no means least, Melissa is a sophisticated yet modern gown (and I do love a well done bow detail,) styled with an oh so chic matching hair bow, seriously, how cute is this look? And for the Bride looking for simplicity itself, Ava with her sweetheart neckline and flattering cross over body will show off all your best features.

Head over to Stephanie Allin for more details on their current sample sales in London and Mumbles and to view more of her gorgeous gowns.

Yours Truly,

Contra
xoxo

Busy on Thursday?

No?

Fancy a fashion show with eye candy a plenty?

Brilliant – so do we.

Rock My Wedding were recently contacted by Hue Nguyen the Head of Marketing at Caroline Castigliano to pass on this unmissable opportunity to all our gorgeous readers….. the folks at CC are holding an exclusive 2010 collection launch event on the 28th January.

And the location of such sumptuous fabulousness? The luxury 5 star Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Hyde Park London that’s where.

Hue told us that:

The Castigliano 2010 collection is an expression of ‘relaxed feminine glamour’, each piece super chic and effortlessly luxurious. The collection holds a lot of soft tulle and lace gowns. There are key pieces with structured fishtails and statement organza gowns that are so much the signature handwriting of Caroline Castigliano. Each gown is meticulously handcrafted in England for a flawless result.

To die for.

Not to mention the show will also have on offer mini makeovers from the ultra chic Christion Dior and total and utter rockorama courtesy of jewels supplied by non other than De Beers.

We have a few sneaky peeky images of last years event just to give you an idea of what will be in store:

Fancy Schmancy.

There are only a few tickets left so hurry lovely ladies and go to www.carolinecastigliano.co.uk to get yours.

Oh and guess what. There are GOODY BAGS.

Uh Huh. That’s right. Over £75 worth of free shiny giftage.

And as Hue said about this event “Charlotte it will be SUPER GLAMOROUS”

Let us know if any of you gorgeous lot are climbing the Mandarin Oriental stairs to CC heaven on Thursday….

Big Super Glamorous Love

Charlotte xxx