Wedding podcasts

 I'm a big podcast listener. My job entitles me to listen to my IPod the whole time and if I just listened to music I would get a headache so my IPod is full of various podcasts (mostly radio mysteries from the 40's and 50's). A few weeks ago I thought I would take a listen to some wedding podcasts and see what they were like. I download my podcasts through ITunes however I’m not sure how to link using ITunes but if you enter the name of the podcast into the search box it will come up.

Wedding planning video series by Wedding Bells.

This is a series of video podcasts hosted by the editor in chief of Weddingbells Alison McGill. There are 20 episodes on ITunes available for download and I think they're great for a starter bride. They're nice and short, all around a minute and a half, but in that time Alison manages to fit in some great tips covering subjects from the engagement to after the wedding.

Hindsight bride.

This is a podcast hosted by Christie O; she runs the Hindsight bridal blog. This is a really funny podcast. There are 15 podcasts on ITunes and the series offers both advice and tips from experts but also great honesty and humour from her podcasts hosted alongside Rogue Bride where they discuss the things that matter to real brides, I really recommend it!

Planet Bride with Henry and Michelle Roth.

These are 22 episodes of Henry and Michelle who discuss all kinds of aspects of the wedding process, with input from other experts. Henry and Michelle are wedding dress designers so know the industry from an insider’s point of view. When talking about weddings it does seem very typical Style Me pretty type weddings, I’m not sure you are going to find many tips for alternative brides however if for you it’s all about the dress, this podcast is for you!

Newlywedcast

I really enjoyed this podcast. There are 19 episodes and every episode focuses on a newlywed couple who talk back through their wedding. They tell their story, how they first met, the difficulties they may have faced and how they got through them, the details of the wedding design, all kinds of stuff. I do love reading about real brides and their stories so this was a really interesting podcast for me.

 To be honest I did struggle to find podcasts I liked, a lot of them are hosted by big American wedding planners who are calling $70,000 budgets as 'conservative' and so it can be a bit difficult to relate. Maybe wedding podcasts need to be the next big thing in the wedding world!

Real life weddings!

 I love this wedding, so gorgeously captured by Annemari Ruthven, featured on The Pretty blog. Their 1920's theme is so well executed and classic and I love the brides hair! These are some seriously stunning photos.

I adore these bridesmaids dresses. This Green wedding shoes wedding, photographed by Benjamin and Elisephotography, has so many gorgeous features but I fell head over heels with their dessert tale. Proof that sometimes less is more!

This bride is STUNNING! This ruffled wedding, captured by Julian Beattie, inspires me in all kinds of gorgeous ways but mostly inspires me to become a redhead!

Beautiful stationary, a yummy cake, a great wedding party, sometimes the recipes for a perfect wedding are so simple! Seen on Elizabeth Anne Designs and captured by Amanda McMahon Photography.

Peplum dresses!

Peplum wedding dress by Mill Crest Vintage  http://www.millcrestvintage.com/1940s-eyelet-organdy-peplum-vintage-wedding-gown-p-795.html

 

A peplum is a short overskirt that is attached over a dress (or jacket or skirt or whatever).  I think it’s a trend that some people aren’t sure about, worrying about how flattering the trend is, but I love it. I think it adds an element of fun to the outfit and I do think it’s flattering, the whole point is to emphasise and celebrate the waist to hip ratio. Anyway here are some of my favourite peplums about:

80's vintage dress by Loverly Vintage http://www.etsy.com/listing/52618125

80's vintage dress by Poetry for Jane. http://www.etsy.com/listing/97627401

80's vintage dress by Concettas Closet. http://www.etsy.com/listing/98685971

Vintage 80's dress by Bad Cholla Vintage. http://www.etsy.com/listing/98023788

Vintage 70's dress by Picasso Muse. http://www.etsy.com/listing/99765587

Lace Peplum dress by Rare (found on Topshop)

Coral spot peplum dress by Dorothy Perkins

Sunday catch up!

Lovely view from our balcony

My lovely boyo

 
Hello all and what a lovely day!

We're British meaning the hot weather is the number one topic of conversation at the moment! It's so much lovelier to do things when its warm. I've been walking home from work and the boy and I have been visiting the local shop for ice cream on more than one occasion! 

During the week I was able to enjoy my Graze box on the balcony. I had some cheese and chive oatcakes, lemon and poppy cake and 2 fruit mixes- one with fudge, chocolate and cranberries and another with strawberries, blackcurrant and apple. It was all gobbled up very fast!

The summer weather means the legs are out, the pale almost translucent legs! To make them a bit better looking I've been using Garnier summerbody which has been great although just a waning, its advertised as a daily moisturiser but DO NOT use it daily unless you want to end up looking like a teabagged orange.

Me and my tequila sunrise

We've had a couple of date nights this week. First we had a night out at the Frog andBucket comedy club with a few various comedians which was great, the tickets are so cheap for students! Last night we headed out for a pub dinner (3 courses, I was so stuffed!). I ended up getting a bit tipsy, especially when we were brought more complimentary drinks due to our dinner running a bit late. The date nights were a bit of a miracle really as the boy has started working new hours this week meaning getting up 3 mornings a week at 5am!!! It's a bit of a pain because the sun is already up  by then so if he wakes me up I can't get back to sleep properly but we need the money so we can't complain.

My book this week has been Frank Skinners latest book, dispatches from the sofa. It's a good read, a collection of his weekly articles he writes for the times, however I'm not sure if I should stop reading it and save it for a time when I want to read something easily digestible (each article is only a couple of pages long). I've got a few nonfiction books to read (true crime and travel books) but I'm hankering for some fiction so I may need to have a dig around.

Enjoy the sunshine!
xxxxxx

Etsy shop of the week: Jessica Illustration

$25/ £16.23

 I adore the colours of these pictures by Jessica Illustration. We've not got a lot of art of on our walls, opting instead for photos, but I love these. There is one picture I’ve got my eye on which I think will be a perfect pressie for someone I know!

$25/ £16.23

$25/ £16.23

$125/ £81.17 (Original)