Air guitar at the reception and black as a colour might not be every bride's idea of a perfect wedding. Then again, is there any better day to rock? A white wedding might be the perfect day for some, to others having Billy Idol's 'White Wedding' as the first dance might be what makes their day memorable. I guess the fact we're all different is what makes weddings and being a wedding stationer so interesting. There are no boundaries to peoples imaginations and desires. Some might want 'Love Me Tender' as their processional, while there is bound to be someone out there who cant wait to exit their ceremony with the Sex Pistols ringing in their ears.
My own wedding was a christmas/celtic/Lord of the Rings inspired affair with kilts, a ceilidh, red satin cloaks and circlets. And if I were to do it again? Well it would be tough to decide between a masquarade ball and head-banging to Rammstein. Even a single individual can have a thousand ideas for the perfect big day, so in this big wide world of ours there are simply countless possibilities. And because the possibilities are endless even the rebels amongst us can have their perfect wedding.
So what is there out there for those Rock and Rock 'n' Roll brides and grooms? We have a few ideas left over from our own wedding planning days and mixed with my wife's love of finding anything wedding related I can offer up a few suggestions.
If you're having problems finding Thank You gifts that fit your theme while still being a beautiful token of your appreciation what about silver plectrums?
Silver Picks offer a range of designs in gold and silver plectrums which can also be engraved. We used this company to get a Thank You gift for my guitar loving dad all those years ago when I married my wonderful wife and I can safely say it went down really well.
Perhaps you're more of a 50's Rock 'n' Roll bride than Punk Rock Princess? When I asked my wife to find some style ideas for this blog post she couldn't help but fall in love with
Honeypie Boutique and their vintage and 50s range of dresses. She loved the idea of teaming the
Marilyn wedding dress with the
Polkadot dress for bridesmaids. Then there's the matching accessories, how about
this for a veil?
Sometimes the accessories are as important as the dress in order to make the feel of the day flow. For my wife her bridal boots remain to this day one of her favourite items. Her boots were an ivory satin affair appropriate to our day, but if we were having a Punk Rock wedding she'd definately go for something like the two tone lace up ankle boots featured on
Argoth.
And flowers? Well what kind of rocker are you? There's everything from deep red roses that would suit the classic rock theme to bright pink gerbera for the punk rock princess. Then again a lot of the rockers I know are are bright and fun personalities so maybe daisies would be the pefect contrast to black bridesmaid dresses and top hat and new rock wearing grooms?
Part of the fun with 'rock' is that it, in all it's forms, has developed over the years so almost anything can be incorporated from peacock feathers to polka dots. I can't help but feel an enthusiasm for this theme. Now, as more and more brides and grooms are hosting their own weddings the acceptance of weddings which don't conform to the glossy mag is growing. Brides and grooms are showcasing their personalities on their wedding days, celebrating what makes them as individuals and as couples and that can only be a good thing.There's now a wealth of resources for those looking to do something just that bit different. From blogs such as
Rock n Roll Bride to hen parties from
Tatty Bojangles Vintage Hen House, you really can find anything you want.
And what inspired this blog? Well, part of it has come from following a few of the aforementioned people on twitter, some of it has come from beginning our range of Rock 'n' Roll stationery which in turn was inspired by designing a rose tattoo for a relative. I just hope that in writing this I can inspire a few more people as well.
From your inspired stationer,
Matthew McGurk
Below is the 'Rock 'n' Roses' range concept design for wedding invitations, and the 'Patchwork Heart' invitations for those looking for a 50s polkadot wedding.
