RED & PINK INSPO (LONDON WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY)

SO THIS TIME, WE HANG OUT WITH THIS ABSOLUTE BABE, ALEX, OUR ‘CITY BRIDE’, AND TALK ABOUT ZERO-FCKS STYLING. YEP. YOU HEARD ME RIGHT.. ZERO F*CKS STYLING. I SO OFTEN FIND THAT CITY (AND OFTEN LONDON) WEDDINGS ARE INNATELY MORE LIBERATED ABOUT THEIR STYLE CHOICES. AND LET ME TELL YOU, ONCE YOU REALISE YOU DON’T HAVE TO DO ANYTHING ANY PARTICULAR WAY, IT’S MAKES PLANNING THE WEDDING SO LIBERATING. JOYFUL EVEN. SO WHILE WE PERUSE THESE BEAMING PICTURES OF COLOUR AND BAD-ASS VIBES, LET’S GET YOU MORE CONFIDENT WITH YOUR OWN BANGING STYLE.

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Oh, and before you ask, I art directed, made and put together all of this- including the logo emblazoned leather jacket AND the floral epaulettes, out of my own wardrobe. Nothing is particularly bridal, and guess what? It doesn’t matter!

Style. Let’s talk style. That thing we so often admire and love on someone else. That seemingly elusive and wonderful thing that makes some people just shine out. I’ve got a secret to tell you, and it’s a freaking revelation.

STYLE IS JUST ANOTHER WORD FOR EXPRESSION.

Style, imho, is not something you actually learn by reading Vogue or loving clothes (both of which I’ve done since I can remember). It’s a want and a love and an ability to just express. It might be in the way you decorate your home, lay your table, wear your clothes, wrap your presents… Hell, it might just be in the way doodle when you chat on the phone (do people still do that?) But it’s style and expression all the same.

WHAT YOU’RE DOING IS SAYING.. “I KNOW WHAT I LIKE, AND IT BRINGS ME JOY TO EXPRESS THAT WORDLESSLY TO THE WORLD.”

So, what’s this got to do with weddings? 

Guys, it’s got EVERYTHING to do with weddings. And if you’re feeling over and or under- whelmed, wondering where to start, I would start here:

LIST ALL THE THINGS THAT YOU DON’T WANT TO DO, THE WAY YOU ARE EXPECTED TO DO IT. 

Allow yourself to tune out all the voices telling what you need/should do (because trust, everyone will suddenly have an opinion on your wedding plans. To which the only energy you need give is a broad smile through gritted teeth). Once you tune out all that white noise, and you accept that tradition is definitely not for everyone, you might free up space to express YOU. Not wedding-ness, not family expectation, not what you fear you can’t pull off, none it.

Wanna wear a leather jacket with something bad-ass writing emblazoned across the back? Do it. Hate the idea of holding a bouquet all day, or just don’t see the point of having one which you’ll put down and forget about? Come up with another way to have flowers. I created these floral epaulettes myself, and I’m sort of crushing hard on them. 

DON’T WANT TO WEAR WHITE? SOD IT, WHERE RED AND PINK.

Red lipstick. Anything and everything that will make you feel incredible, and happy, and joyful. Don’t want a traditional church wedding, or a marquee in a field? Don’t do it. Get married in a Town Hall and celebrate at the pub. Guys, it’s a day to celebrate the people you love and the exchanging of a vow. Stop calling it your ‘big day’ if you hate that pressure, and don’t even think of it as a ‘wedding’ if that word fills you with dread and fearful expectation.

Small tip from me here- if you want to avoid tradition without throwing yourself in at the deep end, choose a venue which is non-traditional from the word go. It will make it feel a much more natural process to make individual and off-beat choices. 

There’s a reason city brides, more often than not, seem fresher, stylistically exciting, joyful and cool right? I think it’s because the city setting encourages people to be

INDIVIDUAL, EXPRESSIVE, AND UNAPOLOGETIC.

So, in summary, the small part of myself which I am offering you today, is my zero f*cks attitude. With a side order of style confidence. Stop caring too much, and start enjoying the process of expressing yourself. 

Oh, and then call me and book me to shoot your wedding, so we can become friends and drink wine and gush over our shared love of all things style.

GW xx