We count our lucky stars every day to be approached by couples who are bold enough to do things their own way. Gone are the days when weddings were boring and predictable and with Delia and Phil, a couple who chose to get married at HMT last Nov, nothing was too magnificent or impossible. When…
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Gemma and Nick’s DIY Jewel of a Wedding
Waaaay back when, in late Autumn of 2018, we had the pleasure of helping the now Mr and Mrs Pennell to plan their loved up DIY wedding in Siddington Village Hall. Now it must be said, that these guys were an absolute dream to work with, as right from the very beginning Bride Gemma knew…
Recommended by Us :: The Indie Wedding Fair
Have you noticed just how many wedding fairs there are up and down the country? Hundreds, literally hundreds, and sometimes it’s hard to tell the difference between them. As busy wedding planners it’s important for us to spend our time wisely and going to every single fair just isn’t an option. We only visit the most interesting and original…
A Very Special Alternative Wedding on the Supermoon for Stefanie Elrick and Loren Fetterman
Monday 14th November was a very special day, not only because of the once in a lifetime supermoon but because Stefanie Elrick, Alternative Weddings founder, married the love of her life Loren Fetterman and became Stefanie Fetterman. Stefanie and Loren originally planned a big pagan celebration in the Welsh countryside in Sept 2017 but due to the ill…
Fairytale Designs for Alternative Brides & Jodie Cartman’s Fantasy Couture
Styling yourself as an alternative bride is so much fun. Whether you’re a Gothic Beauty, an Elvin Empress, a Flower Child or a Fairy Queen the only limit is your own imagination!
A Woodland Wedding in the heart of Cheshire
As the seasons change and peak wedding season comes to an end, we get to look back over the hectic summer months and see the incredible and unique weddings we’ve been part of. Louise and John Chipperfield’s was our very first outdoor wedding experience and took place in an hidden woodland location in Peover. Collaborating with another brilliant event planner Jojo Crago…
Peaky Blinders meets a Village Fete – An Alternative Wedding of 3-Parts!
July to August has been craaazy busy for Alternative Weddings Manchester and we faced our biggest challenge yet on Fri 5th August – a wedding of three parts! To understand this very special day first you need a bit of background info on the happy couple. John and Sophie are the masterminds behind Manchester’s coolest underground art…
Clare and Gavin Worrall’s Socialist Shebang
We all know the best things in life are worth waiting for – good food, fine wine, the loves of our lives and of course wedding pictures! Huge thank you to Embee Photography who documented Clare and Gavin Worrall’s wedding and got some really brilliant snaps of the Bride and Groom strutting their stuff around Ancoats. We love it when wedding pictures…
Dusting off Our Dancing Shoes for a Ceilidh at The Wonder Inn
community When was the last time you got involved in a good old Gaelic knees up? The last we remember was being taught the ‘Gay Gordon’ at secondary school and going wild to ‘Cotton Eye Joe’ at the disco (which we’re pretty sure doesn’t count.) In preparation for a very special wedding we’re planning this August…
Planning a Magical Eco Wedding – Part 1
Over the past few months I’ve been on a hunt for a very special wedding venue for 2017 – for my own wedding! My partner and I have a unique dream and wanted to get married in a cave by the sea. We envisioned an elemental outdoor wedding away from a traditional church setting, seeped in nature and organic spirituality. A celebration that looks and feels like a mixture of Game of Thrones, Conan…
Nicola Thompson’s Wonderful Wedding Eye
Although we’re in the middle of a freak Mancunian heatwave, I’m reliving a very special wedding from earlier this year through Nicola Thompson’s photography. These pictures make me so warm and fuzzy inside that I had to share. Helen and Chris were one of my earliest clients and chose to tie the knot the day after New Years….
Angela and Phil Vella’s Techno-Rave Wedding
It’s not every day you get approached by a groom-to-be in his 40’s, who wants to plan all aspects of his wedding and finishes your meeting with, and I quote “I want a massive techno rave”, but that’s exactly what happened to me last October. Phil Vella found Hope Mill Theatre just as its current…
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