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Autumn Wedding Ideas | Inspiration for the Golden Season
The Autumn wedding season is fast approaching! I know you don’t want to think about it yet, but it’s nearly at our doorstep. All of a sudden the leaves will fall and Autumn brides will be glad they...
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Mountain Wedding Theme | Funky Wedding Theme Number 1
Mountain wedding theme is the name of this post as it’s a new feature on bizarre and exciting wedding themes. Obviously if you live in Scotland, Wales, the Peak District or that really big hill in...
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Carnival Wedding | Funky Wedding Themes Number 2
A carnival wedding theme is the second of my interesting wedding themes features. There are two schools of thought on the carnival theme. For some people it means old fashioned Americana eg red and...
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Halloween Wedding | Funky Wedding Themes Number 3
With Halloween coming up at the end of this month (yes, it’s really October already!!) it’s worth mentioning Halloween wedding themes! They’re great fun and you can get your guests to dress up! It’ll...
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1920s Vintage Wedding Inspiration | Retro Glamour
A 1920s vintage wedding is very on trend, did you know!If you’re not really sure what it involves, read anything by F Scott Fitzgerald to catch the vibe. Think drop waists, art deco and American...
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Alice in Wonderland Wedding Theme | Funky Themes Number 4
An Alice in wonderland wedding theme was big last year and by all accounts it’s still trending now. Stylingwise it’s quite an easy one to pull off and certainly very distinctive. Think cupcakes,...
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Mint Green Wedding Theme | Suzie and Neil wed at Northcote Manor
A mint green wedding theme was predicted to be the big trend of 2014, but here it is a whole year early, looking absolutely stunning at Suzie and Neil’s wedding that took place this Summer. The photos...
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Stormy Weddings from Around the World
On this stormy Monday, I have a little gallery of stormy wedding photos from all over the globe. I hope the storm wasn’t too bad in your area last night.photo credit: the incredible how (intermitten.t)...
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Bright Wedding Theme with Bold and Fresh Colours | Get the Look
Bright wedding theme ideas to cheer us up in the face of the oncoming big freeze. Is that still happening by the way? I hear the odds on having a white Christmas in the UK have been slashed to 6/1...
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Book themed wedding ideas for quirky literature lovers
The book themed wedding is all the rage. Many couples are choosing a specific literary theme such as Alice in Wonderland or The Great Gatsby, while others are taking their love of books a step further...
View ArticleWedding Trends 2012 – It’s a post-vintage world!
I love lists. I make lists almost constantly and that is why a lot of my blog posts take the form of lists. Lists get the main crux of your point across without waffle. Traditionally wedding trends of...
View ArticleWedding Favours | A Handy Guide to the Wonderful World of Favours
Wedding favours are a small gift given as a gesture of appreciation to your wedding guests. Think of them like a party bag for adults. Traditionally they were sweets or precious stones, these days they...
View ArticleWedding Favours and Styling
I’m branching out. In the next few days, along with my wedding stationery, I will be offering wedding favours, styling and venue chair covers. How exciting! I have already got a list of fantastic...
View ArticleBeautiful Bunting
Wedding bunting A special treat today – A guestpost from Julie Easterbrook, from the utterly fantastic Dotty Chooks Craft Shop, which specialises in the the beautiful and bespoke. Over to Julie: My...
View ArticleUnique Wedding Favours
Personalised Wedding Favour Boxes I’m proud to present my new range of wedding favours. The boxes are personalised with your own bespoke design (if you haven’t already ordered stationery from me, I’m...
View ArticleWedding Theme: How to choose and implement your wedding theme
You quite fancy a wedding theme but you’re not sure what to go for…you don’t want it to be naff but at the same time it would nice to tie all your ideas together with something a bit more than a just a...
View ArticleWedding Trends 2013 and Button Bouquets
Wedding Trends 2013 Wedding trends change with the seasons, but here are a few of our predictions for next year Vintage and princess type bridal styles are still dominating, The former is more blinged...
View ArticleWedding Colours: A guide to finding the best wedding colours for you
When picking your wedding colours there are several things to consider. If you’re going to have just one colour throughout, it is probably a good idea to make that colour white, or a very light colour....
View ArticleWedding Centrepiece Ideas
Effective wedding centrepieces are a hard thing to do yourself if you’re not particularly creative. There are several reasons for this: Centrepieces such as vases / candelabras / martini glasses /...
View Articlewedding styles: which look are you going for?
Wedding styles alert! How do you see your wedding table? Complete with a vase of roses or a robot made of buttons? This is an update on Monty Manatee Styling Services – I can do pretty much whatever...
View ArticleEco Wedding Warriors (of the mild variety) 6 ways to green-up!
Eco weddings are not for everyone, but it is worth taking care over a few issues. I’m not going to go bananas on the old eco wedding lark. It’s a bit old hat, what with the polar caps melting and our...
View ArticleWedding Trend Summer 2012 – What’s Wedding Hot and Not
Wedding trend of the moment? Anybody know? Weddings are a matter of personal choice. You have to do what you think is right for you. But even if you think you’re ignoring fashion, somehow that...
View ArticleChristmas Wedding: Top Seasonal Wedding Inspiration
Christmas weddings are coming up. It’s October already, can you believe it! And to start the week I have a fabulous guest blog from a fantastic online retailer: Wedding Favours Delight Top Ideas for a...
View ArticleWedding Video Clip featuring Monty Manatee Weddings!
A wedding video clip has been causing me many sleepless nights as making videos is definitely a bit beyond me (unless they’re on my phone – of the kids or some cute animals lol) but after a lot of...
View ArticleYellow Wedding Theme: Helen and Mark’s Oxford Wedding Plus a Giveaway!
A yellow wedding theme is a very stylish theme at the moment. In fact, lemon yellow was one of the most popular wedding colours of the year and with very good reason. It looks stunning. Helen and...
View ArticlePurple Wedding Themes: Ami and David’s Wrest Park Wedding
Purple wedding themes are still very much the theme of the moment. Ami and David’s gorgeous, purple-themed Bedfordshire wedding was shot by the amazing Owl and Pussycat team, whom we absolutely adore...
View ArticleWedding Colour Schemes and a Wedding Bathed In Subtle Elegance
Wedding colour schemes are an art in themselves. Please see Katy and John’s Oaks Farm wedding to truly appreciate how they mastered a “less is more” style . The photos are by fabulously quirky wedding...
View ArticleBlue Wedding Themes and How To Best Achieve Them
Blue wedding themes can look stunning, but how are they achieved? I will attempt to answer this question in the following post. Also why does the popularity of a shade of blue change with the season...
View Article2012 Wedding Retrospective and the Top 5 Blog Posts of Last Year
The 2012 wedding retrospective is upon is. Join me while I have a look at the top wedding trends and top 5 blog posts (and then we can either all laugh at ourselves for being so silly or nod and...
View ArticleWedding Trends 2013 | What Can We Expect of Weddings in the New Year?
Wedding trends 2013 are a mixed bag of blessings. Following on from my 2012 wedding retrospective, I’ve compiled a list of what we can expect from this coming year in the world of weddings. Hold onto...
View ArticlePink Wedding Theme in Excelsior | DIY Venue Room
A pink wedding theme is timeless. Whatever the decade, year or day, you can pretty much guarantee that at least one shade of pink will be the colour of the moment. According to last weekend’s sunday...
View ArticleVintage Wedding on a Budget | 8 DIY Vintage Wedding Concepts
A vintage wedding style doesn’t have to be pricey. Just because it’s all the rage doesn’t mean it’s going to cost you more. If you’ve seen the pics, read the reviews and know that it’s the vintage...
View ArticleSnowflake Wedding Theme | A Wintery Wedding Wonderland
A snowflake wedding theme was carefully executed at Kirsty and Andrew’s big day this January. Unfortunately there were no actual snowflakes in the sky, but there was plenty of ice on the ground.It was...
View ArticleSpring Weddings Inspiration | A Seasonal Showcase
Spring weddings are a breath of fresh air. Winter’s over and the snow (should have) stopped! Buds are appearing on the trees and fields are bright yellow with daffodils! Today I have a glorious bunch...
View ArticleWedding Ice Cream | Yummy Celebrity Chef Recipes
Wedding ice cream is a must for summer weddings. Whether you choose to hire an ice cream van or make your own, why not think about some luxury flavours to wow your guests? I’ve got some great flavour...
View ArticleWedding Styling Inspiration | How to Make your Venue Look Beautiful
Wedding styling is not a difficult job once you’ve got the ideas. Ideas, now that’s the hard part. Firstly, you need to know what sort of style and / or theme you’re going for and of course you need to...
View ArticleWeddings of the Week | The Rest of the Wedding Best
Weddings of the week is a new feature highlighting my favourite wedding stories of the week. They might be inspirational, highlight a fab new product of simply be a juicy piece of goss! Whatever...
View ArticleWedding Blog Omnibus Edition | Catch up on the Week’s Posts
I’ve had another weird and wonderful week of being half in Cornwall, half in Nottingham. (That’s my life, really!) I saw Eddie Izzard at the Eden project on Monday night. If you saw some of my weird...
View ArticleWedding Omnibus | The Monty Manatee Week
I’ve been in Nottinghamshire all week this week, sorting out my upcoming weddings (and generally suffering from a severe lack of sleep as the kids have colds and have not been sleeping). I did have...
View ArticleRustic Wedding Inspiration | Get the Countryside Look
Rustic wedding inspiration photos on the blog today, all from the lens of the completely brilliant Lifeline Photography. The rustic style comes from countryside weddings which are heavily influenced by...
View ArticleVintage Weddings Inspiration | Retro Details and Ideas
Vintage weddings are still very much big news. Here’s some inspiration to help you get the look. All photos are by the brilliant Lifeline Photography, whose beautiful style captures a vintage wedding...
View ArticleWedding season is officially open | 2014 Year of the extreme theme
Wedding season is upon us. Summer’s here and the sun is shining (well actually it’s raining, but we all live in permanent hope here in the UK that it’ll clear up soon) Anyway, that’s why it’s been a...
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