Rock n’ Roll | You May French Kiss The Bride

Nov 2014

Camilla + Pierre-Antoine

A Pink Pastel Dress for a Retro Wedding in Milano with the Best Wedding Hairstyle Ever

Camilla and Pierre-Antoine are such a cool couple! Not only do they both look stunning (ok, especially Camilla – I don’t know what the girl’s been doing with her hair but I want it for myself!!) but I also loved what they shared about the organisation of their wedding. I really encourage you to read their story, which I have to admit, reminded me a bit of our own wedding – especially for the drunk-too-soon part (except that I don’t regret it, HA!). Photos were taken by Bianco Photography, based in London UK.

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The wedding took place on May 10, 2014 in Milan Italy. From the bride.

I’m Italian and he is French so the main issues were wine, food and the big dilemma: champagne or prosecco? In the end I won and it was all pure Italian :).

We did not want to have a traditional wedding, we strongly believe that the real commitment is the one you take in front of your family and friends.. not by signing some stupid paper. Our best friend Michele performed the ceremony, we had three best men each and I also had 2 additional bridesmaid. During the ceremony they all said something personal about us and then we exchanged our wedding bands.

Our cake was a dark chocolate one with raspberries everywhere.

We have a very peculiar music taste. We hired a rockabilly band. All the music from the “apero” until 2AM was pure American rock and roll from the 50s.

Name on thing you regret…

The only thing I regret is that I was not able to fully enjoy this moment. I was too stressed checking if people were having fun. I was also a bit drunk too soon. :)

… And one thing that makes you proud.

1) As per the food, we decided to keep it simple and this choice paid out.

All tables (just 3 long tables) were set but there was no service at the table.

2) Every time I went to wedding I ran out of cigarettes. For this reason, we bought a big box of Marlboro Lights and put cigarettes everywhere. People loved it.

The word of the photographer.

I first met Camilla and Pierre-Antoine in a little lovely pub here in London: they both live and work here, and I immediately felt they could have been rather friends than clients to me. Their wedding was exactely like them: classy and wonderful. Villa Necchi was a stunning location in the heart of Milan, and I was totally raptured by the Villa’s indoor. The whole party was perfectly set up by MADA, AFM banqueting and Faglioni Wedding, and liven up by the amazing band The Shakers – best 50s and 60s band ever! I feel so incredibly honoured to had the chance being at their side in such a wonderful day indeed.

Sep 2014

Lola + Ludivine

Woodland Rock n’ Roll Tea Time Styled Shoot

A lot of talents were brought together for this styled shoot. As a result, a beautiful place, a wonderful setting with lots of details, and for sure, a nice experience and some great memories for this couple who accepted to be part of the project! See for yourself… Photography by Julie Siddi, out of France.

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From the event designer.

When I saw Lola, I wanted to make a shooting with her ! I love her style : tattoos and piercing, long hair with a short side like Rihanna… wonderful ! She showed me several pictures of her girlfriend and I loved the couple : two young women in love in real life.

That was what I wanted to show in my shooting: true love, a little bit of rock n’ roll, a bit of steampunk and a romantic scene from wonderlands.

I contacted amazing wedding professionnals and they all said YES, so we created this shoot together. Julie brings emotions in her pictures, Cyrille can make everything with his flowers, Emilie is wonderful with hair and make up, Eloise is the master of cakes, Séverine is great at creating anything I want with paper…

Lola is very feminine and glamourous, she wore a little dress from Rime Arodaky. Ludivine has more of a “street” style, she hates dresses, so we met Maxime from Les Dandys. They design groom clothes but they created a great look for Ludivine.

When I saw the venue, it was The One: a beautiful castle with a greenhouse and a sweet garden,everything I wanted for my Vintage Rocky Tea Time.

Jun 2014

Mandy + André

Vintage Anchor Themed Wedding with a Venue at a Concept Store

Mandy and André had a vintage anchor themed wedding that took place on a Friday the13th. Mandy wore a short dress that day, that wasn’t actually the one she was supposed to wear: a friend of the bride wasn’t happy with the dress she chose for herself, so she went out and bought another one that in her opinion, represented Mandy’s personality better! Their reception took place at the beautiful concept store in Hamburg, with a lot of furnitures and art from the 1920s to the 1940s. I love how relaxed and natural the couple look on those pictures taken by Jessy & Björn of Hafenliebe Hochzeitsfotografie!

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The wedding took place on September 13, 2013 in Hamburg. From the couple.

We were really relaxed about everything and I guess that’s what made the big difference. We wanted to keep it simple but look very unique and like us. The Anchor is a symbol that links us as we wear the same chain around the neck and have the same anchor tattooed, so it was obvious that we had to have a lot of anchors on our wedding day. It appeared on the stationary and the cake. The contrast of a tattooed couple with that rustic and vintage look is something that describes us best. Besides all that we chose a friday 13th as our wedding date and it had also been André’s fathers 65th birthday.