• Wedding Planning

    How To Personalise Your Elopement Ceremony

    When you make the choice to elope, you have the chance to plan a ceremony that is unique and meaningful to you. If you’ve decided to leave the legal part out then you’re not bound by any rules or traditions. You are free to create everything just as you want. Your ceremony can be as short or as long as you like. You don’t even need to have a ceremony if it doesn’t feel like you. Making your commitment to one another can be done in any way you choose.

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  • An orange ombre dress for this Scottish elopement by Lynne Kennedy Photography

    Wedding Planning

    The Benefits Of Hiring Local Vendors For Your Destination Wedding

    There is no denying that we live in a very international society these days and as destination weddings and elopements become increasingly popular, so does the number of vendors offering to travel half-way around the globe in order to be a part of a couple’s big day. In fact, there are so many vendors out there who would give their right arm to work a destination wedding, that some of them are willing to do it just for the cost of travel in order to get the booking. So why would you hire a local vendor? Here are 5 reasons why you should hire a local vendor.

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  • Bamwoo Bamboo Toothbrush - image by Cat Ekkelboom-White

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    Eco Friendly Wedding Favours

    Wedding favours are one of the many things that you’ll find on a wedding planning checklist of things for your wedding reception. And while more and more couples are choosing to move away from a lot of wedding traditions, wedding favours are still very popular. Many couples still feel the pressure of being expected to give their guests a small thank you gift or memento to take home from their wedding day. And now there are some wonderful options out there for eco friendly wedding favours, meaning that couples can not only give their guests a thoughtful gift, but perhaps also make a small gesture to help promote environmental awareness.

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  • Bride and groom walking over mountain trail by Unfurl Photography

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    5 Things Your Wedding Photographer Wants You To Know

    As if planning a wedding wasn’t enough work, there are so many platforms out there offering inspiration, information and advice. And while some of it can be extremely helpful, there is also a lot of misinformation out there. When I look back at my own wedding, I could cringe at some of the things I did, or some of the questions that I asked, mainly because I read somewhere that I should do. But the truth is, sometimes it’s hard to know the facts from the “alternative facts”, so I thought I would go out and ask wedding photographers things they want you to know.

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  • Peach Perfect Weddings Elopement packages - Photo by Iain Irwin

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    How Elopement Packages Can Take The Stress Out Of Wedding Planning

    Whilst intimate weddings and elopements may take less planning than a big, lavish wedding celebrations, some couples can still find the process quite overwhelming. When you’re trying to find wedding venues and trustworthy vendors in a country where you don’t speak the language or know much about the area, a wedding planner can help take that stress away from you. Today I’d like to introduce you to Yana from Peach Perfect Weddings who shares my love of intimate weddings and meaningful elopements. After starting off planning luxury weddings, she soon realised that it was the small, intimate celebrations of love that she adored the most. So she set out to change the course of Peach Perfect Weddings to become a leader in planning truly unique elopement packages in Europe.

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  • A dirty wedding dress blows in the wind in Iceland by Wild Connections Photography

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    5 Rockstar Brides Who Weren’t Afraid To Get Their Dress Dirty

    You’ve chosen the most incredible location for your adventure wedding and you’re picturing yourself standing against a backdrop of epic proportions. There’s just one thing that you’re worried about. Your Dress. You really want those epic, adventurous pictures but what is going to happen to your dress? Let some of these images from previous We Are The Wanderers brides who weren’t afraid to get their dress dirty show you how epic your pictures can be if you stop worrying about the dress and just have some fun.

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  • Dunluce Elopement bad weather on your wedding day by Paula O'Hara Photography

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    5 Images That Will Make You Want Bad Weather On Your Wedding Day

    Most couples pray for good weather on their wedding day, which is completely understandable. Why would you want bad weather on your wedding day? You want to have a great time and get incredible pictures. But what if I told you that clear blue skies don’t always make for the most exciting photos, and that bad weather on your wedding day can actually be a good thing! No, I haven’t gone crazy and here are 5 images from the We Are The Wanderers community that will show you why.

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