Darkly Devoted: A Soft Goth Bridal Editorial for Rock n Roll Bride Magazine

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Katie Rogers

September 11, 2025

This latest shoot from our editorial team, was part of our wider exploration into quieter forms of rebellion. This is your reminder that you don't have to go all-out goth to be an alternative bride! Shot on location at Crowcombe Court in Somerset, we paired gothic undertones with fine art photography, using soft layers of lace to create a mood that felt romantic, restrained, and just a little haunted

From Long-Distance Love to a National Park Elopement

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Sophie Cécile Photo

September 11, 2025

Liz was working as a wedding photographer and renting an office space in a tattoo studio in Philadelphia when she met Sheep, an English tour manager passing through town. She wasn’t even supposed to be in the shop that day, but the studio owner whistled her over to introduce her to his friend. Ten minutes of small talk, Sheep walked out and asked for her Instagram. Liz remembers prancing around the studio after he messaged, while the owner called it: “Y’all are either going to have one date and never see each other again or you’re gonna get married, I’m calling it.” I guess they were right!

The Truth About Backyard Weddings

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Dyanna LaMora

September 10, 2025

There’s something magical about saying “I do” under twinkling lights in your own backyard. A backyard wedding can feel warm, personal, and unforgettable, but only if it’s done the right way. Too often, couples begin planning with a set of assumptions that sound convenient but don’t hold up in reality. As a wedding planner who has designed backyard celebrations for high-end clients, I want to set the record straight.

Sun Meets Moon: A Queer Jewish-Singaporean Tarot Themed Wedding

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Iryna Husachenko

September 10, 2025

Ketzia and Liselotte’s story started with a swipe. They met on Tinder in 2021, when Liselotte had just moved from Singapore to Canada for school. Pandemic dating meant their first meeting was a pyjama hangout at Liselotte’s apartment, planned as a night in and stretched into five days! They’ve been inseparable since.

Rock n Roll Guide: Private Vow Readings

Kat

September 9, 2025

In this new feature we will be highlighting some of the newest trends we’re seeing in weddings, that have nothing to do with spending extra money!

Retro Kitsch Wedding with Fake Jelly Centrepieces, DIY Flowers & A Fully Vegan Menu

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Ceremony by Charlie

September 9, 2025

Kara and Ed’s Melbourne wedding was stitched together by their own hands. Every detail was pulled from their own creativity and a desire to create a day with retro heart and style. The bride made her veil, customised her shoes, and sewed velvet banners with their favourite love song lyrics on them. She even turned fake jellies into glowing centrepieces. They picked their own flowers on a farm, cooked the food themselves, and designed the whole thing around a bold pink and red palette with splashes of green.

Whimsical Calaveras Big Tree State Park Elopement

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Julia Mina

September 8, 2025

Esther and Fernando’s wedding was about weaving their cultures, their humour, and their grief together to make their day feel personal. They called their theme “Chicano meets Coreano. California sober. Whimsy” and that’s exactly how it played out.

Rebellious Yet Romantic Vegas Wedding With a Modern Edge and Vintage Cool

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Jamie Y

September 8, 2025

Carlo and Taylor didn’t want the big, 200-guests-you-barely-know kind of wedding. They wanted something louder, sharper, and unapologetically theirs. Enter the idea of flying to Las Vegas with just 25 of their love ones. “A modern, edgy, rock 'n' roll elopement meets vintage Vegas,” is how they put it. Tattoos out, rules in the bin, black and white everything.

Unique Wedding Traditions From Around the World (and How to Make Them Your Own)

Guest Contributor

August 14, 2025

Although weddings are a universal event, the celebrations of them vary as much as the cultures from which they originate. Couples all over the world have discovered charming, unusual, and endearing ways to commemorate the beginning of their lives together. All of the customs can encourage couples to make something special for themselves, whether they are joyful outbursts of creativity or deeply rooted in centuries-old beliefs.

Beyond the Screen: Why Paper Wedding Memories Still Matter in a Digital World

Guest Contributor

August 13, 2025

Tucked in a shoebox somewhere is a concert ticket from a band you forgot you loved. It’s creased, a little torn at the corner and the ink’s fading. You haven’t looked at it in years, but somehow, you’ve never thrown it away.

Your Wedding Doesn’t Need a PR Campaign

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The Photography Carousel Ride

August 12, 2025

Planning a wedding is hard enough without also being subjected to a running public commentary. And yet, that’s exactly what’s happening on TikTok right now. Every detail is open for critique, whether it’s the dress silhouette, the centrepieces, or the way someone walks down the aisle. Not just behind closed doors, but in your own comment section, where onlookers are ready to openly judge your every decision and brazenly discuss why they don’t like what you did.

Preserving Your Wedding Flowers: How to Turn Your Bouquet into Pressed Flower Art

Guest Contributor

August 11, 2025

Your wedding bouquet doesn’t need to die a slow, soggy death in a vase after your wedding. If you’ve put time, money, and meaning into your flowers, why not actually do something with them? Pressing your bouquet is an easy, hands-on way to make something that will last forever. Artist and founder of Domain of the Flowering, Tricia Paoluccio, breaks it down into something anyone can do, no experience required. This is your no-fluff, no-fuss guide to turning wedding flowers into something worth keeping.

Deserted: A Windswept Desert Editorial for Rock n Roll Bride Magazine

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Samantha Jacob

July 7, 2025

Issue 63 is now on sale and in light of everything going on in the world right now, we wanted this edition to put a stake in the ground and take us back to our roots. To celebrate real couples, real love and and real budgets in a way that feels liberating, free and oh so unmistakably rock 'n' roll

The Best Wedding Venues in Las Vegas for Alternative Couples

Kat

July 3, 2025

Whether you want retro kitsch, desert drama, or a quickie with flair, Vegas has you covered. One of the best things about getting married in Vegas is the freedom. You actually don't need a chapel or specific wedding venue at all; you could get married on the street if you wanted to! But if you are looking for a tried and true space that will be used to working with alt couples like you, here are our favourites:

Grow Old With You: Vegas Editorial Inspired by The Wedding Singer

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Mackenna D

July 2, 2025

We were so excited to be invited to Vegas to shoot issue 62's editorial at the brand new That Chapel Downtown and here are the results!

How to Plan the Best Vegas Wedding (for People Who Don’t Do Normal)

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Cassandra Daye

June 25, 2025

Las Vegas has always had a reputation for spontaneous weddings, but for alternative couples, a Vegas wedding offers something more useful: flexibility. You can build a day that looks however you want it to. Wear what you like. Invite who you want. Keep it small. Go all out. Skip the traditions or invent your own. Vegas can take it.

Moody Romantic Winter Wedding

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Leesha Williams

August 6, 2025

Taylah and Ben met when they were 15 and 16. Although they were at the same school, they'd been in different year groups so didn't really get the chance to connect until the end. But once they did, they were inseparable. They've been together ever since.

A Secret Vegas Elopement

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Velvet Alchemy Photos

August 4, 2025

Scott spends his weekends filming weddings for other people. When it came to his own, he and Sophie left everything familiar behind. They got married in Las Vegas by an Elvis impersonator, in the pink Cadillac parked in the Tunnel of Love at the Little White Wedding Chapel.

Love You to Death: Skeletons & Punk Music on Friday 13th

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Olive & Co.

July 29, 2025

Nick and Haley built their wedding around two shared obsessions: skeletons and punk music. Think Mayday Parade meets gothic garden party. No band members in sight, but their presence was definitely felt.

Second Time Lucky: A Dark, Urban & Industrial Wedding

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Amanda Downie Creative

July 24, 2025

Jodie and Billy’s wedding wasn’t their first. Back in 2011, before same-sex marriage was legal in Australia, they held a commitment ceremony. They tried to make it traditional, but later realised most of it hadn’t felt right. After eight years apart to figure out who they both were, they reconnected and wanted to marry again - this time with the same rights as straight couples. They were also really clear on what they did and did not want from a wedding.

Dark Fantasy Meets White Goth Romance & Magik

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RDK

August 11, 2025

Kyla and Tyrone wanted a ceremony written in fire, not florals. They chose gothic romance and dark fantasy as their blueprint, with a cathedral-lit Sleep Token concert as a reference point. Every element was deliberate and every moment was ritualised.

‘Til Death.. Literally: A Haunted, All-Black Wedding on Friday 13th

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Marina Walker Photo

August 7, 2025

After a motorbike accident which nearly took the groom too soon, Mollie and Richard knew a 'til death do us part' had to be the theme of their wedding. A mix of dark romance, symbolism, and personal meaning, their wedding took place on Friday 13th.

Moody Romantic Winter Wedding

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Leesha Williams

August 6, 2025

Taylah and Ben met when they were 15 and 16. Although they were at the same school, they'd been in different year groups so didn't really get the chance to connect until the end. But once they did, they were inseparable. They've been together ever since.

Second Time Lucky: A Dark, Urban & Industrial Wedding

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Amanda Downie Creative

July 24, 2025

Jodie and Billy’s wedding wasn’t their first. Back in 2011, before same-sex marriage was legal in Australia, they held a commitment ceremony. They tried to make it traditional, but later realised most of it hadn’t felt right. After eight years apart to figure out who they both were, they reconnected and wanted to marry again - this time with the same rights as straight couples. They were also really clear on what they did and did not want from a wedding.

Buffy, Booze and Bouquets: Queer Shoot with Goth Vibes

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Mikaela Antonelli

July 10, 2025

Renn and Mars didn’t get married that day, but they easily could have. Dressed head-to-toe in black and surrounded by low lighting, liquor bottles and flowers, they moved through Fort Greene Bar like they owned it.

Deserted: A Windswept Desert Editorial for Rock n Roll Bride Magazine

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Samantha Jacob

July 7, 2025

Issue 63 is now on sale and in light of everything going on in the world right now, we wanted this edition to put a stake in the ground and take us back to our roots. To celebrate real couples, real love and and real budgets in a way that feels liberating, free and oh so unmistakably rock 'n' roll

Grow Old With You: Vegas Editorial Inspired by The Wedding Singer

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Mackenna D

July 2, 2025

We were so excited to be invited to Vegas to shoot issue 62's editorial at the brand new That Chapel Downtown and here are the results!

Just Roll With It: A Rollerskating Elopement

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Madison Neumann

June 23, 2025

Sometimes the simple ideas are the best: a couple in love, a purple veil and a rollerskates - I mean, what's not to love about that?!