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From Sketch to Dress: A Q&A with Master Bridal Designer Caroline Castigliano

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So you’re a newly engaged bride — yaaaaay! What’s the first thing on your mind (after sharing the big news with your family and friends, of course)?

If you’re like us, it just might be the dress. It may even have been on your mind way before you got engaged — how many of us can truly say we’re not guilty of sneaking the occasional peak at a favorite designer’s website, or in their shop window?

Your dress is such a huge component of your wedding style, and we know finding one that’s the right fit for you is of the utmost importance. So what could be better than having a bespoke gown made? And by master wedding dress designer Caroline Castigliano, no less?

One of our absolute favorite designers here at STG, Caroline Castigliano has been working at the forefront of British bridal design for 27 years. She’s known for her ultra-unique bespoke gowns, featuring all kinds of fantastic details from the finest fabrics to the signature hidden corset (designed to define and balance your figure to perfection).

Every Caroline Castigliano gown is a one-of-a-kind piece, and each is handcrafted in the UK, and the dreamy Knightsbridge store is one of the world’s ultimate bridal destinations.

That’s why we’re so thrilled to bring you a Q&A with the Caroline Castigliano team on what you can expect from Caroline Castigliano’s bespoke design process. Read on for some serious bridal fashion inspo.

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London Jewish Wedding Venue Inspo: The Brewery

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Blake Ezra Photography | IG: @blakeezraphoto

You know we love a city chic wedding here at Smashing the Glass. Industrial vibes? Love it. Exposed brickwork? Can’t get enough. Throw in a touch of history, and we’re sold.

That’s why we’re so delighted to be sharing one of our favorite London venues with you today: the Brewery. This awesome space (which was an actual brewery dating back to the 18thcentury!) is the perfect mix of sophisticated and quirky. And its location smack dab in the middle of the City of London is hard to beat. We featured this gorgeous interfaith Jewish Christian wedding a few years back, and we can’t wait to share our Real Blogging Bride Charlotte’s wedding at the venue just last month.

This onetime industrial space recast as an events venue offers a range of different rooms that can accommodate large parties (of up to 1,000 guests!). There are spaces to suit Jewish weddings of all stripes, and to accommodate each part of the day. We’re thrilled to share with you some of the Brewery’s most popular rooms for Jewish weddings, with a look into how each can best be incorporated into your day.

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How to Turn Your Pinterest Wedding Finds into a Reality Without Blowing Your Budget

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Image: Jasmin and Eliot’s Jewish Wedding

Ahh Pinterest – where would we (as wedding obsessives!) be without its pages upon pages of pretty inspiration? Here at STG we LOVE Pinterest and have many fabulous Jewish wedding boards that we know you’ll love right here.

But if your other half, or your budget, disagrees with your pinspiration, then never fear. You can still go for all the ideas you love on Pinterest without totally breaking the bank balance. Read on!


Rachel and Michael‘s DIY day

Use Pinterest as a self-discovery tool

Pinterest doesn’t have to be taken literally. What we mean by that, is that it can simply be a handy way to work out your wedding likes and dislikes, and a great way to give guidance to suppliers.

If you pin things to a board, on instinct alone, you will soon see a theme or color scheme start to naturally emerge, which is much easier than sitting down and thinking “what’s my wedding theme?” Continue ReadingContinue Reading

How to Experience the Spiritual Side of a Jewish Wedding (when it so often gets lost in the madness of putting the wedding together)

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This is a guest post by Micaela Ezra (Micaela on her wedding day above)

The days leading up to my wedding were some of the most beautiful yet stressful of my life. One thing was certain – the experience of the ceremony was as essential to me as the reception, and I wanted the guests to feel something special.

Identifying this early on, was the lifeboat that kept me in the right place when things went array (like a freak hurricane in the California desert on the day of an outdoor wedding type of chaos).

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Truth, love and all things eternal

There is something otherworldly that happens on a wedding day. We are moved to tears more easily, we get goosebumps, there is a surge of joy, of optimism and adrenalin for everyone.

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Top Jewish Wedding Tips from a Wedding Photographer’s Point of View {with Claudine Hartzel}

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Claudine Hartzel is one of the most experienced Jewish wedding photographers on the planet and I’m utterly thrilled to be chatting to her live the Smashing The Glass Facebook page this Thursday 2nd August!

I have a deep personal love for Claudine… I met her right when I started Smashing The Glass back in 2013, and we now work together on all my shoots – she is super talented, has amazing ideas and she always knows how to put me at ease – I unashamedly love her! (Sorry to embarrass you Claudine).

Anyway I’m beyond thrilled that Claudine will be revealing her top Jewish wedding tips based on the 100’s of Jewish weddings she has lovingly captured (see  some of my fave real Jewish weddings of Claudine’s that have been featured on Smashing The Glass here!).Continue ReadingContinue Reading