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Niki & Will | Super-fun + frolicsome Jewish Wedding at Santa Margarita Ranch, California

21/04/2014 by Karen

California-Barn-Wedding
Ok lovely people, we are starting the week at TRULY EPIC on the wedding spectrum. So get ready. ..

The bride and groom are both into comedy (Niki is a writer for The Office and Will is an actor) so they ramped up the fun factor to the extreme. In fact their wedding slogan was ‘Have fun. Get Messy’ and their monogram was two back to back guns that together formed a heart. ADORE! The couple made up personalised plastic bibs for their guests incorporating the Have fun. Get Messy logo too! How can you not have a ball at a wedding where bibs get handed out for goodness sake?!

The venue, Santa Margarita Ranch, is beyond incredible, and watch out for the couple’s chuppah too. I guarantee it’s one of the most unusual you will EVER catch sight of. Let’s just say that it’s essentially made up of shabby-chic-esque screen doors adorned with multi-coloured paper spiral flowers, and what’s more, a reading from Quentin Tarantino’s True Romance was one of the readings recited under it!

OK enough of me, right? Let’s hand over to our fabulous (and utterly gorgeous) bride, Niki, for the story of her and Will’s W-Day, and feast your eyes on onelove’s photographic delights..
Fun Jewish Wedding at Santa Margarita Ranch California
Fun Jewish Wedding at Santa Margarita Ranch California Fun Jewish Wedding at Santa Margarita Ranch California


AN INSANE PARTY
Niki, the Bride: The one thing we wanted to make sure we had was a fun freakin’ party! We didn’t want the vibe to be stuffy or serious, so we tried to let that be known from the get-go with our jokey save-the-dates. Will and I are both into comedy, so we wanted there to be some silly aspects to both the ceremony and the reception. And the after-party. And the hotel lobby.Continue ReadingContinue Reading

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Wow for the Weekend: 18 April 2014

18/04/2014 by Karen

Cocomaya Easter Egg
It’s Good Friday and although  Smashing The Glass is a Jewish wedding blog, we still love Spring bunnies and Easter  eggs! Right now we  have a chocolate crush on  Cocomaya’s Jackson Pollock inspired Easter egg —  it’s just so STG… arty, different and all about personalisation! Enjoy your long weekends and  take a little break from wedding planning with these fun links and finds from around the web.

WEDDINGS
♥  The staggeringly gorgeous wedding of  actress,  Rose McGowan to  her artist husband, Davey Detail. The chuppah alone is one of the prettiest I’ve ever seen.

♥  This personalised note-perfect rendition of Hallelujah by a priest to his bride and groom is  sensational!

♥  Oliver Laudus has a spectacular array of jewellery and accessories for your wedding day. Their super-pretty  earrings are my favourite. Which would you pick?!

♥ Andrea Hawkes worked with  Stephanie Allin on my wedding dress in 2013, and now the talented and very lovely Andrea has just launched her own bridal collection. Swoon over her effortlessly  contemporary pieces.

DESIGN AWESOME
♥  Comic Sans has now been elevated to the  neue Comic Sans.

♥  I adore this charming website for  Fabergà©’s Big Easter Egg Hunt.

BLOGGING + BUSINESS
♥  How to become a Twitter Superstar.

♥  LeanIn.org and Getty are aiming to change women’s portrayal in stock photos.

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♥ Kathleen +  Liz’s super-creative ‘Jew-ish’ wedding – you’re gonna love so many of their creative ideas!

♥  How to get the most out of your wedding photography.

♥  Claudine Hartzel, one of my fave  documentary  wedding photographers (and  Smashing Supplier!), is offering a free engagement shoot with  every wedding booked through Smashing The Glass.


[Homepage Wow for the Weekend image: Callaway Gable ]

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Michelle & Richard | Jewish/Celtic Winter Wedding at Babington House, Somerset
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Starr & Jacques | ‘Palace of Versailles’ themed Jewish Wedding, Palm Beach, Florida
Crystall & Ryan | Jewish/Greek Wedding at Brooklyn Botanical Garden, New York, USA

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How to get the most out of your wedding photography

15/04/2014 by Karen

HOW-TO-GET-THE-MOST-OUR-OF-YOUR-WEDDING-PHOTGRAPHY
Your wedding album will  most likely become your most treasured souvenir from the most spectacular  day of your life. With that in mind I asked one of the UK’s finest  wedding photographers, David Pullum, to write a guest post on getting the most  out of your wedding photography. Over to you, David!…

IF YOU CAN… CHILLAX

The best  way to get great wedding photos  couldn’t be more  straightforward –  just relax and enjoy your day!  There really is very little else that I ask for from my Bride and Grooms  –  its that simple. Of course the lead up to a wedding, and the planning of it all, can be stressful, but the day itself is a time to try to forget all those stresses and strains and just enjoy the excitement  of two  families coming together as one.

David Pullum wedding photographer
LOVE YOUR WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHER

As a wedding photographer it’s really important that my clients like me. That sounds strange, I know, but I’m spending upwards of 8 hours in their company so it’s vitally important that they are fans of, not only  my work and photographic  style, but of me too!

Personally I choose to use very little direction when I’m shooting a wedding.  I’m happy to observe and listen and I don’t want to dictate and be the centre of attention.  There are times however when I have to take the lead as  family formals and couple shots are really important at any wedding, and this is when I have to take control, organise the shots and tell my couple how and where to stand.

David Pullum wedding photographer
WORK OUT A DEFINITIVE LIST OF FAMILY FORMALS  IN ADVANCE

Family formals are one of the most important sets of images that I  take during the day so it’s vital  for me to liaise with the couple  before their  wedding to formulate a definitive list.

The formals are a record of who was there on the day, and the most important members of the family and close friends, I will never limit those and I have been known to take upwards of 50 formal shots at a wedding. If I limit them to say five,  that for me is just a barrier I am placing in front of the client which says “don’t book me”!

If I do have a long list it’s really important that I have as much co-operation as possible from Best Men, Ushers and members of the families. All of the aforementioned will have the same list as me and as I start to photograph, those assigned to helping me are always three    groups ahead of me, getting people ready and in position. I do this at every wedding and I struggle to remember a wedding where it’s taken me longer than 40 minutes to complete all of the family requests.

David Pullum wedding photographer
ALLOW TIME FOR YOUR COUPLE SHOTS

I normally allocate  at least 30 minutes for couple shots – I’d love more but the reality is that at a lot of weddings I will be lucky to get even 30 minutes, so I work with whatever I am given. The shortest time I was given was 38 seconds, the longest 1.5 hours, so Ive learnt to get what I need within the timeframe I am given.

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Welcome Claudine Hartzel to our Smashing Suppliers + a free engagement shoot for every wedding booked!

14/04/2014 by Karen

CLAUDINE HARTZEL I am thrilled to welcome Claudine Hartzel  Photography  to our  Smashing Suppliers, Smashing The Glass’s handpicked selection of the best brands and services the wedding industry has to offer. Claudine is offering every STG reader a free engagement shoot with every wedding booked through Smashing The Glass!

Smashing The Glass hand selects and verifies each Smashing Supplier, and can personally vouch that every one of them has the ability to turn your wedding day into something truly special.

You can find Claudine Hartzel  Photography in the Photography  category of  Smashing Suppliers.


CLAUDINE HARTZEL  PHOTOGRAPHY CLAUDINE HARTZEL
The award-winning Claudine Hartzel brings her creativity and professionalism to your wedding. Through modern reportage, fashion and still-life photography she will capture the magic and memories of your day beautifully. She uses state-of-the-art equipment and offers elegant handmade albums to help create the perfect bespoke package for any wedding.  Claudine is offering a free engagement shoot with every wedding booked through Smashing The Glass.

“Everybody loves having Claudine around… have you seen her work?? If not please have a look at her blog. The reason why I agreed to write this for her is that she is a total natural, and such an amazing talent personally and through the lens. She will capture your day with an extraordinary eye. Claudine has a first-class degree in photography and has exhibited her work internationally — and it shows the the warm and stylish images she produced for my wedding. She has over 25 years’ experience working as a photographer — I love how she manages to flatter everyone! It was very reassuring having her around on our special day and you cannot get married without at least meeting her! She is also so passionate about what she does and I know she is constantly moving with the times. Cannot wait for you to photograph my sister’s wedding next year!”

+44 (0)7852 138243
claudine@claudinehartzel.com
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CLAUDINE HARTZEL  ON SMASHING THE GLASS:
Sara & Elliot’S Scottish Castle Jewish Wedding, Dundas Castle, Edinburgh
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Wow for the Weekend: 11 April 2014

11/04/2014 by Karen

Jewish Wedding
Today I’m starting a brand new Friday feature where I share my favourite ‘link loves’  called ‘wow for the weekend’. I’ll be sharing  my favourite  finds  for you to peruse over your weekends, covering  all things weddings, design, and business. Basically anything I’ve seen during the week that I think you’ll adore.

Have a wonderful couple of days  and see you back here next week!

WEDDINGS
♥  A graphic designer’s Jewish wedding (pure wedding  porn for me!)

♥  18 creative ‘exit toss’ ideas captured from real weddings, for a truly imaginative  touch on your wedding day.

♥  Liven up blank canvas wedding space with these gorgeous giant theatrical lights and let your creative juices run wild!

♥  Five of the hottest  London wedding venues  according to uber-cool Elle Magazine, such as  Anish Kapoor’s outrageous  Arcelor Mittal Orbit  in the  Olympic Park.

DESIGN AWESOME
♥  Although my daughter’s already 5 months old, I’m only now properly designing  her nursery (I’m a procrastinator, I know!). I’m utterly inspired by this nursery’s chic neutral palette and pops of colour.

♥ I’m a big fan of designer, Shauna Haider’s photography. Her composition and use of colour is astonishing. I adore everything on her  blog  but my favourite posts are her Week in Pictures.

♥  I love this creative work space + all the nice little touches, like a sign next to the front door saying, ‘”Coats, scarves and brollies offload here (thinking caps stay on)”

BLOGGING + BUSINESS
♥  26 blogging tools used by the pros.

♥  One of the best email exchanges you will ever read.

♥  Brilliant advice for any blogger wanting to launch a product.

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♥  My interview with Mark Niemierko, the luxury wedding planner to the stars.

♥ Jazmine  and Edan’s  yellow and grey  vintage-themed  wedding.

♥ Kathleen and Liz’s super-creative ‘Jew-ish’ wedding – you’re gonna love so many of their creative ideas!


[Image: Adrian Tuazon  for Lauren and Dave’s graphic-design led Australian wedding. Another of his beautiful weddings will be gracing these pages very  soon! ]

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